Saloon Open Controversy Roils San Antonio Officials
The secretary of a Hovyston brewery reports San Antonio saloons have closed, seeking confirmation from Mr Beube. Houston observers say all saloons remain open. The dispute highlights conflicting reports from Dallas Fort Worth and Galveston about the wide open region and its economic impact on saloon interests and associated businesses.
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Hovyston Brewery
Sam Antonio
Beube
Gruhn
Houston
Simon
Darlys
Fort Worth
HE Paso
Galveston
San Antonio
Saloom
Bruhn
Gana Jose Iy
Kate
Hale Adoen
Asiv
Sam Houston
Federal
Quiet in small towns as Texas saloons close
Special report from Hontaran Texas notes many small town saloons remain closed under the new liquor laws. Larger cities like Dallas Houston and Waco report closures with repairs delaying openings. Officials anticipate a statewide shift as counties enforce restrictions while some towns struggle to obtain copies of the updated statutes.
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Hontaran
Tex
Prac
Stumler
Laredo
Caldwell
Gronham
Lafltay
Keavile
Niphi
Austin
Bryn
Halleitsyi Tnarne
Piulorling
Wada
Port, Worth
Dallas
Houston
Galveston
Beaumont
Texas
Guy Sprein
Tjs
Connision
El Paso Saloons Open Despite Law Observance
Special to The Light reports El Paso saloons nationwide open today and operating at seven in the morning, despite local laws. The city sees widespread noncompliance with liquor restrictions, with numerous establishments serving beer and other beverages.
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el Paso
Tex
Jely
TL Paso
le Hess Leer
Laredo Wholesale House Shuts After Nightly Sale Stop
A garbled note reports a wholesale house in Laredo closing after a late night sale. It mentions dispensing liquids and a reference to a fight at 12 o'clock, with unclear details and fragmented names. The readable items suggest a sudden closure and possible disturbance surrounding the final hours.
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Yenyaa Joon
Va Laredo
City closes for twenty days amid unrest over beverages
Amid city turmoil a twenty day closure is ordered. Relief arrives as one wholesale whiskey house and two wholesale beer houses in the city continue to sell whiskey by the ware and beer by the singed walk over the bridge to New Luredein Mexter.
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New Luredein, Mexter
Saloon rule chaos at Fort Worth continues
Report from Fort Worth notes widespread disobedience of an action, with many saloons staying open beyond a twenty day window. Only a few establishments are closing, while others remain open under pressure from San Antonio, Waco, and other areas, amid unclear enforcement.
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Sperial
Rayt Worth
Wexis
Daly
San Antonio
Wace
Ther Pices
Beaumont Open Prompts Saloons to Reopen After Advice
The Beaumont event reports saloons reopening this morning after local attorneys guidance and county attorney assurances led to no prosecution. A sidlerity of saloons began operations, with revuaked care Tatler in the morning, a tele and Tore Austin reportedly received permits issued by the counter, and all establishments opened.
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Syeddal
Theraignt
Beaumont
Texs
Eee Fidee
Austin
Features of the Law and its Penalties
The new law expands license fees for retailers and taverns, raises penalties for illegal sales, and requires residency proof for applic ants. It bars serving minors and intoxicants without proper permits, imposes license forfeiture for violations, and outlines court actions, notices, and fines from 25 to 400 dollars with possible jail terms up to three months.
Licenses May Be Hard To Get County Glevk Newton
County official Glevk Newton warned that under the new law licenses may be difficult to obtain. He called for careful monitoring and urged the comptroller to act, emphasizing the need for clear procedures and timely action to avoid delays and confusion.
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Glevk Newton
Regular Civil Docket and Saloon Objections
The item notes regular civil docket proceedings with trials before the county judge. It states that if any person objects to the saloon, the district and county attorney can be appealed to and the case brought into court for indefinite action.
Railroad News From Texas Rail Lines and Officials
Texas rail officials and agents from Dallas to Houston, Austin to Beaumont, discuss fare approvals for Epworth League encampment travel and Younts rally, with executives visiting cities and reviewing passenger and freight operations as law changes prompt new passes and eligibility rules.
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T. Daggett
San Antonio de Aransas Pass
Austin
Yoongeople
Antennal
Ti. B. Mckibbin
Southern Pariio
Houston
Persons Coming and Going In Town Hotel Guests
A stream of visitors is listed with their origins and affiliations as guests at the Menger and New Mayeriek hotels. Names include W. D. Graig and wife from Edna, Fr. L. Grover of Groesbeck, Li Vinuwli from Santa Rosalia with four sons, and J. A. Williams from New York among others visiting for various business and social reasons. Ike Haas and family departed by train to Baltimore to rest of summer. A. S. Misher of Houston stays at the Menger. B. A. Low from Brownwood attends local business matters. Several others from Abilene, Palestine, and Rawhide area are noted as in the city. A Chicago Record entry parodies a country trip scene about an umbrella and a grassy knoll.
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W. DD. Graig
Edna
New Mayeriek
Ls Grover
Groesbeeck
Bislagis
Bexar
Li Vinuwli F
Santa Rosalia
Mexico
Franci
Viconti
Salvator
Arcangel
He ‘Nenger
Orth
Wu Gusl
al BR. Willams
Ste Wery
New York
Menger
A. L. Bowers
Palestina
Dad
Mabel Gowsts
Ike Haas
Misher
Houston
Wie Mitte
B. A. Low
Eve
Brownwood
Ue Hite
Wehmies
MYA
Mintonia
Wyle
Raw Wyllie
Miss Masel Wylie
Chicago
Miss Doveleigh
Lemonade stand challenges Pure Food Law on ice
Indianapotty News reports a group of North Delaware street girls selling lemonade at a stand near a card edge. A passerby questions the lemonade and artificiality, while the girls defend the drink as simple water, lemons, and sugar. The Baltimore American cites a quip about women and brains, and a joke about sudden expansion.
She Wanted to Know Covel and Plain Dealer excerpt
Fragmentary dialogue shows a character asking if one can focus thoughts on oneself. The text cuts off mid exchange, leaving unclear plot or characters beyond the quoted line. The tone suggests a personal conversation amid a domestic or narrative scene.
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Covel
Plain Dealer
Aleep
Morning Prayer Question From Five Year Old
A mother seeks guidance as her five year old asks whether to say his prayer aloud or silently. The exchange reveals confusion over routine and ritual, while references hint at a new rector and theater scene. The fragment ends with a driver and a girl asking about dressing herself.
Army post notes on visiting West Point graduate Marley
Lieutenant Marley, a West Point graduate, is at Fort Sam Houston on furlough and applying for field artillery duty at this post. He counts several friends here, including Albert Blyer and Colaiot Stevens, who returned from Camp Thendow near Leon Springs.
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Marley
West Point
Fort Sam Houstim
Bul
Field Artillery
Albeth L. Blyer
Colaiot R. RB. Stevens
J. Wink
Leon Springs
Unclear fragmentary legal and poetic text from Boston
A disrupted passage presents a Boston lawyer debating a private matter with a client, followed by archaic reflections on human freedom and distant alien altars. The text mixes dialogue about drinking and personal business with personification of the human spirit and references to deathless dead, yielding a fragmented, non-coherent extract.
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Putnam's
Cain Tate
Supremacy in the city amid a fragmented note
A garbled OCR fragment from the Chicago Record presents a fractured line about loveliness and longing, mentioning a pretty woman and a watching world, with unclear context or action.
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Chicago
Sterald
Ant
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