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Newspaper
San Antonio Light
Location
San Antonio, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jul 20, 1913
Page
2
A San Antonio family heads to Europe with six bottles of Vitalitas claiming it may prevent seasickness and cleanse the liver. Physicians debate its benefits, but promoters cite Vitalitas as a powerful life-giving remedy sweeping away many ailments. Wagner Drug Store sponsors a display for sampling.
General Geronimo Trevino, a Mexican presidential hopeful, may meet Felix Diaz in Los Angeles next week to discuss Mexico. Diaz plans to travel to Tokio as Mexican ambassador as Trevino seeks backing from the Cientifico faction and aims to topple Huerta with Carranza sidelined.
A Big Chicken dinner today and a Big Chicken supper tonight at the Riverside Restaurant 101st Houston Street. Meals priced at 25 cents. Advert.
A prominent physician promotes an ethine based freckle removal treatment sold by H. L. Wagner with a money back guarantee. The ad claims rapid improvement after the first applications and suggests asking for the double strength ethine for best results.
In Bexar County amid apathy the bond issuance measure No. 18 appears to be lost by a small margin while two other amendments pass. City results show No. 11 favorable by 287 and No. 41 by 274, with countywide returns still uncertain for country precincts. Overall turnout was unexpectedly low, with about 3000 ballots cast of 17000 potential.
Mechanical College Alumni campaign committee notes nationwide returns showing the defeated senate joint resolution No. 18. They condemn the proposed amendment as vicious, praise voters for repudiating it, and pledge to cooperate with all parties to support education and higher education in the state.
In Jefferson Texas on July 19 partial returns from one precinct show resolution No 11 29 against 254. resolution No 18 39 against 246. resolution No 41 26 against 264.
Incomplete vote returns from six Sutton county precincts report for precinct 11 15 against 47, for precinct 18 1 against 41, and for precinct 41 10 against 41, as of July 19 in San Angelo Texas.
Incomplete returns from thirteen Hunt county precincts list results for No. 11 337 against 1220, No. 18 511 against 1210, and No. 41 216 against 1563, with counts incomplete from the totals.
In complete returns from eleven precincts in Wood county the votes show No 11 458 for and 865 against No 18 391 for and 9385 against No 41 510 for and 800 against Senator results list Smith 629 Greer 784.
Incomplete returns from two Nolan county precincts list No. 11 with 177 against 146 and No. 18 with 188 against 149, plus No. 41 tally of 168 against 160, signaling uneven early results.
Box report shows No. 11 with 10 against 61 and No. 18 with 15 against 67 and No. 41 with 5 against 67. Eleven amendments are overwhelmingly defeated across the county.
The fragment lists pairings with No. 11 versus 27, No. 68 against No. 18, No. 18 facing No. 80, and No. 41 opposing No. 70, suggesting a series of scorecard style results or standings in a game lineup.
Complete returns from nine precincts in Coke County show results for precincts 11 18 and 41 with votes for and against. No 11 48 to 250. No 18 28 to 395. No 41 41 to 0.
In Irion County precincts No 11 shows 30 votes for and 32 against No 18 records 12 to 50 against No 41 with 14 for and unknown against. The fragmentary tally flags small precinct results in a broader election listing.
Complete returns from three Cherokee county precincts show results for No. 11 with 28 against 445, No. 18 with 21 against 459, and No. 41 with 35 against 3, as of July 19.
Complete returns from four Brazoria county precincts reveal results: precinct 11 ballots 10 for and 69 against, precinct 18 1 for and 84 against, precinct 41 60 for and 21 against.
Complete returns from Washington County show vote tallies for several measures with No 11 315 against 36 No 18 282 against 52 No 41 283 against 47. The vote totals reflect local results announced in Houston Texas on July 19.
Complete returns from two precincts in Kaufman county show precinct No 11 with 27 for and 237 against, precinct No 18 with 38 for and 231 against, and precinct No 41 with 40 for and unspecified against.
Returns from three Armstrong County precincts show precinct No 11 tally 38 to 105 against and precinct No 18 24 to 118 against, precinct No 41 24 to 162 against.
Incomplete returns from twelve precincts in McCulloch County Brady Texas July 19 show for precinct No 11 93 for 394 against for No 18 47 for 462 against for No 41 101 for 462 against.
Four Brown county precincts report voting results with for and against tallies. Precinct 1 shows 11 for and 101 against, Precinct 2 reports 18 for and 66 against, Precinct 3 records 41 for and 140 against, and Precinct 4 tallies 330 for and 396 against.
In Hunt County the following precincts reported: No 11 209 against and 663 for, No 18 359 against and 647 for, No 41 144 against and 939 for.
City of Paris Lamar county publishes results showing ballot numbers 11, 18 and 49 with totals 129 against 300, 101 against 31, and 130 against 297 respectively in July.
Midland precincts report partial election results with figures showing for and against votes across several precincts, including No. 11 18 41 and 23, with totals 81 95 107 for and 31 95 for and 23 against.
Four precincts report voting results in Denton county with totals for and against. Precinct 11 shows 90 for and 619 against, Precinct 18 shows 80 for and 651 against, Precinct 41 shows 140 for and 570 against.
Complete returns from nine Taylor county precincts show No 11 186 for and 661 against No 18 226 for and 321 against No 41 37 for and 606 against.
Quanah Texas July 19 report shows precinct tallies with several vote counts listed for and against various items. The figures include for 11 and 16 against 99 for 18 19 against 96 for 41 9 against 107.
Re turns show judges 23 for 102 against salaries 35 for 89 against bonds 12 for 111. One third of vote polled. All amendments defeated 5 to 1.
Camp County Pittsburg Texas reports election results with precinct totals for No 11 No 18 and No 41 showing votes for and against, including 60 to 318 for No 11, 44 to 334 for No 18, and 62 to 316 for No 41.
Palestine Tex July 19 two Anderson county precincts reported No 11 305 for 331 against No 18 178 for 395 against No 41 401 for 190 against and results show votes counted in three precincts with clear margins.
Complete returns from one precinct in Scurry county show votes for and against three measures. For No 11 the tally was 35 for and 197 against, for No 18 it was 24 for and 215 against, and for No 41 it was 30 for and 201 against.
Fairfield Texas July 19 reports bond amendment results with 119 voting for and 645 against. County officials note the five largest boxes show a roughly seven to one majority against the amendments.
In Potter County Amarillo Texas on July 19 unofficial results show for No 11 101 to 85 against No 18 129 to 65 against No 41 119 to 65 against.
Five Delta county precincts report early votes from Cooper Texas on July 19. Precinct No 11 shows 82 against 522, No 18 shows 83 against 517, No 41 shows 81 against 516.
Marshall Texas July 19 returns from two precincts in Harrison county show No 11 116 to 67 against No 18 112 to 77 against No 41 140 to 50 against.
In Panola County Texas three precincts completed voting figures show No 11 268 against 43 No 18 281 against 35 and No 41 252 against 61 with all precincts reporting in Carthage.
Incom Upshur county gives No. 14 64 for 69 against No. 18 24 for 206 against No. 41 36 for 291 against.
Garza County voting tallies show half the county backing No. 11 with 25 against 16, No. 18 at 25 to 17, and No. 41 at 29 to 13, according to July 19 figures from Post City Texas.
Eastland Texas July 19 vote tallies show for No 18 15 against 222 Nos 11 and 41 both 22 for and 34 against.
In Dalhart Texas on July 19 one precinct completed shows No 11 with 36 for and 51 against No 18 with 21 for and 70 against No 41 with 4 for and 44 against totaling the early results from the county.
Complete returns from seven precincts in Sterling County indicate initial results for local races and measures. Early figures show turnout patterns and shifts in support across precincts as totals are tallied for the county election.
Voters in Crowell Texas report tallies from the July 19 general election with high opposition to bonds and salaries. General bonds show 24 for and 149 against, improvement bonds 35 for 138 against, district judge 32 for and eat official salary 29 for and against remains unclear.
Albany Tex July 19 General bonds par 18 against 185 im read as part of the county financial report. The note outlines bond values and associated terms though the fragment provides limited detail on outcomes or parties involved.
The record notes election results: improvement bonds carried, district judges approved 21 to 0, salaries for officials approved 26 to 0, and 86 to 0 against none.
In complete returns from precincts in Terrell county Sanderson Texas on July 19 resolution No. 11 drew 7 for and 6 against while resolution No. 18 had 11 for and 3 against and resolution No. 41 tied 6 to 6 with no clear endorsement.
Complete returns show resolution No. 11 78 for and 219 against. Resolution No. 18 receives 47 for and 259 against. Resolution No. 41 has 99 for and 198 against.
Complete returns from precinct No 1 in Crockett County show votes for and against several resolutions. Resolution No 11 records 2 yes to 25 no, No 18 has 6 to 22, and No 41 shows 2 to 26 against.
In Laredo Texas on July 19 votes recorded for resolution No 11 nine against nineteen for No 18 twenty one against seventeen for No 41 eight against thirty four
Reagan county precincts report on six resolutions. Resolution No. 11 shows 0 in favor and 6 against, Resolution No. 18 shows 1 in favor and 5 against, and Resolution No. 41 shows 0 in favor and 6 against.
Complete returns from eight precincts in Schleicher County show for resolution No. 11 and No. 18 eighty six against seventy five. Resolution No. 41 receives the same tally with eighty six in favor and seventy five against.
Complete returns from five Howard county precincts show vote totals for several proposed measures. Resolution No 11 reports 158 against and 44 for, while Resolution No 18 records 166 against and 43 for, with Resolution No 41 at 53 against and ? for.
Ballots from Lubbock County show Resolution No. 11 with 75 against and 104 for, Resolution No. 18 with 81 against and 97 for, and Resolution No. 41 with 75 against and 113 for, as reported from Lubbock, Texas.
In complete returns from six precincts in Mitchell county the counts show votes on resolutions No 11 No 18 and No 41. Resolution 11 tallies 48 for 393 against while No 18 records 82 for 358 against and No 41 reports 41 for 412 against.
In Wichita Falls Texas on July 19 the county records show votes for and against several resolutions. For Resolution No 11 62 against 109. For Resolution No 18 70 against 223. For Resolution No 41 74 against 0.
Returns from Clarendon show votes on three resolutions with resolutions 11 32 for and 149 against 18 36 for and 146 against 41 31 for and 155 against in the July ballots.
In Channing Texas on July 19 the Hartley county board reports 10 to 7 voting for resolution No 11. Resolution No 18 passes 9 to 8 against. Resolution No 41 sees 11 to 6 in favor.
Early results from Dallas county show Foy No 18 with 544 votes against 721 for district judges while 803 vote against salary system and 389 for it with 989 for reforms. precincts counted total 22 of 86.
Fort Worth July 19 returns from twenty five of sixty eight precincts show No. 11 with 1050 to 1548 against No. 18 by 933 to 1707 and No. 41 by 1100 to 1531.
In Will's Point Texas on July 19 precinct totals show for No 11 65 to 533 against for No 18 58 to 550 against and for No 41 1 to 518 against. The figures indicate voting results across Van Zandt county precincts.
Returns from thirteen Smith county precincts show for No. 11 a vote of 200 to 226 against, for No. 18 207 to 219 against, and for No. 41 144 to 294 against.
From Titus county two precincts report results for three districts. Precinct No 11 shows 53 for and 321 against while No 18 has 53 for and 13 against and No 41 records 42 for and 329 against.
Returns from one precinct in Fannin county show No 11 tallying 35 for and 307 against No 18 with 31 for to 319 against and No 41 at 34 for to 310 against.
Two precincts in Jones county Stamford on July 19 show votes for and against measures: precincts 11 28 41 with counts listed and totals 201 in certain contests. Results indicate clear no votes on the numbered items.
In Austin Texas incomplete returns from Travis county indicate that all three of the proposed measures are still undecided with results not yet available. Local officials await updated tallies as the voting counts continue.
In Travis County the bond amendment appears to win by around 2000. Of 47 boxes, 24 including Austin reported 1856 for and 321 against the bond issue amendment. For the other two amendments 13 boxes reported 1622 for and 188 against district judges, and 1655 for and 292 against abolishing the fee system.
In Sherman Grayson county voters report for resolution No 11 the tally was 275 for and 294 against. For resolution No 18 the votes were 213 for and 391 against. For resolution No 41 the count stood at 457 against.
Returns from eight precincts in Haskell County indicate votes against three resolutions. Resolution No. 11 shows 69 for and 521 against, No. 18 has 50 for and 574 against, and No. 41 records 82 for and 506 against. There is no immediate outcome announced.
Complete returns from six Randall county precincts show Resolution 11 approved by 24 to 62 against, Resolution 18 21 against 69, and Resolution 41 27 against 60.
Com Johnson tallies show for and against figures across three resolutions. For resolution No 11 the vote is 109 against 840. For resolution No 18 the vote is 132 against 316. For resolution No 41 the vote is 90 against 360.
Valley Mills Texas July 19 Bosque county precinct reports voting results on several resolutions with tallies showing opposition. Resolution No 11 received 81 against 1, No 18 31 against 1, and No 41 32 against 1.
Navasota Texas July 19 voters in Grimes county precinct reported tallies for several resolutions with 11 15 and 18 15 showing against 199 200 and 199 for 41 16 against 199, reflecting local decision outcomes.
Complete returns from three precincts show votes on resolutions. Resolution No 11: 89 for, 329 against. Resolution No 18: 60 for, 400 against. Resolution No 41: 115 for, 313 against.
From fourteen Hopkins county precincts, returns show opposition to resolutions with No. 11 tally 144 against 714, No. 18 114 against 744, and No. 41 212 against 642.
Returns from twenty nine precincts in McLennan county show votes on three resolutions. Resolution No 11: 358 for, 1217 against. Resolution No 18: 146 for, 1421 against. Resolution No 41: 424 for, 976 against.
Wise County measures were all defeated with a 7 to 1 vote in Decatur Texas on July 19. Voters rejected proposed changes to county rules and governance in the local election.
Swisher county reports tally figures showing 11 for and 18 against, 210 for and 18 against, 227 for and 41 against, and 214 for and 14 against on the listed measures. The Tulsa Tex dispatch notes these complete counts from Swisher county.
The Jasper county tally shows for item No 11 12 against 68. for item No 18 12 against 68. for item No 41 12 against 68. The report records a pattern of identical counts across items in Dallas Texas on July 19.
Lavaca County reports voting tallies with results for multiple measures. For measure No 11 the vote was 78 against 219 for. measure No 18 47 against 259 for. measure No 41 99 against 198 for.
Harris county results show No. 11 927 against 219. No. 18 515 against 750. No. 41 1068 against 224 as reported from Houston on July 19.
Fort Bend county results show No 11 tally 44 against and 44 for No 18 tally 15 open 71 for No 41 tally 46 against in Rosenberg Texas on July 19. The fragmented lines indicate a partial election or ballot count from Fort Bend County authorities.
Brazos County precincts report final tallies: Resolution No. 11 has 82 against and 1 267 for. Resolution No. 15 shows 9 against and 1 302 for. Resolution No. 41 records 67 against and 1 744 for.
Dallas County totals show results for precincts including No 11 No 18 and No 41 with votes recorded as against and for. Incomplete figures indicate No 11 2045 against 1189 for No 18 1147 against 2171 for No 41 2488 against 908.
Four Gonzales county precincts report results for resolutions with 123 votes against and 251 for resolution No 18. The Tex line notes July 19 in Gonzales Texas with incomplete precinct totals for resolution No 11.
The document lists vote tallies with numbers 133 against and 252 for resolution No. 41 and 134 against and 261 for another item. The content reflects two separate roll totals recorded for council actions.
Baylor County Seymour Texas July 19 Returns for county not available to night Seymour box polled for bond amendment 16 against 195
Late returns show Texarkana voters favor amendments by about two to one while Bowie county precincts reject them. City results show a strong yes vote. county totals indicate defeat with eleven of 26 precincts reporting. Wheeler leads with 416, Henry 318, Oliver 278 in senate totals.
Early returns from 47 boxes in Travis County including Austin show 1856 for the bond issue amendment and 821 against. Seventeen boxes remain to report on the other two amendments. district judge amendment 1622 for and 183 against. abolishing the fee system amendment 1655 for and 292 against.
Colorado County reports the July 19 special election in Weimar Texas. I E Clark of Schulenburg wins with 136 votes while Meitzen Socialist receives 36 votes.
Complete counts from Pearsall precinct Frio county show for resolution No 11 fifteen against four for resolution No 18 eight against forty eight for resolution No 41 nineteen against thirty six.
Officials in Cameron County show results for several resolutions with counts listed: resolution No. 11, 15 against 35. resolution No. 18, 18 against 32. resolution No. 41, 13 against 37.
In Lockhart Texas on July 19 the tally shows for resolution No. 11 71 against 151 for No. 18 82 against 152 for No. 41 86 against 159.
In Gillie County Fredericksburg Texas results show votes on resolutions with numbers and tallies. Resolution No 11 29 had 98 against 100 moves, Resolution No 18 29 had 100 against 93, and Resolution No 41 27 had 93 against.
Incomplete returns from Hardin Tyler and Liberty show T. B. Coe elected in the Twelfth District with about 125 votes from the larger boxes in three counties.
A city race shows Coe leading over Thomas Rich of Saratoga while Rich trails Sessums by a large margin, indicating a competitive local contest with close tallies.
New Braunfels Texas July 19 a very light vote was polled with no opposition for the state senator in this district and little interest shown in the election.
Hayes County Texas July 19 a very light vote in San Marcos totaling about 800 cast for James A Blarley for senator from the Eighty eighth District. Amendments results show for resolution No 11 274 against 85 for No 18 259 against 93 for No 41 262 against 87.
In Corpus Christi on July 19 incomplete precinct returns show vote counts for three resolutions. Resolution 11 totals 414 for and 258 against, Resolution 18 has 428 for and 268 against, Resolution 41 records 444 for and 256 against.
In Tarrant County Fort Worth Texas on July 20 voters rejected three state amendments and a local 200000 jail bond amid light turnout. City voters blamed for the jail defeat as less than one fifth of the county's 18000 voting strength cast ballots. Returns show No 18 978 to 1814 No 11 1050 to 1648 No 41 1100 to 1531 with under 2700 votes polled.
Ellis County returns from four precincts show No. 13 1965 with 196 against 269 No. 18 with 237 against 223 and No. 41 with 70 against 400 as tallies reported from Waxahachie on July 19.
Tally from Rockwall County shows No. 11 with 21 for and 164 against, No. 18 with 82 for and 174 against, and No. 41 with 19 for and 178 against. Returns filed from one precinct as of July 19.
In Wills Point Texas seven boxes in the county give Earl M Greer 836 votes and R M Smith 146 indicating Greer carries Camp county about three to one and is likely elected to succeed his father by a substantial majority based on district returns tonight.
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