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Newspaper

San Antonio Light

Location

San Antonio, Texas, United States of America

Date

Jul 25, 1912

Page

11

For Sale Listings and Trade Offers

For sale at 104 Porter St near South Heights car line with electric lights asking 1350 dollars and 50 dollar cash. owner at 227 Gunter Bldg. Artistic bungalow with high location and garden features. trades and notes accepted. Will trade five room cottage on acre near city limits. 202 Gibbs Bldg. Sacrifice five room cottage on Tobin Hill modern and bargain. old phones 1693 and 3559. Vote for James R. Davis for county judge.

Old Mexico Tuxpan Texas Highland Park Smock Porter ST South Heights Gunter Arden Gibbs Tobin Hill James R. Davis

Land for Sale 250 Acres Near Zuehl and Rio Grande Valley

250 acres good land for sale near Zuehl with 70 acres in field, water and houses, $60 per acre. Information at Zuehl Bros office Zuehl Tex Marion No. 2. Also irrigated farm near San Benito half mile from town 71 acres on canal improved and cotton in, cleared $175 per acre on cabbage this spring, $225 per acre asking, liberal terms. See Paul oe 410 EB Houston & San Antonio Tex.

Lake- View Addition San Antonio R. L. Atkins Beeville Tex N. Cherry Burnet Streets Light Rainbelt Itr Tion George C. Thompson St. Mary’s Street San Benito Harlingen Texas J. D. Gh Avenue C Ecco Meatier Ford Ave. D Zuehl Zuehi Bros Zuehi Marion No. 2 Rio Grande Valley Paul Oe Houston &T Exas

Farm bargains flood the market across Texas region

Multiple listings advertise large Texas tracts for sale including 100 acres near San Antonio nine miles from city limits with cotton and crops, 41 acres near Brownesville, and 80 acre East of town. Offers emphasize cash and trade terms, artesian wells, fences, and improved farm sites with plans for onions and Bermuda crops. Vote for James R. Davis for county.

Daily Mail J. R. Emrie San Antonio Texas Brownesville Martin J Lamb Brownsville Tes Tex Texas Land Company Corpus Lists Carrizo Springs

Land bargains in Zavala County and Millett Texas

Bargain listings for 3300 acres in Zavala County at 6.50 per acre offered by Petty and Boudreau at City National Bank Building. Also an offer on 20 acres with truck land in Texas featuring a well windmill fenced yard barn and a 6 room dwelling near Millett between Millett and Nell on I and G N line. Cash values and exchange offers noted by Joe Hanen, Millett Texas.

Artesia Wells Rices Creek San Antonio Webb County Co. Hidean Main Avenue Petty & Boudreaue City National Bank Texas Millett Nell Joe Hanen

Astor heir denies armed guard report

Vincent Astor's secretary Willi A Dobbyn denounces as poppycock the claim that the youthful head of the Astor family has armed himself with a revolver and maintains guards on Fifth Avenue Rainrock-on-the-Hudson and while traveling.

Astor Fifth Avenue Rainrock-on-the-Hudson Vincent Astor Willi A .Dobbyn Ptr

McLoughlin Wins Longwood Cup In Straight Sets

Maurice E. McLoughlin of San Francisco defeated P B Larned of Summitt New Jersey in straight sets 6 4 6 2 6 4 to win the Longwood lawn tennis singles title in Boston. The cup leaves the Larned family for the first time in ten years and marks McLoughlin as the dominant player in the event.

Boston Mass Maurice E. McLoughlin San Francisco PB. P. Larned Summitt N. J Larned McLoughlin E. P. Larned Deuce

Railroad Time Table Arrivals and Departures Listed

A historical railroad timetable shows trains arriving and departing from various routes. It lists numbers and destinations such as Mexico, Palestine, Laredo, Houston, Dallas, Kerrville, Cuero and Victoria. Times include morning and evening departures and through services on the G N line and Santa Fe routes.

American Athletes Dominate Berlin Games

In Berlin July 25, American Olympic team members won multiple events. Melvin Sheppard of the Irish American Club set a 1000 metre record at 2 32 8 10, Ralph Rose surpassed the standing stone put record by about six inches, and D F Lipincott of Penn easily defeated German sprinter Rau in the 200 metres. The squad, except Rose, then departed for Budapest.

Berlin Melvin W. Sheppard Ralph Rose D. F. Lippincott University of Pennsylvania Rau Rose Budapest

Umpires Take Pay Cut to Save Colleagues in Southern League

Five umpires Breitenstein Fitzsimmons Hert Pfenninger Rudd erham volunteer to work for lower pay to save two men O'Toole and Kellum from ten days notice of release. Recall possible if double umpire system continues. Poor Southern league season prompted President Kavanaugh's action.

Breitenstein Fitzsimmons Hert Pfenninger Rudderham O'Toole Kellum Southern Kavanaugh

Birds race from New Orleans to Baltimore over 1100 miles

One hundred and thirteen homing pigeons were released from five cages in New Orleans bound for Baltimore. The race covers about 1100 miles and the birds are expected to arrive in Baltimore Friday morning.

New Orleans Baltimore Concourse Association Maryland Baltimore

Leach Cross Dominates O Keefe in Ten Round Bout

In New York at the Saint Nichol Athletic club Leach Cross of New York outboxed Tommy O Keefe of Philadelphia across ten rounds. O Keefe fought gamely but was outclassed. In the same program Phil Cross defeated Battling Hurley in a ten round bout.

New York

May Sutton Is Victor in Tennis Match at Lake Forest

W H Mace of Princeton defeated Joseph Armstrong of St Paul in a hard tennis match yesterday. In women's singles Mary Browne of California beat Latimer of Chicago 6-2 6-3. Evelyn Zavey of Chicago beat Thompson 6-1 6-4. May Sutton of Los Angeles defeated Barbara Thompson 6-0 6-1 in the second round.

Lake Forest W. H.* Mace Princeton University Joseph J. Armstrong St. Paul Barbara Thompson Chicago

Chappelle Sets Three Mile Motorcycle World Record

Arthur Chappelle of New York established a three mile world record time of 1 59 2 6 for motorcycles at the Brighton Beach motorhome last night. He opened with a 39 second first mile, beating the previous mark of 39 1 5 seconds.

New York Arthur Chappelle Brighton Beach Chappelle

Snakes Block Traffic in Winsted and Nearby Areas

Snakes interfere with church attendance in Bakersville as heat drives reptiles down from the mountains. They lie across dusty roads, large as a man's arm, frightening horses and men and giving midweek worshippers an excuse to stay home. A dog-chased black woodchuck was killed after being chased up a tree by a dog. A state bird farm official notes heat may have caused a pig to drown in a brook. Allan Bissell of Bantam nets a 54 pound turtle after a struggle while boating for water lilies.

Winsted Conn Bakersville Thomas Lovely Lee Lovely C. M. Shine State Bird Farm Windsor Porker Allan Bissell Bantam Bantam Lakes

Yankee Guardsmen Score Success in Bayonne Match

In Bayonne France on July 25 the Ohio national guard rifle team led by Maj W J Roll excelled in a shooting tournament with high scores. The report notes one count by Roll and others achieving top marks, while a French motorcyclist fitted with a six cylinder engine and aircraft powers reaches about fifty miles per hour.

Yankee Guardsmen Bayonne France Ohio National Guard W. J. Roll

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