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Newspaper

San Antonio Light

Location

San Antonio, Texas, United States of America

Date

Jul 26, 1911

Page

3

Victory claim marks anti amendment win in Texas

J F Wolters, head of the anti statewide group, declares a complete victory for the antis with a 7641 majority. He denies fraud charges and argues courts cannot reverse the public will from last Saturday's vote.

Houston Tex J. F. Wolters Anti Antis Wolters el Paso Maverick Webb Starr Hidalgo Cameron Duval Bexar Harris Galveston Tarrant Dallas Texas

DeForest Divorce Suit Cited Suffragette Wife in Fraud Claim

Lee DeForest treks to San Francisco to press a divorce suit claiming Nora Blatch DeForest a suffragette and engineer left him after choosing her mother Harriet Blatch. The writ cites her work in a New York factory and her prominent suffragist pedigree as factors in the case.

Nora Blatch DeForest Lee DeForest Harriet Stanton Blatch New York San Francisco

Dr J Harvey Moore Crowded With Eye Patients in San Antonio

In hot dull season Dr. J Harvey Moore oculist draws crowds with cures for granulated sore eyes cross eyes and cataracts. His Oscillator treatment aids weak eyes and optic nerve troubles. Free consultation offered at Suite 204 Gunter Office Building corner Houston and St Marys Streets San Antonio.

J. Harvey Moore San Antonio City Gunter Houston and ST. Mary’s Streets

Bald calls another meeting in Fort Worth and Austin

Chairman Ball of the statewide prohibition party announces a July 29 Fort Worth executive committee gathering with county chairs and citizens to calmly assess the movement. He also schedules a July 31 Austin meeting for all members to attend.

Houston Tex Ball Prohibition Party Fort Worth Texas Austin

Prohibition Meeting Spots Split Across Cities

The message urges attendance at Fort Worth or Austin meetings and asks delegates to report statewide conditions so the committee can act wisely for the cause. Signed by THOS W BALL, State Chairman Prohibition Amendment Executive Committee.

Texas Prohibition Fort Worth Austin Thos. W. Ball

Antis Close Headquarters After Prohibition Vote

Antis headquarters in Houston begin closing operations on a 7641 vote majority against prohibition while awaiting official counts. State wide offices stay quiet but process returns and briefing mail from county chairmen, with a Fort Worth executive committee meeting slated for Saturday. Colonel Ball plans to travel to Fort Worth Thursday night for the conference.

Associated Press Houston Tex Fort Worth Ball North Texas

Meeting hints at election law changes

The discussion notes suggest the upcoming meeting may weigh alterations to state election laws. Some observers think suffrage could be restricted in certain directions, though specifics remain unclear.

Texas

Girl Takes Her Life in Lockport Fire Tragedy

Chicago July 26. Miss Elsie Pelz saturated her clothing with gasoline, entered a rear shed at her brother in law's home in Lockport, closed the door and set a match. Her self inflicted death followed grief over her father’s death two weeks earlier.

Associated Press Chicago Elsie Pelz Lockport

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