Defeat of $1,000,000 Bi Centenniel Exposition Bond Vote
A San Antonio meeting of the Committee of One Hundred blamed over confidence and poor timing for the defeat of the Bi Centennial 1918 Exposition bond issue. Speakers cited voters’ focus on primary campaigns and absenteeism by supporters. A resolving statement urged caution and deferred stockholder action, with a general meeting likely within ten days to two weeks.
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Committee of One Hundred
Col
Oscar Guessaz
T. B. Baker
Adolph Grasso
J. F. Garland
Fr. &. Affleck
E. Y. White
Harry W. Hamilton
San Antonio
Soho Aftermath of War Alters London Districts
Associated Press reports London’s Soho changes postwar with German shops, clubs, and waiters gone. Charlotte Street shows the shift as Belgian towns replace German signs while Belgian soldiers drink coffee on leave.
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Associated Press
London
Soho
West End
Piccadilly Circus
Charlotte Street
Christliches Kellerheim
Judge Archer Spent $1036.65 to Defeat Andres Coy
Sworn pre election expense report shows Judge Osceola Archer spent 1036.65 to defeat Andres Coy for district clerk. The document filed Tuesday afternoon with County Judge James R. Davis lists detailed costs including Democratic committee assessment 297.50 and advertising 210.00, among others.
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Ben S. Fisk
Frank R. Newton
Bexar County
William L. Lock
Albert W. Huth
John A. Bitter
W. P. Hobby
Land Office
Robison
State
Superintendien of Public Instruction
Doughty
Mourland
Fourth Court of Civil Appeals
Swearingen
Lange
Wahrmund
Nordhaus
Anderson
Minor
Ezell
James R. Davis
Nelson Lytle
P. F. Stewart
Ross and
Httinger
R. Neill Campbell
John Trainer
C. 8. Fowler
Osceola Archer
Andres Coy
Archer
Tom J. Newton
Justice of the Peace
Ben
Fisk
Democratic Executive Committee
Newton
Leper Colony Massacre Reported Near Canton
Julius A. Kempf of Tak Hing reports to the American consulate that a leper colony on a West River houseboat near a temple was exterminated by revolutionary soldiers. Ten lepers were killed, two fled across the river, one escaped into the hills, and the houseboat was burned. Kempf and associates had aided the colony with food and aid, noting such massacres are not uncommon in China.
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Associated Press
Canton Thina
Julius A. Kermr
American Reformed Presbyterian Church
Tak Hing
West River
Shantuong
Mr. Kempf
China
San Antonio mechanic buys Pathfinder twin six Cloverleaf
William T. Bill Scott, famed auto expert and former chief mechanic of General Pershing's convoy, returns to San Antonio and buys a red Cloverleaf twin six Pathfinder from Cicero Automobile Company at 219 Main Avenue. Scott's lifelong auto work underlines Pathfinder’s enduring engine reputation as a coast to coast endurance trial vehicle.
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William T
Bill) Scott
San Antonio
Pershing
Mexico
Cicero Automobile Company
Main Avenue
Scott
Special Train at 9 30 P M to Port O Connor
A special train to Port O Connor departs at 9 30 P M with a price of 3 70 round trip via Southern Pacific on July 29. Tickets available through Southern Pacific agents with return fare and schedule details.
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Port O'Connor
Southern Pacific
Schramm
XTRAI
Col W H Phelps Dies After Major Operation
Col W H Phelps of Carthage Missouri died in Rochester after a major operation last Saturday. He failed to rally and his condition worsened until death today. Also an unrelated travel ad notes $5.70 Galveston and return via Southern Pac for Saturday July 29.
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Rochester
N. Y
W. H. Phelps
Carthage
Galveston
Southern Pac
Star of the Evening Reward for the Astronomer
A shy admirer declares love to his beloved after a theater show and asks to name the star he has discovered, claiming his right as the astronomer. The tale, printed by the Philadelphia Public Ledger, frames a romance set under celestial imagery.
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Philadelphia Public Ledger
He Wanted to Know
Robbie attends a patriotic fund concert with his family. The famed soprano performs with a renowned orchestra as the young boy watches the conductor gesticulate and questions why the baton is raised and the singer screams. The scene is recounted from Pearson's Weekly.
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Robbie
Pearson's Weekly
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Committee of 100
Berlin
Andres OY
Sunset Wood CO
Bill” Scott
Phelps
SAVE
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Joske Store
XTRA
Heatherbloom Petticoats
Heatherbloom
Tomor
Liteglagamuls
Narinew Mr
Pee Gee
Paris
Ruiea
Lest
Gs A
Abraham Lincoln
New York
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