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Newspaper

San Antonio Light

Location

San Antonio, Texas, United States of America

Date

Jun 18, 1916

Page

3

Primary Candidates List for Bexar County Ballot

The Bexar County Democratic committee prepared the July 22 ballot list with many officials facing no opposition this year. Candidates filed by June deadlines, with some disputes over the double assessment for primary funding and eligibility for state and multi-county offices. Executive committee meetings will decide on late filings for district attorney and legislative candidates and confirm the county and state ballot orders.

C. S. Fowler Bexar County Democratic Committee Terrell Democratic Executive Committee State Committee C. M. Chambers Mr. Fowler Chambers J. G. Fowler R. P. Coon Bexar

San Antonio Female College Announces Catalog and Discounts

The college states it has no dancing and markets to the finest women of the state with a special discount for 100 day pupils. A new catalog is available by by mail or telephone Tr. 1174 to Pres. J. E. Harrison.

J. E. Harrison San Antonio

Bond drive backs Pan-American Exposition plans

San Antonio leaders press ahead with a proposed $1,000,000 bond issue to improve exposition grounds. Henry L. Miller says strong support will push the bond sale despite opposition. Charles B. Mullally of Long Beach credits the project with boosting city property values and placing San Antonio on the world map.

Henry L. Miller San Antonio Charles B. Mullally

Army Orders Highlight Promotions and Assignments

The Army announces leaves of absence and short term extensions for several officers across units including Fifth Field Artillery Fourth Cavalry Seventh Infantry and Quartermaster Corps. It notes resignations reviews examinations for promotion and transfers detailing moves to Stockton California Governor's Island New York and Fort William H Seward Alaska among others.

Military Officers Ordered to Report and Leaves of Absence Granted

City and report to depot quartermaster his assistant, Second Lieutenant Warren P. Jernigan, Eleventh Cavalry, will join his regiment. Leave of absence of three months granted Captain Charles E. Morton, Sixteenth Infantry. Leave of absence for two months and fifteen days granted Cadet Albert B. Byrne, Corps of Cadets. Travellers Hotel Roof Garden table d hote dinner 5 to 6 p m daily. Also delicacies and lunches and refreshments, 7 to 9:30 p m daily. (Adv.)

James G. Morningstar Charles R. Noyes Seventeenth Infantry George M.K. Williamson Quartermaster Corps Stockton Cal George F. Downey Louis C. Scherer James Canby Canby San Francisco Oliver M'Cleary Infantry Third Infantry Jefferson R. Kean Medical Corps American National Red Cross Alexander Murray Governor's Island New York John M. Wright Corps of Engineers Eldred Warfield Fourteenth Infantry Fort William H. Seward Alaska Winthrop Wood Henry Brinkerhoff Washington, D. C Edward B Vedder Arthur M. Whaley Paul L. Freeman Frank Geere Warren P. Jernigan Eleventh Cavalry Charles E. Morton Sixteenth Infantry Albert B. Byrne Corps of Cadeta Roof Garden

Travel Advertisements for Rail Fares and Schedules

Rail fare offers shown include 584.15 dollars for a New York round trip via New Orleans by steamer and Southern Pacific with a Sunday return from Sutherlang Springs at 8 15 p m and arrival 9 18 a m coupled with another New York round trip priced at 76 85 dollars using diverse routes and oil burning locomotives.

New York New Orleans Southern Pacific Sutherlang Springs Return

Joint July 4 Celebration Committee Meeting in San Antonio

The Joint Fourth of July Celebration Committee will meet Thursday at 3 30 pm in the Chamber of Commerce auditorium to plan an expanded Independence Day observance in San Antonio. Organizations include Grand Army of the Republic Confederate Veterans Rotary Club Boy Scouts and Fort Sam Houston troops with a large parade, Brackenridge Park exercises and a post parade program featuring a Declaration of Independence reading and a band.

Chamber of Commerce San Antonio Grand Army of the Republic Confederate Veterans and Auxiliary Societies Order of Red Men Battery B First Texas Artillery Rotary Club Boy Scouts Order of Lions Fort Sam Houston Brackenridge Park

Felicia Depot Case Dismissed in Texas Rail Line

AUSTIN Texas June 17 The railroad commission dismissed the Felicia station citizens petition for better depot facilities on the Texas and New Orleans line. The dismissal followed the petitioners request as the railroad plans to improve depot facilities at Felicia.

Felicia Austin Tex Railroad Commission Texas & New Orleans

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Judge Davis Sheriff Tobin Marshall Hicks Cullen Thomas Dallas Paulus Lavaca Hamp Abney Grayson R. P. Dorrough Powie J. P. Adams Orange George B. Thompson Henderson Qwen P. Smith Collin Frank P. Wozencraft L. C. Kirgan Freestone Fred M. Stebens Liberty Kayser Ontgomery J. R. Kubena Fayette R. J. Eckhardt Williamson Edgar M. Mann McLennan T. A. Wythe Parker J. O. Wood Collinsworth J T. Sluder George N. Fenley Uvalde The Supreme Court Nelson Phillips Charles Jenkins Brown J. E. Yantis R. W. Fall Potter James E. Ferguson Bell C. H. Morris H. C. Marshall W. P Hobby Jefferson John W. Woods Fisher B. F. Looney Hunt Morris Charles Grevis Tarrant H. Ellis Hill Farrison Prine Instruction W. F. Doughty Falk Agriculture Fred W. Davis Cooke H. A. Halbert Coleman H. B. Terrell Charities McLemore Harris Roger Byrne Bastrop Daniel FE. Garrett H. L. Darwin Delta H. G. Cooley J. H. Davis- Hopkins W. R Cox Jones Rufus J. Lackland John J. Harrington Travis Arthur E. Firman C. Paddleford Johnson J. EB. Porter Hugh A. N. Mourland P. H. Swearingen 14Th C. A. Davies James L. Slayden Joe A. Adkins Edward H. Lange Otto Wahrmund Eugene Nordhaus T. W. Tallle William L. Schlesinger W. §. Anderson R. B Nor W. F. Szell D. A. McAskill C. M Mhaemmhaone Andreas Coy Osceola Archer J. R. Davie George W. Huntress John H. Clark Nelson Lytle Dan Lewis J. Ed Wilkens Tom J. Newton Frank R. Newton George Surkey John A. Bitter John W. Tobin Albert V. Huth William J. Pyne Peter P. Hoefgen W. M. Locke P. F. Stewart A. C. Ross al Gittinger Jacob Rertola J. K. Lamm Adolph L. Hernanez J. Vanlandingham Menefee Charles X Henry Stahl Anton Rittimann Joseph HK. Dernatin Vincent A. Kosub L. Molnoski Ignac J. Dzierzanowskii Charles A. Fischer Justice of the Peace Edward Gutierrez J. B. Chavagneux M. Schulz H.C. Boek Alfred Toepperwein Executive Committee Tobin Davis San Antonio Female College Wolff & Marx Co Ana Av AIF Hague Palm Beach WOLFF Santa Rosa Infirmary Smith Chandler Elise DeCair Wright K. Haynes F. Chandler Jessie Deaton E. V. Eberhardt C.i M. Schwabe Frederick A. Price Fifth Field Artillery Jeremiah A. Lenehan Fourth Cavalry Conrad Babcock Clyde E. Iawkins Uly Ren Newbro’s Herpicids Saul Wolfsogw DDS
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