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San Antonio Light

Location

San Antonio, Texas, United States of America

Date

Jun 27, 1914

Page

10

Railway protests board valuation of intangibles in Texas

International and Great Northern Railway Company protests the Texas state tax board action valuing its intangible assets at 14.49 million dollars as illegal and arbitrary. The company also objects to the physical property valuation of 28.78 million, arguing the railroad commission valued it at 32.18 million and that the board undercuts the value by about 3.5 million. The protest suggests injunctions to block certifying intangibles to tax assessors.

Austin Tex Inter-national & Great Northern Railway Company The International State Tax Board Railroad Commission

Real Estate Men Offer Bexar County Land List

Sellers advertise a land sales list in Bexar County showing owners and acres from a San Antonio Light feature. The map priced at 50 cents, valued at two dollars, targets local property buyers and investors.

Bexar County San Antonio

Road Bonds Defeated in Wilson County District

Road bond election in Wilson County district 1 resulted in 155 votes for and 194 against a $60,000 40 year serial bond issue. Breakdown by town shows Lavernia 33 for 35 against Sutherland Springs 53 for 44 against Stockdale 68 for 98 against High Prairie 1 for 17 against.

Sutherland Springs Tex Lavernia Stockdale High Prairie Wilson County

Ferguson Draws Mass Support In San Antonio Rally For Governor

In San Antonio at the Grand Opera House the Ferguson campaign drew about 9,000 in Bexar County pledging loyalty to James E. Ferguson for governor. He defended farmer roots, pledged veto power against pro and anti measures, urged education funding, and attacked Tom Ball and big business amid cheers and a post speech reception.

Bexar County James Ix. Ferguson Grand Opera House Ferguson Gunter Hotel North Texas Mr. Ferguson James R. Davis Davis Charles Campbell Temple Jim Bell County Campbell James E. Ferguson San Antonio Clinton G. Brown Farmer Jim Ball North Texas Mquor Brown Mayor

Lydia Pinkham's Vegetable Compound Aids Florence Woman

Florence South Dakota resident Mrs P W Lanseng shares relief from monthly pains backache and headaches after using Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound. The letter touts long use as a standard female remedy and invites confidential advice from the Lydia E Pinkham Medicine Co. Lynn Massachusetts.

Florence Dakota Lydia F. Pinkham Lydia E. Pinkham P. W Lanseng Route No. 1 South Dakota

Arrest Auto Drivers Overlights On Night Streets

Numerous arrests of automobile drivers are being made by the motorcycle police for failing to have rear lights lit. Reports show many cars operated at night without proper lights. officers instructed to arrest violators. Also notes on local Humane Society, dancing events, and a trial of Rosario Pace.

Dance event ads tease city entertainment this weekend

The notice promotes a series of social events including a Dance-The Y H 8 first dance this Saturday June 27 at Hermann Sons hall Garden St with music and admission 50c for men and free for ladies. It also advertises Hutchins Hotel comfort style prices Luna Park Sunday 7:36 to 11:30 and printing services at Dulling Printing Co 131 Losoya St plus Mexican Inn Crockett Street banquets and dinners.

Y. H Hermann Sons’ Hall Garden St Luna Park Dulling Printing Co Losoya St

Automobile owners map sale offer in county light office

Bexar county offers maps worth two dollars for fifty cents at the light office. A display ad in today’s paper urges readers not to miss this affordable map.

Bexar County

Nueces River Water Filing by Millican

W H Millican a Cotulla stockman and planter filed with the state board of water engineers a certified water filing showing the appropriation of water from the Nueces river for irrigation purposes in Texas on June 27 in Austin.

Austin Tex W. H. Millican Cotulla State Board of Water Engineers Nueces River

Bank Examiners Assign Districts After Texas Conference

At the quarterly Texas bank examiners conference in Austin W. W. Collier announced district assignments for the examiners. Names include Bartley El Paso Paris Austin Fort Worth Brownsville Sherman Hayes Dallas Holderness Waco Jackson Corsicana McCutchen Wichita Falls McFall San Antonio Payne Amarillo Roberts Houston Smith Calvert Villaret Sulphur Springs Wightman Tyler. No changes were made. examiners return to former headquarters. The conference ended late Friday afternoon.

Austin Tex State Bank Examiners W. W. Collier Insurance el Paso L. R. Buchanan Paris J H. Cheatham Louie Cohn Fort Worth F. Goodenough Brownsville E. F. Gossett Sherman J. W. Hayes Temple S. Holderness Dallas J. QO. Jackson Waco F. A. Jamison Corsicana Co. E. McCutchen Wichita Falls W. L. McFall San Antonio Clyde B. Payne Amarillo L. K. Roberts Houston Byron R. Smith Beaumont Ira Smith Calvert Paul G. Villaret Sulphur Springs John S. Wightman Tyler

Science of Aerial Navigation Taught At Pensacola Navy School

Washington D C June 27 The science of aerial navigation in the future air navy of the United States will be taught in the navy flying school established at Pensacola Florida Aeronautical experts favor Pensacola as a site for the new school The present canvas hangars house the machines and the naval station buildings are adapted to the needs of this branch A course for air pilots and one for mechanics has been approved by Secretary Daniels and a class of officers and enlisted men will be detailed to take the courses preparatory to the air service of the sea A post graduate course will be provided for promising students who may be sent abroad or to technical schools in this country Fifty Against Two It is not reasonable to expect two weeks of outing to overcome the effects of fifty weeks of confinement Take Hood s Sarsaparilla along with you It refreshes the blood improves the appetite makes sleep easy and restful Adv

Washington, D. C Air Navy United States Navy Flying School Pensacola Fla Naval Station Daniels Air Service of the Sea Hood

Rancher Millican Irrigates 500 Acres in La Salle County

Millican, owner of about 21,000 acres in Texas, develops 500 irrigated acres in La Salle County. He built a concrete dam on the Nueces River claiming it can supply water to irrigate 6000 acres, focusing on truck farming on the irrigated block.

la Salle Millican Nueces River

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Boss Philadelphia S, & G. N. Railroad M. Summers South Bend Ind San Antonio Loan & Trust Co West Commerce Street Maverick-Clarke Litho Co Soledad St Kodaks Brother Iiankin Brother Gambrell Tom Ball Tom Love Tom Campbell Tom Jones Hogg Ferguuson William Jennings Bryan Lawyer Ball Congressman Ball Platform Committee Vories P. Brown L. J. Hart John F. Onton J. R. Davis Fly J. F. Carl Anton Moursand W. F. Ezell R. B. Minor G. Tayloe W. 8S. Anderson P. H. Swearingen G. B. Watters R. H. Ward C. T. Fincham F. G. Huntress Andrew Coy John W. Tobin Homer Eads R. J. Boyle W. C. Rigsby Seth 8. Searcy John H. Bickett Otto Wahrmund H. Bruhn B. Schwegman Carlos Bee D. A. McAskill J. H. Savage Ike Kampmann Joseph Ryan William L. Richter Jeff Forehand Emil Frank Martin Wright W. F. Gohlke T. L. Conroy W. C. Sullivan Alfred Duerler Conness George Surkey S. M. Meeks Gilbert Schramm J. C. Dielmann Frank G Franz Groos Fred W. Cook J. J. Tucker D. J. Woodward A. Goeth T. D. Dobbs Jr John G. Willacy W. J. Moore T. N. Smith Will G. Tobin W. B. Tuttle Thomas F. Brady Alberit Horath Hermann Staacke Eugene Nordhaus Gus Zalmangzig Julius Real C. C. Smith Bob Barker Charles Muth D. O. Terreil Lydia E. Pinkham Bexar County Humane Society E. M. Collins Franklin Medina Dam West End L. A City A. H. Higginbotham Willett's Union Orchestra Phone Crockett O. E. Puppe Travis 802 Bluemen's Hall Artzt White Tallyho Electric Park Coulon and Diaz Willett West End Lake O. E. Hicks Gunter Building Delaware Rosario Pace Gottlieb Sherman Juenger’s San Antonio Humane Society Fred Davison E. A. Heil Hicks Building Old Phone Travis Crockett Palm Beach Archambault Dye Works Avenue C O'Connell Loan Co Houston Lst Harvard F. J. Dohmen Franz C. Groos Dohmen Texas Blind Institute University of Texas University of Leipzig McLean F. A. Lowther East Commerce Street Joe Pabst North Pine Street Hunter Broadway New York Menger Ihlotes Pato Hutchins Hotel Crockett Street Nueces Water Rights Coulon Dias Coulon and Stevens Southern Pacific Co Atlantic Steamship Lines Morgan Galveston Atlantic Seaboard R. S. Stubbs A. R. Atkinson Texas State Bank Bond's Ave. D Port Aransas New Deep Water Port Port Aransas Aransas Pass Rockport A. P H. D. Kilgore Tampico Vera Cruz Cloudcroft Palacios Chicago Edw McClannahan Cp&ta Df&pa Houston St International & Great Northern Railway Co Laredo Nueva Laredo Rio Grande E. Ho W. E. Fitch Uston Street G. M. Bynum C. P T. A
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