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Newspaper
San Antonio Light
Location
San Antonio, Texas, United States of America
Date
Mar 09, 1885
Page
2
The piece notes Cleveland clashing with his party over tariff and silver coinage while hunger drives resolve. It reports a growing railroad strike impacting Texas Pacific and International routes, plus other comments on Egyptian taxes, El Mahdi, and political shuffles in the Senate including Bayard, Garland and Lamar. It mentions Fort Worth and the Alamo building exhibit, and hints at a San Antonio road proposal affecting Texas coastal depth.
A Fort Worth Gazette reader asks which Texas city has more people, Galveston or San Antonio, with Galveston 1880 population 22 350 and San Antonio 20 594. the paper leans toward San Antonio in 1890 but cites no census data. The column also discusses Mr Savers political maneuvering and a petition drive for Alderman in Fort Worth’s Fourth ward, praising Pauly’s past record. A New York note on ex President Arthur suggests he may return to private practice and join the firm Arthur Knevals Ransom, with offices at Mutual Building ready for electricity powered work.
Colonel J W Bradley offers extensive Texas properties for sale including 200000 acres grazing land with water and timber, 108 sections near Tom Green County, 140000 acres grain land in Presidio County, 93000 acres in West Texas, and numerous city lots and houses on San Antonio streets. Prices on easy terms. many properties near San Antonio and railroad access. Also notes Mexico land offerings and coal supply service.
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