Canvass Made for Gulf and Texas Railroad Prospects
Campaign officials report preliminary canvasses in San Antonio to raise funds for a Gulf and Texas railroad project from San Antonio to San An na. Cal Tuttle, chair, says over 30 business leaders are surveying sources for the 60000 needed to meet the city quota, with a new plan to require 5 percent down, then 1 percent and 4 percent installments. The route would use Gulf Coast and Santa Fe lines, connecting with New Mexico and West Texas, to spur oil and farming shipments. Col. L. M. Taylor leads 15 men surveying near Fredericksburg, aiming to finalize plans by month’s end.
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San Anna
Cal
Tuttle
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Ferdericksburg
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Interstate Commerce Commission
Tarrhandle
New Mexico
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Saint Augustine Centenary Observed in Bonf Algeria
In Honoring St Augustine of Hippo on May first, people marked the fifteenth centenary of the church father. An encyclical last month praised him as one of the great fathers of the church, as ceremonies took place in St Augustine, Hippone, in Algeria.
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Readers respond to Elsie Robinson and public notices in The San Antonio Light
In letters to the editor from Grande City and Savannah, readers praise or critique Elsie Robinson and recount personal losses. A reader from Savannah recalls a Georgia mother missing a trip to Washington, while MARUE and TAYLOR describe Flanders poppies. Robt. J. Long denies union political backing and AL Read assesses city population leadership comparisons between Houston and Dallas.
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Elsie Robinson
Grande City
San Antonio
Marue & Taylor
Dayton
Bnd Divisi
Savannah
I'serapitical Union
Nansen Dies in Oslo at 85 Explorer and Humanitarian
Dr Fridtjof Nansen famed Arctic explorer and humanitarian died in Oslo Norway at age 85. He was lauded as a diplomat and reformer with plans previously announced for a North Pole flight in a dirigible.
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Nansen
Oslo
Norway
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Equitable Tax Sought by Realtor Leaders
Texas realtors urge Governor Moody to appoint a board of review to shift tax burdens. Maurice reports land tax inequities, citing Bexar County land at 40 per acre versus Lone Star County at 1d per acre, calling for fairer distribution among landholders and a broader tax base.
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Sun
Maurice
Tom H. Etheridge
San Antonio Meal Estate Board
Etheridge
H. E. Dickinson
Texas Realtors Association
Austin
Texas Realtors
Texas
Bexar County
Lone
Texas County
Malen Bexar County
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