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Newspaper
San Antonio Light
Location
San Antonio, Texas, United States of America
Date
May 21, 1915
Page
2
Chicago transit negotiators pressed for a 28 percent wage increase and revised working conditions as workers consider a strike vote if current talks fail. Officials from TLCNC and the streetcar company met but reached no final agreement, with the possibility of a strike if not settled.
A San Antonio banquet marked by speeches and a parade praised General Frederick Funston and the mobile army. Governor Ferguson sent regrets and a tribute while the St Anthony Hotel hosted a large crowd of army officers and civic leaders. The event highlighted the strategic port location and potential expansion of the force in the hemisphere.
An old advertisement touts a blood purifier claiming rapid cleansing of bacteria from the bloodstream. It links the remedy to health benefits and warns against substitutes, urging readers to write to the Medical Adviser for guidance. The piece then shifts to a political banquet with military figures and civic leaders, detailing attendees and dignitaries from the city.
A fragment from a civic event shows Mayor Gupton G. Brown and General Funston addressing citizens regarding defense and national unity. Speakers emphasized readiness, expanded growth of San Antonio, and the need for national leadership, with Army and civilian voices urging preparation without seeking war.
Readers are advised a purported remedy to restore nerve exhaustion and vigor. The text touts a nonprescription pill routine, claiming no doctor’s prescription is needed and promising quick, painless results without side effects.
In Austin on May first thirty days, delinquent corporations failing to pay franchise taxes face a 1 percent penalty if the tax remains unpaid by May 1. Secretary John G. McKay rejects waiving penalties, warning charters may be forfeited on July 1 by the state department, affecting around 1906 era foreign and domestic firms. Good Roads Day observed in West Virginia as thousands aid road improvement with meals from women's groups and worker counts near 27,000. Chicago discusses bringing the 1916 Democratic National Convention to the city, spurred by a Democratic Editorial Association effort.
A fragmentary Austin notice lists multiple Texas companies with varying capital stocks and incorporators including The Hut Inint, Nestable Culvert Company, Cherokee Uanity Oil Company, Texas Mortgage Company, Texan Star Fisheries Company and others. The text references business registrations and amended capital figures amid a chaotic OCR rendering with scattered names and places such as Dallas Fort Worth San Antonio Houston and New York.
A daylong search centered on Henry Denny and Zarimer Liv in connection with a kidnapping reported near Kidnappng Ruby Bill. The two were found together with a child, daughter of Arthur Hil, in what authorities described as a linked case across Nebr. locations.
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