Great voting contest opens with car prizes and rules
The Light launches a December finale voting contest offering a 2050 Cadillac Touring Car and a 1700 Apperson Touring Car as grand prizes. It details district divisions, prize tiers, vote scales, eligibility, and submission steps with nomination coupons and district coverage across San Antonio and surrounding Texas counties.
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Chickering
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Emerson
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San Antonio
Texas
San Antonio Light
the Light
Irrigation Feasibility Tour for 200000 Acre Mexican Tract
Judge D B Chapin Engineer C S Young and investors depart for Mexico to study irrigating 200000 acres near Tampico. If irrigation proves practicable a company may be formed to finance what could be the largest project of its kind in Mexico. They will go to Victoria Tamaulipas and proceed to the land by horseback.
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Tampico
D. B. Chapin
C. S. Young
Mexico
Victoria
Tamaulipas
Botanic Blood Balm Promoted for Catarrh Cure
An advertisement touts Botanic Blood Balm as a quick permanent cure for catarrh claiming it purifies blood and reaches poisoned diseased blood to heal nerves and tissues. It asserts thousands cured after other treatments failed and sells at 1 per large bottle through Owl Drug Store.
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Owl Drug Store
Literary Society Faces End Over Exclusive Membership
The San Antonio school board debated whether the High School Literary Society must end its exclusionary practices or dissolve. They aligned with a rule banning exclusive student groups in public schools and approved a November 9 holiday for San Antonio Day at the fair. The board also tightened access to school records and planned to visit the fairgrounds to review the school exhibit funded at 300 dollars. Present: Dr. Frederick Terrell, J. P. Fentiman, T. M. Dechman, Judge Don A. Bliss, Sam Harris, Mike Gogga, C. J. Lukin, Paul Scholz.
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San Antonio
Don A. Bliss
Lukin
Fair Grounds
Frederick Terrell
J. P. Fentiman
T. M. Dechman
Sam Harris
Mike Gogga
C. J. Lukin
Paul Scholz
Police Busy in October as 666 Prisoners Face Judge Buckley
A October report from Joe Braden shows 666 prisoners appeared before Judge Buckley in 31 days. Fines totaled 4363 dollars, with over 2100 cash paid and the rest served on the rock pile. Traffic arrests reached 96, vagrants 165, intoxication 154, plus disturbances 65 and other categories. Hood's Sarsaparilla is recommended as a tonic. Also, Deputy Collector H C Smith announces a public auction of seized goods on November 10 1911 at the San Antonio Customs House alerting El Paso seizure details.
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Escarieces
Ois Kac
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Ces
Togps
Pecs Oas
Cogpr Nets
Joe Braden
Corporation Court
Buckley
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Customs House
el Paso
Tex
United States
H. C. &. Smith
Fire in Manila District Threatens City as Troops Aid
A Manila blaze in the Chinese district caused over 1 million dollars in damage and threatened the commercial area. The Twentyeth infantry under General Funston helped battle the flames, bringing the fire under control by afternoon. About 200 officers from multiple units attended a San Antonio club event featuring local actors and military music.
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Associated Press
Manila
Twentieth Infantry
Funston
Smokers Honor Fort Sam Houston Officers Tonight
San Antonio club to host a farewell banquet and smoker for officers of the remaining regiments of the maneuver division stationed at Fort Sam Houston since last March. The event Friday evening will honor the returning troops as guests of the club.
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Fort Sam Houston
Return from New York by San Antonio postmaster
Joseph W. Fuller assistant postmaster of the San Antonio office returned from a three weeks vacation in New York. He was impressed by the New York post office which handles more mail than anywhere else in the world.
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Joseph W. Fuller
San Anonio
New York
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