Good Roads Train to Tour Texas Statewide
The Missouri Kansas and Texas line will launch a Good Roads educational tour starting December 4. A special train with experts Prof Potts and Prof Evans will travel through San Antonio Austin Waco Smithville Rotan Wichita Falls and Dallas to promote modern farming methods and road building demonstrations.
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Missouri, Kansas & As
Texas
Missouri, Kansas & Texas
Potts
Evans
Agricultural and Mechanical College
San Antonio
Austin
Waco
Smithville
Rotan
Wichita Falls
Dallas
Booklets Launched To Showcase Bexar County Roads
County commissioners awarded a contract for 2000 free booklets detailing Bexar County roads. Judge Shook and Commissioner Sommers will oversee delivery by November. The booklets will depict road stretches culverts bridges and scenery around San Antonio for Good Roads Day at the fair.
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Bexar County
Shook
Frank Sommers
Dallas
Dallas County
San Antonio
German traveler aims for San Francisco walk with $10000 prize
Edward Guiest of Munich traveled from Buenos Ayres to San Francisco as a special correspondent. He began July 26 1908 and hopes to reach San Francisco February 14 1912. He carries signatures of presidents governors and officials. E M Van Sant of Mexico City arrives in San Antonio en route to St Louis. Constable John Trainer ill at home for several days.
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Kyle
Tex
Edward Guiest
Munich
Germany
Buenos Ayres
San Francisco
New York
E. M. van Sant
Bank of Commerce
Mexico City
San Antonio
St. Louis
Two Reasons Given for Zarzamora Street Improvement
City plans extend Zarzamora street work twelve blocks south to West Commerce street after near seven thousand dollar upgrade. Alderman Mauermann and H E Hildebrand cited two explanations while officials dispute the rural delivery threat and route logic.
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Zarzamora Street
Fredericksburg
Culebra
United States
West End
Zarramora Street
Mauermann
H. E. Hildebrand
Carter-Mullaly Transfer Company
Zarramora
Hedges
Murphey Avenue
Fredericksburg Road
West Commerce Street
Tourism fuels San Antonio hotel boom despite travel limits
The article in The Coming Country magazine claims San Antonio draws 25 000 to 30 000 visitors yearly spending about 10 million dollars, boosted by modern hotels and luxury accommodations. Other notes include local business moves in Lockhart Luling land sales and Navy promotions, plus Baylor Day at the fair and police duty assignments for the exposition.
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San Antonio
Missouri, Kansas & Texas Railroad Company
South
the Alamo
B Y P U Rally Postponed To Friday
The monthly B Y P U rally for the city at Prospect Hill Baptist church has been postponed from this evening to Friday November 10.
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Prospect Hil Baptist Church
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Hodgson
Candy Maker
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Wellville
Postum Cereal Company, Limited
Battle Creek, Mich
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Lockhart Register
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Luling
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Washington
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Burt
Naval Service
Baylor College
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Fair Association
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Newnam
Wolfson
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Pingree
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Packer
National Toilet Co
Shepherd
Panama
Pepperell
Bretelles
Wwe
Lisle
Oge
Rae
Saul Wolts Dry
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