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Newspaper
San Antonio Light
Location
San Antonio, Texas, United States of America
Date
Nov 13, 1904
Page
3
Hunters return with a bountiful day of game as the party pockets a variety of fur and fowl. Reported incidents indicate successful trips with several notable catches and strong turnout from local clubs. Authorities note no major disturbances and steady weather aided the hunts.
A long, garbled note details the Texas railroad commission, freight rates, and proposed changes. It mentions freight revenue figures, a plan to adjust pricing, and references to audits and partnerships. The text references a holiday rate and possible future meetings, with scattered names and dates obscured by OCR errors.
The article notes heavy cotton shipments from Texas to the Orient, with increased demand across the Far East. It mentions Japanese demand growing and freights exceeding past seasons, plus reprisals and cargo insurance concerns, while Pacific routes and rail lines move large quantities to Pacific points.
A single car carried 188 bales of cotton from Texas to New Orleans this week. The shipment weighed 59,000 pounds and the load stood 14.44 feet high. Photographs show the lead car towering with the top above the car. A photospromised the largest ever recorded, citing a fiber shortage as reason for the stacking method.
Special to The Light from Treuston Texas November 12 reports Houston and Galveston proposing substantial investment for a Brownsville road terminal. Industrial organizations are being asked to contribute from forty thousand to thirty seven thousand five hundred dollars to acquire and relocate track facilities for access to the new route. Local authorities seek to secure available property near the cities to facilitate purchase and transfer. A recent confirmation indicates the project aims to open the road entrance and associated terminal facilities.
A fragment from The Weekly Record describes Colonel George W. Brackneridge voting and the crowd’s behavior at a polling place. It notes the solemnity of voting as a civic duty and contrasts Brackneridge’s quiet respect with other attendees who loudly engage in the scene.
The document credits Reagan Houston with leading the Gas and Elestri¢ company and the Traction company Eton toward public service. It notes his ties to Gries and Ten, his life in Saw Adionio, and mentions medical and political context, stressing public comfort and charity.
A garbled notice mentions a Baptist church figure, Mike Horham bedridden, Harper, and Miss Mucham, with references to a marriage plan years past. It notes a groom forty and a bride of age, with mentions of a local coal firm and an address at 224 South Plore Street New York, plus scattered surnames Carr Wood and Co. coal and Pittsburg references.
A garbled historical notice references a railroad company and Western Union dispute. It mentions defendants including a presumed Harvightry or similar rail entity, payments, and a legal action with references to Goxgan and Ming in connection with textile goods and velvet plumes. The text is fragmented but implies a civil matter over payments or contracts with multiple named entities.
Real estate transfers listing conveyances from Axel Meerscheidt and OC to G A Wallace covering Lots 3 and 4, Block 3 in old city of Vhs F400 and additional property transfers including parcel details near San Antonio. Names such as A D Kriysloty and others appear in fragmented form with figures indicating values and lots.
A physician ponders digestion and diet in a rambling text. It discusses stomach function, aging, and the idea that meals and certain tonics affect digestion, referencing dyspepsia and a supposed remedy touting tablets and tonics as aids. The passage reads like a period advertisement and medical blurb with many garbled phrases and odd phrasing.
A fragmentary historical page shows Waltoe Scott and John Kaningon discussing political tactics in Texas, mentioning Democrats and Republicans, local county matters, and a New York hotel advertisement. It also notes a 27 years ago city item, a train departure, and local business lines amid garbled OCR text.
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