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Newspaper
San Antonio Light
Location
San Antonio, Texas, United States of America
Date
Oct 21, 1885
Page
2
The piece critiques ballot box manipulation and urges stricter election integrity while noting McAllister’s stance in the Fourth ward. It proposes city expense cuts and highlights a Deep Water convention in San Antonio to unite regional interests and spur action. It also previews tomorrow’s Volkafest events and welcomes visitors.
Monday action adds 500 dollars per year to city funds while ward residents back Mr. McAllister on water works ownership. Sewer tax possible with guarantees on Water Works conduct. failure risks defeat. The Times urges ballot safeguards as in Chicago and Cincinnati.
Strike talks in Galveston outline a tentative peace plan with white and colored labor divisions. Knights of Labor, Mallory Line representatives, and color workers form committees to report next Wednesday on a proposed equal labor split and a peaceful adjustment to avoid riot or bloodshed. Also included is a brief note on Brown's Iron Bitters testimonial from Z O Batson of McAllister Tennessee.
A collage of brief items praises editorials and advertising claims, with references to the Grant monument fund, Dana’s denunciations, an anecdote about rent and recommendations, medical endorsements for Hostetter's Stomach Bitters, art supplies in San Antonio, a Knoxville police chief praising Dr King's New Discovery, and a livestock trade note for four hundred fat beeves and twelve hundred goats.
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