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Newspaper
San Antonio Light
Location
San Antonio, Texas, United States of America
Date
Sep 01, 1915
Page
2
Officials of Katycht with Sankers conducted depot-site inspections amid talks on finance and project timing. Dozens of New York bankers and local directors gathered as preparations for the work proceeded, with arrival of inspectors and details about property handling and future steps.
Reports say officials seize control of property in three locations to suspend passenger and freight yard work. Opposition lines up, asserting plans will not be ruined and alleging authorities will inaugurate near a planned route. Obstacles persist as legal and political tensions rise.
Deficit in school funds anticipated as apportionment shortfalls constrain budgets. Officials warn the state education program faces strained financing while local authorities project cuts and potential layoffs or program reductions without additional funding.
The posterette contest organized by the Renny Club and Sar Ati Likh drew many designs shown at the municipal advertising event. Winners named by judges will be chosen Friday and printed for San Antonio advertising, with prizes including a five dollar car prize and a design display.
William Parchman died at 4:40 a.m. in Somerset Texas after a long life as a sheriff in the county. He served in the Civil War and had Kentucky origins, with survivors including his widow two daughters and four sons. The funeral and interment are planned in Somerset Thursday afternoon, with a long list of relatives and an undertaking company handling arrangements.
In a brief local item the Sheltey Loring Undertaking Co announces expanded automobile equipment and aviation related offerings. The notice lists contact details and notes steady prices for funeral arrangements without extravagant charges.
Fragmentary text references iTeutons and passenger ships, ambiguous wartime planning terms, and diplomatic communications. Mentions Ambassador Bernstovtt, a U.S. diplomatic achievement, and various military and naval items with unclear sequence and context.
A garbled navy account claims a submarine attempted to strike British territory near Nicosia from New Orleans, then a patrol boat engaged the vessel. Current reports say the submarine may have been captured or sunk, with confusion over details and timing.
The report outlines Orozco and his father Colonel Orozco in a clash over large sums of money amid shifting loyalties during the Madero era. Orozco, aligned with Huertistas, led followers through harsh campaigns, earning the nickname solorados or Red. After Madero’s fall, his band continued to clash with federal forces, slipping through enemy lines and marching under unpredictable conditions.
The report covers factional moves in Mexico amid uprisings and arrests in the United States, naming figures such as Orozco and Puerta, with clashes near Norlan ranch and a chase ending in Newinga. A Texas arrest ties to the same conflict as U S authorities search for fugitives. A Benevolent and Protective Order of Biks dinner event is noted in San Antonio with details on the program and feastmaster.
Mrs. TG Cunningham of 419 Newton Street in Waco, Texas credits Vitalitas with curing her rheumatism after a cold wet spell. She recalls severe pain that eased as rainfall continued, praising Vitalitas for soothing rheumatic symptoms and improving digestion, kidneys, and blood. Sold at Summer's Sprug Store and by druggists.
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