Prospect Hill Demands Car Route Change at Mass Meeting
Residents of Prospect Hill press for rerouting I N cars away from their homes. A mass meeting at Prospect Hill Baptist Church will invite mayor, city council and traction officials to hear a petition campaign aiming to sign nearly 4000 names west of the I N depot. Leaders say boundary shift is a pretext and seek routing via W Houston St Pecan St and Commerce St.
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Prospect Hill
Rec
Route International
Great Northern
Prospect Hill Baptist Church
Traction Company
International & Great
Northern
International & Great Northern
B. A. Greathouse
W. Houston St
Pecan St
Commerce Street
Publishers Need Texas Permits Before State Contracts
Special to The Light reports Texas text book bid firms had not secured state business permits. The question split with the secretary of state asking the attorney general whether permits were needed to bid. Attorney General Walthall ruled permits not required to bid but mandatory before signing state contracts. A. Collman, plumber, 416 Main Ave.
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Austin
Tex
Text Book Board
Texas
Secretary of State
Attorney General’s Department
Walthall
Athletics to Train in San Antonio This Winter
The Philadelphia Athletics will train in San Antonio again this winter arriving about February 20 and staying for a month. Assistant Manager Hawley of the Menger hotel reports Connie Mack confirms the stay and praises last year’s hospitality. The letter requests the same accommodations for the team and accompanying newspaper men. Twenty four operations enter in the construction of a watch.
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Philadelphia Athletics
San Antonio
Hawley
Menger Hotel
Connie Mack
Athletics
Menger
County Judge's six year report previews public budget use
County Judge Phil Shook compiles a detailed six year record of county management ahead of James R. Davis's succession. He promises full disclosure of county spending, road improvements, budget discipline, and debt avoidance, with praise for cooperating commissioners and a note on public accountability. The report aims to illuminate how Bexar County progressed under its leaders. A Toronto paper reports a push for truthful advertising, including a shoe sale claim, and Belgian officers unveil a dog drawn machine gun carriage with pneumatic tires.
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Phil Shook
James R. Davis
Shook
Bexar
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United States
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Joske’s
Louis Book Store
E. Houston St
Gibbs Bldg
Toronto Mail and Empire
Alamo Bottled Beer
Alamo
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