Public Service Reform Studied by City Federation
The City Federation of Clubs asks each member organization to appoint one representative to join state federation committees on civil service reform. The effort targets how public institutions are run and how civil servants are chosen, with a focus on reforms for care institutions. The state committee includes Mrs. O. S. Clarke of Galveston, Mrs. Mary Christensen of Wichita Falls, and Mrs. C. C. Lane of Dallas.
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Tion
O. 8. Clarke
Galveston
Mary Christensen
Wichita Falls
C. C. Lane
Dallas
Beases Sugar Mill to Operate Brownsville Plant
Beases Sugar Mill reports San Benito Manufacturing will not finish its plant this season. The company arranges with the Ohio Texas mill receiver in Brownsville to operate that plant until San Benito completes its own. It will be able to handle all cane offered by valley growers this season.
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Beases
San Benito
Tex
San Benito Manufacturing Company
Ohio-Texas
Brownsville
San Benito Sugar Manufacturing Company
Cotton Supply Up 12 Percent But U S Consumption Drops
The census bureau reports for the year ending August 31, 1911 a total raw cotton supply of 13,655,479 bales up from 12,188,021 last year, yet U S consumption declines by about 2 percent to 4,696,316 bales. Exports rise 22 percent and net imports climb over 52 percent to 231,191 bales. The report details consumption and stocks by region, with figures for mills, warehouses, and various holding categories.
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Associated Press
Washington
United States
Census Bureau
I Isn
What a Woman Can and Bid Do Cardui Claim Ad
McMinnville Tenn Mrs Lucy Hennessee states she suffered years with womanly troubles and after using Cardui reports relief. She says her husband now believes in its benefits and describes improved health appetite and vigor. The ad urges other women to try Cardui a tonic built from mild herbs and offers a 64 page Home Treatment for Women booklet upon request.
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McMinnville
Tenn
Lucy Hennessee
N. B
Ladies’ Advisory Dept
Chattanooga Medicine Co
Chattanooga, Tenn
Eleventh Cavalry Wins Army League Trophy
The Eleventh Cavalry clinched the Army League trophy in a two game playoff at Fort Sam Houston. A 9–8 eleven inning victory over the Tenth Infantry decided the title after a 8–4 morning loss by the Eleventh to the Twenty second Infantry. Geer and Van Ottman pitched for the winners, with Kramer Dodson and Tingle delivering key moments as crowd of 3000 watched. Umpire Joe Sheldon officiated both games.
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San Antonio
Fort Sam Houston
Panama
Tenth Infantry
Eleventh Cavalry
Twenty-second Infantry
Upper Post
Army Post
Creekbaum
Kramer
Dodson
Tingle
Cavalry
Geer
van Ottman
Joe Sheldon
West Texas Military Academy
R. H. E. 22A Infantry
Grady
Kromer
Sheldon
R. HH. E. 10Th
Inf
Furow
Land Sale Near Kyle Pulls $100 Per Acre
W M Rogers sold 23212 acres of land two miles northeast of Kyle to Mr. McWilliams of Travis county for 100 dollars an acre. The sale was reported in Kyle on September 26.
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Kyle
THE
LIGHT
Tex
W. M.rogers
Booker T. Washington to Speak in San Antonio Tonight
Booker T. Washington arrives in San Antonio at 10 15 am over the Southern Pacific to a throng of a thousand or more. He meets Mayor Callaghan and city officials, attends a luncheon at Douglas high school, and will speak at Bethoven Hall at 7 pm before departing at 10 pm for Houston.
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Booker T. Washington
San Antonio
Southern Pacific
Washington
Emmett J. Scott
Nathan Hunt
Booker T. Jr
Wickeland
Tuuncheon
Negro School
Douglas High School
Negro Business League
Bethoven Hall
Houston
J. T. Walton
W. M. Drake
MI O NA Stomach Tabs Highlighted As Cure All
An advertised stomach tab known as MI O NA claims relief for indigestion belching heaviness gas nervousness dizziness sleeplessness and unsettling dreams as a universal remedy across Mississippi.
MI-O-NA Stomach Tablets Ad Propels Quick Relief
A San Antonio Light reader ad proclaims MI-O-NA ends indigestion and returns money if not cured. Bexar Drug Co. offers the 60 cent tablets with samples free from Booth's Minna in Buffalo, New York, and druggists nationwide.
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Bexar Drug Co
San Antonio
Booth
Mio Na
Buffalo
N. Y
Train timetable fragment shows routes and schedules
A truncated rail schedule lists numerous train numbers and routes including From Houston and New Orleans, From Dakine and Ft Worth, From the north, and For Dallas Worth Waco. Times range early morning to late evening with departures and arrivals and notes on Sunday or town restrictions.
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Houston
New Orleans
Galveston
Dakine
Ft. Worth
North
Dallas, Worth
Waco
Uston
Kerrville
Train timetable fragment notes routes and times
Fragmentary rail notice lists departures and arrivals toward El Paso Victoria and west routes. Entries mention Afliye No9 from the east No17 from the east Nos808-318 covers and 10:15 am alongside 4:45 pm and 8:40 am times.
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Afliye
Paso
Victoria
el Paso
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FacSinle Signature of
New York
Bears
Castoria
the Cantaur Company
Orry
F. Luckett & CO
E. Commerce
Texas
Draughon
Practical Business College
San Antonio, Texas
Susivess College
Alamo Plaza and Crockett
American Bank& Trust Co
West West A.mbert
Army League Trophy
Callaghan
Beethoven Hall
Beacon
Beacon Shoe Store
Alamo Plaza
Lee Ea
High Flyer
St. Louis
C. M. Bynum
J. O. Bell Co. M. Price
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Palestine
Laredo
Esee
Mexico
Ceaeee
City Office
East
Houston Street
Moore Building
OLD Phone
Santa Fe
California
Grand Canyon
Commerce
Dallas, D. P. A
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Davy Crockett
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Standard
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