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San Antonio Light

Location

San Antonio, Texas, United States of America

Date

Sep 26, 1916

Page

12

Hughes Denies Wilson Claims in Ohio Campaign Tour

Charles E Hughes pressed his Ohio campaign, denouncing President Wilson over the Adamson law and an eight hour day. He debated in Dayton at Memorial Hall after reviews with veterans and Republicans, then traveled toward Cleveland for another evening speech.

Dayton, CO Charles E. Hughes Dayton Ohio Cleveland Hughes Memorial Hall Wilson New York America Mr. Hughes Fair Grounds Willis

North Carolina National Guard Regiment Entrain for Border Duty

Morehead City Sept 26 The second regiment of the North Carolina National Guard on trained today for border duty at El Paso.

Morehead City N. C North Carolina National Guard el Paso

Creager Tours Texas as GOP Eyes Statewide Campaign

R B Creager Republican governor candidate traveled from San Antonio to Dallas for a Republican meeting to plan a statewide campaign. He said up to 25 speakers may stump the state, aiming to win over dormant voters and end proxy abuses while focusing on measures, not men.

R. B. Creager San Antonio Dallas Texas St. Anthony F. E. Scobey Charles C. Creeson Bexar County Hughes Club Cresson Creager Republican Organization

Hudson Super-Six makes new record across continent

Hudson Motor Car Company reports the seven-passenger Hudson super six set new coast to coast records in the first air and road trip from San Francisco to New York. The car completed the round trip in 10 days 21 hours 3 minutes last spring. the best one-way coast to coast time was 7 days 8 hours. Three drivers, R Mulford A H Patterson and Charles Vincent, used train jumps to navigate the journey. Heavy Sierra rainfall slowed the return leg by fifteen hours. The average speed, including stops across 350 plus cities, was near 700 miles per day.

San Francisco New York Sierra Nevada Mountains R. Mulford A. H. Patterson Charles Vincent

A Medicine of Merit Lydia Pinkham Vegetable Compound

A persuasive defense of Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound praising its long standing merit. The defense argues that women nationwide have relied on the remedy for forty years and would not continue buying it if ineffective. It frames the product as a trusted, traditional cure for women’s ailments.

Lydia E. Pinkham America

Catholic Societies Meet Tuesday Night In City

A meeting of the representatives of the Catholic societies of the city will be held Tuesday night at 8 o'clock at the Catholic Women's Club on Nacogdoches Street.

Catholic Women’s Club Nacogdoches Street W. A. Nicks San Jose Nicks

Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kipur Services at Turner Hall

Rosh Hashanah 5677 falls Sept 28 29 with Yom Kippur Sept 7. Services for Congregation Rodfei Sholom Bnai Israel moved to Turner Hall seats sold at 516 East Houston Street admission free to army men. Also adv notices Curry Curry chiropractors and Y M C A meeting in Corpus Christi with Army Y M C A officials. Retailers officers to meet in Dallas October 18 date tentative per T M Cullum of Dallas.

Rosh Hashanah Yom Kipur Cong Rodfei Sholom-Bnai Israel Turner Hall East Houston St State Retail Merchants’ Association Dallas T. M. Cullum

Unmusical Sausalito Fisherman Fined for Disturbing Peace

Antonio, a Sausalito fisherman, was arrested and fined for disturbing the peace after his singing upset neighbors. He complained that New York paid $2500 for singing one song, while he faced a twenty dollar judgment in Sausalito.

Antonio New York

Judge Minor defers mandamus hearing in Simmons estate case

District Judge R B Minor postponed the mandamus hearing to compel County Judge James R. Davis to vacate his order appointing Commonwealth Bank and Trust as administrator and to appoint Harriet James Fomby instead. A temporary restraining order barred Judge Davis from approving a $300000 bond before qualification. The writ seeks to name Mrs Fomby administratrix. she is Simmons’s daughter and next of kin, while the Commonwealth Bank claims creditor status through the West Texas Bank and Trust Company succession. The Simmons estate includes the Artesian Belt railroad as a principal asset, with extensive real estate also involved.

James R. Davis Commonwealth Bank and Trust Company Simmons Harriet James Fomby R. B Davis Juige Minor

Estate closes with sale of former part

A portion formerly part of the estate was sold off as the affairs were wound down, finalizing disposition of assets. The sale completes the estate's closing actions and transfers ownership of the previously held property.

Rain damages roads countywide after Monday storm

Three miles of the Babcock road and more than a mile of the Culebra road were washed out by Monday morning rain. A creek ten miles from the city on Culebra pushed out of banks, taking topping and gravel from over a mile. Repairs may cost about 8000 dollars as crews work on temporary fixes while eastern county reports little damage.

Babcock Road Culebra Culebra Road Fredericksburg Charles X. Gutzeit Babcock

China offers land tax as security for loan

Shanghai September 26 Chinese land tax to be collected under Japanese inspectors will back Japan's share of a 50 million dollar loan sought by China. Peking dispatch cites China Press indicating this move threatens internal penetration by Japanese financial agents, potentially followed by troops.

China Shanghai Japan Peking China Press

Not An Evangelist is Tommys Bold Question

A five year old son, Tommy, fights a larger boy and asks if the other boy will go to everlast ing punishment. The mother responds with hopeful religious sentiment. The boy then questions salvation, and the mother offers a cautious reply about repentance.

Tommy Jimmy Tom Christian Herald

City to Repair Garden Street Area Under Granitoid Co

Commissioner Kearny orders the Texas Granitoid Company to begin repairs on Garden Street and Roosevelt and McCullough avenues. Deep cracks appeared and the firm is responsible for maintenance for five years. Helland and the commissioner will tour streets and notify paving firms under contracts before winter. Cincinnati Avenue repairs face a problem after Beebe Construction recently worked it.

Kearny Texas Granitoid Company Ofice Garden Street Roosevelt Avenue McCullough Avenue Granitory Helland Cincinnati Avenue Beebe Construction “Company

Road repairs switch to rock asphalt after cracks reappear

The city notes that pavement laid earlier shows additional cracks and requires rework. This time the plan is to use rock asphalt rather than bitumen filler, as it is tougher and less affected by sun heat.

Self View Prompts Mirror Time Sayings

Louisville Courier-Journal quotes a woman wishing she could see herself through others eyes while a critic dismisses the idea as mere mirror time. The exchange highlights vanity versus perception with a wry urban tone.

Louisville Courier-Journal

Emulsio Praised by Kansas Physician in Lung Cure Letter

A letter from Dr. T. B. Allison of Parsons Kansas extols Emulsio for throat and lung ailments. He reports months of use with good results in his practice and urges all lung sufferers to try the product.

T. B. Allison Parsons, Kansas

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