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Newspaper
San Antonio Light
Location
San Antonio, Texas, United States of America
Date
Sep 30, 1915
Page
1
An advertised remedy claims to cure piles and rectal troubles quickly in the privacy of home. A box is available at druggists, with a single box said to often cure and a free trial sample plus booklet offered by mailing a coupon in plain wrapper.
In Corpus Christi Texas on September 90 FE Caldwell reports his son Merert J Caldwell has been assigned by the Navy Department to a special electrical engineering course at the Perry Gyroscope Company in Newark City. Caldwell was a 1978 Annapolis graduate.
A new Panama Oil Company has been organized with 80 000 capital and plans extensive development in the Alta Vista field. Directors include N Burleson J J Mars ED Nieman and JW Pittman. Charter filed in Austin. Initial well expected to be drilled soon with several rigs already moving.
Birth records list multiple infant arrivals to families including Charter Levine Angelus Mangotl and others. Entries show addresses such as Lakeview avenue and Garsestreet with dates in September, naming parents Mr and Mrs. and various street locations.
Commissioner Lambert leads three day sanitation push to clear trash citywide. Alisa Aritonia joins general clean up as Mayor Brown proclaims citizen participation. Widespread volunteer effort and extra wagons prompt hope of a near spotless town with health officer Dr. W. A. King praising broad support from west and Mexican quarters.
The San Antonio and Aransas Pass railroad will launch a new through freight service between San Antonio and Corpus Christi, operating Friday. The schedule has the train leaving San Antonio at 8 PM and arriving in Corpus Christi at 6 AM, trimming the coast route by six hours and avoiding local freight delays by running on a fixed schedule.
Ed Kenedy, promoting a San Antonio to Houston interurban line, has returned to San Antonio to advance the project. He says territory towns visited show the proposal in good shape and expects field engineers soon to locate the line. He plans to form a financial syndicate to take over the proposition for inauguration and construction within sixty days.
Promoter Mr Kenedy announced plans for the Houston Richmond and San Antonio Interurban, to be chartered with 266000 capital. He has raised about 400000 in bonuses and stock subscriptions from towns to be served, with a further 400000 sought before finalizing. The project was endorsed by the Chamber of Commerce board when presented earlier.
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