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Newspaper
Fredericksburg Standard
Location
Fredericksburg, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jul 13, 1918
Page
3
A Black worker employed in renovating the Avenue Hotel when it partially burned last week has been arrested in connection with the fire. Officers believe he may know how the blaze started, as he was seen running from the upper floors just before the fire was discovered.
A jury in Austin Texas acquits Henry Oppenheimer of violating the Texas loyalty act. Also from Nashville Tennessee a catastrophic rail crash leaves 100 dead and many injured on the Nashville Chattanoo ga & St. Louis Railway near Dutchman s Bend. Investigators cite possible errors by the No 4 engineer or signal misreadings.
Georgetown Texas July 9. A burglar entered six residences taking small sums of money and jewelry. He fired a shot at County Commissioner J N May who pursued him and escaped. Donald Bannon lost 10 dollars and a gold watch while Edgar Purl lost 6. He entered several other homes and was bold in his work. Officers expect to make an arrest soon.
Frank Garza, former San Antonio firefighter of 208 Durango Street, died after a truck ran him down on Commerce Street. He was moved to an infirmary in a private car and died three hours later. The truck operator, E. P. Grashof of 121 North Cherry Street, was placed under arrest.
Western Union telegram from Dallas dated July 1 1918 to G Chishohn Fredericksburg Texas urges immediate conference of wealthier men in Gillespie County to press for county quota completion this week for War Savings Stamps.
A 191s era letter from the National War Savings Committee urges Gillespie County Texas to close a 110000 shortfall in War Savings Stamps. It calls War Savings subscriptions of 500 to 1000 dollars per man, targeting wealthy residents for an aggressive countywide drive led by Gillespie County leaders and Mr. Chisholm. The missive stresses duty to county and government and seeks a list of eligible donors to maximize participation.
In Maxwell Texas on July 9 Harry Pfeiffer oldest son of Charles B Pfeiffer drowned while bathing at a gin pond. He slipped on the bank and disappeared into about twenty feet of water. Friends raised the alarm and a crowd searched for an hour before recovering the body. Pfeiffer was a Maxwell High School graduate last year.
Wreckage washed ashore at Far Rockaway near Tilden in New York on July 9 and is in the possession of army officers. Six bombs and rockets found with the debris carry German instructions and are timed to explode after landing, fueling belief that the raider or its mother ship was sunk following harassment of shipping offshore.
From a Lipsitz letter and district lists, county War Savings leaders plan a July 19 1918 meeting at the Court House to urge better stamps sales amid drought. Hugo Klier and G Chisholm plus council heads urge stronger local effort and county-wide appeal for more progress.
Three men die in two armed clashes between a sheriff’s posse and a band of deserters eight miles west of Heber Springs Arkansas. Porter Hazelwood Tom Atkinson and his son are killed as deputies battle armed fugitives in trees and a ravine. Camp Pike is sending fifty soldiers to aid.
Announcement column lists publication rates for political notices including U S Congress 15 dollars Judicial or Senatorial District 10 dollars Representative District 7.50 dollars County 3 dollars Precinct 3 dollars and reading notices for candidates at 1 cent per word per issue.
Zach Lamar Cobb announces for Congress in Texas Sixteenth District as a Democratic candidate. He endorses 100 percent Americanism, backing the President and aiding the war effort against Germany. Claude B. Hudspeth also proclaims candidacy subject to the Democratic primary, with Prohibition and Woman Suffrage platforms. Cobb notes former Baltimore Wilson delegate and El Paso Collector of Customs posts.
District Attorney 33rd Judicial District of Texas, Mitch Johnson of San Saba County announces candidacy subject to Democratic primary. Harry Hertzberg of Bexar County and WW. C. Linden of San Antonio also announce bids for State Senator in the 24th Senatorial District of Texas comprising Bandera Bexar Gillespie Kendall Kerr and Real counties, subject to Democratic Primary results.
A. D. Stahl submits for district clerk of Gillespie County in the upcoming November election. Geo. E. Wright confirms his own candidacy for re-election to the same office.
Alfred Klaerner seeks re election to the office of Sheriff and Tax Collector of Gillespie County at the upcoming November election. Herman Ochs is noted in relation to the race in the readable fragment.
Huntington N Y July 6 curfew for women enacted with penalties of 50 dollars fine or six months imprisonment or both no girl or woman may be on streets after 9 p m or before 5 30 a m with a soldier or sailor unless he is immediate family or accompanies her with parents express permission Violations target daily visiting soldiers
Tax Assessor announces candidacy details for Gillespie County at the upcoming November election. Campaign information and filing deadlines are provided for voters and interested candidates.
A candidate files for re election as Gillespie County Treasurer and also seeks the office of Constable in Justice Precinct No 1. The filing covers the November election period with the date set for the contest. The notice outlines the offices sought and the jurisdiction involved.
An advertisement offers good commercial printing and quick service with a contact phone number 40. The notice emphasizes reliable turnaround and accessibility for business printing needs.
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