Home Card urged by Food Administration for conservation
From the Committee on Public Information dated July 4 1917 the Home Card is the major appeal of the Food Administration press prominence urged with strong page box. Citizens are invited to join the service pledge to conserve food at home and mail pledged card to the Food Administrator in Washington for free instructions and a household tag. a 10 cent fee buys the official button and optional insignia shield.
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Committee On Public Information
Food Administration
Washington, D. C
United Saw
Food Administrator
The
Mexico and the World Disposes War by Leonard Heil
Leonard A. Heil reports Mexico near breaking with Germany but says such a shift would not reflect U S government advice. Washington has not urged Mexico to change its stance, though neutrality in the war is favored by many officials. Heil, known as Hanus Mickle, is a Texas Free Mason founder who is retiring from active business at 74.
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Mexico
Leonard A. Heil
Texas
Freemason
Washington
D. C
Germany
United States
San
Final Abdication of Manchu Emperor Expected
Republican troops report a coup failure as the Manchu Emperor Hsun Tung is said to abdicate soon with General Chang Hsun taken into custody. Peking troops retreat from the sacred city while Republicans seize control of four railroads out of the capital. China’s military crisis appears near resolution as dispatches from the Peking Foreign Office arrive in Washington.
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Dp. C
Peking
Hsun Tung
Chang Hsun
Chang
Imperial City
China
aQo
Washington
Burglar Strikes Selma Home In Broad Daytime Theft
Burglars entered the Hugo Marbach residence while the occupant was away on a fishing trip and stole about $100 in jewelry including a bracelet locket chain and ring from a cut window. Missing items include a seal ring a blue item and several pieces of women’s clothing.
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Hugo Marbach
Ting
Antonio
Selma
Medina
Sanves
Duggan Trial Set In San Angelo Case
Ed Duggan will be tried here on July 20 for the killing of merchant J A Peasley last May during the State Firemen's Convention. Peasley was shot and killed in the back end of his store. Descrete local report notes the court date and incident context.
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San Angelo
Tex
Ed. Duggan
J. A. Peasley
Peasley
Trains From Camp Funston To Serve Student Officers
Arrangements by the San Antonio and Aransas Pass Railroad plan two trains from Camp Funston on Saturday afternoon for student officers. Officials say the schedule will follow the pattern from last week, with trains leaving around 1:15 to 1:45 and arriving in San Antonio in just over an hour. On the return trip last Sunday, nearly 1,200 passengers were accommodated on the two specials.
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San Antonio
Aransas Pass
Camp Funston
Ieamp
Jury Selected in Dodd Criminal Assault Case in Dallas
Dallas July 18 The jury for Leonard Dodd on a charge of criminal assault was completed tonight. Evidence will be heard Thursday morning. The State will seek the death penalty. Dodd's companion Walter Stevenson was convicted last week and received the death penalty for abducting a young woman from an automobile and assaulting her.
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Dallas
Tex
Leonard Dodd
Walter Stevenson
Dodd
Death of William Sueltenfuss in Tampa at 71
News reached San Antonio of William Sueltenfuss 71 dying in Tampa Florida last Sunday. Survived by widow two sons one daughter in Tampa two stepsons Edward Eisle of San Antonio and sister Mrs Ferdinand Theiss of San Antonio. Buried in Tampa Tuesday morning.
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San Antonio
William Sueltenfuss
Tampa
Fla
Jane
Edward Eisle
Ferdinand Theiss
Injured in Collision on Blanco Road Near San Antonio
Mrs. Charles A. Dugler seriously injured when a roadster carrying three men collided with a touring car carrying her and three friends near Los Angeles and Blanco Road. Mrs. Dugler, and Mrs. Earl Montgomery, were hurt. Dugler and two other occupants of the roadster were arrested for drunkenness and held without bond.
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Charles A .Dugler
Dugier
Los Angeles
Blanco Road
San Antonio
Earl Montgomery
Galveston
Charles A. Dugler
Butcher
Joseph Scofelia
W. Underwood
Carpenter
Saunders Avenue
Ian
Luther King
Bond
Proudfoot
Lothian
Lonnie Crow
Villa Leads His Men Into Jiminez Junction
Juarez July 18. Francisco Villa led his forces into Jiminez, an important junction on the Mexican Central Railroad 131 miles south of Chihuahua City. Reports say the small garrison was massacred and the town looted by Villa, cutting off Torreon and Parral from Chihuahua City communications.
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Juarez
Francisco Villa
Jiminez
Chihuahua City
Villa
Jimenez
Torreon
Parral
Carpenters Urgently Needed at Camp Travis Cantonment
Gen lere! Superintendent T A Carr of Stone and Webster said 500 carpenters were needed at Camp Travis in San Antonio to meet construction schedules. Carpenters earn 6.87 per day for ten hours, with eight hours at 5 and overtime at time and a half. Lumber shipments are rising gradually as tracers begin work for shipping centers.
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Camp Travis
San Antonio
Genlere
T. A. Carr
Stone & Webster Company
Gimount
Carr
Sa Antonio
Cantonment
Conference on Emergency Fleet policy continues
General Goethals and the Shipping Board clashed over policy as the conference failed to agree. Goethals requested a continuation tomorrow amid Navy and War Department disagreements. Delays to vessel readiness persist with estimates of earlier completion before September 1. Local notes mention visitors Olga Seileger from Lad Hart Tex and various Texas residents staying at a hotel and social events around town.
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G W. Goethals
Emergency Fleet Corporation
Denman
Williams
Shipping Board
Goethals
General
Board of Directors
War At
Navy
Wit Shipping Board
Navy Department
York
Mount Aetna Eruption Sets Record Height at Crater
Mount Aetna in Sicily produced a brief but panic inducing eruption. Lava burst from the crater to 2,500 feet high, covering the surrounding air with molten rock thirty five minutes after the event. Professor Pond called the eruption wonderful in its grandeur.
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Catania
Sicily
Mount
Aetna
Pond
Fighting of Less Interest Across Fronts Reported
The report notes reduced fighting intensity on multiple fronts. British and German artillery duels persist in Northern Belgium as Haig’s forces conduct patrol raids. In East Galicia Korniloff’s army resists Austro German forces, while near Novica an enemy gain was retaken in a counterattack. Petrograd reports quellings of disorder and casualties in Tuesday’s fighting.
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Reichstag
BRS
Verdun
Anne
Eral Petain
Chemin Des
Belgium
Haig
Monehy le Preux
Korniloff
Galicia
Halicz
Kalusz
Novica
Brzezany
Tate
Petrograd
Miss Nettye Bringhurst Vacationing in City Notes
Miss Nettye Bringhurst of San Antonio spent her vacation at the hotel the past week. Mrs. M. M. Striegler's new residence or project continues to be mentioned in Cain City notes with local updates and small items of interest.
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Olga Seileger
Ladhart
Tex
T. C. Se
Werdeman
Waco
Texas
Parish
SanAntonio
Tee
Otto Cowall
Nettye Bringhurst
San Antonio
M. M. Striegler
Goethals Denman Ship Building Debate Delayed
Washington July 18 The Goethals Denman ship building controversy moved toward a solution but no definite action was taken to implement measures for supplying ships to meet national and allied needs after the lengthy conference concluded.
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Washington, D. C
Goethals-Denman
Soldier and farmer jailed in Elmendorf assault case
A Mexican woman alleges a Mexican trooper and an American farmer from Elmendorf forced her from a wagon and assaulted her after a roadside ride. Deputies arrested the two men on Tuesday afternoon and a sheriff's inquiry continues with complaints to be filed. The woman gave details to officers who searched for the attackers and identified the suspects.
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Elmendorf
New York
Camp Funston
James Galb
Gallorea
Sheriff’s Office
Ifense
Dorf
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Barrier - Maier Co
Duggan
Wm. M. Sueltenfuss
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Ogram
Paramount Pictures
Marguerite Clark
World Pictures
Clara Kimball Young
Lenore Ulrich
Mount Aetna
Cain City Notes
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