Governor delays Texas Highway Commission appointment
Austin April 14 The governor plans to wait for the Thirty fifth Legislature special session before naming the State Highway Commission. He seeks top talent for this important law affecting Texas industry. Howard Bland of Williamson County met with the governor to discuss Tillotson Bland measure. The governor has 60 days from approval to appoint the commission.
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Austin
Tex
State Highway Commission
Texas
Howard Bland
Williamson County
Bland
Tillotson-Bland
Soldiers Seek German Agitator on Border Duty
Soldiers on border duty continued the search for a German described as inciting Mexicans in outlying districts against Americans. No trace was found of those responsible for burglarizing the Harl ing Hardware Store of pistols and ammunition.
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Brownsville
Tex
Harlingen
Texas must raise food for nation, not just state
Texas will be expected to grow enough food to feed itself and the entire nation, says Carl D. Vrooman, assistant secretary of agriculture. He tours the South urging more production, warns against waste, and calls cotton acreage cut by 25 percent to boost foodstuffs, noting railroads may struggle with cotton next year. The farmer who grows only cotton could be first conscripted.
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Dallas
Tex
Texas
Carl
Vrooman
United States Department of Agriculture
Administration bill to boost food production on public and private lands
Washington April 14 A broad measure to stimulate food production on private and public lands through reclamation projects proposes $5 million in funding. The bill, introduced by Representative Taylor of Colorado, earns approval from the Federal reclamation service.
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Washington, D. C
Representative Taylor
Colorado
House Irrigation Committee
Federal Reclamation Service
McCoy Probes German Activity at Vera Cruz
Maj. Frank McCoy, the U.S. military attache in Mexico City, travels to Vera Cruz to investigate alleged German activities in the port and Tampico. A new cabinet decree sets post May 1 portfolios with generals and ministers to be sworn in at Caranza’s inauguration.
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Mexico City
Frank McCoy
Vera Cruz
Tampico
State
Treasury
Navy
Communications
Pablo Gonzales
Salvador Alvarado
Antenor Sala
Fomento
Alberto Pani
Jose Macias
Raquez Estrada
Jose Maria Rodriguez
General Carranza
Train amputates soldier's foot in Texas accident
Gilmer Texas April 14 while trying to board a cotton Belt freight train early today Judson Robertson Company F Texas National Guard fell under the wheels and sustained the loss of a foot Robertson enlisted at Marlin.
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Gilmer
Tex
Judson Robertson
Company F
Texas National Guard
Robertson
Marlin
Compulsory Military Training Enforced at University of Texas
University of Texas will require military training for its 2600 students this term. Men receive tactics instruction while women train as nurses, first aid, food conservation, and chemistry. The plan credits students who enlist and completes equivalent coursework before term end.
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Austin
Tex
University of Texas
Germany
Taxpayers Notice San Antonio Taxes Due May 31 1917
San Antonio Texas April 9 1917 notice to all persons firms and corporations owing city taxes for 1916 that taxes are due and payable to save interest six percent per year and two percent monthly penalty for five months taxes must be paid before May 31 1917. Commissioner J F Garland signs.
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San Antonio
Tex
Fans Keep Legislators Cool In Texas Special Session
AUSTIN April 14 Lawmakers in the Thirty fifth Legislature will remain comfortable during the special session thanks to Colonel Charles L Stowe superintendent of public buildings and grounds who has installed an elaborate system of electric fans in both the House and Senate The new fans are placed at convenient points on the floor and are taillored for activation by members at their seats with six fans in each chamber to ensure a cool debate environment.
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Austin
Tex
Charles L. Stowe
House
Senate
Dreadnought New Mexico to be launched April 23
The Navy Department announced that the dreadnought New Mexico now under construction in the New York navy yards will be launched on April 23 and construction will immediately begin on the Tennessee.
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New Mexico
Washington, D. C
New York Navy Yards
Navy Department
Tennessee
Kidney health praise from Salem reader
W J Furry of Salem Missouri reports four to five years of bladder trouble with pain and relief after using Foley Kidney Pills. He notes many suffer kidney and bladder ailments but find relief with the product sold at Fischer's Drug Store.
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W. J. Furry
Salem
Foley
Fischer's Drug Store
Civil War Vet Maj Robert M Woods Tours San Antonio
Major Robert Mann Woods a Civil War veteran and early organizer of the Grand Army of the Republic visits San Antonio staying at the St. Anthony Hotel with friends and Vanderlip relatives. He notes his long newspaper career in Illinois and urges San Antonio to develop as a winter playground.
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Robert Mann Woods
Grand Army of the Republic
San Antonio
St. Anthony Hotel
Frank A. Venderlip
National City Bank of New York
Major Woods
Vanderlip Ranch
Redondo Beach
Cal
Chicago
Illinois
Ohio West
West
Joliet
Springfield
Ill
Los Angeles
America
Border Guard Plan Weighed by Texas Senator
Senator Ed Westbrook of Grayson County urged a substantial Texas appropriation to protect the Mexican border during the special legislative session. He warned regular troops may be insufficient and proposed a volunteer border guard funded possibly at 250000 dollars or more, to be used only if real need arises.
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Austin Tex
Ed Westbrook
Grayson County
Austrian Parliament to Meet in May Amid Peace Talks
Vienna dispatch reports Parliament summoned mid May as peace talks continue. German sources say Philip Scheidemann and three leading Socialists travel on special passports to Stockholm en route to Petrograd to meet Russian envoys.
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Amsterdam
London
Vienna
Philip Scheidemann
Stockholm
Addler
Erzerger
Haase
Berlin
Petrograd
Hold Conference Here by San Antonio Methodist Churches
The district conference of the Methodist Episcopal Church South, including thirteen San Antonio area churches and others in Kerrville Center Point Comfort Boerne Medina City Bandera Poteet Pleasanton Jourdan ton Charlotte Christine and nearby country churches, meets at Laurel Heights April 24 26 with Rev J H Groseclose presiding. A reception is at 1137 West Ashby Place Tuesday 8 10 p m. Conference begins 9 a m Wednesday with devotionals and business. Lunches provided daily by church committees or ladies.
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The
Methodist Episcopal Church, South
San Antonio
Kerrvills
Center Point
Comfort
Boerne
Medina City
Bandera
Poteet
Pleasanton
Jourdanton
Charlotte
Christine
Laurel Heights Methodist Church
J. H. Groseclose
West Ashby Place
Police Close 68 Bakeries in Cologne for Food Violations
A Cologne dispatch reports the police closed 68 bakeries for food regulation violations. At a bakers’ guild meeting the master said a third of Cologne bakers face court proceedings and criticized flour disposal methods as shameful.
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Copenhagen
London
Cologne
Berlin Tageblatt
Notice to Voters San Antonio 1917 Primary Ballot Order
The April 23 1917 primary in San Antonio lists mayoral candidates Sam C Bell EK Bellinger G J Carr Walton D Hood and others for city posts including Taxation Sanitation Streets Police and Fire with names H E Dickinson James F Garland J K Lamm Sam A Spindle Epitacio Davila Ray Lambert L L Shropshire Louis Heuermann Thomas C Nelson A C Pancoast F G Boehler G A Lowther Lewis Maverick Robert F Uhr City Clerk Fred Fries states the notice and political advertisement urges continued public service support.
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City of
San Antonio
Sam C. Bell
EK. Bellinger
G. J. Carr
Walton D. Hood
H. E. Dickinson
James F. Garland
J. K. Lamm
Sam A. Spindle
Epitacio Davila
Ray Lambert
L. L. Shropshire
Louis Heuermann
Thomas C. Nelson
A. C. Pancoast
F. G. Boehler
G. A. Lowther
Lewis
Maverick
Robert F. Uhr
Texas
Fred Fries
General A P Wozencraft Honored With Capitol Flag Half Mast
General A P Wozencraft former adjutant general and Texas Volunteer Guard officer died suddenly on his Arkansas farm. He began military service in 1881, led Dallas artillery, won drill prizes, served as adjutant general from 1898, retired as brigadier general in 1899, aided mobilization of Texas regiments in the Spanish American War.
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Austin
Tex
Capitol
A. P. Wozencraft
Southwestern Telegraph and Telephone Company
Newport
Ark
Wozencraft
Texas National Guard
Texas Volunteer Guard
Adjutant General
Arkadelphia
Queen City Guards
Dallas
Indianapolis
Ind
Galveston
Culbers
Gasoline Forage and Bedding Supplies Sealed Proposals
Fort Sam Houston Texas invites sealed proposals until 1:00 a.m. April 17 1917 for furnishing gasoline forage and bedding for Southern Department posts and stations during the fiscal year starting July 1 1917. Information furnished on application.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fort Sam Houston
Texas
Southern Department
Washington society women sign economy pledge during war
A group of prominent Washington society women secured signed pledges from hundreds of associates to follow a wartime economy program. The plan calls for simplicity in dress and entertaining, meals not exceeding three courses, and one meatless day weekly. Oklahoma City housewives plan to meet May 14 to outline a local economy plan aligned with the Washington appeal.
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Washington, D. C
Washington Society
Oklahoma Housewives
Oklahoma City
Okla
Housewives of
Washington
Woodrow Wilson
Dallas Candidate Severely Wounded in Accident
V Gano Compere twenty six, a defeated candidate for city finance commissioner, was badly wounded in Dallas when a target rifle he was cleaning fired. The bullet struck the abdomen and traveled upward, seen as likely fatal.
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Dallas
Tex
Gano Compere
Doctor Tells Patient Rest Key To Survival
A doctor advises a patient that life prospects will be clarified in a week. In the interim the instruction is complete rest and to avoid worry, emphasizing the need to stay calm.
Tug Sunk at Sabine Pass in Sabine Pass disaster
Tug Ellis of D. W. Ryan Towboat Co. sank after a towboat rammed it near Sabine Pass. Captain William Whener drowned. remaining crew escaped. Tug valued at 20 000 dollars.
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Sabine Pass
Port Arthur
Tex
Ellis
D. W. Ryan Towboat Company
William Whener
Mother Gray's Sweet Powders for Children
The advertisement promotes Mother Gray's Sweet Powders for children, claiming relief from feverishness headaches teething disorders and stomach issues. It asserts rapid fever and worm relief with pleasant taste and cites 10 000 testimonials and 380 years of use, available from Le Roy New York by mail order free sample.
Burlesque Parade Seeks Participants at Fiesta Night
Organizations and individuals invited to join the Burlesque Parade on Fiesta's last night with a total prize pool of $800 in cash. For information contact Porter F. Loring, president, Cr. 971, or F. E. Tucker, chairman, Cr. 2460.
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Porter F. Loring
Pres
F. E. Tucker
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