Army Personnel Assignments and Discharges at Camp Travis
The record lists Capt William B Harrison assigned to the 344th field artillery Camp Travis and Lieut John J Long to the same unit. Reserve Nurse Lula T Patterson relieved from active service at base hospital Camp Travis to return home Liberty NC. Capt Edward T Walton attached to the 345th field artillery Camp Travis. Maj Oscar C Smith returned from Houston business trip. Lieut A A Sheloff chaplain 31ath engineers granted ten days leave to Center Point TX due to wife illness. Capt T Kahhugh reported for duty. Lieut WH PD Grimm reported to Brooks Field. Maj W Gardenshire registered at Houston headquarters. One month’s leave to Maj Frederick H Bockeyven dental corps at Columbus NM. Lieut Philip S Walsh ordered to report to the Nineteenth field artillery in MacArthur.
Fiesta Week Opens With Parades For San Jacinto Anniversary
The 1918 Fiesta in San Antonio begins with a Monday night parade by the Crusaders and a heavy plaza crowd. Events include Spirit of 1918 parade Tuesday, school May Day festival Thursday, auto parade Thursday night, and a Womanless Wedding at Beethoven Hall. A massed band and Red Cross pageants mark the San Jacinto anniversary events through Sunday.
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Perage
Santa Anna
San Jacinto
C. A. Wortham
Con ‘I. Kennedy Carnival
San Antonio
Avenue D
Alamo Plaza
Commerce
Santa Rosa
San Saba
Houston Street
Grand Opera
League Park
Red Cross
Travis Park
Alamo
Parade of Colonial Drummers Opens City Celebrations
The Spirit of 1776 led a procession with colonial drummers and fifers. The band formed at Chestnut and Commerce streets and moved along downtown routes before breaking up at Alamo Plaza.
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Try
Chestnut
Commerce
Alamo Plaza
Dodson’s Liver Tone Promises Safe Liver Relief Tonight
An advertisement touts Dodson’s Liver Tone as a safe, plant based remedy for sluggish liver and constipation. It claims calomel’s dangers and guarantees relief by morning with a money back offer and broad family use.
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Dodson
Orson
Arig
Rodson
Rei
Pranks Cost Soldier Feet In Camp Meade Ward
Private George Valisko of Company D 3186th Infantry at Camp Meade Maryland lies wounded with both feet amputated after remaining in a base hospital ward since January. He was tormented by bunkmates who exploited his nervous temper and fear of harm, driven by rumors of court martial and execution. He had previously wandered from the camp after being told he would be shot and vanished from Williamsport Pennsylvania.
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Camp Meade, Md
George Valisko
3186Th Infantry
Valisko
Williamstown
Notebooks Reveal A Trainee’s Fearful Compliance
A reader learns of a timid trainee who arrives eager for international democracy but is quick to fear punishment. Fellow cadets exploit his excitable nature and tendency to be kidded, highlighting his vulnerability and the risk of disciplinary consequences.
Cuticura Soap and Ointment Promise Pure Skin
A radical beauty claim touts Cuticura Soap and hot water to cleanse sluggish pores for a fresh complexion. Pimples redness or roughness are treated with Cuticura ointment five minutes before bathing. sample offers by mail from Boston.
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Cuticurs
Dept. 22
Boston
Soldiers Parade Through San Antonio Mark Fiesta Start
The Crusaders pageant opened Fiesta week in San Antonio with a military parade showing U S guards on duty blue and gray postal clerks representing Civil War sides. Maj J W Everington led the 357th Infantry and Kiwanis officials rode in Nash cars. the display emphasized a chronological view of America s armed forces.
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San Antonio
Couory
United States Guards
Texas
Fiesta Grounds
America
Mitcerington
J. W. Everington
357Th Infantrys
Pirade
G. D. Makin
Capacity audiences greet Miss Wilson at camp concerts
Margaret Wilson drew standing crowds at Icely Field and Kelly Field for two camp concerts as part of a Young Men’s Christian Association tour near San Antonio. The schedule includes performances at Camp Stanley and other camps, with auxiliary acts from the Kelly Field orchestra and local performers.
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Miss Wilson
Margaret Wilson
Icely Field
Young Men’s Christian Association
Knights of Columbus
San Antonio
National War Council
Young Men's Christian Association
the Treasury
Wiliam G. McAdoo
Camp Stanley
Kelly Field
del Rio
Camp
Knights of Colummbus Hall
Ross David
Death of Naffarratte Stirs Tamaulipas Politics
In Ta maulipas a political crisis erupts after the death of General Eimiliano D. Naffarratte acting governor and Larista leader. Clashes between Caballero supporters and Lopes de Lara followers escalate as electoral disputes, arrests, and a congressional intervention unfold amid regional turmoil.
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Brownsville
Tex
Eimiliano DP
Naffarratte
Tamaulipas
National Congress
Caballero
Lopez de Lara
Victoria
Caballera
Lineras
Lopes de Lara
Carranza
Mexico
Congress
Cabrallero
Ricaut
Tampico
Nafar
Women's kidney trouble remedy promoted to readers
The notice claims many women suffer kidney and bladder issues that affect overall health and mood. It touts Dr Kilmer's Swamp Root as restoring kidney health and offers a sample bottle by mailing ten cents to Dr Kilmer Co and lists availability at drug stores for larger sizes.
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Kilmer
Binghamton, N
Pareel Post
Civil governor assassinated in Vittoria amid Tamaulipas politics
Ratte was acting civil governor at Vittoria when Naf Farratta, visiting Tampico, was arrested for a peace breach and shot by a court window guard. Farratta, once a Matamoros defender of northern Mexico and Queretaro convention ally, raises questions about his death’s impact on Tamaulipas politics. Also notes a joke about a rich uncle and a pearl bearing factory plans using sapphires for electric meters.
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Matamoros
Villistas
Jose Rodriguez
Mexico
Carranga
Queretaro
Civilista
Sulgencio Palavicini
Waffarratte White
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Victor
Lord Is
David
McCormack
Victor Talking Machine Co
Camden
N. J
Victor Records
Victor Talking Machine Company
William B. Harrison
344Rd Field Artillery
Camp Travis
John J. Long
344Th Field Artillery
Lula T. Patterson
Army Nurse Corps
Base Hospital
Liberty
North Carolina
Edward T. Walton
345Th Field Artillery
Oscar C. Smith
Houston
A. A. Sheloff
31Ath Engineers
Center Point
T. Kayhugh
M. Fh
Department
Grimm
Brooks Field
Maj. W
Gardenshire
Canin Logen, Houston
Heardquarters
Maj
Frederick H
Philip
Walsh
Nineteenth Field Artillery
MacaArthur
Mr. McAdoo
Grovi
Itamaulipas
Alamo and
Commerce Streets
Palavicini
William H. Crawford
Allegheny College
Willie
UNION
Beacon Shoe Store
E. Houston St
San Antonio, Texas
EM. Hoyt Shoe Company
Maters
Manchester
New Hamp
Cale Basse
The
Bismarck
C. R. Basse
Prop
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