Ring Ruie Bob Uhr Seeks City Commissioner Victory
A political advertisement arguing Bob Uhr won a commanding commission victory and praising his fire department while attacking Lambert Garland Lancaster and Uhr’s rivals. It accuses opponents of ring methods and police discord, urging Uhr support and warning against Tobin Coy Rubiola Bell machine.
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Bob Uhr
Mane
Hering
Uhr
Lambert
Garland
South
Lancaster
Phe
Lowther
Andres Coy
Pershing Praises Fiesta San Jacinto Opening Events
Maj. Gen. John J. Pershing, commander of the Southern Department, lauds San Antonio Fiesta San Jacinto as a magnificent affair deserving greater fame. He compares it favorably with Mardi Gras and urges distant people to visit if the climax matches the opening events. He attended the Grand Opera House performance and praised the show’s efficiency and training.
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San Antonio
San Jacinto
John J. Pershing
Southern Department
New Orleans
Grand Opera House
Fiesta Fete Celebrates Citywide Visitors and Fun
The article extols the Fiesta Fete as a great celebration drawing visitors who enjoy every minute of the citywide festivities and lively atmosphere.
Local Kansas City Board Backs Grain to Liquor Cut
The Kansas City board of trade announced by Secretary E. D. Bigelow that resolutions have been adopted calling on Congress to discontinue using grain for alcohol during the war.
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Kansas City
Board of Trade
E. D. Bigelow
Congress
Heavy Rains Flood San Angelo Area
San Angelo Texas reports heavy rains last night with the North Concho river out of its banks the highest flood stage in years and affecting local areas.
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San Angelo
Tex
North Concho
Miss Yellowleaf and the Judge's Awkward Moment
A fragment from a court scene features Miss Yellowleaf quizzed about love of nature by a judge who recalls a past romance. The dialogue hints at social expectations and the awkward tension between personal sentiment and formal proceedings.
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Miss Yellowleaf
Fiesta Week Parades Show San Antonio Pride And Prizes
Crowds fill streets as the Fiesta celebration features a Knights Templar parade and a civic trades display. The parade highlights include numerous autos from Austin and nearby towns. Prizes for best floats include a jeweled gold watch, overalls, ice cream, flour, cigars, and more as vendors showcase local manufacturing and trade. The queen will be crowned at the Majestic Theater with a royal pageant and a secret film shoot to capture the coronation for nationwide release.
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Grand Opera House
Co. A. Wortham
Knights Templar
Austin
Post Road
San Antonio
Manufacturers’ Club
William M. Capurro
American Overall Company
Alam Iron Works
Creamery Dairy Company
Dixie Oil and Refining Company
Duerler Manufacturing Company
Finch Cigar Factory
L. Frank Saddlery Company
Gebha
San Antonio Brewing Association
San Antonio Macaroni Factory
San Antonio Machine & Supply Company
West Texas Products Company
Union Meat Company
Ed H. Langé
Ralph Cameron
Willard E. Simpsono
Majestic Theater
Texas
Fiesta troop review and sham battle set for Saturday
Brigadier General James F. Parker announces arrangements for a big military exercise at Fiesta. The review and sham battle will start Saturday at 10 o clock and run to near noon, with cavalry infantry and artillery in action for spectator viewing.
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James F. Parker
San Antonians
Parker
Elderly Couple Praises Cadomene Tablets for Nervous Relief
Dear Sir I just bought Cadomene Tablets and after one tube my wife and I feel improved. My wife was nervous cross and irritable and I was very nervous. Cadomene helped us sleep and she is lively again. We enclose stamp for Health Book. Hugh Kelsoe UsKogee Oklahoma. Cadomene sold by leading druggists. Testimonies urged to share with proprietors.
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Hugh Kelsoe
E. Broadway
Uskogee
Okla
Army maneuvers warning near Camp Wilson blasts safety
General Parker urges spectators to position along the east slope of the hill behind Camp Wilson and urges cars to park on the Austin road side only. The sham battle will occur east of the road near the aviation post. He warns of grave danger if observers do not follow directions.
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Camp Wilson
Austin Road
Parker
S. O. S. W. Parade Promises Laughs At Alamo Plaza
Members of the S. O. 8 V Sons of St Vitus announce the S. O. 8 S. W. parade on Saturday night with secrecy and teased leaks. Officials anticipate sly digs and a coronation on a special stage at Alamo plaza as many lodge groups enter units for a humorous royal finale.
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Sons of St. Vitus
Alamo Plaza
French Capture 14000 Germans In Latest Allied Push
French forces storm Hill 112 and a nearby wood east of the hill, taking about 14 000 German troops. The advance reached nearly four miles deep, with Germans counter attacking without success as French troops rebuild trenches beneath artillery cover. A reliable source says British and French offensives north of Arras and on the Aisne disrupted German plans. Von Hindenburg allegedly eyed campaigns against Riga and Italy, and possible moves toward Calais or Paris, but Western offensives forced redeployments.
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Vaudesincourt
Paris
Arras
Aisne
von Hindenburg
Riga
Italy
Calais
British Front Holds After Large Scale Advance
British operations along the western front reach a temporary holding stage near Lens and St Quentin as gains are absorbed. The week’s Easter offensive brought unprecedented artillery and supplies, with 227 guns and thousands of rounds reported. Lens sits at the mining district center, weather remains harsh with freezing temperatures.
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Associated Press
France
London
Lens
St. Quentin
Arras
Vimy Ridge
Gibraltar
Hindenburg Line
Germans Take 3000 Prisoners on French Front
Berlin reports more than 3000 officers and men captured by German forces on the French battle front. French attacks along a twelve mile front were repelled by German positions near Moronvilliers and Auberive. On April 16 German forces destroyed 26 French armored motor cars. In Macedonia, German forces say they drove the French from Crvena Stena, a one kilometer wide position seized by the French last March.
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Berlin
London
Champagne
Teuton
Moronvilliers
Auberive
Macedonia
Crvena Stena
Chugagins Describes Motor Cart’s Performance
Mr. Chugagins reports the bed uses gasoline indicates weakness in spots but good appetite for fuel, as described in the Westhington Star.
Aliens Ordered Out of Half Mile Military Zone
The attorney general instructed marshals to remove all alien enemies within a half mile of forts camps airfields navy yards factories or workshops producing munitions by June 1 or face summary arrest. Possession of forbidden articles after April 24 triggers arrest unless safety is shown. Permits may allow passage for work, and exemptions may apply. Destruction of the flag marks a public danger.
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Washington, D. C
United States
Desolation described as German retreat devastates northern France
Ambassador Sharp reports to the State Department on German retreat through northern France detailing widespread destruction. He cites a German account describing a desert like landscape with mined crossroads and fields damaged by motor plows. Local officials warn reconstruction requires agricultural tools and supplies.
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Washington, D. C
France
State Department
Sharp
Nayon
Black-Draught a Splendid Remedy
Mrs. M. P. House of Lyerly Georgia shares how Thedford's Black-Draught helps with sour stomach torpid liver and indigestion. The 70 year old stomach liver and bowel remedy is vegetable acting to regulate the liver cleanse bowels and prevent serious trouble. Prices 25 cents a package or one cent a dose. drugstores carry it.
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Lyerly
Berlin Strike Warns of Hunger and Economic Strain
The piece argues 125000 Berlin workers face food shortages as Britain raises grain prices. It warns a successful blockade could bring bitter hunger and low wages, while Allied gains in Europe would spur hard times for laborers unless the public endures new food sacrifices.
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the Courier
Germany
France
Italy
Russia
Alsace- Lorraine
Triest
Trentino
Constantinople
England
Armour Meat Packers to Humanize Employment Methods
Chicago April 18 A measured step toward humanizing labor practices and reducing employee turnover was approved by Armour Meat Packing superintendents and foremen. The plan centers on a new employment bureau to hire workers and foster conditions encouraging long-term retention amid wartime labor shortages and more women workers.
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Chicago
Armour Meat Packing Company
Sheriff Team Destroys $200000 In Prohibition Seizures
A sheriff s party in Girard Alabama on April 18 began destroying $200000 worth of liquor seized by state officials in prohibition raids about a year ago.
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Girard
Ala
Tan't He Faster Than He Seems
A brief dialogue captures a worried mother and her daughter discussing a boy's quickness and a playful fear he might bolt away, reflecting light neighborhood chatter.
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Boston Transcript
Wills Filed for Probate with Several Bequests Across Estates
The will of H P Drought is probated with widow Ethel T Drought named independent executrix without bond. Bequests include 250 to St Mary's rector, 250 to Sisters of the Good Shepherd, 1000 to sister Anna Drought O Meara, remainder to widow for the four sons' education and care. Rosa Washer estate valued 60000 with executor Jesse D Oppenheimer. Louis P C Leitze leaves everything to wife Henrietta Leitze in a notebook will dated with signatures.
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H. P. Drought
Ethel T. Drought
Drought
St. Mary's Catholic Church
Sisters of the
New York
Jesse D. Oppenheimer
New Orleans
Washer
Fanny Oppenheimer
Louis P. C. Leitze
Henrietta Leitze
Louis Ph. Ch. Leitze
Treasury agents seize opium for hospital drug use
Treasury Department agents seized large quantities of opium under anti-narcotic enforcement plans. The material will be processed for hospital drugs, a scarce need intensified by wartime conditions.
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Washington, D. C
Treasury Department
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