Toasts and costumes at social events in San Antonio
A long list of society gatherings includes a toastmistress lineup for Shakespearean character toasts led by Miss Lucy Richmond and others, polo hosts at Fort Sam Houston, a return from Galveston and Laredo visits, a花 show opening with Howells' The Mouse Trap at the Gunter, a classical dance, and a village wedding act. The Henry Turner Bailey Art Club hosted a luncheon with toasts by school officials and teachers, with decorative sweet peas and hand painted place cards, plus a card party planned by the College and Academy of the Incarnate Word alumnae to benefit scholarships.
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Octavia Bullis
Mildred Morris
Fannie Frank
Alita Olivarri
Marguerite White
Lucile Baer
Henry Turner Bailey Art Club
Wolff & Marx
Charles 8. Meek
Sarah Smith King
Crockett
Highland Park
Eleanor Brackenridge
Stella Higgins
Camille Yeamans
Mamie Brawner
Nellie Lytle
Swift & Co Beef Prices in San Antonio Week Ending April 21
Swift and Co reports weekly beef sales in San Antonio for the week ending Saturday April 21 with domestic beef averaging 14.48 cents per pound. Adyv provides the data.
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Swift & Co
San Antonio
New Mooney Inquiry Eyed in San Francisco Bomb Case
San Francisco April 23 new sensational moves loom as Thomas J Mooney's counsel edge toward a frame up claim in the bomb conviction that killed ten during the Preparedness Day parade July 22. Attorneys expect to reveal details when the county grand jury opens its official inquiry next Wednesday under an Attorney General Webb appointee. Meanwhile Edward Nolan five was released on 2500 bond Saturday as a direct consequence of the evolving charges.
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San Francisco
Cal
Thomas J. Mooney
Mooney
Webb
Edward Nolan
Soldiers Fired Upon Des Moines Waterworks Guards
In Des Moines Iowa on April 23 attackers tried to shoot soldiers guarding the waterworks and Parsons Machine Shops. A bullet passed through a militiaman s hat while at the machine shop a light was flashed and fire opened. The guards returned fire and the assailants fled.
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Des Moines
Iowa
Parsons Machine Shops
First airplane flies over Boerne Texas
Boerne residents witnessed the first aeroplane flight today as John Frost of San Antonio piloted a craft over the town at about six o clock. He looped the city twice, dipped to about 250 feet near the main street, headed toward Comfort, then returned toward San Antonio.
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Boerne
Tex
John Frost
San Antonio
Comfort
Stars and Stripes Open United States Day in Paris
April 23 in Paris marked the opening of United States Day as the Stars and Stripes were unfurled from the Eiffel Tower and saluted by twenty guns. The French tri color and the Star Spangled banner were raised together at the ceremony.
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Paris
Eiffel Tower
Washington’s Statue Palm Plaque Ceremony in Paris
Ambassadors, diplomats, and municipal leaders gathered as 40,000 American flags were handed out by a committee and waved by crowds around Paris. William G. Sharp, the American ambassador, welcomed Jules Cambon and General Dubail at his residence before proceeding to Place d'Iéna to deposit a bronze palm at the Washington statue.
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William G. Sharp
Jules Cambon
Ministry of Foreign Affairs
Dubail
Paris
Ambassador Sharp
Place d'Iena
Washington
Bulgaria to Fight
A semi official Bulgarian statement from Amsterdam dated April 23 says Bulgaria will support peace steps while remaining allied in continuing the war to a termination that guarantees Bulgaria the complete union of all its nationalities.
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Amsterdam
London
Bulgaria
Former Editor of Panch Dies in Ramsgate
LONDON April 23 Sir Francis Cowley Burnand former editor of Fonch died at Ramsgate Saturday after a long illness. The well known journalist and humorist formerly edited Punch and contributed to many periodicals. He was born in London in 1837 and began his career at a provincial newspaper before rising to prominence in literary circles.
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Panch
London
Sir Francis Cowley Burnand
Fonch
Ramsgate
Governor May Revoke Pardons Man in El Paso Case
Governor Ferguson faced a strong protest from Mason Pollard of El Paso over a conditional pardon for John Leach, a life convict in the E Kohlberg murder case. Leach received the pardon on April 13 1917 after serving five and a half years, based on age sixty, a clean prison record, and a promise to lead a law abiding life.
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Austin
Tex
J’erguson
Mason Pollard
el Paso
John Leach
E. Kohlberg
Leach
Board of Prison Commissions
Vinol Restores Clerk to Health in Shelbyville Ad
A testimonial from Roy F. Bird claims Vinol revived a run-down hotel clerk in Shelbyville Indiana after other remedies failed. The advertisement lists several Texas druggists and stores offering Vinol with a guarantee.
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Shelbyville
Ind
Vinci
Roy F’. Bird
A. M. iFscher
Meier
Sap Drug Store
Main Ave
George Keene
Appmann Drug Store
F. Prassel
San Antonio
Texas
Governor prompts papers in protest case potential pardon revocation
Receiving the protest the governor called for the papers in the case which may lead to a revocation of the pardon.
Raise Work Army Proposed by Rosenthal in Chicago
Benjamin J. Rosenthal urges the army quartermaster to permit forming an army of 100,000 workers who can fill military roles. The plan targets men over 45, showing they are as capable as younger workers for ordinary service and have already secured roles for thousands.
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Chicago
Benjamin J. Rosenthal
Army Quartermaster
Rosenthal
Vrooman Praises Souths Food Mobilization Plan
Washington April 23 Carl Vrooman assistant secretary of agriculture returns from a South tour enthusiastic about agricultural preparedness. He notes the South is awake to the duty of supplying itself with food and feed and has begun organizing an army of food producers and conservers.
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Washington, D. C
South
Carl Vrooman
Mr. Vrooman
Kansas City Journal Quote on War Aide and Finances
The Kansas City Journal notes a patriotic response to aid allies and praises the South for starting strongly. A stray exchange mocks frugality, with a remark about preferring to be seen as a tightwad rather than stingy in money matters.
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United States
South
Kansas City Journal
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Gunter
Shakespeare Club
the Menger
Shakespeare
Travis Club Dinner Dansant
Civic Department of Woman's Club
Jewish Council
Red Cross
Eli Hertzberg
Unitarian Woman's Alliance
J. W. Mitchell
Monterey Street
Sorosis Club
Brackeniige Park
Pierian Study Club
B. L. Raborn
Alamo
Daughters of the Republic of Texas
The
Flower Circle
Travis Park
Missionary Society of
Denver Heights Methodist Church
Fred Felber
Phoenix Club
William Shakespeare
Mildred Baskin
Calumet
Lucy Richmond
Mary Johnston
Edith Symington
Ida Schweppe
Pearl West
Emrie Johnson
J. W. Fuller
A. L. Ellis
J. Kendrick Collins
W. A. Whitfield
Dell Hartwell
Hattie Brown
Sarah King
Clyde W. Higgins
Waco
R.S. Menefee
Fort Sam Houston
R. F. Metcalfe
Merritte W. Ireland
Charles W. Throckmorton
I. D. Evans
F. Burroughs
A. H. Jones
Gertrude Negley
Imogene Waggoner
Josephine Woodhull
Mary Moore Angel
Galveston
R. H. Angel
M. D. Perine
Laredo
Edward H. Tarburton
M. Baumblatt
Dena Goldstein
New Orleans
Oakland Street
NEW Mooney Inquiry
Joske’s
Southwest
Yo San
Shantung
Copenhagen
Navy
Rose
Tul OS
Joske
National Toilet Company
Tenn
Vrooman
Cy Reat
Bayer
H.ayer
U.S
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