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Newspaper
San Antonio Light
Location
San Antonio, Texas, United States of America
Date
Apr 26, 1918
Page
2
The speaker asserts the exchange will endure and that rates should be fixed for a long period. It emphasizes stability, warning against hasty changes and insisting that the rates, while proposed as right, remain under ongoing regulatory control.
An official Camp Travis dispatch announces the commutation of quarters under a new act effective April 16, aiding thousands of field officers by providing needed living quarters or compensation for housing and utilities. No payments listed until further instructions, with vouchers similar to current commutation claims. The bill promises notable financial savings for officers in the department. GROVE'S TASTELESS chill TONIC ad follows.
At Camp Scurry in Corpus Christi on Saturday Lieut Maurice Cochran hosts a program featuring army boxing with Bobby O Neefe vs Willie Ames at 160 pounds for six rounds, plus Montague vs Carl Fleming at 120 pounds, exhibition flying by Eddie Stinson, and a parachute stunt by Daredevil Rodman Liaw. Also scheduled are fast baseball lines from Kelly Field and Scurry teams.
Railroad officials draft a plan to unify passenger traffic through one or more San Antonio terminals with a committee led by W B G Scott. A tour of major Tex city terminals followed, with possible use of Katy and Sunset stations for specific lines and unified freight through Sunset and T G N terminals.
Richard N White aged 23, son of Mr and Mrs Nordhaus, 415 Trash Street, has been named second lieutenant in the new Texas National Guard. He will serve under Captain Clinton Brown, a former San Antonio mayor, who leads efforts to organize the state guard. White is a graduate of the West Texas Military Academy in San Antonio.
A historic testimonial-style promotion promises Dodson's Liver Tone as a harmless liver medicine that cleanses bowels and eases biliousness without the salivation caused by calomel. It claims morning improvement, increased energy, and a money-back guarantee from the druggist, appealing to both adults and children.
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