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Newspaper
San Antonio Light
Location
San Antonio, Texas, United States of America
Date
Apr 30, 1915
Page
1
A West End delegation plans to meet Mayor Brown Friday afternoon to seek relief from unsanitary conditions. They protest a 20 acre pool of standing water near West End, with repeated complaints to authorities yielding no result. The city engineer has inspected the site, but residents remain dissatisfied.
A Philadelphia to Rotterdam voyage reported that the American steamer Cushing was attacked by German airmen near the North Sea. The ship, of 4229 tons and 427 feet, departed Philadelphia on April 11 and was showing its flag when struck. The incident occurred as both ships were attacked Wednesday. details describe damage but no crew losses.
City Commissioner reports a recent San Antonio River rise carrying oil and oil and oily waste from upstream sources into the main river. Officials say bridges in the business district show slicks and blame former drain practices. Investigations aim to locate responsible facilities and curb refuse outlet flows as floods push waste into the stream.
The American Academy heard Dr. Pink Warne present a program linking wartime trade shifts to immigration policy. He argued war expenditures and debt alter global finance, prompting the US to expand exports while importing needed workers under federal coordination to sustain postwar industrial revival. He urged retooling immigration to match American wage standards and industrial needs.
An aged miner Mr John Reimunt, 66, of Belmont, asserts relief from long stomach and kidney distress after using Plant Jules Tube. The advertisement touts Plant Jules herbal remedy, tested over years with claimed success, and promotes availability at Placher's Drug Store in East Antonio.
The article reports on Franeia Kellor and a panel at the Amsterdam Academy discussing unemployment as a national risk and the need for industry, government, and business to collaborate. Samuel Gompers defends organized labor as a shield for workers during wartime while warning about war’s impact on civilization and global labor relations. A North Sea incident notes a patrol boat recovering a crew from a damaged trawler after a German sub pursuit.
J M Putnam of San Antonio urged a broader government role to improve rivers and waterways to maximize transport potential. The convention urged Congress to fast track inland navigation, river improvements, and a national merchant marine system with federal support, aiming to lower transport costs and boost trade.
An old medical advertisement touts a remedy claimed to energize stagnant blood by stimulating the blood vessels and nerves. It asserts quick relief for skin eruptions and internal build up, urging readers to obtain B. S. S. today through a mail address in Atlanta, Georgia.
A report traces government ship Plng Vil history and argues against relying on foreign carriers. Minister Arson and others urge permanent commercial relations with Europe and Asia, noting rising imports from Japan and Spain while highlighting agricultural products and export opportunities in Latin America. Willard Stralgat cites George W. Perkins in New York as support for a domestic shipping stance.
London, April 20. British government by an order in council commandeered the entire meat carrying capacity of British steamships trading between Europe and Argentina and Uruguay under the defense of the realm act. Office of the Deputy Collector of Customs, Port of San Antonio, Texas, April 22, 1395. Notice given of sale at public auction at the Custom House on the second floor of the Fossuffky Building on March 1, 1918, 8 o'clock a.m., items including 725 cigars, 550 cigarettes, 23 pieces drawnwork, 4 calice liquors, 1 case gleahal and 31 hals, mescal seized at Brownsviits, Texts, for violation of the United States costes inns. H.C. Smith, Deputy Collector.
London April 20 The parliamentary correspondent outlines a new plan to tax surplus profits from firms involved in producing goods used for war. The government aims to take about two thirds of such profits, whether firms are directly or indirectly engaged in war production.
High school students stage The First Lady of the Land at the Grand Opera House Friday and Saturday. Dolly Todd inherits a lavish Virginia estate and uses a plan to keep up appearances while neighbors gossip. Statesmen Thomas Jefferson and Aaron Burr figure in a courtship as Dolly's future is decided by a political race. Director Louise Greathouse presides. cast includes Lisabeth Mervin, Mae Dockery, Gladys Williams, and many others.
Obituary notices report Berman Vogel, died at home near Bulverde early Thursday. funeral at 2 pm from Bulverde area. pallbearers listed. burial in family plot. Also notices for Mary Payne of 2617 North Olive Street, funeral plan set for Saturday at 2 pm from residence. James Salinas, 29, died at home on Nueva and Santa Rosa. funeral at 10 am from home and 10:30 am at San Fernando Cathedral. burial at San Fernando Cemetery.
An OCR fragment shows ads for undertaking companies in Crockett with phone numbers, a cash plan for funerals, and quick auto services by night. Also references a Paris April 20 Irish delegation and a British/British-backed mission with Cardinal Amietie, asserting Irish loyalty to allied cause.
A mobile steamship carrying oats was sunk with a crew of 23 landed today. Officers said the sinking occurred Wednesday after a torpedo strike. The crew endured nine hours adrift before reaching a harbor. Paris reports German warships attacked off the Belgian coast and sank a British vessel near Dunkirk.
Mr M H Miller of 1409 North Peak Street Dallas discusses a two year test of Vitalites. He cites relief from paralysis strokes kidney issues digestion and renewed vitality. He urges Vitalites for every home to aid chronic disorders and lists Wagner's Drug Story as a local source.
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