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Newspaper

San Antonio Light

Location

San Antonio, Texas, United States of America

Date

Apr 30, 1917

Page

3

Beeville Forms Red Cross Chapter Under Dr Caye

Beeville organizes a Red Cross chapter with Dr E P Caye elected president. A teaching staff for hygiene and home care is set, including Drs Orville Egbert Newton Bowman J H Lander E P Cayo and others. Committees on finance entertainment education publicity and cooperation named.

Beeville Red Cross E. P. Caye San Antonio Charles 8S. Venable American Red Cross Caye J. W. Brown S. J. Coleman Nona Berry W. R. Marsh Dr. Caye National Society Orville E. Egbert Newton H. Bowman J. H. Lander E. P. Cayo Nellie d Stoltzfus B. G. Atlee Cayo

Harwell Treatment Offered at Alamo Plaza Clinic

The Original Harwell Treatment for cancer and malignant tumors is available at 209% Alamo Plaza over Foster's in San Antonio. Mrs. Harwell and a team of competent nurses and a qualified physician are in attendance.

Harwell Alamo Plaza Foster's San Antonio Texas

Special Train to Victoria May 3 by T P A

Southern Pacific advertises a special train to Victoria on May 3 departing at midnight. Round trip fare is 4 dollars 55 cents with berth accommodations priced at 1 dollar 50 cents.

Victoria Southern Pacific

Diamond Stud Theft Shocks Local Resident

A thief clipped a three quarter carat diamond stud from the shirt of I S Sutard at Buena Vista Street after stepping from a train at the Southern Pacific depot. Police traced the incident to a city arrival Saturday night and noted the likely point of contact.

Suttard Buena Vista Street Southern Pacific H. Meisenhelder Post Office T. C. Rainey Three Rivers W. L. Jones Avenue C Ramon Hernandez Main Avenue Laredo San Antonio

The Japanese Maru ship name origin explained

Captured Hudson Maru captain explains that the term maru meaning ship is a centuries old Japanese tradition. He says it originated when Empress Jingo added the word to a transport vessel during an ancient Korea expedition and has since appeared on civilian ships but not on warships.

Mobile Register Takeshima South Atlantic Jingo Korea

Notable Guests at Fort Worth Hotels

New York financier I Cohen and Chicago businessman H W Mehine are among arrivals at the Menger. Dallas resident E 8 Marshall is registered at the Menger, while J R Sharp from Dallas stays at the Menger. Del Rio ranchman Ira W Ward stops at the St Anthony, as does El Paso’s Tom Powers. Other guests include J Lyons of St Louis at the St Anthony and W T Brown of Fort Worth at the Gunter.

M. L. Tooney Fort Worth Menger W. T. Brown Gunter Ira W. Ward del Rio St. Anthony J. R. Sharp Dallas I. Cohen New York J. Lyons St. Louis Pas St. Anthony H. W. Mehine Chicago

Army transfers streamline quartermaster and corps assignments

Today the Army issued transfers within the quartermaster and dental corps. Major Albert C. Dalton and Captain Richard H. J. Ridan move from the Southern to the Southeastern Department as assistants to the department quartermaster. Captain Rex H. Rhoades of Fort Bliss transfers to Fort Sheridan. Captain Edson I. Small, retired, moves from the Southern Department’s Philippine Scouts to Fort McPherson as quartermaster for war prison barracks.

Quartermaster Corps Albert C. Dalton Richard H. J. Ridan Southern Department Southeastern Department Dental Corps Rex H. Rhoades Fort Bliss Fort Sheridan Philippine Scouts Edson I Small Fort McPherson

Cannot Change Salaries Opinion Upholds Statutory Pay Levels

The Attorney General’s Department in Austin holds that the Legislature cannot alter salaries legally fixed by statute for state officers or employees. It notes that appropriating less than the fixed amount would not repeal or suspend the law, and any attempt to raise salaries would violate Article 3, Section 44 of the state constitution.

Austin Tex Attorney General's Department General Appropriation Committee House

Colored excursion to Seguin May 10 from Southern Pacific

An advertisement notes a May 10 colored excursion to Seguin with a $1.00 round trip. A special train departs at 9:30 a.m. from Southern Pacific with an advance notice. The item includes a comic strip caption exchange about customers.

Seguin Southern Pacific

Teak to Give 1000 for Leon Springs Camp

Texas applicants surge to training camps as Southern Department reports 1326 enrolled for Leon Springs with a record 762 applications on Saturday. Most trainees aim for reserve officer commissions, with openings across Leon Springs Fort Logan Roots and Presidio San Francisco.

Southern Department Oklahoma Fort Logan H. Roots Leon Springs Texas Logan H. Roots Arizona New Mexico Presidio San Francisco San Antonio

Many Apply at Gunter For Reserve Camp

The Officers' Reserve Corps downtown office at the Gunter Hotel received nearly a hundred applications for the Leon Springs training camp Monday morning. Lieut. Richard F. Bibb led the rush, with about a score waiting at 8 o'clock. Most applicants were sent to Fort Sam Houston after a brief education check. Bibbs noted heavy mail from across the state about transportation and camp dates, with many entreated by relatives to be admitted. He expects to process about 100 applicants daily until the camp opens.

Officers’ Reserve Corps Gunter Hotel Leon Springs Richard F. Bibb Fort Sam Houston Bibbs Reserve Corps

Man Arrested on Old Charge After Four-Year Shootout

A 30 year old man was arrested at 9 AM Monday in the doorway of central police headquarters after being identified by Detective Ruhnke. He faces assault to murder charges and will be transferred to county authorities. The arrest recalls a four year old incident when Calderon, then a San Antonio police officer, was shot at Concho and Monterey Streets.

John Calderon San Antonio Central Police Ruhnke Calderon Concho Monterey

Coming Era of Prosperity and Massive Money Circulation

The piece forecasts record U S prosperity driven by a two billion dollar European loan that will circulate through all business sectors. It notes San Antonio Army Training Camps payrolls and farm prices as signs of wide employment and emphasizes that consumer purchases support factory employment and avert public burdens.

United States San Antonio

Officer chase linked to gunfire and departure from city

The pursuit included shots fired at a Black man by Calderon and others. he reportedly left the city and returned Sunday afternoon. In Austin, April 30, President Wilson named Arthur A. Stiles reclamation engineer major in the engineers reserve corps after governor’s talk. Stiles accepted and will leave the department to the chief assistant engineer if ordered out.

Calderon Stiles Austin Tex Wilson Arthur A. Stiles State Reclamation Engineer Officers’ Reserve Corps United States Army Secretary of War Reclama Tion Itmen

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