Hall in Line for Legion of Honor by Eagle Pass Aviator
Bert Hall of Eagle Pass leads American aviators in the French army with the War Cross and Military Medal and now in line for the Legion of Honor after reportedly shooting down his third enemy aircraft. He downed one Taube at 100 feet, his plane riddled yet he escaped heavy fire to return to safety.
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Bert Hall
Eagle Pass
Aviation Corps
France
Taubes
Fort Vaux
Hall
Obituary for Mrs Mary G Welles and Mrs Lillian Antoine
Mrs Mary G Welles dies Wednesday morning and funeral is set from her son Charles P Welles 345 Schley Ave at 3 PM Thursday with Roselawn cemetery as the burial site. Mrs Lillian Antoine dies at 11 45 PM Wednesday at 1415 North Flores Street survived by husband J M Antoine and her mother with arrangements pending.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mary G. Welles
Charles P. Welles
Schley Avenue
Roselawn Cemetery
Lillian Antoine
North Flores Street
J. M. Antoine
Shelley Loring Undertaking Co Automobile Equipment
Local business listing for Shelley Loring Undertaking Co offering automobile equipment and related services. Contact numbers listed as 971 with two phones. Previous and current service details not provided in readable text.
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Shelley-Loring Undertaking Co
Militia Brigades Practice on Life-Size Dummies at Leon Springs
Wisconsin and Illinois militia regiments finish target range work at Leon Springs with life-size khaki dummies to simulate service conditions. The exercise includes skirmishing and deploying for tactical gain, as guardsmen race to outdo each other on the hike and in endurance marches toward Camp Wilson.
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Leon Springs
Illinois
Camp Wilson
Wisconsin
Leon Springs Reservation
Ten-Mile Hill
Fredericksburg
Illinois Brigade
Illinois Infantry
Landa’s Park
United States Army
Southern Department
General Funston
Quartermaster’s Corps
Stamp sales hit record in San Antonio in July
About 892160 one cent stamps were sold at the San Antonio post office in July, the largest monthly total ever. Post cards and special delivery letters also soared as 15000 militiamen at Camp Wilson and troop movements boosted mail volume. Individual carriers set records with 1449 and 1142 deliveries respectively.
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San Antonio
Ull
Camp Wilson
C. R. Clark
C. Schmidt
Preparations for Winter Campaign in Austria-Hungary
Associated Press correspondence from Amsterdam notes Vienna papers advertise a new winter campaign. War office tenders call for furs and woolen goods to protect troops against cold, with deliveries due before September 15.
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Associated Press
Amsterdam
War Office
Vienna
Austria-Hungary
Bulbs Sold for Cattle Food in Dutch Bulb Districts
In Haarlem Netherlands large consignments of bulbs, mainly crocuses and certain tulips, are sold for cattle feed following the British ban on imports. The move impacts bulb-growing districts across Holland as producers adapt to new restrictions.
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Associated Press
Haarlem
Netherlands
Holland
San Benito Plans Big Chicken Dinner For Newspaper Men
The San Benito Commercial Club invites newspaper men to a Saturday night August 5 home style dinner at 6. The meal features fried chicken, gravy, creamed peas, hot biscuits and cherry pie served family style. Attendees may be hosted by local citizens overnight if needed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Texas
San Benito
Keeley Institute
San Benito Commercial Club
Amador Dying From Gangrene After Accident
Juan Neftalt Amador, sub secretary of foreign relations and Mexican diplomat, who attended the El Paso conference with General Obregon, Funston, and Scott, is dying of gangrene in Mexico City after a leg injury. Doctors have lost hope. A separate notice announced a decree ordering payment of Constitutionalist bills at ten for one, nulling old notes not deposited by July 31, covering ten, twenty, fifty and hundred peso bills.
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Juan Neftali Amador
Obregon
Scott
Funston
el Paso
Mexico
T. R. Beltran
Senor Amador
Senor Beltran
Kalil is killed in accidental revolver discharge near Lytle Texas
A San Antonio peddler named Kalil was killed Tuesday evening near Lytle Texas when a revolver in his wagon exploded after being knocked loose while he stretched for an item. He died instantly from a head wound. Survived by his wife three children his mother and a brother. Funeral held at St Mark's Episcopal church with burial in City Cemetery No 3.
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A. Kalil
Lytle
Texas
Kalil
San Antonio
Shelley-Loring Auto
St. Mark's Episcopal Church
City Cemetery No. 3
Mexican jailed after 30 knives found on him
Deputy Sheriff Alfonso Newton arrested a Mexican man Thursday after a jingling walk and drooping pockets led to a search. Officers found 30 pocket knives on the suspect, who admitted entering the Tips Hardware Co store earlier that morning.
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Alfonso Newton
Sheriff's Office
Tips Hard Ware Company
London Hotels Abolish Tips With Small Surcharge
London hotels shift away from tipping by adding a modest percentage to bills to curb tip nuisance. A French watch design features a single hand with an hour numeral moving along a semi circular hour scale. Denmark conducts its first census area figures show over 5.4 million fruit trees.
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London
Associated Press
Red Cross Rally and Picnic at Landa Park New Braunfels
A full day event in New Braunfels at Landa Park with trains from San Antonio and a packed program. Bands, vaudeville, opera singers, Red Cross talks, park sports, boat and swimming races, and a new Art Booth plus Mess Hall and iced tea booths. Thousands are expected with food at reasonable prices and visitors from around 100 miles.
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Red Cross
Landa’s Park
New Braunfels
San Antonio
U. S
Rafael Diaz
Boston Opera Company
Sylvester Gardner
Emmett Rountres
Mme, Columbati D'Acagna
Marguerite Guinn
Flora Briggs
Ruth Bingaman
Winchester Kelso
American Red Cross
Illinois Artillery
New Braunfels Tigers
Wisconsin
Seth Barton French
New York
French
Red Cross Society
France
America
War Department
William Capurro
Albert Tolle
Illinois
Charles Satterlee
Mesdames
B. F. Kingsley
P. F. Webster
E. M. Rowley
E. M. Rowley, 8S. Ward, John H. Reed Jr
Lewis K. Beck
Marguerita Deutsch
Louise Deutsch
Dorothy Dibrell
Allebeil Moore
Rowena Walker
Elizabeth Bynum
Ora Witte
Dorris Jones
Edward Webster
Thelma Ross
Jo Bell
Eleanor Collier
Dorothy Bell
Marjorie Campbell
Lois Heuermann
Henrietta Wallace
Lucille Bear
Verna Mraba
Elizabeth Armous
Eleanor Warren
Eloise Carr
Edwina l Love
The
Dechman Coffee Company
Pierian Study Club
E. Persch
Dairymen Are Fined For Milk Containing High Bacteria
Three dairymen were arraigned before Police Judge Lowther on charges of selling milk with more than 100000 bacteria per cubic centimeter and fined 25 dollars each, 15 dollars of which was suspended. Affidavits were filed by Health Secretary Herring. The notice also lists local ads and brief crime reports including a theft of silver and an assault on a woman on Gloretta street.
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Lowther
Herring
Health Department
Bicycle Pedestrian Collision at West Commerce Intersection
A bicycle rider and a car driven by Cornelius Miller collided at West Commerce and Losoya streets at 5:30 Wednesday afternoon. The boy was taken home to 309 Leigh Street. injuries were not serious.
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Cornelius Miller
Commerce Street
Losoya
Leigh Street
Bass Enlists in Marine Corps and Proves Marksmanship
Charle Bass, son of Mrs. Dora Bass of 2 South Hackberry, joined the United States Marine Corps on December 12, 1916. On the vessel Oklahoma peers describe him as among the corps best marksmen, with promising gunnery skills for his youth. The article notes local fundraising to support a nurse's salary and announces August dancing at Koehler Park with music by Lett.
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Bass
Charle Bass
Dora Bass
South Hackberry Street
United States Marine Corps
Oklahoma
Marine Corps
Patriotic concert planned by Hermann Sons this Sunday
Notice announces a patriotic concert by Hermann Sons at the esd place in New Braunfels on Sunday August 6. The event includes 1917 12 pass buses from New Braunfels and features pi parties and specialties by Roth Bros. Cr. Weddings invitations offered by Dullning Company Cr 3338. A new portable motion picture device is enclosed in a case and requires only connection to a power source.
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Hermann Sons
New Braunfels
Roth Bros., Cr
Willard Endorses Nuxated Iron For Strength and Endurance
The article reports Jess Willard endorsing nuxated iron as a key strength builder. Dr. E Sauer explains iron's role in blood nourishment and vitality, citing Willard’s training and victory over Jack Johnson. A simple test and dosage are urged to measure gains, warning against low-absorption iron forms.
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E. Sauer
Country
Europe
Jess Willard
Iran
New York
Colonial Hotel
Willard
Jack Johnson
Frank Moran
Dr. Sauer
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Mess Hall
Hugh B. Rice
L. B. Randall
Hugh Burns
A. R. Bacon
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W. O. Sadler
I. A. Reilly
M. E. Ballard
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C. D. Hogan
Gillette
Josephine Flores
Ida Dunbar
Nell Collins
Emma Salter
Elizabeth Lytle
Mary Norton
Essie Crawford
Laura Remninger
Laura Stein
Fernando Wille
Fanny Dittlinger
Dixie Shirt
W. O. W. Hall
Willett’s Orch
Lakeview Avenue
Kuntz-Albaugh Lumber Co
W. P. Baugh
Hays Street
Hae) Foster
Gibbs Bldg
Ee Jewelry Co
Willie Mae Williams
Gloretta Street
Richey Auto
Phone Crockett
Kuntz- Albaugh Lumber Co
L. Wall
Texaco
Texas Company
Houston
W. G. Schuwirth & Co
W. Commerce St
Crockett
O'Connell Loan Co
E. Houston St
Shriners
Raymond Hood
Travis Club
Buffalo
J. F. Carl and
R. H. Ward
Bedell Building
Horace E. Wilson
State Bank
Elizabeth Carter
Washington, D. C
Public Health Nurses’ Association
Association of
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Zens
F. P. Herff
Koehler Park
August G.lett
Dullning Company
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