Ferguson Men Dominate Convention Caucus Actions
The article details the Ferguson faction controlling the convention proceedings with nominations for temporary chairman D E Decker and temporary secretary C J Kirk. It covers executive committee gifts, Twenty fourth Senatorial district caucus leadership, and committee assignments including platform credentials and permanent organization with Judge J F Carl and Judge R H Ward among selections.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
D. E. Decker
Quanah
Texas
C. J. Kirk
Houston
J. K. Brim
Hopkins County
John McKay
Travis County
Dick Wall
Tarrant County
John T. Luther
Paul Waples
Kirk
Waples
Kir
Claude V. Birkhead
J. F. Carl
Ferguson Martin
W. A. Wurzbach
Bexar County
T. J. Martin
Clarence Martin
Stone- Wall
Warships clash as Austro Hungarians engage Italian flotilla
Austrian torpedo boats shelled Wolfetto causing damage to a factory and an aeroplane shed. An ensuing clash with an Italian cruiser and six destroyers saw Italian ships retreat with Austro Hungarian vessels returning unharmed. Durazzo air raids witnessed a single Austro Hungarian plane shot down. Magnet torpedo boat sustained damage with two dead four wounded and seven missing.
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Berlin
Sayville
Vienna
Wolfetto
Aspern
Durazzo
Magnet
Germans Driven Back Along a 15-Mile Front
Paris dispatch reports German forces pressured along a 15 mile front with Allied troops, including units from Leghorn and Turin, enveloping and taking 3600 prisoners as ground favors the Austrians. Rome anticipates a vast offensive whose results will come slowly but surely.
Italians Press On In Isonzo and Carso Push
London reports the Italian offensive along the Isonzo and Carso plateau is continued with several additional positions captured. Austrians hold little ground on the right bank of the Isonzo while villages near Gorizia are being destroyed.
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London
Isonzo
Carso
Rome
Gorizia
Germans Attack Fleury On Somme Front Forces Hold
Paris dispatch reports French troops advancing east of hill 139 on the Somme. German attempts to retake trenches east of Monacul farm are repelled. Early today Germans launched strong assaults from Fleury to north of Thiaumont work and gained a footing at Thiaumont, though attacks on Fleury were checked.
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Paris
Somme
Monacul Farm
Fleury
Thiaumont Work
Thiaumont
Notable visitors fill San Antonio hotels during convention time
John M Green from Catarina stays at the St Anthony while J T Winningham of San Marcos visits the Gunter. Eugene Griffin of Galveston at the Menger with Fensheimer. Lee Hughes and John Meethe of Galveston attend the Republican convention at the St Anthony. J G Burr of Laredo at the Gunter. Bryan Heard of Houston golf enthusiast at the Menger. Cc W Johnson Jr from Graham at the St Anthony. Cc K McDowell of Del Rio at the Gunter. T W Steinbrech of Los Angeles golfer at the Menger. Capt Charles Schreiner of Kerrville registered at the St Anthony. E Morris of Corpus Christi at the Gunter. Lieut Paul M Dawson and Lieut Joseph B Treat of the U S Army arrive at the Menger. R W Long of El Paso at the St Anthony. c R Rutt family of Beaumont at the Gunter. J W Armstrong of Taylor at the Menger. Miss Virginia Dye of Los Angeles and James A Marks of Houston registered at the Gunter. J D Ross of Dallas among new arrivals at the Menger.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John M. Green
Catarina
St. Anthony
J. T. Winningham
San Marcos
Gunter
Eugene Griffin
Galveston
Menger
Aoa
Fensheimer
Lee Hughes
John Meethe
J. G. Burr
Laredo
Bryan Heard
Houston
Cc. W. Johnson Jr
Graham
Cc. K. McDowell
del Rio
T. W. Steinbrech
Los Angeles
Charles Schreiner
Kerrville
E. Morris
Corpus Christi
Paul M. Dawson
Joseph B. Treat
U. S&s. Army
R. W. Long
el Paso
C. R. Rutt and
Beaumont
J. W. Armstrong
Taylor
Virginia Dye
Cal
James A. Marks
J. D. Ross
Dallas
Horsford's Acid Phosphate Sparkling Drink
A teaspoonful mixed in a glass of cola water makes a delicious refreshing beverage that tones the stomach.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Horsford
Boy Hurt When Rider Is Dragged From Frightened Horse
Eight year old Harry Affleck of San Antonio was thrown from a horse on the G A Stowers ranch fifteen miles from the city. He struck his head and was knocked unconscious after the horse ran through barbed wire. He was taken to Baylor hospital for examination and remains unconscious with injuries not yet determined.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harry Affleck
H. S. Affleck
San Antonio
G. A. Stowers
Baylor Hospital
First Night Success by Albert Chevalier Tale
Albert Chevalier recounts his first tour night in a provincial hall where he misread audience response. He mistook footsteps and banging sticks for applause, while the manager explained the crowd above stamping letters in the post office.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Albert Chevalier
Chevalier
Boston Post
Texas Republicans nominate Creager for governor and Terrell for Congress
R B Creager of Brownsville former customs collector wins the Republican gubernatorial nomination to oppose Governor James E Ferguson. Dr. Frederick Terrell of San Antonio is chosen to run against Congressman James L Slayden as the party caucuses name temporary officers, adopt a platform and pledge vigorous opposition to Wilson administration policy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
R. B. Creager
Brownsville
James E. Ferguson
Creager
Turner Hall
Frederick Terrell
San Antonio
James L. Slayden
Phil E. Baer
H. F. MacGregor
Houston
Hughes
Wilson
Harry C. Leonard
Trinity Methodist Episcopal Church
Clinton G. Brown
Texas
William H. Atwell
Dallas
United States
Charles E. Hughes
Judge Hughes
Obituary for Leslie M. Smith of San Antonio
Leslie M. Smith, 44, died at a San Antonio hospital Monday afternoon. A Rochester, New York native, he had lived in San Antonio four months and belonged to El mira Aeria No. 941, Fraternal Order of Eagles, and Local No. 12, Bar tenders' Union. He is survived by his widow and brother Victor Smith of Penn Yan, New York. The funeral was at Riebe Undertaking Company Chapel, with services by San Antonio Aerie No. 70 and the Bar tenders' Union, and interment in City Cemetery No. 4.
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Leslie M. Smith
San Antonio
Rochester
N. Y
Elmira Aeria No
Order of Eagles
Bartenders’ Union
Victor Smith
Penn Yan
Rieb
Local Man Girard Died At Home In San Antonio Roots
Luciano A. Girard aged 35 died at his home 615 Ruiz street at 1 PM Monday. A native of San Antonio he is survived by his father Ferdinand Girard Sr. two brothers Joe and Ferdinand Jr. and a sister Antonia. Funeral services were held at 4 PM from the residence and in San Fernando Cathedral with interment in San Fernando Cemetery.
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Luciano A. Girard
Ruiz Street
San Antonio
Ferdinand Girard Sr
Joe
Ferdinand Jr
Antonia Girard
San Fernando Cathedral
San Fernando
Army orders note resignations and transfers across units
Resignations accepted for Second Lieut. Sam J Cockrell of the Kentucky National Guard and Second Lieut. John T Cushing of the Vermont National Guard. Announcements include multiple officer transfers between infantry, coast artillery, engineers, and medical units, leaves of absence, and duty reassignments at Fort Sam Houston Fort Leavenworth and Fort Sill. Also detailed: instructors to the School of Musketry at Fort Sill and MIT courses for several officers. Special orders revoke prior medical reserve corps referee officer orders.
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Sam J. Cockrell
Second Infantry
Kentucky National Guard
Frederick
Dillman
Third Infantry
Coast Artillery Corps
Samuel J. Heidner
Infantry Arm
Coast Artillery
del Rio
Heidner
Twenty-first Infantry
Caledico
Cal
Henry Jervel
Corps of Engineers
Charles B. Gatewood
Ordnance Department
Sanford H. Wadaham
John T. Cushing
First Infantry
Vermont National Guard
Robert B. Shackelford
Medical Reserve Corps
Fort Sam Houston
Southern Department
David H. Bower
Signal Corps
Fort Leavenworth
Forest E. Willford
Walter L. Clark
Boston
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Josiah C. Minus
James G. Harbond
First Cavalry
War College
Fort Sill
School of Musketry
Stephen C. Fuqua
William A. Kent
Fourth Infantry
Aset L. Cooper
Delapane
Eleventh Infantry
John F. Clappam
Jane
Oman W. Brown
Seventeenth Infantry
Converse R. Lewis
Frank Keller
Sixth Cavalry
Reynold R. Wilcox
Charles G. Mixter
Howard Fox
Emil Altman
U S Movie Mad Invades San Antonio Visitor Says West Coast Film Boom
Miss Virginia Dye of Los Angeles tours the country and says California's picture industry dominates life there. She has appeared in amateur roles and notes friends starring in major films with costs running into thousands of dollars. Her remarks come as she stays at the St. Anthony in San Antonio.
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United States
California
New York
Virginia Dye
Los Angeles
Cal
San Antonio
Miss Dye
St. Anthony
Conditional Forgiveness and Brotherly Mischief
Brothers Harry and James, after supper quarrel in their playroom, Harry hits James with a stick. The nurse urges forgiveness before bedtime. James says he will forgive tonight but warns the other if he lives to morning. The text also notes Russian plans and local mining notes.
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Harry
James
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