White Soldier Shot by Negro Militiaman
Private Morris Goldstein of the Nineteenth Infantry was shot in the abdomen during provost guard duty on the west side. A member of the Eighth Illinois infantry fired after a disturbance among negro soldiers on South Medina street, then fled. Goldstein was taken to the base hospital. Thirteen negro regiment members are in the guard house at Fort Sam Houston amid ongoing Trans-San Pedro district disturbances. Pay day sparked clashes as troops gathered and police prepared to tighten security.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Morris Goldstein
Nineteenth Infantry
West Side
Eighth Illinois Infantry
Esca Goldstein
South Medina Street
Goldstein
Fort Sam Houston
Trans-San Pedro
Amateurs to Compete In 1916 US Golf Championship
The annual US amateur championship will be played at Merion Cricket Club Haverford Pa starting September 4. The Havemeyer cup and four medals are awarded under USGA rules with a $5 entry fee through club secretaries. The women’s event follows October 2 at Belmont Springs CC Worley Mass for the Robert Cox cup and four medals.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Merion Cricket Club
Haverford
United States Golf Association
Belmont Springs Country Club
Waverly
Mass
Robert Cox Cup
Galveston Property Valuations Rise for City and School
Galveston valuations for the new fiscal year total 41 469 939 dollars an increase of 838 485 over last year. The assessed value is expected to yield about 750 000 dollars for city and school purposes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Galveston
Tex
Army orders list officers for temporary duty and exams
Following officers of the medical corps report to southern department for temporary duty with posts named. A second group detailed at mounted service school will proceed to Fort Riley Kansas reporting September 25. Several promotions retirements resignations and board examinations are noted with assignments to aviation signal corps coast artillery and field artillery.
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Medical Corps
San Francisco
Southern Department
Elmer A. Dean
Ft. Crockett
Texas
Henry
Greenleaf
Fort Brady
Michigan
Robert B. Grubbs
Fort MacKenzie
Wyoming
William L. Sheep
Fort Screven
Georgia
Pael Denton
Fort Niagara
New York
Leeson O. Tarletn
Fort Totten
William T. Cade JR
E. Holmberg
Fort Longa
Cole Johnson F. Hammond
Fort Ontario
Thomas E. Scott
Fort Leavenworth
Kansas
Mounted Service School
Fort Riley
Thomas G. J. Christian Robert F. Hyatt
First Cavalry
Frank M. Anews
Delmore O. Nelson
Second Cavalry
John A. Robenson
John P. Lucas
Thirteenth Cavalry
Donaldson
Roger 8
Norman J. Boots
Tenth Cavalry
Peg Pass
Field Artillery
Samuel J. Sutherland
Infantry
Lewis C. Davidson
Twenty-first Infantry
Aviation
Signal Corps
San Diego
John M.D. Thompson
Fifth Cavalry
Washington
John P. Scheying
Second Infantry
Illinois National Guard
Harry F. Wilson
Philippine Scouts
Albert R. Goodman
Medical Reserve Corps
Governor's Island
N. Y
Nelson Gapen
Sanford H. Wadhams
William C. Harrison
Coast Artillery Corps
Fdwingst. J. Grebles
Sixth Field Artillery
Samuel D. Sturgis
Eagle Pass
Manus M'Closkey
Third Field Artillery
Richard H. M'Master
Fourth Field Artillery
Durin
Mervyn C. Buckey
William HH
M'Cormick
Engle Pass
W. C. Browne
Cavalry
Militia Bureau
Miners Weigh Strike As Conference Fails On Pact
The 65,900 miners in Missouri Kansas Oklahoma and Arkansas faced a possible strike as a sub-committee reported no agreement on six contract clauses. Adjournment was set until tomorrow with private talks to avert walkout. The disputed provisions protect union members from operator discrimination.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kansas City
Missouri
Kansas
Oklahoma
Arkansas
Auto Wreck Near South Loop Injures Two Men
A car carrying six men turned over near the South Western Insane Asylum at 1:45 am. Theodore Polimenakes and Jesse Commenos, trapped beneath the vehicle, were rescued and taken to Santa Rosa hospital with serious burns and injuries. The others escaped with minor bruises as gasoline exploded.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Theodore Polimenakes
Jesse Commenos
Polemenakes
Santa Rosa
Polimenakes
Commenos
John Mitchell
George Collins
Tom Poulis
Nick Mauritius
San Antonio
Southwestern Insane Asylum
Saratoga
Mitchell
East Houston Street
Collins
Alamo Plaza
Ten sworn in as new city police officers
Ten men confirmed by the city commission were sworn in by City Clerk Fries and handed commissions signed by Mayor Brown. Seven patrolmen and three mounted officers will fill vacancies. They reported to Central police headquarters and were assigned duty times across Captain Coy Brown and Welch shifts over Tuesday and Wednesday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
City Commission
Uhr
Fries
Brown
Central Police
Commissioner Uhr
Captain Coy
Captain Brown
Welch
Mississippi Primary Sets Stage For Court and Congress Nominees
Mississippi Democrats vote in a state wide primary to choose three Supreme Court seats and four Congressional representatives. Unopposed nominees include Senator John Sharp Williams for the Senate and Judges J B Holden for the Supreme Court southern district along with Representatives Stephens Humphreys Venable and Harrison. Opposed are Candler in district one Sisson district four Quin district seven and Collier district eight.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jackson
Miss
Mississippi
State Supreme Court
Congress
Mississippi Supreme Court
John Sharp Williams
United States Senate
Stephens
Humphreys
Venable
Harrison
J. B. Holden
Supreme Court
Southern
Candler
Sisson
Quin
Collier
Sheffield nurse seeks U S citizenship to join Red Cross
Miss Alice Mellor a graduate nurse from Sheffield England filed her declaration of intention for U S citizenship in San Antonio to join the American Red Cross. She hopes to help care for soldiers on the Mexican border after offering services at Fort Sam Houston, and lives at 529% San Pedro Avenue.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alice Mellor
Sheffield
England
San Antonio
American Red Cross
A. I. Campbell
Mellor
Fort Sam Houston
San Pedro Avenue
McLemore Proposes Interstate Commerce Reform Bill
Representative McLemore introduces a bill to restore intrastate rate power to state railroad commissions in response to an ICC Shreveport rate ruling. He says the measure will aid Texas shippers, while a related Senate bill from Senator Shepherd is pending.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington, D. C
McLemore
Interstate Commerce Commission
Shreveport
Texas
Senate
Sheppard
Thirty Nine Deaths in New York Epidemic
The infantile paralysis epidemic worsened with 163 new cases and 39 deaths reported in the last 24 hours in New York. Since it began there have been 6532 cases and 1464 deaths, with officials noting possible underreporting over the Sunday holiday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Health Department
Times Urges Strict Quarantine Against Infantile Paralysis
The Times urges rigid quarantine and thorough disinfection to combat infantile paralysis prevalent abroad. It calls for enforced passenger quarantines from infected areas and warns that neglecting precautions could trigger a domestic epidemic amid large military training.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
the Times Today
New York
Hike for Boy Scouts led by J Floyd Smith at Alamo Heights
The Y M C A company of Boy Scouts will hike Wednesday starting 7:30 PM with scout master J Floyd Smith in charge. They will march to Alamo Heights for signaling semaphore first aid and games. Each boy carries his own gear cooks his dinner and maps the return route with a 6 PM town arrival.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Y. M. C. A. Company
Boy Scouts
J. Floyd Smith
Alamo Heights
Notification to President Wilson for nomination on Sept 2
Formal notification to President Wilson of his nomination will occur September 2. Arrangements place the ceremony in Long Branch New Jersey where the president will deliver his acceptance speech. Senator James will give the notification speech before Wilson heads to Hodgenville Kentucky for the Lincoln ceremony on September 4.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington, D. C
Wilson
Long Branch
N. J
James
Hodgenville
Waving Bloody Shirt Charge Sparks Senate Clash
In the Senate today Senator Hardwick of Georgia accused Republican candidate of "waving the bloody shirt" to stir passion and prejudice in reaction to Charles F. Hughes remarks about Southern dominance in committee chairmanships.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington, D. C
Senate
Hardwick
Charles F. Hughes
Congress
John P St John Improves. Kansas Ex-Governor Hopes Rise
OLATHE Kan Aug 15 The condition of former Kansas governor and once prohibition presidential nominee John P St John improved today as doctors expressed greater hope for his recovery than at any time since he collapsed six weeks ago during a speaking trip at Jetmore Kan
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Olathe, Kan
John P. St. John
Kansas
Jetmore
Kan
Obituary notices for Ethel M Alexander and William Lossing
Ethel M Alexander age 31 died Monday night at 127 Arlington court in San Antonio after residing there thirteen months born in Florida survived by mother husband daughter son and two sisters funeral held Tuesday at 4 o clock. William Lossing four died Monday morning at a local sanitarium dredge engineer recently moved from Houston to San Antonio survived by his widow body sent to Houston for interment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ethel M. Alexander
Arlington Court
Florida
San Antonio
A. F. Brown
Irma McDavid
Funeral service for San Antonio officer Robert L Harris
Patrolmen and mounted officers led by Captain Al Massey attended the funeral Monday afternoon for Robert Lee Harris the San Antonio motorcycle officer who died Sunday at P and 8S hospital from injuries in a collision while answering a call. Six patrolmen served as honorary pallbearers with badges draped in black. interment was at City Cemetery No 6. Reverend B A Owen presided at Hillcrest Baptist Church services.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
KR. L. Harris
al Massey
Robert Lee Harris
San Antonio
Albert Kohr
Tony Subira
J. Cusack
Lewis Eckert
Frank Jones
George Jackson
Tom Carver
Tom Patton
Charles Bartholomae
John Stark
Harris
Camargo Street
City Cemetery No
B. A. Owen
Hillcrest Baptist Church
William Black 46 Dies After Brief Illness
William Black 46 an employee of the San Antonio and Aransas Pass railroad died Monday morning after a brief illness. A Missouri native, he had lived in San Antonio 28 years and is survived by two daughters Mrs May Hart and Mrs Hilda Jenkins of San Antonio. Funeral services were held at 4 oclock Tuesday afternoon at Pearce Robinson Undertaking Chapel with Rev T C Long of Beacon Hill Baptist Church officiating. Interment was in City Cemetery No 3.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William Black
San Antonio
Death of Mrs Eloise Reed in San Antonio
Mrs Eloise Reed aged 38 died at 7 45 am Tuesday at a local sanitarium. A Mississippi native she came to San Antonio three months ago from Houston. She is survived by her mother, several sisters and brothers and a son. The body is held by Shelley Loring Undertaking Co and will be sent to Houston.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Eloise Reed
Mississippi
San Antonio
Houston
Shelley-Loring Undertaking Company
Deaths of Charles Othen Aged 67 San Antonio Resident
Charles Othen aged 67 died at 9 30 Saturday morning in a local sanitarium. He was a railroad man and had lived in San Antonio for five years. The Shelley Loring Undertaking Company sent the body to Kingsbury for interment where several relatives reside.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles Othen
San Antonio
Kingsbury
Shelley- Loring Undertaking Company
Death of William McCulloch at Van Ormy
William McCulloch aged 45 died at 3 pm Monday at Van Ormy. He leaves father Robert and five siblings including Everett Jack Frank of Bexar County and Henry of San Antonio, plus sister Mrs Myrtle Naylor of San Antonio. The funeral was held at 3 pm Tuesday from the Von Ormy residence and burial followed in Mann's Crossing cemetery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William McCulloch
van Ormy
Robert McCulloch
Everett
Jack
Frank
Bexar County
Henry
San Antonio
Myrtle Naylor
McCulloch
von Ormy
Mann's Crossing Cemetery
Four men named to citizens advisory committee
The Chamber of Commerce selected L. B. Clegg Rotary Ira Kercheville Lion's Club A. K. Garretson Manufacturers' Club Albert Steves as reps on a citizens advisory committee to aid in revising the city charter. City officials asked nine civic groups to appoint members. five groups have not yet replied.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chamber of Commerce
L. B. Clegg
Rotary Club
Ira Kercheville
Lion's Club
A. K. Garretson
Manufacturers' Club
Albert Steves
Citizens
Builders E Xchange
Trades Council
Clearing House
Real Estate Hoard and Retail Merchants’ Association
Eight Foot Shark Landed At Port Aransas
Dr. A H Evans customs inspector at Eagle Pass hooked a 25 pound jackfish and battled a monster shark at Port Aransas for two hours. The eight foot long, 600 pound shark was finally landed after it swallowed the bait and inflicted severe bruises on the hunter.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Corpus Christi
Tex
Port Aransas
A. H. Evans
U. S
Eagle Pass
White House Denies Republican Platform Claims
The White House released a letter from Charles M. Galloway acting chairman of the Civil Service Commission denying Republican platform assertions. The document counters charges about civil service policy and political influence in appointments, asserting government neutrality and adherence to merit.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington, D. C
White House
Charles M. Galloway
Civil Service Commission
Administration Created 30000 Offices Outside Civil Service
Mr. Galloway presented figures to counter Republican claims showing 30 000 outside offices costing 44 million dollars annually. He argued the number of external offices is small compared with official structures.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Galloway
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FORD
Main Avenue
Central Tire Company, Inc
Chas. K. Biggs
Grover C. Shaw
Travis
L. J. Overcash
E. G. Paschal
Herpel
Haverford, Pa
C. B. Colquitt
Colquitt
Donton Park
SAN Antonio Loan & Trust CO
FOX CO
RED Cross
Vitagraph Players
Ivere
Albert EF. Smith
T. Stuart Black
Ton
Vitagraph
Anita Stewart
Julia Swayne Gordon
Drew Rankin Eee Connelly
Stewart
Pathe Weekly
Chas. Richman
Charlie Chaplin
Chaplin
Charlie
Princess Theater
ROYAL
Alice Brady
Brady
Olga Petrova
Hughes
William Lossing
Shelley-Loring Undertaking Co
Opera House
Matinee
Liberty Theatre
Toni
Auditoriua
Los Angeles
Juneins Oo
Victor Herberts Original Score
Illinois Theatre
Chicago
Clara Kimball Young
Ruth Stonehouse
Hobart Henley
Frances Ford
Grace Cunard
Peg O
Theda Bara
Berm
Strand Theater
Wolff & Marx
Griffith
Fatty
Matriony
Susia Dean
Mabel Normand
Aransas Pass
Goal and Wood Sunset Wood CO
Tuttle, Chamberlain & Company
Gunter Building
Phone Crockett
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