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Newspaper
San Antonio Light
Location
San Antonio, Texas, United States of America
Date
Aug 24, 1916
Page
2
Four Missouri national guardsmen are in the guard house at Fort McIntosh after reportedly crossing into Mexico in civilian clothes. court martial proceedings are expected. They allegedly entered Nuevo Laredo and spent the evening there before returning to the international border bridge.
Mexican authorities allowed guardsmen to cross into the U S but were arrested by United States regular soldiers on duty after reaching the American side. The incident highlights tense border enforcement and cross border military cooperation during disputed patrols.
An advertisement notes a teaspoonful in water quenches thirst and invigorates the system. It claims to make alkali water palatable and fortify against changes of climate.
Hardware dealer Sam Speir announces a 20 percent cut on lawn mowers in an advertising notice. The sale highlights pricing on available models and invites customers to visit Sam Speir Hardware Co. for this promotional event.
Sam Speir Hardware Co advertises a five ply lawn hose at 3.50 for a 50 foot length. The ad markets durable construction and home garden use.
Brigadier General Henry A Greene is due in San Antonio to command the Illinois and Wisconsin militia division of more than 12 000 troops at Camp Wilson. A mid September practice march to Austin will be organized, with detailed plans to follow, as the division trains for a grand peace time maneuver. Wisconsin troops march to New Braunfels and Nine Mile Hill as paydays lift morale amid ongoing cross border questions and employer responses.
Union milk wagon drivers in St. Louis presented three settlement plans to Rev. Timothy Dempsey, mediator in the strike. Proposals include a $16 weekly wage with 4 percent commissions, a $16 wage with 12 percent commissions above a threshold, or arbitration on the demand for $18 weekly with a 6 percent commission.
Government Hill Improvement Club calls taxpayers to a Thursday 8 o clock meeting on the lawn of Government Hill Methodist Church to discuss hill improvements. Other notices include jewelry theft report, injuries from a falling wire, and local public notices.
A Russian torpedo boat of the largest and most modern type was badly damaged by an explosion off the Courland coast on August 22. The vessel was towed by other torpedo boats toward Oesel Island, according to Overseas News Agency reports.
Baron Montagu described Germanys new super Zeppelins in a London speech citing 2 000 000 cubic feet capacity 780 feet length 80 feet beam 80 mph max speed 35 mph cruising 3 000 mile range 15 000 horsepower six or seven engines airships carry 35 crew bombs up to five tons ascend to 17 000 feet and bear bow stern and top guns two completed four ready in October.
Voters in the upcoming Democratic runoff will decide whether C A Culberson or Oscar B Colquitt wins the party nomination for United States senator. Polls hinge on turnout with estimates suggesting Culberson needs high turnout to blunt Colquitt’s base in Bexar and North Texas. Pro-German and anti-Wilson factions favor Colquitt, while Culberson supporters push liquor interests and prohibitionist contrasts to rally the base.
A report notes a small but useful electric railway is contained within a Paris sewer. The item appears amid a jumble referencing local notices and a dialogue about a boy’s injury, with unrelated street corner details including Portage Tire Co. and a Yonkers Statesman anecdote.
Mrs Frances C Axtell resigns as president of the Washington State Congressional Union opposing President Wilson and will support Wilson’s run. George B Ryan reports Axtell will run as a Progressive candidate for Congress and receive Democratic backing in her district.
Dr Fred M Larkin refused eviction at Kansas City apartments and opened fire on two police officers Philip B Neff and Patrolman Glenn Marshal. A gun battle followed leaving Neff and Marshal fatally wounded and Mrs Maude Echard slightly hurt by a stray bullet. Larkin was killed.
Larkin died shortly after a clash in which Neff and Marshall were wounded. Neff was hit four times at nearly point blank range, Marshall three times before Larkin’s fatal shot. Mrs Echard, nearby, sustained a scalp wound but is not seriously injured.
A New York Times quote notes a practical resourceful woman who inspired poems. She wrote to publishers requesting a share of royalties, illustrating modern attitudes toward authorship and recognition.
Portage Tire Co at 221 So Alamo advertises bicycle tires with all prices listed.
D W Rhodes of George West plans a cattle move to Bandera where grazing is secured. He praises Bandera leases and a larger range. Rhodes reports excellent cotton conditions and strong prices, noting George West’s growth with electric lights, waterworks, a hotel, and progressive residents.
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