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Newspaper
San Antonio Light
Location
San Antonio, Texas, United States of America
Date
Aug 25, 1916
Page
4
The Corpus Christi Rotary Club passed a resolution urging D. R. Locher, president of the Corpus Christi Commercial Club, to call an immediate mass meeting of residents to start a movement for a deep water port. An interstate appeal is planned, hoping to gain help from Texas and border states for a new Gulf port.
Judge John W. Woods of Rotan Texas former speaker of the House says he has not retired from public life and plans to run for attorney general again in two years. He sits in Austin on General Land Office business and notes drought will limit cotton yields to about one third of a bale per acre for his district.
The remark notes that the subject rose to prominence only after an inquiry by a federal commission, a point highlighted by Puck in a snappy assessment. The exchange attributes unusual success to investigative exposure rather than prior achievement.
Old advertisement extols S. S. S. as the sole blood cleanser to cure skin diseases by cleansing the blood. It claims external pastes and creams fail, while internal treatment reaches all infections, promising relief even for chronic sores and conditions like scrofula. It directs readers to contact a medical details department in Swift Specilcity Company, ta, Ga.
Secretary of War Newton D. Baker praised Wilson administration foreign policy in a Maine campaign speech in Waterville. He said the administration kept peace, handled Mexico with restraint, and aimed at justice and humanity while preparing for domestic reconstruction and European recovery. He urged continuity and warned against unfamiliar hands at the helm. He voiced hope Texas border troops avoid combat as northern Mexico seeks peace.
London reports reveal Sweden and Great Britain at odds over parcel post seizures to and from Russia. Sweden released 60 000 parcels to Russia under arbitration terms, while Britain demanded noninterference. Sweden refused to promise, threatening to publish the full correspondence if tensions rise. Copenhagen finance minister notified.
The St Thomas Danish West Indies legislature urged Denmark to speed negotiations for selling the islands to the United States. The resolutions say prolonged talks paralyze enterprises in St Thomas and worsen public deficit and private misery amid war and Panama Canal disappointment.
From Germany and neighboring regions, messages pour in for Captain Koenig and the Deutschland crew. A Hungarian chamber letter to the Reichstag and Count von Reventlow’s cautious note in Deutsches Tages Zeitung mark mixed views while an official Bremen reception Friday will honor the crew with high government officials present.
By September 1, Corpus Christi aimed to erase disaster marks from the August storm. An emergency city ordinance gave property owners ten days to clear debris along the beach front and resume ship shape appearance, eliminating damaged piers and lumber from a two mile stretch while crops remained unreplaced.
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