Salesmen Discuss Craft At Meeting In San Antonio
Four speeches at the San Antonio Salesmanship Club meeting at the Gunter Hotel covered efficiency in factory and office work, selling to employers, printing salesmanship as advisory, and creating demand through advertising and clubs. The session closed the summer season with plans for National Salesmanship Congress speakers.
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San Antonio
Gunter Hotel
Charles J. George
W. W. McAllister
J. A. Naylor
George Potchernick
Mr. Potchernick
National Salesmanship Congress
24 Hour Day for Men in Trenches in WWI
Washington dispatch describes American troops in France facing constant action with 24 hour daylight from pyrotechnic signals. Star shells and illuminating bombs light up night operations while rockets convey coded messages to command posts across the field.
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Washington, D. C
France
Hotel guests and arrivals listed for San Antonio inns
A sequence of guest registrations and arrivals at San Antonio hotels including the Gunter St Anthony Menger J Y Player St Louis etc. Names include E A Taylor Tyler M R Simmons Shreveport J W Saunders Jackson Ja Reese Goliad St Louis J W Holmes Aransas Pass W Hammond New Orleans H Stricker Houston J K Howell Dilley Mr Mrs Hardy Jackson Cal William H Taylor El Paso G H Carnahan New York L Hill Victoria and others appearing in hotel guest notices.
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E. AL. Taylor
Tyler
Gunter Hotel
M. R. Simmons
Shreveport
St. Anthony
J. W. Saunders
Jackson
Miss
Menger
Ja Reese
Goliad
J. Y
St. Louis
J. W. Holmes
Aransas Pass
W. &. Hammond
New Orleans
H. Stricker
Houston
J. K. Howell
Dilley
Gunter
Hardy Jackson
Calhave
St. An
William H. ‘Taylor
el Paso
J. W. Pettus
G. H. Carnahan
New York
Hagaraly
L. Hill
Victoria
Lanier
Br Nt
Wheeler
O'Neill
Error on my way to be made in second-story Work
A Birmingham Age Herald excerpt shows a dialogue where a visitor declares learning from error after serving a term. The speaker notes there is no use picking octets when work can be done in a second-story setting. The piece reflects local dialect and period tone.
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Birmingham Age Herald
Prohibition Effect in Crimson Gulch Cited by Star
Washington Star notes readers query the impact of prohibition in Crimson Gulch. Brandis Bob replies that intoxication continues despite effort, as enforcement drains energy and reduces new drink production. The piece frames prohibition as demanding and gradually curbing new consumption efforts.
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Crimson Gulch
Brandis
Star
Princess Murat Joins Friends of France Board
Princess Murat formerly Miss Helena Stalle of New York has been appointed to the directing board of the Friends of France a society formed to foster closer social and intellectual ties between the United States and France. She offers her salon for receptions for Americans in Paris and Marshal Joffre is an honorary president. A U S branch is planned.
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Princess Murat
Helena Stalle
New York
Friends of France
New International Society
France
Society
Paris
Marshal Joffre
United States
America
Bonzano Sees World Menace in Radicalism and Armistice Talk
World diplomats weigh Archbishop Bonzano’s claim that an armistice could hand Alsace Trent and Trieste to the Allies while Belgrade, Belgium and Serbia remain flashpoints. Officials debate Vatican hints and German Austrian concessions amid a cautious Allied stance.
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Bonzano
Alsace
Trent
Trieste
Teutons Py
Serbia
Montenegro
Belgium
Germany
Austria
Alsace-Lorraine
Berlin-Bagdad
Bozano
Vatican
Russia
Russia May Ignore Pope Benedict Peace Note
Rome reports Russia plans to ignore the pontiff's peace appeal. Corriere d Italia notes the move is hard to explain as the note echoed the Russian formula of no annexations and no indemnities. The item reflects wartime diplomacy and papal mediation efforts.
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Rome
Russia
Benedict
Corriere d’ Italia Tolay
Mexican Is Stabbed, Man Dies After Alley Assault
Pasqual Fuentes twenty four resident of 800 block Austin Street was fatally stabbed late Saturday night. He was found in an alley near Sherman and Austin Streets by Policeman Walston and taken to Robert B Green Memorial Hospital where he died at 1 o clock Sunday morning. The assailant remains unknown.
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Pasqual Fuentes
Austin Street
Sherman
Austin
Walston
Robert B. Green Memorial Hospital
Outfitting Naval Recruits Amid War Mobilization
The article details the vast scale of naval outfitting as more than 100000 men enlist, highlighting food and clothing demands. It lists monthly quantities of meat flour vegetables butter coffee sugar beans tomatoes corn milk and extensive clothing items plus outsourcing to contractors to meet demand at Brooklyn and Charleston yards.
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Washington, D. C
Uncle Sam
Navy
Bureau of Supplies and Accounts of Navy
Navy Yard
Brooklyn
Charleston
McGowan
Bureau
Navy Department
South Africa Eyes Cape Town Buenos Aires Steamship Link
South Africa considers a regular steamship line with Argentina to boost trade after U S shipping lapses. Trade commissioner A Zoutendyk tours Argentina as experts note potential for coal exports and faster voyages from Cape Town to the River Plate, possibly cutting nine to eleven days.
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Buenos Aires
Cape Town
Union of South Africa
United States
Americas
A. Zoutendyk
Argentina
South America
South Africa
River Platte
Zoutendyk
Government to Build Three Large Ship Plants
The United States will undertake construction of three government owned ship plants to expand the merchant fleet. Newark New Jersey Hog Island Pennsylvania and Chester Pennsylvania will host yards building 5000 to 7500 ton vessels. About 36 million for yard construction and over 500 million for vessels.
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Washington, D. C
United States
Newark
N. J
American International Corporation
Hog Island
Philadelphia
Submarine Boat Company
Chester
Merchant'’s Shipbuilding Company
Shipping Board
Emergency Fleet Corporation
Wilson
Federal Trade Commission
Purchasing Commission
Bernard M. Baruch
War Industries Board
Air Raids Bring Londoners Together in Wartime Civility
In London during a raid, a business American and an English neighbor set aside formality and share tea, showing how fear fosters acquaintance. The raids reveal common humanity as people from all walks seek comfort side by side in basements and subways.
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London
Funeral for Mrs Mary States at Meerscheidt Street home
The funeral for Mrs. Mary States who died last Wednesday at 307 Meerscheidt Street will be held at her home at 4 p m Sunday. Interment is at Mission Burial Park. Ministers C A Owens W W Lee and T C Long will conduct the service with honorary pallbearers and active pallbearers named. Mrs States belonged to the Knights and Ladies of Security.
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Mary States
Meerscheidt Street
Mission Burial Park
C. A. Owens
W. W. Lee
T. C. Long
Eva Mudd
Carrie Beck
George Rawlings
Ella Sandsey
A. G
Death of Mrs. R Gabrielski in San Antonio
Mrs R Gabrielski, 80, native of Germany, died at 4 30 PM Saturday at her daughter's home 224 East Craig Place San Antonio where she had lived 25 years. She is survived by her daughter three grandchildren and three great grandchildren all in San Antonio. She belonged to Beth El Jewish congregation. Funeral 5 PM Sunday from the residence Rabbi Samuel Marks officiating. Interment Beth El Jewish Cemetery.
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R.brielski
Germany
L. M. Michael
East Craig Place
Texas
San Antonio
Gabrielski
Beth-El
Samuel Marks
Beth-El Jewish Cemetery
Mrs. Claude F B Goforth dies in San Antonio residence
Mrs Claude FB Goforth aged 48 native of Virginia dies at 502 Essex Street San Antonio after 28 years in the city. Survived by husband W I Goforth three daughters three sons one sister Earnest Fellbaum nine grandchildren and three brothers. Funeral at 5 Sunday from the residence with interment in Mission Burial Park. Pallbearers listed.
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Claude FB. Goforth
Virginia
Essex Street
San Antonio
W. I. Goforth
Maude Brook
Cornelia A
Willie Goforth
R. L
A. E
L.S. Goforth
Earnest Fellbaum
Robert W. Spindle
Waco
Sam A
Henry L. Spindle
Mission Burial Park
J. E. Trainer
H. C. Carter
Ned M. Mellhering
John A. Bitter
R. L. Edwards
R. Neil Campbell
J. W. King
George Fox
R. C. Hugman
J. H. Wharton
J. H. Miller
A. G. Thompson
Funeral for John Burns 76 Follows in San Antonio
John Burns 76 died at his home 625 Burnett Street at 2 50 Saturday afternoon. A native of Killybego County Donegal Ireland he lived in the United States 64 years with 36 years in San Antonio. He worked in cattle with Capt Alonzo Millett and belonged to Albert Sidney Johnston Camp U S V. The funeral 4 30 Sunday at St Marys Catholic Church with Rev E J Carrier and interment at St Marys Cemetery. He is survived by a sister Miss Margaret Burns a nephew J C Edgar and two nieces Miss Kate ______.
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John Burns
Burnett Street
Killybego
County Donegal
Ireland
United States
San Antonio
Burne
Alonzo M''lett
Albert Sidney Johnston
St. Mary’s Catholic Church
E. J. Carrier
St. Mary’s Cemetery
Mr. Burns
Margaret Burns
J. ¢. Edgar
Kate
Redfield warns peace talks trap Germany tactics
Secretary of Commerce Redfield declares peace negotiations now would trap the war and condemn Germany. In a letter to a Brooklyn assemblyman he denounces autocracy and urges an end that prevents its return and ends the ruthless aggression.
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New York
Germany
Redfield
Brooklyn
Mar
U boats base alleged in Spanish waters details
Le Matin reports from Barcelona a German plan for U boat activity in Spanish waters. It cites a fixed base near Palma Majorca on Archduke Salvador's estate, mobile wireless posts on ships, and a gasoline agent in Barcelona. Italy reportedly acts quickly, warning its vessels, while France lacks full warning powers.
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Paris
le Matin
Barcelona
Palma
Majorqua
Salvador
Italy
Senor Dato
France
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U. S
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Aerpore
Ia AG
Oe Washer Bros. CO
Alamo and
Commerce Streets
R. Gabrielski
Claude E. Goforth
Edgar and
Mrs. Mary Harris
Shelley-Loring Undertaking Co
Spanish Waters
Stires Outdoor Advertising Co
Leon Springs
Seguin
Ford
Wallace Bros. Co
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