Hotel Guests and Visitors Listed Around San Antonio
The bulletin records guests and visitors at local hotels including the Gunter Menger and St Anthony. Names include B A Perry from Eagle Pass C A Brown from Kerrville L Hays from Mississippi M Johnson from Gonzales C Harrison from St Louis H Bailey from Chicago W Williams from Austin J Fagan from Chicago and accompanying guests, with several others noted as stopping or registered at the Gunter Menger or St Anthony.
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B. A. Perry
Eagle Pass
Gunter
C. A. Brown
Kerrville
Menger
Uglass Boyd
Mra. i
Parks Goliad
W. O. Huggins
M. Baker
Houston
C. Harrison
St. Louis
St. Anthony
H. Bailey
Chicago
W. Williams
Austin
J. Fagan
Ill
Mrs. L. E. Hutchison
Democratic national committee invites Wilson renomination
Practically all state officials received invitations to attend the formal notification to President Woodrow Wilson of his renomination. The event will occur at Shadow Lawn, West End, Long Branch, New Jersey, on September 2, 1916, at 4 o'clock in the afternoon.
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Wilson
Ustin
Tex
Demotic National Committee
Odrow Wilson
Shadown
West End
Long Branch
Newey
Revision of the Articles of War Aimed at Modernization
Army officers push long fought revision of the criminal code to replace the 1806 framework now labeled outdated. Brigadier General Crowder and War Department officials cite past efforts, citing 1818 to 1909 attempts, and praise broad support from Secretaries of War and War College staff for a comprehensive update.
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Washington, D. C
Wilson
War Department
Garrison
Congress
House
Military Affairs Committee
Senate Military Affairs Committee
Senate
Sheppard
Texas
Enoch H. Crowder
Army
Crowder
Winfield Scott
Calhoun
Hndicott
General Crowder
Foreign Service
Dickinson
Stimson
General Staff of
War College Division
General Staff
Daylight Saving Plan Debated In 1784 Franklin Idea
The piece recounts Benjamin Franklin's 1784 London observations and his Journal de Paris proposal advocating turning the clock forward one hour to extend daylight. It notes later adoption in Europe and tests in the United States, plus health and economic benefits and the need for universal, nationwide implementation.
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London
Benjamin Franklin
Strand
Fleet Street
Journal de Paris
Germany
Eingland
France
Italy
Norway
Sweden
Denmark
Mts
Europe
New York
United States
Merchants’ Association of
Our City
Chambers of Commerce
Boston
Baltimore
Pittsburg
Rochester
St. Louis
Merchants’ Association
Key West Naval Station
Cleveland
Detroit
Franklin
Paris
England
Sir Henry Norman
Congress
American Railway Association
Hudson Artists Decorate Camp Street With Eagle Shield
Soldiers of Company C Third Wisconsin Infantry from Hudson Wisconsin decorate their camp street at Camp Wilson with a whitewashed rock design featuring a large American eagle perched on a shield. The eagle grips an arrow in one talon and an olive branch in the other signaling readiness for peace or war. The word Hudson and the Company C insignia sit above the emblem.
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Camp Wilson
Third Wisconsin Infantry
Hudson, Wis
Hudson
Company C
Third Regiment
Army orders mix with gardening note and a tech handbag
Army orders list transfers promotions and resignations with names and posts at Fort Sam Houston Fort Bliss El Paso and state mobilization camps. Gardening advice urges preparation for chrysanthemums including deep spading manure drainage and thorough soil conditioning. A Bolivian Indian tribe and a new locked handbag feature appear in brief items.
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Consuelor
Seoane
Sixth Cavalry
Fort Sam Hounston
Selley 5
Frank
Ordnance Department
Fort Bliss
Samuel Ft. Millard
Medical Reserve Corps
John W. Heard
Adjutant General
Robert F. Kirby
Montana National Guard
Mahon Ashford
Medical Corps
Charles H. Bridges
Thirtieth Infantry
James Regan
Quartermaster Corps
el Paso
George
W. Morrill
New Hampshire National Guard
Bolivia
Potchernick's 12 Ga Shotgun Shells Advertised
Back page society item notes shotgun shells for sale at Potchernick's. 12 gauge standard smokeless loads priced from $3.00 per hundred and up.
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Potchernick’s
Quarry Workman Pleads for Second Chance
Bridget urges Pat to avoid danger in the quarry while Pat admits borrowing $2 from the foreman and claims he is not allowed to do risky tasks anymore. The dialogue hints at hardship and restricted labor.
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Pat
Bridget
Russian soldiers in French trenches vow to abstain from wine
Paris dispatch describes joyful Muscovite troops in the French front lines led by General Lokhvitzky. The Russians praise France, deny machine-made discipline, and affirm unity with French forces in a shared war aim while promising not to drink wine until victory is achieved.
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Paris
United States
France
Holy Russia
Lokhvitzky
Kokhvitzky
Shark Fins as Delicacy Stir Brooklyn Dining Debate
The Brooklyn Eagle surveys naturalists dealers and restaurateurs on shark meat as a possible delicacy. They note differing views on quality with a naturalist calling it poor while another found it tasty. The piece discusses sharks potentially displacing edible fish in Long Island waters and entering menus alongside frogs legs.
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Brooklyn Eagle
Brooklyn
Long Island
China
Shark meat as cuisine across cultures discussed in NY scene
An inline survey explores how Italians and Chinese view and prepare shark meat in New York. A Brooklyn dealer notes prices and the practice of skinning, while a restaurateur recalls sailing lore and rare prior experiences with shark dishes.
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Tomers
New York
Brooklyn
Children in Lifebelts Amid Night Ocean Alarm
Passengers endure blackout drills aboard a ship crossing the Mediterranean under torpedo threats. Lifebelts for children are found among extra gear as bells warn abandon ship during multiple practice alerts. The scene contrasts a fat man in heavy gear with anxious children in toy belts, highlighting wartime infamy.
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Mediterranean
Gorge
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Guarantee Shoe Co
San Antonio, Texas
Young Lee
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Children IN Lifebelts
Oscar King Davis
Saturday Evening Post
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