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San Antonio Light

Location

San Antonio, Texas, United States of America

Date

Dec 16, 1917

Page

6

Bolsheviki Seize Control Of New Assembly In Petrograd

Reported chaos at the Tauris Palace as Bolshevik troops and Red Guards occupied the Constituent Assembly site. Delegates sought access, debated democratic legitimacy, and prepared for adjournment amid internal Bolshevik divisions on dissolution versus restraint.

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Tanlac credited with curing Shumaker's wife ailments

A San Antonio resident recounts how Tanlac improved his wife’s stomach and kidney troubles after years of pain and fatigue. He notes she regained energy, her swelling reduced, and she now performs daily chores with ease, urging others to consider the remedy. Wagner's Drug Store and Meier's Pharmacy distribute Tanlac locally.

TA. Shumaker Pentey Eoin Tanlac San Antonio Wagner Meier

Bolshevik Tactics Spark Assembly Clampdown in Russia

Report from Washington describes clashes between cadets and Bolshevik deputies in Russia as armed forces move to disperse opposition. Pravda labelsCadet leaders enemies of the nation while the revolutionary government asserts control, with 160 British detainees amid tensions and hostilities rising.

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Selective Draft and Passport Claims Amid Russian Turmoil

Fragmented reports describe diplomatic messengers in disarray, surrounded Kornilov and Bolshevik forces near Vielgarod with prisoners taken. Nearby Kornilov forces at Vielgaroa likely besieged. Arrests of Constitutional Democrat Cadets rise while private homes are searched to disarm insurgents. Teens gain citizenship rights as schools note eight year olds may vote. Editors claim press freedom threatened under armed supervision.

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Target Range Camp 18 Named for General J L Bullis

General J L Bullis is honored as the namesake of a new target range at Camp 18, amid tributes to his long service in the Army. The article recounts Bullis’s career from the Civil War era through the Spanish American War and his later roles, noting family details and his burial in the National Cemetery.

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Pneumonia Claims Nine Soldiers in Camp Three Days

Nine soldiers died at Camp Train over three days from pneumonia and related complications. The deaths, announced by the division surgeon, include Private Albert Baines of MCOU Infantry and Private Casper W. Lowery of 243rd Field Artillery, among others. Relatives are listed in Texas and nearby states.

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Army Promotions and Transfers At Camp Travis In World War I

A military board at Camp Travis exams personnel for commissions in the Signal Reserve and other units. Maj George Grunert and Lieuts Kenneth Muffinau and Weslie Weight head the board to assign men to the aviation section. Transfers include Lieuts Cullen Wayman and Arthur Gibson to hospitals and divisions, with other officers moved within Camp Travis and Fort Houston. Colonel Galicia’s twenty-two wounds noted by the San Francisco Argonaut highlight Canadian troops and recruitment efforts.

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English Training For American Soldiers In Camp

American soldiers at Camp Meade or similar training camps face a new program teaching English reading writing and spelling to hundreds of recruits from varied backgrounds Many have never attended school and include Chinese Mexican Indian Greek and German descent The effort is led by Hout and supported by the Young Men's Christian Association to help soldiers read write and communicate in English during wartime.

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Indian students progress report at camp school

A fragment describes Indians learning English with no literacy, progressive schooling designed to save a graduating exercise. It notes a camp school format, reporting progress of men, with a trench school in progress and a home reading course provided by the association.

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Jury Report Ready For Western District of Texas Grand Jury

A large number of indictments reported to Julie Dover West Jy as the grand jury convened in the Federal District Court for the Western District of Texas. About 433 individuals are listed in the indictment templates. roughly half involve liquor charges. Several cases will be continued and called on Monday as court proceedings begin for this term.

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Rate hearing on railroad freight practices in Texas

The Interstate Commerce Commission opening a hearing Monday on charges that Texas railroads including International and Great Northern and Texas Mexican Railway lowered freight rates that were not reasonable on iron and steel from Mexico to Texas. Shippers represented by San Antonio Freight Bureau expect witnesses from ten to fifteen firms. railroads defend with general counsel and traffic experts. The Galveston, Harrisburg and San Antonio Railway named as an interlining line. The session, in the Gunter Hotel pink room, will conclude in one day with a decision anticipated after holidays, possibly by February.

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Sugar realignment arrests ripple through New York stores

New York Dec 1. The sugar price probe widens as authorities close stores and revoke licenses. Officials report a pattern of high prices and forged signs on Herman Dworkin and Goldberg & Unton properties. Investigations target 34 barrels bought in March and 39 in August, with further charges anticipated.

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