Women Cast Heavier Vote in British Elections Than Men
London dispatch notes unprecedented female turnout under new wartime electorate rules. Analysts expect Lloyd George coalition to secure a large majority, with cabinet members elected and labor vote as a key unknown factor. Observers forecast shifts in Midlands and northern counties where women may back labor.
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London
D Lloyd-George
Eric Geddes
Ford
The
Admiralty
Albert HH
Stanley
Board of Jade
Aml
Edward Shortt
Ireland
South England
Midland
Dabor Party
Wes
Dr Kings New Discovery Relieves Cold Cough Suffering
The ad touts Dr Kings New Discovery as easing feverish flushes phlegm congestion throat pain and croupy coughs from colds and mild bronchitis. It claims fifty years of national use and sale by all druggists for 0c and 1.20.
Dr Kings New Life Pills Promise Constipation Relief
An advertisement claims Dr Kings New Life Pills expel poisons of constipation from the system. It asserts dizziness and headaches disappear, digestion improves, and overall health rises. Available from druggists at 25 cents.
Women vote surge shapes postwar Parliament
The article notes a rush of women voters in Saturday's elections with many voting alone or with husbands absent, outnumbering men in some districts. It reports speculation on cabinet reconstruction after the election and mentions Premier Lloyd George and Paskhurst as possible first woman minister candidates.
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Labor Party
Lloyd-George
House of Commons
Liquor Confiscated At Southern Pacific Depot
Four large suitcases held 43 quarts of whiskey and a two gallon barrel of wine were seized as two young white men were arrested stepping from a train at the Southern Pacific depot. Detectives Green and policemen Myers and Pittman made the captures. One suspect, 33, from East Myrtle Street, admitted bringing the liquor from Lafayette Louisiana to sell locally. The second man, 30, worked in auto business and aided his companion. Three suitcases held quart bottles. one contained miniature wine barrels.
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Southern Pacific
Green
Myers and
Pittman
East Myrtle Street
Lafayette
High Praise From Madame Poincare For American Troops
Madame Poincare lauds Americans for wartime conduct and women workers. She calls General Pershing charming and praises U.S. hospitals and devotion to children, while noting hospitality to leaders and plans for postwar travel.
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Madame Poincare
France
Mme. Poincare
General Pershing
Society notes and arrivals at St Anthony and local events
Captain and Mrs Henry FH Robertson plan Christmas in El Paso with Captain Robertson's mother. Visitors at St Anthony include Mrs J B Moore Mrs B G Hays and Mrs W K Friedlander and Mrs So tim of New York. Captain John Byron Waltom and family will holiday with Captain Haltom's parents. Red Cross circles meet Tuesday at Central Christian Church and Alamo Chapter DAR. Mrs De Rosey Cabell will return from San Diego. Marriage announced for Ella Godwin and J Langtry Bell with plans to reside in Garfield Utah. Lucy Bell Morgan holidaying with her mother in Laredo Texas. A new Delta Sigma Upsilon service flag with 28 blue stars and one gold star hangs in the St Anthony lobby.
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St. Anthony
Mra. J
Red Cross
Central Christian Church
Alamo
The
Daughters of the American Revolution
Ella Godwin
Westmoorland College
J. Langtry Bell
Garfield
Utah
William A. Corks
Argyle Avenue
Bell
Delta Sigma Upsilon
Silver Chevron Insignia To Be Worn By Camp Travis Service Members
A War Department order details new two level silver chevrons for Camp Travis personnel with six months overseas service earning a first chevron and a second after a further six months. The move coincides with President’s praise for servicemen. Also notes planned demobilization schedules for 1802 1898 classes and others for late December through February, and a domestic dispute line about a wife leaving her husband.
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Camp Travis
Officers Released From Camp Travis List of 16 Names
Sixteen officers were discharged from Camp Travis on Monday morning. The release includes medical, dental, infantry, and field artillery officers. Names listed include Major Harry Charles Johnson, Captains Harvey Lee Starkey Frank William McKee Weed Senter Balch Ethan Alton Hulton First Lieutenants Hugh Smith Detchon Theodore Guy Boyd George Boyd Woodard Jr Archence Gorley Second Lieutenants Ernest Mathews Leon Kirkbridge Turnburke Kiddie Theodore Spooner Samuel Allen Pollard Middleton McDonald Ernest Wilkinson Grimball George Clifford Coe.
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Travis
Harry Charles Johnson
Harvey Lee Starkey
Frank William McKee
Weed Senter Balch
Ethan Alton Hulton
Hugh Smith Detchon
Theodore Guy Boyd
George Boyd Woodard Jr
Arence Gorley
Iernest Mathews
Leon
Kirkbridge
Turnburke
Kiddie
Theodore Spooner
Samuel Allen Pollard
Middleton McDonald
Ernest Wilkinson Grimball
George Clifford Coe
Man and Wife Die in Alpine Deaths
Mr and Mrs Mason Wight died Friday December 1 in Alpine Texas. Mrs Wight was interred in Fulton Kentucky, Mr Wight 34 a San Antonio native and hotelkeeper. Surviving are his mother Mrs R C Wight and brothers in San Antonio. Funeral from 1002 Van Ness Street Tuesday at 3 PM. Burial at Mission Burial Park. Weather forecast unsettled for San Antonio with warmer temperatures and cloudy skies.
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Mason Wight
Alpine
Tex
Wight
Fulton
van Ness Street
Mission Burial Park
Calotabs Promised as Quick Cold Cure
An old marketing pitch touts Calotabs as a superior calomel treatment that quickly ends colds and flu symptoms with a single tab at night. It claims no meal disruption and a purified system by morning, selling in sealed packages for thirty five cents with a money back guarantee.
Grand Duchess Anastace says Germany erred in entering war
In Geneva, Grand Duchess Anastace of Mecklenburg Schwerin, mother of the former Grand Duke Frederick Francis, criticizes Germany for entering World War I. She notes she left Germany after war began and calls the decision a great blunder, while reflecting on royal ties and the shock of the conflict.
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Prean
Geneva
Germany
Anastace
Mecklenburg-Schwerin
Gerenn
Riveria
Grand Duchess
Russia
Frederick Franz TV
Grand Duke
Denmark
Foley’s Money and Tar Promises Quick Influenza Relief
An ad extols Foley’s Money and Tar as a swift remedy for influenza and bronchial coughs. It claims rapid cough relief, eased breathing, throat healing, and a warming comfort after each dose, pitching the product as ideal for families and popular everywhere.
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Foley
M. Flacher
Russia Facing Dark Night as Czarist Era Ends
The royal speaker urged Germany to admit faults and rebuild a political and cultural nation. She reported no news of her daughter since September, save a letter from the queen of Denmark. She appealed for aid to Russia, noting peasants question who to obey without a czar as the country edges toward republics and new leadership.
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Germany
Grand Duchess
Denmark
Russia
County Employes for 1919 Appointed by Commissioners
County Commissioners Court announces the appointment of 21 county employes for the term starting December 1. The list covers assistants to district attorneys, a county engineer, probation officers, clerks, and other posts, with names and positions including Joe Newton, A C Pancoast, J Rosy Boles, Miss Raymond Morris, and Mrs A Neely among others. Wages for three road workers are adjusted: William Leonard to $3. Per day remains $3.50 for Trevino, and Jackson to $4 per day.
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County Commissioners’ Court
Joe. S. Newton
A. C. Pancoast
J. Rosy Boles
Raymond Morris
A. Neely
R. Gertrude Bailey
R. A. Campbell
B. C G. Mavermann
Janes Callaghan
R. J. Barrow
K. H. Elmendorf
Leroy Hicks
Raymond Bryne
J. ¥. Lurley
Bien M. Peron
Grand Jiry
F. M. Newman
J. W. Collins
Jerry ‘Brown
Sam Vernon
Vivian Ellis
County Institution
William, Lornard
M. Jackson
Glamente Trevino
Col McCarthy to confer on supply storage work
Colonel Daniel Wenyard McCarthy and staff arrive at Fort Sam Houston for a conference with the assistant director of storage. Major H C Clover Major J J Trubshaw and Lt Colonel Gerrit Van 8 Quackenbush accompany, as new arrivals register. Swift & Co reports weekly beef sales in San Antonio.
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Col. M’carthy
Daniel Wenyard McCarthy
Sono
Southern Department
Jeff
New Orleans
McCarthy
H.C. Clover
J. J. Trubshaw
Gerrit van 8. Quackenbush
Kelly Field
Mort Sam Houston
Connection Aith
Fort Sam Houston
O. J. Hrrington
Camp Cody
Chicago
George Munteam
Adjutant General's Department
Camp Mead
Frank Keller
Cavalry
Camp Stanley
Nobert. D. Lee
Frank FB. McGowan
Joseph Sk. Atz
Quartermaster Corps
Forts Sam Houston
Geoffrey Reyes
Inspector General
S Department
Army War College
Beng
Swift & Company
San Antonio
Night hawks called farmer's friends in pest control
A school of naturalist prose extolls the night hawk or bull bat as a vital ally to farmers. It hunts countless insects nightly, aiding in destroying beetles boll worms and pests on crops and even feasting on bark beetles in forests.
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KODAK
Eed Pyneers
Ramor
Lloyd George
Dr. King
Hertzberg
New York
William G. McAdoo
Constance Drexel
Philadelphia
Public Ledger Co
Paris
Palais de L Elysee
White House
Dun
Meuse
Madame
Jacour
King George
Albert
Victor Emmanuel
Wilson
Henry FH. Robertson
el Paso
Captain Robertson
John Byron Waltom
Camp Dee
City
Captain Haltom
Ed Haltom
Dost Avenue
de Rosey Cabell
Cabell
San Diego
Cal
Lucy Bell Morgan
Laredo Seminary
Laredo, Tex
Leven
X Funy
Mrs. Mason Wight
Pacific Southwest
South Atlantic
Canadian
Houston
Coats
Georgette
Joe S. Newton
Court
Washington, D.C
Georgetown University of A School For Foreign Service
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