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Newspaper

San Antonio Light

Location

San Antonio, Texas, United States of America

Date

Dec 17, 1915

Page

17

Clem to San Antonio Brigadier General to spend winter

Brigadier General Joby L. Clem will leave Washington Sunday to spend the winter in San Antonio. He will arrive Tuesday evening aboard the Katy with Mrs. Clem and stay as guest of Dan Sullivan. Army friends held a banquet in his honor at the Army and Navy Club and he was made a member of the Naval and Military Order of the Loyal Legion. A Senate vote pending could authorize the president to promote.

Washington, D. C Joby L. Clem Washington San Antonio Clem Dan Sullivan Army Friends Army and Navy Club Naval Military Order of the Loyal Legion Senate

Aim to the rank of major general contemplated by One bist Congress

A proposal to elevate a general officer to major general rank was considered by one Congress but never completed before adjournment ended action. The incomplete measure stalled as sessions closed without final approval or enactment.

Prisoners Break Jail In Fort Worth Escapes

Second jail break this week at the Tarrant county jail ends in two inmates escaping while a third suffers a broken leg after a rooftop jump. Officials thwart additional attempts as guards boost watch. Thompson and Taylor, jailed for post office robberies, and Dave Gottstein, jailed for narcotics, were among those involved. A separate fundraising note mentions Chicago hospital plans and Myron Herrick’s role.

Port Worth Tex Tarrant County Thompson RE. Taylor Mandar Tayior Dave Gottstein Bng Harrison

Elks Minstrel Show Delights San Antonio Crowd

The Grand Elks annual minstrel show at the Grand Opera House wowed a packed audience with lively musical numbers and sketches. Performers Jack Keefe, Clint Sliepfer, Ruth, Myr Draper, Miss Lucille Morris and many others carried the program with strong singing, humor, and parodies including a satire on suffrage and a mayoral plot. The event, staged by the Elks Lodge 216, featured a large chorus, colorful costumes, and skilled interludes, marking one of the city’s best amateur productions.

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Final Night Lights Up San Antonio With Record Breaker Hype

A festive set of performers packed the San Antonio venue Thursday and Friday night shows, with audiences cheering as the event closed in dramatic fashion. Promoters touted the night as a potential record breaker, syntax smeared by OCR but the energy remained high and local attendants described the atmosphere as electric.

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