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Newspaper
San Antonio Light
Location
San Antonio, Texas, United States of America
Date
Dec 18, 1915
Page
1
The sixteenth naval convention of the Betal Merchants Association will meet in San Anigata in June for the largest attendance yet. Committees are appointed to arrange publicity advertising and travel plans. new members join Friday and preparations include a show and interviews with manufacturers.
A free lecture on Christian Science conducted by Michael Yours, member of the Board of Lectureship of the First Church of Christ Scientists, will be held Sunday afternoon at 3:00 in Say Anlunde, Texas. Doors open at 2:30. All are invited to attend at the location on Main Street.
Storms tore through Mississippi causing heavy damage across Kemper and Wayne counties. Reports note numerous lives lost and widespread destruction near Orrville Mountain Creek and surrounding towns. Officials warn of ongoing power outages and hazardous conditions as search efforts continue.
An obituary notice reports the death of a resident connected to San Antonio after months of medical treatment, with burial planned in Brownwood. It notes the deceased, born in Texas, was a furrier near Brownwood, survived by a widow and others, and a company arranged transport and interment. A second obituary outlines the death of Rudolph Ardnte, 30, from Germany, who lived in Houston, survived by a Houston widow, with funeral services in Houston and burial planned there, arranged by a local undertaker company.
Officials push strict traffic enforcement to curb confusion among street cars jitneys autos and pedestrians. New regulations order officers to curb jaywalking by women and children at crossings and require clear signals, painted paths and restricted sidewalk use for jitneys and cross traffic. Police will issue warnings for several days before enforcing fines as curbside traffic tightens across Houston streets.
The Mixed minstrels presented by San Antonio Lodge No 216 of the Benevolent and Protective Order of Tiles drew a packed crowd at the Hund Opers House Friday night with nearly every seat filled and a second performance announced. Local press invited the audience to view the show free of charge, about 200 in the gallery attended, as professional performers from New York impressed the crowd with a lively program featuring Keele and Draper and the famous "Fett quart" numbers, marking a strong return by the troupe.
A translated document shows a Washington response pressing Austria on legal grounds for demands tied to a maritime incident. The note questions why Austria failed to provide juridical reasons, calls for exchange of views, and asserts U S willingness to maintain its own policy while deploring civilian casualties. Ambassador Buertan-Penfield signs on behalf of the United States.
The Austrian Hungarian government reply to the American note about the sinking of the Italian liner Ancona is described as moderate by Vienna press. Neue Freie Presse and others argue the U S demand is impractical and conflict with international law and basic human decency while calling for careful handling of the incident.
Fred Smith of 32d Main St Green Bay Wisconsin reports long backache relieved by Foley Kalney Puls completeis claims it cured soreness and pain leaving him strong and well. testimonial mentions aching joints sore muscles and improved energy. ad copy cites kidney pill benefits and antidote-like claims without verifiable details.
An old ordinance authorizes a $295000 project for a concrete dock and garden machinery at St Louis. The measure allocates $250000 for the dock and $35000 for machinery, with completion planned by next spring and an estimated annual freight from the river of 200000 tons.
An elderly share of anecdotal endorsement notes Foley's Honey and Tar relieving croup hoarseness and inflamed throats. The speaker and her family report four children used the product for years with success and recommend it for croup and cough relief.
The readable text hints at a wandering effect with glowing cinders and smoke forming an amulet shaped cloud around the volume. It mentions night time and a flickering, ambiguous phenomenon observed as dim illumination and shifting smoke patterns.
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