Red Cross drive boosts San Antonio county memberships
Mercy Perday’s Red Cross fundraising on Houston Street and Alamo Plaza uses Beauty and a corps of auxiliary workers to enroll 31 314 residents in San Antonio and Bexar County. Bands from army camps reinforce campaigning as the drive aims to surpass daily targets with emphasis on “Members not money.”
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Beauty
Mercy
Red Greompaign
Ee Cross
Red Cross
Council of Defense
Yemmessee Society
Houston Street
Alamo Raza
Sanu Antonio
Bexar County
San Antonio
Chandler
South Lexus
Howton
RR. &. Bonner
J. G. Galbraith
Fort Sam Houston
Camp Travis
Third Infantry
Bhedk
Steves
Abner
Albert Steves
Majestic Wheater
AL Stevenson
Mexican Refugee Colony Turmoil Over News Conflicts
Agitation rises in San Antonio and El Paso among Mexican refugees over garbled reports about Felipe Angeles and Villa allied factions. Leaders like Roque Gon chivga and Francisco Vazquez Gomez are named amid moves to influence executive power, with talks aimed at conciliatory action and potential recognition from the League of Nations.
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San Antonio
el Paso
Felipe Angeles
Madero
Ville
Presidio
Eho Vi Youn Villa
Francisca Villet
Mesien
Villa
Zapata
Aguascilientes
Enilio Vasquez Gomez
Palomas
Amber Orocno
Francisco Vallaquee Gomez
Alvaro Obregon
Carranza
Mexico
League of Motion
Col
Clement
Charles H. McKee Publisher of St Louis Globe Democrat Dies
Charles H. McKee, president of the St Louis Globe-Democrat, died last night at his home from pneumonia following influenza. He was 66, survived by his widow, and had led the paper since October 1915 after a 20 year association with the Globe-Democrat.
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Charles IL. MeKee
St. Louis
Charles H. McKee
lobe-Denocrat
Pape's Cold Compound touted for quick relief
Ad claims Pape's Cold Compound cures grippe misery and cold symptoms within hours. Take every two hours for three doses to clear nasal passages, stop discharge, relieve headache, fever, sore throat, and sneezing. Prices are a few cents at any dry goods store.
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Pape
Grippe
Squch
Virulence in influenza epidemic tied to new organism
London doctors report the influenza outbreak showing increased virulence possibly due to a new organism. They note pneumonia can occur with infection spreading through the blood, weakening defenses. The epidemic began in Spain, spread to Europe and then America, with London and other cities affected as trains carried the disease.
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London Times
Antonio Lirit
The
Public Ledger Ve
London
the Times
Spain
Europe
America
Glasgow
Liverpool
Birmingham
Nottingham
Boys Aid Red Cross Bedside Tables Drive
Quarantine closes schools, but a small group of volunteers uses enforced vacation to build bedside tables for hospitals. The effort supports patients as local Red Cross activities continue amid the holiday break.
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Chesterfield
Jones Co
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Schaffaer
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Fox
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Boys Aid Red Cross
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