San Antonio Post Office Aims for Half Million-Dollar Class
Local business leaders pledge to buy January stamp supplies as San Antonio postal figures push toward the $500 000 class. Officials seek space, repairs, and new staff to handle rising mail volume and potential Congress funding.
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San Antonio
Chamber of Commerce
E. B. Chandler & Company
A. B. Frank Company
San Antonio Traction Company
Wolff & Marx Company
Joske Brothers Company
San Antonio Portland Cement Company
San Antonio Machine & Supply Company
Texas Glass and Paint Company
M. Half
Hucker
John B. Carrington
C. C. Leel
Manufacturers’ Club
Adolph Grasso
Retail Merchants’ Association
Pallas
Houston
San Antonio Aims for Big Postoffice Status
Carrington argues that city business hinges on postoffice receipts and says San Antonio, a second class station, should be a top center. He asserts the city will secure a larger postoffice when Washington notes more than 500000 dollars in stamps sold this year.
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Carrington
San Antonio
Washington
Protocol unsigned Carranza silent on Atlantic City agreement
Washington, December 27. With no reply from General Carranza to the American insistence Lo ratify or reject the Atlantic City protocol, Secretary Lane moved to close negotiations. He called for a meeting with Dr. J. R. Mott and Judge George Gray to finalize steps ending the Mexican American joint commission talks. The Mexican note said no Carranza reply had been received.
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Washington, D. C
Carranza
Atlantic City
Lane
J. R. Mott
George Gray
American Commission
British Colonies to Hold Special War Conference
London reports the colonies will hold a special wartime conference as part of an imperial gathering. The telegram from the colonial secretary explains premiers are invited to attend a series of war cabinet meetings to discuss urgent war questions and possible terms of Allied victory, with a target date by late February.
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London
Dominions
Lloyd George
Rain Is A Prospect In San Antonio Weather
The local weather bureau warns of cold unsettled air with likely rain for San Antonio Wednesday night and Thursday. Major Allen Buell notes forecasters face uncertain patterns similar to a circus showman’s reply, with the forecast offering no clear choice.
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San Antonio
Weather for Tourists From The Light Forecast
City forecasts for St Louis Chicago Milwaukee Kansas City New York and Washington DC show clear and cold or wet and snowy conditions. Temperatures range from 18 to 82 degrees with varied winds and possible snow tonight in several eastern cities.
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Louis
Chicago
Milwaukee
Kansas City
New York
Washington, D. C
Police Shakeup Likely After Internal Row and Auto Crash
Commissioner Uhr contemplates charges and possible removal of an officer amid a string of incidents in which officers clashed, drove through a fence into a private yard, injured a mounted officer, and caused significant vehicle damage as district leaders clash over discipline after the holidays.
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Uhr
Brown
Houston
St. Mary's
Houston Street
Cameron Street
B. Diaz
Diaz
Border trip ends as Smith returns to Washington
Brigadier General Able L. Smith chief of the supply division of the quartermaster corps completes nearly a month touring the border and inspecting American troops in Mexico. He heads back toward Washington with Major William Elliott who will continue discussions with Colonel Harry E. Rogers of the Southern Department. Elliott has been a busy depot quartermaster at El Paso handling a large volume of army business during the border presence.
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Mexico
Ablel L. Smith
Quartermaster Corps
Washington
San Antonio
William Elliott
el Paso
Ott
Harry E. Rogers
Southern Department
Eliott
Cold Weather Strains Border Towns On Mexican Border
Soldiers keep stoves burning in border tents as a cold wave grips El Paso and Juarez. Mexican troops take timber from the international bridge for fuel while many beggars in Juarez are barefooted amid the frost.
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EL Paso
Tex
International Bridge
Juarez
Judge Advises Wives to Improve Appearance in Domestic Case
In Chicago, Judge John G. Stelk urged desertered wives to curb slovenliness and improve grooming to encourage husbands to return. He told one woman to comb her hair and present herself as a good-looking partner, and instructed a man to slick his hair, shave, buy flowers, and win his wife back as he did originally.
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Chicago
John G. Stelk
Chinese Would Enter Hawaii Immigration Plan Tied to Congress
Farn Coran a wealthy Chinaman and J H Hindel announce a bill to admit 26000 Chinese to Hawaii with backing from local Chinese societies and business men. They expect support from Reps Burnett and Slayden and will ask Washington for introduction and passage of the measure.
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Honolulu
Hawaiian
Congress
Farn Coran
J. H. Hindel
Washington
Burnett
House Committee On Immigration and Naturalization
Slayden
Texas
Pershing Reports Storm Damage to Mexican Front
Dispatches to the War Department say a Christmas day storm damaged Major General Pershing's command in Mexico. Wireless stations at Colonia Dublan and El Valle were blown down, field hospital No. 3 demolished, and the commissary storehouse plus many structures severely damaged. At least 75 percent of Colonia Dublan tentage destroyed and telegraphic lines interrupted.
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Washington, D. C
Pershing
Mexico
War Department
Colonia Dublan
el Valle
Field Hospital No. 3
Arizona Battleship Turbine Repairs Planned In New York Yard
Repairs to the Arizona’s damaged turbine will take about seven weeks though damage is not as severe as feared. Hundreds of blades are being assembled and the turbine cleared of copper debris. Officers say the ship, at the New York navy yard, easily made twenty one knots and should be easy to handle.
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New York
Arizona
New York Navy Yard
Weather bureau seeks precise terms for frozen rain
Washington officials announce a terminology campaign to replace sleet with ice storm glaze and related words. They define sleet as small frozen raindrops and urge use of glaze for frozen ground or glassy coatings and ice storm for severe windy conditions.
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Weather Bureau
Washington, DC
Turbulent Arkansas Tornado Kills Three Children
Severe storm and tornado swept central Arkansas causing at least twelve deaths and many injuries. Widespread damage included the Pilkington plantation near Pine Bluff and W. S. Snow and Padgett homes near Carlisle. extensive communication lines and railroads were disrupted.
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Little Rock
Ark
Arkansas
Albert L. Schwarts
Locks Mill
England
Choice Padgett
Carlisle
Allalee Padgett
Frank Bridges
Double Wells
Pine Bluff
James Bridges
Sherrill
Ward Miller
McFaddens Ferry
McFadden Farm
Linley Morely
Frances Snow
William Padgett
Snow
Harold Snow
J. W. Letchworth
Des Arc
Irby
Judith Carey
Leola
Parnell
Russell Parnell
Albert L. Schwartz
Addie Schwartz
T. J. McDonald
Robinson
Tom Hart
Keo
Charles Stevens
Stevens
Grant County
Pulaski
Loncoke
Jefferson
Prairie Counties
Pilkington
Little Padgett Girls
Padgett Home
Snow blankets western states as cold grips the west
Far western states endure the coldest weather of the winter with Helena at 29 degrees below zero and over a foot of snow in eastern Washington and Montana. The Pacific coast and Southern California report wintry conditions as the cold snap continues.
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San Francisco
Helena
Washington
Montana
Trans-Con
May seize more coal in Des Moines
Mayor John Macvicar warned fuel dealers that he would act again to relieve a coal shortage. He previously seized a coal car to force shipments to the poor and said wholesale coal sold for $1.90 to $2.60 a ton while retail prices ranged from $4.50 to $6.00. A citizens’ delegation reported dealers had not fulfilled promises to supply the poor through Associated Charities, increasing concerns over the shortage.
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Des Moines
John Macvicar
Associated Charities
Wheat market climbs on big export sales in Chicago
Big export sales pushed Chicago wheat prices higher today with estimates Europe bought 2,000,000 bushels or more in the last 24 hours. Traders note Britain’s shipping protections and export facilitation as aiding demand. May futures ranged 1.73 1-8 to 1.73 5-8 and July 1.41 1-2 to 1.41 6-8 as quotes settled unsettled.
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Chicago
Europe
Great Britain
Atlantic
Settlement of Irish question discussed in London
Informal discussions in London on December 27 indicate new proposals for Irish representation in a parliament with equal Unionist and Nationalist seats. Home rule for all of Ireland remains the basis, with Ulster not excluded from consideration.
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London
Manchester Guardian
Ireland
Ulster
Imports Hit 1916 Total as Year Ends
Goldy imports heavy totals for 1916 with only three business days left in the year. The $639,300,000 brought into the United States from all sources includes a new $4,900,000 deposit at the Philadelphia mint for J P Morgan and Company and an $8,000,000 Canada shipment arriving at the assay office destined for the same firm.
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New York
United
Philadelphia
J P. Morgan and Company
Canada
General Joffre Made Marshal of France Amid War Changes
Paris reports President Poincare signs a decree elevating General Joffre to marshal and revokes earlier 1910 and 1916 orders. The new high command includes Briand Lyautey Lacaze Thomas Ribot and Poincare with Joffre as tactical adviser and Naville and Sarrail heading major theaters. Public praise credits Joffre with ending German power at the Marne and saving Paris.
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Paris
Joffre
France
Poincare
Marshal Joffre
Morocco
War Committee
Briand
H. Lyautey
Lacaze
Marine
Albert Thomas
National Manufactures
Alexandria Ribot
Finance
General Nivelle
Sarrail
Army of the Orient
Marshal
Marne
Private Streigel Shot by Sentry at Columbus Army Camp
Private Albert A. Streigel of the quartermaster corps, confined for misconduct, was shot and killed Tuesday when a sentry fired after Streigel allegedly attempted to escape while being escorted to his tent for blankets. The incident followed three halt orders. A wind storm later damaged the military hospital roof and partly destroyed a hangar on the aviation field, with slight damage to the army airplanes.
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Columbus
N. M
Albert A. Streigel
Quartermaster Corps
Streigel
Ais
Federal Land Banks listed for twelve districts
The Farm Land Board designated twelve districts and cities for federal land banks with capital of 760000 each. Districts span from New England to the Pacific coast, including Texas, California, and New York. Banks will issue bonds, offer loans up to 50 percent of land value, and hire qualified district staff.
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D. C
Springfield
Mass
Baltimore
Maine
New Hampshire
Vermont
Massachusetts
Rhode Island
Connecticut
New York
New Jersey
Pennsylvania
Delaware
Maryland
Virginia
West Virginia
District of Columbia
North Carolina
South Carolina
Georgia
Florida
Ohio
Indiana
Kentucky
Tennessee
Alabama
Mississippi
Louisiana
Illinois
Missouri
Arkansas
Michigan
Wisconsin
Minnesota
North Dakota
Iowa
Nebraska
South Dakota
Wyoming
Oklahoma
Kansas
Colorado
New Mexico
Texas
California
Nevada
Utah
Arizona
Oregon
Montana
Idaho
Federal Farm Land Board
Federal Board
Houston
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Hawai
Twelte
Pacific Coast
Elizabeth
Asquith
Elizabeth Asquith
Herbert Asquith
Miss As
Quith
Hugh Gibson
Miss Asquith
GOLDY
General Joffre
Quartermaster's Corps
Deming
Board
Wichita
Kan
New Orleans
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