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Newspaper
San Antonio Light
Location
San Antonio, Texas, United States of America
Date
Feb 04, 1917
Page
4
Fort Sam Houston officials say if war comes with Germany the federal oath bound guardsmen will remain in service and those recently mustered out may be recalled. About 50 000 to 75 000 state troops stay on border duty alongside regulars forming a potential nucleus for a volunteer army.
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The Alamo Council drum corps prepares for its first appearance in the Boy Scout play Scouts in Camp at the Grand Opera House on February 19 and 20. San Antonio Scouts take most parts with City Night and Army Night festivities planned. Miss Mary Aubrey to sing. Proceeds aid local Boy Scout activities and a summer mountain camp.
The article notes that Texas, Arizona, and New Mexico troops will remain in federal service amid Mexican border tensions. It states no plans to muster out guardsmen in these border states and suggests renewed border raids as a possible development if war arises.
Pekin Gazette reports China resents American financiers joining Japan in building the Grand Canal in Shantung. It warns that Japanese interests could control Shantung and German stakes, and cautions Willard D. Straight that cooperation with Japan may tar American reputation in China.
British censors report that Swedish mail bags concealed German goods in rebags by Gothenburg firms. German parcels of one kilogram were repacked into Swedish bags and shipped via England to America, despite Sweden protesting the mail opening.
An advertisement touts St Jacobs Oil as a harmless neuralgia relief that does not burn or discolour skin. It claims a small trial bottle can ease facial or systemic pain quickly and prevent recurrence with gentle rubbing of the aching nerves.
Representative Garner announced plans to place a Texan on the House Military Affairs Committee in the next Congress. He notes Texas has lacked representation since Slayden left and cites Fort Sam Houston and San Antonio as needing congressional attention. Garner asserts strong support for Sheppard amendments and argues for broad national collaboration beyond a single agency.
Washington February 3 Three million immigrants in the United States do not speak English. The bureau of education and a national committee of 100 have urged American industry to cooperate in teaching English. Factories report reduced accidents and supervision costs, with programs ranging from in-plant English schools to wage incentives for language study and citizenship progress.
Augustus McCloskey of Emmet Bank, Unincorporated, started checking bank accounts but did not authorize a statement. J Frank Gallagher Jr. said all deposits will be paid in full and the closing is for a reorganization under state banking laws. The new bank should open within two weeks, with account holders free to transfer or withdraw.
Senator Sheppard proposed a $5000 survey of Texas oyster beds in a sundry civil bill while another measure seeks $50,000 for a Bowie public building. Senate Commerce Committee approved Texas items in rivers and harbors bills. A Brownsville trip prompted a complete Brazos Santiago survey to decide on a 25 foot channel and jetty or dredge protections, after which an entire project seemed at risk of being dropped.
In Tyronza Arkansas on February 3 Mrs Otis Balford could not reach her six month old baby after a fire swept through her residence. She had stepped outside to tend flowers and returned to find the blaze too fierce to enter the front room and save the child.
The Ohio State Journal recalls a family viewing a wireless conversation between Jim and a boy at Huntington twenty miles away. They marvel at nightly air chatter delivering weather from Washington and news by naval clock. The piece ponders future advances and wonders about liquid sunshine and moon voyages.
J W Hucker of the San Antonio Chamber of Commerce told Chicago business leaders of the city as a winter resort, investment hub, and livable place. Automobile dealers on a special train visited Flint and other headquarters, distributing literature and boosting San Antonio’s profile among about 600 luncheon attendees.
Victor E. Innes must serve seven years for larceny after trust of 3745 from Mrs. Lois Nelms Dennis after the Georgia Supreme Court refused to grant a new trial. Mrs. Innes, jailed and heavily ill, faces trial on conspiracy charges with doctors to determine if she will be tried or sent to Battle Hill sanitarium.
J H Haile has acquired an interest in City National Bank and will serve as vice president. He will assume duties immediately and is noted for prior roles as stockholder and officer in State National Bank. Other officers remain Frederick Terrell president, W R King and J H Haile vice presidents, A H Piper, H M Hart assistants.
Dinah, a nighttime worker, arrives late for breakfast and faces wage deductions. She agrees, but a neighboring maid overhears taunting remarks about punctuality and reliance on the mistress to cook breakfast, highlighting tensions over daily duties.
Washington DC lacks voting representation with Congress making laws. Citizens' associations organize into a Federation to send resolutions to the Board of Commissioners and to congressional committees, offering a form of indirect input on city policy. President Wilson agreed to address one of these groups.
The Park View Citizens Association and related groups will receive their first presidential recognition, marking a historic acknowledgment by a sitting president of these local organizations.
William K. Vanderbilt presides over Official War Films Inc a new company formed to raise funds for the American ambulance corps and general war relief Scenes will include British government battle footage such as the Somme and American ambulance work in France Half the receipts to the ambulance service and half to relief efforts and negotiations are under way to obtain French war pictures for U S release
Local druggists report a sharp drop in calomel sales as Dodson's Liver Tone gains popularity. The remedy is touted as safe, purely vegetable, and guaranteed to replace calomel with no salivation risk, promising a clear head and active liver by morning.
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