County reports $550000 road bond spent in Bexar County
A county board hearing reveals 373.31 miles of roads were improved with the $550,000 bond, totaling $549,949.99 spent on travel, grading, claying, graveled surfaces, and culverts. Precinct-by-precinct tallies show expenditures, averages per mile, and supervision costs totaling $671,365.32.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bexar County
Commissioners’ Court
Fred Bennett
Lgennett
Bennett
J. K. Lamm
Charles X. Gutzeit
Jacob Klaus
Henry Meyer
van H. Howard
New York Murders Fall in 1915 Police Report
The New York police department report for 1915 shows 246 murders in the city, down from 257 in 1914 and 286 in 1913. It notes fewer shooting cases and burglaries, with 44,499 persons reported mixing and 829 fate unresolved. Arrests reached 212,452 and 121 were convicted.
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New York
Police Department
New York City
Boldt Denial Misrepresented by San Antonio Express
A Houston figure, Adolph Boldt, disputes a San Antonio Express denial of an interview in The Light. Boldt says the paper used his exact words and misattributed the denial after an unauthorized station conversation. Witness J J Lodovic and Dr. E H Elmendorf corroborate Boldt’s account.
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San Antonio Express
Adolph Boldt
Houston
Boldt
Express
The
Chamber of Commerce
J. J. Lodovic
E. H. Elmendorf
Cold spell fails to arrive in San Antonio area
A forecast for freezing weather Monday night in San Antonio proved false as Tuesday brought near warm conditions. forecasters attributed the miss to a west moving storm area, leaving the region unsettled and cloudy instead of frosty.
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New Orleans
San Antonio
Mississippi
San Antonio Area Weather Update
For San Antonio and vicinity cloudy tonight and Wednesday. Temperatures rise tonight making it warmer overnight.
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San Antonio
Weather forecast for tourists in major cities
The Light reports stational weather notes for St Louis Chicago Milwaukee Saint Paul Kansas City New York and Washington with temperatures ranging from zero to twenty four and conditions including snow cloudy clear and partly cloudy Winds vary from 4 to 24 miles per hour and cold temperatures persist across cities into the last 24 hours
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ST. Louis
Chicago
Milwaukee
ST. Paul
Kansas City
New York
Washington
Chamber of Commerce Membership Drive Totals 537
Noon reports show 537 memberships secured in the Chamber of Commerce campaign started Monday. At $25 each this equals $15,890 with a special committee and two wings contributing most of the total. detailed tallies list numerous captains and firms supporting the effort.
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Chamber of Commerce
Gunter Hotel
Army of Solicitors
Herbert J. Hayes
J. W. Hucker
Brown
R. C. Jones
Peter Hoefgen
R. P. Schermerhorn
A. P. Ford
RR. T. Pruitt
Percy Tyrrell
Franz C. Groos
Ed Romby
James Kapp
A. Krongosky
Ned Jewett
Charles Schoff
L. K. Clegg
C. V. Birkhead
J. H
W. P. Coleman
St. Anthony Hotel
John Grier Hibben
Princeton University
J. H. Savage
Elizabeth Moore
The
Vaughan Lumber Co
Woodward Carriage Co
Groos National Bank
the Guenther Milling Co
Alamo National Bank
Central Trust Co
City National Bank
National Bank of Commerce
William Richardson & Co
the Southwest Telephone & Telegraph Co
San Antonio Hotel Co
Gunter
Standard Trust Co
Carpenters’ and Joiners’ L. A. No
Dr. M. A. Forbes
E. G. Hicks
Lockwood National Bank
8. A. Gas & Electric Co
Collins Co
Merchants Ice
John H. Bond
Taliaferro, Cunningham & Birkhead
Robert W. B. Terrell
Lone Star Brewery
John E. Coryell
William E. Butler
the Sherwin- Williams Co
J. P. DeLesdernier
A. S. Pawkett
D. J. Woodward
B. A. Greathouse
T. YT. VanderHoeven
Sylvan Lang
Robert A. Gregory
John W. Tobin
Leon Peters
C. A. Keller
W. E. Simpson Co
American Shoe & Hat Co
D. & A. Oppenheimer
Wolff & Marx Co
the Menger
Edwin H. Lee
San Antonio Printing Co
A. J. Byrne
Kress & Co
F. C. Walsh
Robert E. Moss
C. 8. Austin
B. F. Stout
C. G. Alberson
Turner Printing & Supply Co
Joseph W. Fuller
Rips Transfer & Storage Co
Dr. A. L. Rehag
N. H. Kingsbury
L. T. Malone
Maverick Cafe
Saratoga Cafe
Stine-Aldrich Co
L. P. Peck
Hans Helland
Armor makers threaten price hike on naval plates
The Senate naval committee heard private armor plate manufacturers warn of a $200 per ton price rise if Congress builds or buys armor plants for the government. The panel favored government plants and moved to report bills for Mare Island yard upgrades and a 300 midshipman addition at Annapolis, with other navy funding under consideration.
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Washington, D. C
Senate Naval Committee
Congress
Mare Island Navy Yard
New York Navy Yard
Annapolis
House
Yesteray
Sinath Penrose
Pennsylvania
Bethlehem and
Midvale
Tillman
Secretary of the Navy
Penrose
Lodge
Smith
Michigan
Swanson
Bryan
Johnson
Maine
Chilton
Phelan
Pittman
Clapp
Poindexter
California
Naval and Aviation Academy
San Francisco
Flood Fight Marks Test Between Man and Nature in Arkansas City
Arkansas City residents brace for a Mississippi crest around February 17 as floodwaters push 56 feet and 29 inches of backwater fill the town. Sheriff G R Lacy says levees and revetments are being reinforced to withstand a 57 foot crest unless new rain arrives.
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Arkansas City
Ark
Weather Bureau
G. R. Lacy
Clarendon evacuates as flood relief trains run to safety
The government boat Quapaw carried about 100 women and children from Clarendon Arkansas to Devall's Bluff while relief trains run to the town’s edge. Residents use boats to reach trains and seek safety. by nightfall under 300 people may remain.
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Clarendon
Ark
Quapaw
Devall’s Bluff
Cotton Belt Railroad
Brooklyn Girl Builds Uncles Ship Fund With Dime Drive
Marjorie Sterrett of Brooklyn started a fund to build a battleship for Uncle Sam by sending a dime and a letter to New York papers. Today she holds a letter from Colonel Theodore Roosevelt enclosing ten dimes four from Roosevelt’s grandchildren and six from grandchildren not yet born. The fund totals $55.30.
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New York
Marjorie Sterrett
Brooklyn
Uncle Sam
Theodore Roosevelt
Roosevelt
Marjorie
House quits Paris in diplomatic round trip
Col. E. M. House completed talks with diplomats and government officials in Paris and departed this morning for England.
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House
Paris
Col. E. M. House
England
Mexican constitutional congress set for September in Queretaro
The first Mexican constitutional congress under General Carranza will convene in Queretaro on September 16, with plans to adopt a new constitution effective by February 5, 1917. Decrees name Queretaro temporary capital and permit reopening private schools under certain provisions. Locomotives and cars from Villa forces are being used on National Lines, and a Canadian firm seeks a west coast railroad franchise. Oaxaca reports a priest has been condemned to death for rebellion and armed conflict against the government.
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Galveston
Tex
Carranza
Mexico
Queretaro
Villa
Oaxaca
Bandits Fire On Train In Mexico City-Vera Cruz Route
Four American mining engineers arriving from Vera Cruz report bandits firing on their train from Mexico City to Vera Cruz aboard an armored car with four-inch guns. They state the region between the capital and the seacoast is infested with bandits while typhus and smallpox spread in Mexico City and Tampico. General Obregon is said to be dominant in the capital.
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New York
Vera Cruz
Mexico City
John R. Davis
Tampico
Carranza
General Obregon
Villa threatens U S intervention over railway hold up
A Mexican informant from Madera says Francisco Villa vowed to force U S intervention within six weeks by crossing the border and blocking an El Paso and Southwestern railway train. General Cavila at Juarez had no update as Carranza troops pursue Villa, recently reported with 25 men in Canyon del Nido.
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EL Paso
Tex
United States
Francisco Villa
Madera
Juarez
Villa
Southwestern
Cavila
Carranza
Canyon del Nido
U S Counterfeit Money Made Near Mexico City
Reports to Carranza officials in Matamoros indicate counterfeit United States money is produced near Mexico City and circulated across the republic but has not yet reached the border.
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U. S
Mexico
Brownsville
Tex
United States
Mexico City
Republic
Carranza
Matamoros
Restrictions on Sugar Imports Proposed by Royal Commission
London reports a royal commission urges tighter sugar import limits to curb consumption. It notes wartime prices have doubled from normal and calls for reduced use of sugar in jams biscuits sweets chocolates and related foods to ease pressure on the exchange rate in England.
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London
Royal
England
Wilson to visit Newark as Chamber guest in May
President Wilson tentatively accepted an invitation to Newark New Jersey on May 18 as the guest of the Chamber of Commerce there. He will visit to address local business leaders and inspect projects while in the city.
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Washington, D. C
Wilson
Newark
N. J
Chamber of Commerce
First Special Session Called in South Dakota History
The first special session of the South Dakota Legislature convened in Pierre to consider amendments to the primary election laws.
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Pierre
S. D
South Dakota
Bills to Strengthen Navy Move to Senate
Two House measures to bolster the navy pass the House and go to the Senate. One bill adds about 800 midshipmen to the Annapolis entering class next July. The other authorizes outfitting New York and Mare Island yards to build battleships Nos. 43 and 44. Champ Clark and Mann lead bipartisan push for passage.
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Washington, D. C
House
Senate
Annapolis
New York
Mare Island
Champ Clark
Representative Mann
Hopi Indians Threaten War Path Near Navajo Reservation
Phoenix reports five thousand residents in northeastern Arizona fear Hopi uprisings after a police killing of a Hopi man near Lee's Ferry on the Grand Canyon. U S marshals and possible cavalry from El Paso aim to travel to the reservation as snowbound Flagstaff awaits orders.
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Phoenix
Arizona
Navajo
Thomas Flynn
United States
Lee's Ferry
Grand Canyon
Arizona-Utah
Flagstaff
Washington
el Paso
Orders Arrest of Policemen in Hopi Uprising
Indian service and Department of Justice officials moved to quell a Hopi threat on the Western Navajo reservation in Arizona. Thomas Flynn, United States attorney at Flagstaff, and Superintendent Thackerey of the Pima Indian reservation were instructed to lead a posse to Tuba City to arrest policemen linked to an Indian death. Officials warned it could take days to learn if the mission succeeded.
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Washington, D. C
Indian Service
Department of Justice
Navajo
Arizona
Thomas Flynn
United States
Flagstaff
Thackerey
Pima
Tuba
Missing Lieutenant Surrenders in Kansas City
A man claiming to be Lieutenant J S MecCleery U S A who had been missing from Columbus Ohio since December walked into a Kansas City recruiting office and surrendered He said he was absent without leave and could recall nothing about leaving Columbus He denied desertion and said he had stayed in Chicago and Kansas City at upscale hotels.
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Kansas City
J. S. MecCleery
Columbus
Ohio
Chicago
Children Foot Amputations Prompt Brutal Punishment
Bristow Oklahoma reports charges against Mr and Mrs J A Clark for locking two children aged 6 and 7 in a cold woodhouse as punishment. The feet were badly frozen and required amputation after medical aid was delayed. A physician says the children have little chance of recovery.
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Bristow
Okla
J. A. Clark
Miss Farrar and TellegenWed In Washington Romance Born In Movies
Opera star Geraldine Farrar and actor Lou Tellegen wed today at noon in Washington at Miss Farrar's parents home. The couple plan Hawaii and Japan travels after the theatre season. Their romance began six months earlier in a California moving picture studio where both worked. Farrar, 32, is a leading soprano born in Melrose Massachusetts. Tellegen, 29, is Irish-born with a French mother and a Greek father.
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Washington, D. C
Geraldine Farrar
Lou Tellegen
Derby Named War Secretary as Kitchener May Lead Egypt
London reports the Weekly World says Field Marshal Kitchener is likely to command British forces in Egypt and the Earl of Derby, recruiting director, will become secretary of state for war with a cabinet seat. Front activity remains quiet apart from bombardment on the Franco Belgian line. The Caucasus shows Russian activity near Erzerum and Kut El Amara holds as strategic point with Townshend and Aylmer supporting operations.
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London
Weekly
World
Kitchener
Egypt
Earl of Derby
Caucasus
Petrograd
Erzerum
Black Sea
Lake van
Delhi
Townshend
Kut-El-Amara
Aylmer
President Wilson Expected To Announce Re nomination Plans
President Wilson's advisers expect him this month to make the first formal announcement of his candidacy for renomination. A note to the Secretary of State of Ohio indicates his name may be used in the primary. The president has made no definite public announcement, though friends believe he will.
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Washington, D. C
Wilson
Ohio
Wilson Named as sole Democratic Candidate for Indiana Primary
Indianapolis report from February states Secretary Tu multimty places President Wilson on Indiana primary ballot as the only Democratic candidate. The primary is scheduled for March 7.
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Indianapolis
Ind
Tumulty
Wilson
Indiana
Burglary Suspect Sought After Woman Hides Rings
Kansas City police search for a tramp after Mrs. C. L. Knapp hid diamond and garnet rings worth 300 dollars in an old shoe. A poorly dressed man asked for shoes on October 14, and Mrs. Knapp later realized she had given away the shoes containing the rings.
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Kansas City
C. L. Knapp
Park Avenue
Agreement Near in Lusitania Case As Berlin Talks Advance
Reports from Washington indicate a settlement of the Lusitania dispute is in sight with Berlin and Washington substantially in accord. Officials say the United States has not altered its demands and anticipate a formal document after further talks between Secretary Lansing and Count von Bernstorff.
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Washington, D. C
Lusitania
United States
Geremany
Berlin
Lansing
Count von Bernstorff
Wilson
Germany
Hi Administration
Secreary
State Department
Galveston Citizens Back Preparedness in Senate Petition
Senator Sheppard filed in the Senate a petition of 844 Galveston citizens endorsing preparedness urging readiness in national defense and crisis planning.
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Galveston
Senate
Washington, D. C
Sheppard
Election charges withdrawn for Pittsburgh election boards
Pittsburg district attorney H. H. Jackson ordered the withdrawal of charges against more than 140 people who served on local election boards last September for alleged violations of election laws. No explanation beyond the DA’s failure to secure convictions was provided as trials remain pending.
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Pittsburg
H. H. Jackson
Wife accident shoots herself in accidental Dallas pistol incident
In Dallas Texas on February 3 C Ai is in critical condition from a pistol wound. A revolver she was examining discharged and struck Mr. Rice in the head.
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Dallas
Tex
Mr. Rice
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Arkansas
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Mexige
New Jersey
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Woodhouse
Miss Farrar
Lord Derby
Earl Kitchener
MR. Wilson
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