General Johnston Leads Joint World War I Celebration
Veterans of the Blue and Gray, about 200 strong, joined to honor Washington and Lincoln's birthdays in San Antonio. The 369th Infantry Band performed as Brig. Gen. William H. Johnston and Bishop W. T. Capers spoke, urging unity and duty.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Veterans of
Blue and Gray
Washington
Lincoln
Veterans of the Blue
Gray
369Th Infantry Band
William Bunberry
Mh O. C. Old Post
Grand Army of the Republic
San Antonio
Uater
G. A. RR. Post
Alvin Ma Gher
William H. Johnston
W. T. Capers
Stev. Hugh McClellan
Mosher
Johnston
America
Apers
Bradbent
Texas Department of the
Zemo Offers Quick Relief For Skin Troubles
A Cleveland based advertisement promotes Zemo as a remedy for eczema blotches ringworm rashes and similar skin conditions. The liquid costs 5 cents or 1.00 for a large bottle and is described as non greasy easily applied and soothing with fast healing claims. The E W Rose Co. of Cleveland markets the product.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
E. W. Rose Co
Cleveland
Testaments Ordered for Soldiers by YMCA in wartime
Five hundred thousand more testaments were ordered by the National War Council YMCA supply department for soldiers. The total reaches 1.7 million bought in recent months, with Texas and Kelly Field near San Antonio receiving large shipments for camps nationwide.
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Kelly Field
Supply Department
National War Council
Young Men's Christian Association
Association For
Texas
San Antonio
Light
Crockett
River Barges Proposed to Relieve River Congestion
Government river barge construction on the Mississippi from St. Louis to New Orleans urged before the Senate Commerce Committee by James F. Smith of St. Louis and M. J. Sanders of New Orleans.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington, D.C
Pehl
Mississippi
St. Louis
New Ort
Senate Commerce Committee
James F. Smith
M. J. Sanders
New Orleans
Jollies and Roasts Highlight San Antonio Rotary Dinner
The San Antonio Rotary Club staged the second annual Gridiron Dinner at the St. Anthony Hotel with 300 attendees. Herbert J. Hayes of Houston hosted, a satirical program roasts public figures amid jokes on traffic laws Bolsheviks and local institutions, and guests of honor included Major General Buckman and Col. Morton.
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St. Anthony Hotel
J. R. Sprague
Committee On Arrangements
San Antonio
Herbert J. Hayes
Houston
Rotariens
Hayes
Knox
Rotary
William Knox
Navarra
Prof Knox
Hasder FF. Smith
Charles II Ade
Ceaf
Smith
Ade
Roth
Tudge
James J. Davis
Ws. i Rdgay Leahev
Ert
Knox Gane J
James TM. Davis
Judie Davis
Wdav
Court House
Underworld
Hia
Aid
Navarro Streets
J. RR. Sprague
Lewis WW. Beck
Hay Mackey
Clarence Jones
Uvalde
Ross Holes
Senate
Marry Mertaberg
Wilbur S. Hamilton
IL H Ryan Trotsky
C.C. Leel
Charles W. Viehtner
E . White
Robert L. Rhea
Tyan
Ryan
Rotary Club
Phillip Jackson
Pershing
R. P. Schermerhorn
Black Jack Pushing
Edward Raymond
Doolittle Drill
Max Blum
Jackson
J. Frank Davis
F. Edgar Scobey
Charles H. Ade
Thomas N. Smith
Herbert Barnard
EH. W. B. Barnes
Ross Boles
James BR. Davis
Hugh McClellan
Long I. Wright
H. Ti. Ryan
Walter P. Shafer
Haden F. Smith
Phil Ir. Webster
Elmer Abbey
Lewis K. Beck
Harry Hertzberg
George ©. Holmgreen
Frank M. Lewis
H. C. Smith
Joan W. Buckman
Southern Department
W. D. Chitty
Kelly Wield
W. H. Johnston
90Th Division
National Army
Col
Kenneth Morton
San Antonio Arsenal
More Texans Among Soldiers Who Died in Tuscania Attack
Washington D C February 16. War Department received eighty two names of known dead from the torpedoed liner Cuscania. The list includes several Texans among the identified dead and notes discrepancies in prior reports. Names listed include Franklin A. Church Cuero Texas and James C Wood Yantis Texas with others from Texas and nearby states. The total dead estimate remains unsettled with over 200 still unaccounted for and survivor lists still incomplete.
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Washington, D. C
Tnspateh
Clea Margerstock
Marienville
Russell FL Bennet
Plainfield
Wis
Franklin A. Church
Providence
I.I
William A. Dinter
Cuero
Texas
Bris
Henry Oxford
Turner- Ville
Tess
Otto Ray
Coleman
James F. Sparkman
Frisco
Bell M. Williams
Glenwood
Ark
James C. Wood
Yantis
Department
EL . Church
Paul John
Spaniard posing as King Alfonso aide indicted in espionage case
Federal court indictments charge Edmund Rousselot with posing as Marquis Edmond Rousselot di Castillot the King of Spain’s confidential representative and negotiating a $50 million loan with J P Morgan & Co to Spain while promising entry into the Entente. He faked official credentials, visited a warship, and pledged funds via oil stock loans.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Edmond Rousselot di Castillot
Alfonso XIII
Spain
J. P. Morgan & Co
State Department
Iuriday
Edmund Rousselot
Rrousselot
Chance
William Pierson Jamilton
Morgan House
Alfonso
Rousselot
W. I. D. Stokes
New York City
Lansing
Hamilton
Count Rousselot
Mougselot
France
Hiousseloto
West Chester County
Tle
Ministre de la Guerrero
Ansonia
Nat Stokes
King Alfonso
Jules Jusserand
Stokes
Tousselot
S Stokes
Morgan
Treasury Department
Bolo Pasha appeals treason verdict after court martial
Paris February 16 Bolo Pasha convicted of treason and sentenced to death appeals to the Court of Cassation He is confined in Santo Prison in prison garb and under strict death watch reflecting a restless night He claims a witness spoke with the court president and government counsel during a trial recess.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paris
Bolo Pasha
Court of Cassation
Bolo
Santo Prison
Rolo
Joseph Caillaux
Bob
Father and Son Banquet at Y M C A Draws 100 Attendees
A Friday event at the Y M C A brought over one hundred fathers and sons together for a banquet and contests. Nat M. Washer spoke on Father and Son Partners, while the volleyball and punch ball contests favored the fathers and sons respectively. Music and several talks highlighted the evening, with Rev. J M Todd delivering the closing address and the audience singing America.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Young Men’s Christian Association
Nat M. Washer
Washer
Janert
Guy McFarland
Joseph Halliday
S & Long
Howard Burleson
Joseph, Halliday
William Fetzer
Boys’ Herald
Ralph Bennent
Clarence Fawcett
Social Times
Fred E. Carter
Fine Fellowship
Emil Mueller
J. Floyd Smith
H. S. Affleck
George Wheeler
J. M. Todd
America
Fathers and Sons
Mr. Todd
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Walter Baker & Co. Ltd
Dorchester
Mass
Avenue C
Fourth ST
Degas
Soledad St
Safety Deposit Boxes
San Antonio Loan & Trust Co
West Commerce Street
Rotarians
Tuscania
Sorghum
Washington Star
Berne
Jan
Vienna
Arizona
Nogales
W. A. Moyer
State Land Department
Navy
Navy Department
Anheuser-Busch
San Antonio, Texas
Sut
Japan
Oscar S. Straus
Turkey
Civic Forum
C. J. Crosby
Sarah
Florence Halliday
Ernest Wayland
Germany
Rudolph Vernandeg
Claude J. Catter
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