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Newspaper
San Antonio Light
Location
San Antonio, Texas, United States of America
Date
Feb 25, 1916
Page
13
Adjutant General Henry Hutchings reports the Navy Department in Washington advised federal inspection of the Texas Naval Militia. Details on duties and compliance follow from the federal inquiry and state arrangements.
The Texas naval militia inspection will occur in Galveston on March 21. The officer conducting the inspection was not announced. The division has four officers, sixty men, and is commanded by Hugh L. Black.
City council pact with J N Groesbeck Sr trades a $1500 back tax warrant for a fourteen by seventy eight foot land strip on the east side of Dwyer Avenue. The move advances plans to widen Dwyer from Main plaza toward Nueva Street and improves south side drainage with a big storm sewer for the Galveston Harrisburg San Antonio railway project.
Athens Alabama story of Seleta McMunn who details years of backache and abdominal pain until Cardui, taken from July or August, restored strength enough to pick cotton in October. She and her family endorse Cardui as a safe herbal remedy sold by all druggists with instructions.
The council approved street improvements and jitney bond issues. Projects include double tracking on Fredericksburg road and Grant avenue, removal of Summit avenue tracks, and no interference with the North Flores line to Laurel Heights golf links. The Western Indemnity Company must give five days notice before releasing jitney bonds and refund unused premiums pro rata. Former Senator A P Barrett spoke for jitney drivers about bond cancellations and higher rates. Hearings for paving Ninth street Oakland to Austin and other streets were ordered. The city accepted land from D D Harrigan for Rochambeaux and Vivian streets with conditions to connect to Sunset place. An extra $500 was budgeted for Dakota street paving and two new jitney licenses issued. The council adjourned to Monday.
The central A A U committee ruled a life saver who assists at a public beach is a professional even if he does not take payment. The decision affected local stars such as Charles Pavlicek captain of the University of Chicago swimming team.
A Bahia newspaper reports a bomb box placed on the Lamport and Holt steam ship Tennyson at Bahia on the request of a German merchant. authorities have begun an investigation.
It was announced February 22 that the Tennyson, which had put into Maranhao harbor after an explosion on the previous day, was badly damaged. Three crew members died, including an American, in what some believe was caused by an infernal machine.
New York Feb 25 The football rules committee met to discuss minor changes including compulsory numbering of players. They may consider ten yard penalties for violent blocking and other proposals but are unlikely to abolish the goal following a touchdown.
The first Junior A event at the YMCA featured a foul line basketball throw where Hudson Tatum tied for top with five goals. Russell Jonas’s team won, Edward Knox’s team was second, Aubrey Tuttl ebee placed third and Mark Postlewaite fourth.
The Y M C A hosts the regular double header with Prospect Hill Baptists versus McKinley Avenue Methodists in the American League and South Alamo Methodists against Central Christians in the National League. Each team has two wins. Saturday's games close the ten game series ahead of a March 7 finale and a championship series.
Dr. H. C. Bradley told a University of Wisconsin health class that from a physiological view human flesh offers protein and would be the ideal food. He described cannibalism as the best way to provide the human body with protein.
Professor Gilbert Murray of Oxford University will address students in several Swedish cities to outline the British viewpoint on the war. The trip may extend to Norway and Denmark.
Reports from across Texas indicate mistletoe damages shade trees by sap loss. State entomologist Prof E E Scholl notes many cases prove fatal to trees. Experiments with chemicals aim to kill mistletoe while preserving the trees.
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