Women Plan Fund For Orphans In San Antonio
San Antonio women form chain of benefit entertainments to support Protestant Orphans Home. Mrs. L B Clegg elected chairwoman with a roster of volunteers. Entertainments will raise funds, aiming for 1500 to 2000 dollars, with 25 cent asks per attendee and hostesses forwarding collected money.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
San Antonio
Orphans’ Home
Travis Club
L. B. Clegg
Roy Campbell
A.weakley
W. Hendricks
A. B. Weakley
Woodlawn Avenue
W. A. Hendricks
Kk. W. Lawton
B. H. Zuber
E. A. Layton
W. T. Montgomery
T. T. Campbell
T. ©. Foster
Charles Fincham
Sam Slack
E. A. Holmgreen
John Bollows
J. N. Wight
D. S. Combs
A. A. Wilke
W. B. Hamilton
H. Surkamp
Zuber
J. P. Neal Jewelry Company
Alamo Street
Protestant Orphans’ Home
J. M. Kincaid
J. N. Kight
C. H. Surkamp
Hugo Kaufmann
Rowena Shhaefer
Lee B. Miller
J. E. Webb
J. L. Browne
JL. B. Clegg
Bee County Enforces Dry Laws as Saloons Close
Bee County, Texas, enters a dry era with ten saloons shutting at 9 30 pm for two years unless the referendum by four saloonmen is upheld. Beeville six, Skidmore three, Tynan one. Trial likely March 1. Campaign proceeded quietly with pro and anti factions voting in full. Prohibition majority 23. in 1912 anti group led by 44.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Beeville
Tex
Bee County
Skidmore
Tynan
Cholera Epidemic Reported in Croatia
A Rome dispatch says Zagreb reports a cholera epidemic raging in Croatia with thousands of victims, chiefly women and children, according to advices received in Zurich via Rome.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Croatia
London
Rome
Zurish
Old Lady Demands Stop to Fight Forgive Enemies
Dialogue contrasts an elderly woman urging peace with a boy who claims he has never seen his foe. The fragment hints at a confrontation reflecting themes of forgiveness and misunderstanding.
Plans to Rob Poteet Store End in Arrest
Three young men held by police here are said to have planned to rob a Poteet general merchandise store. Detec tives arrested them Friday afternoon and they may face conspiracy charges. The trio aimed to enter the store near closing time, threaten staff, and steal about 800 dollars from the safe. Their car broke down twenty miles from Poteet, thwarting the plan before the alarm could spread.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Poteet
Texas
San Antonio
Here
Smith Fends Off Burglar in San Pedro Home Break-In
Deputy collector H C Smith fought a burglar in his home at 3915 San Pedro Avenue while a second thief fled with $200 worth of jewelry. One suspect jailed. police seek accomplice as officers from multiple stations assisted in the arrest. Entrance gained by forcing a rear downstairs window.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
H. C. 8. Smith
United States Collector of Customs
San Pedro Avenue
Mr. Smith
Mrs. Smith
Banks
Central Police Station
M. D. Harris
San Pedro Park
Free Lecture on Christian Science in San Antonio
The First Church of Christ Scientist in San Antonio announces a free lecture on Christian Science at Beethoven Hall on Sunday afternoon February 27, 1916 at 3 30 by Jacob S Shield C 8S B member of the Board of Lectureship The Mother Church Boston MA. Doors open at 230 p m Adv.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
First Church of Christ, Scientist
San Antonio
Texas
Beethoven Hall
Jacob S. Shield
Boston
Massachusetts
Sella Sells plan to train young Indians to compete with whites
The article reports Cato Sells, commissioner of Indian affairs, aiming to remake the race by educating young Native children in English and American customs, starting from infancy and through elementary schools. It portrays his power over the Indian Bureau and his controversial effort to assimilate Indians into American citizenry.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Commissioner of Indian Affairs
Washington, D. C
Cato Sells
Indian Bureau
Mr. Sells
Sells
Indian school plan aims to fuse youth into American life
The article outlines a policy to intensify Americanization of Native youths from elementary through college. It envisions vocational training, placement in trades, and parity with other citizens, aided by annual lectures and continued improvement of Indian schools to raise the next generation of Red Men to equal mental and physical standards.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sells
Williams Guilty of Murder in Muskogee Riot Case
Willie Williams was found guilty of murdering Policeman Sam Neal and faces the death penalty. He and Homer Mathews were captured after a raid at Porum and a train battle, with a mob threatening to lynch and breaking jail doors before the verdict.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Muskogee
Okla
Willie Williams
National Guard
Sam Neal
Neal
Williams
Homer Mathews
Porum
Flood inquiry opens on Lower Concordia parish relief needs
Government representatives led by Captain Hunt and Captain Hetrick surveyed inundated Black River areas in Lower Concordia parish to assess marooned residents and determine urgent relief. Major Caples reported few destitution cases along the Mississippi levee while 400 flood refugees near Natchez and Vicksburg awaited aid. Snag boats continued rescue operations transporting people and livestock to safety.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New Orleans
Concordia Parish
Buck Ridge
Mississippi
Hunt
Army Headquarters Department
Hetrick
Black River
W. G. Caples
United States
Mississippi Levee
Natchez
Vicksburg
Orphan Brands and Standard Products Buying Guide
A promotional note on preferring manufacturers’ or trade-mark names, warning against “Just as Good” substitutes. Encourages supporting dealers who stock exactly what customers request, arguing boosting their business costs the buyer nothing and builds goodwill.
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WOMEN
Plar Haiding Fund
FAR Orphans
Henry
Senate” Club
W. A. Wurzbach
Irvin R. Stone
R. L. Henry
Waco
United States Senate
Wurzbach
Bexar County
H.C
Smith Winsight
Man
Sella
Neotitutior
Bix
Dix
Boston Transcript
Philadelphia
Merchants Transfer Company
Chas. Zoller
Dolorosa St
Frost
Flores
Houston
Jean Prescott Adams
Chicago
Martin Hill
Y.W.C. A
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