New York Division Supply Train Reaches Camp Wilson
Thousands gather as the New York division supply train arrives in San Antonio from Van Ormy on the way to Fort Sam Houston. The 130 wagons and 600 mules form a unique, Civil War era outfit attracting broad civic interest and prompting plans to ship the wagons to New York by rail.
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New York Division
San Antonio
van Ormy
Fort Sam Houston
McAllen
Brownsville
New York
Army
Town
Camp Wilson
Grayson Street
Pershing
Southern Department
Sixteenth Cavalry
Major Shanton
Quartermaster Corps
New York National Guard
Laredo
Kidney trouble relief after cold story from San Antonio man
A San Antonio resident Otto Moeglin reports lingering backache and weak kidneys after flu. He credits Dean's Kidney Pills, saying two boxes cured him completely and he has been free from kidney complaint since. Price 50c at dealers. Foster Milburn Co Buffalo N Y promotes the remedy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
San Antonio
Otto Moeglin
Fredericksburg Road
Dean
Moeglin
Foster- Milburn Co., Props
Buffalo, N. Y
Train fans swarm to greet outfit marching to Camp Wilson
Crowds mobbed the rails and massed near the army post as the procession travelled from Von Ormy toward Camp Wilson. Thousands turned out in automobiles and on foot for the early afternoon welcome along the route.
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von Ormy
Army Post
Camp Wilson
Local Obituaries: Myrtle Uzzell and Andres Esparza
Myrtle W. Uzzell 32 died at 10 30 p m Tuesday at 306 East Josephine Street she was Kansas born and lived in San Antonio seven months survive by husband and six children body to Beeville Wednesday night. Andres J. Esparza 58 died at 340 Rivas Street at 5 p m Tuesday resident of San Antonio 40 years widow Nira Esparza plus four sons and three daughters. Funeral 4 p m Wednesday from residence with later services at San Fernando Cathedral interment San Fernando Cemetery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Myrtle Wb. Uzzell
Myrtle Ek. Uzzell
East
Josephine Street
Uzzell
Kansas
San Antonio
Beeville
Sloan & Hagg Undertaking Company
Andres J. Esparza
Rivas Street
Nira Esparza
Andrew
John
Anton
Felix Esparza
Victoria
Maria
Lorenza Esparza
San Fernando Cathedral
San Fernando Cemetery
Death of H N Gilbert to be sent to Elmendorf
The body of H N Gilbert who died in San Antonio Tuesday morning will be shipped Wednesday afternoon by Sloan and Hagg Undertaking Company to Elmendorf for burial.
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H. N. Gilbert
San Antonio
Sloan & Hagg Undertaking Company
Elmendorf
Shelley Loring Undertaking Co Automobile Equipment Ad
Local ad for Shelley Loring Undertaking Co promotes automobile equipment and two phone numbers for contact. Contains concise classified notice style.
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Shelley-Loring Undertaking Co
Notable Hotel Guests Visit San Antonio In Winter Season
Dallas businessman W W H Kendall guests the Gunter while Houston merchant Fred C Graham stays at St Anthony. Laredo merchant J M Carter visits Menger with New York tourist J H Wantling at Gunter. Indianapolis native J W McCamish arrives Menger. New York residents Mrs Louis Daile at St Anthony. Numerous other visitors from Dallas Houston Plainfield Joplin Des Moines and Omaha are registered or staying at the Gunter St Anthony and Menger during the week.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W.W. H. Kendall
Dallas
Gunter
Fred C. Graham
Houston
St. Anthony
J. M. Carter
Laredo
Menger
J. H. Wantling
New York
Louis Daile
J. W. McCamish
Indianapolis
Harry
Joplin
H. F. Liebbe
Des Moines
H. H. McHahan
Stockman-Banker
Enety
Guner
Fire Damages Halliday Avenue Home and Nearby Dwellings
A Tuesday fire at 201 Halliday avenue damaged the E. N. Phillips residence estimated at 2000 dollars with the structure valued at 3000 and contents at 2000. The blaze threatened C. E. Real at 143 Halliday avenue but was contained. A second fire at 139 East Ashby place caused no damage. A false alarm at 600 Mason street prompted several fire company responses.
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E. N. Phillips
Halliday Avenue
C. E. Real
Mason Street
Poet Scout Captain Jack Crawford Dies at 70
New York February 28 John Wallace known as Captain Jack Crawford died at his Woodhaven Long Island home aged 70 A noted Indian fighter of early frontier days he led scouts under General Custer and was said to be en route to Custers headquarters with dispatches when the massacre occurred
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New York
John Wallace
Jack” Crawford
Woodhaven
Long Island
Crawford
General Custer
Custer
Chancellor’s Speech Declared Not True
Washington officials reacted with surprise and indignation to Chancellor von Bethmann-Hollweg’s Reichstag remarks. They say his claims contradict recent history, noting the United States severed relations and Germany signaled a break before, and criticize his comparison to Mexico’s embargo as incorrect.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington, D. C
von Bethmann-Hellwig
Reichstag
State Department
United States
Count von Barnstorfff
Germany
Reuter
von Bernstorff
Wilson
Mexico
Europe
Jewish lecturer to visit San Antonio for relief fund
Rabbi Leon Harrison, noted Jewish lecturer on a tour for the American Jewish Relief Fund, will arrive in San Antonio Thursday morning from St. Louis. He plans a mass meeting at Temple Beth El Sunday, March 4, and may stay until New Orleans date is finalized. Rabbi Samuel Marks coordinates the San Antonio program and Harrison will be guest of the local American Jewish Relief Association chapter chaired by Jesse Oppenheimer.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Leon Harrison
American Jewish Relief Fund
San Antonio
St. Louis
St. Anthony
Rabbi Harrison
Temple Beth-El
Samuel Marks
Harrison
New Orleans
Rabbi Marks
American Jewish Relief Association
Jesse Oppenheimer
House Committee Votes on Flood Bill Governing Bonds and War Risk
The House committee reports a Flood bill authorizing a 100 million dollar bond issue with conditions on interest and taxation, plus authorizing the president to transfer funds to the Bureau of War Risk Insurance. It includes a ban on insuring munitions ships and notes minority and dissenting views among committee members.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Treasury
Secretary of the Treasury
Bureau of War Risk Insurance
Congress
War Risk Insurance Bureau
Flood
Shackleford
Missouri
Cooper
Wisconsin
Huddleston
Alabama
Porter
Pennsylvania
Thompson
Oklahoma
Expel Two Arkansas Senators for Bribery Charges
State Senators I. V. Burgess and C. Sims were expelled from the Arkansas Senate after bribery charges were sustained by a 25 to 8 vote. The resolution permanently bars them from membership in the state Legislature.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Little Rock
Ark
I. V. Burgess
C. Sims
Senate
Arkansas
Cold spell hints at 40 to 50 degree night after rain
Weather observer Major Allen Buell forecasts Wednesday night temperatures between 40 and 50 degrees with a chance of rain. The briefing notes a cooler spell but not extreme cold for the period.
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Allen Buell
Local Weather Bureau
Red Cross Card Party Nets $300 For Charity Event
The San Antonio Red Cross branch hosts a Tuesday card party that raised about 300 dollars from receipts and prizes and drew nearly 700 attendees. The event, run by the entertainment committee, plans the March 8 tableaux vivant at the Grand Opera House with Fort Sam Houston managing details.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
San Antonio
American Red Cross Society
Grand Opera House
Fort Sam Houston
The
Red Cross Society
George Dunn
Elinor Parker Cushman
F. W. van Duyne
Arthur Claassen
Jack Burke
Red Cross
George Martin
William Aubrey
Travis Club
C. W. Titus
Adkins
Harris and Freeman
W. J. Reilley
Jennings
Army Plans $15 Million in New Army Supplies Purchase
Brigadier General A L Smith, head of the U S Quartermaster Supplies division, visits New York to train officers in new buying methods. The plan aims to assemble 15 million dollars worth of clothing and tents for the regular army as a lesson in industrial preparedness for merchants nationwide. Orders will be distributed from depots in New York Philadelphia Boston Chicago and St Louis to a wide range of suppliers. Previously bids were accepted only in Washington and few able firms competed.
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New York
A. L. Smith
United States Quartermaster’s Department
Smith
Philadelphia
Boston
Chicago
St. Louis
Washington
British Press Reports Tigris Advance and Gunboat Capture
British forces push rapidly along the Tigris front south and west of Kut El Amara. The gunboat Firefly, lost at Ctesiphon, is retaken and a Turkish ship is captured while another is destroyed in the engagement on the river.
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Kut-El-Amara
London
Tigris
Firefly
Ctesiphon
Cattle Raisers Convention Bid Heads to San Antonio
San Antonio organizers press a drive to land the 1918 Texas Cattle Raisers Association convention. A campaign committee mails appeals to about 5000 members and plans circulars before the Fort Worth meeting March 13–15 to choose the host city. El Paso and Oklahoma City are rivals.
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Chamber of Commerce
Campaign Committee
San Antonio
Association
Fort Worth
el Paso
Oklahoma City
Lafayette Ward
Ike T. Pryor
Rufus S. Bynum
D. J. Woodward
George W. Saunders
R. H. Muir
R. R. Russell
Herman Lichte
Herbert L. Kokernot
T. A. Coleman
W. T. Way
L. J. Hart
William Flateau
J. M. Bennett Jr
T. M. Pyle
Julia Gulp to Sing at Beethovn Hall With Bos Accompaniment
Mme Julia Culp famed contralto prepares for a song rehearsal at Beetho ven hall Wednesday evening. Coenraad van Bos accompanies. The Amsterdam native, noted antique collector, lists her homes in Amsterdam and a summer residence unnamed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mme
Julia Culp
Beethoven Hall
Coenraad Vv
Bos
Amsterdam
Raider Was Well Armed
New York report describes a German raider that sunk multiple South Atlantic merchant ships in January. Captain Fakeshima of the Hudson Maru, captured vessel, says the raider was heavily armed and well manned, implying preparation in a German port for tribute to destroy commerce. He witnessed four ships sunk after crews were removed.
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New York
South Atlantic
Fakeshima
Pernambuco
Brazil
Bombay
Vitalitas Reconstructive Promises Health Boost
An advertisement touts Vitalitas as a natural reconstructive remedy to ease seasonal illnesses and restore vigor. It claims mineral salts from the earth cleanse the system and improve health, sold by Sommer's Drug Store and other druggists.
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Vitalitas
Tare
Sommer
Japanese Raider Maru Reaches Pernambuco and Holds Prisoners
Officers and men from seven Entente ships boarded the Maru during the raid into Pernambuco arriving January 16. Captain Fukeshima reported strict guard, keeping prisoners unaware of the raider’s identity. He noted two large guns and two torpedo tubes installed, indicating German support. the 5000-ton raider could reach eighteen knots.
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Pernambuco
Fukeshima
Governor Signs Minor Bills Quick List
Governor signs several bills in Austin on February 28 including creation of the Live Oak road system and multiple independent school districts in Irion Garza McMullen counties as well as a new Georgetown district and a county line adjustment between Duval and Jim Hogg.
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Austin
Tex
Senate
Live Oak Road
Barnhart
Irion County
Post
Patent Granted for Pivoted Top Straw Hat with Waterproof Inner Side
A patent has been issued for a straw hat featuring a top that can pivot upward. The inner underside is waterproof and designed to be turned up to shield the wearer from rain.
Teutons advance on northern Romanian front
Berlin reports Teutonic forces launched an offensive on the northern Romanian front. They captured several hill positions from Russian troops and took more than 1300 prisoners along with eleven machine guns and nine mine throwers.
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Berlin
Sayville
War Office
Increase or decrease weight with Harlandale baths
Advertises scientific massage and Harlandale hot sulfur baths to help gain or reduce weight. Mentions Harlandale South Flores streetcar route and promotes the baths as a treatment.
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Hippocrates
Harlandale
South Flores
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Diglun
P. T. McGrath
Omaha
L.B. Remy
Lea Beatty
Lockhart
Jack Crawford
Will
American Relief Fund
San Antonio Light
House Committee
House
Reall
Members of
Texas Association
Grunewald
America
Mme. Culp
Mr. Bos
John Alden Carpenter
Ludwig Wallner
Julia Gulp
Roumania
Armour
J. E. Hoban
Texas
Crockett
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