Mystery clears over Tuscania sinking blame
Caplets Mikel Mover, commander of the German Inchmarineg Copp, revealed his strike on the British transport Tuscania in February 1918 caused 204 American deaths and termed it “sheer good sir.” The disaster's blame had sparked accusations against the United States about Tuscania's departure and position. Captain Aleyer urged attendance at a Tuscania meeting.
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Inchmarineg
Tuscania
Garmassmes
United States
Aleyer
Bes Bees
Berlin 1948 Eye-witness on Tuscania sinking by U-77 commander
Captain Wilhelm Meyer narrates the Tuscania attack near the Irish coast on February 5, 1918. He details U-77’s engagement with a convoy, the decision to submerge, torpedo hits, and the sinking while noting survivors offered no revenge. He recalls seven hundred and five-ton submarine operations and the chaotic night as destroyers surrounded the scene.
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Newe Serr
Berlin
Tuscania
North Channel
Irish Sea
Atlantic
Chanel
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Pioneer Resident of 8. A. Gravely III Mrs. Margaret Morin Huppman
Pioneer resident Margaret Morin Huppman, descendant of the Huppman and Schaester families, traced to 1830 settlement. Reported seriously ill Friday at home 3810 West Commerce Street. Family came from Bremen Bavaria and served in Boenne and Somerset, later in San Antonio. Widow of Thomas H Morin, pioneer freighter and stockman.
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A. Gravely III
Margaret
Huppman Morin
Huppman and Schaester
Bremen
Bovaria
Boenne
Somerset
San Antonia
Thomsas H. Morin
Six youths held for car stripping in El Paso area
Six youths were under arrest in connection with the theft and stripping of a car owned by M. H. Parado of El Paso and Brazos. The vehicle and stripped parts were recovered by Detectives Don Ruhnke and Lee Williamson.
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M. H. Parado
Don Ruhnke
Lee Williamenn
Mississippi sales tax debate fuels calls for higher rate
Mississippi residents voice support for raising the state sales tax from 2 percent to 5 percent to fund debts and county needs. Farmers, especially landowners, back the tax change citing Brookings findings on property tax burdens and calls to curb tax expenditures while lawmakers weigh new revenue sources. In Madrid Fernanda Primo de Rivera, son of the late dictator, is sentenced to three years four months for kicking a policeman with fines and indemnizations totaling about 22 dollars.
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Chicago
Mississippi
E. H. Taylor
Taylor
Mr. Taylor
Brookings Institution of
Washington
Madrid
Span
Fernanda Primo de Rivera
Spain
Beware the Cough or Cold that Hangs On
A vintage medical ad touts Creomulsion a drug to soothe inflamed membranes and halt germ growth. It claims creosote as a key healing agent, with guarantees of relief for persistent coughs colds bronchitis and related respiratory diseases.
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SOCOM
Ady
30 Percent More Circulation For The Big Sunday Light
The Big Sunday Light claims 30 percent more circulation than any San Antonio newspaper with over 71 000 copies. More than 45 000 are concentrated in the City of San Antonio. Reach this vast audience by placing a Want Ad in The Light. Dial Fannin 1231 before 6 P M Saturday. Remember all real estate and rental ads included in the Free Rental Directory.
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San Antonia
Fannin
Factuary Eree Rental
Eeira Eden
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