San Antonio Chamber Sets Banquet as New Year Plans Unfold
President Groos urges cooperation for city progress at the prosperity banquet to be held Thursday night at the Gunter Hotel with at least 500 expected. J. V. Hucker and John B. Carrington manage details while officers, eight division heads, and speakers J. H. Kirkpatrick Nat M. Washer and Rev. Hugh McLellan outline 1917 plans.
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Chamber of Commerce
Gunter Hotel
J. V. Hucker
John B. Carrington
Franz C. Groos
J. H. Kirkpatrick
Nat M. Washer
Hugh McLellan
Chamber
Groos
Mr. Groos
San Antonio
Men Chosen for Camp Wilson Football All Star
The Camp Wilson all star football team has been selected to face the unbeaten Second Texas infantry at Austin on January 16. Many players have college backgrounds, and the squad trained under Lieutenants Eisenhower and Walmsley with Captain Waite Johnson as manager. The lineup includes Wiedeman from Ripon College, Northcutt from Virginia, Lanham from Illinois, Hyatt from West Point, Kuesner from Illinois, and Carmody from Holy Cross among others.
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Wilson
Texas Infantry
Austin
Texas
Fort Sam Houston
Eisenhower and
Walmsley
Waite C. Johnson
Wiedeman
Wisconsin
Ripon College
Loos
Illinois
Beloit University
Northcutt
West Virginia
University of Virginia
Lanham
University of Illinois
Green
Peterson
Braden
Johnson
Tully
Sixteenth Cavalry
West Point
Virginia Artillery
Kellar
Hyatt
Kelley
District of Columbia
Washington and Jefferson
Messner
Duvall
Kuesner
Ilinois
Carmody
Holy Cross
Simms
Washington and Lee University
Lewis
Washington and Lee
Dienan
Chicago Athletic Club
I G N Officials Tour San Antonio Line
A. G. Whittington general manager of the International and Great Northern railroad and Horace Booth traffic manager are on a San Antonio inspection trip over the line from here to Laredo. They report improved business, especially in the passenger department, with the Sunshine Special adding an extra sleeper for tourist traffic. They will stay in San Antonio until Friday morning and then proceed to Houston.
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A. G. Whittington
International & Great Northern Railroad
San Antonio
Laredo
Horace Booth
Houston
S&j. Louis
Russians Capture a Village on Riga Front
Petrograd reports Russian troops yesterday captured a village in the Riga sector that had been stubbornly defended by German forces with many machine guns. Fighting in the area south of Lake Babit continues.
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Petrograd
London
British Admiralty
Wireless Press
Riga
Lake Babit
Farmers' Union Protects Homestead and Warehouse Laws
At the Southwest Texas District convention in San Antonio nearly 300 farmers heard W. D. Lewis and H. N. Pope defend Texas Homestead protections and the warehouse law against proposed changes. They urged a strong, organized push to preserve both measures and warned against grafters. Pope forecast higher cotton prices, while Walter urged livestock balance and soil restoration. The session adjourned for executive talks.
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Farmers’ Union of Texas
Texas
Southwest Texas
W. D. Lewis
H. N. Pope
State Farmers' Union
C. F. Steves
Range
Market Hall
St. Anthony
Farmers’ Union
Fred W. Davis
F. ©. Weinert
Austin
Clinton G. Brown
San Antonio
Topsey
State Farmers’ Union
Co. Co
Walter
Arlington
Farmers’ Union Dairy Department
Wireless sound travels through earth to distant station
Fresno Republic reports Dr H Barringer Cox uses ordinary dry battery power to transmit sound through the ground. An alarm clock in Los Olivos was faintly recorded at a Santa Barbara station forty miles away, with corrections planned to improve the setup. The system, still Cox's secret, promises economical wireless telegraph and telephone communication.
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Fresno
Cal
H. Barringer Cox
Los Olivos
Santa Barbara
Cox
Doctor Cox
Bhut
Man explains arranged marriage after proposal confusion
In a quoted exchange, Heppeck says his fiancée forced a marriage proposal and pressurized him. He recalls she asked if he objected, and whether he said yes or no, she persisted. He adds clarification about a supposed demand for consent ending the matter.
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Heppeck
Wash House Destroyed by Fire at Ben Kelly Premises
A small frame wash house at 1722 Saunders avenue burned sharply after 3 pm on Wednesday while owners were away. The loss is pegged at 250 dollars for the building and 75 dollars for contents. Police note the fire’s origin is unknown and damage totals about 250 dollars.
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Ben Kelly
Saunders Avenue
Fire kills four children and maid in Montreal home
A fire at Dr. J. H. Leblanc's apartment above a theater in Montreal burned four children aged 2 to 12 and a family maid. The parents were away visiting friends at the time.
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Montreal
J. H. Leblanc
Texas Highways Promised by Expert Mapping Route Network
F S Whiting, Automobile Blue Book log expert, says Texas will gain a network of superb highways to draw automobile tourists. He is in San Antonio mapping the Fort Worth to Corpus Christi road and has logged 75 000 miles for the new edition. Over 400 000 miles will be represented. Nock notes Texas produce aims to compete with Florida and California as shippers visit the area.
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Texas
F. S. Whiting
San Antonio
Fort Worth
Corpus Christi
Whiting
Mr. Whiting
Puget Sound
Gulf Highway
Mr. Nock
Florida
California
Big Produce Commission
Nock
Texas truckers loom in 1917 vegetable supplies
New York broker Harry A. Nock visiting San Antonio to arrange the purchase of Texas vegetables for the first 1917 shipments. He met with the Chamber of Commerce and secured a list of Bexar county truck growers as eastern produce men see large potential in Texas crops.
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New York
Texas
Harry A. Nock
New York Produce Commission
San Antonio
Nock
Chamber of Commerce
Bexar County
Greely Farmer Discovers Family Slain at Home
Returning home from work Everett Crozier, a local farmer near Greely Col, found the bodies of his family. The grisly discovery occurred late last night prompting a police investigation and local inquiries into possible motives and suspects.
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Greely
Col
Everett Crozier
Five children shot to death and wife found unconscious
Five children lying dead in the house and a wife unconscious in a nearby field with a pistol in her hand. Bicycles on payments at the Portee Tire Co. No. 221 South Alamo Ady.
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Portees Tire Co
Alamo
Ady
Left His Logic at Home in a Humorous Irish Exchange
An excerpt from Tit-Bits features O'Sullivan and O’Flaherty-Misther O'Sullivan discussing home rule in a playful exchange. O'Sullivan apologizes for not having a stick handy as they debate the matter, framing the dialog in a light, folkloric tone.
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O'Sullivan
O’sullivan
San
Laherty
Ruth
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