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Newspaper
San Antonio Light
Location
San Antonio, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jan 13, 1918
Page
4
The article reports Congress in session debating domestic priorities led by plans to boost resource conservation and public works. It notes efforts to create programs like Acorn and TRAC, potential bond sales, and the aim to expand government operation of roads and railways while addressing wartime finance and revenue needs.
Fragmented OCR text discusses railroads and transport capacity, government seal issues, and development hurdles. Mentions streams, timber, and a broad critique of Congress and the President affecting legislation and progress. Contains uncertain names and garbled phrases.
Panerat of Jd. Wernette aged 37 dies Saturday at his home on szddeula Street Wil Werott. Funeral from Church of Ye Sacred Leart Hen with burial at St Jeep's Cemetery. Survived by widow and five children, with honorary pallbearers listed. Interment Providence, R I, by Pearcy Rob inson Undertaking.
Fragmentary OCR reads as a government or legal notice with names Thomas Eterman Era Law Zazuk and a clerk Nade. The text mentions San Antonio and a sovereign Joseph Warnetio with partial place and official bearings.
The article recalls daring acts of American sailors during the Revolutionary era and later conflicts. It highlights how crew wit and audacity saved vessels from British threats, with stories of privateers, shipboard decisions, and key figures like Captain Barney and John Paul Jones shaping maritime history.
A San Antonio classified page lists dates and locations for multiple dances and performances. Willette Tamons ten piece orchestra, A. Simon, and Rastus Denaley are among entertainers, with venues including Turner Hall and Warner Hall. Ads promote admission, jewelry offers, and various local shops.
Police report details a hijacking and robbery on a moving vehicle. A chauffeur and several men forced entry, threatened the driver with a pistol, and stole money while passengers aided the escape before the car traveled to an exit near a university area. The investigation continues.
A correspondent in London reports on life under German occupation in Belgium, detailing fear, repression, and daily danger. It describes executions, arrests, and the pervasive police state, withBrussels and Ghent as centers of oppression, and notes widespread espionage and censorship by German authorities.
A fragmented wartime note discusses German agents and collaborators, condemning treachery and praising Allied victory while hinting at postwar punishment. It references Belgium, the Belgian king Albert, and a manifestos’ author in a Socialist circle. The piece ends with anticipation of punitive action against traitors.
Arn oy Zure hosts a reception at 226 South Monumental Street at 3 this afternoon honoring Miss Szold noted author and Zionist scholar. Miss Bold will speak on Zionism and Jewish erasure history, followed by a pageant and addresses from Zionists. a large meeting of San Antonio Jews is planned for Monday evening at 7:30 at the Gun ter Hotel hall.
A fragmented account discusses Vatican radio, neutrality debates, and wireless dispatch censorship. It notes Allied and Central powers, telecommunications, and potential church alignment amid belligerent pressures, referencing censorship and diplomatic messaging.
A long advertisement style article argues that women need more iron today than twenty years ago. It cites Dr. Schuyler Tiles of New York and Dr. W. R. York of New York City advocating Nuxated Iron to treat iron deficiency, detailing patient experiences and urging mothers and women to have blood checked and take the supplement.
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