Engineers 10 to Organize in Each State for Defense
President Wilson plans to organize engineers across all states to gather data with the civilian naval consulting board. Five engineers per state will form a board to inventory national production, resources, and transportation for war readiness and to connect government with industry.
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Washington
D. C
Wilson
Naval Consulting Board
Congress
American Institute of Mining Engineers
American Society of Mechanical Engineers
American Society of Civil Engineers
American Institute of Electrical Engineers
American Chemical Society
Army
Navy
Daniels
Red Pimples Turn to Solid Scale Heal With Cuticura
Miss Steger of Andersonville Virginia describes four years of painful red pimples on her hands that cracked bled and spread. After using Cuticura Soap and Ointment she regained health within days and was entirely healed.
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Steger
Andersonville, Va
Government plans to broaden munitions sourcing nationwide
The proposal envisions distributing orders to a wide range of U S industries to prepare for emergencies. Small and moderate plants would gain knowledge of government requirements and stay engaged, ensuring readiness without guaranteed profits. Emphasis on arming, clothing, transportation, and care for service members.
Sapp Trial Opens in Texas for Double Murder Case
In Lufkin and Houston, five hundred witnesses and veniremen attend the start of BH Sapp and Louis Sapp’s murder case. The defense seeks severance and a full trial remains in doubt. Prosecution aims to prove Richard Watts’s letter implies the killings were not accidental. Watts’s body was found in Big Thicket on February 1, 1916, with Harvard later found March 27 nearby.
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Houston
Tex
Veniremen
Lufkin
BH. B. Sapp
Louis Sapp
Frank Havard
Richard Watts
Sapps
E. E. Sapp
Senator Sheppard May Urge Salary Gut Bill in Congress
Washington January 17. Senator Morris Sheppard is pushing a plan to cut federal salaries by 12 percent for those earning over 6000 and 2 percent for 1200 to 1500 with further cuts for 1500 to 6000. Opposition from the National League of Government Employes and many congressmen is expected while mileage cuts to 5 cents a mile are also proposed.
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Washington, D. C
Morris Sheppard
Congress
Sheppard
National League of Government
Texas
Treasury Department
House
Senate
Representatives
Treasury
Kidney Health Advice From Old-Time Remedy
An article touts rad Salts as a cure to cleanse clogged kidneys and prevent bladder disorders. It claims meat eaters should use four ounces of the remedy, taken as a tablespoonful over several days, to improve kidney function and blood purity.
Social Calendar Highlights Local Clubs And Baker Street Events
In Society as a ae AE Se Ae AE AE AG SOCIAL CALENDAR, a series of meetings and socials fill the week. The Travis Club plans to host state themed hospitality nights with Ohio Indiana Illinois nights. Mrs. J. Z. Wheat hosts a Baptist tea January 27 at 115 East Park. The Made in San Antonio lunch and dinner benefits Grace English Lutheran Church with American and Mexican fare and craft booths. Miss Ginella Hedges is honored at a West End dinner with Misses Frieda and Ciola Holchak hosting гостей.
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Ladies’ Aid and Missionary Society of the
First Baptist Church
Baptist Sanitarium
J. Z. Wheat
East Park Avenue
Frieda
Ciola Holchak
West End
Ginella Hedges
Fred Freeman
Rochester
N. Y
Jitneys Raise Rates In Eagle Pass
Owing to gasoline price increases the jitneys in Eagle Pass Texas have raised fares to ten cents. Several cars halted operations due to lack of riders and most residents began walking to the business district. A separate exchange notes a humorous drug store quip about a Peculiar Prescription.
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Eagle Pass
Tex
Extreme penalty not asked in Veith case
Mrs. Garrie Veith faces trial for the killing of her husband Simon Veith in the Thirty-seventh District Court. The state will not seek the death penalty and will pursue a lesser homicide charge. Three jurors were chosen as a special venire of 200 was questioned. The murder occurred September 22, 1914, in the couple’s San Pedro Avenue apartments.
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Garrie Veith
Simon Veith
W. C. Linden
A. Houston
J. G. Murray
W. W. Hall
Talesmen
W. C.linden
J. F. Onion Jr
Bryan Mauermann
Veith
Carlos Bee
San Pedro Avenue
Franklin Day Observed In Philadelphia Celebrations
The 210th anniversary of Benjamin Franklin's birth was marked in Philadelphia with student and advertising industry leaders leading ceremonies. Wreaths adorned his grave, statues were decorated, and public schools held special exercises.
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Philadelphia
Benjamin Franklin
University of Pennsylvania
Franklin
Cardinal Mer cier Keeps Silence On Papers From Papal Audience
Rome report says Cardinal Mer cier refused to discuss papers taken to the pope during a private audience. One telegram hints at Belgian condition surveys and anti German acts. A separate jest suggests a diplomat’s stolen watch was quietly returned at a Ruritanian dinner.
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Rome
Cardinal Mercier
Belgium
Miss Kiel Hosts Thursday Five Hundred Club
Miss Olivia Kiel hosted the Thursday Afternoon Five Hundred Club at her Hunstock avenue home. Prizes went to Mrs. A. McAlester Miss Leontine Jennett and Mrs. W. L. Evans. Two-course refreshments followed. Attendees included Mrs. H. Guth Mrs. A. McAlester Mrs. W. L. Evans Miss Leontine Jennett Miss Bertha Vogal and others.
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Miss Kiel
Olivia Kiel
Hunstock Avenue
A. McAlester
Leontine Jennett
W. L. Evans
H. Guth
Bertha Vogal
Local meeting at Mrs McAlester home on Laurel street
The list of attendees includes named ladies and gentlemen such as Mrs Mayes Miss Jones and Mr Caravajal. Prizes were awarded to Miss L Favella and L Koe nig and to Mr Caravajal. Swift and Company's beef sales in San Antonio for the week ending January 15 averaged 10.41 cents per pound.
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Mayes
Duffield
A. Jones
A. B. Rogers
Swift and Company
San Antonio
Classified Advertising Department
The
San Antonio Light
Gleim Hosts Friends in Honor of Edwin Dietzel
Mr and Mrs E G Gleim entertained a party of friends at dance one evening last week in honor of Edwin Dietzel. Dainty refreshments were served, those enjoying the evening included several notable guests.
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E. G. Gleim
Danco
Edwin Dietzel
Senator Sheppard Proposes $75,000 Federal Building Remodel
Senator Sheppard introduced a bill to appropriate 75000 dollars to remodel the federal building in Austin. The move aims to upgrade facilities and improve federal operations in the city.
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Washington, D. C
Sheppard
Federal
Austin
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