Hogs Strong Demand Across Northern Markets in Late Jan
Fort Worth and Chicago reports show cattle and hog prices firming while receipts vary. Hogs traded around 15.25 to 15.80 in St Louis and Chicago, with heavy, mixed, and light categories reflecting steady to higher demand. cattle and sheep markets remained mixed with steady to firm tones and varied feeding-stock prices.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Minlickets
Cteaxs
Kanu City
Louis
Fortworth
Tex
Heeven
Lee
Wethera
Ukansas City
Stockers
ST. Louie
Madan
Liverpool Cotton Prices and Futures Quiet in Market
Liverpool cotton spot figures show prompt middling at 24.78 pence, low middling 23.27, and low 22.68 with 600 bales traded including 1800 American. Receipts reached 31,000 with 14,300 American. Futures closed quiet and steady with January 23.00, March 22.80, May 24.12. fixed price contracts show January-February 21.96, March 21.70, May-June 22.62, June-July.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Liverpool
Money markets and southern agricultural workers meet in Atlanta
A New York money market report shows Sterling 60 day bills at 4 7 4, commercial bills at 4 7 1 1, and demand 4 7 5 1 6 with copper and Mexican dollar rates noted. In Atlanta, the nineteenth annual gathering of the Association of Southern Agricultural Workers opens Wednesday, with directors from southern experiment stations and representatives from several colleges set to speak on crops, fertilizers, animal husbandry and livestock issues. President W R Dodson of Baton Rouge presides.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Atlanta
Association of Southern Agricultural Workers
South
Southern Agricultural, and Mechanical Colleges
Association
W. R. Dodson
Baton Rouge
Steel output trims again amid fuel curbs rail embargoes
Regulations by the fuel administration and rail embargoes, plus severe weather, cut steel production in the past week. Coke shortages left half of furnaces short, delaying deliveries by two to six weeks as contracts extend and producers resist new orders.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
The
Fuel Administration
Railrow
Weather Bulletin From January 28 1918 San Antonio Texas
Observations taken at 7 4 o clock in the morning in San Antonio Texas on January 28 1918. The bulletin records atmospheric conditions for the area and notes temperature and sky cover to aid agricultural planning.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Santonio
Tex
Cotton and Stock Exchanges Close on All Monday Open Tuesdays
The New York Stock Exchange initially planned to stay open during cold Mondays if brokers wore overcoats but severe weather forced shifts. All exchanges will resume operation on Tuesday as the heatless Mondays end.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
York
New Shcali
Boay
New York
Btock -Exchange
Shippers Market Reports Prices on Butter Poultry and Potatoes
Reports from Chicago and Kansas City show steady butter and varied poultry prices with live poultry and turkeys listed. Prices for eggs and potatoes cited with receipts and per dozen or per bushel figures amid regional market activity.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Wincanaln
Minnesota
Michigan
Market quotes and commodity prices in Chicago ledger
Local quotations list pork products bacon bellies lard oleomargarins and related items with daily and incoming prices. Terms show futures like May and January notes with figures for pounds and dollars across beef and fat products.
Local Market Butter and Hen Prices Set in Wholesale Session
Wholesale butter prices rose for large and medium hens by up to 1 cent per pound while small hens edged to 24 26 cents. Old roosters sold 12 to 14 cents per pound with Texans Creamery butter steady near 48 to 50 cents. No changes reported Monday in wholesale prices for fresh meats, vegetables, eggs, provisions, groceries, mill products, grain, cotton seed meal and hulls, seeds, and hides.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pata Shipper
Texas
Pte. i Fl
Ste
Gin Shosber Broilers
Fish and oysters market update shows limited gulf arrivals
The report notes a tight supply of fish and oysters with gulf arrivals still restricted. Rock cod and hali from Mexico enter the market at lower prices, while local wholesale and retail rates vary. Oysters remain steady with wholesale bulk prices around six to seven dollars per thousand and retail at about seven to eight cents per hundred.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gulf
Miieco
San Antonio
New York dry goods market faces uncertain demand and price shifts
The New York textile trade reports slow mill liquidation amid delivery doubts and war demand. Prices rise for heavy browns and print cloths while cottons and ginghams see curbed orders. merchants trim forward purchases. Seed meal and hulls prices are listed for job and car lots.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Jan
Jobbery
Notable Guests Register at San Antonio Hotels
A list of visitors staying at the St. Anthony, Gunter, and Menger hotels includes A. As Fisk of Corpus Christi, J. F. Henderson Jr. of Coleman, Mr. and Mrs. C. Canaday and Raymond Canaday of Hillsboro, Mrs. D. Turner of Philadelphia, Herbert Casalay of New York, SH. E. Younk of Mio Grands City, W. Purdum of Austin, Mr. and Mrs. William Hell and children of Cleveland, J. F. Haskell of Topeka, Robert F. Wyant of El Paso, J. Buckner Williams of McCoy, Dr. A. W. Dunn of Marstail, Mrs. M. L. Lawnon of Seattle, A. C. Wenaser of Dallas, Nixon of Sabinal, and George F. Fast of Douglas.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mio Grands City
Pag
Ganter
W. Purdum
Austin
Regie Dred
Lanter
Menger
Air
William Hell
Alma
El+vira Hell
Cleveland
Ohio
J.-F. Haskell
Topeka
Kana
St. Anthony
Robert F. Wyant
Nixon
Sabinal
George F. Fast
Dougiaa
Aris. Ie
Mea
Unfavorable Weather Hardens Corn Prices in Midwest Trade
Weather woes push corn prices higher across Chicago and regional markets as buyers grow cautious. March and May futures edge up, while oats hit new highs on tight supply. Hog and egg markets show firmness but fail to lift overall demand. rail congestion limits movement and tendered prices.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Y M C A Plans Big Recreation Points at French Resorts
Paris reports the Y M C A and the army plan major recreation hubs in Savoie for American troops on leave. Centers open at Aix Les Bains Chambery and Challes les Eaux offering room and board from 2.20 to 4.40 daily. The Y M C A leases casinos theaters and tennis courts with free amusements baths and programs for soldiers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paris
Department of Savoie
French Alps
M. UW. A
Savoie
Aix-Les-Bains
Chambery
Challes-Les-Ea
Wranklin Holmends
Philadelphia
France
Trina
England urged to bar liquor for American soldiers
Dr. Charles M. Sheldon, returned from England, claims widespread liquor sales to American troops and 20 000 Canadian soldiers sent home for drink and vice. He urges President Wilson to seek British restrictions similar to U S policy, with Navy Secretary Daniels’s sanction.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
England
Topwka
Kan
Great Britain
Charles M. Sheldon
Sheldon
Dr. Sheldon
Wilson
Obituary notices of multiple San Antonio residents
A string of obituaries lists Louis E. Webersteins Weinstein 37 of 1902 Main Ave died Sunday at home. Others include F. O. DeHymel 60 of West Houston St. Hermann Pfeiffer 66 of 218 Mesquite Sweet. Otis Ormand 2 years old. Nellie Rose McAfee 18. Mrs Mildred Wagner 18. Mrs Harriet Amelia Hanks 63. Mrs Lillie B Hickman 42. Mrs Helen Shand 76. Services set at various chapels, interments in St. Marys and other cemeteries. survivors include spouses, children, and siblings.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Louis E. Webste
Louis E. Weinstein
Yearsgold
Main Avenue
Chicago
Ill
Shelley-Loring Undertaking Company
F. O. DeHymel
Houston Street
Louisiana
San,Antonio
Alp
Bee
Frank Ashton
Los Angeles
Cal
Hermann Pfeiffer
Hermann Preiffer
Germany
Texas
San Antonio
Julius
Ludwig Pfeiffer
Beaumont
F. E. Anderson
C. F. Kroff
Nellie Rose McAfee
Nellie Rosa McAfee
James B. McAfee
P. J.d Staudt
Casa Blancer Street
St. Patrick's Church
St. Mary's Cemetery
Mildred Wagner
Mildred, Wagner
William Zimmermann
Dakota Street
Gok. Wagner
Gilbert
Erline Zimmermann
Lillie B
Hickmar
Hickman
Oll
Ennis
Shelley Loring Undertaking Company
Helen Shand
Rollo Taylor
Adams Street
Scotland
J. M
Galveston
Alister
Houston
Robert Shand
Portland
Ore
Samuel Pearson
W. B. Stevens
St. Mark’s Episcopal Church
Mission Burial Park
Five Soldiers Wounded in Action in Washington Dispatch
General Pershing reports five infantrymen wounded in action from the expeditionary forces. Names include Private Bernard Gorski severely wounded and First Sergeant Lee Hacker moderately wounded, with several others slightly wounded. Six deaths from natural causes noted, including Sergeant Joseph M. Ellis. Swiss government offers discharge option to drafted Swiss citizens performing military service in the United States.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
D. C
Pershing
Bernard Gorski
Diversey Avenue
Chicago
Lee Hacker
Manchester
Willie Carpenter
Mangum
Okla
Warl Ballard
Kannapolis
N. C
Casper A. Schwab
United States
United Stattes
Camp Travis
Motorman of Car in Saturday Wreck Freed on Bail
Motorman E T Smith 24, of West End Alamo Heights street car linked to Saturday night wreck that killed Mrs Olle Williams of Crowley Louisiana and injured others. He was released on bail as negligent homicide case was transferred to county authorities. Williams buried in Crowley. Williams husband a private in Camp Travis left for Crowley on furlough. Mrs Williams 26 native of Louisiana survived by husband parents and siblings. Car derailed struck pole and tree at Avenue C and Tenth Street.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
E., T. Smith
West Dnd
Alamo Heights
Avenue C
Tenth Street
Olle Willams
Crowley
Williams
Riebe Undertaking Company
M. G. Williams
Thirteenth Machine Gun Company
Camp Travis
Wilams
Col Irving W Rand Named Commander Of Camp Base Hospital
Col Irving W Rand, medical corps, named commander of Camp Travis base hospital succeeding Maj William L H Smith. Rand arrived San Antonio from China via San Francisco to assume duties Monday. he has served with the American Expeditionary Force in China and previously with the Sixth Brigade at Camp Douglas Arizona and in Texas City.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Irving W. Rand
Camp Travis Base Hospital
William LH. Smith
Smith
Rand
San Antonio
China
San Francisco
Chine
Tien- Tsin
Camp Douglas
Arizona
Naco
Texas City
Nace
West Point
Tie
New Hampshire
Army Medical School
Columbia University
Mort Lamy Houston
Camp Travis
Finland Revolution Spreading in East Report Says
Sparse dispatches from Helsinki report the eastern provinces near Finland experiencing a growing revolution with the Helsinki railway station reportedly held by Red Guard forces. Sharp fighting around Viborg is noted with Russian troops aiding the guards and reinforcements said to have come from Petrograd.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Red Guard
Petrograd
Stockholm
Finland
Heparanda
Helsingfors
Viborg
Long Leaps For Life As Fort Worth House Burns
The Long home in Fort Worth Texas burned at 3 o clock with the thermometer at 18 above zero. A. J. Long, cattle, map and capitalist, escaped with a broken leg after leaping from a second story window. Other family members fled similarly but suffered no injuries. The fire caused damages estimated around 40 906 dollars.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fort Worth
Tex
A. J. Long
L. I. Longton
Lecture by Venable on Ree Education and Readjustment
Dr C Venable will lecture Tuesday afternoon at 2 grelock at Red Cross headquarters before the home service class of the local chapter. The item lists related ads and local notices including missing persons and police reports.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Venable
Dr. C
Grelock
Red Cross
Pacific Coast Shipment Dominates Morgan City Fisheries News
Morgan City Fish and Oyster Company received 22,000 pounds of rock cod and halibut from California this Monday with more on the way to reach 40,000 pounds. Daily oyster receipts range from 50 to 80 thousand. The firm hosts a weekly meeting at Mbose Hall Monday at 8 p.m., inviting visitors.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Morgan City Fish and Oyster Company
California
Pacific Coast
Crockett 91
Americans in Raid by French Squadron Reported
Four American aviators with a French squadron took part in a daylight raid over Germany. They returned safely though foggy weather made assessment of damage uncertain. En route back they faced heavy anti aircraft fire and some landed before reaching their hangars due to thick fog.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Who
Associated Press
France
Germany
Bank Robbers Fleeced Oakdale Branch of Lake Charles Bank
Two armed robbers seized 12 000 dollars from the Catcaaleu National Bank of Lake Charles branch in Oakdale on Monday at 7 am. Teller Stay Young opened the vault under threat. time lock saved larger haul. Suspects fled by car.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Beaumont
Tex
Catcaaleu National Bank of
Lake Charles
Oakdale
Stay Young
Andania Torpedoed Off Ulster Coast In World War I Times
A Times bulletin reports the Cunard liner Andania torpedoed off Ulster Sunday with forty passengers and 200 crew aboard. All aboard were saved as trawlers and rescue efforts continued after the ship sank despite initial reports of survival. The 13,405 ton vessel, built in 1913, had been sailing between Britain and America. A separate Austin forecast notes hail and an ice crusted ground in Texas.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Andania
Cunarder
Ulster
London Times
San Antonio
Philadelphia Public Ledger
The
Public Ledger
London
Times
Irish Daily Telegraph
Cunard
Belfast
Nearly forty more 24th Infantry men to be tried for Houston riot
Major Sutphin outlines new charges against about forty soldiers of the 24th Infantry for the Houston riot of August 23, with a court-martial to be convened by Maj. John W. Ruckman. He has gathered extensive testimony and maps tracing rioters from their camp to near central Houston, building a detailed record for the new cases. A 958 page book compiling testimony from the first court-martial, titled Testimony in the Case of Sergt. William C. Neabit et al, is published but excludes exhibits and sentence.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Houston
Imat
24Th Infantry
Dudley Y. Sutphin
John W. Ruckman
Sutphin
Twenty-fourth Infantry
Sergt
William C. ‘Neabit
Rifles Taken Over by U S Government
The War Department moves to seize rifles ordered by the Russian government from Remington Arms Union Metallic in Bridgeport Connecticut and Westinghouse in Springfield Massachusetts. Over half a million rifles, similar to the Enfield, are affected as government aims to keep trained workers at the plants during machine gun production.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington, D. C
Remington Arms Union Metallic Company
Bridgehart
Also Mentioned on This Page
St. Louis
Bt. Louis
Cattie
Howe
Ciicago Livestock
Kansas City Livestock
Money Markets
Exican
San Ane
Wational
NEW York Exchange
Agriculiuesl Wcheers
Iron and Steel
Departnent OF Agriculture
Weather Bulletin
Abilene
Amarillo
Avanta
Birmingham
Uounton
Tes
Jacksonville
Renue City
Key West
Fla. SE
Lovinville
Oklahoma City
Palestine
Ht. Louis
Clear Yampe
Fila
Clear Taylor
Wannanhington
Shippers’ Market
cHidado
Tilone
Kansas City
Provision Markets
Antonio
Arena Y Anit
Chicago, NL
Notattions
Lige Low
Close
Aeeyeres
NEW York Dry Goods
Enna
Chicago Grain Futures
St, Louis
Chicagq
Cori
Ag Raneas
Charley M. Sheldon
Southern Pacific
Otis Ormand
Y O
R. J. Ormand
Monteola
John Woodruff
Kennedy
Solon Barnes
Runge
Lizzie Ormand
Harriet Amelia Hanks
Hartiet
Amelia Hanks
Beck Hanks
Athens
Shelley-Loring
Shelley-Loring Undertaking Co
Roselawn
H. HE. Dickinson
L. B. Haines
Sec’y
State Bank
Crockett
General Pershing
Col. Irving. W. Rand
Camp Base Hospital
W. H. Smith
Amsterdam
Jen
Lutsk
Volhynia
Burne
Aaneen Fords
Alamo Eres Co
Alamo Plaza
Ady
Alex Rodriguez
Flores
Arsenal Streets
Robert B. Green Memorial Hospital
Kenessane Co
Commerce
Juana Rodriguez
Cameron Street
K. Lamity
Harjoon
Cusack
Jeffrey Care
A. B. Craw
soUle Tate
Satford
Matin Avenue
South Santa Rosa Ave
J. L. Trevine
Rie’ Assemaiey State
Main Ave
Assauult
Detec
O'Connell Loan Co
Houston St
Ace Phirabing Co
Travis
Street
Carver
Southton
Finnigan
Moore Building
Wageo
Househeld Furniture’ Company
Mores Street
Katy Furniture Store
Sureddin
Hicks
G. Grebenheimer
McKinley Avenue
G. H. Hagerstein
M. &. Roberts
Atlanta Avenue
Dulling Printing Co
Losoya
Musicians’ Union
Beethoven Hall
J. C. Kinney & Company
Jefferson
Adv
Fontaine
Rotary Club
Dallas
Lafayette Fitslaigh
Bualnesy Mattra
Yorumorn
the Central Trust CO
Land Department
O. Terrett
Daha Ay
Ftesens Aban
Arte Adsiphy
Alfred Duerlei Diek O. Terrell
Italy
Mexico
Spain
Cuba
Lacaud & Son
Bankers
HE Avenue C
Ular
Mbose Hall
Dan
Southern
Grain & Stock Exchange
Locarr
L. E
Adsecate
Ravela
Union Meat Company
Beef and Pork Packers
Antonle
Texes
Pet
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!