Cox Tracks Mileage Graft Debate In Congress
Captain Schreiner reports on William E. Cox two bills to change army travel pay from mileage to actual expenses. Cox argues 5 to 20 cent mileage rates and repeal of prior laws, while critics warn actual expenses would burden the system and invite hardship and receipts issues.
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Geo. A. Schreiner
Philadelphia
William E. Cox
House
Treasury Department
Congress
House of Representatives
Cox
Indiana
Committee On
Senate
United States of America
Washington City
United
States Committee On
Washington, D. C
San Antonio
George A. Schreiner
Schreiner
W. E. Cox
War Department
Toto
Fort Sam Houston
Washington
American Plan
Army
Turner Team Plays Two Final Series Matches Tonight
The Turner team faced two games last night between Mays and Phillips and will play two more matches tonight. Only two matches remain before the championship series begins.
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Turner
Mays
Phillips
Morning Games Result Across Multiple Cities
Weekend baseball scores logged morning and afternoon games across St Paul Columbus Kansas City Louisville and Minneapolis. Notable results include Minneapolis routing St Paul 12 to 3 and Kansas City edging Milwaukee 8 to 5.
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St. Paul
Minneapolis
Kansas City
Milwaukee
Columbus
Indianapolis
Louisville
Toledo
St Paul
Polo Captain Hennessy Breaks Leg In Fall
Captain F B Hennessy of the Third Field Artillery suffered a broken right leg when his horse Sherman fell during a close polo match against the Eleventh Cavalry. The Eleventh won 7 to 5 as the injury forced Hennessy to leave the field. The Eleventh Cavalry to face the Ninth Cavalry in the finals Thursday at the lower parade.
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Eleventh Cavalry
Third Field Artillery
F. B. Hennessy
Sherman
Capt. Hennessy
Capt
Hennessy
Country Club observes Independence Day events and a father and son cup
Members enjoyed a Fourth of July gathering at the Country Club with a social program on the green. The Father and Son Cup was won by A L Tuttle and A L Tuttle Jr with scores noted, along with trap tourney medals won by Richard Negley and T W Campbell. The ladies putt on the clock green was won by Miss Vida McKellar with second to Miss Ruth Muir.
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A. L. Tuttle
A. L. Tuttle Jr
A. Ja Tuttle
L. B
William Clegg
O. W. Ang
A. A Seeligson
Richard and
Walter Negley
William Aubrey
William Aubrey Jr
E. C
Edward Tarrant
Scratch
Richard Negley
T. W. Campbell
Vida RicKellar
Ruth Muir
Vida McKellar
Lane Taylor
L. R. Clegg
BE. C. Tarrant
Duval West
R. W. Carr
Jean Aubrey
W. B. Tuttle
Eleanor Herff
Laura Steele
Forbes and Togo draw in fifteen round bout
The Associated Press report from McAlester Oklahoma states Harry Forbes and Young Togo fought a fierce fifteen round battle to a draw. Forbes had a ten pound weight advantage as both men exchanged punishment throughout the bout.
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Mcalester
Okla
Harry Forbes
Young Togo
Forbes
Division League Ends Inconclusive Pennant Question
Five teams sit tied at 10-0 in the Division league as play ends with the Twenty eighth Infantry defeating the Signal Corps 10 to 4 in a decisive game. Uncertainty remains whether more games occur before troop departure and if the league will be reorganized after troops leave while local teams continue to play.
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Se¢Gies
Twenty Eighth Infantry
Signal Corps
Twenty-second Infantry
Tenth Infantry
Jokers Win Two Games at Sutherland Springs
Jokers Athletic Club, in a return to its former name, swept two seven inning games in Sutherland Springs. They beat O Daniel 7 to 4 and Sutherland Springs 9 to 6, with San Antonians playing throughout. Batteries Merleher Tracey Huston Helber and Tracy Polk Dawson Williams.
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Jokers
Joker Athletic Club
Sutherland Springs
O’daniel
San Antonians
Wee
R. R. E. Jokers
Merleher
Tracey
Huston
Helber
R. H. E. Jorgps Oi
Springs
Tracy
Polk
Dawson
Williams
Railroad Timetable Listing of Northbound and Local Trains
A dense listing of train arrivals and departures across multiple lines and stations. The schedule includes No 4 No 6 No 8 No 7 and local services from Palestine Kerrville Kerrville Sunday Kerrville coast towns and routes to Houston New Orleans Dallas Fort Worth El Paso Victoria Cuero Galveston and Laredo with varying times from morning to night and notes on origin and destination. The document reflects a comprehensive era timetable with numerous abbreviations and station references.
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North
Palestine
Mexico
Laredo
Houston
New Orleans
Dallas, Fort Worth
Waco
Houston and
Galvestom
Kerrville
Sunsaceenie
Coast
el Paso
East
West
Victoria
Cuero
Cenen
Santa Fe
NM. Denot
Ifrom
Frisco
W. Walthall
Houston St
San Antonio
Tex
Texas
Louisiana
Oklahoma
Arkansas
Colorado
Northwest
Fort Worth
Denver City
Austin
Denver
Mo., Kansas & Texay
Galveston
Dallas
Trinity& Brazos Valley Railway
Wolfsons Defeat Eagles in Fast Alamo Heights Game
The Wolfsons defeated the Eagles 8 to 2 yesterday morning at Alamo Heights. Key players were Anderson on the mound and strong hitting from the Wolfsons. Batteries were Anderson and Lacey for the Wolfsons and Chapa and Guitterez for the Eagles, umpire Simmons.
Cigar and Tobacco Fire Sale at Sam Rosenthal’s
Sam Rosenthal at 400 East Houston Street advertises a fire sale offering cigars pipes and tobacco at ridiculously low prices as long as stocks last from Ed Steves & Sons mastic wall board banner appears in the notice.
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Steves & Sons
Sam Rosenthal
East
Houston Street
Twenty-second Infantry Triumphs In Close Division Game
The Twenty-second Infantry held off the Tenth Infantry in a tight second division league match. Six runs in the second inning by the Twenty-second proved decisive, despite a late effort by the Tenth. Batteries were Circhbaum and Adams for the Twenty-second and Duff, O Briam and Tuckey. umpire Lieut. Robinson, signal corps.
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Twenty-second Infantry
Tenth Infantry
Circhbaum
Adams
Duff
O’briam
Tuckey
Lieut. Robinson
Signal Corps
Prince Henry tour opens with mixed field of 35 autos
In Hamburg on July 5 Prince Henry of Prussia led seven German and twenty-eight English entrants in an automobile endurance tour from Hamburg toward England and Scotland. The event marks the start of a long distance race tradition begun by the royal party.
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Associated Press
Hamburg
Germany
Prince Henry of
Prussia
England
Scotland
Households Defeat Eleventh Cavalry In Slugging Win
The Households beat the Eleventh Cavalry yesterday 136 to 5 in a game hampered by missing regular pitchers. Bob Chambers pitched for the winners with solid support from a hard hitting lineup. Batteries Chambers and Hoves for Households with Jones and Delaney for Eleventh Cav. Umpire Vetters.
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Eleventh Cavalry
Bob Chambers
Chambers and Hoves
Jones and Delaney
Postoffice Nine Rally Slams Saratoga In Ninth Inning
Postoffice bunched nine hits to defeat Saratoga 8 to 3 in yesterday's game. The winners capitalized on Saratoga errors in the second inning and tallied five runs. Dugger Chavez Till Poley Gonzales composed the battery for Postoffice.
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Postoffice
Saratoga
Saratogas
R. H. E. Postoffice
Dugger
Chavez
Till
Poley
Gonzales
Kenedy Beats Four Seasons 8 to 5 In Local Baseball
Kenedy Texas defeated the San Antonio Four Seasons team yesterday by 8 to 5 with Sparks and Cauley pitching for Kenedy and Chambers and McGowen aboard for San Antonio in a section game noted in The Light.
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Kenedy
Tex
San Antonio
Sparks
Cauley
Chambers
McGowen
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