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Newspaper

San Antonio Light

Location

San Antonio, Texas, United States of America

Date

Jul 05, 1916

Page

2

Rush to El Paso for ailing son

The story by C. H. Rein Jr. tells how Rein & Sons sent their stricken founder to El Paso for a change of climate Where Vitalitas quickly eased his jaundice and fatigue He credits rapid recovery to Vitalitas and notes relatives and colleagues who supported him The obituary lists survivors and funeral details with names and addresses for the service

C. H. Rein Jr Rein & Sons Houston Texas South el Paso Vitalitas Bommers Drug Store

Wurzbach Dies At 49 In San Antonio Hospital

Charles J. Wurzbach, 49, died at a San Antonio hospital at 7 20 oclock Tuesday evening. A native of San Antonio, he passed away after illness. The brief obituary notes his local origins and death location.

Charles J. Wurzbach San Antonio Mr. Wurzbach

Visitor From Hawaii Praises American Style Guam

Frank 8 Scudder, superintendent of Japanese work for the Hawaiian board in Honolulu, visits San Antonio at the Menger hotel. He notes Hawaiians are American and well governed, with English as the language and public schools like those in the United States. He cites suffrage restrictions as a drawback.

Frank 8. Scudder Hawaiian Board of Control of Honolulu San Antonio Menger United States Hawaiian Islands States

Miss Jean Richardson Returns Home After Tragic Jump

Accompanied by her mother Mrs A B Richardson the Houston woman Miss Jean Richardson who leaped to her death from five floors in Chicago Monday arrived in Houston at 11 this morning and was taken to a family friend’s home Mrs Richardson reported no newspaper men present at the scene

Miss Richardson Houston Tex Richardson Jean Richardson Chicago

French Take My Trenches at Gurlu

French forces attack along three main highways crossing the Somme south of Peronne to threaten bridgeheads opposite Peronne while German reserves counter. North of the river, Anglo French progress slows as German forces mass between the river and new reserves. In the Isonzo the Italians push along the lower front with minor gains and the Russians cut lines near Kolomea Stanislau Lemberg to sever Austrian rail links, claiming gains near Baranonvichi as Balkans revive activity amid pro Entente sentiment in Greece.

Somme Peronne Trentino Isonzo Petrograd Letchitzy Carpathians Hungary Kolomea Stanislau Lemberg Del

French Losses Light in Picardy Battle Says Paris Dispatch

Paris reports the Picardy engagement yielded unusually light French losses with one army corps tallying about 800 dead or wounded. Soldiers describe scarce bullets and heavy bombardment followed by rapid advance and orderly German surrender after entry into enemy lines.

Paris

French advance to Somme fronts seals Verdun war balance

Major General Maurice reports Allied offensive progress on the western front with French gains toward the Somme, German defenses collapsing in the east of the sector, and British and French troops coordinating with Russians and Italians as the Meuse river line holds. He stresses deliberate progress and seeks to counter criticism of the British role.

London Somme F. B. Maurice Associated Press Maurice Imperial General Staff Verdun Joffre Meuse Gommecourt Fricourt Montauban Reuter France Yser

Russians Attack German Lines Near Baranovichi

German official report says Russian troops again attack from Zirin to southeast of Baranovichi in Lithuania with stubborn hand to hand fighting. Russians face repulse or withdrawal from breaches while heavy losses are noted on the Russian side. Violent fighting continues along the Somme front with no major Allied gains, as French efforts on the Meuse near Verdun and Thiaumont work fail to break German lines.

Berlin Zirin Baranovichi Lithuania Somme Meuse Verdun Thiaumont

Orpet Trial Again Delayed in Waukegan

Judge Donnelly who presides over the Will H. Orpet murder trial arrived from Woodstock too late to hold a forenoon session. The proceedings will resume this afternoon.

Alleged Officer 9 Held in Albuquerque

Albuquerque police arrested J. B. King on orders from General George Bell Jr. He is charged with posing as a federal officer to obtain information on troop movements and claimed to be a lieutenant in the aviation corps.

Albuquerque N. M George Bell, Jr J. B. King King Aviation Corps

Democrats Caucus On Legislative Program Tonight

Senate Democrats will meet to map the legislative program for the rest of the session and push for early adjournment. A clash is anticipated over the administration shipping bill. Senator Oliver proposed an amendment to the navy appropriation bill to make 11 million dollars for an armor plate plant available if private producers refuse government cost investigations or navy contracts at commission-set prices.

Washington D. C Democrats Senate Navy Oliver Federal Trade Commission Navy Department

Governor Ferguson May Attend Southwest Civilians Camp Luncheon

Governor James E. Ferguson may attend a Friday luncheon on the Gun ter Hotel lawn honoring Camp Cecil A. Lyon civilian soldiers. He has not yet accepted publicly but hopes to be present. General Frederick Funston will attend with his staff. Tickets for civilians cost 50 cents each and are sold by four civic group secretaries.

James E. Ferguson Gunter Hotel Cecil A. Lyon Texas Southwest Ferguson Frederick Funston

Culberson Club Pushes Senate Campaign in Southwest Texas

The Bexar County Culberson Club installs Charles B. Watters as local manager to boost United States Senator Charles A. Culberson. He argues Culberson can win against antis and avoid a runoff, noting Culberson’s long service and active Senate duties despite illness rumors.

United States Charles A. Culberson Texas Bexar County Culberson Club Charles B. Watters Ferguson Club Culberson Watters Campbell Senate

Villa adherents in El Paso claim Villa death

The former Villa adherents in El Paso told Dr. Atl, the Mexican peace conference delegate in Washington, that Villa died in the southern region.

EL Paso Tex Villa Atl Washington

Maryland Infantry Arrives at Eagle Pass Border Camp

The First Maryland Infantry reached Eagle Pass on July 5 and set up camp beside Vermont and Kansas guardsmen, as reports indicate their presence on the border. An accompanying statement cites circumstantial evidence linked to Dr. Atl's informants and a present witness describing the source's claims as conclusive.

End of Chihuahua Maryland Eagle Pass Vermont Kansas

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