Rookies Parade Friday At San Antonio
San Antonians will see the citizen soldiers parade Friday afternoon in heavy order led by a military band. 80 percent of 450 men qualified as marksmen earning a 150 score or more. a luncheon at the Gunter Hotel honors the regiment with Major General Frederick Funston attending.
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San Antonians
Cecil A. Lyon
Leon Springs
Market House
Houston Street
Avenue D
Tuncheon
San Antonio
Gunter Hotel
Frederick Funston
Southern Department
Chamber of Commerce
Rotary Club
Manufacturers’ Club
Committee of
Order of Lions
Thief Takes Watch From Douglas Travers on Nolan Street
A stranger asked for a watch on Nolan Street. Travers handed it over and the man vanished within minutes. Police received a description of the suspect and the watch, and are investigating the loan sharking incident.
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Douglas Travers
Stranger
Nolan Street
Travers
Endorsement urged for fair bond issue at Pine Street meeting
East Side Improvement Club members gathered at Calvary Baptist Church to back a $1,000,000 bond issue for a big San Antonio fair in 1918 and to discuss a 480 acre site near New Braunfels avenue. Speakers led by J. W. Schofield answered questions as the group pledged support and outlined how bonds would aid expo plans and related projects.
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East Side
J. W. Schofield
W. W. Herring
Harry L. Miller
E. J. Lange
T. L. Conroy
Charles Boone
L. Conroy
Austin
Houston
San Antonio
Aerial Torpedo Tested at Fort Bliss
El Paso inventor A Co Barnes unveils an aerial torpedo and battlefield flashlight. The device drops from airplanes, fires a flare to light trenches, then detonates a dynamite charge. A trial at Fort Bliss before army officers was reported successful.
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Washington, D. C
A. Co. Barnes
el Paso
Fort Bliss
YM C A Clubhouse Under Construction at Camp
Carpenters are building a 40 by 80 foot YMCA clubhouse at the Army Post for militiamen. H W Chaffee of New York overseeing furnishings and plans, with reading tables magazines and games to be provided. Weekly moving pictures will be shown and Sunday religious services held.
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Mr. Chaffee
FE. E. Dilley
McAllen
Wells-Fargo Express Company
Dilley
Donna
San
Army Post
H. W. Chaffee
New York
Army and Navy Department
Association
Illinois
Hotel Guests Arrive From Across States and Mexico
A list of visitors staying at San Antonio hotels includes C Nimmon of Cincinnati at the Gunter H L Corbitt of Dallas at the St Anthony W W E Maxwell Jr of Galveston among new arrivals at the Menger Mre B Moore of Wichita Falls registered at the Gunter P C Sutton of Fowlerton a guest at the St Anthony T Davidson of Houston stopping at the Menger W T Davis of Dallas among arrivals at the Gunter J Belden of Monterey Mexico registered at the St Anthony C L Karker of Odessa guest at the Menger Rob McLain of Waco stopping at the Gunter Charlies Wilson of St Louis is among new arrivals at the St Anthony G E Wneberry of Louisville registered at the Menger XII W McClure of Dallas a guest W H Muller of New York stopping at the St Anthony Herman Wenstein of Chicago among new arrivals at the Menger.
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S. C. Nimmon
Cincinnati
Gunter
H. L. Corbitt
Dallas
St. Anthony
W.W. E. Maxwell Jr
Galveston
Menger, Mre
Louisville
Xii
W. McClure
W. H. Muller
New York
Herman Wenstein
Chicago
Boy Runs Away to Join Border Militia
Maurice Tonahill 16 and Henry Thrasher 15 of Waco flee Tuesday night with intent to enlist. Detectives find them in Southern Pacific yards as they try to catch a freight to El Paso. Maurice insists on going to the border to fight. father retrieves him. Henry detained. father to follow.
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Maurice Tonahill
M. Tonahill
Waco
Henry Trasher
Henry Thrasher
Green
Harris
Southern Pacific
el Paso
Maurice
Henry
Mesquite
Fire Department Seeks to Fill 6 to 8 Vacancies
Fire Commissioner Robert Uhr announced at central headquarters that six to eight firehouse vacancies exist. Applicants must be 21 to 30 years old and weigh 150 to 199 pounds. Blank forms are available at the commissioner's office. Antonio is already in the treasurer's hands.
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Robert Uhr
Central Headquarters
Fire Department
Wright
Central
Antonio
Campaign for Publicity Fund Heady 10 Begins
J W Hucker to lead a $10 000 drive for general publicity with Thousand Club and Chamber of Commerce backing. Large subscribers will be honored at a Gunter Hotel luncheon next Wednesday as San Antonio aims for a total fund of $25 000 including prior year excess.
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Thousand Club
Chamber of Commerce
San Antonio
J. W. Hucker
Mmttee
Chamber of Commercce
T. B. Baker
St. Anthony Hotel
Gunter Hotel
Blind Read by Telegraphic Device Aids the Blind
Vienna reports Dr. Max Herz has developed a device combining talking machine and telegraph to help the blind read by hearing Morse like signals. Small wax records hold entire stories. two Morse keys and sounders cut into wax produce the signals. Records use long and short sounds and could be sold cheap with plans for a daily blind newspaper.
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Associated Press
Vienna
Max Herz
Historical Novel Hero Emerges From Butler Friendship
Perkins and Parker discuss their friend Butler and note he has completed an historical novel. The two men speculate on the hero of the book as they converse about Butler’s literary progress.
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Perkins
Parker
Butler
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Millard F. Waltz
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Khar
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Europe
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