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Newspaper
San Antonio Light
Location
San Antonio, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jul 09, 1916
Page
3
San Antonio Red Cross workers push for a base hospital depot with Mayo Clinic backing to supply and equip a 500-bed field hospital. Awaiting public support, plans include a $25,000 fund, a Landa Park rally on August 5, and bulk stock prepared for 40 patients.
The army releases First Lieutenant William C Lecompte and Arthur H Mays from Medical Reserve Corps on July 6. Lieutenant Hampton M Roach Jr moves to active duty at Fort McPherson. Colonel Charles W Penrose is relieved from the Twenty fourth Infantry. Colonel Frank L Winn is assigned to the Twenty fourth Infantry.
Chief Justice Nelson Phillips of the Supreme Court left for North Texas and will visit Dallas and other points. He may be absent from the city until after the July primary election. While he is a candidate for re election he has made no speeches in behalf of his candidacy.
The San Antonio School Board will accept sealed bids until 4 p m on Wednesday July 12 1916 for brick additions to four school houses per plans and specs on file with Ralph Cameron Architect State Bank Building. A certified check of 600 must accompany each bid or 2000 for all four buildings. Bearg reserves right to reject any or all bids. Paul H Scholz business agent.
Wolff and Marx unveils a sweeping sale featuring every white silk in stock. Habutai, Georgette Crepes, Taffetas, Shantungs, Rajahs, Khaki Kool, poplins and satins priced as low as 69 cents for some pieces and up to several dollars for premium widths. Specials include Khaki Kool 36 inches, Crepe Shantung 36 inches, and White Habutai 27 to 36 inches.
A miscellany of notices and incidents from San Antonio records thefts and crimes include Miss McEnery’s typewriter stolen from the Annie Cotter Sullivan Library window area, two poisoning cases at the city hospital, a hammer assault on Emma Hill, a city official marriage, and various ads for services and goods. Multiple names, addresses, and dates appear among the items.
Texas Shriners on a pilgrimage to Buffalo report a senatorial poll from Temple. Culberson leads 46 with Campbell 6 Brooks 5 Henry 3 Colquitt 3. Police collect Lost Children and hold two Mexican girls for parents. Fire department applications rise as eight vacancies are announced.
Austin July 8 A state sanitary engineer cites many Texas cities and towns rushing to install sewage disposal plants or upgrade existing ones to meet the anti stream pollution law effective January 1 1917. Reads list includes Jefferson Lufkin Celina Wills Point Swancaster Plainview Tyler Melvin Seguin Mineral Wells Arlington Gonzales Forney and Whitewright.
A Chicago woman declares present marriage laws make women slaves to men and questions why those laws are not enforced, as she speaks with a square-jawed matron and Mr. Heenpeck reacting to the claim.
Announcement for a Red Cross rally titled For Humanity's Sake to be held at Landa's Park on August 5 1916. Invites all attendees of the previous meeting and others interested to join the next meeting at the YWCA building on Tuesday morning July 11 at 9 30. Active chairmen are Mr and Mrs Harry Landa.
Brownsville leaders urge Congress to send additional troops amid claims of discrimination against Brownsville in favor of Laredo, Eagle Pass, and other towns. Telegrams accuse San Antonio officials of insufficient funds and sanitary provisions for troops. War Department says troop disposition is under General Funston and will not change. Garner advises directing complaints to General Funston.
Washington July 8 reports the U S public health service with New York City and state authorities planning strict measures against infantile paralysis in New York. Steps include notification of exposures, carrier testing with nose secretions, possible house quarantines or patient isolation, and actions to stop spread to other states.
State Health Officer Collins has begun a thorough inquiry into polio cases in Texas amid headlines from New York and other cities. Authorities stress no epidemic risk, but urge public vigilance as infantile paralysis cases appear in multiple locations.
Members of Company C of the Citizens Training Camp, now disbanded, held an informal dinner on the St Anthony roof. Guests included Captain Wait Johnson Captain Edgar Fields Colonel M F Waltz Major Howard Laubach Commander of the camp and other captains and majors. Forty members attended with Lt W B Tuttle denying he was toastmaster. No speeches were planned.
Cloudbursts near Columbus New Mexico trigger urgent orders to speed forage shipments to General Pershing's forces. Grain and alfalfa arrived for immediate motor truck transport south for rainy season needs while field headquarters report preparedness against bandit raids and additional reconnaissance by air and cavalry maneuvers around Colonia Dublan.
At the Austin Trades Council regular meeting held last night the semi annual election named W. H. Pannell as president, Mrs. Eugene Feigel as vice president, J. D. Copeland secretary treasurer, Martin Broderick reading clerk, Wallace Collins guide, H. Bock sergeant at arms, H. F. Petrey, Charles Sander and W. F. Haur as trustees.
Fort Sam Houston announces authorization of ten more motor truck companies bringing total government trucks to nearly 2500 in four months. The order follows a 45 company, 1485 machine prior action, with deliveries already starting to Fort Sam Houston and border points.
W H McGee was bound over to the federal grand jury in Austin Texas for a parcel post robbery. He appeared before Commissioner T J Caldwell in a hearing and was held in $500 bond. Authorities brought him from Bastrop to Austin with Sheriff E H Perkins and U S Marshal J D Platt.
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