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Newspaper
San Antonio Light
Location
San Antonio, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jul 15, 1917
Page
5
Mabel informs John that her mother plans to spend Christmas with them and expresses concern over the travel cost. John agrees to cover the railway ticket home when she chooses to leave, offering a generous gesture to support the trip.
Washington DP July 14. Lawmakers discuss repatriation bills for Americans who lost citizenship after fighting with French British Canadian and Italian armies against Germany. Proposals allow restoration upon proving identity honorable discharge and pledge of allegiance. Rankin also backs restoring citizenship to women who lost it to marry foreigners. Other measures target expatriation of would be conscription dodgers with penalties for slackers.
A boy named Bushrod mimics a neighbor to set up a pigeon coop and persuades his mother to fund a bird with a crumpled pedigree note. He returns with a blond bird and a torn scrap claiming ancestral lineage through a series of unclear names.
Miss Julia C. Lathrop of the Children’s Bureau argues that public provision for children’s play is a necessity to be conserved during war. The Washington DC report outlines district play spaces, school facilities, and federal park connections, with recommendations for expanding recreation to counter growing strain and delinquency.
Advert shows a cosmetic remedy promising removal of freckles with ethine double strength. Instructions claim one ounce suffices to clear skin with nightly applications and guarantee money back if it fails to work.
Texas politics buzzes as Congressman Daniel Garrett of Houston contemplates a governor bid after War Session adjourns. He leads statewide in at large races, receives widespread letters urging a run, and faces potential rivals including Eagle McLemore Blanton Wade and Harrison as analysts watch Houston’s growing congressional clout.
Reports from the Capital indicate the Seventeenth district could enter the race. Callaway, who represented the Fort Worth district, retired last summer under Congressman James Clifton Wilson.
A London novelist Trollope testified in a post office prosecution and explained that his books are mostly novels with no truth if evaluated as factual. The courtroom moment highlighted the difference between fiction and truth while a defense counsel pressed for doubt. The jury convicted the prisoner.
Berlin dispatches report Norway pressing to join the Allies as Sweden insists on neutrality and adherence to the Denmark Norway Sweden pact. Denmark backs protest against Norwegian course, threatening to dissolve the Scandinavian alliance if Norway proceeds without both signatories.
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