Kerrville Attorney Gilbert Storms Fatally Shot
Gilbert C. Storms a 33 year old Kerrville attorney was fatally wounded by an accidental rifle discharge at 10 Sunday morning and died within an hour. He was preparing to leave after a weekend at his wife’s mother’s home on Garza Street when the rifle discharged, struck him in the left chest near the heart. He is survived by his widow two children his father John R. Storms of San Antonio a brother and four sisters. Funeral at 5 Monday from Mrs Mayer’s home with Rev S H C of Dallas officiating under San Antonio Independent Order of Odd Fellows Lodge 11 with interment in Cemetery No 6.
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Gilbert C. Storms
Kerrville
Mr. Storms
A. Mayer
Garza Street
John R. Storms
San Antonio
John R. Storms Jr
Jack Stinebaugh
Frank Hatch
Japonica
Tex
Jesse McKiddy
Glenn
Okla
Virgie Storms
Mayer
H. C
Dallas
Independent Order of Odd Fellows, Lodge No. 11
Houseton Given Five Years For Killing Lloyd Jeffrey
A. G. Houseton received a five year penitentiary sentence from a Criminal District Court jury in Austin Texas for the May 4 1916 killing of Lloyd Jeffrey following a dispute over an alleged picture Jeffrey claimed to have delivered at the Houseton home.
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Houseton
Austin
Tex
Criminal District Court
A. G. Houseton
Lloyd Jeffrey
Jeffrey
Empress Zita Disguises Self to Probe Vienna Fat Lines
Swiss papers recount Empress Zita of Austria disguising as a Vienna worker’s wife to inspect fat distribution amid delays and bureaucratic indifference. The event ends with officials blamed and transferred to front service, sparking calls for reform and hope the royal couple will curb the bureaucracy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles
Zita
Gold Medal Haarlem Oil Capsules Ad Claims Kidney Relief
An advertisement touts Gold Medal Haarlem Oil Capsules as a remedy to cleanse kidneys and bladder and relieve congestion. It claims government inspection as proof of purity and urges readers to buy at their druggist with a money back guarantee if not as represented.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Haarlem
U. S
Holland
Tompkins Held for Humphreyes Killing
George K. Tompkins Jr., Philadelphia coal operator, was charged with murder in the killings of Edward Humphreyes, his wife, and son on a country road near Johnstown. Tompkins blamed three masked highwaymen who allegedly held up and shot the family, but investigators found close range, behind shots with powder burns on two bodies.
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Johnstown
George K. Tompkins Jr
Philadelphia
Edward Humphreyes
Here
Humphreyes
Tompkins
Fitzgerald
Miners End Pennsylvania Strike Incited by German Agents
In Irwin Pennsylvania on July 16 a strike of about five thousand coal miners in the Herminie Yukon district ended after authorities attributed German influence to the demand for an eight hour day.
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Irwin
Herminie-Yukon
Pennsylvania
Butte Metal Trades End Strike Over Copper Mines
Metal trades unions in Butte voted to order all AFL affiliated workers to return to work in the copper mines today. Electricians accepted a Montana Power Company contract averaging about six dollars per day. The Metal Mine Workers Union, not AFL affiliated, held no meeting and urged continued strike.
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Butte
Mont
Metal Trades Unions
Metal Trades Council of
American Federation of Labor
Montana Power Company
Metal Mine Workers’ Union
Troops Deployed to Lumber Camp After IWW Threat
Washington dispatch reports troops sent to Tye in northeastern King County after Industrial Workers of the World vowed to press a strike in lumber camps nearby. The move aims to avert disruption feared for today.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Seattle
Wash
Tye
King County
Industrial Workers of the World
I W W in the West Not Funded by German Gold
Reports claiming German gold financed Industrial Workers of the World activities in the West proved unfounded after a lengthy Justice Department inquiry. Army cavalry was dispatched to Ray Arizona after concerns about unrest and a strike at Hastings.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington, D. C
West
Department of Justice
Ray
Douglas
Ariz
Fleet to Buenos Aires visit by American squadron
At the invitation of the Argentine government the American squadron under Admiral Caperton, now at Montevideo, will visit Buenos Aires.
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Washington, D. C
Caperton
Montevideos
Buenos Aires
Russian Officers to San Antonio Tour U S Munitions Sites
Russian embassy military officers depart Washington for a three week tour of U S munition plants army posts and training camps. The itinerary includes Chicago Rock Island Kansas City Fort Riley Topeka Albuquerque El Paso San Antonio Dallas Shreveport Jackson Meridian Birmingham Atlanta Chattanooga with stops listed from July 24 to August 7.
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Washington, D. C
Chicago
Rock Island
Kansas City
Fort Riley
Topeka
Albuquerque
el Paso
San Antonio
Dallas
Shreveport
Jackson
Meridian
Birmingham
Atlanta
Chattanooga
New German Chancellor Sets State Policies
The article notes Count Brockdorff-Rantzau’s central role in German American relations during the war era. It explains German attempts to route communications via Count von Bernstorff, the Washington envoy, and American ambassador James W. Gerard in Berlin. Brockdorff-Rantzau pushed back, aiming to ease tensions through Copenhagen and Maurice Egan, but concluded unrestricted submarine warfare and U.S. rupture were inevitable.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
America
Count Brockdorff-Rantzau
Count von Bernstorff
Washington
James W. Gerard
Berlin
Count Brockdorff- Rantzau
Copenhagen
Maurice Egan
United States
Peace stance affirmed by Reichstag leaders after Hindenburg meeting
Berliner's Tageblatt reports Reichstag leaders including the stagg party after talks with Marshal Hindenberg and General Ludendorff agreed to uphold peace terms. The Catholic Center party reportedly votes with two dissenters to declare support for peace efforts irrespective of the Liberal stance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Amsterdam
Berliner Tageblatt
Reichstagg
Marshal Hindenberg
Ludendorff
Reichstag
Berlin
Tageblatt
Catholic Center Party
Reichstag to press unchanged peace resolution
The Reichstag plans to introduce the peace resolution unchanged on reassembly, insisting Germany fought for liberty and independence. It rejects economic blockades, pledges to support international judicial bodies, and vows unity and defense until rights and lives of Germany and its allies are secured.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Copenhagen
Reichstag
Berlin
Soag
Germany
Seek Peace with Czechs In Austria Parliament
Report from Vienna says German and Bohemian members of the Austrian Parliament adopted a resolution calling for peace within Austria and coexistence with the Czechs without abridgment of national self determination. The Czechs are said to oppose militarism in Austria.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Amsterdam
Vienna
Austria
Nervous Pay Relieves Fatigue and Invigorates Nerves
An Adv notice touts a tonic named Nervous Pay from Horsford claiming to calm nerves relieve brain fatigue and boost nervous system energy. Claims emphasize mood steadiness and physical vigor with no verified medical endorsement.
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Ao Horsford
Ride Awaits Soldiers as Red Cross Plans Tuesday Outing
Convalescent troops at the base hospital anticipate a Red Cross outing Tuesday. A San Antonio chapter committee will secure cars to take men for rides, following 150 last week. Call volunteers by 11 a.m. to arrange use of vehicles and report at Travis Park by 5:30 p.m. for a 6 to 8 p.m. ride.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
San Antonio
American Red Cross
E. A. Wilson
T. T. Vanderhoeven
William Aubrey
Travis Park
Second Trial Ordered in Nash Murder Case
The second trial of Ollie Debrow for the murder of Leslie Nash, charged in October, opened in the Thirty-seventh District Court Monday. Juror selection paused for noon recess after eight jurors chosen. Debrow previously faced trial last month resulting in a hung jury and immediate redocketing.
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Ollie Debrow
Leslie Nash
Debrow
Mexican 22 Arrested After Bicycle Stalking Incident
Monday forenoon arrest by Policeman Creech at Commerce and St Marys Streets. The defendant, a 22 year old Mexican, is charged as the suspect. Police warn that youths on bicycles trailing autos have become common and dangerous, linking recent accidents to the practice. Peerless Bottling Co. is a distributor for Ju Cy Wine in bottles 5c everywhere. Board to Open Bids: San Antonio public schools board to meet Tuesday at 8 PM to open bids for school supplies.
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Creech
Commerce
St. Mary’s Streets
Peerless Bottling Co
Board of Education of the
San Antonio Public Schools
Mexico appears normal to San Antonians say experts
Herbert S. Green of Alfred Giles Company returned from Mexico reporting normal conditions for tourists and business. In Monterey a five million dollar brewery and a ten million dollar steel plant operate around the clock while Saltillo benefits from Governor Gustavo Espinoza Mireles modernizing streets and parks and creating an ornamental lighting system and a new artificial lake.
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Mexico
Herbert S. Green
Alfred Giles Company
Green
Monterey
Saltillo
Five Million Dollar Brewery
Mr. Green
Gustavo Espinoza Mireles
Mireles
Mexican Republic
Labor Day Prizes Set For Six Popular Labor Figures
A Labor Day event awards prizes to the three most popular men and three women among organized labor participants. Prizes include a jewelry set for the first lady, a gold watch for the top man, round trip tickets to Galveston, and desks made of maple and oak. Balloting begins now with counts at Trades Council Hall and Labor Day events planned at Koehler Park with parade marshal John T. Horner.
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Galveston
Trades Council Hall
Rce
Koehlerark
General Labor Day Committee
John T. Horner
Beer Bottlers’ Union
al Galan
J. D. Nordhaus
Allied Printing Trades Council
Parade plans set for August route and union bands
Commissioners announce route and union positions for the parade. Koehler Park platform will be enlarged to hold up to 1000 people if needed and lighting will be arranged. Allied Printing Trades Union Band and Street Car Employees' Band plus at least three other bands will march, with efforts to add one or two more. Next general committee meeting at 10 am Sunday July 29.
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Koehler Park
Lambert
Allied Printing Trades Union
Cossacks Reported In Town Of Dalina Amid War News
Reports from the front note Cossacks in the town of Dalina as naval offensive actions continue. On the Lemberg front Austro-German forces weaken on the left, while Korniloff advances in Kalusz. Carpathian fronts see Austrian retreating in panic as Gutchkoff joins the army amid Finland tensions.
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Onipko
Duma
Kerensky
Lemberg
Korniloff
Kalusz
Carpathian
Gutchkoff
Army
Finland
Theidse
British Attacks on Lombartzy Rebuffed
Berlin says three British attempts to recapture Lombartzy on the Belgian front were repulsed with heavy losses. The German war office adds that operations on the Russian front showed lively fighting in the Riga sector and south of Dvinsk.
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Berlin
London
Lombartzy
German War Office
Riga
Dvinsk
Ju-Cy Wine Advertisement Notice
A brief ad item promotes a bottle Ju-Cy Wine priced at 5 cents, labeled as an advertisement.
Vitalitas advertised as a drugless health tonic
An advertisement touts Vitalitas as a drugless remedy that cleanses the blood and restores vigor to muscles nerves bones and blood tissues. It claims nine of ten people benefit and lists Sommer's Drug Store as a seller along with other druggists.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Vitalitas
Sommer
Judge Jack Denies Citizenship to Sixteen Germans
Judge George Whitfield Jack of the United States District Court in Dallas refused to admit sixteen German applicants for citizenship, ruling allegiance to the United States must be absolute and that those from enemy countries cannot be naturalized during wartime. He cited German statutes allowing dual allegiance and argued the window for citizenship includes the entire processing period.
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Dallas
Tex
George Whitfield Jack
Shreveport
United States District Court
United States
Germany
Jack
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