This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!
This newspaper page contains 14 articles. Subscribers can read the full text of each article.
Newspaper
San Antonio Light
Location
San Antonio, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jul 18, 1918
Page
8
A report details miners asking a one third wage increase for all coal mined in Texas. Proposals were sent to the state mining minister by miners from various districts.
Rear Admiral Stoury Th Mansfield retired air officer of the Navy for 45 years died in Brooklyn aged 72. Born in Brooklyn he attended public schools and the United States Naval Academy. He served in the Eclipse expedition to Siberia in 1860 and later commanded ships during the Mexican War period. He led coast survey detachments and worked in the lighthouse service until the Spanish American War when he commanded the U S Corvette in the North Atlantic sounds. He spent his final years in naval recruiting work before retirement in 1905.
A candidate declares public office is a public trust and vows to expose official misconduct only when sworn affidavits exist. He pledges honesty efficiency and fairness to taxpayers and denounces the rebate system while withholding further literature unless sworn.
Washington reports the first general draft call for August, with 46 000 Texans summoned to Camp Cody and Deming for mobilization. Crowder announced a nationwide movement into camp as the army expands to 800 000 men, including 2 000 Texas draftees and 900 graduates who may enlist with local board consent. The University of Texas is listed as a processing site for select draftees in August.
Dr von Seydler, Austrian premier, tells Vienna audience that unity with loyal allies will end the war and warns against any break with Germany. He defends German race identity, vows to push autonomy, and discusses food and harvest plans amid domestic upheaval.
Philip Heineken of the North German Lloyd cautions in a Bremen Hamburg port area article that middle Europe cannot replace lost overseas markets. He argues against a “state socialist” war economy and urges a return to individual enterprise within a broader economic framework, highlighting Austria Hungary’s dependence and central powers’ need to shed wartime controls.
Miss Trith Shirley Atterbury of Amarillo elopes to Chicago, marries band musician Charles Willard Smith, and sees him depart for France, declaring love over war distance. The rest of the text appears garbled with unrelated phrases about gold miners and Tibetan legends.
Vienna dispatch says Emperor Charles has granted the request of Field Marshal Conrad von Hoetzendorf to be relieved of command on the Italian mountain front. General Archduke Joseph becomes army group commander and Prince Alwin Nchoenberg-Hartenstein leads an army with cavalry generals also named.
Chicago reports that Gaston Means admitted to serving as an agent for the German government before the United States entered the war. He testified at the King Will hearing about funds received, including 85,000 and 92,000 for German services, and 1,200,000 delivered via check to Captain Boy-Ed. He claimed the money came as late as he could gather, and noted knowledge of German spies building war boats in the U.S. He said he turned information over to the government and explained Roy Ed's recall. Countess Alexandra von Scheele arrested as a dangerous alien enemy in New York. Dr von Stronseh jailed in Brooklyn. In Milwaukee, the newspaper Germania denounced the German government’s conduct in the war.
Cable advices from the British food ministry warn that drought early frosts and labor shortages will trim prior production estimates. The report says overall food situation remains better than last year but anxiety persists and optimism for wheat is tempered by ground conditions and labor gaps. Also noted are effects on oats potatoes and root crops. Jusserand thanks Americans for Bastille Day gestures in Washington. A dairy farm uses electrical milking machines on cows in fields fed by overhead cables.
An Associated Press report from Amsterdam notes Bertin Vorwaerts cites Prussia labor inspector data for 1917 showing increased use of women and child labor, with male workers down and women up in engineering. It condemns exemptions, long hours, and night work, urging immediate reform and abolition of the exemption law.
Two bales of new cotton were marketed here Tuesday at 20 cents a pound. One bale was raised by Nebott of Fentress and the other by John Davidson of Tillman. Cotton men predict a rapid movement of the crop. Laborers are needed in Lockhart Texas.
Due to hot dry conditions cotton pickers are scarce in the area. About 600 county men have joined the army and hundreds of Mexicans in the district have left for parts unknown. The Council of Defense and the Merchants' Association work to relieve the labor shortage.
Washington July 1 The repeal of a wartime ban on using appropriated funds for army maintenance gardens will be urged by Secretary Laker the War Industries Board and the National War Garden Commission and likely provided for in a bill to be introduced by Chairman Dent of the House Military Committee after Congress recess The aim is to enable cultivation of vacant areas at army camps and cantonments nationwide.
We want people to find what they are looking for at NewspaperArchive. We are confident that we have the newspapers that will increase the value of your family history or other historical research. With our 7-day free trial, you can view the documents you find for free.
People find the most success using advanced search. Try plugging in keywords, names, dates, and locations, and get matched with results from the entire collection of newspapers at NewspaperArchive!
You can also successfully find newspapers by these browse options. Explore our archives on your own!
Browse by location and discover newspapers from all across the world.
Browse by date and find publications for a specific day or era.
Browse old newspaper publications to find specific newspapers.