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Newspaper
San Antonio Light
Location
San Antonio, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jul 19, 1916
Page
2
An old advertisement touts Vitalitas as a natural remedy for heat related issues. It claims rapid benefits, denies alcohol content, and urges readers not to doubt its effectiveness. It lists Summers Drug Store as a local seller alongside other druggists.
Charles H. Morris, prohibitionist candidate for Texas governor, spoke at Woolridge Park in Austin to a good sized audience. Judge N. A. Stedman introduced him, and Morris outlined a “real business” administration with lower taxes, noting most auditors favored him.
Thousands of cattle moved from Kingsville Texas back to pastures as heavy rains flood the Rio Grande region. Nat Parks Southern Pacific livestock agent says cattle cars are in big use for a stock movement from Brownwood to Brownsville after earlier relocation from Brownwood due to drought. He warns cattlemen profit loss when moving to favored pastures drives up prices for grazing.
More than 300 American refugees and former residents met at the courthouse to draft a memorial to President Wilson Congress and the public urging immediate U. S. intervention to protect lives and property in Mexico. They accuse the government of failing to provide protection and recall past American exploits and revolutions fueling unrest.
The Prohibition party gathers leaders and supporters to nominate candidates for president and vice president. Women speakers urge ballot use, emphasize protecting children and homes, and stress the need for a world court and honest government as four million women hold ballot power. Nineteenth Amendment era sentiment frames the campaign with a call for unity and decisive action.
The tropical disturbance from the Bahamas drives strong northeast winds along the North Carolina coast with Gales off Virginia expected to ease by tomorrow. Relief parties head to Bat Cave and Chimney Rock to aid survivors. eleven dead and thirty homes washed away. The Asheville-Charlotte scenic highway was destroyed at Chimney Rock.
Dan Lewis declares his re-election candidacy in the Democratic primary on July 22. He outlines duties advising the Commissioners Court, handling felony trials, misdemeanors, and cases in six justice courts plus juvenile and Lunacy Courts. He defends tax suit filings as mandatory by law and asserts a record of high productivity and enforcement of eight hour, Twenty four hour, pure food, game, and juvenile laws.
San Antonio reaches one year of licensed jitney service with licenses issued July 19 1915 renewed to continue. Many初 operators drop out after first year but overall numbers rise as new jitneys join the field. A political fable about Prosperity and Republican power appears in the St Louis Republic.
Reports from isolated Western North Carolina areas show twelve more fatalities and six missing as floodwaters recede. Eleven drowned in Bat Cave and Chimney Rock, two unidentified bodies found near Belmont, and a death from a collapsed railway scaffold near Greenville. Total damage likely exceeds 15 million dollars across four states.
A French force under a second lieutenant and eight men breached German defenses at a fort in the Carpathians. After a bayonet charge and rapid bombing, 113 Germans surrendered. Two more groups then arrived, convincing the Germans their attackers were larger, leading to a complete capitulation of the garrison.
British headquarters map shows progress patches north of Ovilleres and west of Pozieres as reinforcements push tactical points. Gunners note ongoing shellfire with scarce ammunition, while Germans debut a poisonous gas shell mistaken initially for a dud.
Rome reports a new Italian advance in the upper Posina valley with the capture of positions on Corno del Coston. An Austrian assault in the Pasubio sector was repulsed in the same action.
Bodies of seven flood victims were recovered today in the Yadkin river at Ronda near Wilkesboro, according to advices received here.
Rowland Warnock was bitten on the right leg by a large rattlesnake on the Frank Thompson ranch 17 miles south of Christoval in Schleicher county. He treated the wound with a makeshift method before reaching a physician. Mrs. Thompson, who aided him, was bitten next day while feeding chickens and also taken to a Christoval physician. Both are expected to recover. West Texas rains bring more rattler activity. Byrd Hill of Christoval reported killing two large rattlesnakes this week.
The Manchester Guardian asks how many people know the goose step's psychological purpose. It argues emotions hinge on physical state, posture, and tension. Upright carriage and firm stance bolster courage and mental balance, while rigid knees from the goose step are believed by German officers to affect a soldier's state of mind.
Military authorities press Chicago newspapers over alleged attack by Mexican snipers on the Illinois militia camp. Captain Naylor will deliver a full report to General Funston, who will decide on action. The Chicago Daily News, Journal, American, and Post are named among the involved papers.
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