Conductorette Ida Heapon Heroic in Subway Car Wreck
Ida Heapon a Brooklyn conductorette aged 20 rode a Manhattan bound Nestrand Avenue car toward the Williamsburg Bridge when a fuse burned out and the car stalled on the approach. A collision from behind with two cars caused injuries to passengers. Heapon remained calm directing rescuers and providing her report until extricated after about seven minutes. She was taken to Bellevue Hospital, where an operation followed and her condition reported as fair. Traffic halted about three hours.
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Lockhart youths accept government munition work
Lockhart Texas July 10 George Houston Levi Garrett Nelson Moon Fulton Melbane Bruce Powers Rex Comimillion and Willie Green have gone to San Antonio to take jobs building munitions for the United States near Nashville Lenn. They are recent graduates and too young to enlist in the army.
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United States
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Dodson's Liver Tone Promises Safe Liver Relief
An advertisement touts Dodson's Liver Tone as a safe alternative to calomel. It claims the remedy cleanses the liver, eases headaches, and firms up bowels by morning, with a money back guarantee if not effective.
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San Antonio Businessmen Plan Measures Against Soldiers’ Profiteering
A Thursday meeting in the Chamber of Commerce outlined drastic steps to curb profiteering against soldiers. The plan envisions a Square Deal Association expansion, price fixing subcommittees with army help, published price maps, and fines enforced by a court-like body with the threat of shop closures. Col. McCarthy approved the measures, aiming to restore the city’s reputation and protect soldiers and their families.
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Soldiers Fight for Fair Prices in Dallas Affray
Dallas leaders and businessmen debate fair pricing for soldiers with San Antonio offerings at par or better. A one price system is favored to curb overcharging, with a list of 1720 pledged merchants and potential closures or police action for repeat offenders. Public officials discuss food price controls and enforcement plans.
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Ter Wammond
Charles Graebner
New Inland Traffic Service Offices To Open Here
Washington July 1 San Antonio named head quarters for one of eight chief branches of the inland traffic service of the War Department The office will be under an assistant chief and a staff with salaries ranging to 6000 a year Chief director TL Adams of St Louis will run the service with headquarters in Washington A system of twenty district offices will spread through key railroad centers under military control The service will transfer all inland and coastwise troop movement and War Department property by express freight or other means under reg ulations and will include paid clerks and stenographers in its staff Seed culture union forms in Norway to produce seeds domestically for the country.
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