San Antonio as East visitors’ interest point during war
J F Blakeney secretary of the San Antonio Elks lodge reports national interest in San Antonio after a Baltimore convention. He notes tastemakers from the East sought information on Texas and the city’s militia entertainment, hospital visits, and the welcome given to the submarine crew upon arrival.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
East
San Annio
J. F. Blakey
San Antonio
Iks’ Lodge
Balore
Baltimore
Bureau of Information
Texas
Unitedates
Santonio
Wilson
Militia Signal Corps Concentration Under Unified Command
The department headquarters orders militia signal companies to form four corps under one officer at key concentration points. Redo, Eagle Pass, and the local camp join El Paso camp, with ten corps companies at Nogales and Brownsville districts. Experienced signal officers to be assigned at major points.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Prinal
Rder
Redo
Eagle Pass
el Paso
Nogales
Ariz
Brownsville
Ular
Bliss Weds as Army Chief Leaves Eagle Pass Camps
General Tasker H. Bliss, chief of staff, wed in Eagle Pass Tex on Sunday. After hours of inspecting local camps Monday he departed by automobile, meeting General H. Green at the station before taking the train.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Agle Pass
Tex
Tasker H. Bliss
United States Army
Eagle Pass
Del
General Bliss
H. Green
Eagle
First Aid School Established at Newport
Newport opens a first aid school with many young women enrolled in early classes. The program focuses on public aid and war relief work conducted daily at the Newport school amid active civic participation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Newport
First Society
Military visit and routine during patrol district events
General Bliss and General Greene toured camps and hospitals reporting good water supply and placing emphasis on sanitary conditions. Bliss declined entertainments and remained in his car overnight, then traveled by private car to Del Rio and El Paso with staff and Southern Pacific executive George Ward.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pass
E. H. Schmidt
General Bliss
General Greene
del Rio
Joe de Bona
George Ward
Southern Pacific
Eagle Pass
el Paso
Ee Bliss
Shorter Hours Strike Sparks Idle Lumber Crew
Pat asks if the crew won shorter hours and Mike confirms they are not working at all now. The exchange reflects a lumberyard labor action leaving workers idle.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pat
Mike
Lumberman
Wilson Avenue Becomes booming business street near Camp Wilson
A week long transformation turns Wilson avenue from a dusty road into a thriving front yard market. Some 35 shops line the street from New Braunfels avenue to the Camp Wilson site as soldiers flood in and competition grows. Vendors sell ice cream, soda, fruit and snacks with plans for a photo studio and shooting gallery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
San Antonio
Houston
Commerce Street
Wilson Avenue
New Braunfels Avenue
Salado
Austin Road
Austin
Camp Wilson
Army
Fort Sam Houston Maneuver Field
Harriett Graves Claimed As 116 Year Old in Loling
Harriett Graves an elderly Black woman formerly with the Barnett family in Loling Texas is reported dead at her home east of town. Relatives say she was born in 1800 which would make her 116 at death and she was well regarded by white residents.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Loling
Tex
Harriett Graves
Barnett
Box of Good Things Shipped to Donna by Local Group
A large box packed by Mrs. James Hitchcock and 65 volunteers was sent Tuesday to Donna for San Antonio soldiers. Miss Katherine Franklin led the effort via Wells Fargo Express. Contributions of magazines and other items are welcome through The Light and Miss Franklin. upcoming boxes will include varied canned foods, candy, tobacco and soap.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Donna
San Antonio
Katherine Franklin
Girls’ National Honor Guard
Wells Fargo Company Express
Miss Franklin
Hitchcock
Sargol: New Fat-Producer for Thin People
A 1920s style ad touts Sargol as a safe inexpensive fat-producing aid for underweight individuals. It claims six assimilative elements improve digestion, nourishment, and nerves, promising weight gain after weeks with a money-back guarantee if unsatisfied. Drugstores like Wagner stock it amid strong demand.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wagner
Funeral for James Whitcomb Riley Held in Indianapolis
The funeral of James Whitcomb Riley was held at his Indianapolis home with only relatives and close friends in attendance. The vault burial at Crown Hill cemetery followed a simple house service led by Rev. Joseph A. Milburne, a former Sewanee pastor.
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Indianapolis
Ind
James Whitcomb Riley
Crown Hill Cemetery
Joseph A. Milburne
Sewanee, Tenn
Second Presbyterian Church
Border clash near El Paso prompts crackdown on smugglers
General Funston via General Bell reports clashes on the outskirts of El Paso between Massachusetts infantry and Mexicans, who fired on a presumed machine gun. The Mexicans, thought to be smugglers, drew return fire as militiamen pursued. Bell asks Juarez authorities to dismantle the gang.
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General Funston
General Bell
el Paso
Massachusetts
Juarez
San Antonio Equal Franchise Society Goes on Vacation
The San Antonio Equal Franchise Society voted to suspend all meetings until September. At a special Tuesday morning session at the Young Women's Christian Association, members decided to discontinue until fall as many members are away.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
San Antonio Equal Franchise Society
Young Woman's Christian Association
Lubbock & Great Northern Railroad Chartered
State Department announces charter for the Lubbock and Great Northern Railroad Company of Lubbock with capital of 150000 dollars. Plan to build from Lubbock to the Missouri Kansas & Texas line in Collingsworth county, passing Hale Floyd Briscoe and Hall counties. Incorporators include J. M. Elliott S. B. Houston F. V. Leak and others.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lubbock Railroad
Austin
Tex
State Department
Lubbock & Great Northern Railroad Company of
Lubbock
Capital Stock
Misouri, Kansas & Texas Railroad
Collingsworth County
Hale, Floyd, Briscoe and
Hall Counties
J. M. Elliott
Houston
F. V. Leak
City House to House Canvass Goes On Despite Strain
Residents plan to continue a city wide canvass with steady resolve after a formal meeting. a teacher prompts children to identify a word for illness in a dramatic classroom moment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Anette
Hair Care Secret Of Movie Actresses Revealed
A report claims leading ladies gain their hair beauty from a homemade mixture using a spoonful of canthrax in hot water instead of soap. It is said to cleanse scalp, remove dandruff and oil, speed drying, and produce a fluffy, lustrous result.
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Ilitia Signal Corps
Border City
MISS ALEXANDRA_ EMERY
Kazanjian
Boz Mt
Lillian Talmadge
Katherine Eforce
Negress
Kaufman
Palm Beach
Beach
Middy
Norfolk
Bummer
James Hitchcock
San Antonio “Boys
Riley
Franchise Society
Xtra
Pongee
I. Ae
SAN Antonio Loan & Trust CO
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