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Newspaper

San Antonio Light

Location

San Antonio, Texas, United States of America

Date

Jul 30, 1916

Page

2

Six Texas Congressmen Nominees Declared By State Bureau

Final Texas Election Bureau returns show Thomas L. Blanton defeating W. R. Smith in the Sixteenth District by over 2600 votes with El Paso County incomplete. Martin Dies beats C. W. Howeth by under 1000 votes. Six new congressmen, including Tom Connally replacing R. L. Henry and Dan Garrett, are elected.

Dallas Tex Texas Election Bureau Thomas L. Blanton W. R Smith Il Paso Martin C. W. Howeth Burgess Calloway Stephens Smith J. H Bedford Adame Gregg Fisher Campbell Cook Eagle Bailey Schleicher Wilson Swayne Ellered Jones Prescott Blanton Grisham Byrne Cooley Cox

Unclear Names List with Numerical Entries

A sequence of personal names and large numbers appears with no context or actions described. The fragment likely lists individuals and associated figures but lacks events, dates, or measurable outcomes to summarize meaningfully.

Child Victim of New York Car Strike in the Bronx

July 29 report says a 4 year old girl Pauline Cohen was hit while crossing near a street car. Motorman fled in panic and a guard policeman detained the wrecked operator Joseph Burns charged with homicide. Strike spread with Third Avenue line workers walking out and crowds gathered despite police action.

New York Bronx Third Avenue Sixty Fifth Street William B. Fitzgerald Pauline Cohen Joseph Burns Burns Carmen Lyceum Hall Eighty-sixth Street Schmittberger

Shelley Loring Undertaking Co Automobile Equipment

Shelley Loring Undertaking Co offers automobile equipment and services with contact options via phone 971.

Shelley-Loring Undertaking Co

Senate votes for clemency for Irish prisoners

The Senate approved a resolution urging Great Britain to grant clemency to Irish political prisoners led by Sir Roger Casement. The 46 to 19 vote followed a heated debate, with supporters arguing it honors liberty and oppression grievances, while opponents warned it could harm Casement.

Washington, D. C Senate Great Britain Roger Casement Pittman Nevada Committee On Foreign Relations Stone O'Gorman Martine New Jersey Sir Roger Williams Mississippi Pomerone Ohio Roger Phelan Ireland United States Ayes Ashurst Bankhead Broussard Bryan Chamberlain Chilton Clapp Clarke Arkansas Culberson Hardwick Hughes Hasting Johnson Kenyon Kern Lafollette Lane Lee Lewis Martin Newlands Norris Overman Owen Page Poindexter Randell Reed Robinson Sheppard Simmons Smith Georgia Maryland South Carolina Taggart Thomas Timman Thompson Townsend Underwood Walsh Works Nays Borah Brandegee Clark Wyoming Curtis Dillingham Fletcher Gallinger Harding Lodge McCumber Nelson Oliver Penrose Pomerene Smoot Sterling Sherman Warren

Mystery of Mercury and unseen planet theories

The piece discusses Mercury as the inner planet and its fast orbit near the sun. It cites speculation of an unknown planet inside Mercury’s orbit and methods to detect hidden planets during eclipses, plus a Baltimore American quote and a Norwegian waterfall project for zinc ore power.

Mercury A. W. McCurdy Royal Astronomical Society of Canada

Submissions lead in Texas primary results final tally

Final Texas Election Bureau totals show submission leading by 64,443 votes as the governor race stabilizes at Ferguson ahead of Morris. Crim Appeals Morrow ahead of Harper. Yantis leads Hall. Looney leads Woods. Appellate and civil court results shift with Conley and Middlebrook defections. Numbers reflect county returns and statewide tallies.

Dallas Tex Texas Election Bureau Wise County Hil Paso Culberson Presidio Liberty Bureau Ferguson C. H. Morris W. C. Morrow A. J. Harper Court of Criminal Appeals J. E. Yantis Supreme Court R. W. Hall Looney John W. Woods J. T. Robinson Texas United States Colquitt Brooks Campbell Ererereeee Henry Davis Jenkins Phillips Hall Yantis Harper Morrow Commissioner Land Office Geers Hill Robison Commissioner of Agriculture Halbert Baker Edwards Munn Rowland Woods Daniel Mayfield Robbins Terrell White Robertson Law Appellate Court George W. Graves Judge McMeans Galveston Court of Civil Appeals Ben Rice Court of Civil Appeals Austin Rainey Beaumont Conley Middlebrook MceMeans Graves Rector Rice

Swiss plan invites 2000 Red Cross nurses for recreation

Berne reports a government palace meeting where Swiss ladies committee invites 2000 Red Cross nurses from belligerent nations for a few weeks of recreation. Funds are raised and 100 mountain hotels will house some nurses free of charge.

Berne Red Cross Switzerland

Texas Loss of Key House Posts Shifts Power in Congress

The article notes Texas loses chairmanships in the rules and irrigation committees as retiring members depart. It highlights how Garner must reassign Texas delegates to valuable slots on rivers harbors naval and military panels, with efforts by Dies and Slayden to secure seats. Senator Sheppard joins the Senate military affairs committee to aid Texas posts.

Henry Texas Rules Committee House Burgess Ninth District Rivers and Harbors Committee Sparkman Florida Committee On Indian Affairs Stephens Southwest West West Texas Smith Callaway Naval Affairs Davis Interior Department Garner Ways and Means Beaumont Daniel Garrett Houston Garrett James L. Slayden Fourteenth Military Affairs James Hay Court of Claims Wilson Representative Hay Virginia Representative Slayden Hay Slayden Mke San Antonio Fort Sam Houston Union Sheppard Senate

Rich man and Davis share a Fifth Avenue dinner tale

The late Richard Harding Davis dines with a wealthy New York millionaire who boasts of costs for Ming vases, gobelin tapestries, and Louis Seize furniture. After a 125 year brandy is poured, Davis asks for about 4.75 dollars more, jokingly. The item closes with a quip about safecracking.

Richard Harding Davis Fifth Avenue Louis Mr. Davis Washington Star

Russian advance toward Sivas and Kharput reported

Petrograd reports further Russian moves from Erzingan toward Sivas and Kharput as Baiburt Gumskhan and Erz ingan fall to the Russians. Turkish lines retreat in good order after center pressure. The open town Erzingan’s loss noted with little strategic impact. A sanitary shaving brush features a sponge head and soap-filled handle.

London Sivas Kharput Erzingan Petrograd Constantinople Baiburt Gumskhan Baiburi Mamamabatum

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