Pay County Sets Daily Wages for Common Labor
Bexar County commissioners raise daily pay for common labor to two dollars and for road work to six dollars. Additional staff hired to process assessments at fifty cents an hour. Surface treatment adjustments cited on Zarznamora Street and bids invited for Gonzales Road. Johnson Motor Company bid accepted for an automobile truck at $657.52.
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Bexar County
Board of Equalization
Zarznamora Street
Cincinnati Avenue
Fredericksburg Road
Chapin-Colglazier Construction Company
Gonzales
Sulphur Springs
China Grove
Johnson Motor Company
Lansing Denounces Prussianism and Hypocrisy in War Speech
Secretary of State Robert Lansing, speaking at Union College in Schenectady, argues Prussianism and peace-time deception cannot harmonize with American aims. He cites Bernstorff’s warning and German breaches to claim German policy is driven by world domination and bad faith. He calls for persistence in war effort and rising above setbacks to win.
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Schnectady
N. Y
Robert Lansing
Union College
America
Foreign Office
Lansing
Sussex
Count Bernstorff
Berlin
United States
Germany
Bernstorff
Belgium
Brest Litovsk
Lansiig
Icy Soldiers Find Friends By Aid Of Home Folks
Soldiers in San Antonio reach out to Home Folks column seeking former townmates and hospital-bound comrades. Readers from Sacramento to Elkhart answer, while others request names and addresses of English and Idaho servicemen. The column invites all stationed in San Antonio camps to share cities of interest so civilians may reconnect.
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Home Folks
the Light
San Antonio
Kokomo
Ind
Seguin
Tex
California
Sacramento
Tam
Boonville
Anconta
N. Y
Elkhart
Mitchell, &. D
Camp Travis
Twin Falls
Idaho
Booneville
N. J
Oneonta
N. Baltimore
Fort Wayne
Dearborn
Mich
San Diego
Tucson
Arizona
Danville
Chedonia
Vineland
Grand Island
Neb
Sheboygan
Ashland
Racine
Wis
Houghton
Hancock
Negaunee
Twin Malls
Iowa
Grosse Pointe
Eastport
Dose Lake
Plymouth
Noo
Mapleton
Eagle Lake
Garden City
Amboy
Hotel Guests Listed in City Nights
The notice lists numerous visitors staying at city hotels including the Gunter Lanier St Anthony and Menger. Names include VW Packwood Mouston Joldings Wichita Falls Van Wyen Port Arthur Moody Beauregard Sanders Bay City Barbeau Merchant Sour Lake Berry New Orleans Walsh Waco Mott Yorktown Harris Dallas Martin Uvalde Durrum Clarksville McSpadden Chelsea Okla Mopkins Boston Hobltzelle Chicago and others. The fragment notes guests at several accommodations and accompanying companions.
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Menger
John M. Walsh
Waco
Gunter
Mott
Yorktown
Lanier
Henry Camp Harris
Dallas
St. Anthony
First Police Department Inspection Under New program
Fire and Police Commissioner Wright led the opening inspection at central headquarters with Police Chief Lancaster and Inspector Massey. Traffic squad officers stood for roll call in pressed uniforms though summer attire was delayed by material shortages. Wright plans inspections across all three shifts this week. ANNOUNCEMENT A. P. Barrett seeks the congressional nomination in primaries.
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Wright
Lancaster
Massey
Central Headquarters
Hay bale weight rules issued for Texas farmers
State and county food administrators circulate regulations on minimum bale weights for various hays in Texas. Prairie, meadow, timothy, Rhodes, Sudan, rice straw, and oat straw bales must weigh 76 pounds, while alfalfa sorghum peanut peavine and corn shucks require 80 pounds. Hay sold wholesale by ton or retail by weight. bales must be braced with three wires to prevent bulging. A ventilated box window refrigerator patent is also noted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Peden
Texas
Rhodes
Sudan
Muster Notice for Troop D Second Vexas Cavalry
Capt Clinton Brown orders all enrolled members of Troop D Second Vexas Cavalry to present themselves for muster into state service at 2 o clock Tuesday afternoon. Any other unmustered men of the regiment are to appear at that time.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clinton Brown
Second
Vexas Cavalry
Chamber Of Commerce Seeks Donations For Bronx Team Uniforms
The Bowie chamber asks citizens to donate funds or a uniform to support a Browntonio group forming a baseball team named for the Bronx. Assistant secretary George Roark says no chamber funds exist but aid will be offered as possible.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Merce
George Roark
Chamber Commerce
Russell R. Jennett Seeks Bexar County Clerk Nomination
The San Antonio Light announces Russell R. Jennett’s candidacy for County Clerk of Bexar County. The notice asks for votes and support in the primary on July 27, 1918, as political advertising.
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San Antonio
Russell KR. Jennett
Bexar County
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Roscoe U. McSpadden
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Chelsea
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Boston
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Chicago
A. P. Barrett
Libby
Stig
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Vexas
Chamber of Commerce
Bowie
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Chamber of Compre
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