Body of Lieutenant given to Americans in Rio Grande incident
The body of Lieutenant David J. Schatle of the 16th United States Cavalry was turned over to American officers at the San Etenito pumping plant after he was killed on the Mexican side of the Rio Grande. Four enlisted men in Schatle’s party were detained in Matamoros awaiting authority to be released. The drownings of Private Arthur Chatel prompted the search, with Mexican authorities arresting Captain Jose C. Alvarado amid tensions.
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Brownsville
Tex
David J. Schatle
16Th
United States Cavalry
Rio Grande
San Etenito
Sehaile
Matamoros
Schaile
Arthur Chatel
16Th Cavalry
Chatel
Tirzo Gonzales
Jose C. Alvarado
San Benito
Gonzales
Army
Schrile
Matamoros Bay
Boys to Harvest in Texas Wheat District
Six more boys of the United States Boys' Working Reserve depart Monday for work in Dallas then Frisco moving through farms to Keerfield Oklahoma. Enlistees aged 16 to 18 and at least 185 pounds receive wages, with strict behavior rules and government housing. This forms the second unit from San Antonio, after an Orange Texas shipyard group.
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United States Boys’ Working Reserve Corps
Dallas
Robert Boyed
Henry Gemer
Harold Simon
Ralph Emilienberg
William Herrera
Fritz Beliening
Frisco
Texas
Keerfield
Oklahoma
San Antonio
Orange
Y. M
Impressed with U S London leaders praise American morale
Sir Joseph Ward former premier of New Zealand arrived in London for the imperial conference via the United States. He praised the United States observing thousands of soldiers and civilians with unbending resolve to contribute men and money until the foe is defeated. In America the spirit was noted as strong. Separately Aurora dealers warned to stop selling hay and oat substitutes under the Food Administration 50 50 rule. A Shamokin Pennsylvania plant hatched 12 chickens from 18 eggs placed in a cotton filled box under steam pipes at seven temperature.
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London
Joseph G. Ward
New Zealand
United States
America
Aurora, Til
Food Administration
Shamokin
Penn
Callery
Kelly Field Garrison to Stay Largely Intact Through Summer
Washington orders indicate Kelly Field will station a minimal core garrison of permanent squadrons and detachments through the summer, with a return of larger recruit inflows in early fall. The concentration camp, flying department, and skilled trades schools continue to expand under this plan.
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Washington
Kelly Field
Gerrit van 5
Quackenbush
Bakers
Srowth
Camp Greene
N. C
Trade Test Board
Engineering
Signal Corps
Medical Corps
Kelly Wield
Kelly/field
LAND FOR SOLDIERS PLAN ADVOCATED BY SECRETARY LANE
Secretary Lane urged Congress to start preparing public lands in Washington for occupancy by returning soldiers. He cited about a million dollars for scientific preparations and proposed government improvements with soldier labor. Long term payment terms would be arranged.
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Washington, D. C
Lane
Congressional Record
Fourth of July Celebration Planned by German Societies
Plan to celebrate the Fourth of July was inaugurated Monday night by city German descent societies. The meeting at Beethoven Hall launched the effort, called by the San Antonio Branch of the Friends of German Democracy. A committee will organize the celebration and meet again at Beethoven Hall Friday night at 8:30.
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Beethoven Hall
San Antonio
Friends of German Democracy
British mission heads to South America to discuss postwar economy
Right Hon. Sir Maurice de Bun sen leads a royal mission sent by King George to South America to discuss economic conditions and war-related questions. The trip aims to examine trade, reconstruction, and financial issues arising from the war, with officials from Britain seeking cooperation and understanding with South American partners.
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Sir Maurice de Bunsen
South America
King George
Wilson appeals to labor as war effort hinges on unity
President Wilson telegrams to the American Federation of Labor and the American Alliance for Labor and Democracy urging labor support for the war. He warns the war can be lost in America through unjustified interruptions of essential labor and praises workers in factories and shipyards. Delegates in St Paul begin a two week convention, with many contentious issues anticipated.
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Washington, D.C
Sane Ll
Wilson
American Federation of Labor
American Alliance For Labor and Democracy
St. Paul Minn
America
France
Robert Masse
Mc. Gompers
Maisel
Americal Alliance For Labor and Democracy
ST. Paul
Minn
Todnay
Weight Gain Promise From Woods V Tablets
An old advertisement urges readers to gain weight by using Woods V Tablets sold by the druggist. It claims 30 capsules or money back, with doctors recommending a stimulant free formula that preserves strength and endurance both physically and mentally.
Fresh Air Camp for Children Opened at Comfort
The San Antonio Chamber of Commerce will open a Fresh Air Camp for children at Comfort funded from general chamber resources and Red Cross Seals. Morris Stern announced the plan after visiting Comfort with Mrs Paresons, B Barnes, and J B Eddleman will run the camp with Miss Locke supervising. Fifteen children aged 7 to 12 from poor families will begin July 1 for at least a month, with playgrounds and adequate facilities on five acres and a cottage, good water, and sleeping quarters.
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Aa Children’s
Comfort
San Antonio Chamber of Commerce
Department of Public Welfare
Red Cross
Morris Stern
Ute
Chamber of Commerce
Ki. Paresons
J.B. Barnes
War, Service Board
J. B. Eddleman
Contfort Sanitarium
Miss Locke
Laurel Ireights
Barnes
New Region Created West of the Mississippi by Railroad Admin
The Railroad Administration plans a new regional division west of the Mississippi with headquarters in St Louis. It will draw from H L Aish ton’s Chicago territory. Carl R Gray is named director of operations with expanded duties.
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Wallington
PD. C
Mississippi River
The
Railroad Administration
Hnes
Southwest
St. Louis
H. HL. Aishton
Chicago
Carl R. Gray
Transportation
Administration
Showers Likely as Heat Wave Persists in City
Temperature reached a summer high of 97 degrees on Monday and hot weather is expected to continue with more showers forecast Tuesday afternoon or evening. Maj. Allen Buell of the Weather Bureau notes that while air pressure patterns don’t guarantee rain, local conditions favor continued showers. An inch of rain was recorded Monday, cooling the atmosphere briefly, but the heat returns with forecasts of hotter temperatures ahead.
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Maj
Allen Buell
Weather Bureau
Acy Weather Bureau
Papa
Alonday
Entertain O'Brien to Visit City Before Lecture
Lieut Pat OBrien who speaks Thursday night at 830 in the Main Avenue High School auditorium on a big escape from a German prison camp will spend the day visiting local points of interest. He arrives Thursday morning and tours Kelly Field with Col Gerrit Quackenbush, attends a noon luncheon for the Council of National Defense, and may speak there before an evening lecture.
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Pat O'Brien
Main Avenue High School
Gerrit Quackenbush
Kelly Field
Council of National Defense
AIP
War Affects Dances at Parisian War Dance Meet
In Chicago on June 11 the International Dancing Mas Association announced that the Trenel ret the Kamotiense Wehr and the Cantonment Can tor displaced the gavotte the Minuette and the waltz. New dances named War Stamp and Airplane Spin drew attention. Plans were announced for a dancing masters unit to sail for France to instruct American soldiers in newer steps.
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Tehmcago
Trenel
Kamotiense Wehr
Corvortdy
International Dancing Mas Association
Brackenridge Students Exhibit Posters in New York
Three Brackenridge High School posters will be sent to Saratoga Springs for an exhibit starting July 1. The display, part of the Carnegie Library exhibit in the cafeteria and the American Library Association food administration pavilion, runs the first week of July.
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Brackenridge High School
Saratoga Springs
Carenegie Library
Food Administration
Castardace
American Library Assocition
Oxjane Mae
Posters Highlight Library Exhibit From Miss West Collection
Elizabeth West Carnegie librarian curates a display of fifteen posters at the library. The three posters shown illustrate real needs and serve as strong examples of advertising a program or service.
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Elizabeth West
Carnegie Lbrarian
Lbrary
Penalties Hit Food Dealers Under Control Act
Washington June 1 The food administration reports penalties for licensed food dealers since August. It says 159 firms and individuals were ordered to stop business for a limited or unlimited period, and more than 500 have paid money usually to the Red Cross or temporarily halted operations to avoid stiffer penalties.
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Washington, D. C
The
Food Administration
Red Cross
Rainiest Place in the World Compared Across Hemispheres
The article weighs reports on the rainiest location, noting Cherrapunji in Assam with a 40 year mean around 1426 inches per year versus Hawaii’s Waialeale on Kauai with 518 inches from 1912 to 1916. It mentions Blanford’s view and Campbell’s five year record, plus a gritty Alaska-Draft tale of Himar Heinrich marching 650 miles in harsh conditions to Alaska for cannery work.
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Cherrapunji
Himalaya
Assam
Blanford
D. H. Campbell
Stanford University
Walaleale
Kauai
Hawaii
Campbell
Waialeale
Alaska
Aberdeen
Wash
Himar Heinrich
Innah
Inner Skin Bay
Seward
Dr Truett to France to speak to allied troops
Dr George W Truett pastor of First Baptist Dallas will travel to France for six months. He is among twenty leading U S ministers invited by allied military and religious forces to address soldiers on religious and patriotic themes. Truett is a prominent Southern preacher who has spoken in San Antonio and other communities. The wartime reflection notes how children and grandchildren care about their war deeds.
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South
San Antonio
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