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Newspaper
San Antonio Light
Location
San Antonio, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jun 12, 1916
Page
3
A New York Central passenger train struck nearly two hundred workers waiting on track for a work train in Cleveland Ohio. Two men were killed and three seriously injured while about twenty others were bruised as fog reduced visibility and the crowd failed to see the oncoming train.
The thirty third annual commencement at the University of Texas opens with Dr Burris A Jenkins sermon and class reunions. Judge Nelson Phillips will deliver the commencement address as about 350 graduates receive degrees in a morning ceremony.
Stimulating letters from New Orleans and Philadelphia praise Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound for easing female ills. Mothers report daughters' irregulary, back ache, dizziness and loss of appetite improving after use. The ad urges women to seek advice from the Lydia E Pinkham Medical Company in Lynn, Massachusetts.
The Rio Grande City Home Guard Rifle Club organized with 25 members. Officers are Dent N. Cobb as captain, Calixto Valle as first lieutenant, and G. W. Edgerton as second lieutenant. Drill and equipping by army officers at Fort Ringgold planned. The group aims to defend the city and assist the sheriff against riots, incursions, and incendiary plots.
Report from Ymuiden indicates fifteen crew members of the Norwegian steamer Bur, 1942 tons, were landed after their ship was sunk by a mine or torpedo. A separate dispatch from Malmo says the Swedish steamer Emmy, 496 tons, was destroyed by a mine off Falsterbo with one death and four drownings.
The Carnegie Library faces space and funding needs as the librarian Miss Elizabeth West reports fiscal year results. Circulation rose from 104 328 to 125 713. extension grew from seven to 20 sub stations. plans include a larger auditorium more stacking space a rest room and more books for the blind with continued school cooperation and staff training.
The House prepares earnest work on the fortification appropriation bill a key national defense measure. A resolution to consider the Hammond wireless controlled torpedo is adopted. Expect rapid passage of sections then army appropriations. Male lawmakers return from conventions as leadership stays in Washington.
The University of Texas Board of Regents meets in Austin to consider a permanent campus building projected at 150000 to 200000 dollars designed by Cass Gilbert. The project envisions tearing down a campus shack and aligns with the 1910 master plan. The meeting also covers land acquisitions and other major campus issues.
Manufacturers as regular supply sources have aided completion of our collections with midsummer styles at price concessions. Upset market conditions yielded many special purchases with very special Anniversary prices. Regular stocks feature sharp reductions and every garment is priced to促otivate a quick sale.
The case of E. E. Walker former quartermaster of the Texas National Guard opens for trial in federal court. Walker faces an indictment over alleged shortage of federal government property. Col Collin H. Ball inspector in the Texas National Guard travels from the Philippines to testify and assist in the investigation. Sealed proposals are invited for twelve cavalry stables at Fort Sam Houston with a June 21 1918 deadline.
Silk at 1.00 and silk sisle at 0.59 featured among white hosiery with black stripes or dots. New summer style novelty designs shown as excellent examples of Anniversary specials on the first floor.
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