German Army Strength Averts War Tax Debate In San Antonio
In a San Antonio interview Lieutenant Hactrey of the Chevaux Legeres describes Germany’s 860,000 standing soldiers and 6,000,000 mobilizable in 24 hours. He notes high taxes for war, the Kaiser’s veto power, and Socialists’ discipline, while predicting expansion but not specifying a target region. He mentions Wagner festivals at Beyreuth and compares German beer to Texas taste.
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Paul Hadrey
Chevaux Legeres
Russia
France
Hactrey
Beyreuth
Bavaria
San Antonio
San Francisco
Shanhai-Khan
China
New York
Hadrey
Europe
Germany
America
Reichstag
Kaiser Wilhelm
Prussia
Count Zeppelin
Leutenant
Exas
Africa
Cure for Eczema Promises Free Trial and Quick Relief
An advertisement from Sedalia Missouri claims twelve years of experience with eczema and promises a guaranteed cure. It offers a free trial by writing to J E Can at 1097 Court Block and cites bank references to support credibility.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. E. Can
Court Block
Sedalia
Third National Bank
Mhat
San Pedro light stand raised against noisy jay drivers
A San Pedro car yesterday drew mixed views as a passenger urged continued agitation against cutouts used by motorists, linking noise and dust to the Emancipation Day parade crowd. Police chief says arrests may come, but doubt remains.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
San Pedro
San Pedro Park
Commissioner Abbott Honored in Dairy and Drug Officials
Advices show Pure Food Commissioner J. S. Abbott elected vice president of the Association of American Dairy and Food and Drug Officials at its Mobile Alabama convention.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Abbott
Austin
Tex
Ben
Pure Food Department
Pure Food
J. S. Abbott
Association of American Dairy and Food and Drug Officials
Mobile
Ala
Old-Time Breakfast Pork Sausage Sold in One-Pound Boxes
Union Meat Company advertises breakfast pork sausage in one pound boxes priced at twenty five cents per pound. Place orders with your local butcher or grocer according to the notice.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Union Meat Company
Masons Plan Special Train for St John’s Day in Sutherland Springs
A special Southern Pacific train from San Antonio leaves next Tuesday for Sutherland Springs to join Masons from San Antonio and many lodges and chapters across Texas for St John’s day celebration. Motor car service runs 8 30 a m and 2 p m with round trips at 50 cents. Victoria to Sutherland Springs trains include attached cars. Attending bodies include lodges chapters and councils from Smiley Dilley Gonzales Poteet Alice Uvalde Helene Kenedy Pandora Nixon Lavernia Runge Victoria Carrizo Springs Sabinal San Marcos Prairie Lea Rockport Port Lavaca Pleasanton Pearsall Corpus Christi Moore Laredo Lytle Luling Lockhart La Grange Kerrville Floresville Hondo Fredericksburg Flatonia Stockdale Eagle Lake Devine Del Rio Crystal City Cotulla Boerne Beeville Anchorage Union Valley Yoakom Westoff Fairview. Anchor Lodge will entertain. Sutherland Springs lodge to host barbecue and baskets. installation timing undecided.
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Southern Pacific
San Antonio
Sutherland Springs
Masons
Victoria
Eastern Star
Smiley
Dilley
Gonzales
Poteet
Alice
Uvalde
Helene
Kenedy
Pandora
Nixon
Lavernia
Runge
Carrizo Springs
Sabinal
San Marcos
Prairie Lea
Rockport
Port Lavaca
Pleasanton
Pearsall
Corpus Christi
Moore
Laredo
Lytle
Luling
Lockhart
la Grange
Kerrville
Floresville
Hondo
Fredericksburg
Flatonia
Stockdale
Eagle Lake
Devine
del Rio
Crystal City
Cotulla
Boerne
Beeville
Anchorage
Union Valley
Yoakum
Westoff
Fairview
Band of
Anchor Lodge
Grove's Tasteless Chill Tonic Aimed at Malaria Relief
For weakness and loss of appetite The Old Standard general strengthening tonic Grove's Tasteless chill Tonic drives out malaria and builds up the system. A true tonic and sure appeal for adults and children. 60 cents.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Grove
Top of the Town at St. Anthony Roof Garden
The St. Anthony Roof Garden hosts a night opening from 6.39 to 12.00 with live music. Soloist Arturo Lugaro and tenor Charles Cameron Bell perform for the evening. Good foods and drinks advertised in a lively city venue notice.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. Anthony Roof Garden
Signor
Arturo Lugaro
Charles Cameron Bell
Mammoth Tooth Found in Elmendorf Gravel Pit
A prehistoric tooth, likely from a mammoth or similar animal, was unearthed by a county convict digging 20 feet below ground in a gravel pit on Elmendorf road. The eight inch molar shows worn jaw-embedded area and preserved chewing surface. Chester Terrell aims to have it examined at a university or museum to identify the wearer.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elmendorf
Andres Coy Jr
Chester Terrell
Terrell
State University
Library Receives Free Australian Magazines Gift
Miss Cornelia Notz, librarian, records a letter from the Australian Society of America announcing free weekly copies of leading Australian illustrated journals for Carnegie library use. The federal government of Australia funds the distribution to raise awareness of Australian affairs. The society requests the word Australian appear before the publication names on the bulletin board. A copy of an illustrated Australian magazine accompanies the letter.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carnegie Library
Cornelia Notz
Australian Society of America
Federal Government of
Australia
Attorney General Rules on School Board Conflicts in Texas
The Texas attorney general holds that a bank with a school board member as officer cannot hold school board deposits. A labor or material contract cannot be awarded to a company with a board member stockholder. Trustees may not employ a teacher related within second degree by affinity. Purchases from stockholder corporations are unlawful.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Austin
Tex
Attorney General's Department
Premont State Bank Granted Authority to Operate in Texas
At a state banking board meeting on June 21 a certificate of authority to do business in Texas was granted to the Premont State Bank of Premont Jim Wells county with capital stock of 10000 dollars. Charles M. Miles serves as president W C Smith as cashier and L M Laughlin as vice president. The guaranty fund plan to protect depositors was adopted by the new bank.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Austin
Tex
State Banking Board
Texas
Premont State Bank of
Premont
Jim Wells County
Charles M. Miles
W. C. Smith
L. M. Laughlin
Board Reinstates Some Teachers After Executive Session
A school board reaffirmed prior actions on teacher appointments after a two hour executive session. Several teachers who were dropped were not reinstated while a list of new hires across high school grade schools kindergarten and a colored principal was approved. Summer school appointments were also set for several schools.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. L. Cory
Margaret Bradford
Maud Stewart
Elsie Perlitz
Maria Albrecht
Birdie Suttor
Daisie Barrett
Katherine Lakner
Grace Leonard
Augusta Ellis
Annah Guernsey
Brooks
Rachel Plummer
Hazel James
S. H. Gates
W. D. Williams
Otto Pfeiffer
Annie Jary
Lillie Gohmert
J. K. Harris
Kate
Cuney School Faculty and Students Listed in Almanac
The document lists several individuals associated with Cuney School including Edna McNeil Avis Chamberlain Alyce Wimberley Kate Colding Lois Cook Edith Ross Mrs Ivy Bass N Ap plewhite Mrs Mary Ross Mamie Stein Lydia Pagel Julia Moore Naomi Cone Florence Davis J D Lowery and B J Sutton among others.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ews
Edna McNeil
Avis Chamberlain
Alyce Wimberley
Kate Colding
Lois Cook
Edith Ross
Ivy Bass
N. Applewhite
Mary Ross
Mamie Stein
Lydia Pagel
Bakeley
Julia Moore
Naomi Cone
Florence Davis
Cuney School
J. Sutton
Conference on Insurance Law in Texas
Texas insurance chief discusses repeal with the governor of a law seen as unjust to insurers. He may seek repeal, noting public praise but withholding a firm recommendation. The note appears amid other items from Austin dated June 21.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Austin
Tex
Commissioner of Insurance and Banking
Gill
Texas
Granitoid and Granocrete Pavement Ad Notice
Advertisement details an economical pavement products Granitoid and Granocrete and the Modern Pavements, with Riebe Undertaking offering December service, plus auto ambulance service at 211 East Commerce with phone 341.
Liberty Belles From P C Tackle White House Visit
A California Washington and Oregon group of school teachers, dubbed the Liberty Belles, arrive in Washington DC and plan a White House visit, drawing White House police attention. They seek President Wilson who once taught, while lawmakers offer to arrange a reception and avoid militancy. They are en route home from Philadelphia where they promoted the Panama-Pacific Exposition’s Liberty Bell appearance in 1915.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington, D. C
Liberty Belles
Pacific Coast
California
Washington
Oregon
National
White House
Wilson
Philadelphia
Confederate Pension Act Upheld by Kentucky Court
The Kentucky Court of Appeals upheld the Confederate pension act authorizing ten dollars monthly for disabled indigent Confederate veterans who served a year or until war’s end and resided in Kentucky since 1907, plus a widow of a veteran married before 1890. Over 3000 claims await action by the pension board.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frankfort
Kentucky Court of Appeals
Kentucky
Pension Board
Advocates Purchase of Goods by Weight in Washington
Washington observes a call to buy supplies by weight instead of by bushel. Co Haskell notes wide weight variations for turnips salt dried peaches and other commodities across states and counties. Authorities say standardizing by weight could lower living costs and prompt other cities to follow Washington.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington, D. C
Commission of
District of Columbia
Co. Haskell
Haskell
No Substitute Foley Kidney Pills Rid Nebraska Man
J Wallich of Bartlett Nebraska says no substitute could do the job. He suffered backache dizziness and headaches from kidney trouble until using Foley Kidney Pills. He reports he is entirely rid of the trouble.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Katherine L. Norton
New Bedford
Mass
Fischer Drug Co
Foley
J. Wallich, Bartlett
Nebr
Fiso Drug Co
Adv
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F. A. Williams
S. Solomon
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Corpus Beach ‘Hotel
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