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Newspaper
San Antonio Light
Location
San Antonio, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jun 28, 1916
Page
11
State Fire Marshal Wallace Inglish calls for a sane Fourth of July to prevent fire losses from fireworks. He cites a 240 city survey showing $5108.05 in losses and four injuries, all non serious, and urges Texans to avoid explosives and dangerous devices for a constructive patriotic celebration.
Seguin Texas June 28. The Seguin post office now receives registered mail on all incoming passenger trains. Previously night trains did not bring this class of mail due to no receiving clerk. Under the new arrangement a great deal of inconvenience will be overcome as all registered matter was delayed.
A four point promotional note for Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound. It argues most hospital operations arise from neglecting female ailments and touts the medicine as a remedy for backache irregularities displacements and nervous issues. It cites testimonials from the Pinkham Laboratory in Lynn Massachusetts and invites women to request confidential advice.
A brief notice states an event extends in San Antonio from six to twelve hours, indicating schedule adjustments and affected participants or venues. The fragment mentions no specific organizations, dates, or figures beyond the time frame.
An advertisement announces a 75.85 round trip to New York with return via different routes on Southern Pacific trains. It notes old burning locomotives and rail both ways as the service format.
Sunday round trip fare is 60 cents on the Southern Pacific line with departures at 8 15 a m. The notice promotes weekly service to Sutherland Springs and back.
A Waxahachie reader praises Dr. Pierce's Favorite Prescription for health and vitality. The letter urges mothers and women to seek his advice at the Invalids' Hotel in Buffalo, noting affordable trial packages and pellets for digestion and liver care.
Austin reports: a Texas telephone company told the Railroad Commission not to allow free talking, insisting charges be paid. The commission seeks data on free service and passes, and asked railroads and carriers to file reports. one company replied with the cited notice. The item also mentions a New York round trip fare of 75.35 and ominous “618 Burning Locomotives” as an advertisement reference.
News from Austin confirms William Arthur P. Thompson, of Austin, has passed all mental and physical entrance exams for the United States Naval Academy at Annapolis and has entered the institution.
Governor Ferguson will end this weeks schedule at Cleburne Thursday afternoon June 29 unless Morris accepts the governors challenge to meet in Belton next Saturday July 1.
In Muskogee Oklahoma Ida Hadley is found not guilty of murdering Sheriff Jake Giles on a Missouri Kansas and Texas train. Paul Hadley is convicted and given life imprisonment. The jury found Ida insane at the time, while Paul faced the murder charge and related pursuits as authorities pursued fugitives through Oklahoma and Texas.
A mass meeting at Arts Opera House in Boerne elected sheriff J. M. Saner as commander in chief and organized five squads led by appointed lieutenants. J. W. Shepherd was named president and H. H. McFarland secretary as about 250 men joined to defend homes and property amid regional expansion plans.
A taxi driver explains he hides a purse in the cab during slow business and leaves the door ajar to tempt riders. A friend points out the purse on the floor, revealing the pilot scheme and the driver’s cynical plan to attract short rides.
Advert says two through sleepers operate daily to Memphis and Chicago on the Southern Pacific line. It notes convenient connections and travel ease for passengers seeking direct overnight service.
The orders move CAPTAIN WILLIAM MITCHELL to aviation, grant LIEUTENANT COLONEL FRANCIS A WINTER a one month leave, detail FIRST LIEUTENANT CHARLES L WYMAN to Signal corps, reassign CAPTAIN GEORGE EB STEWART to Eleventh Infantry, and place CAPTAIN JOHN E YOUNG retired to aviation duty in Washington. Several officers receive leaves, active duty postings, or reporting requirements at Fort Sam Houston and other locations.
Aboard officers convene at Fort Oglethorpe Georgia with Maj Gen Tasker H Bliss Brig Gen Albert L Mills and Brig Gen Perry F serving on the board to determine Woodbon's active duty assignment.
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