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San Antonio Light

Location

San Antonio, Texas, United States of America

Date

Jun 28, 1916

Page

16

Holland Plans Mass Army To 1 800 000 By Training Reform

The National Defense Association proposes universal service in Holland with 1.8 million armed by a two tier force. The plan includes compulsory school age physical training and youth preparation, local troops, frontier guards, and a field army to total about 796 500 active plus 570 000 reserves for a 1.3 million overall force. Women would organize for Red Cross work and support.

Associated Press The Hague Holland Volksweerbannheid National Defense Association Association Landstrom Red Cross

Free Speech Clash Sparks Campus Rebellion At University

A students’ protest erupts over a professor’s dismissal. John Mitchell accuses trustees of silencing debate claiming the move betrays free speech, while defenders argue the decision upholds campus standards. The episode raises tensions on the university’s stance on academic freedom.

John Mitchell New York Tribune

Ty Cobb Credit Iron Hope Helps Him Win Baseball Return

Ty Cobb credits high iron levels from Nuxated Iron for his renewed vitality and strong play this season. Dr. Sauer cites iron’s key role in turning weak health into endurance and strength, urging readers to test their own stamina after two weeks of two five grain doses three times daily.

New York N. Y Bretton Hall Ty Cobb Mark Dr. Sauer Nave E. Sauer

Kaiserin Enforces Personal Hospital Tours For Soldiers

Berlin June 28 The Kaiserin bans escorted hospital visits by doctors or nurses and insists on inspecting care herself. She chats with wounded soldiers, gifts cigarettes and delicacies, and notes requests for special foods. She also knits for troops and hosts dinners with officers and her daughters in law at the palace, earning affection as unse muetterchen.

Berlin Kaiserin

San Antonio Considers Forming Aviator Corps For Border War

The War Department may authorize a civilian aviator corps for service across the Mexican border. Four applicants have been sent to Fort Sam Houston from the San Antonio Chamber of Commerce with names Philip L. Jackson Harold Kayton M Blackburn and M D Macey. Harold Kayton is already licensed and John Frost may join as well.

San Antonio Mexico War Department John B. Carrington Chamber of Commerce Fort Sam Houston Aviation Corps Philip L. Jackson Harold Kayton M. &. Blackburn M.D. Macey Harold Kay

Donkey Joke Unravels a Romance Misfit

Higgins teases Reed with a donkey comparison then dinner table dialogue reveals Reed’s failed engagement. Reed asks Annie why he is like a donkey and Mia replies she cannot marry him because he is the wrong man, ending the exchange with a humorous twist.

Reed Higgins Annie Mia

Plan of Allies for Future War of Economics Faces Scrutiny

Paris analysts warn inter parliamentary tariff ideas may backfire between entente allies. Canada competes with Russia in Britain while France seeks German coal and wary of mutual protectionist schemes.

Canada Russia England Associated Press Paris Asquith Max Hoschiller Revue de Paris M. Hoschiller United Kingdom Great Britain M. Hosehiller United States Germany M. Baradaievsky Pan-Russian Agricultural Congress Professor Migouline Economic Commission Russian Ministry of Finance U. S New York Inter-Parliamentary Conference Inter-Parliamentary Commission Hoschiller France M. Yves Guyot

Praise for Percy Tyrrell at Gunter Hotel noted by San Francisco official

Alva Wilson of the Hotel St. Francis in San Francisco applauds Percy Tyrrell as the greatest publicity man in the hotel world and credits him with putting the Gunter on the map. Wilson, returning from Buffalo with hotel peers, cites Tyrrell's distinctive ideas and Texas tourist emphasis as boosting the Gunter's appeal and notes St. Francis figures visit. FP. C. Jacklin of United Copper Mills reserved the entire twelfth floor for personal use.

Alva Wilson Percy Tyrrell Hotel St. Francis San Francisco Wilson Dallas Buffalo N. Y Tyrrell Mr. Wilson Texas FP. C. Jacklin United Copper Mills Salt Lake City

Kindness of Heart in a Bread Request

A destitute man asks a stranger for bread for his wife and children amid a bustling crowd. The stranger refuses, saying he does not want to take advantage of the man's misery and to keep his family.

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