San Antonio push to recruit 300 guard volunteers by midnight
San Antonio aims to add 300 men to Texas National Guard units by Saturday midnight to retain top state rank in volunteer numbers. Events on Alamo Plaza feature a 25-voice male chorus, a military band, and speeches by civic leaders to spur enlistment before the 3 pm and midnight reporting deadlines to General Hulen in Houston.
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Texas National Guard
San Antonio
Texas
Special Citizens’ Committee
John A. Hulen
Houston
J. H. Kirkpatrick
Alamo Plaza
Smith
Rotarians
Frank C. Davis
Ira C. Ogden
William G. Tobin
Artillery
Hulen
Guard Infantry Recruits Push Toward Full Strength
Wichita Falls Texas July 39 A strong drive to equip both National Guard infantry companies to full strength continued as 210 recruits were reported toward a 350 target.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wichita Falls
Tex
National Guard Infantry
Army recruitment drive swamps Dallas offices
Dallas, June 30. Recruiting offices were swamped with applications as a final drive aimed at filling the army to full strength continued nationwide. Officials did not expect the quota to be reached.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dallas
Tex
Beginning of the End, Lloyd George Says
The article reports that Lloyd George warns of the beginning of the end, contrasting German domination with Austrian forbearance while noting Austrian resentment of German conduct and press hostility over Czernin peace proposals to Russia. The piece highlights tension between Germany and Austria Hungary and reflections on wartime dynamics.
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Lloyd George
Austria
Danube Monarchy
Austria-Hungary
Germany
Russia
Count Czernin
Emperor Charles Presses Peace Efforts in Reichsrat
From Vienna advices report Emperor Charles in multiple Reichsrat lobbies meeting party leaders. He states he is striving actively and untyingly for peace.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Amsterdam
Vienna
Charles
Reichsrath
United Mine Workers threaten strike at Colorado Fuel and Iron
John F. Moran president of District No 15 UMW filed with the State Industrial Commission late yesterday a notice of their intention to strike on behalf of Colorado Fuel and Iron Company workers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Denver
Colo
State Industrial Commission
John F. Moran
United Mine Workers
Colorado Fuel and Iron Company
Ice-Mint Delivers Quick Gentle Relief
A promotional item states Ice-Mint offers fast, gentle relief and satisfaction. It urges readers to ask at any drug store for a small jar, noting the product costs little and works like magic.
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Ice-Mint
Aes Pet
El Paso Man Indicted in Dallas Girl Murder Case
An El Paso man was indicted by the Dallas County grand jury for the July 1913 murder of Florence Brown in a Field Street real estate office. She was a stenographer found with throat cut and injuries after a fight, with a pearl button as the only clue. Florence Brew was active in church and social circles. her father J Randolph Brown was the initial investigator.
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Dallas
Tex
el Paso
Dallas County Grand Jury
Florence Brown
Southwest
Robinson and Styron
Field Street
Indiana
Gil
Florence Brew
J. Randolph Brown
Soldiers Club Receives First Pot of Fern at San Antonio
A fern donated by Mrs J D Roeckafellow and the war recreation board marks the initial plant for the Soldiers Club on the Calcasieu building top floor. The board seeks furniture and fixtures to ready the six thousand square foot club for opening soon, with many San Antonio residents offering loans or outright donations.
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Soldiers’ Club
Calcasieu Building
Travis Street
Avenue C
J. D. Roeckafellow
War Recreation Board
San Antonio
Crockett No
Alfred Delane
LE. A. Wilson
G. K. Fellowes
Mail Rules For Expeditionary Force From San Antonio Post
The Department Headquarters issued domestic postage for mail to the American Expeditionary Force in Europe. Letters must show full unit designation and sender address, be prepaid, and avoid revealing unit location. Envelopes should read Expeditionary Force in France and will be forwarded via New York to France. A post office headquarters will be set up at a French port.
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Department
Europe
San Antonio
France
New York
Going up to Cloudcroft Ady travel ad
A brief ad notes a cool Cloudcroft New Mexico retreat with a July 8 date and a $21.00 round trip fare via Southern Pacific.
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Cloudcroft
N. M
Southern Pacific
Ady
British Gain Mile On Four-Mile Front
British lines advance a mile along a four mile sector amid heavy German losses believed mounting. From Vimy ridge the bombardment appeared brilliant as dark storm clouds gathered and British air patrols moved repeatedly but no German planes appeared.
Canadians gain ground near Lens after costly but successful drive
Canadian forces advance along the Souchez valley toward Lens, reclaiming ground including Avion and coal regions Coulette Leavitte and surrounding areas. Despite heavy rain and flood defenses by the enemy, Germans show signs of weakened resolve with prisoner accounts of disillusionment, while Canadian operations continue under fire.
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Canadian Press, Ltd
France
London
Souchez
Lens
Vimy Ridge
Coulette
Leavitte
Avion
Vimy
Germany
Mrs Landrum Hurt In Austin Post Road Crash
Mrs J L Landrum and her daughter Miss Parks of Austin narrowly escaped serious injury when their car overturned on the Austin Post Road fourteen miles from San Antonio. Parks drove, turned to pass, the vehicle plunged on a decline, pins occupants beneath it, and was later moved to San Antonio.
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J. L. Landrum
Miss Parks
Austin
Austin Post Road
San Antonio
Hill
Taft
Tex
Emily Smith
Howard Street
William Brennan
Alamo Plaza
Avenue D
Harvey Beasley
Modern St in Furniture Steves Sash and Door Co
The fragment notes a modern style interior item linked to Steves Sash and Door Co in New York. It references furnishing details and a likely catalog or advertisement line from a trade page. No specific events or dates are evident in the readable text.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Steves Sash & Door CO
A.y
Arrest of German Suspect Ties San Antonio Burglaries
San Antonio police believe a Los Angeles captured German suspect heads a gang that robbed many San Antonio homes in late 1916. A trunk of jewelry recovered in Los Angeles links to hundreds of stolen pieces. several confederates are detained. The man, once posing as Rev Stricker and a church fundraiser, faced charges in San Antonio before transfer.
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San Antonio
Lancaster
Caruthers
Los Angeles
Cal
Fourth Ward
J. M. Bailey
John C. Cline
California
A. L. Wolff
St. John’s Lutheran Church
B. D. Stricker
San Antonians
Mexico
No Evidence of Spying Says FBI Chief
Robert L. Barnes chief of the Bureau of Investigation said Saturday that after arrest in Los Angeles the department thoroughly investigated and found no grounds for Federal action. He doubted many wealth claims made by the man as mostly imaginary.
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Robert L. Barnes
Bureau of Investigation
Los Angeles
Mr. Barnes
Dunn found guilty in murder case at Minneapolis
Frank J. Dunn was convicted of first degree murder as the instigator of the killing of his wife Alice McQuillan Dunn. A jury deliberated about two hours before returning the verdict. Judge Hart sentenced Dunn to life with hard labor at Stillwater prison.
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ST. Paul
Minn
Frank J. Dunn
Alice McQuillan Dunn
Hart
Dunn
Stillwater
Allen Declares Candidacy for Kansas Governor Nomination
Henry J. Allen editor of the Wichita Beacon announced in Topeka that he would seek the Republican nomination for Kansas governor in 1918.
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Topeka
Kan
Henry J. Allen
The
Wichita Beacon
Kansas
Fresh Air and Korein Helps Obesity Claim
An advertorial urges obesity treatment through daily outdoor air and oil of korein capsules. It promises weight loss after a few days, notes safety and digestion benefits, and endorses routine weighing and continued use until normal weight is reached.
Insurance receipts replace tags on parcel post packages
Receipts will replace package tags to acknowledge insurance on parcel post items. Affected mail continues to be insured as before, with a receipt served to acknowledge coverage. The change comes after information from department headquarters at the local post office.
Freight agent named for Cotton Belt Lines in San Antonio
L. J. Trousmann announces the July 1 appointment of Dial, a San Antonio native, with ten years in railroads and five years with Southern Pacific, as freight traffic chief clerk and soliciting agent for Cotton Belt Lines Southwest Texas. The announcement comes from Trousmann.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cotton Belt
San Antonio
Mr. Dial
Texas
Southern Pacific
L. J. Trousman
Cotton Belt Lines
Obituary for H. A. Lockridge Machinist
H A Lockridge machinist aged three died at 9 15 PM Friday after burns from gasoline explosion igniting clothing during well drilling near Somerset Texas. Native of Indiana he survived by his widow. Body to be sent to Kerens Texas for burial Saturday night by Sloan Hagy Undertaking Co.
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H. A. Lockridge
Somerset
Texas
Indiana
Kerens
Sloan & Hagy Undertaking Company
Death of Mrs. Mary Leamands Reported in Tucson
Word came Saturday of the death in Tucson Arizona Tuesday of Mrs. Mary Leamands agent 90 years mother of A G and J D Leamands of San Antonio The body will reach San Antonio Saturday night at 8 30 and will be taken at 1 30 to Blue Sulphur Springs West Virginia where interment will be made on Wednesday July 4
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Mary Leamands
Tucson
Ariz
A. G
J. D. Leamands
San Antonio
Blue Sulphur Springs
W. Va
Vogler Rites Held For San Antonio Native
John Joseph Vogler, 27, died at 4 am Saturday in a local hospital. A Chicago native who lived in San Antonio 20 years, he was survived by his parents Mr. and Mrs. Andreas Vogler, a sister Ama Vogler, and brothers Albert and Fred Vogler. He belonged to Sam Houston Camp Woodmen of the World and San Antonio Aerie No. 70 FOE. Funeral at 4 pm Sunday from his parents home 819 Dallas Street with services at St. Marys Church and burial in Herman Sons Cemetery.
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John Joseph Vogler
Chicago
San Antonio
Andreas Vogler
Ama Vogler
Albert
Fred Vogler
Sam Houston Camp
Woodmen of the World
San Antonio Aerie No. 70
Soldiers Entertained at Camp Wilson by Laurel Heights Woman's Missionary Society
The Laurel Heights Methodist Church Women’s Missionary Society hosted an entertainment Friday evening at Camp Wilson’s Young Men’s Christian Association No 6 for the soldiers. The program featured music from B Natural Orchestra and vocal acts including Misses Cain Hughes Wilson Ney and others, with a sequence titled Armies of Liberty listing countries and dates from 1914 to 1917, a Kentucky Babe quartet, and readings and choir numbers.
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Laurel Heights
Bessie Guin
J. E. Lockwood
J. E. Tucker
Russia
Mary Aubrey
France
Russel Hughes
Belgium
Clistine Ney
Great Britain
Lewis Krams- Beck
Scotland
Lass
Hugh Thompson
Wales
Ellen Allen
Serbia
Sylvester Gardner
Cuba
Bertha Berliner
Japan
Cora Witte
Italy
Josephine Lucchese
Roumania
Martha Matthieu
United States
Florida Shaw
Kentucky Babe
Ladies’ Quartet
F. L. Carson
G. Ney
Mrs. Co. &E. Fitzgerald
M. Saunders
Dixie
Nora Deussen
Sanchez
Berliner
Durham
America
Beneficial Results From Foley Kidney Pills
Isaac B. Turman of 1277 Washington Ave Ashbury Park N J says Foley Kidney Pills gave the most beneficial results for backache rheumatic pains dizziness stiff joints sore muscles and other symptoms of kidney or bladder trouble. For sale by A M Fischer.
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Isaac B. Turman
Washington Ave
Ashbury Park
N. J
Dutch Cruiser Zeeland Reaches New York En Route to Indies
The Dutch armored cruiser Zeeland arrived in New York on June 80 en route to the Dutch East Indies via the Panama Canal. It will serve as a patrol ship in Holland possessions waters. Many Dutch ships now travel through the United States to avoid mines and submarines along the Mediterranean Suez route. About fifteen to twenty Dutch ships wait in American ports for entente certification before proceeding.
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New York
Dutch East Indies
Panama Canal
Holland
United States
Mediterranean
Suez Canal
French Cruiser Kleber Sunk After Mine Collision
Paris June 80 An official announcement reports the armored cruiser Kleber struck a mine off Point St Mathieu on Wednesday and sank Three officers and thirty five men were lost. The Kleber had sailed from Dakar Africa and was bound for Brest. Displacement 7578 tons length 426 1 2 feet beam 58 1 2 feet draught 24 1 2 feet armament included eight 8 inch guns four turreted, four 4 inch guns two 3 inch guns ten 2 inch guns and four smaller guns. Crew at launch in 1908 was 500 men.
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Paris
Point St. Mathieu
Dakar
Africa
Brest
Kleber
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J. W. Hucker
Citizens’ Committee
P. Purgason
Fred Tatum
T. J. Schley
Ferris Chamberlain
John Green
Alexander Hoffman
Oswald Martin
William W. Grell
Irwin Perry
Guy
Ae At
Bevo
Anheuser-Busch
ST. Louis
Soldiers Club
Upson Board
Adv
Souchez Valley
Mrs. Landrum
Macdonna
Happy Hour
Willett’s
Horace E. Wilsuon
State Bank
O'Connell Loan Co
E. Houston St
Willett
West End Pavilion
Dulling Printing Co
Palm Beach
Hummel’s’ Clothing
W. Commerce St
Alamo Jewelry Co
White
Robinson
East Crockett Street
Corporation Court
West End Lake Pavillion
Main Ave
Jeffery
Lowther
Dan Lewis
Kampmann Bidg
Travis
Ogden
Herman Sons
Jeffrey
Dixie Social Club
C. W. Ryan Company
Karnes City
Frank H. Booth
Great Atlantic & Pacific Tea Co
Lasoya St
A-Bar Plumbing Co
Red Cross
War Relief Fund
Washington
George D. Armistead
Eliot Wadsworth
American Red Cross
Bliem
John Darrough
Camp
International & Great Northern
Camp Kelly
Aviation Post
H. S. Jary
North Street
Virginia Jones
Water Street
Flores Street
Shelley-Loring Undertaking Co
A. M. Fischer
East Indies
Zire Service
Main Avenue
NOA Spears CO
Losoya St
Gunter Hotel
Gustave Beraud
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