Night Trains Cut Time for San Antonio Rail Route
The Crystal City and Uvalde divisions of the San Antonio Uvalde Gulf railroad shift to night service starting March 8. A daily mixed train will depart San Antonio at 9:30 PM, reaching Crystal City at 6:56 AM and La Pryor at 8:55 AM, with return trips overnight. The change speeds shipments of strawberries and truck crops to markets 24 to 36 hours faster, aiding San Antonio merchants and rural producers along the line.
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Crystal City
Uvalde
San Antonio, Uvalde & Gulf Railroad
San Antonio
Carrizo Springs
la Pryor
5. A
Antonio
St. Louis
Texas
Louisiana
E. F. Ee
Taft Stays Out of Politics Amid Roosevelt Nomination Talk
Washington march 4 former president taft plans to keep in the background and not aid any gop candidates as roosevelt’s nomination moves toward a national scale. friends say taft will attend chicago only if roosevelt effort fails and will not appear in person or by proxy otherwise.
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Washington, D. C
Theodore Roosevelt
Taft
Chicago
Washington
Mr. Taft
Connecticut
New Haven
Yale University
Roosevelt
San Antonio Rolls Into Roller Skating Craze
The city sees a surge of roller skating among youth and adults as paved streets become daytime rinks and streetlights support evening gatherings. Discussions of municipal skating in plazas and officials roped into chasing the trend reflect a lively social shift.
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San Antonio
Army Orders Grant Leave and Transfers
Today’s Army orders grant two months leave of absence for First Lieutenant George Grunert of Cavalry. Captain George W. Wallace of Sixteenth Infantry is transferred from Base Hospital Fort Bliss to Letterman General Hospital and the Presidio of San Francisco for observation and treatment.
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John M. Jenkins
W. Morris Chubb
Corps of Engineers
Chief of Engineers
John C. Walker JR
Signal Corps
San Diego
Cal
Andreww. Smith
Seventh Cavalry
Robert F. Hyatt
First Cavalry
James W. Furlow
Quartermaster Corps
Central Department
Ted Sennon
William D. Beach
Cavalry
George Grunert
George W. Wallace
Sixteenth Infantry
Fort Bliss
Texas
Letterman General Hospital
Presidio of
San Francisco
Pimples in an Evening Gown
An advertisement touts Stuart's Calcium Wafers as the quickest blood cleanser to clear the skin of pimples blotches and blackheads. The pitch claims the product removes impurities from the blood, promising a clear complexion and angelic skin. A free trial package offer is made via a mailed coupon.
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Stuart
FF. A. Stuart Co
Stuart Bldg
Marshall, Mich
Name Street
S O S V Members Resolve Queen for Fiesta Week
After a month of dispute the S O S V party in San Antonio elected a queen for the 1916 Fiesta San Jacinto mock coronation. The vote's details were kept secret, but committees announced plans for a large parade with 2600 marchers, featuring members from unions and local organizations.
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S. O
Travis Club
H. L. Miller
F. B. Tucker
J. W. Hucker
Rotary Club Committee
John B. Carrington
Ss. O. S. VY
W. Dl. Hussing
J. Sprague
Ed Finck
Louis Ducker
John Williams
Porter F. Loring
W. L. Hoefgen
C. J. Chalfant
San Antonio
Woodmen of the World
Herbert Barnard
C. A. Wortham
Wortham
Hig
Meeting Results Include King Selection, Reporter Noted
An afterthought disclosed to reporters that a king was also selected at the meeting. The young man who shared the details spoke to the gathered press about the event and its outcome.
Laughs At Bullets In Court Witness Against Edwards
Nathan Lewis testified in Criminal Court that bullets from William Edwards two shots failed to harm him. He described Edwards shooting during an argument, with one bullet lodging in his arm and the other passing through his mouth as he smiled. Lewis said he spat out the lead and prepared to fight, then both men were separated.
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Baltimore
Nathan Lewis
Criminal Court
William Edwards
Lewis
Edwards
Cattle Men's Special Train Leaves March 20
The Southern Pacific announces a cattle men's special train departing at 11 00 p m on March 20 from Houston and return fare is 7 55 dollars.
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Houston
Southern Pacific
Deer on Auto Ride Stuns Altoona Shoppers
A live deer startled shoppers in Altoona's business district as it rode in a car after deputy game wardens captured it near Franks Town township. The buck, longtime resident of Frank Weyand's farm, had its legs bound and was released in another county area.
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Altoona
Frank Weyand
Frankstown
Mystery of the overcoat bears no plain solution
A teacher uses a bear and its overcoat to explain perpetual concealment. Students debate why the bear cannot remove its coat while one boy reasons only God knows where the buttons are. The exchange reflects practical supector style illustrations from everyday life.
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New York Times
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