Pershing to Lead Five Civilian Training Camps in 1917
Major General John J. Pershing will personally direct five civilian training camps in the Southern Department in 1917. The program emphasizes field work, target practice, and combat exercises, with government covering expenses including railroad fares. Camps will occur in Austin, Dallas, Alexandria, Houston, and Las Vegas NM, across spring to late summer.
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Department
Southern Department
John J. Pershing
Pershing
National Guard
Austin
Dallas
Alexandria
Houston
Las Vegas
New Mexico
Official Notice to Property Owners on South St Marys St
San Antonio City Clerk Fred Fries publishes an official notice to property owners along South St Marys Street between Market and Garden Streets. The notice cites a resolution and announces publication to inform interested owners of the actions and requirements contained therein.
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South St. Mary’s Street
Market Street
Garden Street
Fred Fries
City of
San Antonio
St. Mary's Streets
Antonio Drug Company
River Bridge
A. P. Ward
Garden &J
Kiel Renominated by Republicans for Mayor
Complete returns from yesterday's primaries show Mayor Henry W. Kiel renominated by the Republicans for mayor with a plurality of 24 903. William C. Connett won the Democratic nomination with a plurality of 3 457. A French vento collapsible boat can be folded and carried within an ordinary suitcase.
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Kiel
St, Louis
Henry W. Kiel
William C. Connett
Public hearing ordered on St Marys Street improvements San Antonio
City commissions approve plat for South St Marys Street paving from Market to Garden with 3 inch Uvalde rock asphalt surface and concrete curbing. Public hearing set for March 19, 1917 to consider special assessments against abutting property and railroad interests under the Procedure Ordinance.
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State OF Texas
County OF Bexar
City OF
San Antonio
S&s. St. Mary Street
San Anto
South St. Mary's Street
Market Street
Garden Street
Uvalde Hock Asphalt Co
Bexar County
Texas
Southern Pacific Wins Federal Suit In Rail Control Case
The Southern Pacific Company announced it won a federal suit ruling by the United States Circuit Court of Appeals in Salt Lake City. The decision compels the government to withdraw its bid to force the sale of the Central Pacific Railway control.
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Circuit Court of Appeals
New York
Southern Pacific Company
United States Circuit Court of Appeals
Salt Lake City
Southern Pacific
Central Pacific Railway
Grocer Rohner Arrested in Smuggling Case
Henry Rohner president of the Henry Rohner Company wholesale grocers and delicatessen dealers in Philadelphia was arrested for involvement in a smuggling scheme linked to crews of the interned German commerce raiders Kronprinz Wilhelm and Prinz Eitel Friedrich at the Philadelphia navy yard. The warrant was issued by U S Commissioner Edmunds and Rohner was to be arraigned later that afternoon. Government officials did not specify the exact charge.
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Philadelphia
Henry Rohner
Kronprinz Wilhelm
Prinz Eitel Friedrich
Philadelphia Navy Yard
United States
Edmunds
Rohner
Storstad Belgian relief ship sunk by submarine
The Norwegian steamer Storstad, a Belgian relief ship with an American aboard, was sunk by a submarine while laden with 109000 tons of maize from Buenos Aires. Twenty seven crew members were landed. one died, others missing. The vessel carried relief markings and aimed for Belgium.
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London
Storstad
Buenos Aires
Las Palmas
Canary Islands
American Commission For Relief
Belgium
Army Orders Detail Cadet Appointments at U S Military Academy
The document lists officers and cadets including Captain Glen Edgerton engineers First Lieutenant Robert F. Hyatt Fourth Field Artillery First Lieutenant Robert M G Littlejohn Seventeenth Cavalry First Lieutenant Thomas H First Lieutenant Ernest J Dawley Seventh Field Artillery First Lieutenant Stuart W Cramer Jr cavalry First Lieutenant Od da L Drollinger Sixteenth Infantry First Lieutenant James R Weaver infantry as part of today’s Army orders.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States Military Academy
Glen Edgerton
Engineers
Robert F. Hyatt
Fourth Field Artillery
Robert M.G. Littlejohn
Seventeenth Cavalry
Thomas H
Ernest J. Dawley
Seventh Field Artillery
Stuart W. Cramer JR
Cavalry
Libel Spenant Od da L. Drollinger
James R. Weaver
Infantry
Old Charter To Be Presented At Spanish War Veterans Event
The John L. Bullis Camp will honor Past Commander Lewis Maverick with a smoker at Moose Hall at 8 p m. The event will feature the presentation of the long lost charter issued June 8 1900 to Eugene J Hernandez and 54 others by the National Army Spanish War Veterans. All city Spanish War veterans and other patriotic society members are invited. Maverick returns from special service for the U S Army.
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John L. Bullis
Lewis Maverick
Eugene J. Hernandez
National Army
Captain Maverick
Maverick
United States Army
Moose Hall
Do You Suffer With Rheumatism Relief Product Ad
Do you suffer with rheumatism Try Eimer amp Amend 2851 and get relief Thousands speak well of it Reliable drug gists sell it Eimer amp Amend 205 Third Ave New York also W H Whisenant and W C Kaltver
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Eimer & Amend
Third Ave
New York
New Jitney Law Drafted by City Attorney
City Council adjourned session passes revised jitney ordinance banning jitneys within a defined business district. Measure faces court test and possible repeal of the old ordinance. penalties include fines of 10 to 200 dollars per offense.
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Lambert
Actioniag
Garland
Uhr
Brown
Kearny
Gillette
J. T. Sluder
South Alamo
Nueva
Laredo
Travis
Fourth
Bowie
Houston Street
Soledad Street
Houston
Romana Street
Fiesta Association
Bond Company of
St. Louis
Commerce Street
Nurse Report Filed
The February report by Mrs KE S Parsons superintendent of public health nursing is submitted to Dr W A King city health officer. Nurses made 658 visits 471 professional 157 social service. Seventy two new cases were added 71 patients dismissed 6 to Robert B Green Memorial Hospital 1 to a private hospital. 502 cases still under care.
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KE. S. Parsons
Department of Public Health Nursing
W. A. King
Robert B. Green Memorial Hospital
Grudge Fades into Bold Banter at Seaside Resort
Jones nurses a grudge against O Connor and asks about hunting tigers in West Africa. O Connor replies that he killed them all, claiming life at the seaside resort evaporates fogs as Captain Smith reports on tiger legends.
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Jones
O'Connor
West
Africa
Baltimore Ameries
Scientific Society to Meet in San Antonio Lecture on William James
The San Antonio Scientific Society will hold a meeting on Tuesday March 13 at 8 PM with a Philosophy and Psychology section featuring Prof H H Ryan principal of the High School discussing What William James Did for Philosophy. Open to the public with various local advertisements interspersed.
Obituary of Benjamin Lorey 5 in Dallas burial in Anchor Cemetery
Benjamin William Lorey five year old son of Mr and Mrs Ed Lorey of San Antonio died Thursday in Dallas. The body with his parents was brought to this city for burial. Funeral at 2 o clock Sunday afternoon from the family home 1127 Denver Boulevard. Rev Wesley Weddell to officiate. Interment in Anchor Masonic Cemetery.
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Benjamin William Lorey
Ed. Lorey
San Antonio
Dallas
Texas
Denver Boulevard
Wesley Weddell
Anchor Masonic Cemetery
Shelley Loring Undertaking Co Automobile Equipment
Shelley Loring Undertaking Co offers automobile equipment and related supplies with two phone numbers listed for contact.
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Shelley-Loring Undertaking Co
Ady
Rotan and Shear Golfing Visit Bracken Ridge Park
George V Rotan and Harold Shear of Waco played an informal four ball match with Frank M Lewis and Clarence Mangham of San Antonio at Bracken ridge Park municipal course Saturday morning. They plan to continue the competition at the Country Club that afternoon. Rotan, former Texas golf champion, and Shear are in San Antonio to inspect the municipal course for ideas to aid a new Huaco Club course in Waco. They praised the municipal links as the sportiest and best of its kind in the state, though neither had played it before.
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George V. Rotan
Harold Shear
Waco
Frank M. Lewis
Clarence Mangham
San Antonio
Brackenridge Park
Country Club
Rotan
Texas
Shear
Huaco Club
Governor Signs Bills on Power Plants Bat Protection
The governor signed a Senate bill by Bee allowing terminal railways to own and run power plants in cities they traverse. He also signed Lange bat protection bill prohibiting killing bats. Additionally he approved SA Independent School District charter amendments and increased Bexar County District Attorney fees to 6000.
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Austin
Tex
Senate
Bee
San Antonio Independent
Bexar County
Welcome Home San Antonio Guardsmen to Be Honored
City and county officials and the Chamber of Commerce plan a general celebration for San Antonio militiamen returning from ten months on the Mexican border. Troop C arrives first around March 15, with the four National Guard units honored in a coordinated reception after all members are home. Battery B will also be feted for its patriotism.
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San Antonio
Chamber of Commerce
Texas National Guard
Board of Directors
Mothers’ Council
Second Texas Infantry
Ane
Texas Cavalry
Big Bend
Camp Wilson
Corpus Christi
Texas Field Artillery
The Sensible Course in Yonkers Tales
A Yonkers Statesman excerpt notes Jimmy’s quips as a teacher reads of a Roman swimmer crossing the Tiber thrice before breakfast. Jimmy asks why the swimmer did not return to the clothes on the starting side. The piece ribaldly comments on patience and face value in a classroom anecdote.
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Jimmy
Tiber
Jimmie
Little Girl Recovers From Croup With Foley’s Honey and Tar
Mrs. R. M. Raney of Stanford Kentucky reports her child with night coughs improved after dosing Foley's Honey and Tar Compound every few hours. The next day the cold was gone and the child slept soundly. She recommends Foley's Honey and Tar for la grippe coughs colds and croup.
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R. M. Raney
Stanford
Foley
A. M. Fischer
Fleet of Wooden Ships Plan 15 Vessel Transatlantic Fleet
Chief builders across the United States are called to meet with the Shipping Board in Washington on Wednesday to devise rapid construction of a large fleet of American vessels for trans Atlantic trade. The plan includes standard ships up to 600 tons for commercial needs and for transporting food and supplies to allies in wartime, aiding in relief of the British submarine blockade and sustaining international commerce.
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Washington, D. C
United States
Shipping Board
Great Britain
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Horace E. Wilson
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