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Newspaper
San Antonio Light
Location
San Antonio, Texas, United States of America
Date
Mar 11, 1916
Page
3
Paris dispatch recounts the heroic defense of Haumont near Verdun where French troops fought under heavy shelling to delay German forces. Despite immense losses and communications collapse, colonel and staff escaped, allowing reserves to reach the line and the retreat to be orderly.
CANEY Kas March 11 Fire started from a boiler boiling over at the Kanoteaz refinery today and destroyed eleven tanks of oil with an estimated loss of 75000 dollars.
Gainesville resident H T Strange shares sleepless nights and relief after using Foley Kidney Pills. He reports one bottle cured his condition and now sleeps soundly. Advertisement notes kidney pills tone up weak kidneys, rid poisons, boost appetite and energy. A M Fischer, Druggist, Gibbs Building.
Henry Gassaway Davis former West Virginia senator and 1904 Democratic vice presidential nominee died in Washington after a brief illness at age 93. Born November 16 1823 in Baltimore he helped rail coal and banking interests in WV and served in the House and Senate from 1871 to 1888. He attended six Democratic national conventions and chaired West Virginia delegates in seven nominating fights.
New York March 11 Dr Romulo S Naon Argentine ambassador to the United States returned yesterday from a leave of absence in Argentina and said: I cannot tell you how warm the friendship is which my country feels for the United States. Maybe. What is she mad at him fort Maybe. He kissed her Maybe or maybe he didn't.
Dor othy Webb describes life on the road and touring romance as she leads in Sam at the Grand. She praises travel, the country, and the theatre, noting Irish roots and family in performance while recounting early starts on stage.
On March 11 at New York harbor the steamship Richmond of the Standard Oil fleet sailed with a tank barge at her stern in what is described as the longest tow voyage in American oil shipping history. The two vessels carry an oil cargo valued at $3,000,000.
Paris reports ongoing combat for Vaux fort with German progress on slopes but intact barbed wire defenses. Verdun battle wanes in intensity. west bank actions limited near Bethincourt and Corbeaux wood. German losses from yesterday weaken assault units between Douaumont, Haudremont, and Vaux.
Berlin reports by the war office that French positions 1400 yards wide and about two thirds of a mile deep south of Ville-aux-Bois near Rheims have been captured.
County officials received daily meeting records amid a Supreme Court injunctive bid by Commissioner Gutzeit to halt a $200 monthly salary. Supporters hint at a possible $3 per diem for attended meetings, while counsel argues the per diem is legally due under general county laws.
The Sun day Light advertises superior reach for want ads, claiming 70 percent more homes in San Antonio and exclusive circulation in Southwest Texas. It touts early delivery to many towns, a 25 000 circulation, and tiered pricing for multiple insertions.
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