San Antonio Auto Show Set for Late March in Soledad Auditorium
The San Antonio Light announces the citys largest auto show to March 31 through April 7 at the Soledad Auditorium. Dealers report strong support and space near 25 000 square feet with extensive planning by George Willis. Exhibitors include Ford Cadillac Chevrolet and more with four special nights planned Society Army Club and Trade Association events.
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San Antonio
Soledad Auditorium
Soleday Street
Ben
Texas
Houston Street
Commerce
Light
George Willis
Society
Army
San Antonio Automobile Club
San Antonio Automobile Trade Association
Anderson Motor Sales Company
Birdsong & Potchernick
Blumberg Motor Manufacturing Company
Central Tire Company
Cicero Auto Company
Citizens’ Auto Company
Clem Motor Car Company
Crockett Automobile Company
Ford Motor Company
Clifton George Company
Grant Sales Company
Harrison, Davies & Leigh
Hollier Motor Company
Herbert Kraft
E. H. Labadie Auto Company
McDaniel Auto Company
Morgan-Woodward Auto Company
Muller Tire & Rubber
Allen
Anderson
Blumberg
Briscoe
Cadillac
Chevrolet
Davis
Detroiter
Dixie
Dodge
Ford
Franklin
Grant
Haynes
Hollier
Hudson
Jordan
Lexington
Liberty
Locombile
Marion-Handley
Mitchell
Moon
Monroe
National
Oakland
Oldsmobile
Packard
Pathfinder
Premier
Regal
Reo
Saxon
Scripps-Booth
Smith Form-A-Truck
Studebaker, Velie and
Warner Auto Trailer
Texas Delegation Supports President in Ships Arm Plan
Washington March 10 Texans in Congress voiced united support for President Wilson to arm merchant ships. Fort Worth Congressman Wilson and Columbus Congressman Mansfield telegraphed to back the policy. Texans voted in favor when wagering the House action earlier. senators Culberson and Sheppard favored authority if given the chance.
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Washington, D. C
Wilson
Congress
New York World
Congressman Wilson
Fort Worth
Mansfield
Columbus
Culberson
Sheppard
Federal Loan Bank names officers in Texas
The Farm Loan Board announced officers for the Howa Federal Land Bank in Texas. President Gossett of Dallas. Vice President Thompson of Taylor. Secretary Hobby of Beaumont. Treasurer Lindsey of Tyler. Director Caldwell of Austin. Registrar Attorney Leddy from Greenville. Salaries listed and meeting planned in Houston next week for organization.
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Washington, D. C
Farm Loan Board
H. Gossett
Dallas
J. A. Thompson
Taylor
W. I. Hobby
Beaumont
A. Lindsey
Tyler
T. J. Caldwell
Austin
Charles A. Leddy
Greenville
Gossett
Culberson
Sheppard
Texas
Thompson
Rusk County
Hobby
Texas Land Bank
Lindsey
Caldwell
Leddy
Houston
Hobby May Resign Office In Texas Move
Washington announced the Federal Farm Loan Bank secretary appointment but Lt Governor W P Hobby would not discuss plans until official notice. Hobby refused to say if he would accept, with belief he would resign as lieutenant governor and Senate presiding officer. Senator John M Henderson would become president pro tem and take his place.
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Hobby
Austin
Tex
Washington
Federal Farm Loan Bank
W. P. Hobby
Shobby
Senate
John M. Henderson
Weather outlook for East and West Texas
East Texas expects rain Sunday and a much colder spell in the north, with generally fair conditions Monday. West Texas sees fair skies Sunday, a sharp cold snap, and continued fair weather Monday.
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East
Texas
West
Forecasts by The Light Across Major Cities
The Light reports: St Louis 64 cloudy with rain may reach 68 Saturday. Chicago 52 cloudy with northeast wind and rain. Milwaukee 44 rain with northeast breeze. Kansas City 68 clear with south wind and rain possible. New York 42 clear with rain likely reaching 46. Boston 40 clear with light west wind and increasing clouds to 44. Washington 60 clear with southeast wind and probable rain reaching 68.
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ST. Louis
Chicago
Milwaukee
Kansas City
New York
Boston
Washington
Arming American Ships Signals Escalation Toward War
Government officials indicate no turning back from measures against Germany as arming of American merchant ships proceeds. Potential actions include convoy systems or war, with naval secrecy and censorship planned and mail to Mexico and Cuba likely monitored. House moves toward a special session and a single coalition committee to manage April 16 agenda. investigators head south to Palm Beach for Indian conditions probe.
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Washington, D. C
Germany
Mexico
Cuba
Austria
Congress
Senate
Grayson
Tariff Board
House
Palm Beach
German plot fears hit Atlanta as operatives arrive
Government operatives arrived in Atlanta amid reports that the city is a center of nationwide German plots. Chief J M Wright declined to discuss details. Meanwhile an explosion occurred Wednesday night in a furnace at the Atlantic Steel mill, previously a war supplies plant, and was kept secret until today.
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Atlanta
J. M. Wright
Atlantic Steel
Reserve Officers Labeled for El Paso Area Promotions
Brigadier General George Bell Jr. recommended 160 non-commissioned officers in the El Paso district for commissions in the reserve army. NCOs were chosen from each of fourteen regular regiments stationed there.
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EL Paso
War Department
George Bell, Jr
Sitll
Crisis in German Cabinet Over Zimmermann Plot
London dispatch reports a cabinet crisis in Germany over a plot against America. Chancellor Hollweg and Foreign Secretary Zimmermann are said to be shaken as the Kaiser voices displeasure. The Times denounces the Austrian note to America as insolent and transparently deceitful.
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London
Daily Express
Geneva
Munich
America
Hollweg
Zimmermann
Kaiser
The
Times
Relief ship Storstad sunk by U boat near Las Palmas
London report says one life is known lost and several missing after the Belgian relief ship Storstad of 6028 tons was torpedoed by a U boat. Twenty seven crew members including one American were saved. Storstad previously rammed and sank the Em press of Ireland in 1914 with heavy loss.
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London
Ben
St. Lawrence
Father Point
Laurence Irving
Sir Henry Irving
Storstad
American Commission For Relief
Belgium
Las Palmas
Gibraltar
Rotterdam
Canary Islands
Mrs Kreiser Freed on $25,000 Bond in Kansas City
Mary Kreiser was released on a $25,000 bond after a preliminary hearing was waived. The shooting of her husband Edward Kreiser, organist at Independence Boulevard Church, prompted swift protests from Prosecutor Hunt C. Moore. A threat letter to blow up Moore and his family was received, with the author unidentified.
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Kansas City, Mo
Hunt C. Moore
John H. Pollock
Mary Kreiser
Edward Kreiser
Kreiser
Moore
Governor Signs Depositions Bill and More in Austin
Governor Ferguson signed the House joint resolution to amend the Constitution authorizing depositions by the state of out-of-state witnesses in anti-trust prosecutions. He also signed bills on dock bonds, jail guard salaries, Fire Insurance Commission pay, a 25 year antelope closed season, and repealing the incounty witness fee law, plus a batch of local measures.
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Austin
Tex
Ferguson
House
Texas
Senate
H. C. Poe
W. A. Hanger
Colquitt
W. A. Achilles
Comptroller's
Atatend
Washington
Captain Craddock
New York
Cc. C. McDonald
McDonald
Theovernor
Galveston
Texas National Guard
Tejas
Garrison
National Guard
Temple State Bank
Berlin reports U boat losses in Mediterranean zone
Berlin announced destruction by U boats in the Mediterranean between February 14 and March 3 totaling nine steamers and three sailing ships of about 32000 tons. The Berlin statement increases confirmed sinkings and brings total tonnage destroyed since February 1 to 871810 tons with Storstad sinking pushing the total to 877838 tons.
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New York
Mediterranean
Berlin
London
Governor Faces House Inquiry With Denials
Governor testifies that statements about withholding deeds are untrue and deliberate false. He explains contracts, travel expenses, Craddock advisory role, and aims to restore public confidence while detailing winnings from peniten tiary reforms and National Guard theft recoveries.
Accused of Cursing Present Wilson in Texas
Fred Meister of Muncey Street was arrested by U S Marshal John L Dibrell for publicly cursing and abusing the President and Congress in a San Antonio post office. Bond set at 2000 dollars with Lee Joseph and George Campbell as sureties. Witnesses include M W Keson Arthur Merritt E H Schaefer George D Armistead and W F Sapp.
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United States
Fred Meister
Muncey Street
John L. Dibrell
Willard Utley
Bureau of Investigation
Meister
R. L. Edwards
Lee Joseph
George Campbell
Utley
R. J]. Edwards
Texis
San Antonio
Willard Alley
Texas
Fred Meistes
Lexus
Congress
Germany
Mexico
George Bb. Armistead
Saich
United States of America
M. W. ‘Keson
Arthur Merritt
E. H. Schaefer
George D. Armistead
W. F. Sapp
British Plotters Convicted In Lloyd George Poison Plot
London March 10 Two defendants in a poison plot aimed at killing Premier Lloyd George and Minister Arthur Henderson were convicted. Leader Mrs. Alice Wheeldon received ten years and daughter Mrs. Minnie Mason five. Siblings Hettie Wheelton and others were found not guilty. A Hindu lawyer suggested trial by ordeal but the court dismissed the idea.
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London
Lloyd George
Arthur Henderson
Alice Wheeldon
Minnie Mason
Wheeldon
Hettie Wheelton
Srr. Riza
Riza
New Charges Spur Neutrality Debate in German Press
Vienna’s Neue Freie Presse claims the United States gave neutral military aid to the Entente. It cites two official documents between Washington and Mexico about British concerns last October over German submarine activity in the Gulf of Mexico. Overseas News Agency then summarized the Vienna report.
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Berlin
Sayvile Wireless
Neue Freie Presse
Vienna
Gulf of Mexico
Haig
Bagdad
Germany
United States
President Wilson Improves. May Return To Work Next Week
President Wilson's cold has improved significantly and he sat up briefly with the White House family. Dr Grayson is encouraged by his condition and expects a return to the executive offices early next week. He will need several more days of rest and outdoor activity to regain full strength.
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Washington, D. C
Wilson
White House
Grayson
British troops seize Irles as war advances near Bapaume
British forces north of the Ancre captured Irles and nearby defenses in a three mile advance, trapping prisoners and fifteen machine guns. The victory opens the way to Grevillers and Loupart wood, key defenses of Bapaume. French and German fronts saw savage fighting in Champagne and Verdun as both sides pressed counterattacks. The piece notes German air losses and new weapons narrowing Allied air superiority. In Mesopotamia, Baghdad siege expectations rise as British forces push Turkish positions along the Dialah and Tigris, with Ctesiphon abandoned by retreating Turkish forces. A food scare and rising prices accompany reports of limited potato stocks and sugar searches.
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London
Ancre
Miraumont
Irles
Grevillers
Loupart
Bapaume
Champagne
Verdun
Maisons de Champagne
Butte du Mesnil
Crown Prince
Courieres Wood
Berlin
Avre
Armancourt
Paris
Dialah
Bagdad
Tigris
Ctesiphon
Kut-El-Amara
British action may mean cheaper meat
London reports a British food controller price cap may force lower meat costs in the United States. Chicago packers warn new scales will hit American interests, potentially pushing high cattle prices from markets and restricting shipments in allied regions.
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Floyd P. Gibbons
Chicago Tribune
London
United States
Chicago
Lord Davenport
United Kingdom
U S Troops Hold Santiago and Guantanamo amid Cuban unrest
United States troops hold Santiago and Guantanamo in Oriente Province as rebel forces retreat toward Cristo. General Jose Miguel Gomez, who led the revolt until his capture, fell ill and was attended by a physician in prison.
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Havana
Cuba
United States
Santiago
Guantanamo
Oriente
Rigoberto
Cristo
Jose Miguel Gomez
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Loupart Woods
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