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Newspaper
San Antonio Light
Location
San Antonio, Texas, United States of America
Date
Mar 14, 1918
Page
4
Fragmented OCR text depicts trench front experiences with references to soldiers, shells, and combat conditions. It mentions the Sunken or Sunken River area, weaponry, and daily routines amid heavy fighting, with repeated questions and remarks about survival, duties, and endurance, reflecting a chaotic frontline narrative.
Confused report describes a Dallas gathering centered on public safety, defense and funding urged by officials including Mr Hertzberg. The noisy session referenced a planned April talk, with participants discussing Liberty bonds, cross funding and emergency measures amid a tense local climate.
A fragmentary wartime brief notes industry activity and conventions. It mentions low air navigation, sector 1 MMe progress, and a convention attended by various country delegates. The text references MORO Ave and Marion Tewueh, with mentions of MOSUL Athena and the HevikG group in a vague wartime context.
A national labor bureau plan seeks free or mutual benefit services for employers and workers to organize registration of all workers in the rising class. The proposal envisions branch agencies at population centers and a state direction, with voluntary participation and focus on increasing national productivity and wartime shipbuilding demand.
Lieutenant Joseph L. Canby of Chicago and five other Americans were decorated by Premier Clemenceau with the Croix de Guerre for bravery under fire. Canby’s act was particularly daring as he went over the top in daylight and captured a German prisoner unaided.
Ranivillon will be thoroughly out Uned and the districts established. Howe to Reon Tuesday, Mr. Howy will leave San Antonia Thursday night but will return Tuesday to attend the state meeting. The location of the San Antonio afflen will then be announced and the city solution us the state elouris house decided on.
A chaotic obituary lists Alexamler 1 Weinstein aged 44 and Agnes Higelne aged 8, with unclear spellings and scattered addresses. It mentions a German connection, multiple survivors, and a burial plan by Shelley Loring Une, with diverse family members named in a jumble. The piece also notes a second obituary fragment for Mrs. Tia, and various kin across cities, ending with a long, garbled tribute.
President Wilson nominated Brigadier General Harry L. Rogers for the regular army as brigadier general. Rogers, now in France with General Pershing, previously served as department quartermaster and chief wagon master in the National Army. He began as a major in 1898 and rose to brigadier by 1918, aiding the Vera Cruz expedition and Mexico campaign logistics amid challenging transportation needs.
The article notes an upcoming meeting at the San Antonio State Bank Building to elect a five member school board under the new charter. It details staggered terms, re elections, and mentions two current members, Mona Guerra and Charles Gerlach, as likely to seek re election while others may stand for re election. It also reports the death of Ndefonne Gandara aged 41 and his service in the community.
An old advertisement extols a homemade cough syrup claiming superior curative powers by combining elements of various cough remedies. It promises a ready-made alternative, details ingredients, preparation time, and a total cost around 65 cents for a pint, claiming to ease bronchitis and related conditions without spoiling.
The article describes Marine Corps and Navy recruiting among West Vesue Military Academy students, naming Woods Green Vaviant and others as they join or prepare to join. It notes a hospital adjutant and dismay over textbooks and library issues as the intake proceeds and the community responds.
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