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Newspaper
San Antonio Light
Location
San Antonio, Texas, United States of America
Date
Mar 15, 1915
Page
1
Candidates must file names for the Peoples Municipal League convention by Monday March 22 1915 at 8 pm. W M Morgan chairman urges timely submission and warns late filings may be rejected.
Report from PATROGRAD via London notes Austrian and German forces pressing to break the siege of Przemysl in Galicia. Russian defense slows advance as Allied movements shift westward, with contention near Stanislau and attempts from Ujok and Przemysl. The situation grows more complex as fighting intensifies along the front.
Wireless links and air power bolster Russian lines as Austrian positions hold, while Turkish troops face growing pressure near Przemysl. German authorities express confidence in their stance and troops transfer families to safety, amid fear of a wider Dardanelles setback. Belgium awaits verdict as Brussels court acquits two customs officials accused of aiding the Belgian army entry via Holland.
Mayor welcomes more than four thousand delegates to San Antonio for the seventy third session of Odd Fellows and Rebekah meetings. Speakers praise fellowship, lodge unity, and host city hospitality as delegates arrive for a week of entertainments and deliberations.
Fragmentary OCR shows a chaotic public notice discussing medical claims about S.S.S blood remedies, alleged drug dangers, and a 1910s community event with lists of speakers, attendees, and entertainment plans. The text references doctors, a health tonic, and a political assembly in San Antonio with names and local figures.
News fragment details a 216 convention with officers elected last year and preparations for the next annual gathering. It mentions grand chancellors, warders, and other officers, the opening by Mineral Wells officials, and hotel headquarters at the Menger with credentials and registration committees active.
Postponement announced for the Rebekah assembly session once due to the grand lodge and Odd Fellows informal meeting overruns at the Gunter Hotel ballroom. Monday session limited to Rebekahs and Odd Fellows with committee on credentials led by Mrs. Mary Hoven Catt of Tyler.
Fragmentary report outlines a gathering of prominent figures and lodge members at Trebolart Assembly convention week. Mentions Antonio Burden, Westley, Henry Chale, DoJ. dlubbard, Nepal grand masters, and several other named attendees amid scattered descriptions of sessions and roles.
A historic public notice describes a parade forming in front of the Crockett hotel. The procession will travel south on Alamo Plaga to Commerce Street then Eoledad Street, north on Zoledad Street to Dunslyn Street, and south to West Hall where marchers will be photographed. Grand marshal and numerous lodge and chapter members are listed among participants.
A Thursday and Wednesday event by the San Antonio Rebekahs under Martha Fowlkes aims to stage a Queen pageant presented as the Chmners troupe. The play will be directed personally by Miss Fowlkes with Rebekah volunteers handling theater duties and ticket exchanges.
Beachey perished during the Pacific exposition when his craft crashed. Eyewitness notes and later expert analysis point to mechanical failure and entangling wires as the likely cause, while his mother awaited news at a nearby corner.
Page one continuation describes Carranza backing away from the Progreso blockade. Anstitar and crew relations are cited, with mentions of expected recognitions and protectorate intentions. Captain Ryan and the Ward Mes passengers are noted in Laavane harbor, amid diplomatic tensions and shifting loyalties.
Fragmentary report notes a near breach within the Angeles faction now calling themselves Angelistae. The split centers on former federal agents who joined the Angeles camp and those aligned with the Villis group.
The article outlines factional rifts among Villa, Angles, and Madera over concessions to divertistas and ex-Maderaiy, plus plans for a northern campaign led by General Gheegan. It notes Vasconcelos’ push against Gutierrez and U.S. diplomacy suspicions, with mentions of Mescal and San Luis Potosi regions and a looming constitutionalist effort.
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