County to Launch Sanitary Survey to Cut Deaths
Bexar County commissioners authorize a yearlong sanitary survey funded by the county state and Rockefeller Foundation to reduce preventable disease deaths. Experts will inspect schools and homes teach sanitation and examine pupils, aiming to lower the county death rate from about 18 to 8 per 1000.
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Sanitary Survey
Bexar County
Commissioners
Rockefeller Foundation
Ray Lambert
Covington
East Texas
Bexar
McLennan
Harris
Dallas
San Antonio Merchants to Attend Fort Worth Convention
Ten leading San Antonio retailers will travel to Fort Worth for the Texas Retail Merchants Association annual convention. They endorse federal food price control and a price probe, offering data to the government, and will back President Wilson's stance on Germany. Merchants named include R. Starcke and W. M. Morgan among others.
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San Antonio
Fort Worth
Texas Retail Merchants’ Association
Adolf Grasso
Grasso
Texas
Wilson
Germany
R. Starcke
W. M. Morgan
Paul
Kurtz
Ben Varga
Harry Stone
John Kenney
C. Robitzseh
James Kapp
N. Burdin
W. J. Elle
House Bill Aims to Boost Gold Reserve of Federal Banks
The House passed amendments to the Federal Reserve law to raise gold holdings by 300 million dollars and reduce reserve requirements for member banks to strengthen banks for war needs. The measures move to the Senate.
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Washington, D. C
Federal Reserve
House
Federal Reserve Law
Senate
Prince Edward to marry his first cousin Princess Arthur of Connaught
London reports Prince Edward Albert of Wales will ask for the hand of his first cousin Princess Arthur of Connaught. The prince is 22 and the princess is fourteen months older.
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Associated Press
London
Prince Edward Albert of Wales
National News
Princess Arthur of
May Lift Embargo on Arms to Mexico
Reports from Juarez claim the United States will lift the arms embargo to Mexico within days enabling faster pursuit of rebels. In Brownsville Brig. Gen. Morton assures Mexican workers in the U S will be protected from conscription amid rumors they will return home and sell property cheaply to others.
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Mexico
EL Paso
Tex
Juarez
Brownsville
United States
Charles G. Morton
Morton
Roosevelt Praises Texas Fighting Men
Ex President Theodore Roosevelt mails regrets to Speaker Fuller for not addressing the Texas Legislature. He commends Texas fighting men and hints at leadership plans if possible. House and Senate push bills on Texas National Guard officers and county funding for demonstrations amid sessions and guest speakers.
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Austin
Tex
Fuller
House of Representative
Theodore Roosevelt
Texas
Senate
House of Texas
House
Harley
Texas National Guard
Ferguson
State Interscholastic League
E. D. Shorter
University of Texas
Congress
Gregg
Teachers Seek Higher Salaries Across City Schools
A meeting of grade teachers from all public city schools was called for Saturday at 4 p m in the Wolff and Marx auditorium to discuss concerted action for raising the grade teachers salary schedule. The group hopes to form an organization and present a petition or committee report to the board of education.
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Wolff & Marx
Board of Education
Obituary for Burl L. Popham
Burl L. Popham, 42, died at 4 30 Friday afternoon at his home on Edwards Street. He was a native of Texas and is survived by his widow. The body will be sent to Fairview by Shelley-Loring Undertaking Company.
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Burl L. Popham
Edwards Street
Popham
Texas
Fairview
Shelley-Loring Undertaking Company
Texas Native John Towers Dies in Local Sanitarium
John Towers aged 36 died Friday night at a local sanitarium. He was a native of Texas and his body is held by the Shelley-Loring Undertaking Company pending word from relatives in Yoakum.
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John Towers
Texas
Shelley-Loring Undertaking Company
Yoakum
Advertising in the Aftermath of War
The article argues advertising will grow postwar as a core driver of British and global trade. It notes war taught harsh lessons, stresses the need for efficient production and distribution, and urges American manufacturers to push full speed ahead to seize home and world markets. It highlights advertising as a weapon in national economic effort and calls for strong support to sales specialists.
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England
United States
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State Health Board
Morris Stern
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Sap Depot
Prospect Hill
Nolan
North Flores
South Laredo
San Antonio Traction Co
Association
Princess Arthur
United States “Liberty
State National Bank
Roosevelt
Shelley-Loring Undertaking Co. Automobile
Great Britain
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