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Newspaper
San Antonio Light
Location
San Antonio, Texas, United States of America
Date
May 08, 1917
Page
2
Early tallies indicate about 8000 votes, roughly one third of registration, with machine candidates favored. Illiterate voting issues were addressed by judges, and hours after polls close results should be available. opposition candidates for commissioner appear to run nearly even while enthusiasm remains low.
A粗advert for a cheap lemon juice beauty lotion blends home blending with orchard white. It promises a quarter pint mix costing little, strained lemon juice to avoid pulp, and daily application to whiten and freshen skin including face neck arms and hands.
The article enumerates precincts including Lowther Uhr Oy and others. It notes the polls will stay open until 7 o clock and reports that anti machine forces claim late votes from laborers and small tradesmen could shift the final result.
The Leon Springs and Fort Logan H. Roots camps opened Tuesday to receive applicants for commissions in the new army. Each day until May 15 new detachments report until camps reach 2500 men. About 1000 reported at Leon Springs and were assigned to companies. Recruits travel by special Sap River train and army trucks. Construction continues at night to ready buildings as needed for the three months of training. Some recruits may be weeded out by a second physical examination at the camp.
San Antonio manufacturers plan a regular session at 8 p m Tuesday night at the Gunter Hotel to discuss business issues including convention actions and army supplies. Geyer will preside and Leel notes strong but uneven results across firms with exchange of ideas aiding problem solving in the growing industry.
The San Antonio Patriotic Male Chorus bands together for its second rehearsal at 8 p m Thursday in the St Anthony Hotel ballroom. Emil Hillie of the Rotary Club leads the drive to recruit 200 members while H W B Barnes directs and polishes songs including The Star Spangled Banner America Your Flag and My Flag and rehearses Marseillaise for the next session.
The government investigates the Manitowoc steamer and other American Trans Atlantic Company vessels accused of supplying German submarines in the Atlantic. Navy officials confirmed holds at St Thomas Virgin Islands by order of the Navy Department with State and Justice Department participation.
Manitowoc crew members say German submarines received cargoes from ships flying the American flag. The Manitowoc Muskegon and Allaquash sailed from Buenos Aires to New York via St Thomas where they awaited orders after being detained. Initially loaded with coal and contraband fuel and food, they later loaded a general cargo hidden under coal with gold chests aboard the Manitowoc.
Hermosillo dispatch reports Colonel Angel Camargo and forces attacked Gregorio Robles and his small band at La Noria about twenty miles below Nogales. The bandits, blamed for outrages in Sonora, were driven into the mountains leaving plunder and animals. one assailant was wounded but escaped, six of Robles's men were captured.
The Greek steamer Parthenon of 2934 tons gross, sailing from New York to Havre on April 14, was sunk by a German submarine, costing about 4 million dollars in ship and cargo. The dispatch from the owners notes Greek officers and crew aboard but gives no word on their fate.
In Georgia reports, Fort Oglethorpe lists 3100 applications for officers' commissions to be cut to 2500 for the territory. The first 150 are reported. At Fort McPherson in Atlanta more than 3000 applications for the officers reserve corps have been received to date.
Fort Worth Texas May 8 Henry Strickland a young farmer from DeLeon accidentally killed his wife this morning while cleaning a shotgun in their home.
An old tonic ad touts Grove's as a reliable general tonic with quinine and iron. The note claims the product offers a standard medicinal tonic effect and highlights its value.
Reports show rapid influx of two billion dollar Liberty Loan subscriptions with individuals including a Mississippi farmer and an Arkansas bank pledging support. Plans call for widespread postal and street promotions, posters in post offices and vehicles, caps for letter carriers, and large electrical signs in major cities to urge citizen participation and inform the public.
A Texas Senate resolution introduced by Senator Dayton invites General Joffre and Premier Viviani of France to visit Austin to address the Legislature. The measure notes the purposes of their mission to the United States. The session also passed Clark’s bill setting pardons board salaries at 2500 yearly and a Bastrop County road law.
Six year old Charles Stevens son of Sheriff Henry Stevens died in Kenney's Sanitarium from head injuries after being struck by an automobile on West Commerce Street Bandera on April 30. Driver Mrs M Patterson of 116 Loretta Street was bonded by police. Burial planned in Bandera Texas.
May 8 report quotes Robert W. Childs special United States district attorney asserting government will prove price fixing bordering on extortion. He claims current investigation reveals more than any prior fight and calls for power to prosecute every man involved.
A parent compares a spider with a boy’s toy top to show limits of effort. The child retorts that a man could spin a top, arguing that some feats rely on tools or novelty rather than sheer labor. The dialogue playfully contrasts natural skill with engineered novelty.
A moulding made from stamped sheet metal is designed to be nailed to a wall before plastering. The satin backing provides support for the weight of the plaster and the finished wall system.
A statewide food and feed program meeting is set for May 11-12 in Austin with representatives from counties Chambers of Commerce and commercial groups invited. Delegates will map a systematic program to boost production and share labor among Texas entities.
A baby census will be taken in Fort Worth as soon as the public schools close. The council of mothers will direct it.
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