Curzon Defends Government As War Threat Grows
At the Primrose League meeting in London on May 11, Earl Curzon, a government leader in the Lords and War Council member, defended the British War Cabinet. He warned the enemy is at Britain’s gates and said the empire would rather have Lloyd George as premier than any other statesman. He opposed placing generals in cabinet, arguing it would spoil military discipline and policy.
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London
Primrose League
Earl Curzon
House of Lords
British War Council
Barl Curzon
England
British Empire
Lloyd George
Berlin
Paris
Calcutta
Montreal
America
Ireland
Drink Hot Water Before Breakfast Limestone Phosphate Remedy
An old health brief promotes drinking hot water with a teaspoon of limestone phosphate each morning. It claims to purify the stomach liver kidneys and bowels, easing headaches bilious attacks constipation and stomach trouble. The powder is described as inexpensive and nearly tasteless.
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Bath
Y's Tod Casualty List Announces War Losses
The casualty list reported by General Pershing to the War Department names killed in action, died of wounds, died of disease, and other fates among soldiers and civilians. Includes ranks from private to lieutenant, with numerous named individuals and home towns across the United States and beyond, reflecting a broad toll of wartime service.
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Pershing
War Department
Ligut
Adrian C. Edwards
Carrollton
Libuy
Walter C
Lawrence
Mass
Rodney Stinson
Stonington
Joseph Welsh
Greensburg
Jad
Nathaniel Godson
Briffton, & C
Glen Hockersberry
Danville
Clair T. Newell
South Manchester
Conn
John S. Robinson
Pearl River
Joseph M. Spencer
Nevada City
Cal
Harry L. Curtis
Mi Stratford
S. HS
William F. Small
Allston
Lolland Ham
Glencoe Mills
Arthur Lutter
BACIL
Chicago
Garlett W. Ibrown
Schnectady
N.Y
John T. Keltonic
Plantsville
James Toomey
Methuen
Dennis Downing
New York
Clarence H. Fry
ColumbIa
Abraham Strauss
Homer Kk. Byers
Jackson
Ohio
Edgar J. Abr
Mount Sterling
Daniel R. Smith
Dillsburg
Robert H. Graves
Ackerman
Miss
Earl Thomas
Charles
Henry J. Belrose
Franklin
Edward H. Graves
Reynolds
Ind
Joseph C. Welch
Romeo
Mich
Richard P. Jones
Trenton
George W. Deichts
Lange
City Defers Telephone Rate Increase to June 20
A. G. Gates of Southwestern Telegraph & Telephone Co agrees with San Antonio's request to postpone the proposed rate rise until June 20. City auditor J. Allison will study the situation. report due before June 20, with final council action planned for June 26. The delay allows a new schedule to take effect July 1 if approved, with $190,000 held in reserve to reimburse patrons if rates aren’t sustained. The city retains discretion to accept, reject, or take no action on the rate request, while the company keeps control over the rate basis.
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A. G. Gates
Southwestern Telegraph & Telephone Company
San Antonio
Bell
J. Allison
St.Louis
Be Pres
Allison
Dcity
German pressure for Dutch economic treaty hints
The German press voices cautious but firm support for pressing Holland into economic concessions. The Masgde Urgische Zeitung hopes a German Dutch treaty will recognize Germanys demands, while the Frankfurter Zeitung says the latest settlement goes to extreme lengths and Germany cannot permit more.
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London ‘Times
San Antonio
Philadelphia Public Ledger
the Public Ledger Co
Hague
Holland
Germany
Masgde Urgische Zeitung
Frankfurter Zeitung
Rabies Reports After Dogs Run Amok in City
Eleven reports filed with the police Friday concern dogs acting strangely or displaying hydrophobia symptoms. One animal on Mesquite Street was shot by Officer Casanova and declared rabid. Owners asked to remove dogs from Hunstock Taylor South Flores Denver Bowlevard and West Travis. Other dogs reported on South Walters South Flores and Worth Mesquite Sadie. A resident on West Mistletoe Avenue was warned to secure a veering dog causing neighbor concern.
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Wriday
Som Mesquite Street
Poiceman Casanova
Hunstock Avenue
Taylor
South Flores
Denver Bowlevard
West Travis
South Walters
Worth Mesquite
Sadie
West Mistletoe Avenue
Local Man Enjoined Over Liquor Sale Near Lytle
Suit filed by the Texas attorney general against R Opperman of San Antonio seeks to restrain liquor sales within 10 miles of the prohibited zone near Lytle Atascosa County where a government radio station and aviation landing field are located. Judge Calhoun did not grant a temporary injunction. This is the second such suit since the zone law took effect.
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Austin
Tex
Attorney General's Department
Palty-third District
R. Opperman
San Antonio
Opperman
Lytle
Atascosa County
Calhoun
American Girl Aids Refugees Escape From Russia
An official account details Americans fleeing Petrograd through Finnish battle lines to safety in Stockholm. 22 year old Miss Ranta aided by Captain Crossley and J J Tyer guided a truce, saw violence, detentions, and rescues as refugees faced bombings and insults before reaching Christinestadt and Stockholm.
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Washington, D. C
Petrograd
Finland
Stockholm
Ranta
American Tobacco Company
Red Guards
Crossley
J. J. Tyer
Tammerfors
Bjorneburg
Tammiersfors
Helsingfors
Tamerfers
F Helsingfors
Rel
Mentylato
Mantylato
Mr. Tyer
Miss Ranta
Miss Tanta
Miss Rants
Red Cross
Christinestadt
Vasa
Vice Squad Makes Dozens of Arrests in City Seizure
Police vice squad and federal officers arrested sixteen people including seven couples, many of them Mexican or Black, for violations of rooming house ordinances. A 27 year old woman was held for investigation. The notice also lists local dances, jewelry ads, and small fires around town with brief details on venues, bands, and locations.
Dairyman Is Fined In Health Service Case
The first arrest by United States health service in the campaign against unsanitary conditions near royal military camps led to a conviction in Justice Msk's Court Friday afternoon. A dairyman charged with maintaining a nuisance was fined 10 dollars plus costs totaling 24.65 dollars. Prosecutor Dr Rea Davis, chief sanitary inspector, with Inspector FP HW Woeltz, testified the premises where the defendant resided were dangerous to residents. The arrest occurred near Kelly Field.
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United States Health Service
Justice Msk
Rea. Davis
FP. HW. Woeltz
Nealth Service
Kelly Fiek
Vindictive Blockade at Ostend Harbor Raid Details
London May 11 reports describe how the sunken cruiser Vindictive lies at Ostend harbor entrance at about 40 degrees, creating a partial blockage that will deepen with tides and silt. The raid hampered German access, though not fully stopping submarines or destroyers, and air bombardment accompanied the operation. A second note covers Zeebrugge and Ostend blocking efforts, plus a separate Jonesville home talent play shooting death of Fred Alexander, 20.
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London
Ostend Harbor
Belgian
Zeebrugge
Ostend
Heebrugge
En{rane
Zeebrugee
Heal Skin Diseases with Zemo Dermatology Remedy
Painful skin conditions like eczema and ringworm ease quickly with Zemo from EB W Rows Co. It comes in 35c and 1.00 extra large bottles, is non greasy, easily applied, and purportedly soothes and relieves itching swiftly. Obtainable at drug stores, this penetrating liquid promises quick relief and low cost.
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EB. W. Rows Co
Cleveland, Q
Roosevelt Defends Hearst Papers in War Critique
Theodore Roosevelt issued a brief preliminary statement defending Hearst newspapers from government retaliation, contrasting them with papers like the New York Tribune Collier's Weekly and Metropolitan Magazine. He criticized Postmaster General Burleson and cited editorials alleging anti war aid by Hearst outlets, asserting unequal treatment. Five Texas men, including San Antonio's Wysong L. Grace, graduated from Fortieth division officer training at Camp Kearny, and will be commissioned as needed.
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New York
Theodore Roosevelt
Burleson
Roosevelt
New York Tribune
Colliers Weekly
Metropolitan Magazine
George Creel
Committee On Public Information
Germany
William R. Hearst
Creel
Wilson
United States
Colliers and
Metropolitan
Postmaster General
Post Office Department
Woosevelt
Hearst
Tom Watson
Georgia
San
Board to Seek Pardons for Merciful Convicts in Texas
The board of pardon advisers will file clemency recommendations after a tour of Huntsville penitentiary Wynne farm Goree farm and Ferguson state farm in Madison County Judge William Blakeslee said conditions were good and inmates well cared for. The group noted several prisoners with long terms and tuberculosis in advanced stages deserving consideration. The Ferguson farm showed about 7001 acres in cultivation and a large, favorable crop outlook.
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Austin
Tex
Board of Pardon Advisers
Huntsville Penitentiary
Wynne
Goree
Ferguson State Farm
Madison County
William Blakeslee
Ferguson
Intervention urged on Siberia by North China Daily News
The North China Daily News calls for strong intervention in Siberia amid news of a large German trust to control Russian commerce after the war. It questions allied hesitation, cites Balfour and Viscount Montagu speeches, and argues America’s delay risks aiding Germany. Also notes a new four hour daily intelligence school for the Ninetieth division under Maj. H. C. Tatum, with officers from regiments and staffs.
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Tandan Times Service
San Antonio
Philadelphia Public Ledger
The
Public Ledger of
Shanghai
North China Daily News
Siberia
America
Russia
Germany
H. C. Tatum
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