Philadelphia Approves Large City Improvement Loan
Philadelphia voters endorsed a 114 400 000 loan for municipal improvements as debates on party leadership and the presidential preference election unfolded. The state Republican contest centered on the auditor general post with Boise Penrose appearing to win over Brumbaugh. Delegates at large to the national convention were being chosen.
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Philadelphia
Pennsylvania
United States
Boise Penrose
Brumbaugh
Penrose
Penrose faction wins convention slate. Brumbaugh concedes
The Penrose faction appeared to elect most of its candidates while Brumbaugh and Mayor Smith of Philadelphia claimed victory. Philadelphia approved a 14.4 million dollar loan for rapid transit and municipal improvements by a large majority.
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Penrose
Brumbaugh
Smith
Philadelphia
Democrats Rally in Michigan for Wilson Renomination
Lansing May 17 Democrats in Michigan convene to name delegates to the national convention backing President Wilson. Temporary chairman Frank E Doremus praises Wilsons peace efforts and says intervention in Mexico could come only as a grave national duty after all peaceful means are exhausted.
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Lansing
Mich
Michigan
Wilson
Frank E. Doremus
Mexico
Tennessee Democrats Meeting in Nashville Nomination Push
The Democratic state convention assembled in Nashville to nominate candidates for governor and railroad commissioner and to name presidential electors and delegates to the national convention. Gov. Tom C. Rye reportedly had sufficient instructed votes to secure renomination.
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Tennessee Democrats
Nashville Tenn
Democratic State Convention
Tom C. Rye
Ruling Seen Likely Thursday in West Texas Bank Case
City of San Antonio counsel near end of argument in the West Texas Bank injunction suit with closing remarks by bank and state attorneys expected Thursday morning. The dispute centers on the general demurrer and is limited to questions of law, with facts to be settled after the ruling. Judge Chambliss may issue the decision Thursday.
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San Antonio
West Texas
Robert G. Harris
F. G. Chambliss
R. J. McMillan
Mr. McMillan
R. H. Ward
Metchnikoff Seriously Ill With Heart Disease
Paris report says Prof Elie Metchnikoff, famed bacteriologist and Pasteur Institute head, is seriously ill due to heart disease.
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Metchnikoff
Paris
Elie Metchnikoff
Pasteur Institute
Daring feats by Canadians are deported daring rescue missions
Ottawa report highlights Canadian eye witness accounts of bravery in No Man's Land north of the trenches. Soldiers from Ontario and British Columbia units are praised for rescuing wounded comrades under heavy bombardment and sniper fire. Notable exploits include a Highlander patrol nearing a German trench and bringing back a sniper's plate.
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Ottawa
Ont
No Man's Land
Militia Department
Ontario
British Columbia
Royal Highlanders
J. M. Lemieux
Noel Savard
Joel Boiselle
Patrick Costello
H. H. Finlay
W. W. Gregory
A. B. Howatt
Vanccouver
Bravery Amid Shellfire Rewards Medal to Mitch
Staff Sergeant C. K. Mitch of the Canadian ordnance corps received the military medal for bravery repairing machine guns under heavy bombardment. A bearer was struck by a shell and seriously injured yet continued fighting until wounded about twenty times before being carried back to the lines.
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C. K.mitch
Canadian Ordnance Corps
U. S. Cruiser San Francisco Runs Aground
The cruiser San Francisco, serving as a mine layer, ran aground on a Nantucket Sound shoal during a gale. Eight crew members were reported missing from a whaleboat. later reports gave uncertain results as to their fate. The ship was freed without major damage and sailed on toward Newport. Commander Reginald R. Belknap commanded the vessel.
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Boston
Mass
United States
San Francisco
Nantucket Sound
Ucertain
Charlestown Navy Yard
Newport
R. 1
Reginald R. Belknap
New Hampshire
Coast Guard
Acushnet
Gresham
Belknap
Tiz Foot Care Ad Promises Quick Relief for Sore Feet
A vintage advertisement touts Tiz for aching burning puffed up feet and corns. It claims immediate relief and says to wear smaller shoes. A 25 cent box is sold at druggists with a year long comfort guarantee.
Machine turns milk into pure powder without heat
A Munich engineer G A Krause completed a centrifugal machine that quickly dries foods including milk into a whitish powder without destroying nutrients. When water is added later the product supposedly returns to real milk with full nutritional properties and cream. The process draws curiosity from scientists and reportedly impressed skeptical observers.
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Munich
Germany
G. A. Krause
Krause
Aground in a stiff gale off Woods Hole
Captain W. R. Rush reports the cruiser San Francisco 80 miles off Woods Hole and 100 miles from Boston as a southeast gale and heavy rain lash the coast. No lives are reported lost.
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Washington, D. C
W. R. Rush
Boston Navy Yard
Navy Department
San Francisco
Woods Hole
Mass
Boston
Rush
Gift Inspired by Daughter's Memory Aids Poor Children
Donation from Henry L. Halff of twenty dollars to The Light supports the Milk and Ice Fund for infant welfare in San Antonio. Funds will aid the Public Health Nurse Association’s summer work for babies, encouraging monthly or lump sum gifts and the idea of a vacation tax to help those staying home.
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Public Health Nurse Association
Henry L. Halff
A. B. Frank Company
San Antonio
Visitors Day at Main Avenue High School Industrial Exhibit
Thursday will be visitors day at the manual training department of Main Avenue high school. Visiting hours are 8:30 a.m. to 3 p.m. The boys will be at work in the industrial building and articles made at the school will be on exhibition. The public is invited.
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Main Avenue High School
De Miracle Hair Remover Guaranteed
An advertisement touts De Miracle liquid depilatory that dissolves hair under and on the skin, acts quickly, and evaporates leaving immediate lasting effect. It markets genuine bottles at $1.00 and $2.00 with a binding guarantee and directs buyers to New York distributor addresses.
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de Miracle
In &c
de Miracle Chemical Co
Dept. A-3
Park Ave
129Th St
New York
Third Artillery Band Concert at Fort Sam Houston
The Third artillery band will give a concert at the lower post Fort Sam Houston Thursday afternoon starting at 4 30. Chief Musician A C Pentland arranged the program featuring Neutrality Overture Poet and Peasant Ill Bacio The Bohemian Girl Lucia de Lammermoor Listen to That Dixie Band and a one step. The concert lasts about one hour. The next concert at the lower post will be Monday afternoon.
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Fort Sam Houston
A. C. Pentland
Lucia de Lammermoor
Dixie Band
Lower Post
Perry a Lieutenant in Texas National Guard
Kenneth C. Perry of San Antonio left his advertising solicitor job at The Light to become a second lieutenant in the Texas National Guard. Governor Ferguson commissioned him to fill a vacancy after mobilization at Fort Sam Houston. His training at West Texas Military Academy led to assignment as battalion quartermaster and commissary in the Third Texas Infantry.
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Kenneth C. Perry
Wilson
the Light
Texas National Guard
Ferguson
Mr. Perry
Fort Sam Houston
West Texas Military Academy
Perry
Third Texas Infantry
Mohonk Conference Debates International Courts
The Mohonk Lake conference on international arbitration opened with a discussion on potential international courts. James Brown Scott presided as William H. Taft arrived, while Edwin M. Borchard urged creation of an international court to settle cross border monetary claims. Dr Lyman Abbott of New York also spoke.
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Mohonk Lake
N. Y
Lake Mohonk
James Brown Scott
Carnegie Endowment For International Peace
William H. Taft
Edwin M. Borchard
Congress
Lyman Abbott
New York
Auto Delivers Crash Into San Pedro Creek Bridge
Three San Antonians were injured when a speeding car crashed into the north end of the San Pedro Creek bridge on South Flores street at 6:45 PM Tuesday. The car was badly damaged, occupants unIDed, one suffering a deep scalp wound after being thrown from the vehicle. A bridge work crew had removed flooring near the east side of the streetcar track, and the driver may have hit the edge of the bridge to avoid the opening. The license plate was torn from the car.
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San Pedro Creek
South Flores Street
Mexican raiders Jose Chapa and Buen rostro facing execution
The Texas board of pardons rejected clemency for Jose Chapa and Marquiades Buen rostro from Cameron county. The two Mexicans were scheduled to be hanged Friday in Brownsville unless the governor overrules the board’s adverse report before returning tomorrow.
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Austin
Tex
Board of Pardons
Jose Chapa
Marquiades Buenrostro
Cameron County
Brownsville
Marchand Not Dead Report Corrected
Paris correspondent for the Exchange Telegraph Company says a previous report that Brigadier General Marchand of Fas hoda fame was killed in action was incorrect.
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London
Exchange Telegraph Company
Paris
Marchand
Negro farmer kills daughter near San Marcos
Bob Nicholls a Black farmer on the Sargent Johns place near Hunter nine miles from San Marcos allegedly killed his daughter Ella 23 by clubbing her with a gun and inflicting a cut in a violent outburst authorities reported the incident near San Marcos Texas on May 17.
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San Marcos
Tex
Bob Nicholls
Sargent Johns Place
Hunter
Ella
Man Slashes Throat Then Flees. Deputy Puts Pursuit Underway
The suspect Nicholls attacked his throat with a razor before attempting to escape. A deputy sheriff and a posse pursue him through a cane brake this morning as the search continues.
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Nicholls
Special Photo Offer at Barr Studio on Avenue C
Limited-time deal on photographs at Barr Studio located at 211% Ave. C. Call Crocket 4371 for details and scheduling.
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Barr
Ave. C
Zemo Promises Quick Eczema Relief From Drugstores
A short advertising notice touts Zemo as the solution for eczema and skin troubles. It claims rapid relief from burning and itching with extra large bottles priced at $1.00 and emphasizes non greasy non staining formula from Cleveland manufacturers.
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Zemo
Cleveland
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