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Newspaper
San Antonio Light
Location
San Antonio, Texas, United States of America
Date
May 18, 1917
Page
2
The Own Your Own Home campaign announces window shopping day with a display of furnishings and equipment for the prize bungalow. About 4000 contestants receive notices inviting inspection of gifts from contributors. Door Control Electric of San Antonio donates a burglar alarm and lighting control board for the bungalow.
In Petrograd a 569 delegate peasant congress opens with aims to crystallize peasant views on national questions and urge duties under new freedoms. Ministers announce a coalition cabinet and frontline supply assurances while Premier Looff hopes revolution is averted and order restored.
The passage notes that continued methods threaten Russia's ruin, while a new coalition with Socialists requires major concessions. It stresses the need for democracy to defend freedom and accept responsibility, and praises Council of Deputies for recognizing dangers and aiming to save the country from anarchy, defeat, and dissolution.
An Exchange Telegraph dispatch from Amsterdam cites rumors at The Hague that a truce between Russia and the central powers may be arranged due to political changes in Petrograd. The rumor is described as of German origin.
May 17 news reports from Petrograd say generals Brussiloff Gurko have withdrawn resignations after a meeting of fronts commanders. Officers’ prestige suffered and rebel doctrines undermined authority yet the army remains capable. General Alexieff predicts improved outlook under a new coalition government and firmer military leadership.
SUISSONS The high road along the Craonne plateau later named Chemin Des Dames or the Ladies Way dates from Louis XV. It runs from the Paris Maubeuges road northeast of Soissons, crossing the plateau to the Ailette valley and Vauclevec woods, near Bouconville, where Princes Adelaide Sophia and Victoire visited Madame De Narbonne. A new paved crest road later gave the name.
Wilson County Sheriff Tobin dispatched Deputies Newton and Subira Friday noon to locate two armed men thought to be hiding near the Bexar Wilson County line. A Wilson County deputy ordered the pair to halt. they raised rifles and fled into brush. The sheriff suspects the men are part of a horse thief gang active in the area.
Taxpayers in San Antonio are notified that fiscal year 1916 taxes are due. Pay by May 21, 1917 to avoid six percent interest and two percent monthly penalties for five months, per J F Garland Commissioner of Taxation.
The article explains that the sea holds thirty times the volume of all land above sea level. It notes land average height about 1000 feet while ocean depth averages 12,000 feet. It mentions higher mountain peaks versus deeper ocean depressions but emphasizes the greater average ocean depth.
The inquiry into Dr. Sarah Frances Herdman osteopath found dead at 326 Barrett Place concludes natural causes. Chloral was detected but not in sufficient amount to cause death. inquest held with no verdict but authorities deem natural causes. Her sisters seek assurance and burial plans proceed in Dallas Pa.
Corpus Christi. Judge Timon confirms interest in Congress citing lifelong South Texas ties and readiness to serve. He says candidacy depends on wartime conditions and would not enter if it harms government plans, noting he may serve if needed and stressing patriotism over personal ambition. He serves Nueces County as judge and has held public office for years.
True Korear grass is coarser than the velvet grass popular in the area. The plant used is Zoysia tenuifolia, native to the Mascarene Islands.
When sick bilious constipated or with sour stomach Van Lax is advertised as the best remedy replacing calomel with no griping or after effects. It promises gentle cleansing, clearer heads and brighter eyes and suggests giving it to children. A 50 cent bottle is sold by druggists or via Van Vleet Drug Co Memphis Tenn.
KR S Tinnin 74 died Thursday at a local hospital native of Mississippi moved to Bastrop County in youth joined the Confederate army in 1862 and lived in Austin before settling in San Antonio for the last seventeen years He leaves a widow two daughters Mrs Charles Foster of San Antonio Mrs Inez Stansill of Sanderson and son Camp Tinnin of El Paso Funeral held at 10 o clock Friday from the family home West End with active pallbearers Hy Hirsch W F Casey Will Morriss W M Pardue T M West and KE L Martin honorary pallbearers W M West Ferdinand Herff T P Bishop George W Brackenridge Judge J L Camp and Dr J H Moore Interment in Mission Burial Park
Readable text lists Shelley Loring Undertaking Co with contact note 971 followed by Ady. This appears as a small classified item indicating funeral services related equipment and phone contact.
In New Orleans the Southern Baptist convention called for a nationwide ban on liquor during World War I. It telegraphed President Wilson, pledged aid to the Red Cross and families of enlisted men, and endorsed the Anti-Saloon League and WCTU while pushing hospital supply drives and wartime social reform.
Robert L. Barnes of the bureau of investigation received word Friday that Gen. Pancho Villa was seen in San Antonio. The sighting placed him exiting Hipolito Villa’s house at Pecan and Navarro Streets, though Hipolito denied knowledge of Villa’s whereabouts and said he does not know where General Villa is. He remained uncertain if his brother is in the United States.
Charles Sarate of 21844 South Laredo Street was knocked from his wagon at the Alamo and Commerce intersection Friday at 9:30 AM. Two wheels ran over him. he was taken to Robert B. Green Memorial hospital with bruises to hips and knees. Police say a wagon wheel caught in a streetcar groove caused the crash.
Henry M. Hart assistant cashier at City National Bank was chosen treasurer at the Texas Bankers Association closing session in El Paso. Howell E. Smith of McKinney was elected president and Galveston was named meeting site for 1918.
A portion of the Ninth Infantry leaves Fort Sam Houston Friday afternoon for Syracuse New York to be expanded into two new infantry regiments. The rest of the Ninth departs Saturday for the same assignment. The Sixth Infantry at El Paso will depart Saturday for Chickamauga.
A writer contemplates sending a letter to the paper under a fictitious name to excoriate the editor and prescribe national governance. The narrator delays, finally abandoning the project and burning the paper with a sarcastic line.
A speaker recalls writing a letter that the Minneapolis Journal refused to print, noting the unprinted missive became a private joke about the paper and his absence from publication. The remark highlights media selectivity and personal humor within the era.
An English scientist argues that if radium inside the earth matches the quantity in surface rocks, the world will warm over time rather than cool. He warns this internal heat could drive gradual temperature increases.
Aaron notices Beerbaum in a new overcoat after an accident on Michigan Avenue. Beerbaum recalls the old coat tore when he collided with a large car, and the Chicago Club owner gave him $50 to buy a new one, prompting Aaron to check if the automobile remains nearby.
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