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Newspaper
San Antonio Light
Location
San Antonio, Texas, United States of America
Date
May 21, 1916
Page
2
The article outlines plans to grow Texas militia units for border service, detailing personnel counts, equipment needs, and transport. It notes vaccination progress, training, and an expected movement window midweek, with federal arms and uniforms to be provided and state funding set at 35 dollars per month per unit.
Acting on Adjutant General Henry Hutchings order, Texas plans immediate organization of added National Guard units with federal arms and state allotment for armory rents. Texas quota includes four coast artillery companies two field artillery batteries two engineer companies and an ambulance company.
The House passed the Army bill by 349 to 25 after hours of debate with Republicans Dillon Young Norton Moss Carey Miller Farr Mooney James and Kent among supporters. The measure would authorize 50 million dollars in Panama Canal bonds to charter ships for government use with private sale or lease, five-year postwar operation, and a five member shipping board to regulate rates. The Senate now considers the bill.
May 20. The death sentence on Jeremiah C. Lynch an American citizen charged with Irish revolutionary involvement was commuted to ten years in prison in an official dispatch from Edward J. Adams American consul at Dublin. Ambassador Page pressed the matter with the foreign office per State Department guidance. John MacNeil, linked to the Sinn Fein uprising, will face a court martial in Richmond barracks Dublin on Monday.
Paul Waples, chair of the Texas Democratic committee, denounces the Anti-Saloon League plan to caucus delegates for the upcoming state convention in San Antonio. He warns such action would embarrass President Wilson and urges Democrats to reject outside influence and uphold party unity.
Washington dispatch reports the American consul in Dublin confirming Jerimiah C. Lynch has been officially sentenced to ten years in prison. The notice comes as Ambassador Page at London informs the State Department.
The hollow toothed comb for applying liquids to the hair and sasip has been enhanced by adding a valve to regulate the flow of its contents.
A New Jersey railroad worker claims to have created a telegraph alphabet using only dots. He says it can be learned faster than Morse and used by anyone in an emergency.
An invention combines a window stabilizer with a shade cord anchor to prevent the shade from flying up while reducing rattling. It offers a simple solution for secure, quiet window operation.
The Baltimore American notes arteriosclerosis stems from arterial poisoning via intestinal putrefaction. High protein intake from meat and eggs accelerates deterioration, while overeating worsens the condition. doctors say reducing portions by one third to one half may ease the burden without harm.
Minnesota Governor Hammond cites Balkan exchanges as a barber shop gag. He recalls Venizelos, Radislavoff, Grey, and the Czar in a joking barb about beards and barbers to illustrate diplomacy tones.
Reports from across the border describe a force of 700 bandits in a distant district while Terlingua and Lajitas face potential raid with only twenty troops stationed at Terlingua. An American rancher warns officers after talks with Mexicans who relayed word of the bandit threat. Simultaneously Pershing's expedition sails new supplies from Columbus to the border area as patrols increase.
General Gabriel Gavira and Consul Andres Garcia protested in Mexico City against General Funston's plan to establish permanent camps at Namiquipa El Valle and Colonia Dublan. The El Paso report noted renewed border patrol activity and ads for large quantities of lumber nails and road plows for tent floors and troop accommodations.
A drill sergeant known for severity leads recruits through a funeral drill. He clears a path for a mocked cortege holds up as the "corpse" and scolds the group for lacking a proper look of regret.
In Europe a novel pump uses explosions of an air and water mixture to work directly on water without a piston. A new storm curtain for automobiles operates by a door mounted on the car, allowing easy exit and access.
Official statistics state Spain's water power potential at about 5,000,000 horsepower while only around 800,600 horsepower is currently utilized. The figures highlight underuse of hydropower capacity.
Secretary Daniels seeks 340 000 dollars to test an underwater engine system using an old submarine to replace storage batteries and eliminate deadly chlorine gas. Naval officials report a Pacific coast trial shows mechanical promise, though concerns about engine noise and submarine wake remain for further experiments.
The secretary of the navy asks Congress to fund proposed reforms and includes a suggested amendment to the naval appropriation bill to implement these recommendations.
German forces press a large-scale assault from Belgium to the Vosges with heavy bombardment. Crown Prince directs operations near the Meuse as German troops push into French trenches west of Dead Man's Hill and in Hill 304 area, while French counterattacks aim to hold the Verdun corridor via the Haucourt Esnes road.
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