Exhibition for Red Cross at Kelly Field draws crowds
Aviators stage a Red Cross exhibition at Kelly Field San Antonio led by Lieut Col G W S Quackenbush with official sanction from Washington. Donations welcomed via gate tickets or large gifts, plus sale of photographs and a color program. A parade titled Battle of the Roses is planned. San Antonio Texas April 5 1918. Notice to city taxpayers: 1917 taxes due by May 31 1918 to avoid penalties. Andrés Coy Commissioner of Taxation.
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Deweeze to Be Shot Friday After Pardon Denial
Salt Lake City Utah May 22 Howard H Deweeze convicted of murdering his wife Fanny Fisher Deweeze was denied commutation of sentence by the state board of pardons this morning He will be shot by choice Friday morning Petitions from Colorado residents were considered at the last minute but failed to secure relief.
Cure Catarrh With Blood Purifying S S S
An advertisement urges readers to treat catarrh as a blood disease not a mere local ailment. It praises S. S. S. as effective, cites a testimonial from C. F. Venatta of New Kensington, and invites readers to write to Swift Specific Co. for information.
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New Kensington
Nature
Swift Specific Co
Swift Laboratory
Atlanta
Georgia
Navy Secretary Daniels Predicts Ships For War Effort
Secretary Daniels told Rutgers College alumni that the U S will soon have enough ships to carry a million troops to France and millions more, with destroyers to escort them. He suggested Congress may raise the draft age if needed and praised naval progress and new officers promoted since the war began.
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Annapolis
No Reception Plans For Goethals Visit In San Antonio
Major General Goethals, acting quartermaster general, is slated to arrive Thursday for a tour of Southern Department camps but no definite entertainment plans exist. The Southern Department and Chamber of Commerce officials have not been advised on the visit’s purpose or duration. A Chamber committee led by J. H. Haile, L. B. Clegg, and Clinton H. Kearny offered assistance, with army approval possible.
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Chamber of Commerce
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New Calomel Product Calotabs Promoted
An advertisement touts Calotabs as a modern calomel alternative. One tab at bedtime with water claims to cleanse the liver and purify the system without nausea or griping, with a promise of morning vitality and appetite. Sold only in sealed packages for thirty five cents with druggist guarantee.
Two American Fliers Down Boche Planes
Ensign Potter, ordered to France then England, downed two German planes during a long reconnaissance. A British North Sea station commander praised his courage and eagerness to fly and noted Potter’s popularity at the station. a brother resides in Detroit.
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Mich
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Captain Hale a Prisoner With the American Army in France
Captain James Normat Hall of Colfax Iowa reported missing May 7 is now wounded and a prisoner in a German hospital after an aerial engagement over German lines.
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Iowa
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Texas Aviator Killed in Foggia During War Service
Aviation Cadet Eugene D. Penn died when his aircraft propeller failed at 1200 yards altitude near Foggia. He was 22, UT graduate, and son of Mrs Rae Penn of Austin. Funeral held today as reports note his training in Leon Springs and Austin before deployment to France and Italy.
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Rtobert R. Penn
Dallas-Galveston News
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Fort Leavenworth
Chicago
London
W. W. Preston
Robert K. Preston
England
Notice to Liberty Bond Subscribers Due May 28 1918
The next payment for the 4 percent third Liberty Loan Bonds is due on or before May 28, 1918. Subscribers should promptly pay at the bank where their subscription was made. Institutions listed include City National Bank Alamo National Bank San Antonio National Bank Frost National Bank State National Bank and others.
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Commercial State Bank
Central Trust Company
Guaranty State Bank
Commonwealth Bank & Trust
Mayor faces revolt as convention call sparks politicking
City news notes a convention to back an opposition candidate for the vacant fire and police commissionership set for June 4. Mayor Bell refuses to quell unrest, while rumors link Chief Fred H. Lancaster and Captain Jim Stevens to the candidacy though Stevens says he will not run.
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Dutch Ships Kept from Dutch Ports by German Threat
In London a Rotterdam dispatch reports Germany pressures Holland to sign a costly economic pact. Berlin withholds safe passage and seizes the Megrez, halting Dutch ship sailings from Dutch ports as a direct challenge. A supplementary Dutch protest is filed in Washington over the seizure explanation.
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Daily Telegraph
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Megrez
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United States
Obituary and funeral notices from San Antonio
Obituary items note Mrs. Alice A Linklater aged 59 died after brief illness at a local hospital. She lived in San Antonio 30 years, survived by husband and daughter Mrs B L Robinson of El Paso. Funeral at 4 p.m. Thursday from 187 Simpson Street. burial at Mission Burial Park. Bruno Kenney Prassel infant son of Mr and Mrs Frank Prassel died at 1 a.m. funeral 5 p.m. Tuesday at Riche Undertaking. interment Lutheran Cemetery. Also mentions Pearce-Robinson Undertaking Co and updated funeral ads. In Constantinople Emperor Charles and Empress Zita of Austria Hungary arrive with Turkish ministers and central powers diplomats. reception at Yildiz Palace.
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Amsterdam
Zita
Austria- Hungary
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Bishop Shaw Departing for New Duties in New Orleans
A farewell at the Southern Pacific station honored Bishop John W. Shaw, formerly of San Antonio and now Archbishop of New Orleans, with clergy and officials bidding him goodbye as the train departed amid camera flashes and handkerchief waves. Also reporting: aviator Richard Blodgett killed in France after leaving Williams College for service. the Texas Cotton Seed Crushers’ Association holds its annual Galveston convention. Germany labels prisoners of war as a growing labor army with 3,570,000 held.
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New Orleans
Southern Pacific
Galveston
Tex
Texas Cotton Seed Crushers’ Association
C. C. Littleton
Fort Worth
Robert Gibson
Wallas
Amsterdam
Germany
Ailments of Women and Lydia E. Pinkham’s Remedy
The piece urges women to try Lydia E. Pinkham’s Vegetable Compound for pains and illnesses common to women. It claims many testimonials support relief from dragging pains inflammatory ulcers and catarrhal conditions through this remedy.
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