Militia Preparing for Border Duty in Brownsville District
With the Sibley expedition back from Mexico, state troops are to patrolling the border in the Brownsville area. Three infantry regiments are being outfitted. Second and Third start uniforms this week, Fourth to receive on Wednesday. General Funston awaits word on militiamen who refused oath and potential disposition.
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Troop C Accepted as State Militia Unit
Troop C First Cavalry organized by Captain R. O. Whiteaker has been accepted by the state as a militia troop and ordered to report at brigade headquarters in the militia maneuver camp Wednesday morning. Equipment including tents uniforms and arms was being prepared Tuesday after.
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Troop Mobilization For Border Duty At Camp
Men muster at brigade HQ for cavalry duties at Fort Sam Houston and begin fitness drills. The 85-man company, seeking 15 more, will travel by special street cars after 7:30 PM briefing at Haymarket Plaza. Governor Ferguson and Adjutant General Hutchings review progress.
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Old Timers Recall Athenaeum's History in San Antonio
The Athenaeum Society, composed of legal professionals, held a Monday night banquet at the St. Anthony Hotel to review its twenty plus years, San Antonio growth, and society progress. Speakers included Russell B. Wine Jr and Judge Nelson Lytle with plans announced for a June Carnegie Hall demonstration and a fall restart after July 1.
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Hendricks Ranch Sold in West Texas Purchase
Claude A. Broom of San Angelo buys the 4000 acre Hendricks Ranch spanning Tom Green Runnells and Cooke counties for about 40000 dollars. The May 23 report notes the deal finalizes a notable land sale in the region.
French Hero Learns to Live With War Wounds
A French private in his early twenties, famed for single handedly capturing 62 Germans, is hospitalized after being wounded in battle. He proposed surrender to spare starving French wounded, leading to the capture of 52 Germans and a war cross. He will be crippled for life but remains elated by his actions.
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Allen's Foot-Ease Powder Promises Quick Foot Relief
Shake Allen's Foot-Ease into shoes and footbath to relieve swollen feet and bunion sting. It cools sweating, callouses, and tired feet and is sold by druggists for 2 cents with a free trial offer.
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Fair Project Now Up 10 San Antonio
The federal government backs the Texas Bi Centenniel and Pan American Exhibition to be held in San Antonio in 1918. Selig Deutschman says federal officials are eager to promote the project and will push Pan American country representation. A $1,000,000 bond issue petition will go to the city council later this week as officials pursue strong exhibit plans and trade opens with South America.
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Phonograph in Basement Attracts Attention In Brazil
Brazil Indiana resident H E Thompson operates a home music system via an electric button. Ten records sit around a circular table moved by a motor beneath. A plaster horn projects into the air duct to produce sound. The setup repeats until the switch is off. A New York sculptress uses reinforced concrete wire netting plaster for statue models.
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German Chancellor Named Food Dictator in Berlin Move
Berlin officials announce the imperial chancellor will head a new food board with power to regulate imports and exports fix maximum prices and issue direct orders in urgent cases. Adolph von Batocki becomes board president, praised for organizing East Prussia after war damage.
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Sportsmen Urged to Fund Warden Salary at Medina Lake
San Antonio sportsmen must raise five dollars monthly to cover the deputy's salary at Medina Lake through January 1, 1917. The state provides fifty dollars per month, with another fifty from local sources. If not funded, the special deputy will be withdrawn after January 1, threatening fish stocks due to continued violations.
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Flood control committee tours Texas flood districts
The congressional flood control committee begins a 450 mile Texas tour visiting Brazos river flood areas. About a hundred people travel by special train to inspect waterways. seven members unable to complete the trip. Captain Arthur A. Stilas will join in Houston to guide the Brazos valley itinerary and assess reclamation feasibility.
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How You Can Quickly Remove Hairy Growths
A beauty specialist endorses a facial hair removal method using a paste of powdered delatone. After two minutes, rub off and wash the skin to remove all traces of hair. The method is described as quick and safe, with a note to verify you obtain genuine delatone to avoid disappointment.
Congress Seeks Adequate Levy Funding for Brazo Valley Survey
A congressional committee outlines tours through multiple Texas towns to assess levee needs and back an appropriation for levee construction. Senator Culberson pressed for a $200,000 survey of the Brazos valley before work begins, with a 747 mile itinerary from Houston through Angleton Freeport and Braxonia area plus other stops.
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Peacocks On The Table In Royal Dining Lore
Tid Bits recalls costly royal feasts featuring peacock as a favored dish. Birds were skinned but head and tail kept, stuffed and roasted to a brown finish, then gilded and served undressed for carving. Peacocks symbolized pageantry in medieval banquets and oaths of allegiance.
Foley Kidney Pill Promises Quick Relief for Kidney Trouble
Henry Rudolph of Carmi Illinois writes that persistent back pain and nighttime urination plagued him until using Foley Kidney Pill. He says he now sleeps through the night without waking and feels healthier.
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