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San Antonio Light

Location

San Antonio, Texas, United States of America

Date

Nov 01, 1918

Page

14

Death marks end of long public service career

Judge John F. Onion a former San Antonio attorney died at 4 PM in Dallas after a ten day stroke. He was 56 and had moved to Dallas three years ago to serve as general counsel for Southern Life Insurance. Survived by widow three daughters and a son. funeral in San Antonio with burial there. Burial and service details note St. 2340 o'clock Sunday at the home of Ira and Ruby Cavanaugh.

John F. Onion San Antonio Dallas Bodge Onion Wyler Lexas Indiana Ffe Ele BE. D. Henry Southern Life Insurance Company Ile Knights of Mhorassan Friendship Temple Pythian Sisters Unity No Knights of Pythia Heo Camp Davis

Dodson's Liver Tone Promises Safe Liver Cleansing

Polluted ad text touts Dodson's Liver Tone as a safe, vegetable alternative to calomel claiming it cleanses the liver and bowels without salivation. It promises restoration of energy and regular digestion, urging purchase from druggists with a money back guarantee.

Dodson

Library Association Exhibit Highlights War Reading Service

The Carnegie Library hosts an American Library Association exhibit showing how the ALA supplies reading material to soldiers and sailors. Posters depict book deliveries to naval schools, northern camps, southern and western posts, and hospital wards. The program includes 1500 branches in camps and border service under Miss Harriet Long, with millions of magazines and over 600000 technical books purchased for military use. General Pershing arranged monthly reading matter for ships, with books shipped via Paris and Y services to camps and overseas troops.

American Library Association Carnegie Library Naval School Tospitals Ard Army Camps Mexican Border Service Association Harriet Long Carnegie Lib United War Work General Pershing Mea Paris Amps

Casualty List Reports 641 Total Killed or Wounded

The Commanding General lists 641 total casualties including 17 killed in action and 26 dead of causes, 260 wounded slightly, 123 severely wounded, and 81 missing in action. Names of Privates, Sergeants, and Officers from Oklahoma, Texas, New York, and other states are given with hometowns such as Wau Seditionary Forces area.

Aer- Wau Seditionary Forces Dause

New Neckwear Fads of the Season Arrive

The newest neckwear features Maribou capes and scarfs in natural seal taupe and black. Plain Maribou and Ostrich trimmed styles include heavy satin lining and satin ribbon ends. Prices range from 6 to 17.50 dollars.

Admission rules loosened for wartime officers training

United States citizens born in enemy or allied nations may enroll in the Infantry Officers Training School at Camp Fremont California. Applications are accepted at Fort Sam Houston with Captain Robert Mawes in Troop 1, Tenth Cavalry, daily 10 to 3. Early application advised to secure a quota slot as San Antonio may not fill the state need. An English inventor has created a heated wire glove powered by aircraft steering wheel contact paint.

Camp Fremont Cal United States Fort Sam Houston Robert Mawes Tdth Cavalry San Antonio

Dead Soldier Honored Private Bierman Victim of Guard Accident

Private Frank A. Bierman of the Moth Aero Squadron Kelly Field was accidentally shot while on guard at the guard house. He was 27, enlisted in 1917, and is survived by friends in Raymond Illinois. Full military honors were given at Kelly Field and the body shipped home Friday morning.

Frank A1. Bierman Moth Aero Squadron Kelly Field Raymond Blorman Bierman

Belgians Return From Germany Describe Harsh Transport

Libre Belgique reports on January 26 DIN issue detailing Belgian prisoners sent back from Germany. It notes starving, frozen men were returned after 36 hours of rail travel to Brussels with one death en route and the body left in the car.

Libre Belgique DIN Germany Brussels

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