Wilson Wraps Re Election with Country First Message
President Wilson urged unity beyond party lines in Williamstown Mass after his re election. He visited his daughter and attended a christening at Francis B Sayres home while thousands cheered. He planned to return to Washington after a rest and church ceremony.
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Williamstown
Mass
Wilson
North Adams
Pittsfield
Francis B. Sayres
William F. Greiner
North Adams Wilson and Marshall Club
Baby Sayre
Williams College
H. A. Garfield
Sayre
Princeton University
Mr. Wilson
M J. Garfield
Garfield
Washington
Margaret Wilson
Helen Woodrow Bones
St. John's Protestant Episcopal Church
James M. Sayre
Francis B. Sayre
W. G. McAdoo
Blanche Nevin
Mr. Sayre
R. H. Sayre
Lucky daily chocolate box winner chosen by city directory
Thousands follow a Light Want Ads promotion revealing the daily Santonette chocolate box winner. Names are drawn at random from the current city directory, making the prize feel earned even as the odds remain long.
It Pays to Read Light Want Ads
A note highlights light want ads as a directory of shops contractors repairmen and professionals eager for your business. Reading the section promises money saving opportunities and profitable dealings.
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Light
Light Want Ads Reach San Antonio and Southwest Texas
The Light guarantees 70 percent more paid home circulation in San Antonio than any other newspaper. Want ads are convenient over the phone with Crockett 1742 and New 176 for orders.
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Light
San Antonio
Texas
The
Crockett 1742
New
Popular Vote to Wilson From Election Returns
Secretary Tumulty reports to President Wilson that the election produced a clear and decisive victory. Wilson carried two thirds of states with about 2,266,614 more votes than in 1912 and a record Democratic popular vote, 403,212 plurality.
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Washington, D. C
Tumulty
Wilson
Williamstown
Mass
Union
Roosevelt
Associated Press
Professor McDonald Delivers Address at Beeville Fair
Professor J F McDonald of the State Department of Education travels to Beeville to speak on Educational Day at the Bee county fair representing State Superintendent Doughty. The event marks a official educational outreach in Beeville, Texas.
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McDonald
Beeville
Austin
Tex
J. F. McDonald
State Department of Education
Bee County
Doughty
Foley Kidney Pills Help Mrs Byrd in Alabama Back Pain
Mrs Anna Byrd of Tuscumbia Alabama reports relief from back pain after taking Foley Kidney Pills. The note cites kidney trouble symptoms including rheumatic pains swollen ankles and sleep disturbance and claims the pills act promptly.
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Anna Byrd
Tuscumbia
Ala
Foley
A. M. Fischer
British say augurs well for peace
London reports a Manchester Guardian view that Wilson's re election signals progress toward peace. The paper credits Progressive support for Wilson and suggests his leadership could secure an Anglo American entente after the war, with better cooperation on the British blockade.
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London
The
Manchester Guardian
Wilson
Roosevelt
Lincoln
Weekly
Nation
William Henry Massingham
Hughes
New Statesman
Sympathy for Wilson Reflected in Paris Papers
Paris newspapers express sympathy for President Wilson after the American election. The Petit Journal notes Wilson’s victory frees US policy from electoral pressure and signals renewed neutrality. It argues voters disliked war, while Hughes supported stronger rights, and Wilson must heed this dual will.
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Paris
Wilson
Petit Journal
Hughes
Roosevelt
The
Matin
Parisien
Hotel guest and registration list from early San Antonio hotels
A coordinated list shows multiple individuals from diverse cities staying at or registered at the Gunter and St. Anthony, with guests from Mexico City Laredo Dallas New Orleans Houston Baton Rouge Wharton and Dallas. Names include H G Walker Charles Wille Oscar Schnetdau Jr T A Porter M Fowlergan Patton and E de Moral among others.
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H. G. Walker
Mexico City
Gunter
Charles Deutz
Laredo
St. Anthony
T. A. Porter
San Marcos
Menger
T. Te Price
Dallas
Charles Wille
W. J. Montgomery
New Orleans
R. W. Edwards
Houston
E. de Moral
Oscar Schnetdau Jr
Nrs Faley
H. M. Patton
S T. Anthony
M. Masson
Baton Rouge
W. L. Hall
Wharton
B. P. Beard
St Anthony
P. Stockder
Mexico
W. L. Davidson
H. E. Fretwell
Chaplain Joseph O Loughran to Join Sixteenth Cavalry
Chaplain Joseph O Loughran United States Army arrives in San Antonio about December 1 for duty with the Sixteenth Cavalry. He will receive temporary duty at Fort Rosecrans before reporting to Fort Sam Houston for instruction with Chaplain Francis B Doherty. He comes from Washington D C and is a graduate of Catholic University. He has recently performed parish work at Long Beach California.
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Sixteenth Cavalry
Joseph 8. Loughran
United States Army
San Antonio
Fort Roseegrans
Cal
Fort Sam Houston
Francis B. Doherty
Third Cavalry
Father Loughran
Washington, D. C
Catholic University
Long Beach
Board of Three Members To Office Civil Service Board
The charter revision committee recommends a three member civil service board to be appointed by the mayor and commissioners and to serve without pay two members to serve one year and one member for two years to maintain experience. The board will design examinations and place successful applicants on eligible lists for city appointments. A follow up meeting will refine recommendations from City Attorney Gillette to fix charter inaccuracies.
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Civil Service Board
Board of Health
Civil Service Commissioners
Gillette
Democrats plan Bexar County victory celebration
Final plans for a Democratic victory celebration in Bexar County were outlined after a Friday meeting. Floyd McGown was named chairman and C. B. Watters secretary of a committee of about two hundred members including Wilson campaign contributors as ex officio. Proposals include a torch light parade with bands and possible use of a large hall or theater. final details to be set at Monday’s full committee meeting.
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Bexar County
Gunter Hotel
Floyd McGown
One Hundred
C. B. Watters
Wilson
Quarantined Recruits Arrive from Columbus Barracks
Four hundred forty regular army recruits arrived at a San Antonio camp near Fort Sam Houston after measles alert. Two companies of the Nineteenth Infantry guard the quarantine as the group assembles for distribution among units including the Nineteenth and Thirty seventh Infantry and others under Cast. George W. Bieger.
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Regular Army
Columbus
Ohio
Remount
Fort Sam Houston
Nineteenth Infantry
Thirty Seventh Infantry
Seventh Field Artillery
Medical Department
Fourth Cavalry
1St Engineers
Twenty-fourth Infantry
San Antonio
George W. Bieger
A Week of Prayer at Local Young Women's Group
The World's Week of Prayer will be observed by the local Young Women's Christian Association from November 12 to 18. Daily topics include Girls the World Around, The United States and Its Relation to Other Countries, South America, India, China, and The Nations at War with Nations Remote From the Seat of Strife. Services run at the noon hour, same days, across associations worldwide.
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Young Woman’s Christian Association
Girls’ Friendship Club
United States
South America
India
China
Garland B Miller Here on Business in San Antonio
Garland B Miller, known as a Southwest Texas agricultural and live stock expert, tours San Antonio on business with the Mandingo Development Corporation. The New York group plans humanitarian and commercial work in West Africa with the Mandingo Association and a seven per cent service slogan. Miller serves as secretary and adviser in cattle and plantation ventures, following notable work at Falfurrias with Ed C Lassater.
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Garland B. Miller
Texas
San Antonio
West Africa
Mandingo Development Corporation
New York
Miller
Falfurrias
Ed C. Lassater
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