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Newspaper
San Antonio Light
Location
San Antonio, Texas, United States of America
Date
Nov 16, 1915
Page
9
London reports the censor suppressed Bernard Shaw's new play O Flaherty C a recruiting skit set for Abbey Theatre in Dublin. No report of Indian revolt. Dublin dispatches say officials have little information on recent American-reported revolutionary troubles in India.
Mrs T Neu ryuer of Eau Claire Wisconsin says Fo ley's Honey and Tar cured her boy of a serious croup attack after other remedies failed. She recommends it as a wonderful remedy for coughs colds croup and whooping cough. A M Fischer adv.
At Kyoto on November 16 President guests including Ambassador George W Guthrie and Mrs Guthrie attended a grand state banquet for Emperor Hirohito. Five Japanese maidens performed dances in ancient styles as part of the harvest celebration and royal pageantry.
The article describes the coronation banquet with the emperor hosting foreign representatives and celebrating with sake and royal gifts. It notes responses from Senator Matewsky-Malevitch and details traditional dances such as the kume gosechi and fuzoku. The piece ties the ceremonies to Japan’s historic imperial rites dating back to Emperor Jimmu.
Delegates from Mississippi valley states and Manitoba provinces organize the Jefferson Highway Association to build an international highway from New Orleans to Winnipeg. The board will set one route, with candidates passing through either Shreveport and Kansas City or Alexandria and Des Moines, subject to director review. Proposals for an electric lighting system at Fort Sam Houston will be opened December 13 for interior lighting work.
Crete dated dispatch reports survivors from the Norwegian steamer Wacousta sunk by a submarine arrived at Suda Bay with Captain Tsensen and twenty sailors. The vessel, 194% tons, was en route from Nova Scotia to Vledivesnok when sunk. fare 60 cents. Regular train service advertised.
The state department filed fifteen dairy complaints in North Texas towns including Terrell Marlin Waco Hillsboro and Kaufman County while collecting vinegar samples across the state. Will Wood, game fish and oyster commissioner, headed to Caddo Lake to plan rebuilding of a burned state clubhouse, then to Dallas. Also noted is a 1917 Indiana temperance convention aim to start an anti alcohol movement.
Leavenworth Kansas November 16 1 The life term of Glenn Davis one of five convicts who escaped from the state prison last Friday and who with a companion was captured yesterday may end quicker than anticipated. Davis is in dangerous condition from pneumonia developed through exposure and lack of food.
Report says the Japanese steamship Tro was taken into Saigon bay by a French cruiser on suspicion of carrying arms to mountaineers in India. The French minister A. R. Conty was advised of the action from Peking to Canton.
In El Paso a thirteen gun salute greets the Liberty Bell on its Philadelphia return from San Francisco. Troops parade under General John Pershing with city officials as 30 000 viewers anticipate a patrol concert by bands from the Sixty Fourth and Sixteenth Infantry and the Eighth Cavalry. The event opens a three day military tournament with Fort Bliss and border patrol camps along the Rio Grande participating.
A brief feature promotes the delatone hair removal paste as an inexpensive facial depilator. It advises mixing water with powdered delatone, forming a paste applied briefly to hair, then rubbed off and washed to remove all hair. Cautions include using real delatone to avoid harm.
Physicians widely use magnesia to treat stomach troubles and acid fermentation. A prepared magnesia powder with water neutralizes excess acid and aids digestion, with tablets and liquids designed for ease of use during travel and in home care.
Resolutions endorsing the Buy it Made in Texas movement were adopted unanimously at the San Antonio Hotel Men's Association meeting at the Menger hotel. Edwin Heney, manager of the Menger, announced San Antonio products would be featured and Texas made goods served in the hotel dining room. The program was echoed by other members and linked to the state wide Buy It Made in Texas Association. Governor Ferguson urged support for Texas factories and local preference for Texas made goods.
Karl Mitchel city manager of Sherman Texas opened the second session of the National Association of City Managers in Dayton Ohio with a talk on Municipal Costs. Reports of Accomplishment were read at a round table meeting as city managers from various regions discussed commission manager governance. Hallettsville delegates visited Austin for talks with the state comptroller on liquor permit issues led by Rep Will Bagler with other Hallettsville figures.
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