Gasoline Quality Debate Sparks National Action
San Antonio motorists and dealers clash over fuel quality while Uncle Sam notes no universal standards for gasoline grading. The push includes testing reforms, a shift to the Rittman cracking system, and government urging wider adoption to stretch oil reserves and power future engines.
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San Antonio
Uncle Sam
Washington
Pennsylvania
United States Bureau of Standards
Texas
Rittman
Bureau of Mines
Pittsburg Refining Organization
van H. Manning
Mine Bureau
Sargol Flesh Builder Promises Quick Weight Gain
An advertisement extols Sargol as a fat making aid for thin people. It claims improved digestion and absorption of oils and fats, leading to quicker weight gain. The copy urges taking Sargol with meals and notes a money back guarantee through druggists like H. L. Wagner. It cautions use for nervous conditions and advises only for weight gain.
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America
H. L. Wagner
Samana Bay Reopened as U S Seeks Harbor Purchase
Washington reports renewed negotiations on acquiring Samana Bay in the Dominican Republic. Previous efforts date to Grant era with Blaine and Sumner’s opposition, but naval views favor the landlocked harbor for its strategic value near the Mona Passage and Panama Canal protection.
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Washington, D. C
United States
Dominican Bay of Samana
Grant
Charles Sumner
Massachusetts
James G. Blaine
Congress
Dominican Republic
Samana Bay
State Department
West Indies
St. Thomas
McClellan
Port Jackson
Mona Passage
First Interior View of Spanish Submarine Isaac Peral Trials
Experts compare the Isaac Peral built by Submarine Boat Corporation undergoing trials in Provincetown Mass with the German U boats Deutschland and U 53 noting identical mechanism. President Carse claims SBC boats built for England crossed the ocean under their own power before Germany’s feat.
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Isaac Peral
The
Submarine Boat Corporation
Provincetown
Mass
Deutschland
Carse
Submarine Boat Corpor
England
Eastern gulf position seen as key coaling station
The passage discusses the eastern Gulf of Mexico as a strategic coaling station and a highly valuable commercial hub if a new passage opens through the Isthmus of Darien. It notes benefits to any power with West Indies fleets, especially the United States, and envisions a future liberal government spurring a major West Indies city.
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Gulf of Mexico
Darien
West Indies
United States
Free Lecture on Christian Science at Beethoven Hall
The First Church of Christ Scientist San Antonio invites the public to a free Christian Science lecture at Beethoven Hall tonight November 16 1916 at 8 o clock by Virgil Q Strickler C S board member of The Mother Church Boston Mass Doors open 7 p m Adv. OFFICE DEPARTMENT QUARTERMASTER Fort Sam Houston Texas Sealed proposals due December 1 1916 for gasoline mineral oil forage and bedding for Southern Department stations and camps January 1 to March 31 1917 Information on request.
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First Church of Christ, Scientist
San Antonio
Texas
Beethoven Hall
Virgil QO. Strickler
C. S
Boston
Mass
Fort Sam Houston
Southern Department
Mortgage Unpaid for 58 Years Surprises Chicago Bankers
A $4000 mortgage in Chicago has remained unpaid for 58 years. The interest, compounded semi annually at seven percent, now totals $843,848.61, and the interest itself may exceed the property value at Perre Street south of Monroe. The document matches the form of present mortgage bonds, startling local bankers who issued the investment. Walter J. Greenbaum, a banker, holds the document and says collecting the interest would be useless.
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Chicago
Ill
Perre Street
Monroe
Walter J. Greenbaum
Sienkiewicz Quo Vadis Author Dies in Switzerland
Henry Sienkiewicz, the Polish novelist famed as Quo Vadis, died at Vevey, Switzerland. A cable dispatch received in New York via the Polish victims relief committee cited his death and noted his recent work for Polish relief.
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New York
Henry Sienkiewicz
Vevey
Switzerland
Polish Victims Relief Committee
Sienkiewicz
Foley's Honey and Tar and Pills Ode to Mail Order Trial
A mailed offer from A. M. Fischer for five cents requests readers to send name and address to Foley & Co. for a trial package including Foley's Honey and Tar Compound for bronchial issues, Foley Kidney Pills for pain and kidney ailments, and Foley Cathartic Tablets for cleansing, with emphasis on comfort for stout persons.
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Foley & Co
Sheffeld
A. M. Fischer
Escapes Massacre and Falls Hurt Missionary
Dr Clarence D Usher a medical missionary with the American Board of Foreign Missions was badly hurt in New York yesterday after a fall while trying to board a street car. He suffered a broken collar bone three broken ribs and a spinal injury. He spent nineteen years serving in Turkey and survived typhus and three Armenian massacres as well as bombardments by Russian and Turkish forces.
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New York
Clarence D. Usher
American Board of Foreign Missions
Turkey
Usher
No Wilson Trade Mark Removed After White House Request
New York wholesale dry goods house to drop the peg and ink portrait of the president as a trademark following a White House request. The firm says no objection was raised to the idea, but the trademark will be eliminated. The report notes the date and ongoing news item from 1912. Three jurors chosen in a separate Saint Joseph, Missouri case are listed.
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New York
Wilson
White House
Pinex Cough Syrup Promises Quick Relief At Home
An inexpensive home made cough syrup using Pinex 2 1/2 ounces in a pint bottle with sugar syrup costs about 54 cents. It claims to relieve coughs from bronchitis croup whooping cough and asthma, heals throat membranes and stops tickle with guaranteed satisfaction from The Pinex Co Fort Wayne Ind.
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United States
Canada
Pinex Co
Fort Wayne
Ind
Prosecution and Defense Detail Venue in McDaniel Murder Trial
Salesmen were accepted in the Criminal Court today for the trial of Prosecutor Oscar D McDaniel accused of the murder of his wife completing the special venue of forty from which the jury will be chosen. The defense announced it would not claim its challenge right at once and court recessed until Saturday morning. The challenges will reduce the list to the trial jury of twelve.
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Oscar D. McDaniel
Homestead Law Could Bar Texas Farm Loan Bank
A Houston hearing on the federal farm loan act reveals Texas homestead law may bar a Texas bank location. Witnesses discussed farm status, land values, crops, loan rates up to ten percent, and terms up to ten years while officials tour San Antonio and Austin prior to Houston.
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Houston
Tex
Texas
Federal Board
McAdoo
Treasury Department
San Antonio
Austin
Jeff McLemore
D. E. Garrett
Tucson
Ariz
Bank location debate favors San Antonio leader
He said Wednesday San Antonio with its large undeveloped area is the logical site for the government institution. Lang, a lawyer, will back Williams in San Antonio's bank argument. Graham and Joseph are noted bankers.
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San Antonio
Lang
Williams
Graham
Joseph
Railroad commissioners endorse Sheppard rate dispute resolution
The National Association of Railroad Commissioners with one negative vote endorsed Senator Sheppard's resolution in the Senate. It would prevent state rate or regulation from being set aside in interstate disputes until a court of competent jurisdiction declares it unjust. The plan traces to a proposal two years old by the late Texas railroad commissioner Williams and grows from the Shreveport case.
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Washington, D. C
National Association of Railway Commissioners
Sheppard
Senate
State Railway Commissions
Interstate Commerce Commission
Williams
Texas
Shreveport
Gets It Corn Remedy Promises Quick Relief
Advertisement touts GETS-IT corn remedy as painless and simple to use. It claims quick removal of corns with no work and no pain, boasting broad customer approval and existing sales in San Antonio. Product priced at 25 cents per bottle with mail order from E. Lawrence & Co. Chicago.
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San Antonio
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