Lumbermen Plan Market Extension Conference
Lumber manufacturers from the Midwest and South meet Oregon lumbermen in Portland to push nationwide county operation in the industry. West Coast associations favor a $30,000 annual contribution to the National Lumber Manufacturers' Association to fund a general national market extension program. A Philadelphia market gardener claims to have invented a rhubarb wrapping machine to cut shipping box costs.
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Lumbermen
Portland
Ore
Middle Western
Oregon Lumbermen
West Coast Lumbermen’s Association
Lum
Ber Manufacturers’ Association
Philadelphia
Search Deep For Cause of Rheumatism
An advertising notice promotes S S S 8 8 8 as a blood tonic to cure rheumatism by purifying the blood and removing uric acid. It claims fifty years of research by Swift Specific Co and urges readers to obtain the remedy from druggists or write to the company in Atlanta, Georgia.
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Swift
Atlanta, Ga
Browns Retreat After White Army Forces San Benito Evacuation
Brown forces retreating from San Benito after a failed engagement south of the Arroyo Colorado. The White army shells the city, prompting the Browns to fortify several miles south of San Benito as maneuvers are expected to last days. The White division, about thirteen thousand strong, is available for further action.
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Brownsville
Tex
United States
Mexico
San Benito
Arroyo Colorado
Axe or hatchet slain Mrs. Harriet McDaniel in St. Joseph
In Criminal Court Dr A B McGlothlan testified the fatal blow on Mrs. Harriet Moss McDaniel came from a broad axe or hatchet not a revolver. He described a crushed right skull and no ring marks, noting uncertainty on the assailant's position or whether the left handed blow occurred.
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ST. Joseph
Harriet Moss McDaniel
A. B. McGlothlan
Oscar D. McDaniel
McGlathlan
Weekend with the guns ends in full sport
A cockney sportsman arrives for a weekend with the guns and is told to seek sport on his own. He heads into the wood wearing bold attire and returns later claiming grand capital sport. He asks for more of the same distant-squirrel game as evidence of his success.
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Grand Capital Sport
India’s new viceroy Chelmsford voices loyal, hopeful progress
Simla dispatch notes Lord Chelmsford saying the war raises Indian aspirations for political and economic development. He praises Indian loyalty, urges open inquiry into India without concealment, and states constitutional progress remains slow but steady amid wartime opportunity and empire partnership.
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Associated Press
Simla
India
Lord Chelmsford
Dim lights crackdown to begin on Monday night
The first arrests on charges of operating automobiles with glaring headlights are expected Monday night under Commissioner Uhr. Police will arrest drivers of cars without shaded lenses. Fines from 2 to 20 dollars will be imposed Tuesday morning. Most cars Sunday night were properly equipped. Office Department Quartermaster Fort Sam Houston Texas invites sealed bids by 11:00 a. m. December 1 1916 for gasoline mineral oil forage and bedding for Southern Department stations January 1917 to March 81 1917. Information on request.
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Uhr
Fort Sam Houston
Texas
Southern Department
Flippant War Argument Quips Stir Senator Williams
A newspaper snippet notes Senator Williams’s sharp quip on a war argument. He compares a flippant reply to a tale of a coquette warning a desperate suitor, who vows to hang himself in the front yard if no answer is given. The exchange reflects political theater and public discourse of the era.
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Senator Williams
Coquette
Ministers Learn From Eutychus Tale Silent Girl Reminds Short Sermons
A minister questions the Sunday arrival and the tale of Eutychus who fell from a window as Paul preached. A small girl replies that ministers should not preach overly long sermons, highlighting a practical lesson from the solemn event.
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Eutychus
Paul
Automobiles Keep Police Busy Sunday
Police records show cars dominated Sunday docket at central headquarters with fourteen traffic arrests. Stolen vehicles include a Ford No 616 from Gonzales and a St Anthony Hotel car. recoveries followed on Scott Street and near Fredericksburg road. An Engle vehicle and Perrin motorcycle collided on South Laredo Street, yielding careless driving arrests. Police also found a damaged car off Fredericksburg road and an abandoned cushion. three men were thought to attempt a Losoya street theft but eluded officers.
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Central Head Quarters
Gonzales
River Avenue
L. R. Schrimshher
Dr. P. I. Nixon
St. Anthony
A. A. Cooper
Liano
Tex
Scott Street
Max E. Jesse
Mahricke Court
Fredericksburg Road
M. M. Hengley
D. R. Engle
Melvin Perrin
South Laredo Street
Losoya Street
Fredericksburg
May aid Mexican refugees in city
The Pan-American Round Table in San Antonio plans to assist Mexican refugees without becoming a philanthropic group. At a Gunter Hotel luncheon, officers discussed linking with New York's Philanthropic Association and expanding Pan-Americanism through studies of Bolivia and related topics. A future meeting will feature Flag Day, with members presenting country flags and stories.
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San Antonio
Pan-American Round Table
Gunter Hotel
A. C. Pancoast
Philanthropic Association of
New York
J. C. Griswold
Bolivia
A. B. Weakley
Roy Campbell
Roy Beitel
C. EB. Mason
Pan-American Union
North
South America
John Barrett
May Lose Our Immigrant Nation Warns Howe
New York report quotes Commissioner Frederick C. Howe predicting the United States may become an emigrant nation after the war. He argues immigration is an economic issue and urges Congress to fund immigrant settlement on farms to address the problem.
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New York
United States
Frederick C. Howe
Howe
Congress
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