Women’s Christian Temperance Union urged publicity reporting
At the thirty-eighth annual N W C U convention in Indianapolis delegates were told to send reports of meetings to newspapers. Mrs. Ostrom outlined the value of press coverage and urged locals to avoid editor questions about cut material, saying news on union work is worth more than paid ads.
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Ndianapolis
Ind
National Women's Christian Benance Union
Kana
Montana
New York
Michi- Nebraska
Missouri
New Jer
Oklahoma
Texas
Georgia
Ryland
Florida
Efficiency Congress
McWhirter Ostrom
Indianics
Dutch Utilize Cinders for Coal Scarcity Drives Dutch to Ash Heaps
War time coal shortage pushes the Dutch to grind furnace refuse and wash it to recover fuel. Consular reports say 2000 tons of refuse yield about 28 tons of usable fuel after separation from inert ashes.
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Washington, D. C
Naval division first use of sailors on Western Front
British naval troops fought north of the Ancre breaching the main line and capturing Beaucourt after 24 hours of continuous fighting. A daring officer led a dawn assault, earning the Distinguished Service Order after multiple wounds. Navy quartermasters, not sergeants, kept watch by bells and used sea language in field operations.
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France
London
Rmal
Ancre
Beaucourt
Beaumont-Hamil
Mexico
Gallipoli
No Man's Land
Bluejackets
Schwaben
Nancy Langhorne Perkins Engaged to Henry Field
Social circles in Chicago and New York announce the betrothal of Miss Nancy Langhorne Perkins of Greenwood Virginia niece of Mrs Waldorf Astor to Henry Field younger brother of Marshall Field The engagement is expected to lead to a spring wedding likely in New York at the home of Mrs Charles Dana Gibson with no date yet set
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Chicago
Nancy Langhorne Perkins
Greenwood
Waldorf Astor
Henry Field
Marshall Field
New York
Charles Dana Gibson
Mission reps plan drive for Southern mountaineers
Four representatives of 170000 Presbyterian mission society women depart to inspect conditions in Kentucky North Carolina and Tennessee in response to a mountaineers appeal. They aim to report on education in thirty five counties and potential campaign impact.
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New York
South
United States
Kentucky
North Carolina
Tennessee
Thomas Langdon
Baltimore
Frederick Erdman
Philadelphia
Mountain
Langdon
Charters Issued in Texas Region News
Char tered Texas District of the German Evangelical Lutheran Synod of Missouri Ohio and other states of Giddings with no capital stock. In Ohio Waverly based Thad McLain Company granted Texas permit. capital stock 36000. Texas headquarters Houston. aim development of oil and minerals. First State Bank of Channing increases capital stock to 25000. Dissolutions filed for Green Lake Farm, Green Lake Mill and Gin, Green Lake Mercantile, and Levand Auto Sales all of Victoria and Houston.
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Austin
Tex
Texas
German Evangelical Lutheran Synod of Missouri
Ohio
Giddings
Paul Nerger
H. C. H. Giebel
E. J. Neitsch
Thad McLain Company
Waverly
Houston
First State Bank of Channing
Green Lake Farm Company of
Victoria
Green Lake Mill and Gin Company of
Green Lake Mercantile Company of
Levand Auto Sales Company of
San Antonio Corpus Christi Day Events Highlight Football and Exhibits
San Antonio and Corpus Christi observe Corpus Christi Day at the Gulf coast exposition with crowds drawn by special rates. Linton high meets Corpus Christi high on Friday as merchants close and public schools dismiss to attend. Mrs. J L Landrum presents a state home economics exhibit of needlework and cooking from county girls clubs. Saturday features a football clash between the Second Texas Infantry at Camp Scurry and a Third Wisconsin Infantry team at Fort Sam Houston, expected to be tougher than Missouri Fourth artillery’s 36 to 0 win over Laredo.
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Corpus Christi
Tex
San Antonio
Aransas
Linton High
Corpus Christi High
J. L. Landrum
Landrum
Second
Texas Infantry
Camp Scurry
Wisconsin Infantry
Fort Sam Houston
Texans
Missouri Fourth Field Artillery
Laredo
Work of Novices in Sicily Brings Comic Reply
A married couple touring Sicily face danger as brigands are joked about. The wife asks what her husband would say if abducted, and he quips that the brigands would be new at the business, offering a humorous take from the Chicago News.
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Tourin
Sicily
Albert
Chicago News
Economics clubs formed during San Antonio visit
Mrs. Nat P. Jackson of the Agricultural and Mechanical College led home economic club meetings in Bexar county with stops at Leon Springs Rockhill and Los Angeles Heights. G W Hand and J B Reidy spoke on child care home care and science bread making while local committees organized remaining week events and tea at Mrs Steven Stumberg’s home.
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Bexar School
Wildman Chapel
Von
Oak Island
H. P. Drought
George Powell
J. T. Smith
Lee Joseph
L. 8. Bates
Albrecht
J. M. Young
San Antonio Board Names Brackenridge High School
The San Antonio school board unanimously voted to name the new south side high school after George W. Brackenridge. Superintendent Meek suggested the name. John Fentiman and James W. Donnell supported honoring Colonel Brackenridge.
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San Antonio
Walton Hood
No. 7
South Flores Street
Paul Scholz
Johnston & Burnett
J. H. Kirkpatrick
San Fernando
Collins’ Gardens
West Side
Dunbar
Hotel Men Gather for National Exposition in New York
More than 10 000 hotel men attend the National Hotelmen Exposition at the Grand Central Palace in New York. The event runs through Saturday with Western Day Pennsylvania Day New England Day and New York Day observed on successive days. The exposition is conducted under the joint sponsorship of the New York State Hotel Association and the Hotel Association of New York City.
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New York
Grand Central Palace
Congress of Hotel Associations
New York State Hotel Association
Hotel Association of
New York City
Pennsylvania
New England
Modern hotel showroom displays wide range of novelties
A feature on a hotel showcase notes every department represented with innovations from an automatic potato peeler to a milk agitator that keeps cream at the ready. The emphasis is on practical devices designed to streamline service and improve guest experience.
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Bell
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Sap
Nat P. Jackson
G. W. Brackenridge
South Side High
Hot Wells Hotel
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Arthur G. Jury
Gunter
Dansant
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Old Spain
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Edwin H. Lee
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T. B. Baker
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