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Newspaper
San Antonio Light
Location
San Antonio, Texas, United States of America
Date
Nov 22, 1918
Page
6
Sir John Lavery of the Royal Academy will canvas the historic moment in Admiral Sir David Beatty's cabin on the Queen Elizabeth when German delegates arranged the surrender of the German fleet. He made a special visit to the grand fleet at the admiralty's request to sketch the scene.
A congregational meeting of Utica Presbyterian Church members is set for Sunday to discuss building a new house of worship. About 1500 dollars has been pledged toward the project, with liberty bonds and war savings stamps contributing. The call asks members to help ensure a more commodious facility for church activities amid ongoing deliberations. Captain Bannister at Fort Leavenworth was found dead in his tent after a quarantine post scare.
Major S kinks will lecture on Aviation at the San Antonio Scientific Society meeting in Commerce Street rooms Friday evening. Major Hanks joined the aviation service before the war and was connected with the State Department in Washington prior to enlistment. The notice lists various local advts and events associated with the era.
Mrs Mary Stephenson of this place recounts a six week bedridden battle with neuralgia and weakness. After taking Cardi in halves and then fully, she notes rapid strength return and relief from nervous spells and back pain. Cardi has helped sick women for over forty years.
Petersburg reader recalls two years of weakness and side pains leading doctors to point to surgery. After trying Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound the daughter recovered completely and now shares the relief. The ad invites other women with irregularities or backaches to seek guidance from the Lydia E. Pinkham Medicine Co. in Lynn Massachusetts.
The zoo reports seven lions now. The Eagle Tass mayor said he raised the cub to be a pet, but the animal is growing vicious.
Killed in action is T. M. Ryan a San Antonio soldier. Notification came to his father. Ryan enlisted in March and arrived in France last June. He previously served as deputy in the Osceola Archer district clerk's office and served at a front dressing station before reassignment.
The second session of the sixty fifth Congress adjourned amid sharp Republican attacks on President Wilson over government takeover of cable and express lines. Senators Watson Sherman Kellogg criticized actions seen as paving for permanent government ownership, while Democrats defended aspects of the league of nations and public information efforts.
The Army announces transfers and assignments. LT Col B B Butler goes to Nelly Field. Majors Collins and Schwenk move from Washington to Fort Sam Houston. Several officers retire or are reassigned to Camp Wise Brooks Field and Camp Travis.
Washington reports Wood Administration orders exclude hogs under 110 pounds from market to support export price at 17.40 per hundredweight. Policy lasts until December 6 with Chicago talks planned. heavier hogs kept for sale. Belgium towns suffer damage as DutchBelgian border escapes note refugees injured by explosions near Antwerp. Camp Travis prepares a large parade review by the 86th Division and the 165th Depot Brigade on Saturday morning.
Advert reads that the Bradfield Regulator Company offers Mother's Friend to expectant mothers claiming it softens muscles nerves and tendons to ease childbirth. It promises less pain shorter hours and fewer dangers by preparing the system and expanding abdominal muscles for the birth. It directs readers to contact Dept M Lamar Building Atlanta Georgia and to obtain a bottle from a druggist.
In Amsterdam the Verlin Vorwarts reports Polish bands seize power in Dosen and parts of Posen while forming a legion and seizing munitions. Posen, a fortified Prussian city of 157000 before the war, served as Fifth Army Corps HQ and Polish royal seat in earlier centuries. Washington lifts all building restrictions, permitting immediate construction without permits. The Campania, once famed for seas, sank off Scotland after breaking moorings in a gale. all aboard were saved.
A Senate committee halted its inquiry into the La Follette speech given in Washington D C. The probe examined alleged conduct surrounding the remarks and related ligation claims. The panel released no further action and the matter was deemed closed.
An old advertisement extols Pape's Cold Compound as a fast remedy for colds. It claims the medicine relieves runny nose headache fever sore throat and congestion with two hour dosing and encourages purchasing the product at a low price. It warns against substitutes and touts its ease of use and prompt effects.
The Minnesota Senate Elections Committee votes 9 to 2 to drop the expulsion charge against Senator Lakollette after weeks of inquiry into his September speech at St. Paul. Debate centered on whether the remarks warranted removal, with governor and public safety commission backing ongoing inquiry. The decision leaves possible contests when the Senate reconvenes December 2.
The report notes an inaccurate reference to his stance on entering the war and clarifies that the United States faced serious sirens but deemed insufficient for war. It cites Senator Lakollette statements on war causes, Lusitania sinking, and Congressional tax measures as the basis for charges.
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