Newberry campaign leaders jailed for grand jury refusal
Allen A. Templeton Frank W. Blair and Thomas Phillips leaders of the Newberry Republican Senatorial Committee in Michigan were sent to jail by Judge Cushman for declining to answer questions about campaign contributions before a Federal grand jury.
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New York
Allen A. Templeton
Frank W. Blair
Thomas
Phillips
Newberry Republican Senatorial
Michigan
Cushman
Huns Sell War Bonds Amid German Nervousness
Basel reports rumors among German workers that imperial bonds may lose value as Entente victories mount. Townspeople are said to be selling bonds at low prices causing fears of a panic. German newspapers push calming appeals. Amsterdam notes doubt over the Ninth War Loan's safety as officials pledge forthcoming declarations.
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Basel
Switzerland
Germany
Sage and Sulphur Compound for Darker Hair
An old time remedy promotes Wyeth’s Sage and Sulphur Compound as a ready to use hair darkener. Dampening a sponge and applying to strands promises gray hairs disappearing by morning with one or two more applications for glossy, soft hair.
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Wyeth
Imperial government vows safety of war loans and funding
The article notes the Reichstag will assume full responsibility for war loan safety while stressing subscriptions remain strong. It says the ninth loan will match or exceed the eighth and emphasizes the empire's financial soundness. The text ends with an advertisement urging readers to buy heating stoves from Sam Speir Hardware Co. at 21 Losoya St.
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Reichstag
Sam Speir
Piano tuners bar women at national convention
The Chicago News reports the national convention of piano tuners at the Hotel La Salle decided that only male and white piano tuners may join. President C A Deutschmann of Chicago stated draft or not, the constitution will not change and that few women exist in the field due to patience and time.
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The
Chicago News
Pound
Accort
Hotel la Salle
C. A. Deutschmann
Chicago
Hotels Cut Rates to Army Officers in New York
More than sixty large New York hotels offer 50 percent room rate reductions to army officers on leave. The program runs on five weekdays at 1 percent capacity and on weekends at 2 percent, totaling 250 rooms weekday and 500 weekend. Information line Murray Hill 4482. The War Camp Community Service also offers over 2,000 beds for enlisted men at reduced nightly rates.
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New York
New York Times
New York War Camp
Murray Hill
Churchill Seeks Larger Munitions Output for 1919
London Oct 11 Col Winston Spencer Churchill minister of munitions spoke at Leeds stressing British plants now yield 12 000 tons daily and that war production must rise further through 1919. He warned the enemy still holds vast resources and even evacuation of France and Belgium would not secure terms.
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Churchill
London
Winston Spencer Churchill
Leeds
France
Belgium
The Perfect Baby Of The Future And Mother's Friend Ad
An old advertisement touts Mother's Friend as a safe external remedy to ease pregnancy, claim easier muscle expansion, reduced pain, and smoother childbirth. It promotes a Pregnancy Guide book and a Bradfield Regulator Co product line with Atlanta Georgia contact.
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Tess
Bradfield Regulator Co
Lamar Bidz
Atlanta
Rotary Club Discusses War’s Odd Effects on Business
A San Antonio Rotary luncheon heard members describe how World War II altered their trades. Millinery and wedding bands saw demand rise, lawyers faced shortages as many joined the service, and shoe prices were set to rise under War Industries Board plans.
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Rotary Club
St. Anthony Hotel
T. N. Smith
Arle Wortham
Ghiorgo
Hector Gorjux
W. H. Bitters
X. B. J. Edwards
Ira Kercheville
Kercheville
San Antonio
J. R. Sprague
Ben Weber
War Industries Board
J. W. Donnell
R. T. Pruitt
John Fentiman
Herman Holmgreen
Fred Hummert
W. C. Burns
Raymond Edwards
Enea
Emma
Private showing of Fit to Fight at Majestic Theater
The influenza quarantine interrupted the Griffith film Fit to Fight in army camps near San Antonio. A private screening is set for Friday afternoon at five o'clock at the Majestic Theater for City Club Rotary Club Chamber of Commerce and city county state officials. Admission is free to men interested in soldier health and training.
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San Antonio
Majestic Theater
City Club
Rotary Club
Men of the Chamber of Commerce
Danderine Promises Lustrous Hair and Dandruff Cure
An advertisement touts Knowlton's Danderine as the solution for heavy hair, dandruff, and shedding. It claims one application doubles beauty, dissolves dandruff in minutes, and delivers soft, lustrous hair with no itching, urging readers to buy at drug stores or shops.
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Duliing Printing Co
Leseya
Knowlton
Passports sighted as three requests logged at Federal Court
Report notes three passport requests dated October 10 at the Federal Court clerk. Mrs Geneva Buckner and family seek Torreon Mexico. Mrs Consuelo F Slade and family seek renewal for Mexico City. Winchester Kelso files renewal for Mexico City. Also details a missing woman alert for Refugio Vasques and a fire started by electric wires at 104 Teas Travis Street.
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Federal Court
Geneva Buckner
Torreon
Mexico
Consuelo F. Slade
Mexico City
Winchester Kelso
Teast Travis Street
Mackey Automobile Se
Little Shoe Store urges repairs to aid victory
Telegram intercepted two white girls, one 12 and the other 17, detained after a telegram from El Paso Thursday evening. The report notes the boot repair department accepting old shoes for extended wear as part of wartime morale.
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West Commerce
Paso
FJ Paso
Two Years in Prison for Assault to Murder in Texas Court
Juan Cardenas was found guilty of assault to murder in the Thirty-seventh district court and sentenced to two years in the penitentiary for the attack on Inez Hidalgo. A Chinese restaurant employee faced a separate gaming case. the jury could not reach a verdict and a new trial was set, linked to a raid on North Laredo street where seventeen Chinese nationals were detained amid claims the game resembled gambling.
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Juan Cardenas
Thirty-seventh
Inez Hidalgo
Pleasonton Chosen Site For Next San Antonio Baptist Meeting
At the closing session of the San Antonio Baptist Association Pleasonton Baptist Church was chosen as the next meeting site for October 7 and 8 of next year. Rev W W Lee of Calvary Church was elected messenger to the state convention in Dallas and Rev Thomas B Potts of Prospect Hill was appointed messenger to the Southern Baptist convention next May. The treasurer reported a balance of 81200 to start the new year and plans were made to hire a missionary for eight counties. The association also decided to assist the Boerne church in building a new structure and First Baptist Church reported 470 new members this year, its best record.
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San Antonio Baptist Association
Pleasanton Baptist Church
W. W. Lee
Calvary Church
Baptist State Convention
Dallas
Thomas
Boerne
First Baptist Church
Ehu
Slavic Legion Candidates Chosen at Camp Travis
Twenty five enlisted men at Camp Travis of Slavic origin are selected to join the Slavic Legion of the United States Army. A board chaired by Maj. Felix Kerrick chose them after screening all Slavic-origin soldiers at the camp. They will be sent to Camp Lee Virginia for officer training.
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Camp Travis
Slavic Legion
United States Army
Offivora
Maj
Felix Kerrick
Officers’ Training
Camp Lee
Ytixalae
Legiona
Fever Babies Die Vital Statistics Report Shocks City
The city health department reports 155 deaths and 296 births for September. It records the lowest death rate of the year and a notable rise in births, with infant mortality among Mexican parentage dropping to 14 deaths. Six deaths were by violence.
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Megistrar McGee
City Health Department
Car Collision Injures Roberts at River and Army
W Roberts of 222 Losura Street was badly bruised when his Ford touring car overturned at 11:55 at the River Avenue Army Boulevard intersection after colliding with a heavy car driven by J J Chism of 603 Sole Dad Street, an employee of Merchants Transfer Company. Roberts was taken to the Base.
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1. W. Roberts
Losura Street
River Avenue
Army Boulevard
J. J. Chism
Soledad Street
Merchants’ Transfer Company
Roberts
Lemon Juice Whitening Lotion Promises Skin Beauty
An old promotional tip suggests mixing lemon juice with three ounces of Orchard White to create a cheap bleach and skin whitening lotion. It claims daily facial massage reduces tan sunburn and sallowness, leaving the skin clear and rosy white.
Hospital to home after Fort Sam Houston incident
Chism was placed under bond on a charge of careless driving after hospitalization at Fort Sam Houston and transfer to his home. The conversation notes a stove-pipe assortment at Sam Speier Hardware Co. and a quip about not all dead yet with a judge remark.
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Bond
Carless
Sam Speier
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