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San Antonio Light

Location

San Antonio, Texas, United States of America

Date

Oct 12, 1916

Page

8

Disavowal Sought Over Bloomersdijk Sinking

The Hague Oct 11. Foreign Minister Loudon says he cannot believe Germany will uphold the sinking of the Bloomersdijk off the New England coast by a hot headed submarine commander. He expects Germany to disavow and offer reparation. He notes grain cargo destined for the Dutch government and questions Berlin's understanding of orders.

the Hague London Bloomersdijk Loudon Netherlands Washington Berlin Atlantic New England Kirkwall

Stomach Troubles Due To Acidity

A New York physician explains indigestion stems from fermentation in food, producing gas and acids. He recommends bicurated magnesia as an antacid to neutralize acidity, stop fermentation, and relieve wind and heartburn after meals or when symptoms occur.

New York

First Class in Beauty Offered by YWCA

The YWCA educational department plans a beauty and grooming class for girls with lessons in manicuring and hairdressing starting at 7 pm Thursday. Additional training for Sunday school teachers and Christian workers will be held Thursdays at 10 am and 4 pm with Miss Ernestine L. Friedmann in charge. Miss Mary Howard will head a new membership-focused program following recent efforts.

Young Woman's Christian Association Ernestine L. Friedmann E. D. Love Board of Directors Mary Howard

Woman of color shot dead at city restaurant

Alma Desmuth, 24, was killed by five shots fired at a negro restaurant near East Crockett and Walnut streets at 7:55 PM Wednesday. Police arrested Anna Armstrong after officers Welch Muenster and Ross responded to the scene.

Alma Desmuth East Crockett and Walnut Streets Welch Muenster and Ross Anna Armstrong

The Slate in Schools and Its Changing Use

A reflective note on the return of slates in British and American classrooms, contrasting sanitation, memory, and old habits. It questions slate reuse amid modern hygiene, observes speech about patrols and taps, and muses on conservation and mercy in education.

New York World United States England Manchester Guardian John D

Parrot as Alarm Clock An Unconventional Morning Aid

A humorous American Boy anecdote notes a man wakes early by using a parrot. He keeps the bird in its cage and places an alarm clock beneath it to startle the parrot when it rings, hoping the bird's squawks wake him and others.

Texas vs Oklahoma A&M In San Antonio Big League Football Clash

Texas and Oklahoma A&M collide at League Park on Friday for a pivotal intercollegiate contest. San Antonio hosts about 15 000 fans with two special Texas trains and a large Oklahoma turnout expected.

University of Texas Oklahoma A. and M. College League Park San Antonio Southwest Oklahoma

Mother Made Quick Acting Cough Syrup Exposed

An ad touts a home remedy using 2 1/2 ounces of Pinex in a pint of sugar syrup to treat coughs, bronchitis, and colds. It promises fast relief, savings over store brands, and a guarantee from The Pinex Co of Fort Wayne Indiana.

Pinex Co Fort Wayne, Nd

Illinois Soldiers Stabbed in Street Altercation

Sergt. T Ridgen and Private H Knedsen of Company C Third Illinois Infantry were stabbed in the 500 block on Durango street. A knife-wielding assailant fled. Both soldiers were severely wounded and taken to hospital with grave prognosis.

Sergt T. Ridgen H. Knedsen Third Illinois Infantry Durango Street Green and Harris O'Neal Sergeant Ridgen Knedsen Ridgen Fort Sam Houston

Rehearing Refused in Dallas Fort Worth Freight Rates Case

The Interstate Commerce Commission denied a rehearing petition by Atchison Topeka Santa Fe and others in the Dallas and Fort Worth complaint. The panel previously granted a five cent per hundred pounds cut on carload commodity rates from St Louis Kansas City and beyond to Dallas Fort Worth and other cities. San Antonio intervened claiming Dallas Fort Worth should also receive a reduction. Eighty seven commodities including agricultural implements furniture building supplies and foodstuffs are affected. The new rate takes effect October 15.

Washington, D. C Interstate Commerce Commission Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe Dallas and Fort Worth St. Louis Kansas City San Antonio Pawkett Jobbers and Manufacture League and Manufacturers’ Club Dallas

New Orleans Exports Jump to Record September Total

New Orleans saw exports rise by 6,552,537 to 19,435,677 in September, the largest September total on record, according to the collector of customs.

New Orleans

State Departments Closed on Columbus Day in Texas

State departments in Austin closed on October 12 in observance of Columbus Day, a legal Texas holiday.

Austin Tex Texas

Diplomacy at a Birthday Party Invitation

Billy debates how to invite friends without mentioning the birthday. His mother warns that it could seem like asking for a present. After deep thought he suggests a cake and candies image on the notice.

Billy Ike Harpers Magazine

Physicians Make Remarkable Record in Small Number of Operations

Miss Jest Jes sie Campbell reports from Paris on American doctors at the American Ambulance Hospital. Surgeons remake facial injuries with beard grafts to hide scars and boast an exceptionally low amputation rate under one percent of cases. Campbell notes the French praise for hospital staff and mentions her father former Ohio Governor James E Campbell accompanied her.

New York Jessie P. Campbell American Ambulance Hospital Paris France England

Nine Teens Indicted in Villa Raid Case at Columbus

Nineteen Mexicans held by army authorities at Colonia Dublan have been indicted by Luna county grand jury for murder in connection with the Villa raid on Columbus on March 9.

Dover man confesses escape from Huntsville prison

Police say Allan M. Dale admitted being an escaped prisoner from the Huntsville Texas penitentiary. He was arrested in San Francisco with a young woman on charges of passing worthless checks in multiple Pacific coast cities. Dale claimed his real name is Dean M. Delmas.

San Francisco Cal Allan M. Dale Pacific Coast Huntsville Tex Dean M. Delmas

GOLD MEDAL Haarlem Oil Capsules Promise Back Pain Relief

An advertisement touts GOLD MEDAL Haarlem Oil Capsules as a cure for backache. It emphasizes daily use, guarantees relief tomorrow, and notes the product’s Dutch origins since 1696 with pricing at 25c 50c and 1.00, urging consumers to insist on the real GOLD MEDAL.

Haarlem Holland Netherlands

Obituary Daniel A Leary 61 dies in San Antonio resident

Daniel A Leary 61 died at 6 am at his home 2241 2 Slocum Place. A native of Canada he came to Texas 35 years ago and served 25 years as Carson County clerk. Later he moved to Corpus Christi to run Leary Land Company, retired six years ago to San Antonio. Survived by widow two daughters Helen and Verne UT Austin a son Nelson San Antonio and three brothers Judge John H. Leary Cheyenne Oklahoma Charles C. Leary Los Angeles Tom Leary San Antonio. Funeral 3:30 pm Friday at Tom Leary 321 Broadway conducted by Rev. George H. Badger. Interment Mission Burial Park.

Daniel A. Leary Slocum Place Canada Texas Carson County Corpus Christi Leary West Texas San Antonio George H. Badger The Unitarian Church Mission Burial Park

Mrs. E. J. Crow Rites Scheduled In San Antonio

Mrs. E J Crow aged 63 died at 8 20 am Thursday at 905 Kentucky Ave San Antonio. A Texas native who moved from Houston a month ago she leaves daughters Mrs F S Bennett Houston Mrs A J Deskin Houston and Mrs A A Gardner San Antonio and son J R Sowell of San Antonio. Funeral set for 10 am Friday at Shelley Loring Undertaking Chapel with interment in City Cemetery No 1.

E. J. Crow Kentucky Avenue Texas San Antonio Houston F.S. Bennett A. J. Deskin A. A. Gardner J. R. Sowell Shelley-Loring Undertaking City Cemetery No. 1

San Antonio Man Dies in Sanitarium

Robert Ashford age 35 dies at 7 am Thursday in a San Antonio sanitarium. A Texas native, he came to the city from Austin three months ago. Body to be sent to Austin Thursday night by Shelley-Loring Undertaking Company.

Robert Ashford San Antonio Texas Austin Shelley-Loring Undertaking Company

Funeral body sent for interment in Houston

The body of Mrs. W. B. Allen, who died Monday, was shipped to Houston Wednesday night by the Shelley Loring Undertaking Company for burial.

W. B. Allen Houston Shelley- Loring Undertaking Company W. S. Henderson Humble

Funeral Plans For Firms Helmer Dignitary Partner

The body of Mrs. W S Henderson who died Tuesday was sent to Humble Wednesday night. Gerodetti Brothers at 802 Ruiz street report 51 year old Shelley Bante Gerodetti died at 8 30 am Thursday at his residence 802 Ruiz street native of Biella Italy came to Texas 31 years ago and moved to San Antonio from a ranch in Bander a county five years ago Funeral arrangements have not been made

Bante Gerodetti Gerodetti Brothers Ruiz Street Biella Italy Texas San Antonio Bandera County

Complexion Fresh As a Daisy Not a Wrinkle

An advertisement touts a quick skin transformation via warm water and roseated cream. It cites Countess de Chevanne at age seventy and promises smooth, youthful skin in weeks, with claims of a money back guarantee and various brand mentions.

Simone Marnex West 22Nd Street New York Kaion Research Wagner Milburn Fischer

Funeral rites set for Harpers in San Antonio

San Antonio mourns for Dr. George H. Harper of Uriah Alabama and Mrs L Turk of Beaumont with five children Jes sie Armistead Louisa William and James among survivors. Funeral 9 30 Friday from Ludwig Parlors and Roselawn Cemetery burial.

San Antonio Jessie Armistead Louisa William James George H. Harper Uriah Ala L. Turk Beaumont James T. Harper Ludwig Undertaking Company Roselawn Cemetery

Death of Mrs A O MacFarlane in St Louis

Mrs A O MacFarlane died Wednesday in St Louis after a period of illness. Her son C R MacFarlane of San Antonio left Wednesday night to attend the funeral. Interment will take place in Mexico Missouri.

A. O. MacFarlane St. Louis C. R. MacFarlane San Antonio Mexico

Mining Board Forms Legislative Committee in Texas

The Texas state mining board met in Austin for its semi annual session and created a committee to handle legislative matters for coal and lignite mining in the next Legislature. The committee includes A S Masters Thurber William Wimberly Newcastle and W K Gordon Thurber. The mining inspector B S Gentry reported 18 bituminous coal mines and 32 lignite mines in operation.

Austin Tex State Mining Board Texas A. S&s. Masters Thurber William Wimberly Newcastle W. K. Gordon Gentry

Mrs Willie Mary Jordan Dies in San Antonio

Mrs Willie Mary Jordan, 49, died at 3 30 Wednesday morning at 1157 Durango Street residence. A Mississippi native, she had lived in San Antonio five years. Survived by her husband Jesse S Jordan of San Antonio.

Willie Mary Jordan Durango Street Mississippi San Antonio Jesse S. Jordan

Five new lignite mines opened in Texas counties

Five new lignite mines were opened during this period across Wood county with two sites, Bastrop county one, plus Hopkins and Milam counties. No new bituminous coal mines were opened in the past six months. Among coin in the slot novelties in an electric fan for public places.

Wood County Bastrop County Hopkins Milam County

Also Mentioned on This Page

Texwax Texaco the Texas Company Houston, Texas Bloomersdik Germany Shuur Doyle-Bridger Optical Co Commerce Street Negress HEA Hci Aggies Camp Wilson University of Wisconsin Wisconsin Texas University Belmont San Antonio Alumni Association Holman Cartwright Alamo Plaza Gunter Hotel Fair Grounds Park Texas A Dick Terrell Alumni Association Jessie Campbell Fii Illinois Interstate Commission Columbus Mlle. Mareix Shelley-Loring Undertaking Co Ally Mining Board Meets Marche de St. Anthony Rotary Club Merry Widow Fifth Avenue Champs d’ Elysee den Linden Alooe PTHE University Crockett T. B. Baker University of Texas Oklahoma A. & M
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