Grand Parade Opens Navy Fleet Mobilization in New York
On October 12 1918 New York greets 12000 sailors and officers along the Hudson as 6000 march in a grand land parade from West 96th Street to 22nd Street The Arkansas and Wyoming are the two giants of the fleet while Riverside Drive lights transform the riverfront into a festive scene Sunday religious services are planned at St John the Divine and St Patrick's Cathedral and World Series style baseball games may entertain the men with Giants and Red Sox teams.
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New York
Hudson River
Grant
West 96Th Street
96Th Street
Central Park West
Central Park South
Fifth Avenue
22Nd Street
Steat
Kipling
Tommy Atkins
23Rd Street
Yonkers
Arkansas
Wyoming
Connecticut
Admiral Osterhaus
Riverside Drive
72Nd Street
St. John the Divine
St. Patrick’s Cathedral
New York Giants
Boston Red Sox
New
Taft to Review Fleet and Observe Moves from Bedloe Island
President Taft will arrive on Monday to observe and make official calls. On Tuesday he will review the fleet and sail around it then take a position near Bedloe's Island to watch the fleet depart the harbor.
Dr Saunders Surgeon at Maverick Bank Building
Dr Saunders, physician and surgeon, operates from an office in the Maverick Bank Building, noting the era’s reliance on older telephone systems.
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Dr. Saunders
Maverick Bank
Planters Prepare for Next Year's Cotton Crop
Growers south of here plow and break up land for cotton as the district from San Antonio to Corpus Christi readies for next season. Gar land Tobin of the Iron Mountain lines reports fields ablaze with stalk fires to destroy boll weevil and clear land. Increased profits entice more acreage while railroads note rising passenger traffic as homeseekers come north and east. An advert promotes Riverside Restaurant meals at 25 cents.
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San Antonio
Corpus Christi
Garland Tobin
Iron Mountain Lines
Mr. Tobin
Cotton Belt
Donations Drive Boost Wilson Campaign Fund Efforts
Donations to the Democratic National Campaign Fund for the Wilson-Marshal club continue through Chairman Marshall Hicks and committee members. Totals reported approach one third of county targets as funds for Bexar Democrats are readied. several sub-collections totaling $231.50 are detailed from multiple contributors including Jake Rubiola and Ira Kercherville alongside a general fund from A. W. Seeligson and Ea Braden Jr.
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Hicks
Democratic National Campaign Fund
Marshall Hicks
Wilson-Marshall Club
Bexar County
National
Cato Sells
Cleburne
Jake Rubiola
Wm. T. Souter
Candido Morello
Thos A. Trolio
Louis Rubiola
Jerome Barloco
Peter Scrivans
Paublo Broggi
Frank Talerico
Sam Pantoro
Joe Mezzetti
A. Notton
C. Fecei
V. Mezzetti
D. Musa
L. Moglia& Sons
Pascual Colozo
S. Mariani
Rocco Dehana
Antonio Bruni
Rosario Pagge
E. B. Pizzini
Frank Castiglione
Rafael Marcheri
Janey Gorcia
Chas. A. Trolio
A. Andrealo
Frank Bianchi
Tom Chenetti
Joe Bolne
Joe Andreas
John Marcheri
Manuel de Leon
Ernest Broggi
L. Montagino
Felix Bonamaison
A. Saladino
Joe Olnotti
B. Torreso
G. B. Marotta
Alfalfa Solves Irrigation Problem Says Wilson
Secretary Wilson declares alfalfa from Siberia will solve western semi arid irrigation needs. He sketches a line from North Dakota to the Gulf and calls the hardy crop the salvation of the semi arid country.
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Washington
Wilson
Siberia
North Dakota
Gulf of Mexico
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Jackies
Hood
Worcester
W. B.” and
Warner
Dalkowitz Bros. CO
West Commerce and North Flores Streets
Express
Panama
Skinner's
Skinner
Patent Colt
Wmart
Copenhagen
Sr Coon Nee
Baer
Tee
Serge
Robespierre
Charmeuse
EL Paso
Tex
Twenty-second
Fort Bliss
Arizona
New Mexico
Riverside
Ea Braden Jr
Alfalfa
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