Publication Office on Travis Street Notice
Public notice locates office at Nos 509 to 611 Travis Street between Avenues C and D.
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Avenues C and
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Newspaper
San Antonio Light
Location
San Antonio, Texas, United States of America
Date
Oct 16, 1916
Page
4
Russia as industrial rival and potential partner to the United States
Business leaders foresee Russia becoming a formidable industrial rival within the latter century due to wartime development of resources and new factories. They note Russia's awakening may also yield mutual profit, with friendship historically shown and renewed commerce possible as the U S serves as teacher and Russia as pupil.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Russia
United States
America
England
Europe
Abolish the Third Degree in New York Policing
A 1920s critique argues police use of the third degree tainted graft prosecutions and nearly led to executions at Sing Sing. It notes Deputy Warden Miller exposing three innocence cases where the death sentence hinged on police coercion and a reformer’s vindication in Osborne.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Herman Rosenthal
Charles Becker
Warden Osborne
Osborne
Sing Sing
Miller
Third Degree Torture Condemned as Barbarous Practice
The excerpt denounces the third degree as barbarous and unjust, arguing it violates rights and the constitution. It notes its persistence in New York and across the country, urging abolition and trusting courts to handle trials. Deputy Warden Miller’s stance is praised as a call to end the practice.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Miller
The Three Mile Limit and Neutral Rights
The piece argues against changing the three mile limit to exclude neutral shores as a solution to wartime submarine dangers. It warns such a shift would undermine international law and invite reciprocal action, suggesting the limit should remain and that future sea power may push the line farther out due to evolving warfare.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
North Atlantic
United States
Germany
Great Britain
Prohibition Mob Overthrows Augusta Jail Amid Traffic Grievances
Reports from Augusta Kansas state a thousand residents helped tear down the jail in protest against autocratic city officials. The unrest stemmed from demands for better streets and enforcement of traffic ordinances that made rear lamp requirements impractical on poor roads. New evidence suggests additional factors contributed to the violence beyond municipal autocracy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Augusta
Kansas
Prohibition Unrest in Augusta Fuels Oil Field Turmoil
Disturbances in Augusta Kansas linked to prohibition laws spark a mob and a National Guard inquiry. Major Rahn reports liquor flows from Wichita fueling unrest in Butler County oil districts, with calls for state intervention and a pattern seen in prohibition era disputes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Augusta
Capper
National Guard
R. Neill Rahn
Rahn
Topeka
Butler County
Kansas
Wilson on Americans' fear of foreign competition
In a Monday address President Wilson declared the only shame he has seen in America is the timidity of Americans toward foreign competitors. He argued the real issue is fear of losing the protective milk bottle rather than fear of competitors.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wilson
America
Hillsboro Mirror
The Dangerous Period Returns Home From Border
The Los Angeles Times notes that National Guard regiments near the Mexican border remain weary of camp life and army service and anticipate returning home. If they rejoin armories and duties faithfully, military strain may ease by replacing green militiamen with hardened troops.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
National Guard
Los Angeles Times
Who Is Responsible for Rising Shoe Prices
The Atlanta Constitution questions who is responsible as shoe prices rise from $3.50 to $5 and $7, noting that consumer appearance and wear don't reveal price changes. The piece asks where the escalation will stop and assigns accountability for inflation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Atlanta Constitution
Hopefield Abandoned by Rivers Erosion and Time
The Memphis News-Scimitar traces Hopefield once a military rally point and river town now reduced to a house barn and chicken coop. Government engineers warn the Mississippi River’s ongoing erosion threatens the remaining shoreline and “Hopefield” may disappear as days pass.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hopefield
Virginia
Kentucky
Tennessee
Texas
California
James H. Malone
la Campo de Esperanza
Arkansas
Louisiana
Gayoso
Province of
Memphis
W. M. Randolph
Little Rock
Mississippi
Marion
Memphis News-Scimitar
German Bazaar Raises Funds for War Relief and East Prussia
The German Texan Bazaar at Beethoven Hall October 11 15 raised 16000 for the Red Cross aiding Germany and allies. Miss Elisabeth Von Schmidt Paul spoke on East Prussia conditions. awards included a Ford automobile not yet claimed. She described deportations, shortages, and German home front resilience.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Beethoven Hall
Red Cross Society
Germany
C. A. Goeth
A. Sachs
Rudolph Leebe
J. Wagner
Paul Meerheidt
Hugo Moeller
P. J. Hoertzing
Alfred Rohde
Vv. Dielmann
L. Heuermann
W. A. Wurzbach
T. J. Leighton
Theodore Engelhardt
Charles F. Landauer
John Zadich
F. Groos
Charles Graebner
R. Seebe
Elizabeth von Schmidt- Paull
East Prussia
Hamburg
Elisabeth von Schmidt- Paul
United States
Russia
Ragnit
Notable Guests and Registrations in Local Hotels
A string of travelers and officials are noted staying at hotels in the city. Names include Mr. and Mrs. W. J. Porter and Mrs. G. R. Patterson at the Gunter, Charlies D. Golding in Houston at the St. Anthony, and Col. H. J. Slocum with Mrs. Slocum at the St. Anthony, among others in residence or registered guests.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. J. Porter
Range
Gunter
Charlies D. Golding
Houston
St. Anthony
G. R. Patterson
Fort Worth
Stewart Moore
Dallas
W.L. Duncan
Austin
William Holabird
A. Foreman
Chicago
Menger
M. T. Cross
Denison
D. J. Gunningham
Galveston
R. Morris
Cuero
Guiter
J. H. Harshaw
Sarah
Amelia Young
Brownaville
H. J. Slocum
United States Army
E. E. Osborn
Smithville
MISS WEST REPORTS ON TEXAS LIBRARIANS MEETING
Miss Elizabeth West of San Antonio described the Texas State Library Association gathering in Galveston as progressive. She cited plans for a new county library law, a state library organizer, and efforts to lift the Carnegie Fund stigma by collecting library pledges and expanding branches in cities like San Antonio.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carnegie Fund
Texas State Library Association
Galveston
Elizabeth West
San Antonio
West
State Library and Historical Association
Carnegie Foundation
Carnegie
Texas State Teachers’ Association
San Antonio Publicity Noted By Traveling Agent
GIVES CITY PUBLICITY Vv. B. Oneal traveling passenger agent of the M E T railroad returned to San Antonio Monday from a tour of the North and East in the interest of tourist travel over the Texas lines He attended the annual convention of the American Association of Traveling Passenger Agents in Philadelphia October 1 and said more than a thousand rails were represented at the meeting San Antonio came in for some good publicity at this convention He distributed literature for the Chamber of Commerce and noted inquiries about the city amid the national guard movement He predicted prosperity in the North and East and indicated support for President Wilson Prospective Hughes meeting in St Louis drew only fifty attendees besides regular travelers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Vv. B. Oneal
San Antonio
American Association of
Philadelphia
Mr. Oneal
National Guard
Chamber of Commerce
Oneal
Wilson
St. Louis
Justice Hughes
Senator to Visit Post in San Antonio for Depot Plans
Senator Morris Sheppard, key in securing 750000 dollars for Fort Sam Houston expansion, will inspect proposed warehouse depot sites in San Antonio on Wednesday. He will spend the day at the post consulting staff officers. A banquet at the Gunter Hotel Wednesday night honors him, with 1000 plates expected to be sold.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Morris Sheppard
Fort Sam Houston
San Antonio
Chamber of Commerce
Senator Sheppard
Gunter Hotel
Exchange to Close in San Antonio After Refugee Workers Depart
The International Woman's Exchange at 315 Navarro Street run by San Antonio women and Mexican refugees will close Tuesday. Goods held must be picked up Tuesday morning. The venture aimed to clear home products and assist Mexican refugees, but closure follows the departure of key workers including Mrs. Ferdinand Lopez.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
International Woman's Exchange
Navarro Street
San Antonio
Mexico
Ferdinand Lopez
City of
San Antonio Traction Co Handles 122707 Passengers Safely
The San Antonio Traction Company carried 122 707 passengers on a Saturday with no accidents. Secretary Clarence Jones touted it as a Texas streetcar service record and credited the safety first program. The high volume was due to city circus events, with the Alamo Heights line carrying most riders.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
San Antonio Traction Company
Clarence Jones
Texas
Jones
Alamo Heights
The Grand Theaters Postpones Play Due to Illness
Miss Bunting unable to perform with The Grand company because of dengue fever. The week’s performance of A Woman's Way is postponed to next week starting with a matinee next Sunday. Tickets for this week will be honored next week and Miss Bunting is expected to recover in time.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Miss Bunting
Emma Bunting
Texas Attorney General heads to Washington on freight rate case
Attorney General B F Looney leaves Austin for Washington to appear before the Interstate Commerce Commission on October 19 seeking a postponement or modification of new railroad freight rates set to take effect November 1. Judge Sam D Cowan and others may join to represent Texas shippers and traffic leagues as the state also pursues an injunction against 34 smaller lines in Fifty third District Court with Luther Nickels handling the case.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Austin
Tex
B. F. Looney
Washington, D. C
Interstate Commerce Commission
Shippers of Texas
General Looney
Washington
Sam D. Cowan
Fort Worth
Live Stock Shippers’ Protective League
Texas Industrial Traffic League
Atlanta
Fifty-third District Court
Luther Nickels
Victim Identified in Katy Crossing Train Truck Collision
Frank J. Spanair, bicycle repairer of 209 Nueva Street San Antonio, identified as the victim of last Friday’s collision at the Katy railway crossing near Fratt station. He had ridden his bicycle toward Austin when a delivery truck driver Eugene Aschbacher Jr. gave him a ride. A string of box cars and a switch engine struck the truck as it crossed, Spanair dying Friday night at City Hospital.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Katy
Fratt Station
George Leele
Nueva Street
Frank J. Spanair
Spanair
San Antonio
Riebe
C. Spanair
Corpus Christi
Leele
Austin
Eugene Aschbacher Jr
City Hospital
Deputy Vogt Wounded After Knife Attack in Arrest
Deputy Arthur Vogt of MacDona was stabbed in the thigh by a Mexican during a late night arrest. He subdued the suspect, secured him, and remained on guard until Chief Deputy James Galbreath and others arrived. Vogt was taken to San Antonio for medical treatment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Arthur Vogt
MacDona
James Galbreath
San Antonio
Fair Grounds
Vogt
Fredericksburg Citizens Back San Angelo to San Antonio Road
About 150 Fredericksburg residents with a brass band travel to Boerne on Tuesday October 24 to endorse the proposed highway from San Angelo to San Antonio. San Antonio attendees join the event as Boerne citizens request Secretary D E Colp speak. The route would extend the Puget Sound to the Gulf highway.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fredericksburg
Boerne
San Angelo
San Antonio
Tex
Bexar County Highway League
D. E. Colp
Puget Sound
Convicts' Friend Rev. Edward Fredenhagen Dies
The Rev. Edward A. Fredenhagen died in Kansas City Kansas after aiding ex convicts. He founded the Society for the Friendless which operates in twelve states. Born in Illinois he was 56 years old and leaves a widow and three children.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kansas City
Kans
Edward A. Fredenhagen
Society For the Friendless
Fredenhagen
Illinois
Army Orders: Key Transfers and Commissions
Revolving roster of officers includes Colonel Francis J. Kernan moving from the Thirteenth to the Twenty-eighth Infantry. First Lieutenant Warren P. Teenigan remains infantry, attached to aviation. Captain Acre Ceziaro assigned to the Thirty-sixth Infantry. First Lieutenant William B. Beet, Medical Reserve, honorably discharged.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Francis J. Kernan
Thirteenth
Twenty-eighth Infantry
Warren P. Teenigan
Infantry
Acre Ceziaro
Infan
William B. Beet
Texas Oranges on Market
Satsuma oranges of excellent quality from Texas fruit belt are now on the market. Commissioner Fred W. Davis received a box from W. A. Stockwell of Alvin as appreciation for the department's role in eradicating citrus canker with federal aid.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Texas
Austin
Tex
Satsuma
Fred W. Davis
W. A. Stockwell
Alvin
Mr. Stockwell
Department
Federal Department of Agriculture
Commission to Decide SPS Protest Over Crossing by Katy Subsidiary
The state railroad commission will hear the protest by Southern Pacific against a crossing by San Antonio Belt and Terminal Company, a Katy subsidiary. The hearing, moved from November 14, may be taken up at the Houston session next Thursday, following a San Antonio board of review ruling on damages and tower requirements near Yoakum's Bend.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Southern Pacific
San Antonio
Yoakum's Bend
State Railroad Commission
Suitcases Stolen From Street Car and Depot
Kingsville resident Br. J. Owens reported his clothing filled suitcase was taken from a street car after arriving by Sap train Sunday. Rev. P. D. Swift’s suitcase was stolen from a bench at the I. and G. N. depot. Police recovered a Bible railroad ticket from Llano to here, postcards and keys in a West Side saloon rear, where they believe the thief discarded them.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Br. J. Owens
Kingsville
Sap
Rev
P. D. Swift
Llano
West Side
Robbery Steals Beef and Butter From Swift & Co Car
Thieves broke into a box car consigned to Swift & Co. Sunday night taking two fore quarters and a hind quarter of dressed beef and twelve cases of butter valued at 144 dollars. The car stood on a siding near the Swift & Co. plant at South Medina and Buena Vista streets. The robbery was found Monday morning and reported to police.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Swift & Co
Medina
Buena Vista
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Tariff and Trade
Kaiser
Miss West
Sheppard
Traction Company
Looney
Frank J. Spanai
Society of the Friendless
Uottson Rite
Hegard Glass
Alzafar
Mystic Shrine
St. Mary's Street
Lodge of Perfection
Sam P. Cochran
Alcafar Temple of the
Nat M. Washer
Anton Mourland
C. A. Davies
Noel W. Smith
Sylvan Lang
W. W. Boyce
Ralph H. Cameron
Arthur Storms
F. L. Hillyer
Knights Rose Croix
Commission
S. P
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