German Newspaper Suppressed Over Bremen Submarine Story
London report cites Vossische Zeitung via Reuters that a Second German army corps commander banned the Pommersche Tages Post for publishing an article titled Destruction of the Bremen about the German submarine. The piece triggered a censorship warning and the Bremen destruction news is deemed erroneous.
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London
Vossische Zeitung
Reuter
Amsterdam
Pommersche Tages Post
Bremen
Luther asserts refund funds for San Antonio and Northwestern stock
Dr A A Luther as president of the San Antonio & Northwestern Railroad Co swears that a bank holds enough money to refund every soldier who bought stock. A mailed notice claims assets back each dollar, with cash refunds if proven false. The company office will stay open Monday through Wednesday nights to let stockholders inspect and claim. Notary public Robert P. Coon certified this on October 16, 1916.
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State OF Texas
County
Bexar
A. A. Luther
San Antonio & Northwestern Railroad Co
San Antonio
Texas
Robert P. Coon
Notary
Bexar County
Adj
Air Kim Engine Quits On Him Glide for Safety
A British officer recounts a front line air engagement where his plane caught fire from a German shell. After blasting three enemy biplanes, a jammed gun and a failing engine force a glide to allied lines, with the crew escaping just behind French trenches.
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London
Bocie
Bowie
Archie
Suffrage Special to Visit Floresville From San Antonio Group
Mrs. James M. Young president of the San Antonio Equal Franchise Society, with Mrs. Bary Scobie and Miss Marin B. Fenwick, will take the suffrage special Friday on a trip to Floresville to organize a suffrage league. The meeting at St. Anthony Hotel announced the plan and noted requests from Uvalde, Beeville, Fredericksburg and Pleasanton for visits.
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James M. Young
San Antonio
Equal Franchise Society
Bary Scobie
Marin B. Fenwick
St. Anthony Hotel
Floresville
R. L. Sandford
St. Louis
Evelyn Corrigan
San Marcos
Uvalde
Beeville
Fredericksburg
Pleasanton
el Progresso Club
George Wathen
Colonial Tea Room
Maria B. Fenwick
Advert for Stewart caraph heater at seven dollars
An advertisement touts a Stewart rmon caraph priced at seven dollars and promotes the Guaranteed wonder. It lists Texas address Navarro Street and credits Wicks for Perfection Oil Heaters via Sam Speir Hardware Co. with implied sales emphasis.
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Texas Recrere
Navarro St
Sam Speir Hardware Co
Home Curer Claims Deafness Cure For Catarrh
An advertisement-style recipe promotes a home remedy for catarrhal deafness head noises and related symptoms. It urges readers to buy Parmine and mix with hot water and sugar, taking a tablespoon four times daily, claiming rapid hearing improvement and high success rates. The text targets individuals with ear and sinus complaints, promising inexpensive, self administered relief.
Commission Acts as Equalization Board for 1916 Assessments
The city board of equalization led by the mayor and four commissioners began hearing protests from property owners over raised 1916 assessments. Three members form a quorum to speed work. opening session included Mayor Brown, Commissioner Kéardy, and Commissioner Garland. Next week Commissioners Lambert and Uhr join in split duties over two months. Last year San Antonio’s taxable values reached $107,997,535, with a modest rise. real estate sale value gains may push values higher, and Somers System could broaden increases. Property owners notified may protest in person.
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City Board of Equalization
Brown
Kéardy
Garland
Lambert and
Uhr
San Antonio
Americans Sell to Portuguese Trade Rises in Lisbon
Washington dispatch says American firms expand in Portugal with rising cargo discharge. Twenty U S vessels have discharged cargoes at Lisbon since January, a record pace not previously seen.
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Washington, D. C
Portugal
Lisbon
Pinex Cough Syrup Remedy Promises Fast Relief
An advertisement touts a homemade cough syrup using 212 ounces of Pinex and sugar syrup to treat throat and chest colds with quick healing. It claims relief from bronchitis hoarseness croup and whooping cough and guarantees satisfaction with a money refund. The product originates from The Pinex Co Fort Wayne Indiana.
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Pinex Co
Ft. Wayne
Ind
Germany's coal and iron drive fuels war economy
Berlin reports Germany expands coal and iron output despite war. Rhine districts and Belgian Polish workers push daily tonnages beyond prewar levels as Cologne factory capacity peaks. Shipbuilding and export of coal sustain industry while labor shortages loom and trade with neutrals continues.
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Berlin
Roumania
Germany
Galicia
Austria
Belgium
Poland
Peccers
Cologne
Berliner Tageblatt
Rhine
New Government System for France Emerges
Paris Oct. 17 Premier Briand predicts postwar France will concentrate government power through direct council and authority. Alfred Capus quotes Briand noting a shift from parochialism to public welfare and a united effort toward the general interest after lessons of war.
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Paris
Briand
Alfred Capus
French Academy
M. Capus
MISS OWEN CHAMPION IN TYPEWRITER RECORD
New York October 17 Miss Margaret B Owen of New York retained the world record by typing 137 accurate words a minute for one hour. Her feat confirms her position as the leading performer in typewriter speed.
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New York
Margaret B. Owen
Tailor unveils fresh styles at Wolfson’s under $25
Fresh from the creators of fine and acceptable fashions, Wolfson's Tailor offers a carefully selected assortment of the newest styles. Suits priced at $25 reflect the house’s timely collection and ready-to-wear appeal since Monday.
Typing Championship Sets $1000 Cap at City Show
The event at a local business show yesterday highlighted a weathered record of 136 words per minute. Contestants battled for the top pace in front of spectators and judges.
Why Society Women Wash Their Own Hair
A historical notice claims many society women wash their own hair to achieve beauty and safety. It promotes a home made canthrox shampoo costing about three cents per use, prepared by dissolving a teaspoonful in hot water. The result is claimed to remove dandruff oil and dirt, leave hair fluffy with lustre, and stimulate scalp health for growth.
Texas Surgeon Praises San Antonio As A Resort
Milwaukee surgeon Dr. C. H. Lemon, visiting St. Anthony Hotel in San Antonio, says Texas and in particular San Antonio are underexploited by the North and East. He notes the city as a metropolis with charms and advantages as a resort, and warns northern views on the border Mexican situation are misinformed. He travels with his wife to New Orleans then New York.
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Texas
San Antonio
C. H. Lemon
Milwaukee
St. Anthony Hotel
Great Southwest
Dr. Lemon
Lemon
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