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Newspaper
San Antonio Light
Location
San Antonio, Texas, United States of America
Date
Oct 19, 1917
Page
2
Grocers and sugar brokers pledge party support for Hoover and the administration. They designate October 20 Liberty Bond Day for canvassing and bond sales, with employers agreeing to back bond purchases and to oppose in bond sales any employee dissent. Meeting held Thursday night to discuss new licensing and regulatory measures for stores over $100,000 in annual business.
Det 1 reports Carranza government in control of most of southern republic under Gen Alvaro Obregon after victories over Villa. He vows Villa is alive with information from deserters and prisoners. He cites unrest in Durango area and notes Mexico will export 24 million barrels of oil this year. General Orrego tours US ports aboard private boat Coraround.
Okla City records show Mecenney, a Stroud farmer, found guilty of murder of Shewitt George and Arnold. He was sentenced yesterday in Chandler to death in the electric chair. Noah Barnard, 27, who aided during an August 22 department store robbery, got life imprisonment.
London naval correspondent notes weekly submarine returns show little improvement. Traffic shows near thousand more arrivals and rollings, while ships sunk remain small. German subs focus on British and merchantmen, with Norwegian and French losses rising and Italian losses dropping.
The Philadelphia Public Ledger reports a lively North London Islington race next Tuesday with Conservative, Liberal, New National and Vigilante backed candidates. Incumbent figures and past results shape the contest as parties assert turf and accuse opponents of interference while campaigning across the district for parliamentary seats.
In Grand Rapids Michigan a U S District Court jury acquitted Adolph Germer executive secretary of the National Socialist party and ten other defendants on charges of conspiracy against the selective draft. The trial concluded with a verdict exonerating the group of alleged plots to resist conscription.
In L. B. Anigun is reported dead and George Rass injured, after a wreck involving the Texas and New Orleans Railroad. The accident occurred Thursday as workers were on duty in the yard, both men members of the railroad’s switching crew.
An ad touts Catatabs as a harmless vegetarian calomel substitute that is smokeless colorless and tasteless with quick action. One tablet daily with water purportedly cleanses the liver eases digestion and bowel issues without nausea or vomiting. Sold in sealed packages for thirty five cents with doctor assurances and guarantees.
Austin reports Internal Revenue Department sending out excise tax blanks for war revenue. Dealers must file sworn statements on stocks by October 4. Tax rates vary by item from automobiles and vehicles at 3 percent to jewelry 1 percent and toys 2 percent, with wholesalers or retailers paying on total stock.
The New York State Commission on voting for New York soldiers has arrived in Europe. New York City conducts a primary. ballots delayed but now incoming. War and Navy Departments assist, with Capt Amos Reaslee Howard Caterhout Crosby Grants among expected commissioners. Also reported: Ninety one Negro prisoners and twenty two witnesses noted in a Houston case.
In New York on October 1, Louis al Fraing and Ralph FE. Chenes were convicted of conspiring to induce others to evade the draft and obstruct the selective service act. The two men, identified as conscientious objectors, face penalties for their actions in relation to the draft program.
In Washington DL Oct 19 the Red Cross announces Joses H Jones Touston Texas a businessman named rector general of military relief for the American Red Cross. He replaces John D Ryan and will oversee Red Cross activities in camp service base hospitals medical sanitary and related bureaus without pay.
Mrs. Hilt V. Thomson, 94, longtime Texas resident, died at her daughter Mrs. Kate T. Dephard’s home on Nueces Street in Austin. A Virginia native, she moved to Texas in the 1860s, lived in Galveston during the Civil War era, then Bastrop before settling in Austin about thirty years ago.
An expert authority offers free guidance on blood disorders. A physician specialized in blood and skin diseases invites readers to write about their case for personalized regimens. The notice claims swift specific co. products are available at drug stores and directs to Swift Laboratory in Atlanta, Ga.
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