Meridian Road Auto Relay Aims Transcontinental Message
San Antonio pledged to supply cars for a non stop relay carrying a message from Manitoba to Laredo along the Meridian Road route. Texas officials expect a sixty hour trip with 20 to 30 mile relay segments divided by state stations and powered by local clubs and car owners.
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San Antonio
Manitoba
Canada
Laredo
Texas
D. E. Colp
Texas Good Roads Association
Meridian Road Association
Bexar County
Wichita
Kas
Two Texas insurers merge to form unified company
The Prudential Life Insurance Company of San Antonio combines with the Texas State Insurance Company of Galveston with I H Kempner leading the merged entity. The Prudential maintains a San Antonio main office under Galveston control, Dr W A King remains as medical director. The new firm aims for a strong new name and aggressive growth targeting at least 10 million dollars in policies within a year.
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Prudential Life Insurance Company
San Antonio
Texas State Insurance Company
Galveston
I. H. Kempner
Galveston Company
W. A. King
Prudential
King
Consolidated
Texas
Germania Security and Mortgage Company Formed in San Antonio
A new firm organized in San Antonio, Germania Security and Mortgage Company, aims to develop farm and ranch lands in Southwest Texas with capital of 200000 dollars. Directors include L. Ward J. F. Kline J. H. Blakeney W. H. Sartain E. A. Tully William Buehrig Dr. J. H. Reuss P. H. Tom and E. F. Wolters. Officers are L. Ward president W. H. Sartain vice president and secretary J. H. Blakeney treasurer. Loan committee: E. A. Tully and P. H. Tom.
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Germania Security and Mortgage Company
San Antonio
Texas
L. Ward
J. F. Kline
J. H. Blakeney
W. H. Sartain
E. A. Tully
William Buehrig
J. H. Reuss
P. H. Tom
E. F. Wolters
Harmless Remedy Ad Promises Relief for Urinary Weakness
A Ze meta Co advertisement urges readers to obtain a free package for kidney bladder or urinary weaknesses. It claims nighttime incontinence is a disease not a habit and asks to write for the free remedy without sending money. Department 246 Milwaukee Wisconsin.
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Adress Zemeto CO
Milwaukee
Wis
Austro-German Lines Not Yet Broken in Volhynia
London dispatch reports the Volhynia and Galicia battle continues with Russian attacks unable to breach Austro-German positions. Russians took three Teuton posts near Koniukhi, Austrian trenches near Jaroslavice cleared, while Brusiloff’s forces fail to encircle Halicz and sever Austro-German lines to Lemberg.
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London
Volhynia
Galicia
Vladimir Volinski
Tarnopol
Krasne
Teuton
Koniukhi
Jaroslavice
Funeral for Robert Coombe Held at Anchor Masonic Temple
Robert Coombe died Saturday morning. Funeral services are at 10 Sunday from Anchor Masonic Temple No. 424 with interment at Anchor Masonic Cemetery. He held Thirty-second Degree in Scottish Rite Masonry and was a native of England who recently moved to San Antonio from Mexico City.
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Robert Coombe
Anchor Masonic Temple No. 424
Anchor Masonic Cemetery
Mr. Coombe
England
San Antonio
Mexico City
Back and forth like tennis balls Berlin to Washington
A puzzle of political sniping unfolds as Senator Borah notes the give and take in Washington Berlin correspondence. The quip about a doctor and the croup slips into a joke about prescriptions and public trust reflecting press gibes and social banter.
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Berlin
Washington
Senator Borah
Senator Sheppard Views Fort Sam Houston Progress in 4-Day San Antonio Visit
Senator Morris Sheppard spent four days in San Antonio inspecting Fort Sam Houston activities and equipment. He toured Camp Wilson, the remount station, land leased for drills, warehouses, the arsenal, and the army bakery, and urged securing funds for more warehouses and land purchases to support border operations and future expansion.
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Morris Sheppard
Baker
Chamberlain
Dent
Senate
House
San Antonio
Fort Sam Houston
Delhia
Sheppard
Mexico
Army
Columbus
Harry L. Rogers
Southern Department
Senator Sheppard
Rogers
Transportation Service
Bet
Camp Wilson
Arsenal
Washington
Ordnance Department
South Flores Street
Fort Sam Houston Reservation
Oe Qyeen Post
Austin Road
Inventor from Philadelphia Designs Revolving Rocking Chair
A Philadelphia inventor develops a rocking chair linked to a revolving fan that whirls rapidly when the chair is rocked, converting motion into a spinning mechanism driven by the user’s rocking action.
Pimples Ruin the Best Complexion
Testimonial ad claims Cuticura Soap and Ointment heal pimples blackheads and facial eruptions. User describes severe skin condition lasting five weeks, relief from a free sample, and complete healing after using one box of Soap and two boxes of Ointment. Card notes Boston sale and free trial offer.
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Cuticura
Boston
New Jersey’s Mosquito War Ramps Up Across Marshes
A three year campaign in New Jersey drastically reduced mosquito breeding by draining 600 miles of trenches in Atlantic county, 300 in Union, 200 in Hudson and 150 in Middlesex, with oil treatments and pumps removing hundreds of millions of gallons. Officials project full extermination in coming years as inspectors locate remaining breeding sites using cyanide tests and species mapping.
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Europe
New Jersey
Hackensack
Long Branch
Bergen
Union
Hudson
Essex
Middlesex
Atlantic
France
Belgium
Russia
Atlantic County
Union County
Bere
Hudson County Commission
Kearny Meadows
Frank Creek
New York
Philadelphia
Turkeys to Be Scarce as Prices Rise for Thanksgiving
A Wallabout market report from New York predicts turkey and chicken shortages for Thanksgiving with high wholesale prices. Turkeys priced at 40 and 42 cents per pound. chickens at 28 to 30 cents. An old sheet found at the market shows turkeys 6 cents and chickens 4 to 6 cents per pound 26 years ago.
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New York
Wallabout Market
Brooklyn
Hughes Rests for Closing Tour as Campaign Dates Spread
Charles E Hughes rests at Hotel Montclair Montclair N J as he prepares for the final leg of his speaking tour. He plans travels through New Jersey Queens Bronx Harlem and a Brooklyn finish with Madison Square Garden finale on November 4. His wife and children accompany him for the weekend.
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Montclair
N. J
Charles E. Hughes
Hotel Montclair
New Jersey
Hughes
Queens
Bronx
Harlem
Brooklyn
Schenectady
Troy
Albany
Hudson
Kingston
Newburgh
Poughkeepsie
Yonkers
Madison Square Garden
Informal University Singing Urged by Faculty Leader
Dr. W. J. Battle of the University faculty urges more informal singing by students. He compares to Princeton and other colleges and suggests gathering on the main building steps or at the Y M C A for light, wholesome singing between rallies and games.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Austin
Tex
W. J. Battle
University
Princeton
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PLAZA
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Aencaes
Joske Bros. Geo. Keene
Military Plaza
Wallace Brosco, Mehicle
Prudential Life
Texas State Insurance Companies
Germania Security and Mortgage Co
Koniakli
Shelby-Loring Undertaking Co
Yves
Chicago Daily News
Columbia Graphophone Co
SAN Antonio Music CO
Isaac Bledsoe
West Commerce Street
Enator Rok
Kine Furniture Company
West Commerce
Science
Mosquito
The
Star Company
Great Britain
MR. Hughes
Dr. Battle
Offener
Hostetter
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