Charity drive by L T Cooper aids hundreds in San Antonio
San Antonio residents rejoice as 1000 dresses donated by L T Cooper are distributed at Bedell Building. Relief workers and leaders from Salvation Army, Protestant Orphans Home, City Hospital and many others oversee the event. Dozens of institutions receive aid and letters of appreciation from groups including the Queen's Daughters and Carmelite Sisters. Mr. Harris notes Cooper’s ongoing philanthropy and hints at further contributions.
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San Antonio
L. T. Cooper
Bedell
Jon Hand
Salvation Army and Rescue Home
Needlework Guild of America
A. W. Houston
R. M. Middlebrook
Protestant Orphans’ Home
City Hospital
Queen's Deventer
St. Mary's
A. G. Stafiota
E. Griff Jones
St. Francis’ Home For the
St. Joseph's Orphan Asylum
South Laredo Street
Sta. Guadalupe C. Gerodette
Milam School
Miss Davenport
Nazarene Church Relief Society
House of the Good Shepherd
Carmelite Sisters’ Settlement House
A. G. Castanola
R. Middlebrook
Wilson
M . Baker
Emma Salter
Nell Collins
Salvation Army
Captain Burdick
Sra. Gerodette
Free Clinic
V. Laurenson
Je.c. Harris
Cooper
Tex
C. Harris
Queen's Daughters
AATY Depot Construction to Start Within 30 Days
Plans for the Katy passenger depot project call for reinforced concrete with brick terra cotta and tile finishes. Bid solicitations will follow plan receipt as construction aims to finish the station and terminal facilities by June 1 of next year, pending railroad commission ruling on crossing type.
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Katy
W. A. Webb
Martin
San Antonio Belt & Terminal Railway Company
Dallas
St. Louis
San Antonio
Webb
State Railroad Commission
Southern Pacific
Railroad Commission
Houston
Rrey Ir Pp
Highland Park
Belt & Terminal
C. N. Whitehead
Mr. Whitehead
George Wilson
Hugh Powers
Mercantile Trust Company of
Herd Hardin
Mississippi Valley Trust Company
Mrs Carranza Visit Rumor Linked to San Antonio
Dispatches report Mrs Venustiano Carranza wife of Mexico’s first chief may visit San Antonio. Mexican consulate officials say no advisories have been received and the understanding was she planned only a visit to Saltillo, Coahuila. consul general Beltran awaits official word on any possible trip to the city.
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Venustiano Carranza
Mexico
San Antonio
Grateful Thanks For L. T. Cooper Dime Dress Gift
In San Antonio dated October 21 1916 the Sisters of Charity and Good Shepherd Home acknowledge Mr L T Cooper for a generous donation arranged through E C Harris. They report one hundred and eight dresses were distributed to orphans and thank the donors for their support.
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San Antonio
Tex
Cooper
Ooper
Caven
Carmelite Sisters
San Saba Street
L. T. Cooper
A. W. Houston
R. M. Middlebrook
E. C. Harris
St. Joseph's Orphanage
E. Harris
Sisters OF Charity
Good Shepherd
Harris
Ashtabula Proportional Representation City Trial One Year Later
A year after Ash tabula Ohio adopted proportional representation a new charter and council election system have produced a more representative council. The Hare plan voters used multi candidate ballots and a quota to elect seven members with improved balance among ethnic groups and interests.
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Ashtabula
Ohio
A. R. Hatton
Western Reserve University
Professor Hatton
C. G. Hoag
American Proportional Representation League
Hoag
Charter Commission
W. E. Boynton
Lake Shore Railroad
Boynton
Harbor
McClure
McCune
Board of Election
California Syrup of Figs Promoted for Constipation Relief
A vintage advertisement claims California Syrup of Figs safe for children and adults and promotes an inside cleansing approach. It urges mothers to look for a 50 cent bottle and to ensure the product is made by the California Fig Syrup Company. It warns against counterfeit syrups and advises giving a teaspoonful for quick relief.
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California
California Fig Syrup Company
Machine Gun Probe Undertaken by Army Board
A five officer board and two civilians in Washington conducts a wide review of machine guns for the army. They examine allegations of ordnance bureau neglect and the delayed adoption of a weapon used by the British in France. The panel will guide purchases totaling 12 million dollars for the army and National Guard.
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Panama Canal
Mr. Little
Cleveland Chamber of Commercce
Plattsburg
Newton D. Baker
Bake
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Hanson
War Department
Baker
Washington, D. C
Army
Army Ordnance Bureau
Col
I. N. Lewis
France
National Guard
Joseph D. Dickman
Second Cavalry
Tracy C. Dickson
Henry D. Todd Jr
Coast Artillery Corps
Bascom Little
Cleveland
Ohio
B. N. W. Hanson
Hartford
Conn
Field Artillery
French
Dickson
Ordnance Bureau
Illiteracy Among Aliens Sparks Census Warning
Washington reports increasing concern over illiteracy among immigrants. Census Director Rogers cites 3,000,000 foreign born over age ten cannot speak English and 1,600,000 cannot read or write in any language. He notes sharp shifts in origins and anticipates renewed influx after the war.
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Washington, D. C
Uncle Sam
Europe
Rogers
Census Bureau
United States
Foreign born non English speakers concentrated in nine states
Census officials report 22 percent of foreign born whites cannot speak English, with two thirds in New York New Jersey Pennsylvania Illinois Massachusetts Ohio Texas Wisconsin and Michigan. Each state exceeds 100 000 non English speaking foreigners and 3 000 000 cannot use English, many over 21. Language barrier fuels unemployment and exploitation by unscrupulous countrymen.
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Union
New York
New Jersey
Pennsylvania
Illinois
Massachusetts
Ohio
Texas
Wisconsin
Michigan
Warning to motorists over headlight lens rule
Police will not arrest autoists for failing to fit headlight lenses until Robert Uhr, fire and police commissioner, returns from Dallas Fort Worth. Uhr ordered cautioning motorists to comply and a meeting with police captains will decide enforcement policy upon his return. Few owners have complied. English society women start an institution training nurses in three years for care of dogs and other animal pets.
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Robert Uhr
Dallas
Fort Worth
Uhr
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Needlek Guild of America
AATY
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Parson
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Crockett
Crockett Aris
Travis Eos
Avenues
Grayson St
Hershey's
Hershey
Walter Baker
Rio
Pt Asa
Baker's Premium
Our Value
Argo
Griffon
Jersey Cream Butte
Blue Valley
Rinto
Hogan
Briggs
Corrado
Gudmundson
Harbor District
Hertzberg’s
Housten
Mary's
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