HE JARR FAMILY
A late night joy ride with Mr. and Mrs. Stryver and guests turns tense as the car speeds through town. The party argues over the ride and its costs while narrowly avoiding an accident and contemplating a stop at Hickey's Idle Hour.
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the Press Publishing Co
New York Evening World
Mrs. Stryver
Mrs. Darr
Dave
Ma. Stryver
Mrs. Stryy
Mo. Stryver
Mr. Jarr
Mr. Stryver
Mr. Dare
Mr. Stryger
Cheese Hill
Littleneck Road
Mr. Sirsse
Mr Stryver
Road House
Hickey
Proposed Texas law to curb army town rental profiteering
District Attorney D A McAskill pushes a plan to regulate rentals in Texas cities hosting army camps. He cites San Antonio and other towns with crowding and price gouging and seeks a legislature to enact a city rental ceiling administered by a board, modeled after agricultural rent rules. He meets the Square Deal Association to press remedies.
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Texas
San Antonio
Es Materia
D. A. McAskell
Army Intelligence
McAskill
MecAskill
Collisions Injure Two In Morning Traffic Spree
Four traffic accidents occurred Wednesday morning leaving two men injured. Walter Calvert 25 sustained head bruises after his milk wagon collided with a car driven by W Yeager at Fredericksburg Road and Zarramora Street. G Dharoda of 611 Morales Street was cut and bruised after being thrown from a bicycle near West Commerce and Frio Streets.
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Walter ‘I’. Calvert
G. Dharoda
Morales Street
Calvert
Fredericksburg Road
Zarramora Street
A. A. Creney
Grarth
Kelly Wield
Military Linga
South Mores Street
Barnett
Red Pipen
Westonston
Cameron
Suit Over Alienation of Affections In Opera World
Luigi Curt husband of opera star Amelita Galli-Curci sues Charles Wagner and Homer Samuels alleging alienation of affections seeking 250000 damages. Mme Galli Curci obtains writ of replevin for furnishings in her New York apartment and posts bond for 5000.
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New York
Luigi Curt
Amelita Cure
Curci
Charles Z. Wagner
Homer Samuels
Mme, Galli-Curci
Gennaro
Striking Beaumont Shipyard Workers Offer Farm Labor Aid
About 7400 Lone Star Company workers who struck last Saturday demand the expulsion of an efficiency expert and vow not to return until the issue is resolved. At a meeting last night they offered their services to aid local rice farmers in harvesting crops amid labor shortages and rising crop needs.
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Beaumont
Tex
Lone Star Company
Debs Trial Set After Judge Denies Motion to Quash
Federal Judge J C Westenhaver overruled a motion to quash the ten count indictment against Eugene V Debs Socialist presidential candidate. Debs trial is scheduled for September 4 in Cleveland Ohio. Debs was arrested July 2 charged with violation of the espionage act for a Canton Ohio speech. His lawyers contend the espionage law is unconstitutional.
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Cleveland
Ohio
J. C. Westenhaver
Yesternday
Eugene V. Debs
Debs
Canton
Social notices and clubs fill San Antonio calendar
Phi Gamma Delta holds supper meeting at Casa del Rio at seven. Daughters of Isabella gather at Knights of Columbus Hall at eight thirty. Mrs H T Matthews hosts dinner for Miss Rachel Gregg of Virginia. Drama League talks led by Richard Burton at St Anthony Hotel tapestry room. Hospital committee meets at Mrs S Harris home. Elementary Sunday School Workers Council at Travis Park Methodist 4 15 p m. Red Cross circle meets at Travis Park Methodist. Social events include weddings, dinners, and club programs at the Tutheran Brotherhood clubhouse and Menger Hotel.
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Travis Park Methodist Church
Frederick Abbott
Texas
Drama Teague of America
San Antonio
St. Anthony
Richard Burton
Drama League of America
Minneapolis
Drama League
Travis Park Church
Mary Alexander
First Baptist Church
Americans Granted Safe Conduct by Finns
Washington reports that Finnish authorities will provide safe conduct for refugees seeking to leave Russia. Special trains will transport about 1000 Americans and other nationals through Finland to a Swedish port for return home. The White House was informed via the Swedish minister at Helsingfors.
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Washington
Aussia
Pinnish
Finland
White
Helsingfors
Moscow
Vetrograd
Koehler Park Concert by San Antonio Municipal Band
The San Antonio Municipal Band under William He Smith performs at Koehler Park at 6 o'clock with a dancing program to follow. The program includes America More Ideal American and The Spring Chicken Overture Waltz. selections include Dancing and The Star Spangled Banner.
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San Antonio
Noehler
Willam He Smith
America
Walt
Righard Carle
Cabell Sees Holbrook in Fort Sam Conference
Brig. Gen. De Rosey C. Cabell of the Arizona district arrives at Fort Sam Houston for a morning conference with Maj. Gen. Willard A. Holbrook and Col. W. G. Johnston. The three officers discuss the Nogales incident as Cabell meets with Southern Department leadership.
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de Rosey C. Cabell
Arizona
Nogales
Fort. Sam Houston
Felt Willard A. Holbrook
Southern Department
Cahell
W. G. Johnston
Holbrook
Drafted men arrive to flood Camp Travis in waves
Four hundred eighty four drafted men reached Camp Travis on Wednesday as the SQUO units begin mass movement to Texas. Receipts will continue through the week at about 1600 men daily with fourteen hundred forty six slated for Thursday. Camp staff, trained for classification duties, works to efficiently assign men to suitable service branches.
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France
Camp Travis
M Bal General Crowder
Texas
Civic Effort Praised By City Officials
William Zinsser of the Commission on Training Camp Activities wrote Mayor Bell praising San Antonio for cooperation in driving out vice. He says progress is evident and, if confirmed, bodes well for the future, noting the War Department supports and knows the efforts.
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William TH. Zinsser
Commission On
Mayor Bell
San Antonio
Ainsser
War Department
Bell
Grove's Tasteless Tonic Now Available as Tablets
Grove's Tasteless chill Tonic can be bought in tablet form or the traditional syrup. The tablets carry the same medicinal properties as the bottled tonic and suit travelers who prefer swallowing a tablet. Prices for either form remain at 60e. Postal receipts for San Antonio show August totals rising by 31,783.74 over the prior year, with eight months of the year already surpassing the full previous year. By Sept 1, year-to-date totals reached 760,904.74, approaching the annual total of 678,000.
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Grove
San Antonio
Poor Thing and Wily Uwiono Mirror Poke
A fragment notes a playful line about a person named Tae peering into a mirror and remarking on beauty, with a whimsical voice and uncertain cadence. The tone hints at self reflection and a light, humorous mood.
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Uwiono
Tae
Fowan
Japan temperance society urges rice ban for war effort
Tokyo reports the Japan temperance society passing a resolution to discontinue rice use in liquor brewing to aid the war. The group estimates prohibition could save 18,000,000 bushels for food purposes.
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Ity Pace Ayres Rockwell
San Antoniaml
Chicago Parly News
Opyright
Chicago Daily
Tokyo
Japan
Japan Temperance Society
Lhe Society
Ee el
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