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Newspaper

San Antonio Light

Location

San Antonio, Texas, United States of America

Date

Sep 14, 1917

Page

13

Circus Ship Spangle Carries Odd Passengers

Report on the circus ship Spangle and its unusual cargoes including elephants horses and exotic birds arriving in New York. The Ringling Brothers’ circus uses the voyage for transporting specimens, animals and acts for this season’s productions including the Cinderella spectacle.

Ringling Globe Pahuna Wanal Ringling Brothers East Indies Madagascar India Sammy Big Dingo Jungling Brothers

Slumber Outrad I? Kidney Ailment Mentioned In Rhetoric

Fragmentary note questions compulsion to arise from slumber, cites irritants and color references as signs, and mentions an abnormal kidney condition alongside Adler. The garbled text reads like speculative medical ramble without clear event or proper names.

Expect New Supply Of Automobile Tags For Bexar County

A second supply of state automobile license tags will reach Bexar County within two or three days, per Secretary Mabry of the Bexar County Highway League. Tags numbered S73 to Y68K have arrived and are being distributed. car ownership in the hundreds of thousands is implied. Distribution delays occurred as a backlog of applications accumulated before registration could begin, leaving some early payers uncaptured until tag issuance catches up. Licenses are being distributed at garages and the public can call Secretary Mabry for guidance on where to apply.

Bexar County Mabry Bexar County Highway League State Highway Commission Tuxna Ita Ariania Nrat Lcense J. B. Maliry Langa Ab Grovkett Camp Travis Henry T. Ali New Lo Army Tafe

Forty Dialects In One City Read Across Basrah Complexes

A Mesopotamian letter notes Basrah hosts over forty dialects complicating British operations against the Turks. The article lists languages including Artie, Persian variants, Basrah Persian, Armenian, Chatienn and others, with officials facing a maze of interpreters in all offices.

Tower of Babel Ext Basdah Mesopotamia Old Tower Hasrah Egypt Morocco Bagrads Basrah-Persas

Camp Travis Sanitations and Headquarters Move

General Allen orders strict sanitation at Camp Travis with new regulations on garbage and wash practices. Headquarters for the Ninetieth Army etc relocated to Avani Avenue building, detailing offices for General Allen and staff, with multiple departments set to operate from the new complex.

General Allen

Aviation Field Adds Students as Division Numbers Grow

Reports to Southern Department headquarters indicate a growing aviation field with many students en route. Coronel Ralph Carrison notes the larger size and presence of on hand checks, while Major A B Morgan arrives from the Puget Sound Grant Defense station to oversee the activity.

Kelly Pioid Southern Department Pew Realigo Coronel Ralph Carrison Department Eter Avination Stote A.B. Morgan A . Morgan Halph Harrison San Antonio Puget Sound Grant Minion Iti Wilder

Passage of bill to appoint Jewish chaplains in army

In the lower house the bill authorizes appointing twenty high ranking chaplains for the army and designating Jewish rabbis as chaplains with a likely distribution between orthodox and reform branches. Senators and congressmen push the measure with Jewish leaders backing the cause. assignment may target camps with larger Jewish populations.

Congress of Ine San Artomo Senate Fittown Sele Deutachnein Mucris Stern San Antonio Jewish Board of Welfare Siege Kale Sheppard Stu Byi War Bakery

Army orders list many officers promoted to lieutenant colonels

A garbled, OCR like list shows numerous infantry officers and camps across the United States. Names such as Grimes Hanson Jackson Towin and many others appear with vague assignments, listing camps like Camp Dodge and Camp Hood. The text is heavily corrupted with misspellings and random punctuation, but centers on promotion orders and postings for senior officers.

Infantry Cams Indlentet George A. Grimes Champ Fut Win Hanson Harry Raton Canig Gronks Humparey Camp DoutRe Inmea Tougstreet Jc Camm Jackson Hotlod Ribaitom WHS Coman. Com Gynt Claude Rbs Va Tanta Charles Thositangte My Dolls Ar Ul. Burlan Cary Mita A Camp Dodge Waskell Cam Travia Warren Oon Cane Cima ‘Taylor Thomann Mare

War era rosters and troop movements fill long article

A dense OCR page lists numerous officers, units, stations, and assignments across military branches. Names such as Major General, Captain, Colonel, and various regiment designations appear alongside locations like Hawaiian Department and Fort Bamfours, detailing reassignments, temporary duties, and unit designations with scattered dates and notes on commands and dispositions.

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Five Hurt As Sunset Express Derails At Seguin

Three men were hurt when the Sunset Express and the Southern Pact derailed near Seguin on Thursday evening. An axle broke on the tender as the westbound train entered the yards at slow speed, throwing three cars from the track and delaying the journey by about two hours. Passengers were moved to other cars and a wrecking crew from San Antonio started repairs while local protection ads publicize loan insurance. Crown Prince in Berlin reports note a long conference with the emperor on the Polish situation.

Traimered Font Canals Seguin Churaday Sevuin San Antonie Berlin London Kapatek Amsterdam Emp jPeror Mpoor

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