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Newspaper
San Antonio Light
Location
San Antonio, Texas, United States of America
Date
Sep 18, 1916
Page
9
Governor Ferguson proclaims October 9 as Fire Prevention Day urging statewide cooperation from Mayor Brown and citizens. He notes Texas suffered about 13 000 fires last year causing 16 million dollars in losses, equating to 4 per capita or 20 dollars per family, and argues 79 of 100 fires are preventable. He calls on schools to teach fire safety methods.
The Cleveland Leader derides San Antonio ministers for objecting to the Young Women's Christian Association party for national guardsmen on September 5. It questions why not allow casual dancing with name cards and introductions, arguing dancing and name tags are harmless and criticizing the ministers for focusing on trivial issues.
The steamship Dade reports the death at Vera Cruz of third officer George J. Hagen of Brooklyn on September 9. Hagen had been ill for several days and died on deck while going for water. He was buried in Vera Cruz. Captain Johnson also died aboard the Dade about a month earlier.
Breathitt County feud figure Mose Feltner, a leader in the Hargis Cockrell feud, was shot and killed in a resisted arrest in his home county. U S Marshal G A Sizemore reported the shooting today.
Local entries report Dr Louis Hirschfeld resuming practice and Dr F P Herff returning from vacation. Candidate Archer tours northern districts to study clerk systems in North Texas Oklahoma and Missouri. Legal hearing on injunction against two South Loop resorts postponed to October 2 with temporary restraining order still in effect. Associated Charities seeks clothing and school books for children as school opens.
Due to the absence of thousands of soldiers in San Antonio the provost guard has been cut from 20 to 6 officers. Previously twenty soldiers three non commissioned officers and one commissioned officer were assigned to provost duty nightly with more at police headquarters. Dr Clarence Warfield to return Oct 1. Hicks Building advertisement for gold silver diamonds and old coins. Thieves stole an automobile around 8:45.
A Overland automobile owned by O D Mueller was abandoned in front of the Majestic Theater on Main Avenue Sunday night and found Monday morning in Kyle, Texas. The car was identified by a Kyle constable via a long distance notice from San Antonio detectives.
Classified ad listing furnished rooms boarding and apartments for rent with contact at 131 Losoya Street Crockett 3338. Small classified notice in historic Crockett area publication.
A letter from Theodore Roosevelt endorsing Robert Bacon for the Republican nomination for United States senator of New York was made public here today due to Bacon's advocacy of universal military service.
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