City golf course dedication opens with mayoral match
San Antonio opened its 18 hole municipal course with a celebratory dedication at 9 45 AM. Mayor Clinton G Brown and city park commissioner Ray Lambert led the first match with Brown winning two up. The event drew nearly a hundred spectators and showcased fashionable society golf attire. A women's nine hole event followed, won by Mrs E R George with a 64, over runner up Mrs Frank M Lewis.
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San Antonio
South
Clinton G. Brown
Ray Lambert
Chamber of Commerce
John B. Carrington
Brown
Lambert
Mayor
Mayor Brown
A. B. Weakley
L. B. Clegg
Hertzberg Jewelry Company
E. R. George
Frank M. Lewis
M. F. Schultz
E. C. Tarrant
Max Graham
Country Club
Huisache
Local Tennis Tournament Promises Large San Antonio Entry
By 2 o'clock hundreds of spectators and players filled the grounds as the match began at 1:30 PM. Frank M. Lewis, former city champion, predicted the Saturday afternoon tournament would yield record entries and strong scores in San Antonio.
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Gan
Frank M. Lewis
San Antonio
Retreat of Von Mackensen Opens Dobrudja Front
Rome dispatch reports the German army under Field Marshal Von Mackensen retreating in the Dobruja region of Dobrudja as Danube defenses fall to German and Bulgarian forces. Berlin confirms Russian Romanian assaults on the flanks near the Danube and Toppai Sari are repulsed. Central Powers' forces claim defeat of a large Entente force on the Dobrudja front, with rout and pursuit by cavalry.
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von Mackensen
Dobrudja
Switzerland
Dan
Berlin
Sayville
Bulgarian War Office
British ship Colchester captured by German forces
The Overseas News Agency reports German sea forces captured the British steamship Colchester 1209 tons gross off Sayville and towed her to Zeebrugge Belgium. This marks a third instance of Germany announcing the seizure of British steamers sailing between England and the continent after Brussels and Lestris.
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Berlin
Sayville
Colchester
Overseas News Agency
Zeebrugge
Belgium
Hull
Harwich
England
Continent
Brussels
Charles Fryatt
Lestris
Liverpool
English
Brooklyn bakers urge federal food price probe
ASK FOOD PRICE INQUIRY NEW YORK, Sept. 23. The Brooklyn master bakers association appeals directly to President Wilson to have a federal investigate of the high cost of food begun immediately.
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New York
Brooklyn Master Bakers Association
Wilson
San Antonio Area Weather Tonight
For San Antonio and vicinity tonight fair with partial cloudiness. Cooler overnight with light winds. No precipitation expected. High likelihood of dry conditions across the region with comfortable evening temperatures.
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San Antonio
Vicinity
Weather previews for travelers across major cities
The Light reports Sunday forecasts for St Louis Chicago Milwaukee Kansas City New York and Washington. Temperatures range from the mid forties to mid sixties with clear or cloudy skies and variable winds. Some cities expect possible showers or partly cloudy conditions with highs up to 80 degrees in Washington.
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ST. Louis
Chicago
Milwaukee
Kansas City
New York
Washington
General strike call in New York and Westchester
New York and Westchester workers vote on a general suspension of work called by 80 delegates. The plan urges all union wage earners to stay home Wednesday to pressure traction firms, potentially affecting up to 750000 workers. Leaders insist this is not a sympathy strike and pledge discipline for noncompliance.
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New York
Westchester County
Mitchel
Woods
Hugh Frayne
American Federation of Labor
Great New York
Frayne
William B. Fitzgerald
Amalgamated Association of Street Electric Railway
National Longshoremen's Union
The
Central Federated Union
Brooklyn Central Labor Union
United Hebrew Trades
Bronx Board of Business Agents
Manhattan Building Trades Council
International Tunnel and Subway Constructors’ Union
International Machinists’ Union
Firemen's Union
Ernest Bohm
Bohm
Theodore P. Shonts
Interboro Rapid Transit Company
New York Railways Company
Interboro Brotherhood
NYC lawmakers weigh special session on strike dispute
New York City members of the state assembly and Senate plan a Monday meeting to urge a special session of the Legislature to address the strike. Arbitration in industrial disputes is to be considered at the gathering.
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New York City
State Assembly
Senate
U S Steel Soars to New High as Market Opens Strong
U S Steel touched 117 ½ on the New York Stock Exchange in a two hour session that saw more than ½ million shares traded. Leaders rose to record highs with copper and other issues following, rails weaker with some shipping and munition sectors lagging. Steel finished at 117 after a gain of 8⅝ points from a 116 3/8 close.
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New York
Stock Exchange
United States Steel
Rewards Paid to Postmasters Under New Defense Act
Washington reports the first $5 rewards for regular army recruits secured by postmasters under the defense act have been paid to William J. O'Donnell of Utica Oklahoma and Joseph M. Sitman of Greensburg. War Department officials call the system the last gasp of volunteer enlistments and warn that if enough recruits are not obtained, universal training or compulsory service may be adopted.
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Washington, D. C
War Department
William J. O’donnell
Utica
Okla
Joseph M. Sitman
Greensburg
Mrs. Evers Seized in Chicago Blackmail Case
Mrs Helen Evers, tied to a blackmail ring, was seized by a south side detective from the state's attorney's office while at liberty on bond. Accompanied by Illard Powell, recently arrested in Denver, they were not booked and the exact charges remained unclear at dawn.
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Chicago
Helen Evers
South Side
Illard Powell
Denver
Dengue Strikes Corpus Christi as City Battles Illness
Corpus Christi faces a dengue fever outbreak described by doctors as similar to yellow fever but less deadly. The epidemic disrupts commerce as clerks fall ill and many teachers and students miss work and classes.
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Corpus Christi
Tex
British Buy Furs for British Soldiers Caps
British fur buyers in St Louis purchased almost the entire 9400 skin lot offered in a two million dollar fur auction. The skins, from animals killed in the United States and Canada, will be used to manufacture caps for British soldiers this winter, with total price around fifty thousand dollars.
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ST. Louis
United States
Canada
Dynamite Explosions Hit Chicago Labor Areas
Two mysterious dynamite blasts in Chicago are blamed on labor affairs. Both incidents shattered windows across blocks, caused fires, and partly wrecked two buildings, leaving residents shaken by the sudden violence in the city.
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Chicago
Ill
Lieutenant Richard Stanhope Killed in Action
London dispatch reports Lieutenant Richard Philip Stanhope of the Grenadier Guards, heir to the seventh Earl of Stanhope, was killed in action. He was 31 years old.
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Richard Philip Stanhope
London
Grenadier Guards
Earl of Stanhope
Miss Lincoln Marries in England in Royal Field Artillery Ranks
LONDON Sept 28 Gertrude Aimes Lincoln of Los Angeles married at Hellingly near Eastbourne today to Lieutenant Arthur Lett Haines of the Royal Field Artillery. Local newspapers say she is a granddaughter of Abraham Lincoln.
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Miss Lincoln
England
London
Gertrude Aimes Lincoln
Los Angeles
Cal
Hellingly
Eastbourne
Arthur Lett Haines
Royal Field Artillery
Abraham Lincoln
Earthquake Felt After Distant Shaking Recorded at Georgetown
An earthquake estimated 2300 miles away from Washington was recorded on the seismograph at Georgetown University. The tremor lasted from 12:49 to 1:20 this morning and registered as moderate in intensity.
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Washington
D. C
Georgetown University
Foreign Order for American Copper Sets Record
New York reports a foreign order for copper exceeding 400,000,000 pounds placed mainly by British and French buyers with American producers including American Smelting and Refining and United Metals Selling, representing Amalgamated Anaconda. Delivery expected in early 1917, totaling about 125 million dollars at roughly 26 to 27 cents per pound.
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New York
Financial District
American Smelting and Refining Company
United Metals Selling Company
Anaconda
Conver
Naffarette to Succeed in Northern Mexico Command
In Matamoros reports say General Jacinto Trevino bungled the Chihuahua City defense and may be removed, to be replaced by General E. P. Naffarette now commanding Carranza forces in Tamaulipas. A Mexican army officer told of 700 Villistas mixed with 10,000 civilians entering Chihuahua City and attacking from multiple points, wounding Trevino at the municipal palace.
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Brownsville
Jacinto Trevino
Chihuahua City
Hidalgo
Villa
Mexico
E. P. Naffarette
Cararanza
Tamaulipas
Matamoros
Chiahuahua City
Trevino
Jose Lopez
Carranza
Victoria
Alberto Carranza-Torres
Steamer Bay State wrecks off Cape Elizabeth Maine
The steamer Bay State of the Eastern Steamship Corporation, en route from Boston with 150 passengers, ran ashore on rocks off Cape Elizabeth near Portland in heavy fog. All but the crew were rescued. boilers blew as the engine room flooded, and the ship may break up as wind and sea rise. Value estimated over $200,000.
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Portland
Bay State
Eastern Steamship Corporation
Boston
Cape Elizabeth
Bay
Girl Rescued From 30 Foot Well Near Cuero
A seven year old girl strayed into a dry 30 foot well on a Concrete area farm. Trash at the bottom cushioned her fall while her father and observers watched. County Judge Waldeck and contractor W A Kelly arrived in time to aid the rescue by lowering a rope and ladder from a nearby camp.
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Cuero
Tex
Concrete
Richard J. Waldeck
W. A. Kelly
San Antonio
Kelley
Bell Refuses Chihuahua envoy. stands by Villa attack account
General Bell said no further inquiry needed into Villa’s assault on Chihuahua City. He claimed his information is accurate and that General Trevino was surprised by Villa. Bell insisted his report to superiors is confirmed and will not be pursued further.
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EL Paso
Tex
Villa
Chihuahua City
General Bell
Trevino
Chihuahua
Bell
Bakers Reduce Loaf Size in Little Rock Price Move
Bakers in Little Rock cut the 14 ounce cent loaf to 13 ounces and the 10 cent loaf from 26 to 24 ounces and announced white bread only at these prices. Flour costs have risen 50 percent in two months.
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Little Rock
Ark
Kingsville Man W. C. Fields Dies After Short Illness
Kingsville Tex Sept 23 The funeral of W C Fields was held yesterday. He worked at Santa Gertrudes ranch. His illness lasted only five hours. The cause of death is in doubt.
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Kingsville
Tex
W. C. Fields
Santa Gertrudes Ranch
Tabor Leaders Out of Prison
W. Bert Brown of Kansas City and William E. Reddin of Milwaukee, two of thirty three men convicted in the 1912 dynamite conspiracies at Indianapolis, were released from Leavenworth federal penitentiary on expiration of their sentences today.
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Tabor
Leavenworth
Kas
W. Bert Brown
Kansas City
William E. Reddin
Milwaukee
Indianapolis
Federal
Fort Worth Couple Shot Dead in East Side Home
Fort Worth Texas authorities reported Mrs. James Doak dead and her husband shot through the temple this afternoon in the east side home after neighbors alerted officers. A small pistol was found and Doak is in critical condition.
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Fort Worth
Tex
James Doak
Doak
Negroes Walk Out at Marshall Texas Pacific Shops
About 500 to 600 Black workers in Texas and Pacific shops at Marshall walked out at 9 o’clock after a wage increase request was refused. The walkout affected several departments and reflected labor tensions in the Marshall area.
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Marshall
Tex
Texas and Pacific
Trevino asks Bell to send representative to Chihuahua
General Trevino said if reports of Villa's attack on Chihuahua City sent to Washington by General Bell match the local version, he would request Bell to dispatch a personal representative to investigate the facts firsthand. He said the same inquiry would be granted to any responsible Chihuahua City resident Bell might commission.
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Chihuahua City
Trevino
Villa
Washington
Bell
el Paso
General Bell
Villa doubt persists over Chihuahua City attack
Washington reports doubt Villa directly led the attack on Chihuahua City last Saturday despite a week of State and War Department inquiries. Ambassador Arredondo says Villa not in the force and the assault was by several juntas antagonistic to the de facto government. Army officers share the belief that the episode involved followers of multiple leaders rather than a single Villista action.
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Washington, D
Francisco Villa
Mexico
State
War Departments
Chihuahua City
Baker
War Department
Bell
Villa
Trevino
Arredondo
Commission to select new meeting place for talks
Arredondo was at the State Department on business linked to the American Mexican commission. The New London Hotel, current session site, will close for the season and a new meeting venue will be announced next week.
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New London
Arredondo
State Department
Freight delays spark Mexican shipments complaint in Laredo
Ex action of freight charges in advance of shipments and delays in securing cars prompts complaints from shippers of freight in Mexico. No freight trains to the border since September 15. Passenger service between Victoria and Tampico was abandoned due to bandit activity, according to passengers arriving.
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Laredo
Tex
Mexico
Victoria
Tampico
Oaxaca Holds Elections in Mexican State
Oaxaca, Mex Sept 23 Last Sunday municipal elections were held throughout the state in conformity with the new election law Voters were enthusiastic but excellent order prevailed Beaumont Wants Mexican Consul Beaumont Tex Sept 23 The Mexican government has been asked by the Beaumont Chamber of Commerce and Mayor Fletcher to appoint a consul for the port at the earliest possible date.
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Oaxaca
Mex
Beaumont
Tex
Beaumont Chamber of Commerce
Fletcher
Rescue by Seaplanes Figures in Foucault Sub Rescue
Austro Hungarian seaplanes rescued 29 crew of the French submarine Foucault in the southern Adriatic. First Lieutenant Konjovic led the rescue amid rough seas as five overloaded aircraft ferried men to safety. A torpedo boat later picked up the rescued crew.
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Berlin
Sayville
Foucault
Tageblatt
Vienna
Adriatic
Konjovic
Bombardment raid hits Ludwigshafen and Mannheim works
Air war report says Flight Warrant Officer Baron and a bomb-thrower flew nearly 100 miles beyond the German border last night. They struck three bombs on military establishments in Ludwigshafen and three more on a large factory at Mannheim, causing a large fire and several explosions before returning to base.
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Paris
Baron
Ludwigshafen
Palatinate
Rhine
Mannheim
British Bombard Belgian Airfields in Naval Air Raid
British naval aircraft attacked German aerodromes at several Belgian points today, with notable outcomes reported from St Denis Westrem aerodrome. The admiralty stated the operation followed previous bombardments and achieved significant results.
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London
Belgium
Admiralty
St. Denis Westrem
Court Upholds Bond Election in Corpus Christi Case
Judge J. F. Mullally ruled for defendants in a $150,000 bond issue case. The trial disclosed 605 of 1061 votes cast in the July 8 election were illegal. Of valid ballots, 277 favored the bond and 169 opposed. Plaintiffs gave notice of appeal.
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Corpus Christi
Tex
J. F. Mullally
Drys Mandamus Secretary Initiates Ballot Action
In Jefferson City on September 23, dry leaders filed mandamus in the State Supreme Court to compel Secretary Roach to place the prohibition amendment on the November ballot. The writ is returnable next week. The petition claims the secretary violated the law by refusing to place the amendment on the ballot.
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Drys
Mandamus
Jefferson City
Secretary of State
State Supreme Court
Dry
Roach
Kouns Will Filed In Topeka Probate Case
The will of C. W. Kouns former general manager of the eastern lines of the Atchison Topeka and Santa Fe railroad was filed for probate in Topeka revealing 40000 dollars in personal property and 26000 dollars in real estate all bequeathed to his family.
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Kouns
Topeka
Kas
C. W. Kouns
Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railroad
Troops Parade Through Austin as 15,000 Arrive
The vanguard of 15,000 troops from Antonio crossed Austin before 9 am. They moved along Congress Avenue for about six hours after dawn, preceded by 100 trucks. Governor Ferguson and General Funston reviewed the troops near the capitol while residents lined the route. Camp Mabry will host the division after their march.
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Austin
Tex
Antonio
Congress Avenue
Camp Mabry
State Capitol
James E. Ferguson
Funston
San Antonio
Egress Avenue Bridge
John B. Mood
Texas
State House
Capitol
James T. Stockton
Tetmaster
Texas WN Guard
Frederick
Omardy
Vern Hill Barnum
Driskill Hotel
Sam Houston
Julie Pease
E. M. Pease
Wooldridge Park
O’hearn and
Joyce
Militia Officer Returns to Springfield Amid Inquiry
Captain Fred W. Laas of the Illinois infantry returns to Springfield with a fellow officer after an inquiry into neglect. Report notes about fifty army mules said to be lost on the Mexican border and says he has left for San Antonio in response to a summons from General Funston.
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Springfield
Ill
Fred W. Laas
Ond Ilinois Infantry
San Antonio
Eral Funston
Conferees Not in Session in New London
No joint session of the American commissioners was held today in New London Connecticut as only clerks and other ladies remained in town with no notable meetings or decisions reported.
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New London
Conn
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