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Newspaper
San Antonio Light
Location
San Antonio, Texas, United States of America
Date
Sep 23, 1916
Page
3
Charles E. Hughes reached South Bend after a day of twelve speeches despite a hoarse voice. He pressed his campaign, boosting protective tariff policy and attacking the Adamson bill while detailing Republican positions. His private car was greeted by large local reception committees as he spoke at the South Bend meeting.
Vice president Marshall in Richmind Indiana asserts Hughes would face the same foreign policy tests as the Democratic administration. He argues Hughes would bring standpatters to power and questions what he would do about intervention in Mexico. The eight hour law is not the campaign’s core issue, Marshall says, focusing on peace with honor and foreign relations.
W. J. Edgecombe secretary of the State Retail Merchants Association returned to San Antonio after a three weeks tour by auto visiting about thirty towns. He reports the Texas cotton crop situation is good despite being a little short, as high prices offset the shortfall and many new members were gained.
Mrs. F. E. Hartmeister of Tea writes she suffered kidney trouble for two years and was nearly unable to cook. After using Foley Kidney Pills she felt like a new person. The note warns women to heed kidney symptoms and lists related effects.
President Wilson plans a series of Shad y Lawn speeches in Long Branch to explain his stance on American business. Walter Hines Page arrives to discuss British trade and mail interference as U S resentments grow over restrictions. A separate letter from Wilson calling militarism abominable surfaces amid anti militarist protests and school training debates.
Washington September 23 The drive to cut living costs moves from theory to practice as federal workers form large community buying clubs led by the Department of Commerce. Clubs pool small payments to buy in bulk, lowering prices on canned goods candy bread and preserves, with plans to extend to more commodities and other departments.
A minister asks what the Eutychus incident teaches, and a child replies that ministers should avoid overly long sermons, illustrating a humorous moral from Tit-Bits.
A brief Life blurb records a Sunday School joke where a teacher quotes a prodigal son line and Tommy Tuffaut responds with a humorous remark about weeping if he fell on his neck. The exchange captures lighthearted religious humor.
Soldiers from French Indo China fight under French colors at Saloniki then eat a hasty lunch. In the background French and British officers oversee a cosmopolitan allied force in Macedonia including Serbian, Russian, Italian, Montenegrin, and Chinese troops.
Copenhagen reports the Society for the Study of the Social Consequences of the War presents conservative worldwide casualty estimates. It lists British losses of up to 808,463 officers and men, France about 3,974,000 total, Germany 4,201,545, Austria-Hungary 2,?893,250, and Russia totaling up to 8,500,000 by July 31, with total combined casualties over 22,000.
About one half of the soldiers killed captured or disabled has been replaced by young men who reached military age since the war began. The figures exclude fighting since August 1 last, which has been marked by heavy losses at many points.
Fire broke out in a wagonload of cotton owned by T. A. Pierce as the wagon entered a gin yard at South Flores and Cevallos Streets at 8 o clock Friday night. Origin not known. The owners had driven from a ranch 20 miles south. Firemen used chemicals to extinguish the blaze, with damage estimated at about $10.
Police report a spate of thefts Friday night across the city. Mrs. Thommas F Lee’s home on 331 East Romana Street lost a nine opal Valier set valued at 75 dollars and 10 dollars in coins. A box car on the I N G transfer track was robbed. A ham crate and lard disappeared. E W Wells of Kenwood reports entry at his home with a pistol and a pump shotgun stolen. Vanderbosch’s magneto from a parked automobile at East Commerce and St Joseph. H A Maracheau’s Ford, No 3459, stolen about 9 pm from North Presa Street.
Notice for 60 cent Sunday service at 8:15 a.m. on Southern Pacific Lines. Adv.
The Kaiser's front tour remains tightly kept as he travels to a Somme sector point to review assembled troops. He arrives in a gray car, dons infantry general gear, and strides along the line, greeting officers while standard bearers march behind his flag.
A crowd witnessed the emperor pin medals on officers after a parade. He walked the square, spoke briefly to high officials, and prepared to review troops in goose-step, noting nervous but disciplined soldiers. The ceremony concluded as he departed in a gray limousine.
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