San Antonio grocers push for federal food price probe
Retail grocers of San Antonio plan a mass meeting to urge a federal investigation into high prices for wheat and groceries. Secretary Adolf Grasso says government probes have stalled and the movement seeks support from the National Grocers Association and allied groups to curb famine prices and undue profits.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
San Antonio
Retail Merchants’ Association
Adolf Grasso
Texas
Mr. Grasso
Master Bakers’ Association of Texas
Grain Dealers’ Association
United States
Housewives’ League of Chicago
Bombs Kill Sixty in Bucharest Raid
Bucharest reports say bombs from Teutonic ally aircraft killed sixty people Monday afternoon, largely women and children, at a sanitarium and orphanage. A Zeppelin raid on the night of the 25th killed five children. Our aircraft have bombed camps in Transylvania.
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Bucharest
London
Zepelin
Transylvania
Extradition Proceedings Open For Escaped Oklahoma Killer
United States Consul Woolich began extradition for Catton Taylor, a life prisoner who escaped McAlester Prison. After fleeing to Canada, he joined a Quebec regiment and boasted of outwitting officials in a letter, prompting swift arrest. Taylor was convicted for killing a man over $1.85 and had previously escaped in 1911 while serving a bigamy sentence.
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Quebec
United States
Woolich
McAlester
Okla
Catton Taylor
Taylor
Jedliska
Canada
High Seas
Anti Snob Rule Stops Students Crossing District Lines
Chicago school board adopts the anti snob rule to curb transfers of students from their own districts to Hyde Park and other high schools where they could mingle with children of wealthy families. The measure targets social advantage seeking by families in selecting schools outside their home districts.
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Chicago
Hyde Park
McDaniel Murder Case Goes To Grand Jury In St Joseph
Two legal bodies in St Joseph begin consideration of Oscar D. McDaniel prosecuting attorney of Buchanan county charged with murdering his wife. Special prosecutor Bart Lockwood plans to ask that he be certified to the grand jury, which would deny bail until its deliberations. The grand jury was convened this morning.
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ST. Joseph
Oscar D. McDaniel
Buchanan County
Bart M. Lockwood
Bliss Company Declares 100 Percent Extra Dividend
New York Sept 27 The E W Bliss Company maker of shells and torpedoes declares an extra cash dividend of 100 percent on common stock. This is the second such 100 percent dividend this year following the July 1 payout. Last year the firm earned 5 532 000 dollars on 1 250 000 dollars of common stock. Since January 1, 226 1 4 percent in dividends have been declared including 11 1 4 percent extras in March and June.
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New York
E. W. Bliss Company
Banker Indicted Over Teague Bank Shooting Incident
McLennan county grand jury indicted T. R. Watson president of the Farmers and Merchants State Bank of Teague in connection with the shooting of State Commissioner John B. Patterson. In Chicago, W. B. Morton smiled and talked with surgeons during a mastoid abscess operation at St. Mary’s of Nazareth Hospital under local anesthesia.
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Waco, Tex
McLennan County Grand Jury
T. R. Watson
Farmers’ and Merchants’ State Bank of Teague
John 8. Patterson
Chicago
W.B. Morton
St. Mary's of Nazareth Hospital
Weather Forecast for San Antonio Tonight and Thursday
The forecast for San Antonio and nearby areas calls for fair conditions tonight and on Thursday. Temperatures are expected to be mild with no precipitation indicated. The outlook suggests calm winds and typical seasonal skies.
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San Antonio
Vicinity
Weather notes for travelers from The Light
Tourists receive city by city forecasts with temperatures and winds. St Louis 72 clear SW 24 miles with possible rain. Chicago 64 rain SW 32 miles. Milwaukee 60 rain SW 12 miles. Kansas City 68 cloudy S 12 miles with possible rain. New York 62 clear SW 6 miles with rain. Washington 60 clear SE 4 miles with rain.
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ST. Louis
Chicago
Milwaukee
Kansas City
New York
Washington
Flour Prices Reach Civil War High in Chicago
In Chicago flour price increases reach their highest since the Civil War. A major bread maker announced bread prices would rise from 5 to 6 cents a loaf, with biscuits and rolls following. Minnesota patent flour rose 20 cents a barrel to 9.10, and bakers expect further hikes while cheaper flour grades also gained 10 to 15 cents per barrel.
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Chicago
Minnesota
Woman's Association of Commerce
Seabury Visits Shadow Lawn as Wilson Plans NY Campaign
Samuel Seabury Democratic candidate for New York governor met President Wilson at Shadow Lawn after an early morning conference. Wilson pledged active cooperation for the New York campaign while a late day meeting with Vance McCormick was planned to outline Wilson speaking plans in New York. The talks focused on boosting Democratic efforts in New York and countering Charles E. Hughes state tour effects.
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Long Branch
N. J
Samuel Seabury
New York
Wilson
Judge Seabury
Charles E. Hughes
Germans Blow Up British Munitions
Berlin reports in Norddeutsche Allgemeine Zeitung that German aviators destroyed vast British ammunition stores at Audruicq near Calais on July 20. The attack reportedly levelled all storehouses, set barracks ablaze, and left craters visible in aerial photos. A New York letter by J King claimed a similar blast near August 16 with £25 million in losses, a claim not confirmed by British or German officials.
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Berlin
Associated Press
Tuckerton
N. J
Auduricg
France
Calais
Norddeutsche Allgemeine Zeitung
New York
J. King
House of Commons
King
Allied Victory Admitted on Somme Front Thiepval Captured
Berlin reporting a costly struggle on the Somme front ends with the Entente gaining Thiepval and advancing on both sides of Courcelette after heavy losses. German forces repulsed eastern offensives as the war office announced the progress.
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Berlin
Sayville
Somme
Thiepval
Courcelette
War Office
Border mobilization to send 6000 guardsmen home
About 6000 National Guardsmen from 13 states and the District of Columbia were ordered to the Mexican border today. Major General Funston was told to select 10,000 on border duty to return home and be mustered out of federal service. The move will largely release units from border duty, with return and muster out expected to begin soon.
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Washington, D. C
States
District of Columbia
War Department
Funston
General Funston
Field Artillery
New Hampshire
New Jersey
Virginia
New York Regiment
Alabarra
Georgia
Connecticut
Michigan
Regis Minneasoms
Colorado
Florida
Pennsylvania
Peeraenoneri Company
California
Guardsmen Hike Return From Austin To San Antonio
The Twelfth Provisional Division of 15,000 troops under General Henry A. Greene begins a return hike from Austin to San Antonio after a four day stay at Camp Mabry. They depart at dawn and cover over 10 miles by afternoon heading to headquarters, with 8,000 to 10,000 Austin residents sharing in cakes from local ladies. The march aims to finish in seven days, timing for Military Day on October 4.
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Austin
Tex
Henry A. Greene
San Antonio
Mabry
Greene
Camp Mabry
General Greene
Tar Heels Delayed On Route Through San Antonio
North Carolina troops, nicknamed Tar Heels, were set to pass San Antonio on Wednesday morning via the Southern Pacific en route to the border. They delayed and will arrive shortly after noon Thursday, as Red Cross workers and locals expect to greet them at the station. Donations to Mrs. L. B. Clegg from friends and North Carolinians aid entertainment efforts, including $10 from Dr. and Mrs. Nooe of Boerne and $1 from Mrs. Willard Simpson Jr.
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North Carolina
San Antonio
Red Cross
Tar Heels
L. B. Clegg
General Strike Proceeds in New York Across Industries
In New York on September 27 about 125,600 union workers joined a sympathy strike for striking traction employees, with 263,000 more expected to quit tomorrow. Leaders cited Jewish New Year holidays complicating counts while predicting up to 100,000 additional daily strikers for the next two to three days. Organizations involved included United Garment Workers, six building trades unions, paper hangers, painters, and house wreckers under the American Federation of Labor.
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New York
Traction
Ernest Bohm
American Federation of Labor
United Garment Workers
Bohm
United Hebrew Trades
Martine Wins New Jersey Democratic Senate Nomination
James D. Martine wins the Democratic nomination for United States senator in New Jersey with a clear lead over John W. Wescott, based on canvassed returns from 723 districts. Frelinghuysen leads Murphy in a tight Republican race for senator, while Otto Wittpen is unopposed for governor. Edge leads Colgate in the Republican governor contest as returns continue.
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Brento de Die
Sena
James D. Martine
Ocratic
United States
John W. Wescott
New Jersey
Wescott
Wilson
Martine
Joseph F. Frelinghuysen
Franklin Murphy
H. Otto Wittpen
Jersey City
Frelinghuysen
Ead
Murphy
Walter E. Edge
Austen Colgate
Edge
Colgate
George L. Record
Mansfield's Plurality 9874 in Massachusetts Governor Race
Boston dispatch reports state primary returns show Frederick W. Mansfield leading the Democratic bid for governor with a final plurality of 9874 after missing precincts were counted. Mansfield's total vote reached 45,530 as all precincts reported.
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Mansfield
Boston
Mass
Frederick W. Mansfield
Bandits Wreck a Train Near Laredo Mexico
Bandits wrecked a northbound National Railway passenger train between Gonzales Junction and San Luis Potosi causing several deaths. A later southbound train crashed into the wreckage and was set ablaze, killing about twenty more. British chargé d’affaires T B Hohler said he learned of the loss of life and believed many passengers were burned. He described his journey from Mexico City to reach the border.
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Laredo
Tex
National Railway
Gonzales Junction
San Luis Potosi
Mexico
T. B. Hohler
Wanes City
Toay
Hohler
No Further Exchequer Bonds Issued by British Government
The British government announced there would be no more issue of exchequer bonds at five percent redeemable in 1919. A new issue of bonds would be announced shortly.
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London
Serbs Repulse Bulgar Attacks At Kaimakcalan Height
Paris dispatch reports Serbian forces repulsed three Bulgarian assaults on Kaimakcalan Height along the Saloniki front. Official war office statement confirms the fierce fighting and Serbian hold on the strategic point.
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Paris
Kaimakcalan
War Office
Saloniki
Arrendondo Seeks Clarity on US-Mexico Issues in Mexico City
Eliseo Arrendondo, the Mexican ambassador designate, heads to Mexico City after talks in Washington with Secretary King and other officials. Carranza opposes current commissions, and Arrendondo may press for full joint-commission consideration while his own status as ambassador remains unsettled. Fletcher’s accreditation awaits resolution in Washington.
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Washington
D. C
Eliseo Arrredondo
Mexico City
General Carranza
State Department
Joint Commission
Arredondo
King
Polk
Phillips
Carranza
Lansing
New London
Mexico
Henry P. Fletcher
Fletcher
Mexican envoy Arredondo’s trip not tied to border talks
In New London on September 27 Mexican representatives on the joint border commission said Arredondo’s brief trip to Mexico was not caused by any failure in their talks. They reported his departure was planned regardless and the commissioners continued evaluating various plans for better border control at today’s meeting.
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New London
Conn
Joint Commission
Mexico
Arredondo
Drunken brawl blamed for El Valle clash near base
Pershing reports a fight between American and Mexican troops in a El Valle saloon. Carranza officials call it a drunken brawl. One American killed, another slightly wounded, one Carranza officer killed and a soldier wounded. Names of others not released.
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Washington
D. C
el Valle
War Department
Pershing
el’ Valle
Carranza
Board of Officers
Brawl In El Valle After Arrest Attempt By Carranza Troops
Investigation shows the disturbance began when local Carranza soldiers tried to arrest American troopers at a drinking place in El Valle. One American was seized and held by Colonel Diaz before being released at General Pershing’s request. Carranza officers call the killing a drunken brawl with no specific blame.
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Mexico
el Valle
Cararanza
Diaz
Pershing
Carranza
Gonzales Establishes HQ at Casas Grandes in Villa Pursuit
General Francisco Gonzales has arrived at Casas Grandes and will use it as temporary headquarters in the manhunt for Villa. No new word on Villa’s location. latest report had him moving toward Rosario.
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Gonzales
Casas Grandes
Mexico
Francisco Gonzales
Villa
Rosario
Beaumont Home for Children and Aged Burned
Quebec reports a fire at the Beaumont Home for Children and Aged Persons in Lauson destroying the facility with losses totaling 50000 dollars. Two hundred inmates were safely rescued.
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Quebec
Beaumont
Lauson
Release of Two British Officers From Ellis Island
Major Arthur S. Humphreys and Lieutenant Hugh Levick Jr were released by Commissioner Caminetti of the immigration bureau after a board found Humphreys heads to Canada on leave while Levick visits relatives in Boston. Both traveled as individuals and the detention was a neutrality precaution.
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Washington, D. C
Arthur S. Humphries
Hugh Levick, Jr
Ellis Island
England
General Caminetti
Immigration Bureau
Board of
Humphreys
Canada
Levick
Boston
Caminetti
America
Funston Plans Border Inspection Soon From Fort Sam
General Funston will leave for the Brownsville border Thursday night to inspect state and regular troops along the lower Rio Grande. Accompanying him will be Captain Fitzhugh Lee. He has not ruled out a stop in Corpus Christi and expects to return to Fort Sam Houston before October 3.
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General Funston
Brownsville
Rio Grande Valley
Fitzhugh Lee
Pacific Coast
Border Patrol
el Paso
New York
Funston
Corpus Christi
Texas Brigade
Fort Sam Houston
Woman identified in hotel shooting death in Philadelphia
A woman is identified as Mrs. Harry Belzer of New York after a hotel shooting killed J. C. Graveur and fatally wounded his female companion. The sister of the dead man, Mrs Frances Apman, aided by Harry V Fancy, identified the suspect at the morgue based on records in Mrs Belzer's handbag. The wounded woman remains in hospital without statement.
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Philadelphia
J. C. Graveur
New York
Harry Belzer
Euclid Avenue
Frances Apman
Harry V. Fancy
Graveur
Apman
Graveur Known in Police and Humanitarian Circles
New York on September 27 reports J. C. Graveur a prominent figure in police and humanitarian work. For a decade before 1911 he led the court of special sessions probation department and created the Tombs prison school, earning national regard among prison workers. The name Mrs J. C. Le Dur is not listed in the New York directory.
Busy with canvass seeks ads for San Antonio tourism
With days left to use a $10,000 advertising budget to promote San Antonio as a northern and eastern tourist center, fourteen Chamber of Commerce canvassing teams aimed to raise at least $1,000 for the day. By noon about $500 had been secured. Team captains included John Williams and Claude Bir khead among others.
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San Antonio
Chamber of Commerce
John Williams
Claude Birkhead
Charles T. Fincham
R. P. Schermerhorn
Ray M. Mackey
J. W. King
Herbert J- Hays
R. C. Jones
E. E. Dilley
R. O. McCormick
R. T. Pruitt
L. B. Clegg
Lewis K. Beck
W. 8
S. Conness
Somme advances and Macedonian front reports from war office
British forces push on the Somme with key gains at Eaucourt l Abbaye and Chaulnes while Combles and Thiepval strongholds are noted. In Macedonia Bulgarians resist west of the Vardar. Serbians retreat as Entente claims gains in Kaimakcalan region and Dobroudja remains unchanged. Greece may join the Entente as Crete sees Greek troops align with revolutionary forces.
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London
Somme
War Office
Eaucourt L’ Abbaye
Sofia
Paign
Kaimakcalan
Florina
Dobrudja
Thiepval
Combles
Vermandovillers
Thie
Macedonia
Vardar R
Paris
Kaimakcaland
Bucharest
Rouman
von Mackensen
Ig Clared
Danube
Black Sea
Dobrudja Victory Claimed as Teutons Defeated
Bucharest report details a two day Dobrudja battle from September 17 to 19 ending in a decisive German and Bulgarian defeat. General Averescu notes initial retreat then heavy losses inflicted by Romanian and allied Serbian forces along the Danube.
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Bucharest
London
Dobrudja
Averescu
War Office
Danube
Navada
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Roumania
M’daniels
Bliss Company
Shell Makers
Grand Jury
Patterson
Etene
A. m. Ae
Midn
Eens Lp
Wiather Forecast
Austin Chamber of Commerce
Frederick Funston
Mooon
du Na Fyne
U. S
Ghaulnes
Allied Forges
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