Chicago girls chant praise for Santone as San Antonio heats heart
Chicago crowds at beaches discuss San Antonio and its militiamen. The piece notes Chicagoans learn about the Texas city, its cool climate, and pronunciation of its name. It highlights press agents in love and the affection of girls for their militiamen, plus curious mispronunciations of Santone.
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Chicago
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Alamo City
Ill
Illinois National Guard
Texas
Union
Tex
Mexico
Old City
Gulf of Mexico
Lake Michigan
San Francisco
Frisco
Pancho Villa
Chihuahua
Illinois
Santone
Sandwich Ticket Riddle From The London Opinion
In a witty exchange set against scarcity humor, A Ta Berlin and Hene discuss using two bread tickets and a meat ticket to make a sandwich, illustrating everyday cleverness amid shortages in a London Opinion dialogue.
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Berlin
Fritze
London
Besant Expelled From Bombay Fears of Indian Uprising
London reports say British authorities expelled Annie Besant from Bombay citing her push for home rule and fears of a general Indian uprising. Besant, president of the Theosophical Society, has long ties to India and England with a following among educated Hindus. Her London lectures in 1914 drew diverse audiences, mixing religious and political themes.
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London
Annie Besant
Bombay
India
Austen Chamberlain
Besant
Queen's Hall
German silk worm industry grows to supply raw silk
Berlin reports a new German industry born from the British blockade. The Weavers Academy of Crefeld is conducting large scale silk worm experiments after importing millions of eggs from Hungary. Worms thrive on alternative tree leaves, solving mulberry shortages, with Germany aiming to produce all raw silk within five years, reducing imports and saving millions.
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Berlin
Germany
Weavers Academy of Crefeld
Hungary
Weavers’ Academy
Conscientious Objector Quits Jobs Over Attestation
A Middlesex tribunal heard a man recount repeated job losses tied to his antiwar stance. He earned 1500 dollars yearly in each of several roles, faced harassment for his views, refused to attest, and accepted lower paid farm work after being granted exemption only while in national importance work.
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London
Middlesex
Music and Musicians at Texas Encampment Work
Four San Antonians led by Mrs G E Gwinn Miss Elsa Harris Harry E Dickinson and Gilbert E Schramm gain notice at Port O’Connor and Travis Park Quartet. Dallas Fort Worth Houston attendees praise the ensemble with a Thursday concert and a Saturday night show. Arthur Claassen named to conduct a Wagner program in Central Park next Sunday with 100 players.
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Rockport
F. Stretz
The
Light
Arthur Claassen
San Antonio
Nippon Yusen to Open New York Branch Amid Panamax Trade
Tokyo reports Nippon Yusen Kaisha plans a New York branch to boost trade with the eastern U S after its Panama Canal service expansion. A four member squad from Tokyo departs to establish the office led by Shigekichi Miara.
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Tokyo
Seaboard of America
Panama Canal
Nippon Yusen Kaisha
New York
Shigekichi Miara
New Record Offerings From Columbia Company
A catalog of fresh records features Foxtrot Babes in the Wood from Very Good Eddie Prince's Orchestra Wine Woman and Song Peerless Quartette Hawaiian Blues and Ive Got the Blues for Home Sweet Home baritone pieces Nigger Love a Watermelon Ha Ha Ha banjo duo Laugh and You'll Never Feel Blue Battle Hymn of the Republic Chopin Nocturne When You and I Were Young Maggie Ella Giammai M Amo Tambourin Chinois Wailiana Waltz Nevin Narcissus Czimbalom My Little Curley headed Baby Michael and His Motorcycle Regina Coeli Cavalleria Rusticana At the Fountain of Youth and more by Columbia artists and ensembles.
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Foxtrot
Eddie
Prince
Peerless
Oscar Shaw
Harry C. Browne
al Weston
Irene Young
Columbia
Eddy Brown
Taylor
Maggie
Leon Rothier
Ella Giammai
Kathleen Parlow
Kreissler
Helen Louise
Frank Ferera
Ha Waiian
Anna Chandler
Flotow
Martha
Miss Mary O
New Victor Records Highlight August Star Spangled Banner
Feature Victor records list for August includes Geral dine Farrar singing The Star Spangled Banner along with Caruso Destinn DeGorgoza Gadski Gluck Garrison McCormack Schumann Heink Martinetti Ober Williams Kreisler Zimbalist Kindler Horatio Hurtado's Royal Marimba band McKee Trio Pryor's band Conway's band and other titles across operatic arias songs and instrumental pieces from a wide roster of artists and ensembles.
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Victor
Geraldine Farrar
Caruso
Lord
Judge
Massenet
le Cid
Emmy Destinn
Goethe
Damon
DeGorgoza
Gadski
Alma Gluck
Bonnie Sweet Bessie
Mabel Garrison
Mollie Darling
Kreisler
Zimbalist
Tschaikowsky
Hans Kindler
Saint Saens
Rubinstein
Hurtado Brothers
Royal
Lucia
McKee Trio
Pryor
Arkansaw Traveler
Conway
Moszkowski
Baden fixes maximum berry and fruit prices
The Baden government set top prices for berries and fruit. Farmers may not charge more than 8.5 cents per pound for strawberries, 4.5 cents for sweet cherries, 6 cents for sour cherries, 3.5 cents for gooseberries, and 8 cents for blackberries. Retailers may add only 1 to 2 cents profit per pound. Prices for apples, pears, peaches, and other fruit to be published later.
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Karlsruhe
Baden
Ministry of Interior
COPS SWEAR BY ROOSEVELT AT WHITE HOUSE
Washington newspaper recounts White House police guarding the presidential residence for over two decades. Officers describe Roosevelt and Cleveland families as amiable, with T. R. always greeting them. some presidents ignored guards while others stayed friendly. Roosevelt children visit, recalling playful pranks, while officers protect sensitive details.
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WhiTe House
Roosevelt
Washington, D. C
Cleveland
T. R
Man-Eating Sharks In Jersey Waters Draw Scientific Interest
Scientists study the jaws and habits of large tiger sharks off the Jersey coast, noting that shallow temperate waters host migratory raids when food is scarce. They describe the blue shark’s teeth, feeding behavior near vessels, and remarkable tolerance to pain, with historical observations from the Daisey cruise.
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Jersey
Smithsonian Institute
Daisey
New Bedford
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