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Newspaper
San Antonio Light
Location
San Antonio, Texas, United States of America
Date
Dec 15, 1916
Page
2
San Antonio postoffice must average 3000 dollars a day in stamp sales through year end to reach a 500000 dollar class. First fourteen days yielded 24330 dollars while next seventeen days require 43000 more. Businessmen push for enlargement funds by increasing local stamp purchases to boost office growth.
Berlin announces capture of Buzau threaten Roumanian defense along the Buzeu line near Moldavia. A Russian retreat northward could open Bessarabia to Teutonic invasion. French offensives at Verdun and on Hill 304 faced repulse. Greece remains uncertain as Entente weighs Thessaly moves against Macedonian forces.
Temperature fell to 25 degrees early Friday and 22 degrees was recorded. In Tulsa the reading was two degrees above zero marking the coldest December day in ten years for the region.
A North Pacific disturbance tracked southeast through New Mexico and settled over Southwest Alabama last night. It brought general snow and rain to Tennessee, Missouri, Oklahoma, Kansas, and Gulf states. Very low temperatures persist east of the Rockies. Storm warnings issued along the Atlantic coast from Delaware Breakwater to Jacksonville and Gulf coast from Rockland to Bay St. Louis. Cold wave alerts ordered for East Texas, Southern Louisiana, Alabama, Southwestern Georgia, and Northern Florida.
Houston records a 25 degree low, the coldest December reading in fifteen years, surpassing the 1901 low of 21. Florida saw milder temperatures with Atlanta at noon at 25, with a forecast of a further ten to fifteen degree drop tomorrow morning. Georgia felt the cold more than other southeastern states.
Chicago records zero as the weather bureau thermometer falls to zero for the first time this winter. Fort Worth reports a contrasting 18 above as the mercury drops to 18 overnight in Texas.
Shelley Loring Undertaking Company advertises automobile equipment and lists two phones for contact. The notice reflects a historic business directory entry, noting a local provider of car supplies and related services with telephone contact.
Prof A S Watters of the federal tick eradication bureau and George F Littler discuss with Judge James R Davis the feasibility of funding a local dipping vat in Bexar County. They plan to appear before the Commissioners Court with a stockmen and dairymen delegation to push speedy establishment to save cattle shipments and reduce interstate delays.
President May waits on British peace opinions as talks hint a limited disarmament. The German chancellor backs a league to prevent war while opposing past coalitions. Dispatches suggest indemnities may target regions in East Prussia and Poland. Von Bernstorf f to visit the State Department to learn U.S. views and share Germany’s information.
London December 15 The allies require adequate reparation past and security for the future, stated by Andrew Bonar Law reiterating Asquith’s words. He declared the policy and determination of his government in his debut as leader in the House of Commons. The remark drew a prolonged demonstration of approval.
Petrograd officials reject the central powers peace proposal as an attempt to sway public opinion and shift responsibility for the war onto the Entente. An foreign office official stated the new appeal is not their first attempt, per semi official Petrograd news agency comments.
Budapest independent party led by Count Michael Karolyi will push for an official announcement of the peace terms from the central powers and seek a parliamentary interpellation in Hungary. Bulgarian king Ferdinand says Bulgarians will continue fighting until Entente peace responses are received.
In Queretaro the constitutional assembly agreed to amend the committee report on the education section to allow representatives of any religious denomination to teach in private schools. Palavacini argued for nonsectarian public and private instruction, urging Carranza’s proposal. Officials view the move as Carranza gaining backing to push his program.
Paris dispatch reports Edmund Schulthess new president of Switzerland pledges strict neutrality. He spoke to a Berne correspondent for the Petit Journal, reiterating the nation's stance amid evolving European tensions.
A Kansas City Journal item notes the opera house near a livery stable limits productions to avoid frightening horses. The dialogue emphasizes: what plays fit educational aims and bookability under strict constraints.
Ten word extracts from Texas interviews praise Vitalitas for helping ailments from indigestion to rheumatism. Notable quotes cite weight gain, relief after long illness, and overall wellbeing. Sold by Sommer's Drug Store and other druggists.
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