Paris hotelmen ban guests from enemy nations for ten years
The French hotel syndicate orders not to employ or host anyone native of enemy countries for a decade. Germans, Austrians, Turks, and Bulgarians would be forced to camp in parks if visiting Paris, as smaller hotels follow the lead. Britain and Italy may mirror the rule amid growing pressure.
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Germany
Paris
France
Park Bench
Italy
Great Britain
England
Texas Divided Over Prohibition Court Conflicts
Austin reports show a Texas justice in the Fifty third district court issuing temporary injunctions to Fort Bend County residents against selling intoxicating liquor while other counties remain dry. The split follows conflicting rulings by criminal and civil courts on the statewide prohibition law, highlighting coordination issues among state branches and undermining equal justice.
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Texas
Austin
Fifty-third District Court
Court of Criminal Appeals
Fort Bend
Court of Last Resort
Judicial inconsistency in prohibition enforcement discussed
The piece argues courts may blur civil and criminal provisions of statewide prohibition, permitting injunctions to restrain saloon operations while penalties differ. It condemns expediency and notes the same action leads to conflicting outcomes for sellers, depending on court type.
Naming New Republics and Press Influence at Peace Talks
A commentary argues newspapers and editors should be represented at the peace conference as they shape public understanding. It warns about naming new republics that are easy to spell, notes conscription debates, and cites Lloyd George on military service while touching on naval supremacy and San Antonio sidewalk policing.
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Telegraph
Lloyd George Calls for Abolition of Conscription Worldwide
British premier David Lloyd George declares he stands for the abolition of conscript armies in all lands. He had earlier hinted in Bristol that conscription should end and suggested a return to voluntary service for nations.
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David Lloyd George
Ite
Bristol
Dream Money in Verse by Frank I. Stanton
The poem contrasts dream money with real sustenance. Autumn offers gold and silver that quickly melt away. It urges steady labor in fields and galleys, singing in sun and reaping from rain, showing dream money fails to provide bread while others go hungry.
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Frank I. Stanton
The
Atlanta Constitution
Jane
Silence and Strength in Lynch Verse
A compact lyric fragment presents a meditation on silent construction and inner power. The speaker likens quiet resolve to a citadel, where the soul grows strong through hidden effort and subservient, steady force.
Firemen Seek Pension Support From State Legislature
A letter to The Light argues for a state pension system for city firemen. It notes a Central Fire Station conference with chiefs from various departments advocating pensions and credits firefighters with high duty and risk, calling for a pension as they age or suffer disability.
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Mire
United States
Restaurant Profit Calculations Stir Editorial Debate
A San Antonio paper reprint discusses a restaurateur’s cost breakdown for eggs coffee bread and butter, showing a small items total of 34 cents and a patient charged 40 cents. The editor argues profits commonly range from 100 to 500 percent and urges fair dealing in pricing.
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San Antonio
Omni
M. G. Uo
Land, taxes and wartime lessons for progress in Texas
A Folsom Corpus Christi letter argues land speculation harms workers and calls for higher land taxation to curb holding land out of use. The author condemns rent-seeking and favors policy aligning labor and capital with targeted taxes on land value. Also includes a patriotic poem lauding France's resilience and allies.
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Folsom
Corpus Christi
Texas
Japanese Painter Slashes Own Work At Tokyo Exhibition
The first day of the Mombusho Art Exhibition in Tokyo saw a disturbance when Gentaro Koito, a Japanese painter, slashed a painting he recognized as his own after deeming it inferior to others. He was detained by staff and informed that criminal prosecution could not proceed for damaging his own property.
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Tokio
Phebe Ay
Tle
Gentaro Koito
Koito
How Great Wars Were Ended By AccERT PAYSON tahiti NE
Italy under Austrian rule endured heavy oppression in Lombardy and Venetia. Victor Emmanuel allied with Napoleon III to wage war, achieving victories at Magenta and Solferino, leading to cession of Lombardy and Savoy, then unification by 1861 with Venetia arriving in 1866 and papal lands by 1870. Garibaldi led red shirt forces, praised but sought peace on his island farm.
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Tahiti
the Press Publishing Co
The
New York Evening World
Italy
Austria
Europe
United Kingdom
Lombardy
Venetia
Hapsburg
Hohenzollern
Victor Emmanuel
Sardinia
Napoleon III
Savoy
France
Garibaldi
Magenta
Solferino
Sicily
Zurich
Duchy of
Victor Emmannuel
Bologne
Tuscany
Modena
Romagna
Emmanuel
Papal States
Kingdom
Prussia
Germany
Whimsical Chaff From A Frankly Mixed Era
A jumble of quips and observations on war economics habits and social quirks. The snippets touch on opinions about freedom of the seas coinage fashion hair dye and daily life while weaving in light satire about politics and culture with playful asides on insects digestion and Christmas shopping.
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Sheila, Roberts
Dot Rio
Tex
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Jack
Wren
Toronto Telegram
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