Sweden Peace Note Reported to Belligerents
Washington December 27 Official information states Sweden sent a peace note to belligerents and neutrals urging terms for peace. Secretary Lansing said the State Department had not received or heard of its dispatch. Germany’s reply to the president’s note awaited, with officials hopeful negotiations may follow once terms are laid down.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington, D. C
Sweden
Lansing
State Department
Wilson
Spain
Germany
U. S
United States
Sas Ge
Teutonic
Berlin
Gerard
Rome
Germany and Entente discuss peace reply from Washington
Communications from Paris and London show the entente allies preparing a cautious reply to Germany and its allies and delaying action on Wilson and Swiss notes until the German proposals are addressed. German agents arrive at The Hague to arrange for a peace conference.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Paris
Great Britain
Wilson
Hague
Exchange Telegraph Company
The
Evening News
Germany
Pall Mall Gazette
Zimmermann Delivers German Note to U S Embassy
Berlin December 27 German Foreign Minister Zimmermann personally carried the German answer to President Wilson to the United States embassy and dined with Ambassador Gerard. German papers gave no clue to the note’s tenor. its text is expected to be published tomorrow.
Navy to train 10000 civilians with reserve battleships
The Navy plans a year of civilian naval training for about 10,000 people using twelve reserve battleships for a summer cruise. Coast camps would open at San Francisco Chicago Norfolk Newport and possibly Pensacola with motor boat squadrons drawn from private owners. Winter training would precede the cruise with costs around 30 dollars each and government support for travel and subsistence.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington, D. C
Navy Department
San Francisco
Chicago
Norfolk
Newport
Pensacola
Department
Philadelphia
New York
Congress
Naval Volunteer Reserve
Coast Defense Reserve
Naval Coast Defense Reserve
Permanent Reserve
Big Grocery Sale Wednesday Specials
Granulated sugar 13 pounds for 1.00. Best hams 28c. Breakfast bacon 24c. Tomatoes corn kraut hominy peas. California peaches 10c tin. Octagon and Crystal White soaps 6 bars 25c. Nichols Gro. Co. Ph. Cr. 61, 209 Ave. C. Adv.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
California
Nichols Gro. Co. Ph. Cr
Ave. C
Strikes Over Christmas Vacation Hit Scranton Schools
In Scranton 15000 of 22000 public school students stayed home after the school board refused a one week Christmas vacation. Central and Technical High students led protests shouting for a break, with hundreds joining during intermissions. A petition signed by thousands of taxpayers was presented to the board, but the proposal was defeated.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Scranton
Central and Technical High Schools
W. L. Connell Jr
Central High School
Society Notes Highlight Weddings and Club Events
In Society Wednesday Night marriages notable with Dr Frederic Oppenheimer and Miss Lucile Joske at Temple Beth 1 and Samuel Rogers with Miss Gertrude Dowden at St Mark's Episcopal. Gunther Club hosts a holiday dance with a candy pull. many social gatherings follow at Gunter Hotel and surrounding venues.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frederick, Oppenheimer
New York
Lucile Joske
Temple Beth 1
St. Anthony
Samuel Rogers
Blessing
Gertrude Dowden
St. Mark's Episcopal Church
the Menger
Holiday dance at the Menger hotel hosts and guests
Misses Helen and Edwina Irvin led a junior society Christmas dance at the Menger hotel. The ballroom featured snowy woodwork and red green decorations while hosts and many guests welcomed attendees and the program offered twelve standard dances plus four extras.
Luncheon Honors Miss Bonnibel Stowers and School Reunion
Miss Bonnibel Stowers hosted a luncheon at her home for a schoolgirls reunion hosted by Jr. and Mrs. George A. Stowers. The dining room featured art glass, an overhanging plant-filled gallery, Texas scenes, and pink decorations with long-stemmed pink buds as plate favors for each guest.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bonnibel Stowers
George A. Stowers
Texas
Killarney
Ladies Attend Luncheon Then Attend Majestic Play
Constance Ball and a group of guests including Levy Meeks Charlotte Newton Hazel Shaw Mary Howard Laura Virginia Adams Doris Jones Grace McClannahan Mattie Terrell Lula Lovelady Helen Jiupperts Thelma Neal Hazel Stowers and others, with Mrs F O Browne of Denver and two other hosts enjoying a post luncheon outing. Miss Stowers hosted the afternoon at the Majestic for Rebecca of Sunnybrook Farm performance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Helen
Edwina Irvin
Menger Hotel
J. J. Irvin
William J. Moore
Robert P. Ingram
F. W. Peeler
Claude Keeran
Lee Joseph
J. H. Bond
John H. Raby
Atlee B. Ayres
Thomas Reed Brown Jr
J. K. Beretta
George Brackenridge Peeler
M. J. Barlow
Mabel Wilson
Tommie Irvin
Armel Keeran
Dorothy Evans
Virginia Priest
Elizabeth Ripley
Minnie Hhoe
Eugenia Taylor
Dorothy Hille
Margaret Lewis
Rose Burnett
Rowena Walker
Emma Burnett
Elizabeth Bynum
Lucille Morris
Lucille Taylor
Doris Jones
Eleanor Taylor
Allen Houston
Annie Rose Scott
Margaret West
Josephine Bell
Doris Houston
Levy Meeks
Mattie Pryor
Willie Johnson
Laura Virginia Adams
Lottie Jean Steele
O'Neil Frink
Ruth Johnson
Lois Heuermann
Russell Hughes
Zelma Pryor
Mary Howard
Henrietta Wallace
Margaret Taylor
Amanda Curran
Thelma Ross
Nancy Pryor
Verna Raby
Isadore Taylor
Thelma Bennett
Madora Robertson
Grace Walker
Lucile Bear
Flora Bell Townsend
Charlotte Newton
Edwina Lovelady
Edward Webster
Mildred Johnson
Emily Bynum
Virginia McFarland
Mary Louise Lester
Eleanor Wurzbach
Margaret Mueller
Emily Wurzbach
Nannie Walker
Francis Skinner
Lucille Witherspoon
Olivette Wise
Olive Erkel
Minnie Hirech
Alice Lammers
Edith Chabot
Francis Doud
May Doud
Grace McClannahan
Carrie Louise Fordtran
Ethel Tobin
Elizabeth Senior
Virginia Pryor
Marguerite Krueger
Mary Louise Steele
Bess Murrah
Barbara Shiner
Sarah Clements
Phyllis Shiner
Fay Robbins
Marie
William Feusinger
Boo Beatty
Charles Poulton
Arthur Youngs
Nay Dair Rockafellow
Roger Walker
Neill Graham
James Clarke
Gerard Galpin
Wayne Parks
Carroll Todd
Frank Seymour
Reed Brown
Johnnie Parks
Lane Blocker
Richard Howard
Glenard Kingsley
Harry Clarke
Kingston Brown
Arthur Dreyfuss
Lamar Raby
William King
Arthur Koehler
Houston Hearne
Pat Dwyer
Donald Day
Frank Engleman
Robert Bennett
Oscar Powell
Harold Hill
Leo Tynan
Travis Hunter
Ed Sibley
Shelby McNeill
Meyer Katz
Wakefield Taylor
William Maurer
Lucius Lamar
Louis Goodrich
Harvey Nevill
Donald Harpham
Robert Ross
George Clifford
Murphy Harper
Jack Cassity
Powers Lewis
Ervin Lange
Carl Cartwright
Norton Doyle
Ellis Green
Earl Doyle
Wiliam Bennett
Clarence Mangam
Constance Ball
Hazel Shaw
Mattie Terrell
Lula Lovelady
Helen Jiupperts
Thelma Neal
Hazel Stowers
Mesdames F. O. Browne
Denver
Harry 8. Affleck
Frank Winerich
A. A. Wilke
Henry Menger
Cynrich Roberts
Tillie Loeffler
G. A. Stowers
Notable guests at the unter cabaret dansant Tuesday eve ning
Among those entertaining were Captain Hixon and party of thirty two Mr and Mrs F S Routledge and party including Captain and Mrs B Reynolds and Mr and Mrs J C Griswold Mrs Cora Shannon a party of eight Lieutenant Duval two Mr Sargent four Mrs Sterling Price Adams a party of ten O D Miller two and O J Barker two Charles Cameron Bell hosted Ada Strawn Mrs Aubrey Frostman Miss Evelyn Strawn Miss Hazel Hutchins Miss Adele Shaw Miss Mildred Whitsett of Amarillo Hubert Loeffler Walter Skinner Guy Rachal Temple Calhoun Warren Henderson and Douglas Edwards as guests
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ada Strawn
Aubrey Frostman
Evelyn Strawn
Hazel Hutchins
Adele Shaw
Mildred Whitsett
Amarillo
Hubert Loeffler
Walter Skinner
Guy Rachal
Temple Calhoun
Warren Henderson
Douglas Edwards
Christmas Mail Congestion Eases in Chicago
Thousands of sacks of parcel mail piled at Chicago railroad stations are rapidly disappearing as postal authorities expect congestion to be relieved tonight. Local post office says this year’s Christmas mail was heavier by thousands of pieces than ever before.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Alfonso Secures Belgian Worker Repatriation Effort
A Madrid dispatch reports King Alfonso of Spain has persuaded Germany to repatriate many Belgian workers deported to Germany. The Spanish ambassador in Berlin has telegraphed Madrid and will continue efforts to secure release and return of the workers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Alfonso
Spain
Germany
Madrid
Berlin
Theta Beta Mu Dance Attendees Listed at Harmony Hall
The Theta Beta Mu holiday dance at Harmony Hall drew a crowd including Dorothy Wray Alma Carl Anna Bee Bettison Evelyn Merrill Leona Hennessey Marian Millard Leona Kleck Louise Munrey Bessie Woods Del Rio Melba Pouchee Sadye Willson Claudia Baldwin Helen Scholz Emy Lee Cordell Minna Burg Hortense Meyer Isabel Murphy Minnie Werner Houston Elinor Delfraise Eliz
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Theta Beta
Theta Beta Mus
Harmony Hall
Dorothy Wray
Alma Carl
Anna Bee Bettison
Evelyn Merrill
Leona Hennessey
Marian Millard
Leona Kleck
Louise Munrey
Bessie Woods
del Rio
Melba Pouchee
Sadye Willson
Claudia Baldwin
Helen Scholz
Emylee Cordell
Minna Burg
Hortense Meyer
Isabel Murphy
Minnie Wener
Houston
Elinor Delfraise
Eliz
List of chaperones and hostesses at Houston event
The article names numerous attendees including Elisabeth Milligan Alice Hough Alic Wolfe Claire Zinsmeyer Rose Burnett Emma Burnett Gertrude Cum maings Ethel Reynolds Hazel Davis Bessie Appman Hele Stark Elizabeth Robinson and many others. Chaperones listed are Mr and Mrs H A Burke Mr and Mrs Woods Mr and Mrs A Gaul and Mr and Mrs Sulzbacher. Hostesses include Grace Burke Elizabeth Pyne Helen Gaul Pauline Woods Valerie Sulzbacher Letitia Cordell Frances Lucas Ardyce Dreiss Olivia McDougal Ethel Burke Blanche Woods Hermine Sulzbacher and Hav el Samuels.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Abeth Milligan
Alice Hough
Alic Wolfe
Claire Zinsmeyer
Rose Burnett
Emma Burnett
Gertrude Cummaings
Ethel Reynolds
Houston
Hazel Davis
Bessie Appman
Hele Stark
Elizabeth Robinson
Delk Bushick
Lillian Stucke
Will Mullins
Mattie Bell
Tom Weir
Newell Waters
Warren Fox
Champ Woods
Grady Carl
Rob Deckman
Jack Appleby
Eugene Johnson
Fred Schmidt
Fred Johnson
Jesse Chaffe
Frank Orr
Dana Evans
Edward Randall
Percy Starr
Leslie Jonan
Ernst Lea Radders
Melvin Luter
Laure Jfauck
Douglass Willson
Alfre Basse
Carroll Dixon
Wallace Rentay Samuels
Albert Kalendher
Rank Ducos
Aladin Hart
Fost Hobson
Dallas
Edward Seng
Dic Vesper
Wakefield Taylor
Glenna Kingsley
Edwin Tolle
Elmo McGee I
Hahn
S. A
Charles Berth
H. A. Burke
Woods
A. Gaul
Sulzbacher
Grace Burke
Elizabeth Pyne
Helen Gaul
Pauline Woods
Valerie Sulzbacher
Letitia Cordell
Frances Lucas
Ardyce Dreiss
Olivia McDougal
Ethel Burke
Blanche Woods
Hermine Sulzbacher
Havel Samuels
Daughters of Ruth Social Hosts Honor at King Residence
Miss Agnes King of 829 Burleson Street hosted a Daughters of Ruth event Tuesday evening with games and prizes awarded to Miss Gertrude Hull Miss Doris Sims Fred Smith and J W Muenster. Refreshments and music followed as a list of guests included many local women and couples.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ruth
Agnes King
Burleson
Street
Gertrude Hull
Doris Sims
Fred Smith
J. W. Muenster
Lois Lovey
Lyda Harvey
Florence Connors
Ruth Johnson
Helen Slaughter
Marguerite Lancaster
Mercedes Roosevelt
Aileen Forbes
Georgia Brown
Mattie Slaughter
Thomas Dunning
William Pieper
Hugh Stewart
Charles Chowning
Adolph Boldt
Walter Neidert
Carl Yahns
J. L. King
Liquid Shit Make Claims to Cure Night Bed Wetting
An ad promotes Liquid Shit Make as a safe remedy for children with nocturnal enuresis. It claims three daily doses relieve bed-wetting within one to three days and offers a money-back guarantee, with druggists stocking the product.
Also Mentioned on This Page
Onda Peage
Washington
HB. IL
Wagner
Westminster Gazette
America
Evening Star
Pheto
Peacock Alley
Joy
Old Sol
Telephone
Crockett
T. B. Baker
ST. Anthony’s
NAVY
Horlick
Mel E Bielic
deMmiil Il
Sia
Hertzberg
Houston and
St. Mary's Sta
Woman's Club
R. J. Boyle
Miss Bess Spears
Gibbons Literary Club
Gunter Pink Room
Alamo Missionary Society
A. Huffmeyer
Gembler Street
Marshall Ford
Hans Rothe
Wright Riley
Richard Vander Straton
Harry Halff
Dick Leissner
Aubrey Schofield
R. H. Muir
Leslie Neal
George Walker
Gerald Drought
Jack Hardy
William Winerich
William Parkinson
William Schmitt
Robert Parkinson
Berkley Hunter
William Thomas
Frank Roberts
I. J. Kennedy
Joe Strauss
Willie Fordtran
Howell Mueller
Edwin Seymour
Sam Camp
Edwin Paschal
Robert Steinfeldt
Hank Bailey
Henry Hare
Earl McGoldrich
Arthur Jungman
Elmer Dittmar
Will Mell Booth
Russell McCormick
Ray Hare
Henry Herndon
Leonard Hoefgen
Marcus Briggs
Carroll Wheeler
Arthur Goeth
Iravis Peeler
Chester Kilpatrick
Howell Peacock
Will Rob Briggs
John Ferguson
Arthur Spillman
Wesley Peacock
John Wilson
Wendell Fowler
Milton Kline
Paul Deutz
Harold Brehm
Sam Capers
Marvin Hirsch
George Moyer
Hugh McAmis
Fred Tips
Margaret Chambers
East
Fowler
Willard
Morris Sheppard
Benjamin D. Foulois
Boston
Hunter Morton
Zilla Naylor
Gunter Hotel
John J. Stevens
Gunter
Adelaide Campbell
W. F. Schmidt
Charles IL. Grunder
Victoria
Edward C. Raymond
Raymondville
James Gallagher
Park Avenue
Isabel Gallagher
W. H. Sherrer
Macon, Gna
Mrs. Vogel
Eighth Street
Sherrer
Jessie Vogel
John A. Laird Sr
William Ll. Laird
el Paso
John A. Laird Jr
University of Texas
Anne Laird
Kathleen McCarty
Florence Monahan
Miss Laird
Frasch Street
Daisy Marquis Briggs
Majestic
William Aubrey
Rayford Wardlow Alley
Josephine Woodhull
Jean Aubrey
Tracey Voorhies
James Burke Alley
Casino
Santa Claus
Marcella Rennert
Ruth Russell Matlock
Land of the Dykes
Katherine Huntress
Bonham School ‘Kind
Marie Louise Guenther
Albert Steves III
Phi Gamma Delta
Kleverest
San Antonio
Kodaksf
Fox
Alamo Plaza
Kodak
Washer Brosco
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!