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Newspaper
San Antonio Light
Location
San Antonio, Texas, United States of America
Date
Feb 01, 1916
Page
2
Speech urging America to balance peace and power during war emphasizes the nation’s moral leadership, naval and aviation buildup, and voluntary military service. It defends neutral conduct while outlining forces available and the need for readiness, sacrifice, and ideal ideals guiding policy.
A retailer touts twenty five years of honesty and warns that every fabric price in the sale of suits and overcoats is rising like a flood. Missing the opportunity means the buyer has too much money or needs clothes more than money.
A correspondent from Little Rock reports levees broke and Arkansas towns flooded by noon. The boat Beth Sue arrived just before 11 AM and the transfer began immediately.
Rail service between Springfield and St. Louis and between Springfield and Kansas City remains badly disrupted by high water. The Osage and Meramec rivers are out of their banks, with much track washed out. Last St. Louis trains passed Moselle yesterday afternoon and no main line trains have operated since. Eastbound trains were diverted back to Springfield and rerouted via alternative routes.
Mississippi River at St Louis sits at 31.2 feet for a second day as crest delays ease. Murphysboro flood cuts water and electric services. relief not due until the crest passes Saturday. Rail lines in several valleys remain flooded, with Meramec receding and outages persisting in suburban power.
The Washington Weather Bureau issued a special river bulletin reporting Mississippi River fall at St Louis from a peak of 21.5 feet while the Ohio River rises and New Orleans nears 21 feet. Projections include Natchez 52.5 feet by Feb 20 Baton Rouge 42.5 43 feet and Simmesport 45 feet near Feb 12 with Arkansas at Fort Smith also noted.
A fragment notes a trend where a metric declines yet shows an ongoing upward trajectory. The readable portion hints at mixed movement but does not provide clear entities, dates, or organizations.
California floods devastate San Diego Valley farms with soil erosion and damaged property. Fifteen forty acre farms ruined near Foster and Lakeside. City and county repairs cost about 300000 dollars. Otay dam rebuild costs and relief campaigns seek 150000 dollars. Thirteen victims identified with sixty five dead, and twenty four unnamed bodies. Call for relief supplies and camps being established.
In Macatine Iowa on February 1 the Mississippi River sits at flood stage at 12.5 feet after a five inch drop in 24 hours. With zero temperatures ice gorge formation feared and further river fall may be hindered by the cold weather.
Indianapolis reports flood conditions improving statewide due to a cold wave and clearing skies. Kentucky towns along the Green River remain in danger as the weather shifts to dry, cold conditions.
Cincinnati report states no rain is in sight and flood risk has nearly vanished. The Ohio River at 8 a.m. sits eight feet below the danger line, with cold clear conditions prevailing in the area.
Navy officials report submarine K-5 is safe and steaming under its own power toward Key West Florida. The vessel, five miles southeast of Fowey Rock at 3 55 a m, holds ten knots and requires no assistance. The Sterrett assisted in the search for missing K boats after Talla hassee and K-1 K-2 and K-6 reported to Charleston yard.
Norman R. Hamilton reports at Norfolk that the British steamer Appam was captured by a German raider. Guards cordon the vessel. passengers cannot be approached. The move, name, and origin of the raider are under investigation.
Davenport reports a zero degree morning and a slow Mississippi rise. Officials say no immediate danger is expected unless warm rains in the upper river valley follow the cold spell.
In Corpus Christi on February 1 a frantic end of period rush occurred as belated Nueces county residents hurried to pay poll taxes and obtain exemptions certificates. Officials noted this year saw the largest number of poll taxes paid in the county.
The Appam sailed from Dakar on January 11 bound for Plymouth. About four days out the liner lost wireless contact, while en route to England carrying prominent English officials aboard.
Customs Collector Hamilton at Norfolk reported to the Treasury that the German prize steamer Appam, which arrived at Hampton Roads this morning, has prisoners of war aboard. The report was referred to the State Department to determine the vessel’s status.
McLennan County in 1915 posted a new poll tax and exemption total of 12 435, 873 more than the 1914 record year. The figure marks the county’s highest yet for poll taxes and exemptions to date.
The Dallas area and other districts report an improving business climate. Reports from Boston Chicago St Louis Kansas City San Francisco describe rising activity, plentiful money, and widespread gains across manufacturing public services and other sectors.
North Texas remains in a deep cold wave with freezes reported in South Texas. The weather bureau predicts virtually all the state will be frozen by tomorrow morning as the Trinity River continues to recede.
Rome reports subscriptions to the Italian war loan reached 2 billion lire with lists open since January 10. The government notes ongoing ad campaigns and expects more funds, but already equal to the initial forecast has been collected.
The oxygen inhaler alone enables balloon flights, marking a key advance in aeronautics and enabling safer ascent and sustained flight for pilots using portable oxygen systems.
In parts of Switzerland granite is so abundant that it is used to make telegraph poles. The material’s availability influences local building and infrastructure practices. Local quarries supply stone for utility poles and related projects.
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