Princess vaudeville bill features Doles sisters and Fount ain of Love
A bill at the Princess theater presents Hoyal Cutter Donald Mavleod and others with three other video photoplays. The Doles Sisters star in Iwo Girls From Harmonytond with Lew Wells in a lively monologue and a musical comedy The Fountain of Love features a snappy chorus. The Hungry Heart, starring Janine Frederick, adds a triangie drama about wife husband and the other man written by David Graham Phillips.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Janine Frederick
David Graham Phillips
Signs of growing strain in Germany and Austria amid war
The piece argues that food shortages and rising strain among workers in Germany and Austria threaten stability. It notes embargo effects, dwindling food quality, and widespread unrest with over 700000 in Berlin said to be on strike. It reflects belief the war may prolong despite hardships as authorities push for victory and indemnities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Aratria
Germany
Austria
Teis
Berlin
Land Reform Plans To Put Idle Lands To Use
The article reports Colorado experimenting with 100000 acres of idle agricultural land turned to the state for two years to place farmers in possession. The goal is to boost food production and utilize land held idle by owners. It notes broader calls for land taxation and laws to compel cultivation as part of national agitation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ile
Colorado
Bureau of Humigration
Land idle landowners face tax to spur development
The piece argues for a plan to tax idle urban and rural lands held by speculators. It claims such lands harm national welfare, urging war taxes on unused acres proportional to land value and productivity to force development by farmers and curb profiteering as real estate values rise. It notes Congress seeks revenue and calls for selling land to land-hungry farmers at fair prices.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Missouri
Union
Congres
Ethics and resignations in the Irish question
The piece argues Sir Edward Carson’s wartime resignation as an ethical study. It notes his frank explanation and integrity while weighing whether his move was a principled stand or a partisan retreat. It questions if he should have relinquished Ulster leadership to avoid government friction over Ireland.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sir Edward Carson
British Isles
Sir Edward
Nik
Listecites
Hye
Ulster Party
Sir Eedward
Great Britain
Ireland
Britain
Edward
Governo
Partisan Dilemma Defines Resignation as Ethical Stand
The text argues a wartime leader should resign if his allegiance to party obstructs the government’s war effort. It suggests choosing principle over political loyalty, stating that remaining partisan would hinder national governance and the governor’s wartime duties. The piece frames resignation as the honorable path in a complex ethical conflict.
Supreme Court curbs federal and state suspended sentences
A Kansas City district court judge uncovers offenders jailed beyond sentence due to unpaid costs and fines, prompting debate over the suspended sentence and parole power. The piece notes public demand for stricter punishment and highlights constitutional rights, including treatment of inmates and lingering questions from wartime expectations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Supreme Court of the
United. States
Supreme Court
Kansas City
Iman
Letters to The Light praising townsfolk aid in Texas expedition
Garvin Dunlevy of Company B writes from Del Rio Texas praising the hospitality and support received from local residents during a difficult winter trek. He notes severe cold wind, inability to pilot tents, and gratitude to hotel proprietor Mr O Bryan and Mr Adams for truck use and supplies. He thanks Mr Kelly and the townspeople for their courteous treatment and hopes their efforts aid the country's welfare.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Uormstouk
Tex
Texas
O'Bryant
Adams
Kelly
Seneral
Garvin Dunlevy, Corp. Co
Taird
del Rio
Prohibition clashes with San Antonio soldiers riot talk
A reader letter to the editor critiques reports from The Light and San Antonio Express alleging soldiers in San Antonio misused liquor. It questions conditions over there, cites police and civilian efforts, and argues for or against prohibition, tying in San Antonio morale, arrests, and local theater notices amid wartime drink constraints.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
France
San Antonio
Racker
Natinn Werner
Sherief's Department
United States Material's Department
Clea Squad
Boatlegetuy Sus
San Antonio Express
Police Department
Expresa
The
Light
Pershing Ibak
Congress to Pass Two Bills to Wipe Out Profiteering
Report says Congress aims to enact two measures to curb profiteering as fears grow of a consumer wipeout. Brest-Litovsk talks reportedly fade though Russia and the Teutons fear breaking off negotiations amid homefront strain.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Congress
Brest-Litovsk
Russia
Civil War Poem Fragments Include Soldier Courage Verse
Readable fragments describe Civil War era poems and lines about a private sharing a tent with a mule and a wife, plus a Mary A Dennison poem. The piece notes Camp Huntington references and wartime sentiment, with lines hinting at devotion and longing amid conflict.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Himngton
Nia
Voluntere
Mary A.dennison
Fragmented dialogue scene from a corroded 19th century page
An OCR readable fragment shows a tense courtroom mood as a witness or defendant speaks of debt, love, a tear on a eyelashes, and a dying person named O Connor. The cadence hints at a melodramatic exchange with addresses to a judge and references to a dark room and homeward thoughts.
Morgan Dancers Headline at Majestic Theater This Week
The Morgan Dancers, sixteen art dancers trained entirely in America by Marion Morgan, headline at the Majestic Theater with thirteen scenic effects and a strong American cast. Other acts include Charles Ray at the Empire, a photodrama about a self-made millionaire, and several varied billed performances on The Punluyes Road Shows.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Morgan Mucors
Majestic
Morgan
Majestic Theater
Marion Morgan
California
Aya Siery
Royal Theater
Lil YH
Phol
Tig Vest
Royal ‘Theater
Brevatt
Mori
Agelery
Toiya Varlywlu
Ine Tane
Earl Haran
Nashman
Marne
Marys Andie Today May Tullys High Comedy
A fragmented note announces a three day engagement starting at the Grad Opera House with Andie and Tully in a high comedy. It lists performers including Berthyds Maing, Amy Len Deivis and Vert Leigh among others. Witness seating and droll monologue appear in the sparse readable text.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mary
May Tully
Marva Ankle
New York Rank
Wim
Grad Opera
San
Antonio di Yeet
Khow
New York
Sitias
TIN Tage Entrap
Berthyds Maing
Amy Len Deivis
Ay Watlnte
Are Sanford
Leigh
Tainoes Venter
Award Maith
City Club Meeting Addresses Phone Rates and Liquor Sales
The City Club met at the Gunter Hotel to discuss proposed telephone rate increases and liquor dealer practices. A resolution endorsed limiting liquor sales to individual drinks at the bar and commended Hyndr dealers for not selling tojo by the bottle, aiming to curb illicit liquor.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Toll Lquor
Gunter Hotel
Lab
A.B. Gurretson
FR. J. Sanderg
Hotel Cut Testaurant Men's Association
Yrograns
Chia Werubershiy
Omer
Werd Bergenit Bainmay
Fort Lane
Hovaton Snl
Dunham
le King
Light Fantastic Yorktown Dance and Weather Notes
A miscellaneous clip notes a recent dance at Yorktown praised as the light fantastic, mentions rain in McKinney, Texas, and surveys local scenes from papers like the Eagle Pass Guide and Yorktown News. It surveys varied topics from farming, prohibition debates, aviation at AvatlH, and local humor about weather, smoking, and infrastructure with a broad, mosaic tone.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Yorktown
Yorktown News
McKinney
Eagle Pass Guide
Texas
Bearmont
Laurant
Gnalveston News
el Paso
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Hoyal Cutter
Donald Mavleod
Sho Nama
Ananimata Communications
Tarehs Hart
Wwe
Cantomment
Ray P. Whitfield
Pearl
Ini
Pearl Theater
Xhipr
Vernon Castle
Pathe
Cznay
Poor Petey
Charles Ray
Impire
Sharley Ray
Empire Theater
Sidgawall Culy Inm
Fatradners Ray
Ratiaud Magnarel
Ne Bey
Thowand Gellar
Saly Tha Bint
Yon
City Club
Tivcusses
Uraen
Ae We
School of Military Aeronautics
Avatlh
the Statesman
Migalun Times
Whey Chung
Weesatche
Mercraville
Waco Times-Herald
Times-Herald
Eagle Pass
Vratelng
Wourlen Pont
University of Arizone
Wort
W. J. Dickson
Terkaview
Mama
Briggs
Janes
WHEAD
New’ Lmind
Trilling Apace
York
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