San Antonio Succeeds as Movie Hub Hope Grows
California studios may relocate amid storms and laws as San Antonio hosts a Vitagraph unit for a month. The visit, including twenty personnel and star Charles Richman, could bring major advertising and an estimated $50,000 boost to the city. The chamber eyes further plant relocations.
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California
Chamber of Commercce
San Antonio
Army Post
Army Aviators
Natu
Florida
Chamber of Commerce
Los Angeles
Vitagraph Company
John B. Carrington
Jasper E. Brady
Charles Richman
Joseph Kilgore
Anders Randolf
Ned Findley
Julia Swayne-Gordon
Arline Pretty
Bobby Connolly
Theodore Marston
Mr. Brady
Blizzard Lands Heavy Snow Across Northwest
Seattle reports a blizzard described as the worst in 23 years with snow general across Oregon and Washington. Temperatures rise as avalanches threaten mountains and floods endanger valleys while rail traffic remains suspended in deep mountain passes. Portland wires and car service are demoralized by a silver thaw.
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Seattle
Wash
Pacific Northwest
Washington
Oregon
Portland
Ore
Seven Below Zero Record Sparked by West Texas Cold Snap
SAN ANGELO Tex Feb 2 West Texas recorded the year's coldest reading as the thermometer showed seven degrees above zero early today.
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West Texas
San Angelo
Tex
Fall From Aeroplane Fatal
Lieut J B Ried died from injuries after a new aeroplane fell at Aldershot in a London report dated February 2.
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London
Ried
Aldershot
Local forecast for San Antonio area
Fair to night with freezing temperatures around 22 to 28 degrees. Thursday look for continued fair skies and milder daytime warmth, though still cool.
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San Antonio
Weather Forecasts Across Major Cities
The Licht presents current city forecasts showing St Louis at 10 degrees and cloudy with a 12 mile northwest wind, Chicago at 4 degrees with clear skies and a 12 mile west wind, Milwaukee near 0 with partial cloudiness and an 8 mile southwest wind. St Paul reports below zero conditions with a 4 mile northwest wind, Kansas City at 2 degrees with a north wind, New York at 28 with snow and a 20 mile north wind, and Washington at 82 with rain and a northeast wind.
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ST. Louis
Fair
Chicago
Milwaukee
ST. Paul
Kansas City
New York
Washington
Arrests Fall in Seattle as Prohibition Begins
Seattle police report 91 drunkenness arrests in January, down from 482 last year. Total month arrests were 765 vs 2123 in January 1915. Fewer officers may be needed in saloon districts. more men could patrol downtown traffic and residential streets. Nine deaths from wood alcohol and six from acute alcoholism were logged.
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Seattle
Wash
Strike Ties Up Sugar Refinery in Brooklyn
A Metal Workers Union strike at the American Sugar Refining Company plant in Brooklyn halts operations. About 500 machinists walked out joining roughly 3,500 total workers. Demands include reinstatement of three men dismissed over union activity and an eight hour workday.
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New York
Brooklyn
American Sugar Refining Company
Metal Workers’ Union
Reward Offered for Alpine Murders in Texas
Governor Ferguson announced a $200 reward in each case for the arrest and conviction of the unknown killer or killers who murdered S. D. Beach and Fred W. Measday at Alpine. The rewards were offered at the request of Sheriff Wallace of Brewster County.
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Austin
Tex
Ferguson
D. Beach
Fred W. Measday
Alpine
Wallace
Brewster County
Soldier in uniform robs Mexican gambling house in Brownsville
A man wearing a United States Army uniform robbed a Mexican gambling house in Brownsville last night, holding up fourteen patrons and taking $85. No arrests have been made.
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Brownsville
Tex
United States
Turkish Heir Yussif Izzedin Dies by Suicide
A Reuters report from Constantinople via Berlin states Yussif Izzedin crown prince and heir apparent to the Turkish throne killed himself in his palace at 7 am due to ill health.
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London
Yussif Izzedin
Reuter
Constantinople
Berlin
Wrights move to block Sunday movie vote in Waco
In the Nineteenth District Court at Waco Texas an application by R G Wright and other taxpayers seeks to restrain the city from holding a February 15 election on whether moving picture shows may stay open on Sunday. A hearing is set for February 10.
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Waco
Tex
Nineteenth District
R. G. Wright
Soldiers Back to Farms in Canada to Help Plant Crops
Canadian soldiers in training will be granted leave to help plant crops next spring under an order from General Sir Sam Hughes minister of militia. About 50,000 farmers in uniforms are part of the effort.
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Ottawa
Canada
Dominion
Sam Hughes
Forecast Says Jack Frost Busy With Cold Spell
The forecast warns of another cold night as temperature drops to 24 degrees Tuesday and Wednesday. Brownsville reported 30 degrees, with frost reaching the coast. winter is expected to last six more weeks though a warmer spell begins Thursday.
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Jack Frost
Allen Buell
Brownsville
Towboat Sam Brown Explodes On Ohio River
The towboat Sam Brown sank within minutes after its boilers exploded on the Ohio river opposite Huntington West Virginia. Only a handful of crew survived with estimates up to six reaching the shore. Debris covered both riverbanks and most of the roughly thirty crew members are believed dead.
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Huntington
W. Va
Sam Brown
Pittsburg
Ohio River
Ohio
Towboat Sam Brown Crew Noted in Pittsburg Report
The Sam Brown towboat is described as one of the largest plying out of Pittsburg with a crew of 23 men aboard as of February 2.
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Pittsburg
Sam Brown
Mohr Witnesses Face Perjury Charge in Providence
In Providence Illinois on February 2 Bessie Spellman and Gertrude Spellman sisters of Henry B Spellman were arrested on perjury charges while testifying for Elizabeth F Mohr and Cecil Brown in the murder trial of Dr C Franklin Mohr. They had supported an alibi in the morning session.
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Providence
R. IL
Bessie Spellman
Gertrude
Henry B. Spellman
Elizabeth F. Mohr
Cecil Brown
C. Franklin Mohr
Spellman
Gould Appeals for Aid as Flood Risk Grows
Gould Arkansas appeals for a special relief train as the Arkansas River stands at 29.2 feet and bank erosion threatens the Cotton Belt rail shops. Rail connections are broken. rescue must come from the south for hundreds of residents and convicts marooned on levees near Cummins.
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Pine Bluff
Ark
Arkansas
Cotton Belt Railroad
Gould
Cummins
Floods Disrupt Rail Traffic From St Louis Westward
Floods keep major lines of Missouri Pacific St Louis Iron Mountain Southern and Frisco under water delaying west and southwest service. Frisco routes to Oklahoma Kansas and Texas diverted via Missouri Kansas Texas Katy lines while Iron Mountain traffic to Arkansas Texas used Illinois side routes and St Louis Southwestern beyond Thebes. Snow falls lightly as rivers recede.
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ST. Louis
Missouri Pacific
Iron Mountain
Southern
San Francisco
Frisco
Oklahoma
Kansas
Texas
Missouri, Kansas & Texas
Katy
Arkansas
Illinois
Mississippi River
Thebes
Mississippi
Meramec
British and French Victories Reported Across Africa
Official dispatches describe progress in East Africa with the Uganda railway line reaching Serengeti Camp and Longido. In Kamerun French and British columns report gains and prisoners with German troops retreating as battles stall along various fronts.
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London
East Africa
Horace D. Smith-Dorrien
Smith-Dorrien
Voi
Uganda
Ebuyani
Taveta
British East Africa
Makto
Serengeti
Longido
Java Floods Wreck 120,000 Native Homes and Rail Lines
Cable dispatches from Batavia report continuing floods in Central Java. Thus far 120000 native houses have been wrecked and many miles of railway line destroyed.
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London
Batavia
Java
Fate of Ships in Collision Unknown Near Cape Race
Reports say the Japanese steamer Takala Maru and American tanker Silver Shell collided 200 miles southeast of Cape Race. Takala Maru sent word of flooded engine rooms and assistance requests while Silver Shell stood by. later reports indicate both ships sank with unclear crew survival.
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Halifax
N.S
Takala Maru
Silver Shell
Cape Race
Takala
St, John, N. F
Oil Man Held Up On Somerset Road
D. E. Davidson an oil operator from the Somerset field reported to Sheriff Tobin that nine miles from San Antonio three men held him at gunpoint and robbed him of 126 dollars. Deputies arrested three suspects near the scene and held them for identification as Davidson recovered his wallet with 106 dollars and a 20 dollar gold piece.
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D. E. Davidson
Somerset
John W. Tobin
Somerset Road
San Antonio
Tobin
James Galbreath
Ed Stevens
Alfonso Newton
George Millard
Davidson
Hans Berge
Appam
Atlantic
Canary Islands
Hamilton
Old Point Comfort
Washington
Sir Edward
Meriwether
Clan Mactavish
Berge
Moene
Dakar
British West Africa
Liverpool
Madeira Islands
Moewe
America
Paris Sees Colonel House as a Sphinx in a Soft Hat
French press lauds Colonel E M House of Texas as discreet and inscrutable. An Excelsior piece features a composite photo of House with a Sphinx under the title A Sphinx in a Soft Hat. Foreign editors note his quiet, monosyllabic style and reluctance to engage German gossip. House later met Jules Cambon at the foreign office for a lengthy discussion.
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Paris
E. M. House
Texas
The
Excelsior
Colonel House
Wilson
Berliner Tageblatt
Germany
A. Fitzmaurice
the Figaro
House
Foreign Office
Jules Cambon
Foreign Ministry
Pioneer gum maker John Colgan dead at 75 in Louisville
John Colgan longtime figure in early U.S. chewing gum industry dies at his Louisville home at age 75. Forty five years earlier he reportedly invented a balsam chicle blend that sparked modern gum production while in the drug business.
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Louisville
John Colgan
United States
Senate committee reports on Colombia and Nicaragua treaties
The Senate foreign relations committee ordered a report on the Colombia treaty after reducing the payment from 25 million to 15 million and making the Panama apology mutual. The panel voted eight to seven, with Senator Clarke the sole Democrat against. By ten to three the committee also favored a Nicaragua treaty to pay 3 million for a canal route and naval bases in Fonseca Bay.
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Columbia
United States
Panama
Colombia
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
Clarke
Arkansas
Nicaragua
Bay of Fonseca
Washington, D. C
Argumedo Captured Amid Mexican Rebel Dispatch
General Carranza's embassy reports Argumedo, a leading Mexican rebel, defeated and captured in Durango on Monday. Three other rebel generals were taken, though their names are unnamed. Lagos Chazzaro escaped by disguising himself.
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Washington, D. C
Argumedo
Villa
Carranza
Durango
Lagos Chazzaro
Zapata
Mexico City
Understanding on Lusitania Near Berlin
German instructions to Ambassador von Bernstorff in Washington suggest reasonable hope for a positive understanding on the Lusitania case. The statement notes that January 29 telegraph reports showed difficulty in a friendly verbal settlement, but Tuesday telegraph instructions offered renewed hope for a satisfactory agreement.
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Berlin
Sayville
von Bernstorff
Washington
Lusitania
Wilson Warns U S Will Defend Rights Worldwide
President Wilson in Topeka vows to-use forces if needed to protect American citizens and rights under international law. He signals withdrawal of American flag from the Philippines when Filipinos can govern themselves, and greets crowds amid Western winter. Kansas trip features a 45 minute parade with guards, a mass crowd, and suffrage discussions at Capper residence.
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Topeka
Kans
Wilson
United States
America
Philippines
Cuba
Capper
Lawrence
Kansas National Guardsmen
State House
Governor Capper
Mabel Vernon
Women's Congressional Union
Kansas
Cravens
London Confirms Lusitania Report
Berlin dispatch to Washington notes German instruction to ambassador aimed at finalizing a US Germany understanding on the Lusitania affair. It states a January 29 cablegram showed no satisfactory agreement yet.
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London
Reuter
Berlin
von Bernstorff
Washington
Germany
United States
Lusitania negotiations delay due to Berlin instructions
In Washington the German embassy indicated that if Berlin had cabled instructions on February 1 they would not arrive here before tomorrow. The note reflects ongoing Lusitania negotiations and the anticipated communications.
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Washington, D. C
Berlin
Greece and Roumania sign dual neutrality pact
The Adeverul of Bucharest reports that Greece and Roumania have signed a dual neutrality convention. A Rome wireless dispatch confirms the agreement as of February 2.
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Greece
Roumania
London
Adeverul
Bucharest
Greece and
Rome
Holland American Line Buys Rhine Vessels Fleet
The Holland American Line acquired the entire Rhine vessels fleet from J. L. Koenigsfeld, reported by Telegraaf. The ships will be used to move goods from Germany to the Holland American Line.
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Amsterdam
London
Telegraaf
J. L. Koenigsfeld
Germany
Textile products confiscated in Germany new order
Berlin newspapers quoted by Reuter's Amsterdam correspondent report a February 1 confiscation order affecting the majority of textile products. The measure, attributed to Berlin, targets production and control of textile goods.
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London
Berlin
Reuter
Amsterdam
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Moscow Conference
D. E Davidson
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