Advance stage grew for opera in city
After the vaudeville show at the Majestic theater the Boston National Grand Opera Company will take the stage to prepare Madam Butterfly and Tosca. Front seating is reduced to expand the orchestra and dressing rooms for chorus members, with three rows removed. The company leaves Houston by train at 2 a m and arrives Friday morning, some singers arriving from New Orleans for rest. Principal cast stay at the St Anthony. brisk seat sales began Thursday at the South Texas Music Company.
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Majestic Theater
Boston National Grand Opera Company
Houston
Southern Pacific
San Antonio
New Orleans
St. Anthony
South Texas Music Company
Mexican Petroleum offers tank steamers and fuel oil to government
The Mexican Petroleum Company through president E. L. Doheny offered ten tank steamers and 5,000,000 barrels of fuel oil to the government in case of war and named the private yacht as part of the offer.
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Mexican Petroleum Company
Washington, D. C
E. L. Doheny
Peru Demands Reparations Over Ship Sinking
Peru instructs its Berlin envoy to file a written claim with Germany for the sinking of the Peruvian sailing vessel Lorton in Spanish waters. A demand for reparations and punishment of the responsible parties was made to the German minister in Lima yesterday.
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Lima
Peru
Berlin
Lorton
Germany Seizes Hostage Crisis Over Seamen Detention
London reports Germany may detain Count Von Bernstorff and all Americans in Germany as hostages until Germans are allowed to depart. Ambassador Gerard in Copenhagen sent telegrams. U S embassy seeks details while London papers flag possible safe-conduct issues for Bernstorff and Germans.
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London
Count von Bernstorff
Washington
United States
Gerard
Germany
Copenhagen Politiken
Reuter
Politiken
Copenhagen
South Atlantic
Ambassadors and Sailors Detained in Germany Over Ship Safeguards
The United States seeks assurances from Germany to secure the safe departure of Count Von Bernstorff and the fate of German ships in the country. Ambassador Gerard, American consuls, and U S sailors on the prize Yarrowsdale are being held pending clarification. Officials fear sensational German reports of ship seizures but expect a quick resolution. About 150 Americans are involved.
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Washington, D. C
Gerard
Yarrowdale
Count von Bernstorff
State Department
Germany
United States
Berlin
Carl W. Ackerman
Indiana
William C. Dreher
South Carolina
Oscar King Davis
New York
Philip M. Powers
Boston
Raymond E
Swing
Chicago
Mencken
Baltimore
James O'Donnell Bennett
B. Conger
Cyril Brown
Oswald Schuette
Copenhagen
Switzerland
Grew
Foreign Office
Many Seek Passports as U S Berlin Ties Fail
In Berlin about 400 Americans, native or naturalized, seek passports or exit permits as U S Germany relations sour. Most want to leave for Switzerland or Scandinavia. others stay in neutral Europe or await embassy decisions. Correspondents and prominent locals are listed among those applying or planning to remain.
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Berlin
London
United States
Germany
Switzerland
Scandinavia
Houston
Frederick W. Warren
Tex
European
Wallingford Rigger
Alabama
Denmark
Lewis H. Marks
New Orleans
C. Peer
Tennessee
L. E. Mayer
Paul Weil
Oscar Krone
Louisiana
Mamie Roberts
Mississippi
Wake up clear headed with Cascarets cleansing effect
Advert text promises relief from biliousness headaches and sickness by nightly Cascarets. It touts a gentle liver and bowel cleanse that leaves breath right and stomach regulated by morning. It claims no next day gripe and suitable for children as a safe remedy.
Embassy staff affected by German consulate disruptions
A government dispatch clarifies that Ambassador Gerard remains in Berlin and was never at Berne, Switzerland, as previously believed. The telegram originated as Berlin via Berane, correcting a misdated error about Gerard’s location and detailing counts of Americans in Berlin and other posts.
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Berlin
Germany
Belgium
Warsaw
Gerard
Berne
Switzerland
Willard
Madrid
Berane
NONE IN COPENHAGEN REPORTS NO AMERICANS ARRIVED
Copenhagen notes no American arrival from Berlin after the break in diplomatic relations. Reginald Foster, Rockefeller fund agent in Germany, was expected to reach the city Monday night but could not arrive before late tonight and no word has been received from him.
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Copenhagen
London
Berlin
Germany
United States
Reginald Foster
Rockefeller Fund
All American Consuls Reassigned to Berlin and Rotterdam
Berlin dispatch reports Washington ordered all American consuls general and consuls to report to Vice Consul General Harold B. Quarton in Berlin, as Ju lius G. Lay is absent. Quarton moves to Rotterdam. vice consul Robert Lee Gray Jr. goes with him.
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Berlin
London
Washington
Harold B. Quarton
Julius G. Lay
Quarton
Rotterdam
Robert Lee Gray Jr
Hanover
Riley
Warsaw
Stockholm
Eugene C. Harter
Brunswick
Copenhagen
Harold G. Waters
Not Known In Houston War ren Seeks Return Home
City directories in Houston fail to identify Frederick W Warren. German reports place him in Berlin and seeking to return to Houston, but local Warren families say they do not know any Frederick Warren.
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Houston
Frederick W. Warren
Germany
Berlin
Warren
Frederick Warrens
New Street Cars Split Between Lines In San Antonio
Ten of thirty new all steel street cars from St. Louis have been assigned to the I and G N S P line and the Prospect Hill service extended to the Lakeview loop. J A Holden, transportation superintendent, says five more cars are expected this week and three of the first delivery remain unassigned. The new cars improve depot line service and may be distributed citywide when the full purchase arrives.
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St. Louis
San Antonio Traction Company
Prospect Hill
Lakeview Loop
J. A. Holden
Mr. Holden
German Sailor Arrested in Hoboken After Intrusion
Joseph Leller, a German marine fireman formerly on the Hamburg American liner Pennsylvania, was arrested at Hoboken after loitering on the American Line pier near the steamships St Paul St Louis and Lapland. Crewmen denied his claimed familiarity with the ships and crews.
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New York
Joseph Leller
Pennsylvania
Hoboken
American Line
St. Paul
St. Louis
Lapland
British Generals Praised For Youthful Energy And Bold Tactics
London reports an officer’s letter praising British staff officers for their youth and vigor. It highlights Sir Douglas Haig's regime, the rise of young leaders, and innovations like tanks and Stokes guns. Generals described include Sir Hubert Gough and Sir Henry Rawlinson, with other noted officers and feats at Beaumont Hamel and Thiepval.
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London
Sir Douglas Haig
Haig
Douglas Haig
Hubert Gough
Beaumont Hamel
Somme
Thiepval
Ovillers
Fricourt
Henry Rawlinson
Gough
Sir Henry Horne
Mametz Wood
Bazentin
Lord Cavan
Combles
Claude Jacob
Loos
Congreve
V. C
Longueval
William Birdwood
Bridwood
Great World War Leaders Honored by Allied Command
An article lists eminent Allied generals including captor of Pozieres and Sir Julian Byng, Haig’s staff Kiggell, Kavanagh of Ypres fame, Hunter Weston praised by Sir Ian Hamilton, and others such as Smith-Dorrien and Allenby. It credits their leadership for maintaining pressure on German forces and notes Marchand’s praise of Allied staff and artillery.
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Pozieres
Julian Byng
Courcellette
Kiggell
Haig
Kavanagh
Ypres
Hunter Weston
Ian Hamilton
Henry Wilson
Townsend
Kut
Smith-Dorrien
Mons
Monro
Allenby
Milne
Lynden- Bell
Capper
Fanshawe
Maude
Butler
Murray
Briggs
Trenchard
Royal Flying Corps
Marchand
Fashoda
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