Germany to Run Cattle Market by Government Syndicates
Berlin plans a compulsory syndicate system across Prussia and provinces to regulate cattle sales and pork prices. An executive committee will veto, set farm and dealer prices, and curb grade-specific trades. Butter shortages prompt potential butter cards and rationing. Government curbs on luxury imports and tobacco are likely, with barley limits for breweries amid wartime bottlenecks. No bock beer at Hofbrau Munich this year.
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Berlin
Germany
Prussia
Hofbrau
Munich
Martin to Run for Legislature from Eighty Ninth District
Thomas J. Martin announces his candidacy for the Texas Legislature from the Eighty ninth district. He represents Gillespie and neighboring counties, based in Fredericksburg, and pledges to represent his district without prejudice while opposing prohibition and supporting school building and regional development.
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Clarence Martin
Representative Bierschwabe
Texas
Blanco, Liano, Kendall
Gillespie
Martin
Texas House
Mr. Martin
Stonewall
Fredericksburg
Martin & Martin
Gillespie County
Reads
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Oldest Korean printing blocks found in Budhist monastery ruins
Archaeologists uncovered what may be the world’s oldest printing blocks dating back at least 800 years in an ancient building behind a Buddhist monastery in Korea. The discovery, still under study, could shed light on early printing and text transmission in East Asia.
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Korea
Dr Axson Lectures Eliot and Hawthorne
Rice Institute scholar Dr Stockton Axson spoke on George Eliot and personal responsibility, highlighting a female figure seeking liberty amid social limits. He also discussed Hawthorne as a Puritan artist and the New England shift from Puritanism to transcendentalism in the early 19th century.
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Stockton Axson
Rice Institute
Beethoven Hall
Hawthorne
New England
Axson
San Antonio
Carnegie Library
Robert Louis Stevenson
Rudyard Kipling
High Officials Clash Over Armed Merchantmen Policy
U S officials dispute British claims of neutrality breach as they weigh amending rules on armed merchant ships. State Department received Germany’s memorandum declaring warship status for enemy armed ships after this month. Allies warn against Lansing disarmament proposals. Congress may legislate or executive action may follow.
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Ww .Ington
United States
State Department
Lansing
Berlin
Spring Fashion Forecast Foretells Bold Silhouettes and Crinoline Return
San Antonio shops showcase new spring garments with very full short skirts long sleeves and extensive trimmings. Hoop skirts remain contested while some houses favor crinoline and others mass fullness over hips. Sleeves expand in evening gowns and open at the hand while boleros and circular capes appear. Sport wear influences coats and color contrasts promise a gay, varied season with bold plaids stripes and bright hues.
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San Antonio
Godey
San Antonio Automobile Club Bulletin Debuts
The first edition of The San Antonio Automobile Club Bulletin was printed Saturday and mailed to members. Edited by George B. Wathen, it announces a February 22 Washington's Birthday dance at North Loop club house and lists free dancing lessons by Joe Walsh along with road improvements and other items.
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San Antonio Automobile Club Bulletin
George B. Wathen
North Loop Club House
Joe Walsh
North Loop Road
Carranza at Guanajuato and Oaxaca port falls to rebels
A message to the Mexican Consul says First Chief Carranza is in Guanajuato being entertained. Puerto Angel at Oaxaca has fallen to the Constitutionalists, cutting rebels’ supplies. Mexico City typhus deaths drop to 88 last week, down 60 percent from last month.
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T. R. Beltran
Carranza
Guanajuato
Puerto Angel
Oaxaca
Mexico City
Tough Owl and the Weathercock Chicken Mischief
A Sporting gentleman dines, orders a chicken that proves tough. The waiter explains the bird proved elusive, finally shot as it flew to the roof. The patron quips that the shooter mistook a weathercock, in a humorous exchange from the New York American.
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Ae Seucery
New York American
Texas Panama Pacific Exposition Commission Disbands
At a meeting in Austin Texas the Panama Pacific Exposition Commission formally disbanded after receiving Mrs. W V Galbreath s report showing a remaining balance of 2579 from a 12500 appropriation. Mrs E Hertzgvere of San Antonio presided and a bronze medal was presented to the state and placed in the state library.
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Austin
Tex
Texas
W. V. Galbreath
Fort Worth
E. Hertzgvere
San Antonio
Texas Day At Fair Honored In State Library Record
A testimonial signed by the president and secretary of the exposition confirms Texas was designated Texas day at the fair. The document noting the dedication of the Texas state building on March 2, 1915, was placed in the state library in San Francisco.
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San Francisco
Texas
Starr Heights Improvement Club Seeks City Aid
Committees chaired by Robert F. Uhr and Emil Mueller reported at Friday’s meeting that no funds are available for further street paving though possible paving after June 1 may occur. Mayor Brown promised sidewalk cooperation and the organization discussed renaming the group while sewer and general welfare progress was noted.
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Starr Heights Improvement Club
Brown
Robert F. Uhr
Emil Mueller
Meeting Rescheduled To March 10 At Fannin School
The session was deferred until the next meeting to be held March 10 at Fannin School.
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Fannin School
Improbable Marriage Talk Sparks Rural Change
A Great Littleton woman recalls a Lesser Littleton resident explaining why the old arrangement changed. She says the former preacher’s fixation on marital duties made unmarried men lose courage to propose. The tale appears in a Philadelphia Public Ledger item.
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Littleton
Philadelphia Public Ledger
Two Steamers Sunk By Submarine Risk Near Belgium and Norway
London dispatch reports the Belgian steamship Aduatick of 2221 tons sunk with two crew dead. The Norwegian steamer Alabama also sunk. crew rescued by the Norwegian steamer Balsac. Lloyd's notes assume submarine attack, registry details not provided.
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London
Aduatick
Lloyd’s
Alabama
Lloyd's
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