A Riff on Prohibition and a Liquor Auction Loophole
A critical column questions a government loophole in Prohibition. It notes Baltimore advertising a liquor auction of seized goods and cites a Post Office opinion that ads by the government may be allowed in dry areas while private ads are barred. The piece mocks the logic and calls for consistent policy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Uncle Sam
Internal Revenue
Baltimore
Congress
Post Office Department
Burleson
United States
Dry
Great German Attack Force Size and Front Implications
The article assesses German military strength for a potential western offensive. It estimates total German troops around 5,000,000 with about 3,000,000 available for frontline fighting, while Bulgarian and Turkish reinforcements are largely unavailable for France. Austrian forces are placed at roughly half German strength, affecting both western and eastern fronts.
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Mesopotamia
Macedonia
France
Germany
Russia
Flanders
Roumania
Western Front
German Forces and Global War Rumors Across Fronts
The piece assesses German troop distribution and potential western combat strength, noting most on the western front and a Russian front serving as a rest for Western fighters. It questions a mass eastern push, cites artillery and air ratios, and comments on Austrian reluctance to fight on the western front. It also touches on treasure myths, salvage efforts, and Hayes’s selection as Republican chair.
Salvaging Lost Ships And Hidden Treasures In War Time
London reports reviving interest in salvaging sunken ships and cargoes from modern warfare. Stock swindlers float boats for treasure hunts claiming vast riches from 4 million tons at about 300 dollars per ton. Pirates, galleons, and the legend of Davy Jones’ locker meet today’s speculative ventures.
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Lusitania
Mediterranean
Maraharajah
Kapurthala
Maine
Captain Kidd
Tucas
London
Davy Jones
SU I in the Darker Days by London Telegraph
The excerpt recalls years starting in August 1914 with sacrifice and silent suffering. It frames a future of continued struggle yet a firm hope, maintaining ideals amid terrible costs and ongoing conflict as reported by London Telegraph.
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Myrinds
London Telegraph
Democratic platform cited as enduring liberty safeguard
The 1884 Chicago platform declared that while new issues arise with progress, the core Democratic principles remain the security of free government. It emphasizes personal rights, equality before the law, states’ reserved rights, and federal supremacy within the Constitution as the basis of liberties and local self-government. The note adds a Lavender poem about a London hawker and dreamlike imagery.
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Democratic Party
Chicago
White House
Democratic Party of the Union
United Voice of the People
Hamilton Herald
Letters to The Light at Fort Clark criticizes a soldier’s complaint
In a Sunday Light letter from Fort Clark, J. W. Ikencаid defends soldiers and San Antonio’s support for troops. He condemns the anonymous critic, praises camp hospitality, and argues that Army service dignity earns respect rather than disdain, urging readers not to generalize about soldiers.
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Fort Clark
Sam
Henderson
San Antonio
Gunter Hotel
United States
Alamo
Lick
Anie Sam
J. W. Ikencaid
Soldiers defend comrades in letter to editor
A soldier replies to a Saturday Tight article, denouncing the author for degrading fellow soldiers socially. He asserts families and social standing of service members match civilians, rejects the notion of soldiers as social outcasts, and counters claims about keeping soldiers away from civilians. He notes few exceptions among a large body of men.
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Son-Com
Goldier
Lditor
Soldier Letter Defends U S Army Honor in San Antonio
CORP. DANIEL J. CUSACK of battery C 19th FLA Camp Stanley Texas denounces a public letter signed by A Non-Com as untrue claims that soldiers enjoy privileges beyond civilians. He argues civilians share equal rights and criticizes belittling remarks about soldiers while defending service integrity.
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U. S.A
San Antonio
Daniel J. Cusack
Battery “C
19Th Fla
Camp Stanley
Texas
A Civic Suggestion on Street Name Change for War Hero
A letter to the editor from DEMOCK. CY urging San Antonio officials to rename King William Street to Private Angel Perez Street to honor a Mexican American boy who died aboard the Tuscania. The writer argues the gesture would show respect for Mexican soldiers drafted into the U S Army and foster better relations with families and the community.
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King William Street
Angel Perez
Mexicin
San Antonio
Tuscania
Demock. CY
The Girl With 1000 Eyes Ends Local Run at Theaters
Today's performances mark the last local appearance of Leon Lamar in The Girl With the Thousand Eyes. The dainty star has mystified Majestic Theater patrons for the past week while a full vaudeville bill plays at Royal and Princess theaters with acts from Primrose Four to Yeddy McNamara and the four Earls plus Aileen Stanley and Georgia Howard among others.
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Leon Lamar
Majestic Theater
Miss Lamar
Feaure
Primrose Four
the Royal
Yeddy McNamara
Royal Theater
Ramee Rivas
Helen Travdlera
Frank Graham
Tom Mddvards
Miss Alton Melville
England
Aileen Stanley
Sweet Girl
Georgia Howard
Vaudeville and minstrels at Grand Opera House and Camp Travis Theatre
George Behan in Jules of the Strong Heart and O Briens Minstrels headline today with Neil OBrien touring San Antonio presenting In the Secret Service Mandys Syncopated Reception and The Cruise of the Ebony Yacht Club. Camp Travis Theater features Ned Cork Norton Joyland Girls Harry Puck Eva Puck Collins and Hart plus pictures.
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Paul Gauwens
Burnt-Cork
We Galls
Grew-Pates and Company
Ebony Yacht Club
Hddie Ross
Neil O’brien
Camp Travis
Ned “Cork” Norton
Joyland Girls
Harry Puck
Eva
Puck
Collins and
Hart
The Lone Wolf at Empire Theater Tonight
The Lone Wolf, Louis Joseph Vance’s master criminal tale, returns at the Empire Theater with daring escapes, a Paris taxi chase, and an aerial battle across the English Channel. A secret service agent woman frees him with a reform promise. Produced by Herbert Brenon.
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Louis Joseph Vance
Empire Theater
Lone Wolf
Te Wolf
Paris
Jenglish Channel
Secret Service
Woll
Herbert Brenon
Ukraine peace deemed valueless says Maximilist envoy
Maximilist envoy M. Holzmann arrives in Peace Worthless, Switzerland and tells the Socialist paper Sentinelle that the Ukraine peace has no value because the Tinda does not represent the Ukrainian people. He argues German terms will force soldiers on the Russian front to resume fighting, as Germans and Russians alike seek peace.
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Switzerland
M. Holzmann
Sentinelle
Ukraine
Germany
Waste scraps feed animals says Texas papers
A compilation from several Texas papers urges feeding table scraps to pigs and poultry instead of dogs, praises birds for eating crop insects, and humorously notes varied local opinions on wartime measures and daily life during the era. It includes remarks on economics, ice prices, and food slogans, reflecting home front concerns and regional chatter.
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The
Yoakum ‘Times
Fort Worth Star-Telegram
Texas
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Will H. Hayes
Republican National Committee
Lavender
Paradise
Ragged Alley
Clavec
Light
Lindale
Tex
Princess
Princess Theater
By Briggs
Tribune Assoc
New York Tribune
George Bu- Lin
Allain
Robert
Hichens
Grand ‘Opera
Garden of Allah
Eagle Pass
Rockport
Nacogdoches Daily Sentinel
Dallas ‘Times-Herald
Brownsville
Rio Grande Valley
Mexia Merald
Yoakum Times
Durell Miller
Will Johnson
Bartlett Tribune-News
Beaumont Journal
Galveston
Moscow
Aieglee
Nacogdoches Sentinel
M& Ml
Greenville Evening Banner
Beaumont
Journal Beleves
Johnson
San Marcos
America
Waxahachie Light
Sk Se
Temple
Red Cross
Mount Pleasant
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