City at tai ns Fame as Music Center
A detailed music review praises Miss Craft as both singer and actress in a moving performance. The program opened with Beethoven Leonore Overture No 3 and Cesar Franck Symphony in D minor, with a lighter second half featuring Massenet Phedre Grieg Hearts Wounds Spring and Chabrier Espana. Oscar J Fox lauds the St Louis orchestra under Mr Zach as vastly improved and notes San Antonio can rely on St Louis for festival quality.
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Zach
Leonore
Beethoven
Cesar Franck
Phedre
Massenet
Grieg
Espana
Chabrier
Spain
Oscar J. Fox
New York
St. Louis
San Antonio
St Louis
Elijah Thursday Night at Majestic in San Antonio Festival
The Elijah will be performed Thursday evening at the Majestic theater as the final concert of the San Antonio Music Festival. The St. Louis Symphony Orchestra and Festival Chorus, with soloists Larame H Raynolds soprano Permelia Gale contralto Warren Proctor tenor and Arthur Middleton bass under H W Barnes, present Mendelssohn's oratorio Elijah opens with the rain prophecy and follows the prophet's trials and miracles ending with the dramatic Baal taunt scene.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elijah
Majestic Theater
San Antonio
St. Louis Symphony Orchestra
Festival Chorus
Larame H Raynolds
Mme
Permelia Gale
Warren Proctor
Arthur Middleton
H W. B. Barnes
Mendelssohn
Birmingham
England
Israel
Filijah
Baal
St Louis Symphony Performs At San Antonio Festival
The St Louis Symphony Orchestra conducted by Max Zach played the second festival concert at the Majestic theater in San Antonio. The 75 member ensemble performed a well balanced program to enthusiastic applause, marking the orchestra’s first appearance without the Festival Chorus.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
San Antonio
St. Louis
Sarame Raynolds Sings With St Louis Symphony
The fourth Festival concert featured Sarame Raynolds who will join Campanini’s Chicago Opera Company next year. The program included Verdi Aida arias and Wagner Meistersinger preludes with 75 musicians under conductor Max Zach.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. Louis Symphony Orchestra
Sarame Raynolds
Campanini
Chicago Opera Company
Goog
Ludwig Plever
Fees Berlioz
Rakoczy
Max Zach
Election contest hearing set in Beeville district court
Beeville Tex February 17 attorneys for both sides reached an agreement to set the election contest hearing for the second week of the district court opening February 21. The pros and antis will be in court while local firms and an out of town attorney represent each side in what is described as a hard fought contest.
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Beeville
Tex
District Court
Corpus Christi
Beasley
Pros
Antis
Dougherty & Dougherty
B. D. Tarlton Jr
Swamp Root Promoted For Kidney Trouble Relief
An advertisement extols Swamp Root as a cure for kidney liver and bladder troubles. It lists back pain as a warning sign and urges readers to order a sample bottle by mail from Dr. Kilmer and Co. in Binghamton New York, noting the San Antonio Daily Light as the source.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nature
Dr. Kilmer & Co
Binghamton
N. Y
Binghamton, N. Y
San Antonio
Daily Light
Nine Die As Mexia Opera House Collapses After Gas Blast
Mexia Texas February 17 nine people die when the Mexia opera house collapses after a gas explosion. An all morning search finds no additional victims. Coroner to open inquest. cause under investigation. Bodies of Weisner couple and others prepared for burial. rescue and fire crews aid amid widespread town effort.
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Mexia
Tex
Mexia Opera House
Opera House
Patrick Richards
A. B. Weisner
G. W. Perkins
Mothers’ Club
Richards
Weisner
Hitt
Fire Ordinances Urged After Mexia Credit Withdrawn
Fort Worth Feb 17 The Texas Fire Insurance Commission withdrew the three cent rate credit for proper fire ordinance enforcement from Mexia due to city official indifference several months ago Chief Inspector T F Baker says the Mexia incident should alarm about 100 towns yet to adopt fire ordinances to take precautions.
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Fort Worth
Tex
Texas Fire Insurance Commission
Mexia
State Commission
T. F. Baker
Baker
Texas
Tetter on Hands and Feet Healed by Cuticura Ointment
J B Dickerson of Brookhaven Mississippi describes severe tetter on hands and feet with itching burning sores. After using Cuticura Soap and Ointment for two months, his hands and feet healed. sample free by mail with a 32 page Skin Book.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. B. Dickerson
Brookhaven, Miss
Cuticura
Dept. T
British Losses 2000 in Mesopotamia Battle Near Batiha
The Turkish war department announces 2000 British officers and men were killed or wounded in a battle with the Turks near Batiha west of Korna in Mesopotamia. The information is dated February 16 and released via London.
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Constantinople
London
Mesopotamia
Batiha
Korna
Turkish War Department
Turks Lose 100,000 Men at Erzerum Envelopment
Kerasouli reports heavy Turkish losses as a decisive maneuver unfolds at Erzerum. A sweeping semicircle to the southeast appears to enclose Saloniki, threatening allied positions and shifting regional control amid ongoing campaigns.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Erzerum
Drink a Glass of Real Hot Water Before Breakfast
Sanitary science promotes internal sanitation by drinking a glass of real hot water with a teaspoonful of limestone phosphate before breakfast. The routine is claimed to cleanse the stomach liver and bowels, relieve constipation and improve appetite, with a quarter pound of limestone phosphate sold cheaply by druggists.
Debates Return on Merchant Shipping Requisition in Commons
London reports that the vote on the war credit and the handling of merchant shipping will feature a key amendment calling on government to mobilize all available tonnage under a central export authority with power to requisition and direct movements and set transport remuneration. Walter Runciman is expected to respond for the government.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
House of “Commons
Walter Runciman
Board of Trade
Asquith
House of Commons
Britain
Andrew Bonar Law
A. J. Balfour
Admiralty
H. J. Tennant
Floodwaters Reach St Joseph as Tensas Basin Threatens
Natchez, Miss reports say floodwaters from a Newellton break advance toward Waterproof and Ferriday. Engineers warn the entire Tensas basin may be underwater by tomorrow night. Refugees are evacuated via steamer Senator Cordill and motor boats moving about 3000 Black residents to railroad levees for transport. Relief trains continue from St Joseph and Louisiana arrivals surge into Natchez and Vidalia as federal aid is sought. Over 250000 acres already flooded.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Natchez
Miss
Newellton
St. Joseph
Tensas
Pentry
Mississippi Hills
Senator Cordill
Mississippi
Memphis, Helena
Louisiana
Iron Mountain
Vidalia
Federa
Rescue Work Organized Amid Mississippi Flood Near St Joseph
Floodwaters from Buck Ridge crevasse threaten St Joseph as Lake Bruin fills and Newellton faces food shortages. Recruits join rescuers while refugees crowd mills and gins. Natchez and Vidalia camps gain helpers with supplies arriving. Ostrica escapes major damage. Levees hold at Melville and New Roads. three unidentified Negro victims reported.
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New Orleans
Buck Ridge
St. Joseph
Natchez
Vidalia
Ostrica
Melville
Atchafalaya
New Roads
Red River
Levees Reach With Mixed Wildlife Along Lower Arkansas
In Little Rock on February 17, Reverend A E Lyman Wheatly rector of Emmanuel describes levees along the Lower Arkansas hosting a motley mix of snakes wolves and rabbits as part of a broader ecological note.
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Lower
Arkansas
Little Rock
Ark
A. E. Lyman- Wheatly
The
Emmanuel
Q Ban Hair Color Restorer Promises Darker Gray Hair
An advertisement touts Q Ban Hair Color Restorer to darken gray hair and restore vitality. It claims easy use with sun drying, with promises of soft, lustrous, evenly dark hair and a money back guarantee. Sold by Summer's Drug Store in San Antonio, with mail order for out of town customers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
San Antonio
Texas
Desha County to Fortify Levees Against Flood Threats
Desha county planters and businessmen announce immediate protection for an 11 400 foot stretch at the Arkansas Mississippi junction. Over 260 000 dollars will fund new construction and repairs at Cummins Pendleton Rosemary and other sites as rehabilitation accelerates in Arkansas and White River valleys. Newport plans a levee to three feet above current revetments while Clarendon streets remain flooded but manageable after the February 5 levee breach.
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Episcopal Church
Lake Village
Arkansas
Mississippi
Desha County
Cummins
Pendleton
Rosemary
White River
Newport
Clarendon
Recognize Voice of the False Alarm Fiend
Fire Chief Wright says a single person has caused numerous false fire alarms since Sunday. The alarm repelled by operators and police led to recognition of the culprit’s voice. a $25 reward is offered for arrest of anyone maliciously sending false alarms.
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Wright
Live Oak Street
Claude Conyers
City Electrician
McNee
Houston
Navarro Streets
Electrician
Convers
Houston Street
City Hospital
Arbor Day Declared in Texas February 22 Observed
Governor Ferguson proclaims February 22 as Arbor Day in Texas urging statewide cleanup campaigns plantings and civic pride. Rural communities urged to enhance farming methods pest prevention and road construction while San Antonio schools may hold Arbor Day programs alongside Washington's Birthday activities.
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Ferguson
Texas
San Antonio
Missouri and Iowa back Wilson preparedness plan
Captain W E Craddock governor Ferguson’s representative reports from Kansas City and Des Moines that sentiment in Missouri and Iowa is overwhelmingly in favor of President Wilson’s preparedness program.
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Austin
Tex
W. E. Craddock
Ferguson
Kansas City
Des Moines
Craddock
Missouri
Iowa
Wilson
Members to Chouse Men Discussing New Chamber Council
The Chamber of Commerce plans group meetings next week to form a members' council as the governing body. About 15 to 20 groups will elect one representative per ten members, creating roughly seventy five council members. A general meeting will follow to vote on two constitutional sets offering stock and non stock options.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chamber of Commerce
Board of Directors
Traction Co Employes Form Union Support from Company Neutral
A union was formed by Traction Company employes at a car barns meeting on Wednesday afternoon. W B Tuttle announced the company had removed objections to affiliated union labor and would remain neutral. Officers elected include F C Dolle president J W Mann vice president G L Johnson secretary and C C Ferguson treasurer. A committee of nine was named to arrange affiliation with a national labor branch. About 350 to 400 workers are affected. the union will choose a national branch later.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Traction Company
Banus
Organized Labor
W. B. Tuttle
Tuttle
F. C. Dolle
J. W. Mann
G. L. Johnson
C. C. Ferguson
D. M. Ingram
H. W. Donnell
J. P. Holland
G. H. Nelson
J. Bowker
Home remedy for dandruff and hair growth
A simple home mix using bay rum Barbo Compound and glycerine in water, applied daily for two weeks then biweekly. It claims to remove dandruff halt hair loss relieve itching darken gray hair improve hair softness and gloss.
Today’s Beauty Talk Sham Poo From Canthrax Adv
An advertisement claims a simple sham poo can be made from canthrax bought at a druggist. Dissolve a teaspoonful in hot water to create thick lather that cleanses dandruff oil and dirt. Rinsing leaves hair fluffy with apparent body and a glossy soft finish.
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Savings Department Accounts
State National Bank
Herod
Miss Craft
Paso Girl
Aida
Dr. Kilmer
Hae
Balfour
Germany
William Joynson-Hicks
Winson-Spencer Churchill
Churchill
Tennant
War Office
Army, Navy and Munitions Department
United Kingdom
Mexy
Kerasuli
Saloniki
Parliament
Tengas
Natchez Relief Committee
Jou Gan
Traction CO
Crawford
Crabshaw
Washer Bros
Beauty
E. Heusten
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