Turks Plan Big War Push to Defend Existence
Berlin dispatch notes Turkey is not weary but grim and set on a decisive eastern strike. Censorship hides behind the curtain as conscription expands and twelve new army corps are trained with German and Austro-Hungarian help. The goal is a victorious decision before any peace moves, with unseen surprises for the Allies.
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Berlin
Turkey
Mesopotamia
Persia
Caucasus
Constantinople
Ottoman Empire
Entente
East
Egypt
Armenia
Asia Minor
Ealls
Berliner Tageblatt
Europe
Syria
Turkish Army Expands to 1.5 Million men Across Fronts
A contemporary report states the Turkish forces total 1,500,000 men with nineteen corps deployed across Mesopotamia Armenia Persia Syria Macedonia Romania and Galicia. About 740,000 are in reserve ready to be dispatched to any theatre to force a decision.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cers
Armenia
Mesopotamia
Persia
Syria
Macedonia
Roumania
Galicia
Shoe firms warn of leather shortage driving prices up
John C. Roberts of Roberts Johnson Rand Shoe Co warns that Mexican disruption and shipping delays curb hides, risking leather shortages and costly shoes. He notes cloth tops as a substitution and cites pressure on white paper for publishers. He and Mrs. Roberts are in San Antonio at the St Anthony Hotel.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States
John C. Roberts
Roberts-Johnson-Rand Shoe Company
St. Louis
Roberts
San Antonio
St. Anthony
Mr. Roberts
St. Louis Star
Middle West
Harlandale Hot Sulphur Baths Ad Promotes Wellbeing
An advertisement depicts an invalid convalescing on a veranda enjoying healthful surroundings. A speaker asks about getting the most out of life and replies that Harlandale Hot Sulphur Baths offer cures for the sick and invigoration for the healthy. A streetcar route is noted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harlandale
South Flores
Costs Him $25 For Beer Lesson In Ohio Mule Case
Piqua Ohio police court charged Frank W James a Lima junker with cruelty to animals for giving beer to a mule he trained to drink. Mayor E M Bell imposed a $25 fine plus costs after finding James exhibited the mule to obtain drinks.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Piqua
Ohio
Frank W. James
Lima
E. M. Bell
James
Nature as Scientific Asset in National Parks
Dr. Charles D. Walcott at the National Parks Conference extols parks as enduring scientific assets. He recalls Powell and Hayden explorations, notes parks as live laboratories for geology, paleontology, and earth history, and foresees ongoing research and public inspiration for generations.
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Charles D. Walcott
Smithsonian Institution
United States National Museum
Walcott
John W. Powell
F. W. Hayden
Great West
Grand Canyon
Powell
Yellowstone Park
Hayden
Nature
Dr. Walcott
National Parks
Yellowstone
Yosemite
Rockies
Cascades
Pacific
Glacier National Park
Crater Lake
Rainier
Hawaii
Glacier Park
Greek Theory as World Pattern and Modern Life
Ian B. Stoughton Holborn of Oxford argues in a Carnegie Library lecture that Greek theory and life offer breadth and balance for civilization. He says Greece shaped modern religion and civilization, and invites future inspiration from Greek concepts of manhood, law, politics, and science.
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Ian B. Stoughton Holborn
Oxford
England
Greece
Carnegie Library
Mr. Holborn
Archimedes
Apollonios
Negro found insane in murder case
George McKinney, a black man, was declared insane by a jury after a hearing on the day prior to his scheduled March 9 hanging for the 2 year old killing of Alice Parrish. The verdict followed a second trial on insanity and directs formal commitment to the Austin Insane Asylum.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George McKinney
Alice Parrish
McKinney
Austin
W. S. Anderson
Hats galore at Miss Fee Dem on Alamo Plaza
A colorful hat sale offers large and small hats in every trim, including dressy and tailored shapes. The shop at 209 Alamo Plaza features hats in many colors and styles to suit all tastes.
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Miss Fee Dem
Alamo Plaza
What It Sounded Like Druggist Dialog
A fragment reflects a street scene with a druggist repeating a prompt to a child and a youth recalling a mother’s line about a ten cent purchase, hinting at hardship and quick exchanges in a terse urban moment.
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Hattie
Real Estate Boom In La Salle And Bexar Counties
Harris brothers close on 2000 acres in La Salle County from Harry Landa for about 15000. J H Kirkpatrick Company handles the deal and reports further sales including 2000 acres in Bexar County from A P Gulick to Louis Voelker for 7000. The firm notes numerous city transfers in ten days and totals sales near a substantial figure.
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San Antonio
Harry Landa
New Braunfels
la Salle County
Harris Brothers
J. H. Kirkpatrick Company
J. H
Louis Voelker
Thomas Campbell
Lee Joseph
Laurel Heights
R. A. Gregory
Thomas F. Lee
Davis Court
Country Club Place
Fredericksburg
M. Farnsworth
Ed Seidemann
A. D. Rogers
Alamo Heights
San Fernando
J H. Kirkpatrick Company
Brackenridge Buys 600 Acre Site For New Home
George W Brackenridge purchased 600 acres along Salado river southeast of San Antonio from Judge J D Guinn for 42000 cash The deed filed with County Clerk Frank R Newton notes the land is part of subdivision No 2 of the Alanes survey on Salado creek The tract famed for cotton wood oak and pecan trees sits on a ridge offering a fine county view Brackenridge may move his home closer to the Army Post and government considering his land near Fort Sam Houston
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George W. Brackenridge
Salado
San Antonio
J. D. Guinn
Army Post
Fort Sam Houston
Brackenridge
Guinn
Frank R. Newton
Salado Creek
Bexar County
Colonel Brackenridge
Austin Post Road
Springfield sisters raid dice game at Berlin mine
Miss Anne Credit of Springfield and her younger sister said they swooped down on a nightly dice game in an abandoned Berlin mine shack. Ten warrants were issued for ten men and boys accused of taking part in the raid. Credit, a stenographer visiting her sister, said she learned her brother gambled and the raid followed.
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Springfield
Ill
Anne Credit
Berlin
Neg
Miss Credit
Wheeler
Ace
Poets and a Tailor Spark Quiet Neighborhood Snub
A neighbor tale from the Boston Transcript notes a young poet facing credit denial from a tailor. The wit implies the tailor deems the poet an idle idyl, an ode in verse rather than a serious client.
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Hub
Bible Student Books Added to Carnegie Library
Carnegie library expands religious section with titles by Abbott Banks Hastings Gray Mathews Neil Rinbany Riggs Sanday Stoddart Tarbell and White. New volumes cover gospel of John art life of Our Lord biblical interpretation and study guides.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carnegie Library
Lyman Abbott
E. J. Banks
James Hastings
EB. M. Hurll
Shailer Mathews
James Neil
Holy Land
A. M. Rinbany
J. S. Riggs
Jesus
William Sanday
J. T. Stoddart
Martha Tarbell
W. W. White
Leap Year Still On for 1916 17
The piece repeats a leap year joke contending leap year runs from February 29, 1916, to February 28, 1917 and urges women to propose while time remains. Arthur B. Benton, president of the Southern California Academy of Sciences, explains the calendar facts and urges action before leap year ends.
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Los Angeles
Arthur B. Benton
Southern California Academy of Sciences
Mr. Benton
Willis Bump Office Quips Highlight Modern Systems
Gillis notes Bump has an up to date office with a search capable system. He explains it finds what you want by looking where it wouldn’t be if you did want it. This reflects a life style remark on office organization.
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Willis
Bump
Gillis
Washer Brothers Adds Kid Friendly Barber Shop in San Antonio
Washer Brothers in San Antonio opens a dedicated barber shop for boys up to 17 with services aligned to the Journeymen Barbers' International Union. Mothers can use the store library or shop while their children receive haircuts or bobs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washer Brothers Company
San Antonio
Journeymen Barbers' International Union of America
Cabinet Giveaway At Free Home Economics School
Mrs. Kate Brew Vaughn awarded a model kitchen set donated by Alamo Furniture to Mrs. Edda Fischer of 102 South Presa Street at the San Antonio Light Free Home Economics School. Vaughn praised the Alamo Furniture loan of a St. Clair gas range Gurney refrigerator Boone kitchen cabinet and porcelain top tables as top quality.
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Alamo Furniture Company
Kate Brew Vaughn
San Antonio
Edda Fischer
South Presa Street
Vaughn
St. Clair
Adjustable chair fits new school desk for individual use
The chair that accompanies the new school desk can be adjusted for height and distance to suit any individual user.
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Grand Opera House
Alamo
Boy Scouts of America
Claude A. Hargis
Emma Bunting Company
Law
Mr. Hargis
Lucifer
Ralph Yates
Don Yates
Mrs. Abellin
Cupid
Isabella
America
Lasalle County
San Antonians
Emerson-Angelus
Foster
Armstrong
Linderman
Breslin
Goggan @ Bros. HOUSTON
Navarro Street
Cattlemen’s Special
FT. Worth
Santa Fe Bus
Fort Worth
East Houston St
J. W. King
Chas. Hanson
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