Poles Reluctant to Enlist in New Polish Army
Reports from Warsaw indicate few volunteers for the new Polish army under German and Austrian banners. Only a few hundred, mostly Warsaw University students, responded while two army corps envisioned by German supporters show no sign of forming. Many Poles seek work in Germany to avoid conscription as labor shortages rise.
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Associated Press
Geneva
Switzerland
Warsaw
Poland
Warsaw University
Pinland
Germany
Polish Council of State
Prince Lubomirsky
Germans Divided Over Polish Kingdom in Peace Talks
In Germany public opinion splits on recognizing a Polish kingdom. Some question why sacrifices should be made to back the kingdom if Poles are not eager to fight for it. Speculation grows on whether this affects Germany's peace negotiation stance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Germany
Poland
Peace Advocates Harmonize Efforts Ahead of Crisis
In New York on February 22 nineteen organizations met under the American Peace Party to harmonize action amid the crisis. The World Court League and League to Enforce Peace declined to attend, while the Women’s Peace Party pressed a platform for a government advisory referendum on war and urged no alliance with belligerents.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
American Peace Party
World Court League
League
Women's Peace Party
United States
Senators Invite Bailey and Bryan to Address Texas Legislature
After a turbulent Senate session resolutions were adopted inviting former U S Senator Joseph W Bailey and William J Bryan to address the Legislature this session. The Bailey invitation passed 18 to 9 with opposition from Hudspeth who argued Bryan is not a Democrat. Bailey plans to speak during his Fort Worth visit.
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Austin
Tex
Senate
United States
Joseph W. Bailey
William J. Bryan
Clark
Hailey
Floyd
Colonel Bryan
Hudspeth
Bryan
Bailey
Senator Hudspeth
Johnston
Harris
Gibson
Caldwell
Dayton
Hall
McCollum
Parr
Smith
Page
Fort Worth
Strayed Mules From Camp Wilson Picket Line
Strayed from the First Virginia Field Hospital picket line at Camp Wilson Texas two draft mules one brown with a white nose spot and one bay. A reward of ten dollars for each animal will be paid upon delivery to Depot Quartermaster Fort Sam Houston Texas Adv.
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First Virginia Field Hospital
Camp Wilson
Texas
Depot Quartermaster
Fort Sam Houston
Travers Defeats Mangham 1 Up In 19 Holes For Champion Flight
Jerome D Travers of Upper Montclair New Jersey defeats Clarence Mangham of San Antonio 1 up in 19 holes to eliminate him from the championship flight. Travers uses accurate mashie shots and a strong second to pull away late, with Jacoby shooting 73 in the morning rounds.
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Houston
Tex
Jerome D. Travers
Clarence Mangham
San Antonio
Upper
Montclair
N. J
Mangham
Travers
Eves Ee
CGE
Iakiserver
Jacoby
Louis Jacoby
New Orleans
Dallas
Fred Tarrant
H. T. Wilson
Beaumont
E. C. Lorton
Excelsior Springs
David Rice
L. Jacoby
E. P. Mills
Shreveport
George Aldredge
Roy Munger
B. D. Moore
Galveston
M. E. Burney
Fort Worth
Jerome PD
Upper Montclair
Jack Tarrant
H. Shear
Waco
W. C. Hunt
del Walker
Austin
B. M. Connors
Dr. J. H. Burleson
Mac Thompson
F. A. Douglass
C. B. Buxton
John Puterbaugh
Jack Coombs
Philadelphia
R. KE
Tipton
Felix Hughes
Mayfield Club
Cleveland
Ohio
L. H. Attwell Jr
H. V. Neuhaus
S. E. Kemner
Brown B. Rice
Avery Turner
Random Porter
Jonathan Ballard
W. T. Carter Jr
R. F. Crow
F. A. Douglas
Mike Hogg
G. H. Keith
W. K. Stripling
Carroll Ward
J. W. Parker
J. H. Pen
Joe Garrett
Charles Fowler
R. McLendon
J. C. Frost
J. H. Burleson
P. G. Claiborne
Norman McVitee
Brooklyn
J. B. Moore
J. H. Phillips
J. R. Brown
B. M. Connor
John Dor Trance
Roy Slaughter
Pyramid Pile Treatment Promoted With Free Trial Offer
An advertisement touts Pyramid Pile Treatment as a reliable solution and invites readers to try a free trial by mail coupon. It claims impressive results and urges readers to purchase a 50 cent box from any druggist, warning to take no substitute.
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Pyramid Drug Company
Pyramid Building
Marshall, Mich
Water Company to Charge Meter Rent Under 1914 Contract
Judge Claude V. Birkhead states the San Antonio Water Supply Company will continue meter rent under the 1914 contract with San Antonio. The 1902 contract was voided by 1914 terms, setting metering at 20 cents monthly versus 50 cents under 1902. The 1914 agreement grants the right to charge for meters, though higher courts have not ruled on its validity.
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San Antonio Water Supply Company
San Antonio
Claude V. Birkhead
Taliaferro, Cunningham & Birkhead
Birkhead
Fourth Court of Civil Appeals
C. 8. Green
Obituaries for Mrs. Sallie Friedman and Mrs. Louise Harnisch
Mrs. Sallie Friedman 67 dies at Santa Rosa hospital after living in San Antonio 30 years. Born Dayton Ohio, widow of Morris Friedman, survived by son Meyer and three sisters. Funeral at 322 East Laurel Street Friday 10:30 AM. Pallbearers listed. Mrs. Louise Harnisch 64 dies at 4 PM at 523 King William Street. Born near New Braunfels, married Carl Harnisch in 1874, survived by three children in San Antonio. Funeral Thursday 3:30 PM with listed pallbearers.
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Sallie Friedman
Santa Rosa Hospital
Friedman
Dayton
Ohio
San Antonio
Morris Friedman
East Laurel Street
W. W. Sanger
J. August
W. B. Weininger
B. A. Greathouse
A. H. Halff
O. Berman
D. C. Millinger
Charles L. Nelson
M. Veith
Joe Oppenheimer
John Kemp
Louise Harnisch
King William Street
Harnisch
New Braunfels
Ludwig
Josephine Brentano
Commerce Street
Saul Wolfson
Carl Harnisch
Louis
Otto
Erhard A. Guenther
Rev
A. Wolff
Ben Andrews
Sam C. Bell
Herman Schuchard
Adolph Wagner
Sam Lewis
Walter Tewes
Lavern
O. J. Sahn Dies at 29 in Local Sanitarium
O. J. Sahn, advertising man from Louisville Kentucky, died at 4 o'clock Wednesday afternoon in a local sanitarium. He is survived by his mother Mrs Elizabeth C Sahn a brother A P Sahn and his wife.
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O. J. Sahn
Sahn
Louisville
Elizabeth C. Sahn
A. P. Sahn
Mrs John W Rogers Dies in San Antonio at 45
Mrs John W Rogers 45 died at 2 a.m. at 315 Encino Avenue San Antonio native of South Carolina but resident here 40 years Her husband John W Rogers two daughters Judith and Lois survive along with five sisters in Houston Tyler Palestine and San Antonio The funeral from the residence at 3 p.m. Friday with Rev W B Stevens of St Mark's Church officiating and burial in City Cemetery No 1
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John W
John W. Rogers
Encino Avenue
South Carolina
San Antonio
Judith
Lois
J. E. Moffett
W. B. Taylor
Houston
George G. Brazelton
Tyler
Shelley Loring Undertaking Co Adv Automobile Equipment
Shelley Loring Undertaking Co offers automobile equipment and related services as advertised, with phone contact 971.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Shelley-Loring Undertaking Co
Price Surge Expected In All Matches As Shortage Bites
H R Richardson of the Diamond Match Company in San Antonio says potash shortages caused by the war have driven match production costs up by hundreds of percent in six months and further price hikes are anticipated.
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H. R. Richardson
Diamond Match Company of
New York
San Antonio
Menger Hotel
The Only Reason Dr Hillis On A Trolley
A Brooklyn Eagle snippet recalls Dr Newell Dwight Hillis aboard a trolley in a distant city. He notes the car moves slowly making him nervous about an engagement. The Irish conductor urges speed but the driver cannot go faster, saying he must stay with his car.
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Newell Dwight Hillis
Brooklyn Eagle
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