Hobby's Hari Kari and Prohibitionist Realignments
Column discusses Governor Hobby’s push for a ten mile liquor law, predicting it destroys his anti-prohibitionist base and harms prospects for renomination. It argues San Antonio votes will lean anti, with pro support weak, sidelining Hobby in the July primaries, and contemplates Teutonic democracy debates and German conduct in war.
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Hobby
Nobby
Old Guard
Looney
Mayfield
San Antonio
Bexar County
Texas
A German Name Amidst Patriotism in Salt Lake City
In Salt Lake City a man named Von Schmidt, of Teutonic origin, portrays American loyalty by painting on his shop window that he is an American through and through and proudly serves in Uncle Sam's Marines. The piece discusses distrust of hyphenated Americans and the broader suspicion of Teutonic names amid wartime tensions.
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Bismarck
Salt Lake City
Utah
von Schmidt
Uncle Sam
Marines
United States
Mail by Airplane Opens New Era in 1918 Transit
Government bids for summer 1918 air mail between Washington, Philadelphia, and New York outline an experimental service carrying 300 pounds for 200 miles at 45 to 100 mph using Liberty engines. Initially limited users and higher rates for rapid service, with aim to expand to regular air posts and eventual passenger and package service as aviation industrializes postwar. British plans for trans Atlantic air service are noted.
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Washington
D. C
Philadelphia
New York
United States
General Pershing
Mexico
Alaska
Army
Vocabulary growth and English language divergence
A discussion on the limited daily vocabulary of the average person versus the vast lexicon in revised dictionaries. It notes near half a million words and a yearly addition of about five thousand, discussing English and American variants and their distinct accents.
Word Origins and Slang Shape the English Language
A discussion on how new words enter English from slang trades and global languages. The piece notes camouflage as a French term entering common use and argues language evolves through practical need, with dictionaries lagging behind everyday usage.
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Johnson,Webster and Worcester
Everywoman at Graind Grand Opera House Delightful Grand Stage
The Theaters present Everywoman at the Grand Opera House today and Sunday. Ruth St Denis headlines the Majestic engagement praising her pictorial dance artistry with Peacock Dancer Nautch Cobra and Sea Dance among her famed works. The production is described as tasteful costly and picturesque with strong dance sequences and other strong acts completing the bill.
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Graiud
Almple
Ruth St
Denis
Ruth
Miss St. Denis
Comedy at the Royal ends as Pantages Road Show closes tonight
The Royal Theater hosts the Pantages Road Show vaudeville bill with Van Cello in Foot Feats, Mart Oatman and company in Their Double Lives, an accordionist, James Cook and Jack Lorenz as the two millionaires, the Holloways as comedy acrobats, and Viola Dana photo play The Winding Trail adding variety to the program.
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the Royal
Royal Theater
van Cello
Mart Oatman and
Perchat
James Cook
Jack Lorenz
Holl Loways
Viola Dana
The Raw Recruit at Princess Theater and Bird of Paradise at Grand Opera House
The Princess Theater features Danny Simmons in The Raw Recruit a clever vaudeville sketch with a Cameron tartan frame and a Scotch soldier impersonation. The Wishing Ring by Merket and Brockton and Rim Rock Jones with Wallace Reid headline varied acts. The Bird of Paradise opens at Grand Opera House with a Hawaiian world drama about two women and the men they influence.
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Danny Simmons
Princess Theater
Danny
Jve Merry Maids
Merket
Brockton
Montambo
Wells
Rim Rock Jones
Paramount
Wallace Reid
Richard Walton Qully
Grand Opera House
Hawaiian Islands
Mary Pickford at Empire in The Little Princess
Mary Pickford stars as Sara Crewe in The Little Princess at the Empire. The story follows a motherless girl sent to a strict English boarding school after her father’s death, with Sara and Becky enduring hardship yet clinging to inner princesses. Fannie Ward is featured at the Pearl Theater in Innocent, with Pathe planning California shoots to dodge winter weather and coal shortages. Ward, famed for Innocent and The Yellow Ticket, leads a Pathé release built on stage successes adapted for screen.
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Mary Pickford
Empire Today
Sara ‘Crewe
Captain Crewe
India
Sara
Becky
Fanny Ward
Pearl
Fannie Ward
Pearl Theater
New York
Pathe
Forstar
California
East
A. H. Woods
Mork
Knights of Columbus Day at Kelly Field Honors Washington Birthday
At Kelly Field a 5000 strong crowd, including soldiers and civilians, gathered for Knights of Columbus day events honoring Washington's Birthday. J J Crowley spoke passionately as Bishop Shaw and local officials attended, with The Star Spangled Banner led by the Kelly Field orchestra.
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J. J.crowley
Kelly Field
Knights of
Garrett Quackenbush
P. P. CourDal
Kelly ‘Field Orchestra
Edward A. Holloway
Lriven
Supreme “Assembly of the Fourth ‘Degree
Knights of Columbus
William Binkester
Texas
Rhrseldad
Crowley
Editorial signatures and publication policy note
A damaged letter style notice explains that unsigned or anonymous communications will be ignored. It states writers must sign with a real name and team affiliation for publication. It warns stamps or typed signatures may be rejected as invalid.
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the Light
Veterans demand respect for soldiers in San Antonio
Ex soldier W L Nisbet writes to the editor praising a prior letter from The Light and condemning San Antonio residents for snubbing uniformed soldiers. He recalls 1911 hot wells denial of water, recalls Third Cavalry welcome after returning from patrols, and argues soldiers deserve honor over money. He closes with hats off to Mr Schurin.
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Behurin
San
United States
Philippine Islands
Fort Sam. Houston
Schurin
Aake
San’ Antonian
France
Third Cavalry
San Antonians
Iman
Mr. Schurin
W. L. Nisbet
San Antonio Traffic Rule Critique From a Texas Soldier
A letter from KING WOLSEY of Kelly Field Texas criticizes San Antonio traffic rules requiring pedestrians to wait at corners for officers signal. He compares East coast practices with New York City crossings noting whistles at busy corners, argues the law is impractical in large cities, and says the city should drop the rule to avoid ridicule.
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San Antonio
New York City
Fragmented clipping hints at wartime rites and public notices
A jumble of items from various papers references: Dallas trade rivals, Mission citrus crops, interned German prisoners moved to North Carolina for storage, measles in a community, hot onion cures, and a courthouse meeting in Laredo where artisans volunteered as shipbuilders for the war effort. The piece notes Knights of Columbus initiations, debates over Jefferson Davis Day, and a Sunday gardening stance amid Sabbath concerns led by Governor Hobby’s broader wartime message.
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Laredo
The
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