Sinking of Two US aboard ships Stirs War Debate
Sinking of two more vessels by German submarines with American sailors aboard prompts State Department reports. Skrim and Blenheim were warned and abandoned before sinking near Ireland and off Port Albert. President Wilson delays on international relations as Congress adjourns.
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Washington, D. C
State Department
Skrim
Blenheim
Osborn
Havre
Louis Pinto
Frost
Queenstown
Pensacola
Greenock
Ireland
Fastnet
Solomon Troiche
Porto Rico
San Francisco
Congress
Wilson
Lansing
Athos
Baron Zwiedinek
Count Tarnowski
Alice
Osborne
Port Albert
Treport
Theodore Joseph
Uncle Sam picks South San Antonio as aviation industry tie
Ninety two leading San Antonio businessmen and many others back South San Antonio as a rail hub and industrial center. Uncle Sam designates the site for a great machine shop and aviation industry, with 1400 skilled workers expected.
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Thomases
San Antonio
Uncle Sam
Aviation Post
Sweden Insurer Policy Sparks Debate in Parliament
In Stockholm, Baron Adelsward pressed Prime Minister Hammarskjold on why the war insurance committee refused cargo ship policies bound for Great Britain and France. The premier said policies were issued until risk limits were met and that vital goods still received coverage for return voyages. Branting urged broader support for westward maritime links amid submarine warfare.
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London
Teuter
Stockholm
Baron Adelswaerd
Finance
Hammarskjold
War Insurance Committee
Great Britain
France
Sweden
Insurance Committee
Hjalmar Branting
Norway
Denmark
War's Turning Point Speech from Berlin Reichstag
Berlin report quotes Dr Jo hannes Kaempf president of the Reichstag declaring an imminent decisive struggle in the war. He says Germany will wield the weapon forged by its energy and technique until independence and home freedom are secured. Von Bethmann Hollweg may address the Reichstag next Tuesday on foreign policy and the war.
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Berlin
Sayville
Johannes Kaempf
Reichstag
Germany
von Bethmann-Hollweg
United Press
Gerard
Paris
America
New York Tribune
Fatherland
Henry Ford
United States
Charles Edward Russell
Literary Digest
Austria to Reply on Submarine Warfare Policy
Vienna says the foreign office is studying the U S inquiry into Austria's submarine warfare policy. Officials in international law and naval affairs are examining the questions raised and will issue a reply as soon as reports are complete.
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Vienna
Berlin
Associated Press
Tuckerton
N. J
Foreign Office
Austria
Hotel guest list includes travelers visiting San Antonio
Dallas businessman C K Prickard stays at the Gunter. New Orleans broker R G Shipman arrives at the St Anthony. Duluth publisher A Weiss attends the Menger. Knoxville tourists Mr and Mrs F B Little winter in San Antonio with apartments at the Gunter. St Louis merchant F D Healy registers at the Menger. New York commercial man H Beames at the St Anthony. Multiple guests from Joplin Valley Peoria Roselle Los Angeles join the Illinois colony at St Anthony.
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C. KE. Prickard
Dallas
Gunter
R. G. Shipman
New Orleans
St. Anthony
A. Weiss
Duluth
St. Louts
Menger
G. Woodfast
New York City
J. H. Murphy
Joplin
R. Morris
Valley
Cal
San Antonio
Menger Hotel
J. M. Pumphrey
Rapid City
E. N. Armstrong
Peoria
Augustus Smith
Roselle
N. J
Gail B. Johnson
Los Angeles
Katherine Fleming
Salina
Kan
German raiders reported in Indian Ocean threaten British ships
Tokyo dispatch notes an armed merchant raider sinking two British steamers southwest of Colombo. Rumors say two German converted cruisers appear in the Indian Ocean. Japanese patrols and arming of steamers with three inch guns aim to protect routes to Singapore and Penang amid rising war insurance rates.
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Tokio
Nichi Niche
Indian Ocean
Colombo
Associated Press
Japan
Japanese Navy Department
Singapore
Penang
Bombay
Nippon Yusen Kaisha
England
Imperial Navy
Emden
Cocos Islands
Sydney
Far East
Madras
Rangoon
Jemtchug
Senate Ends Filibuster with Continuous Session in Feb Move
Democratic leaders decided to block a Republican filibuster by holding the Senate in continuous session with no recess or adjournment. Senator Simmons warned the nation that the preparedness revenue bill must pass, and Republican opposition accused munitions interests of shaping the fight.
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Washington
Senate
Simmons
Finance Committee
Poindexter
Williams
Mississippi
James
Confer on Diplomatic Bill
Senate and House conferees agreed on the diplomatic appropriation bill and kept funding for three meetings. The budget includes 50000 dollars for a second Pan American Financial Conference in Washington, 40000 dollars for the Nineteenth Conference of the Inter parliamentary Union, and 10000 dollars for the Fifteenth International Congress against Alcoholism.
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Washington, D
Senate
House
Washington
Inter-parliamentary Union
Independent Transit Ad Promotes Bicycle Rides and Easy Payments
Street car and jitney patrons urged to switch to bicycles with Portage Tire Co offering easy payments. Advertisement notes address 2218 South Alamo and promotes affordable sales.
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Portage Tire Co
Alamo
Charter ships exempted from Wilson bidding rule
The Federal Shipping Board exempted American merchant ships in South American waters from the presidential bidding ban on chartering to foreigners. Ships chartered by foreigners must return to the western hemisphere with cargoes or stay in the region, preventing foreign governments from claiming them for coal trade.
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Washington, D. C
South American
United States
Federal Shipping Board
Wilson
Western Hemisphere
Pancoast Seeks City Commission Post For Streets
A. G. Pancoast announces candidacy for Commissioner of Streets and Public Improvements. He cites city street work by current and former administrations and pledges to advance permanent improvements as funds allow. Born in San Antonio, educated in public schools, he notes engineering training and international practice.
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John F. Fentiman
Fire and Police
Fentiman
San Antonio
South America
Mexico
A. G Pancoast
Weight gain massage claim at Harlandale hot springs
An old advertisement promotes scientific massage and Harlandale hot sulfur baths to increase weight. It suggests taking the Harlandale South Flores streetcar to the baths and promises desired weight gain through rubbing and treatment.
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Hippocrates
Harlandale
South Flores
Waco Businessman Sigmund Archemhold Dies at 69
Sigmund Archemhold aged 69 prominent Waco liquor wholesaler died suddenly of heart failure in his office this morning. He had conducted his wholesale liquor business in Waco for forty years. Survived by his widow three sons and two daughters.
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Waco
Texas
Sigmund Archemhold
Archemhold
Cut Out This Slip Marketed as Money Value
A vintage advertisement urges readers to mail a cutout with five cents to Foley & Co. in Chicago to receive trial packages of Foley remedies including Honey and Tar Compound for coughs Foley Kidney Pills for back and kidney issues and Foley Cathartic Tablets for digestion and bowel cleansing. A M Fischer is listed as the local seller.
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Foley & Co
Sheffield Ave
Chicago
Woley
Foley
A M. Fischer
Jacoby and Aldredge Tie in Mid-Winter Golf Final
Louis Jacoby of New Orleans and George Aldredge of Dallas were even after 18 holes in the 36 hole final in Houston. Aldredge later posted a 76 while Jacoby finished 36 holes with notable errors on the eighteenth. Spectators watched other matches including Travers and Mangham against Buxton and Tellier.
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Houston
Tex
Louis Jacoby
New Orleans
George Aldredge
Dallas
Aldredge
Jacoby
Jacoby- Aldredge
Jerome D. Travers
New York
Clarence Mangham
San Antonio
C. B. Buxton
Louis Tellier
Nelms
Russell
Fred Tarrant
Aldredge Had Comparatively Easy Matches Friday Afternoon. Mr. Buxton
Bryan Heard
Jonathan Ballard
Fort Worth
Randon Porter
J. H. Penfils
C. K. Dunlap
Brown Rice
W. S. Farish
Ed Taussig
B. M. Connors
C. A. Calhoun
L. Henderson
Haywood Nelms
L. A. Carlton
Ross Padgitt
Waco
Houston Duo Triumphs in Close Golf Bout
Gash of Houston beat A G McAdams of Dallas 3 and 1 while Joe Russell of Houston defeated A G McAdams 2 and 1 in separate matches.
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B. Gash
Houston
Joe Russell
A. G. McAdams
Dallas
Texas officials rule on liquor dealers holding licenses
Comptroller H. L. B. Terrell declares wholesale liquor dealers who also hold retail licenses in Texas are subject to specific regulatory treatment. The ruling clarifies licensing boundaries for those operating both wholesale and retail outlets within the state.
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Austin
Tex
H. LB. Terrell
Texas
Licenses Observe 9 30 Closing Law for Liquor Dealers
Complaints have been received by the department from various portions of the state regarding the 9:30 closing law applying to licenses and retail liquor dealers.
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