Three Square Meals a Day Lecture Opens at San Antonio Light
A large crowd attended Mrs. Jean Prescott Adams at The San Antonio Light free food show and cooking school. Her talk outlined balancing meals for body-building, with demonstrations by Mrs. Martin Hill showing how everyday products can become three daily meals.
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Jean Prescott Adams
San Antonio
Adams
Martin Hill
Kansas School of Agriculture
J. H. Kirkpatrick
Mr. Kirkpatrick
Post Office Budget Advances to Senate over Rail Payment Plan
The annual post office appropriation bill, about 321 million dollars, moved to the Senate after House passage last night amid bitter opposition. The bill replaces the weight based mail pay with a space basis and blocks any raise above the fifty pound parcel post limit. Former Speaker Cannon led the opposition to the space payment plan, opposed by railroads and backed by the post office department.
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Washington, D. C
Postoffice
Senate
House
Cannon
Post Office Department
Feet of Fair Golds Flat Says Director
Eugene Feb 29. To correct defective feet of girls caused by high heel shoes, University of Oregon will organize physical culture classes. A report shows 23 male and female freshmen prints, only three had good feet and none had perfect toe-line. Footprints will be taken like fingerprints for entrants. Frida Goldsmith, physical director, warns high heels weaken foot arches leading to flat feet and other disorders.
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Eugene
Ure
University of Oregon
Freida Goldsmith
British plan trade conference seeks postwar regulation
Delegates from all UK Chambers of Commerce except Manchester meet in London to discuss plans for regulating British trade after the war. They telegram King George pledging loyalty and willingness to sacrifice for an ultimate victory for British arms.
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London
United Kingdom
Manchester
George
Mine Explosion Fatal Near Kempton West Virginia
Six men are known dead nine missing and 62 rescued from the Davis Coal and Coke Company mine after an explosion that occurred as miners began work. Rescuers fear the missing have perished. The 427 foot shaft was not seriously damaged and the blast is blamed on dust.
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Kempton
W. Va
Davis Coal & Coke Company
Dallas former mayor Stephen J. Hay dies at 52
Stephen J. Hay, aged 52, a former mayor of Dallas, died in Dallas early today from cerebro spinal meningitis. He was born in Georgia.
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Dallas
Tex
Stephen J. Hay
Georgia
Resignation Triggers Special Election To Fill San Antonio Post
Albert Steves Sr resigns as San Antonio police and fire commissioner amid charter conflict over city contracts. Mayor Brown to call a special election within ten days, with the vote to occur within twenty days, to fill the vacancy.
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Brown
Steves
Steves Sash & Door Company
Robert B. Green Memorial Hospital
H. N. Jones Construction Company
Board of Commissioners
City of
San Antonio
Steves Sash & Door Co
HE H. N. Jones Construction Company
Bexar
San Antonio Area Weather Outlook
For San Antonio and vicinity the forecast calls for partly cloudy conditions tonight and a cloudy sky on Wednesday.
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San Antonio
Vicinity
Weather forecast snapshot from multiple cities
Forecasts by The Light list temperatures and winds for St. Louis Chicago Milwaukee St Paul Kansas City New York and Washington D C. Details include mostly clear or cloudy conditions with snow rain or colder trends and high and low temperatures for the past day.
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ST. Louis
Chicago
Milwaukee
ST. Paul
Kansas City
New York
Washington, D. C
Diaz Believed plotting Mexican Revolution from U S
Department of Justice sources say General Felix Diaz left the United States on February 18 aboard a Tampa bound ship en route to Tierra Veracruz Mexico. Officials watch Mexican centers in the U S to stop arms shipments while attention focuses on El Paso and New York for Diaz supporters and possible aid. Some officials think Diaz remains in the United States or Cuba.
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Washington, D. C
Department of Justice
Felix Diaz
Mexico
United States
Tampa
Fla
Tierra
el Paso
Diaz
New York
Cuba
French Auxiliary Cruiser Prov ence Sunk in Mediterranean
Paris report confirms the auxiliary French cruiser Prov ence was sunk in the Mediterranean last Saturday. Malta and Milo points report 296 and 400 survivors respectively, with the marine ministry listing about 870 total survivors.
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Paris
London
Mediterranean
Malta
Ministry of Marine
Milo
German Raider in Atlantic Reported Near Azores
Wireless warnings that a German commerce raider possibly with a convoy was attacking Atlantic shipping were received by the Standard Oil tanker Communipaw, which arrived from Algiers. Messages dated February 18 and the evening report described a 6000 ton, 15 knot, armed freighter posing as neutral.
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New York
Atlantic
Steamer Strikes Rocks at Bandon Bar
The steamer Fiefield en route from San Francisco to Bandon struck the south jetty rock at Bandon bar. Coast guards began rescuing passengers as they arrived in Marshfield.
Switchman directs amputation under lantern light
H. R. Knudsen a switchman was pinned beneath a carload of coal in Chicago. He directed the surgeon on the best way to amputate his left arm and leg while remaining conscious during the operation performed by lantern light.
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Chicago
H. R. Knudsen
Scott Attends Cabinet as Army Officer Breaks War-Era Tradition
Major General Hugh L. Scott, acting Secretary of War, attended today's cabinet meeting. White House historians noted it is the first time since the Civil War that an army officer sat at the cabinet table.
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Washington, D. C
Hugh L. Scott
White House
Engineer Blamed for Milford Wreck After Signals Ignored
Coroner Eli Mix finds W. R. Curtis the engineer responsible for the February 22 collision on the New Haven line at Milford. The rear end collision with the Connecticut River Special killed ten people.
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New Haven
Conn
W. R. Curtis
New Haven Road
Milford
Eli Mix
Germany to enforce new submarine warfare rule at midnight
Berlin reports Germany will activate the new rule governing armed merchantmen at midnight Tuesday February 29. Officials say no concession will halt sinkings even if vessels are searched. Washington's stance cited as unlikely to change and Americans warned to avoid armed belligerent ships.
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London
Associated Press
Germany
Wilson
Stone
Washington
England
Lonon
Romeo OH
Great Britain
United States
German Viewpoint on Armed Merchantmen and Privateers
The Overseas News Agency reports Berlin views on the submarine question. It cites historical use of armed merchantmen under letters of marque and Jeffersons rationale for arming ships. It notes modern times lack privateering and the 1856 Paris Declaration abolishes letters of marque.
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Berlin
Sayville
London
Thomas Jefferson
Great Britain
Turks Evacuating Trebizond Hastily
A Petrograd dispatch reports Turkish forces are hastily evacuating Trebizond and surrounding Black Sea coastal towns along the Caucasus region amid advancing pressures.
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Trebizond
Black Sea
Caucasus
Petrograd
British War Casualties February Total 18,869
February reports show 789 officers and 17,847 men killed or wounded across all war areas. The total casualties for February amount to 18,869.
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London
Italy Requisitioning 34 German Vessels in Ports
In the House of Commons it was announced that the Italian government requisitioned 34 of the 37 German steamers interned in Italian ports.
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London
House of Commons
Villa forces kill American near Durango
The murder of Grover C. Varn, an American, at his home twenty five miles north of Durango, was officially reported to the State Department. No other details were released.
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Washington, D. C
Grover C. Varn
Villa
Durango
State Department
Germans Lay Mines Near Falsterbo South of Sweden
The Aftonbladet reports a large German flotilla laying mines south of Falsterbo outside Swedish territory, protected by twenty German patrol ships. The Swedish steamship Knippla reportedly struck a mine southwest of Falsterbo and sank.
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Copenhagen
London
Aftonbladt
Falsterbo
Sweden
Baltic Sea
Knippla
French models arrive in New York as imports surge
American dressmakers buy Paris gowns in large numbers and US appraisers’ rooms fill with model gowns. Heavy shipments of spring gowns coats tailored frocks and hats arrive from Paris. Customs officials revise estimates and prepare to handle imports at prewar levels.
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New York
Paris
United States
Germans Drive on Verdun Front In Major Offensive
Paris reports heavy German pressure east of Verdun with advances from Dieppe to Champton. French counterattacks recapture key positions, while Manheulles changes hands amid fierce fighting. About 750,000 German troops are believed engaged as both sides bring in fresh forces.
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Verdun
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Meuse
Berlin
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Champton
Woevre
Manheulles
Paris
Fort Douaumont
Champagne
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Fashion number ad reservations urged for Sunday
The San Antonio Light announces a Fashion number print on Sunday March 5 and invites advertisers to reserve space now by calling Crockett 1742.
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