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Newspaper

San Antonio Light

Location

San Antonio, Texas, United States of America

Date

Feb 29, 1916

Page

8

San Antonio Thousand Club plans dinner to hear tourist impressions

The Thousand Club and Chamber of Commerce consider a dinner within two weeks where prominent winter visitors will share views of San Antonio. The effort aims to boost next season’s campaign and express local appreciation for recent tourism success. A committee chair was named and funds approved to print 10 000 more San Antonio guides.

San Antonio Thousand Club Chamber of Commerce Chamber of Commerc J. W. Hucker United States Weather Bureau California Florida Texas A. B. Weakley William Cassin Atlee A. Ayres W. B. Tutle L. J. Hart T. N. Smith Jake Olff Fred W. Cook Creee L. Conroy Franz John B. Carrington

Feminist asks divorce but rejects alimony in Chicago case

Mrs Crystal Eastman Benedict suffragette and business woman sues for divorce from Wallace Benedict an electrical engineer. She cites actions of Benedict and an unnamed woman as cause claiming a real feminist does not require support from men. She is sister of Max Eastman editor of the Masses and a member of the Henry Ford peace expedition.

Garden of Allah at Grand Opera House Tonight

The Garden of Allah comes to the Grand Opera House for five nights starting tomorrow with matinees Thursday and Saturday. A dramatic adaptation of Robert Hichens novel directed by Hichens and Mary Anderson de Navarro features desert scenes and Arabic cultural elements. Also on the bill are Lew Dockstader in vaudeville and a set of other acts including A Breath of Old Virginia and Genevieve Cliff with a strong mix of music and comedy.

Garden of Allah Grand Opera House Africa Desert Mogar Robert Hichens Mary Anderson de Navarro Teddy Roosevelt Dockstader Virginia Tom Barry Barry Harry Beresford & Co Genevieve Cliff Hans Hanke Mme Sumiko San Imperial Theater of

Dockstader Headlines Vaudeville at the Majestic

Lew Dockstader, renowned minstrel comedian, tops the bill at the Majestic Theater as Teddy in My Policies. He performs a comic impersonation of the explorer, the River of Doubt discoverer, and other political caricatures on stage.

Dockstader the Majestic Lew Dockstader Majestic Theater Teddy

The Cor ner and Fatty and Mable Adrift at Grand Opera House

The Triangle offers The Corner a Thomas H. Ince drama about industrial cost of living and a greed driven capitalist. Fatty and Mable Adrift a three part Keystone Triangle featuring Fatty Arbuckle and Mabel Normand with a sea side honeymoon turned afloat and a lightning storm noted.

Grand Opera House Thomas H. Ince Willam Mack George Fawcett Fatty and Mable Fatty Arbuckle Mabel Normand Fatty St. John

February Heat Mark Tied In San Antonio Record

The San Antonio thermometer hit 90, tying the February record. The two prior 90s in 1886 and 1904 mark the only times this month reached the level in thirty years. Major Allen Buell called it a sign of spring, predicting a cooler night but no frost.

San Antonio Weather Bureau Allen Buell Minnesota Manitoba Panhandle Texas Abilene Dallas and Fort Worth

Woman of 108 Dies in Philadelphia

Philadelphia report states Mrs. Ann Magill aged 108 died at her grandsons home after regular church attendance into old age. She was the oldest woman in the area and passed away yesterday with family at her side.

Philadelphia Ann Magill

Broke exchange sparks payment joke at Penn State froth

A fragment shows a casual conversation about superstition and a playful request for twelve dollars tied to a Penn State froth event. The readable bits hint at humor rather than a full report.

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THE North Flores and Houston Streets Frost Jean Prescott Adams Peck Majestic Grand Motion Pictures Willard Mack Ae M Garden of Allah Penn State Mrs. Jean Prescott Adams Calumet Calumet Baking Powder Company Chicago Bluebird P. Peck Houston Navarro RED Star Mill & Elevator Company Commerce Street
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