Editorial questions Germany promises in submarine dispute
The Manchester Guardian argues Germany’s promises do not bind Austria and its allies and that central powers could use unannounced submarine attacks to sink ships without triggering diplomatic trouble. The piece notes U.S. aims of protecting Americans and humane laws have been violated in the Mediterranean in recent weeks.
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London
United States
Manchester Guardian
Germany
America
Wilson
Mediterranean
Austria
Persia
Mrs. Alice Phoebe Hite Obituary
Mrs. Alice Phoebe Hite 40 of Del Rio Texas died at a San Antonio sanitarium Monday night after coming for treatment. She was wife of A J Hite of Del Rio and a former resident of San Antonio. She served as superintendent of the Del Rio Episcopal Sunday school and sat on the local school board. She is survived by her
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A. J. Hite
Alice Phoebe Hite
del Rio
Tex
San Antonio
Episcopal Church
Catarrhal Deafness Remedy Prescription
A simple home remedy suggests purchasing 1 ounce of double strength Pimant and mixing with hot water and sugar to create a drink. Take one tablespoon four times daily to relieve head noises and clear nasal congestion. The note claims quick relief, easy preparation, low cost, and pleasant taste.
TODAY'S BEAUTY HINT FOR QUICK HAIR CLEANSES
A home shampoo method suggests washing less often if scalp is well cleansed. Dissolve a teaspoon of canthrax in hot water to create a lather with soap. Rub into scalp, rinse, and enjoy a fresh feel, quick-drying hair, and bright luster.
Death of William A Hyden in San Antonio
William Alexander W Hyden aged 48 died at his home 109 Post Avenue at 3 30 PM Monday. He had lived in San Antonio ten years and is survived by his widow four daughters Mary Rosie Irene Leora Hyden a brother George Washington Hyden and a sister Mrs James Wilkinson all of this city. Funeral from the home at 10 AM Tuesday with interment in Oak Island cemetery.
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Charlotte Cavney
San Pedro Avenue
A. L. Wolff
St. John’s Lutheran Church
William Alexander W Hyden
Post Avenue
San Antonio
Mary
Rosie
Irene
Leora Hyden
George Washington Hyden
James Wilkinson
Oak Island
Death of J N Whittenberg in San Antonio
J N Whittenberg, 56, died at his home at 119 Belden avenue at 1 45 Monday afternoon after coming to San Antonio from Yoakum for medical treatment. He was a native Texan and survived by two brothers G Whittenberg of Yoakum and W B Whittenberg of Atlanta and three sisters Dorie Whittenberg San Antonio Annie Whittenberg Reeves Ga and Naomi Whittenberg Atlanta Ga. Funeral from the home at 10 oclock Wednesday morning with interment in Mission Burial Park.
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J. N. Whittenberg
Belden Avenue
San Antonio
Yoakum
Whittenberg
G. Whittenberg
W. B. Whittenberg
Atlanta
Dorie Whittenberg
Annie Whittenberg
Reeves
San Antonio Ranchman George Upson Dies at 41
George Upson a prominent San Antonio rancher died at 9:20 Tuesday morning at his home 1014 Avenue B of apoplexy. Survived by brother James Upson and sister Mrs Lee Upson visiting Atlanta. Funeral plans await sister’s arrival. Sloan and Hagy Undertaking Company in charge.
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George Upson
San Antonio
Avenue B
James Upson
Lee Upson
Atlanta
Sloan & Hagy Undertaking Company
Funeral services set for James W. Cornett of Richmond
James W. Cornett, a Richmond Texas resident who died in San Antonio Saturday morning, will be memorialized in a 5 p.m. chapel service at Sloan Hagg Undertaking Company. The service was postponed from Tuesday due to a delayed arrival of Mrs. Charles B. Hanavan of Spokane. The body will be escorted to Richmond for interment on Thursday, with relatives accompanying.
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Albert
John Wood
Big Springs
Tex
W. T. Capers
Episcopal Church
Sloan & Hagg Undertaking Company
del Rio
James W. Cornett
Richmond
San Antonio
Charles B. Hanavan
Spokane
Wash
Funeral services for William F Fest held in local church
The funeral of William F Fest from the family home at 207 Cevallog street began at 8:30 Tuesday morning and continued with services at St Henrys Catholic Church. Interment followed in St Mary's cemetery with honorary pallbearers Tom Campbell Henry Lamm John Homen J E Mumme John Frost and Alfred Duerler and active pallbearers Leo Mandry A Git tinger P P Eiseloh Tom Bragana Ed Ruhnke Henry Mockert.
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William F. Fest
Cevallog Street
St. Henry’s Catholic Church
St. Mary’s Cemetery
Tom Campbell
Henry Lamm
John Homen
J. E. Mumme
John Frost
Alfred Duerler
Leo Mandry
A. Gittinger
P. P. Eiseloh
Tom Bragana
Ed Ruhnke
Henry Mockert
Shelley Loring Undertaking Co Automobile Equipment
Shelley Loring Undertaking Co offers automobile equipment and related supplies. Two phones listed 971. Advertising notice appears in the local classifieds.
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Shelley-Loring Undertaking Co
Wood alcohol fatal in Seattle twelfth death since law
John Alton aged 40, a laborer, died last night of wood alcohol poisoning in Seattle. The death marks the twelfth linked to alcoholism since the prohibition law took effect.
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Seattle
Wash
John Alton
British Empire urged to unite for postwar tariff clash
London reports of a Commons debate on Walter Runciman's pro empire mobilization plan to meet Germany with joint economic strength. Members urge immediate consultation with dominions and allies to press a tariff era while defending Britain’s postwar trade position against German competition.
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London
House of Commons
William Albert Samuel W Newin
Great Britain
Germany
House
Walter Runciman
Board of Trade
Asquith
United States
J. M. Maykinder
Glasgow
America
Lloyd George
Forward
Derby
Mr. Lloyd George
Plan for wider use of schools as community centers
A city meeting of the Mothers' Club playground chairs and the San Antonio Playground Association proposes using school yards as playgrounds and schools as community centers. Reported needs include lack of play equipment and electric lights, with overcrowding and limited activities. The president of the board says wiring one room per school is possible on request, many schools already seeking it for bond issue discussions.
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Mothers’ Clubs
San Antonio
Texas Postmasters Named
President Wilson sent to the Senate the nominations of W. J. Smith for postmaster at Crystal City and Herschel C. Connally for postmaster at Rosebud.
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Texas
Washington
PD. C
Wilson
Senate
W. J. Smith
Crystal City
Herschel c. Connally
Rosebud
Nalian Sculptor Bugatti Dies in Paris Studio
Paris Jan 11 Italian animal sculptor Rembrandt Bugatti died Sunday from gas poisoning at his studio where a gas jet was found on. He aided Belgian ambulance corps, later turning to a new Christ interpretation. his last work is at the foundry.
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Paris
Rembrandt Bugatti
Bugatti
Signor Bugatti
Europe
Antwerp
Holland
Italy
Legion of Honor
Christ
Port Said Torpedoed by Austrian Submarine After Attempted Ram
Vienna reports an Austro Hungarian submarine sank the Italian liner Port Said in the Mediterranean last month after the steamer tried to ram the submarine. The vessel signaled surrender, lowered boats, and rescuers were denied before the Port Said was torpedoed amid exchanges with a torpedo boat and a yacht.
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Berlin
Sayville
Said
Mediterranean
Vienna
Port Said
Port Said Torpedoed in Mediterranean by Unidentified Submarine
A submarine torpedoed the Port Said in the Mediterranean. Its nationality was not established but it was said to have flown Austrian colors. An Italian destroyer pursued the submarine from Milan on December 27, but the sub escaped, though believed to have been struck by a shell.
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Mediterranean
Milan
McAdoo Extends Dinner Invite to House Leaders
Secretary McAdoo invites Democratic leaders to a dinner at his Washington home next Saturday for talks on proposed revenue measures and the merchant marine bill. He clarifies opacity over taxation plans stating horsepower tax applies to manufacturers before factory shipment and denies any annual federal auto tax or tax on privately owned cars.
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Washington
McAdoo
Redmond Announces Irish Nationalists End Opposition
In the House of Commons John E Redmond the parliamentary leader of the Irish party said the Nationalists would not further oppose the military service bill. The statement marks a shift in the Irish party stance amid parliamentary debate in London on January 11.
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Redmond
London
John E. Redmond
House of Commons
Foley's Honey and Tar Compound Eases Severe Cough
Advertising copy touts Foley's Honey and Tar Compound as healing and soothing for a racking cough from la grippe. Ex postmaster R. G. Collins of Barnegat, New Jersey endorses it, claiming it stopped the exhausting cough quickly. Sold by A. M. Fischer in Gibbs Building.
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Foley
R. G. Collins
Barnegat
N. J
A. M. Fischer
Gibbs Bldg
Collier to Resume Post as First VP of State National Bank
W. W. Collier will become the first active vice president of the State National Bank at a Tuesday directors meeting following the stockholders annual gathering. He resumes his former role after years as state commissioner of insurance and banking and will share management with A. D. Rogers of Decatur. William Mayhall is cashier, and officers will report on yearly banking business to the comptroller of the currency.
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W. W. Collier
State National Bank
Collier
State Bank and Trust Company
Insurance
Colquitt
National Bank
Southland Life Insurance Company
San Antonio
Southwestern
Big Concern
Insurance Company
A. D. Rogers
Decatur
William Mayhall
Berlin papers urge arming merchant ships as auxiliary cruisers
The Overseas News Agency reports Berlin newspapers say arming all merchantmen for offensive and defensive submarine operations would treat armed steamers as auxiliary cruisers, simplifying submarine warfare questions amid discussions in France and Italy.
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Berlin
Sayville
France
Italy
Sherman Business Man Dies In Sherman Texas
Frank Stone aged 41, a well known Sherman businessman, died here today after a brief illness. He was prominent in local commerce and charitable activities. Funeral arrangements are pending at a Sherman funeral home.
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Sherman
Tex
Frank Stone
Teuton Army Advancing in Montenegro
Reports from the House of Commons describe Serbian and Montenegrin resistance in Montenegro as Austro German forces concentrate in Galicia. Russian offensives push toward Sadagora with 50,000 dead or wounded in the Bukowina region as Tremblowia seen as the tsar’s morale boost.
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Albania
Essad Pasha
Galicia
Czernowitz
Sadagora
Bukowina
Tremblowia
Ireland Excluded From Conscription Inquiries Show Available Men
In London January 11 a Commons inquiry requested Ireland's military availability and recruitment. Ages 19 to 41 in Leinster Ulster Munster and Connaught stood at 174,597 169,489 136,637 and 81,392 respectively with enlistments by December 15 of 27,458 49,760 14,190 and 3,589.
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London
Ireland
House of Commons
Leinster
Ulster
Munster
Connaught
Czar Tours Front as Russian Offensive Pauses
Czar visits the front amid reports that the Russian on the Bessarabian line has paused only temporarily. Front dispatches say the lull in the assault during the last 24 hours follows enormous losses, with indications the pause may be fleeting.
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Berlin
London
Found Dead in Pasture Dr McDuff to Pass Through San Antonio
The body of Dr. J. M. McDuff Atascosa county physician was found in an open pasture about 16 miles from Jourdant. The casketed body will travel through San Antonio Tuesday night en route to Atlanta Tex for burial Wednesday. Undertaker Irvin Smith of Sloan Hagg Embalming went to Jourdant to prepare the body found unclothed and covered with prickly pear thorns. valuables were missing from the pocketbook.
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J. M. McDuff
San Antonio
Atascosa County
Jourdant
Atlanta
Tex
Irvin Smith
Sloan & Hagg Undertaking Company
Fragmentary Crime Note Describes Missing Doctor
Nearby clothing reveals a man had died about two days earlier. Dr. McDuff had been missing since last Wednesday.
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Ables
Dr. McDuff
Madame E Lavel Dies in Rio. French Minister’s Wife
Rio de Janeiro January 11 announces the death of Madame E Lavel wife of the French minister to Brazil.
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Madame E. Lavel
Rio Janeiro
Madame F. Lavel
Ministe
Brazil
Peel Off the Old Skin Bring Out the New Complexion
An advertisement touts a home facial method using crude wax to shed the top skin. Apply a thin wax layer, wash off with warm water next morning to remove dead skin. Repeats aim to reveal a clearer, softer complexion and remove blackheads pimples freckles and rough patches. A daily facial bath with saxolite and hazel is also recommended.
Head Stuffed From Catarrh or a Cold
An old remedy claims that cream applied inside the nostrils clears air passages and relieves a stuffed head from catarrh or cold, promising quick breathing ease.
Ely's Crea Balm Provides Instant Nose Relief
Instant relief no waiting as Ely's Crea Balm opens clogged nostrils and clears air passages. Apply a little of this antiseptic healing cream in the nostrils to soothe inflamed mucous membranes and relieve stuffed up noses from colds or catarrh.
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Catarr
Ely
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