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Newspaper
San Antonio Light
Location
San Antonio, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jun 18, 1916
Page
27
The Smiling Angel head from Rheims cathedral, shattered in 1914, has been recovered and may be repaired. Fragments were saved in the archbishop’s palace cellars, copies exist in Paris shops and the Tate cast, aiding French artists in reconstruction after the war.
The French city of Lille endures daily shelling from English and German guns while remaining vibrant. German forces completed a new theater by a famed architect and opened it with Prince Rupprecht present. The stock company and visiting stars perform classics, with Shakespeare Week drawing full houses and all profits aiding the General War Relief Fund.
Petrograd reports the czar has ordered a special commission with Interior and railway ministry experts to distribute food to poorer urban and industrial areas. The panel may arrest speculators driving prices, confiscate their stock at market value, and dispatch freight trains from Odessa and Siberia to Moscow Petrograd and other cities. Five members will start regional surveys to gauge grain and cattle needs for requisition and distribution.
Bureau heads will report to the interior ministry for even distribution of grain and meats at government prices. Meat and bread cards may follow but are not expected. All sugar factories and canners will be government controlled with manufacturers asked to estimate max production and place stock at the government’s disposal.
William Brightwell of Stoke Newington, hospital bound in London, asserts he is Archduke Franz Rudolph Maximilian, heir to the Austrian throne. He recounts a dramatic past from birth in 1867 to being raised in England and now living as a fishmonger, claiming rightful wealth but not desire for power.
Elevation 70 feet above Alamo Plaza lots measure 50x130 with concrete curbing and wide walks. Free artesian water gas electric lights telephones and mail delivery. 16 minutes to Commerce Street by double tracked car line. New $40,000 school and modern homes offered with $10 down and $10 monthly payments. Fully restricted to ensure desirability near I N G N railroad shops.
A Independence restaurant proprietor admitted placing whisky in mince pies, claiming high pie demand. He admitted taking twenty quarts of whisky and a barrel of imitation beer, explaining the supply was for the pies as workers “naturally reach for them there pies.”
A June Stockholm report notes the pro German war party is active and inflaming hostility toward England and Russia. Pro Germany papers face government prosecutions while conservatives push a hard line to defend Swedish ports and neutrality. An editorial from Dagesnyheter warns of limits to patience as Russia pressures Sweden and England restricts trade.
Miss Bernette Moyer aged sixteen saved her pet dog from a burning Darby Pennsylvania barn after rescuing twenty five cows. She crawled through smoke to reach the chained dog and led it to safety before suffering severe burns. The blaze began at her father’s farm and she discovered the fire early, risking her life to save the animals and pet.
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