Mardi Gras Opens With Knights of Momus Pageant in New Orleans
New Orleans marks the 1916 Mardi Gras with an illuminated Knights of Momus pageant depicting Pinocchio the Tale of a Mario nette. The festival features Rex and Proteus parades, a royal yacht convoy, and the Rex ball closing Tuesday night as warships Kentucky Monaghan and Flusser visit for the carnival.
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Mississippi
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Wheat grower takes largest share of bread price says official
Bert Ball secretary of the Council of Grain Exchanges spoke at the Kansas City Grain Men's Club. He broke down a five cent loaf on a cost basis showing the farmer would receive one and a half cents while the grain buyer miller flour agent baker and dealer would share the remaining profits.
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Kansas City
Bert Ball
Council of Grain Exchanges
Kansas City Grain Men's Club
Ball
Look at Child's Tongue For Hidden Illness Remedy
An old cautions mothers to check a child's tongue for coating as a sign of illness and suggests California Syrup of Figs as a gentle laxative. It promises quick relief from constipation with a pleasant taste and urges buyers to ensure the product is from the California Fig Syrup Company and avoid counterfeits.
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California
California Fig Syrup Company
Mayors clash at National Defense Conference meeting
In St Louis on March 3, New York Mayor Mitchell and Omaha Mayor Dahlman clashed over a statement at the executive committee of mayors. The two argued whether the conference should proceed, with Dahlman calling it tame before he withdrew objections.
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New York
James S. Dahlman
Omaha
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Executive Committee of Mayors
National Defense Conference of Mayors
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National Security League
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Boston
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Philip N. Moore
National Council of Women
General Federation of Women’s Clubs
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Henry L. West
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Ohio
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Washington University
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Los Angeles
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New Orleans
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Kan
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Williamsport
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Buffalo
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Chicago
Frederick L. Huidekoper
Washington, D. C
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American Federation of Musicians
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Atlanta
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Movement For National Defense
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Rotarians Return From Austin Trip
About 100 San Antonio Rotarians visited Austin and attended a reception on the Capitol steps. They traveled by special train, toured Congress Avenue and Lake Austin, and enjoyed a Driskill Hotel banquet with a cabaret by UT and Austin performers. Speakers included Clarence Jones, Frank M. Lewis, the Rev. Philip Cook, and Mayor Clinton G. Brown.
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Wooldridge
Clarence Jones
Noted Tragedian Jean Mounet Sully Dies at 75
Jean Mounet Sully famed French tragedian and dean of the Comedie Francaise has died at age 75. He studied in Paris and debuted at the Odeon in King Lear with Sarah Bernhardt. A Franco Prussian War officer he rose to prominence as Orestes in 1872 and later led the theater as secretary and international star.
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Grand Opera Star Maria Diro Marion Dies
Madame Maria Diro Marion, a sixty four year old former grand opera star, died at her Chicago home last night from acute pleurisy. She had lived in Chicago for more than twenty five years.
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Chicago, Ill
Mme
Maria Diro Marion
Madame Marion
Chicago
Fletcher testifies US Navy leads in world fighting strength
Admiral Frank Fletcher reports to the House Naval Committee that US dreadnoughts top the world in individual fighting and the fleet shows strong range and accuracy in target practice. He cites 18 000 yard shots and 10 20 percent landing rates at Guantanamo while describing Haiti constabulary plans and 112 years of peace.
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Washington, D. C
House Naval Committee
Frank Fletcher
Fletcher
United States
Guantanamo
Admiral Fletcher
Wyoming
To Cure a Cold in One Day Laxative Bromo Quinine
Advertising copy claims a one day cure for a cold with Laxative Bromo Quinine tablets. Druggists refund money if it fails to cure and FE W. Grove’s signature appears on each box.
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FE. W. Grove
Admiralty Publishes Orders On Armed Merchantmen
The British admiralty made public orders given October 20 1915 directing armed merchant ships to use their weapons only to resist attacks by armed vessels and forbidding approach by British submarines and aircraft toward merchantmen, which is to be treated as hostile.
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London
British Admiralty
Admiralty
Old Resident C H Wilcox Dies in Austin
C H Wilcox aged 66 longtime Austin resident died suddenly at M J McSween home. He was brother to Walter Wilcox a leading Austin businessman. For many years he worked as a traveling salesman for a local house.
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Austin
Tex
C. H. Wilcox
M. J. McSween
Walter Wilcox
Mr. Wilcox
St Jacobs Oil Promises Quick Relief From Rheumatic Pain
Advertising copy touts St Jacobs Oil as a harmless rheumatism liniment that stops pain, soreness, and stiffness in joints muscles and bones. It claims to soothe sciatica lumbago backache and neuralgia and urges readers to obtain a small trial bottle from any drug store to be free from pains.
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St. Jacobs
First Defense Bill Ready for Congress
Washington news says Congress will have the first national defense measure before it within days. The House and Senate military committees rapidly advance the bill setting peace strength of the army near 700 000 with 170 000 regulars 425 000 guardsmen and about 100 000 federal volunteers. The House naval committee also considers allowing Marine officers to join Haiti constabulary duties. The Texas capitol site beautification at Washington on the Brazos receives $10 000 appropriation approved by the last legislature.
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Washington-on-the Brazos
Texas officials tour state building project
Governor Ferguson and Captain J A Owens state superintendent of public buildings and grounds lead a contingent visiting ongoing state construction sites in Austin on March 3 with other officials present.
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Ferguson
J. A. Owens
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