San Antonio Light circulation audit confirms strong paid reach
The San Antonio Light reports six month daily average circulation of 22 062 and Sunday 26 756 copies with net paid daily 20 477 and Sunday 24 424. Audit Bureau of Circulation seals the figures as authoritative for advertisers. The paper boasts 50 percent higher paid circulation direct to San Antonio homes than any other local newspaper.
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Armed Neutrality Defined and Its Implications in War
The article explains armed neutrality as a state where a nation warns belligerents it will defend its interests without joining either side. It allows mine laying, arming merchant ships for defense, convoy duties, and striking at belligerent ships harming commerce. It notes that armed neutrality edges toward war and can lead to conflict.
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United States
Germany Mexico Talk on U S Attack Proposal
General Carranza is out of touch in the southwestern republic, delaying any word on Germany’s proposal for Mexico to assist in attacking the United States. Secretary Lansing says there is no certainty the plan was formally presented, though it was sent to the German minister in Mexico. There is little other information available.
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Carranza
Mexico
Germany
United States
Lansing
Carranza Likely Rejects German Peace Offer to Mexico
The article argues General Carranza would reject any German proposition that could involve Mexico in war with the United States. It notes Carranza’s aim for peace, the limits of German aid, and suggests Mexico’s export policy and embargo matters were unrelated to Germany. The piece predicts Carranza’s reply will show a cold reception to the German proposal.
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General Carranza
United States
Mexico
Germany
Tur Licur
Defending Civilization and Universal Military Training
An excerpt argues universal military training is a mark of civilization and a defense of preparedness. It cautions the United States risked losing its status and civilization if it remains unarmed, noting Germany’s influence on universal training and the need to match potential threats.
Predatory Nations Shape Global Arms Race Fear
The United States record warns that no nation would copy its protective facilities due to fear of becoming predatory. It asserts that a predatory imperial power dictates terms to cautious civilized nations, and if such greed outpaces self defense, the civilization of other nations would fade from the earth.
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United States
Congressmen Weigh Unlimited War Powers Over Submarine Crisis
Some members of Congress favor granting the President wide power to act in the submarine crisis as long as actions are not taken and costs are avoided. The debate centers on potential executive authority and fiscal constraints amid international tension.
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Governor Campbell offers to raise Rough Riders in war
Governor Campbell of Arizona pledges to raise a Rough Rider command if war comes. He jokes that if Arizona is judged by the legislators she elects he will mount his Rough Riders on burros. The Episcopal pension fund starts March 1 with $600 yearly for retiring ministers at 68.
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Arizona
Episcopal
Rail line recounts safety record. deadly wreck follows
The Pennsylvania Railroad boasted of carrying many without accident last year. A subsequent wreck killed twenty people, underscoring that no railroad or man can brag without a fall.
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Pennsylvania Railroad
German Chancellor says U S broke relations brusquely
Testimony in U S court cites Germany expected the break with America months earlier and issued instructions to disable engines of steamers in American ports. A German interned ship captain and a navy officer under oath described prior plans and delays, prompting questions about who lied.
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Reichstag
United States
Germany
America
American
Diplomat's Reserved Tone Hints at German Pro Tempore Role
A Swiss minister acts as a diplomat and avoids detailing how he views serving as German representative pro tempore. The exchange echoes a reporter whose interview was strongly repudiated by a recurring statesman in a tense public discourse.
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Springfield
The Real Chance Postage Reform Noted by Courant
The Hartford Courant notes no tears over the drop of the one cent letter postage scheme for the session. It suggests a legislator should push for more postal employees better pay and timely mail, a move that would earn national gratitude.
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Hartford Courant
Newspapers Can Help Stress Texas Food Production
The Houston Post notes the need for Texas newspapers to stress increasing food production as food stocks are low and prices are high nationwide. It calls for repeated emphasis on boosting local output to ease the shortage.
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Texas
United States
Houston Post
Cure for Insane: Haviland Boosts Work at Connecticut Hospital
Dr. C Floyd Haviland, in his first year as superintendent at the Connecticut Hospital for the Insane in Middletown, raised the share of inmates engaged in useful work from 38 to 48 percent. With about twenty six hundred patients, many are now learning to use their hands, a key step toward recovery. Hospital aims to further raise the rate in the coming year.
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C. Floyd Haviland
Middletown
Hartford Times
Change in U S stance toward Mexico and Germany
The Cincinnati Times-Star contrasts 1848 U S aggression in Mexico with today’s defensive posture toward Germanys submarine warfare. It notes Whig officers opposed the Mexican war and implies current policy is nonadversarial, focused on national rights rather than politics.
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Germany
Grant
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Cincinnati Times-Star
The Cost of a Cough and Its Energy Toll
A German statistician calculates that a patient coughing every quarter hour for ten hours expends energy like 250 heat units. Normal breath is four feet per second, but coughing reaches 300 feet. Persistent cough drains nourishment and can cause emaciation, especially with irritative laryngitis or pharyngitis.
Misinterpreting the Monroe Doctrine and US global role
A Philadelphia Public Ledger editorial argues that the Monroe Doctrine is misused when critics urge isolation. It cites past U.S. actions: war at sea with France, actions against Barbary pirates, Hawaii and the Philippines, the Boxer Rebellion, and participation in Hague and Algeciras conferences to show the nation’s broad international engagement.
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Philadelphia Public Ledger
King Constantine Hosts Corfu Artist Rogevinas at Palace
In Athens King Constantine, calling himself “only a soldier,” applauds Greek art and Corfu landscapes by Lycurgas Rogevinas. He views Greece rising in world art, previews Kogevinas sketches of the Acropolis, and praises a new generation of Greek painters and designers led by Rogevinas, Philitis, and Loukidis.
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Corfu
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Paris
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Belgium
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Dak
Amsterdam
Panyotis Aravantinos
Berlin
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Pillar of fire spooks Chicago with mysterious glow
A flaming pillar of light lit the southern Chicago sky last night causing fear and prayer meetings in some negro quarters. Officials explained the spectacle as light from pouring red hot metal at a steel plant reflecting on lake mists. Initial beliefs blamed a Zeppelin night flight or wireless phenomena.
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Old Glory in demand as war spurs flag shortages
Flat dealers report strong demand for the flag since Germany’s submarine warfare began. A temporary supply shortage and a 25 percent price rise accompany factories working night and day to meet the surge.
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New York
Germany
The Portrait from My Little Town
A narrator recalls a childhood town with a park, chaste cousins Aimee and Laure, and a captain’s portrait. Secrets linger as autumn gardens bloom and a six oclock express rushes by, hinting at past romance and unspoken bonds.
Intercession Sought as Cuban Crisis Advances
In Santiago on March 3, naval commanders and Cuban authorities held talks with progress toward a settlement. The Chamber of Commerce urged President Wilson to mediate at once to avert bloodshed and property damage. Rebel leaders showed willingness to reach an understanding with the Americans.
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Santiago
Cuba
Wilson
House Control Left in Dowry Next Session
Congress adjourns with the next House still in dispute as Republicans lead with 215 votes to Democrats 214 after the death of Representative Conry. Dozen northern Democrats break with dry leaders, while 102 lawmakers end their legislative careers tomorrow noon as the Sixty-fourth session closes.
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Baptists of San Antonio Launch Debt Campaign
Beginning Sunday March 4 the Baptists led by the City Mission Board will raise the remaining 25,000 for hospital debt and 40,000 for church notes totaling 65,000. A campaign kick off service at all churches will explain canvass details and reports will show church finances obligations and hospital progress. Committee: H. L. Kokernot chair Thomas Lodovic vice chair Fred S. Hall secretary Co C Gibbs Frank Winerich W. W. Sloan Ben Overton W. J. Jones l. E. Walker H. E. Wilson Richard Brown P. F. Yoring D. F. Youngblood J. A. Taylor.
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North Carolina Senate Bans Liquor Ads Across Media
The North Carolina Senate last night passed a bill prohibiting liquor advertising in newspapers magazines circulars billboards and any other medium within the state advancing efforts to curb alcohol promotion.
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Raleigh
N. C
North Carolina
General Assembly
Majestic Theater Bill Delivers High Comedy and Song
Comedy acts George McKay Ottie Ardine in On Broadway and Herbert Clifton headline a Majestic program. The Maryland Singers perform Old South melodies. Oliver and Olp present Discontent. Acting duo Excuse Me and other titles join Jimmy Duffy Mercedes Lorenge in Antiseptic Love. The Nitaro Brothers showcase Japanese dexterity with Josita Mantilla and Harry Cahill adding songs and dances.
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Ottie Ardine
Herbert Clifton
the Majestic
McKay
Miss Ardine
Maryland Singers
Clarence Oliver
George Olp
Maryland
Oliver
Miss Olp
Polly
Circus
Wall Street
Miss Brown
Jimmy Duffy
Mercedes Lorenge
Duffy
Nitaro Brothers
Josita Mantilla
Harry Cahill
Civilization at the Grand Opera House
The Grand presents the Thom as H Ince produced film Civilization twice daily today tomorrow and Monday. It portrays war’s horrors with a submarine attack on a liner and a commander who sinks his own sub to halt the carnage, framed as a humane plea for mankind.
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Thomas H. Ince
Grand Opera House
Ince
Lenore Ulrich Stars in Her Own People at Empire Theater
Lenore Ulrich headlines the Empire today in Her Own People with Colvin as leading man Colin Chase. The program also includes Pathe Weekly No. 14 and a Paramount scenic plus a Bray cartoon.
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Lenore Ulrich
Empire Theater
Pathe Weekly
Paramount
Bray
Miss Ulrich
Alona
John Kemp
Frank Colvin
Kemp
Alana
Colvin
Grumpy Opens at Grand Opera House With Cyril Maude
Grumpy with international star Cyril Maude opens at the Grand Opera House Tuesday and Wednesday with matinee. Advance seats went on sale showing strong mail order demand. many reservations remain at the box office. Maude portrays Andrew Bullivant, a sharp but irascible lawyer known as Grumpy, in a melodramatic mystery of a stolen diamond, combining his acting with light comedy.
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Cyril Maude
Grand Opera House
Requeser
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Mr Maude
Charim
New Chief of Staff Named in Austria
Emperor Charles dismisses Field Marshal Conrad von Hoetzen dorf as Austrian chief of staff. Baron Senseen succeeds him. Hoetzendorf, a long influential figure, is credited with recapturing Lemberg from Russia and was trusted by Berlin.
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Emperor Charles of Austria
Conrad von Hoetzendort
Vienna
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Amsterdam
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Berlin
Lemberg
German fashion warning restricts rapid changes
London dispatch reports the German imperial clothing committee warns that women may not change styles every six months. The committee says dresses may be worn through the coming summer and winter without disgrace and vows drastic action against fashion changes and material waste.
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Imperial Clothing Committee
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