Saving Our Food Warns Against Overreach in World Aid
A George Patullo article in the Saturday Evening Post argues the United States should curb its food generosity. He notes allies are not starving, warns against sympathy overruns, and stresses prudent conservation as essential to wartime effort. He cautions against imperialist urges to dictate to others and urges discretion in food policy.
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Food Administration
United States
George Patullo
Saturday Evening Post
Patullo
United States Food Administration
B. Bafft & Son, Inc
New York
New York World
Forlorn Hope in Bolshevik Peace Prospects
Opinion piece argues that Trotsky and German actions shape Russian revolution chances while Austrian restraint and ruling class aims temper the central powers. The writer warns against overvaluing any single voice and notes Prussian opposition within Germany.
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Trotsky
Germany
Austria
Vienna
Victor Adler
Russia
Educational influence and politics in German universities
The text analyzes how educational ideas and systemic reforms may empower or fail to empower individuals like Dr. Adlers in Austria and Germany. It discusses opposition to government, the potential for revolt, and the aim of achieving a democratic administration where academic voices have real impact.
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Adler
Dr. Adlers
Austria
Germany
Dr.Adlers
Banana biscuits spark curiosity in New Orleans bakery
A Times-Picayune report says a New Orleans baker introduced banana biscuits as a new food article. The piece notes they may taste like cake to some, require no butter, and could be cheaper than flour, with banana flour praised for palatability and low cost.
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New Orleans
Times-Picayune
Tropic
United States
German Department Meeting at Texas Campus Reflects War Era
The Daily Texan excerpt shows a February 8 column recounting a German department gathering at the University of Texas. Students and faculty played games, heard Dr. Walker discuss German universities, and sang German songs, with notes on German language learning amid wartime. The piece argues for language education while acknowledging the current war with Germany.
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Daily
Texan
University of Texas
Texas
Tuscania
Gila
Walker
German Universitlen
Heldeiwerk University
Atherfei
Americans Honor Tuscania Dead and War Concerns Spur Debate
The column recalls the Tuscania disaster with soldiers singing as they sank, condemns German warfare and education, and notes ongoing war critiques. It discusses food controls, criticism of the War Department, and the need for steady leadership in U.S. mobilization, plus actions against profiteering and price control.
Majestic and Princess Theaters Offer Lively Vaudeville Bills
Majestic Theater features Mrs. Thomas Whiffen Peggy Dale Whiffen Harold Dulane June Edwards Olga Marwig D Avigneau Imperial Duo and more in a varied vaudeville lineup including a sensational dance act and comic sketches. Princess Theater presents Prosperity Moment’s Musical and a multi-act vaudeville program with Forty dogs Zerbo’s Novelty and a Lois Weber photoplay The Grand Opera House showcases When Dreams Come True a musical comedy about a New Yorker’s Paris romance with cross Atlantic misadventure and steerage love.
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Majestics
San Antonio
Fern
Biglow
Mehan
McNally
Dinus
de Wolf
Sam Adams
J. P. Griffith
Lucia
A. Robins
Eddie Foy
Seven Little Foys
New York
Princess
Wzra Mathews and Company
Princess Theater
Gilbert
McI
Utcheon
Lois Weber
Chicago
Boston
Grand Opera House
Paris
Sirn
Bab's Matinee Idol at Empire Theater Today
Marguerite Clark stars in Bab's Matinee Idol at the Empire Theater with her escapades echoing Ursuline Convent memories in Cincinnati. Ann Murdock headlines My Wife at Pearl Theater, portraying a young woman who marries her guardian for fortune and love while concealing true feelings.
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Bab
Marguerite Clark
Rinehart
Ann Murdock
Pearl
Frohman
New Mutual Empire
Pearl Theater
Maccabees Plan Big Rally in San Antonio
San Antonio Tent No. 46 Maccabees reports 143 new members in two months and aims to win the international trophy for the largest gain in the period. D. P. Markey, supreme commander, will visit next month for a mass meeting with state and local officers. Hundreds of visitors expected from out of town. note on special needs children appears in a partial line.
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Maccabees
San Antonio
United States
Canada
D. P. Markey
Letter from Texas volunteer recalls World War I service
A reader recounts answering President Wilson's call for troops, detailing a quick enlistment with Company K in El Paso, describing unit cooking in a basement, and noting service experiences at Camp Funston and the Second Provisional Infantry Brigade. The writer, W. C. Warner, adds personal history and mentions a son in the navy.
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T. Christy
Texas
Woodrow. Wilson
Miade
el Paso
Chamber of Com
S. O
Second Provisional Infantry Brigade
Burcids
Camp Funston
Aittle
France
War Department
California
Old Mexico
San Antonio
Navy
W. C. Warner
Back Tax Commotions Call for Action on Unpaid City Dues
A letter to the editor denounces widespread back taxes totaling about 860000, accusing wealthy property owners of evading payments. It urges city and county officials to enforce tax collection, end favoritism, and prosecute cases from all social strata to relieve the burden on paying taxpayers.
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Eveyone
Burglar Found Drunk In Home After Robbery
Tedwood City reports a burglar who slept in the basement of J A Folger’s Woodalde residence after raiding rooms and a beer filled fridge. Sheriff Michael Sheahan and five volunteers caught him, with Mrs Folger noting valuable jewelry remained untouched. He claimed a tip led him there and planned a three night stay. He was jailed awaiting further investigation with no charges yet filed.
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Tedwood City
J. A. Folger
Woodalde
Michael Sheahan
Joseph Donohue
Fragments Reflect Texas Local News Across Papers
A compilation of brief notes from Fort Worth Star-Telegram Yoakum Times and others highlights debates on patriotism and farming, pork prices, tax inquiries, and legislative rumor. Observers from Brenham Brenham Banner-Press to Cuero Star comment on politics roads rail, governors and dry laws.
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Banner-Press
Brenham
Burbank
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Fort Worth Star-Telegram
Yoakum Times
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Kyle
Rusk
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