Man Without Country Dies, Body Buried in Staten Island Grave
Nathan Cohen once dubbed the man with out a country dies in a Connecticut sanatorium and is buried in a Hebrew cemetery on Staten Island. His 53,000 mile roaming life between New York and South American ports ended after immigration officials ordered deportation. The Knights of Pythias and Hebrew Sheltering and Immigrant Aid Society aided his burial and a postwar plan to send him to Russia.
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New York
Nathan Cohen
South American
United
States
Brazil
Staten Island
Greens Farms
Conn
Cohen
Atlantic Ocean
Rio Janeiro
Knights of Pythias
The
Hebrew Sheltering and Immigrant Aid Society of America
Russia
Home remedy offers cough relief with Schiffmanns New Concentrated Expectoran
A local drug store advertises Schiffmanns New Concentrated Expectoran as a cheaper home remedy for bronchitis severe coughs colds bronchial ailments and whooping cough. The ad promises money back if not satisfied and notes it contains no narcotics and is safe for family use with one bottle making a winter supply.
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H. L. Wagner
Schiffmann
San Onofre Adrift in Fury of Atlantic Storm
The British steamer San Onofre, reported fuelless and helpless, remained adrift last night about 200 miles from Cape Race as fierce conditions prevented further aid. The Ashtabula, which picked up a tow line, could not continue rescue while the storm raged.
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San Onofre
Cape Race
Halifax
N. S
Rockdale Resident Burned at Home By Fireplace
George Miller, an elderly Rockdale resident, suffered partial paralysis and burns to the left side of his face and back of head when he fell from a chair beside the open fireplace in his South Rockdale home. A neighbor discovered him and a physician was called. His nephew, George C. Butte, a law professor at the State University, arranged to move him to the Austin hospital for treatment.
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Rockdale
Tex
George Miller
South Rockdale
George C. Butte
State University
Limited
Austin
Rate Approved for Sand Transport from Waco to Taylor
The Railroad Commission authorized a rate of forty eight cents per ton on sand in carloads from Waco to Taylor for the Missouri Kansas and Texas Railway of Texas. The new rate takes effect June 1.
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Austin
Tex
Missouri, Kansas and Texas Railway of Texas
Railroad Commission
Waco
Taylor
Darken Gray Hair with Q-Ban Hair Color Restorer
When hair turns gray or streaked users can restore youthfully dark hair with Q-Ban Hair Color Restorer. It promises a clean lustrous full head, stops itching scalp and dandruff, promotes growth, and is sold for 50 cents per bottle by Summers Drug Store San Antonio with mail options.
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Summers Drug
San Antonio
Tex
Army Bill Aims At 1 324 790 Trained for War
The House army bill proposes regular army growth to 140 000 with 60 000 in reserve and 129 090 guardsmen contributing to a total force of 1 324 790 ready for mobilization. It anticipates 425 000 guards within five years and notes broad mobilization of industry and transport for war use. Total first year cost about 116.3 million dollars rising to 137.5 million by year five.
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Medical and Quartermaster Corps
Medical
Quartermaster Department
Signal Corps
Regular Army
Society Calendar Highlights Monday and Tuesday Gatherings
In the social calendar St Anthony hosts Monday night theater dansant. Tuesday brings Prospect Hill Presbyterian Ladies Aid at 3 p m with Mrs I D McKee 2722 West Commerce St. Also Tuesday Musical Club at 3 30 with Mrs Eli Hertzberg and Parish Aid St Luke s Church benefit tea 4 00 6 00 at Mrs Robert Thomson 625 Nolan St. Phoenix Club sits 3 45 at the Gunter with lunch for Miss M Eleanor Brackenridge. Tea for Mrs Hiram Partee at St Anthony 4 6, Mrs 8S Baggett afternoon tea for Mrs Marion M Shaw and Mrs Frank N Haggard, Mrs Robert Stewart Howard hosts an afternoon bridge at the Menger for Mrs Mainard Aimes Wells of Panama City Mission Board meets 2 30 at Travis Park Methodist Church, Grace English Lutheran Ladies Aid at 3 30 p m.
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Prospect Hill Presbyterian Church
I. D. McKee
West Commerce Street
St. Luke’s Church
Robert Thomson
Nolan Street
Robert Stewart Howard
the Menger
Mainard Aimes Wells
Panama
Stunt party by Tuesday Musical Auxiliary Chorus delights with costumes
Charles Soldier Lawrence Ullrich Edward Ullrich and Albert Robalin attend a Saturday afternoon stunt party at Mrs. Eli Hertzberg's home. Guests dressed in vegetable themed costumes and acted as the Katzenjammer family and other characters. An informal dance is scheduled at the Automobile Club Tuesday evening.
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Eli Hertzberg
Katzenjammer
The
Automobile Club
Sphinx Leads Grand Film with Kelcey and Shannon
Amusements brief notes that the Grand presents motion pictures starring Herbert Kelcey and Effie Shannon in The Sphinx. The program promises evening entertainment with classic silent cinema.
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Grand
Motion Pictures
Herbert Kelcey
Effie Shannon
Cupid in Fairy land at Grand Opera House
Tomorrow matinee and night the Grand Opera House hosts Cupid in Fairy land a 500 cast musical extravaganza. Matinee features school children at a reduced price with showtime at 3 30. The production formerly known as Flowerland has drawn strong advance sales and praise from the Houston Post.
Cures a Cold in One Day With Brom o Quinine Ad
An old advertisement touts a laxative product labeled Bromo Quinine promising to cure a cold in one day. It urges readers to call for the full name and signs off with BE W. Grove. The price is listed as 25 cents.
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BE. W. Grove
Cupid in Fairyland to Be Presented by Daughters of Isabella
The Grand hosts a Tuesday performance titled Cupid in Fairyland under Daughters of Isabella auspices. The Rosebud chorus features Mercedes Alenderter and Edith Stephens among a large roster, and separate groups Sweet Peas and a Japanese chorus include numerous named singers. The event highlights musical numbers including The Rosary performed by Mrs J M Krakauer and others.
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Cupid
Isabella
J. M. Krakauer
Dow Beene
Jack White
Earl Gafford
Rosebud Chorus
Mercedes Alenderter
Edith Stephens
Henrietta Courtney
Cecilia Rocowitz
Stella Sphan
Henrietta Dielmann
Anita Ripps
Margaret Stroeck
Elizabeth Leng
Cecilia Rice
Alice Belbaze
Lucile Bideman
Margaret Mueller
Katherine Randall
Ruth Chamberlain
Irene Derr
Eleanor Mainsz
Vienna Maverick
Leola Craig
Bessie Schlessinger
Lucile Klaus
Agnes Conroy
Margaret Gorum
Laura Belle Laux
Gladys Langer
Mary Masch
Margaret Jaster
Mary Spaltenstein
Myrtle Agnes Kyle
Bernice Miller
Johanna Wilbachér
Alvira Landauer
Marie Magott
Ethel Nelson
Mary Huth
Lucile Ferguson
Inez Ferguson
Althea Forman
Virginia Kamper
Lucile Meyer
Emma Mainsz
Mary Melivane
Nellie Collins
Bernice Mitchell
Mary Margaret Hesse
Pearl Leonard
Lucile Cavanaugh
Sweet Peas
Lena Weisbacher
Lucile Petry
Willia Hansom
Stella Mumme
Dorothy Caffarelli
Marion
Maurice Moynahan
Hilda Weisbacher
Gertrude Heye
Eisther Small
Mathilda Rinker
Kathleen Cotton
Mary Frances McAskill
Nora Collins
Edna Larga
Henrietta Hehn
Alice Strope
Frances Mehan
Mildred Whalen
Margaret Schubach
Louise Byrne
Mary Kronheimer
Edith Barnes
Mary Kearney
Nellie Lodovic
Marie Gittinger
Ethel Buratovich
Louise Perela
Mary Rivas
Elvira Graniieri
Mary Graniieri
Thelma _ Linnartz
Myrtle Pendleton
Lucile Conning
Minerva Gonzales
Charlotte Kieffer
Lita Olivarri
Cora Deleon
Guy McClure
James McGinley
Otto Fichter
Elbert Preston
Druke Pulliam
Eirwin Williams
Frank Leffel
Emmet O'Shaughnessy
Birth of a Nation returns to Grand Opera House in Texas
The Birth of a Nation returns for a week at the Grand Opera House on its second Texas tour. The romance of Ben Cameron and Elsie Stoneman continues alongside Phil Stoneman and Margaret Cameron. Key scenes include Petersburg, Sherman’s Atlanta, Ford’s Theatre, and a Ku Klux Klan ride to save Elsie’s honor.
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Elsie Stoneman
Phil Stoneman
Margaret Cameron
South Carolina
Texas
Grand Opera House
Thomas Dixon
Petersburg
Colonel
Captain Stoneman
Sherman
Atlanta
Phil
Ford
Lincoln
Red Feather Day at Queen Theatre Feature Sphinx Leads
Today at the Queen Theater the Universal Red Feather feature The Sphinx a romantic drama stars Kelcey and Shannon. Helen Kolmes from The Girl and the Game appears in A Dash Through Flames and The Laws of Justice. Tomorrow Crane Wilbur in A Law Unto Himself and Mary Fuller in Madame Cubist will be shown with the program. Souvenir night offers 100 spoons engraved with Ethel Clayton for the ladies.
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Queen Theater
Universal Red Feather
Kelcey
Shannon
Helen Kolmes
Crane Wilbur
Mary Fuller
Madame Cubist
Ethel Clayton
Everywoman Returns to Grand In City Theater
Henry W. Savage presents the dramatic spectacle Everywoman at the Grand with a return engagement on Wednesday and Thursday plus a special Thursday matinee. The production is praised as unmatched in memory and stagecraft by Savages company.
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Henry W. Savage
Everywoman comes to San Antonio in unique production
The article recalls the five year rise of Everywoman a top stage success seen by over four million people and now staged in America as the sole American company. Edna Porter stars as Everywoman with a special Chadwick score by the New England Conservatory, while George Sydenham plays Nobody and other cast members include William Mankin Claude Edwards Ernest Lee Badders.
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America
Hartford
Sari at Grangy Opera House Open Seat Sale
The operetta Sari by Henry W. Savage comes to Grangy Opera House Friday Saturday and Sunday with a matinee Saturday. Lead heroine keeps peace between two geniuses her gypsy father and mother and wins a husband. Music by Emmerich Kalman praised for Hungarian lilt and sparkling melodies. Seat sale opens Tuesday morning.
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Henry W. Savage
Grangy Opera House
Emmerich Kalman
Heart Party for Hewitt Training Class Hosts Prizes
Miss Marion Badders hosted a heart party Saturday night for Hewitt training class. Prizes went to Miss Virginia Ross Miss Grace Ryan Miss Beth Wood and Frank Reynolds. Iees were served. Hostess aides included Dr. and Mrs. Scull and several local families.
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Marion Badders
Hewitt
Virginia Ross
Grace Ryan
Beth Wood
Frank Reynolds
C. E. Scull
C. J. Jordan
Almeda Hewitt
Annie Oates
May Cameron
Bonnie Lee Farrier
Carrie Lee Gresham
Delka Bushick
Thelma Ross
Mollie Mae Boone
Ruth Gray
Irene Ellison
Laura McLennan
Kathleen Johnson
Iane Jordan
Vida Reynolds
Blanche Wood
Pauline Wood
Charles Hannan
Leslie Jordan
Paul Lindgren
Frank Coleman
Henry Boyd
Willard Boone
Henry Dixon
Raymond
Milton Zirkel
George Uhl
What Causes Colds and the Role of Scott's Emulsion
An explanation that colds arise from disordered blood or nutrient lack, not just weather. It advises fat-rich foods in changing seasons to heat the blood and strengthen resistance, and promotes Scott's Emulsion as a safe, drug-free remedy from Scott & Bowne of Bloomfield, N.J.
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Scott & Bowne
Bloomfield,n.j
Cattlemen's Convention Train Leaves March 20
Special train to Houston for the Cattlemen's Convention departs at 11 00 p m March 20 from Southern Pacific. Fare is seven dollars fifty five cents for round trip.
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Houston
Southern Pacific
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