Society Schedules and Club Events Highlight Local Charity
In Society Thursday Night tableux vivants at the Grand for Red Cross and a literary musical at Central Christian Church. Friday Fiesta Fete events for children at Ells Hall. numerous Mothers' Clubs meet. Crockett School hosts a silver tea. Miss Brackenridge's birthday tea at Gunter raises funds for suffrage. long list of club officers elected and meetings planned. socials span local venues including St. Mark's Parish and Government Hill Church.
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Ells’ Hall
M. Eleanor Brackenridge
J. 5. Williams
Smith School
Mothers' Club
E. @. Garwood
Crockett School
Mothers’ Club
George Peyton
Council of Mothers
Home and School Garden talk by gardening committee
Members of the gardening department of the Council of Mothers will discuss The Home and School Garden with FF FE Collins and J H Kirkpatrick. The topic, tied to the city’s gardening district, is part of school visiting day. Milton Ling will speak at the Lamar School Mothers Club meeting Friday afternoon and members should visit the school.
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History Club
Delta Gamma Taus
Paul Deutz
West
Laurel Street
Gunter Building
Glennon Kingsley
Collins’ Gardens’ Parent- Teachers’ Association
A. B. Mor
Milton Ling
Lamar School Mothers’ Club
Spain Considers Food Distribution Measures
Madrid reports the cabinet studies measures to ensure Spain can live on its own resources. Restrictions will apply to nonessential articles as rain and snow storms sweep the peninsula causing train stoppages and disrupted communications.
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Madrid
Paris
Spain
Board Rules County Must Supply Books for Poor Students
San Antonio public school pupils who cannot afford books will obtain them from the Bexar county commissioners following an opinion from the board's attorney, Martin J. Arnold. The issue of who must supply books under the new compulsory education law drew county city disputes. The board also reviewed a Prospect Hill petition for a new school, let contracts for steel lockers at Brackenridge and Main Avenue High Schools, approved bond for H A Schoenfeld to build Main Avenue, and accepted resignations of Augusta Ellis and W M Lampkin.
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San Antonio
Bexar County
Schol Board
Prospect Hill
W. M. Marvin
Brackenridge
Main Avenue
W. E. Huffaker
William Song
H. A. Schoenfeld
Main Avenue High School
Augusta Ellis
W. M. Lampkin
British Impressing American Shipping Pressure in UK Policy
The Federal Shipping Board weighs measures in response to Britain forcing American ships to carry British supplies. President Wilson’s proclamation blocks transfer of ships to foreign registry without board approval. The Mittie Newman case at Liverpool highlights wartime coercion and coal duties affecting American vessels.
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Washington, D. C
Great Britain
Federal Shipping Board
Wilson
Mittie Newman
New York
Liverpool
France
Theosophy Lecture Opens Series on Majesty of Pain
Max Wardall of the National Theosophy Society spoke at the Gunter Hotel on the Majesty of Pain arguing that fear of death is shed and immortality proven by scientific and spiritual evidence. He cited Sir Oliver Lodge and others and announced a second talk on Esoteric Christianity at the hotel the next night.
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Max Wardall
National Theosophy Society
Gunter Hotel
Wardall
Earth
Man
Oliver Lodge
Government sale of old clothes begins in Munich
BERNE March 8 via Paris reports government sale of old clothes started yesterday in Munich for the entire empire. Buyers queued for hours to present clothing cards, with a strong demand noted for second hand dress suits.
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Berne
Switzerland
Paris
Munich
Bavaria
Colonist rates to the West abandoned by railway managers
Chicago March 8 colonist rates to the West, a twenty year railroad custom, have been abandoned by the managers. The reason for the rate has long since disappeared, officials announced today.
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Chicago
Maverick Announces Candidacy for Commissioner of Fire and Police
Lewis Maverick announces his run for Commissioner of Fire and Police asking for voter support in the upcoming election, declaring his intent to serve and seeking public backing.
Anzeiger Attacks Wilson Over Monroe Doctrine Critique
The Lokal Anzeiger in Berlin denounces President Wilson in strong terms after his inaugural address. It accuses him of undermining the Monroe Doctrine and portrays his stance as megalomaniacal, while noting perceived neutrality and pro English influence. It condemns his peace mediation stance and threats amid ongoing conflict.
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Berlin
London
Lokal Anzeiger
Wilson
James Monroe
America
Washington
Atlantic
Tennessee River Falls Prompt Recovery Forecast
The Tennessee river fell three tenths of a foot after a rise earlier, with river men predicting further declines. Railroads, shut for days, are expected to resume service by Friday if the pace continues.
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Chattanooga
Tenn
Tennessee River
Purim Celebration Told As Jewish Festival Of Deliverance
Purim or the Jewish thanksgiving is observed as a day of rejoicing rather than a strict religious holiday. The story recalls Esther and Mordecai thwarting Haman’s plot to annihilate the Jews, with Haman and his ten sons hanged on the gallows he built for Mordecai.
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Haman
Esther
Persia
Ahasuerus
Osther
Mordecai
Ahsaverus
Doctor Baker's Free Advice Columns Offer Remedies
Readers send questions on purifying blood slimming down and nervous fatigue. Dr Baker prescribes three grain sulfuric tablets, antiseptic washes, tonics like codomene and arborone, plus mentholaxene cough syrup and scalp treatments. He notes broad public contribution and invites self addressed envelopes for further guidance.
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D. Lewis Baker
College
College-Elwood Streets
Dayton
Ohio
Four Die in Boone County Poor House Fire
A major blaze at Boone County Poor House in Boone Iowa killed four inmates and left several others missing. The facility housed 57 residents at the time of the fire with emergency crews assessing casualties and damage through the morning.
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Boone
Iowa
Boone County Poor House
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Ladies of
Central Christian Church
Crockett School Mothers’ Club
L. L. Hall
Buena Vista Street
Frances Lucag
Cedar Street
Parish Aid of
St. Mark's Episcopal Church
Woman's Club
George H. Badger
Conrad Schasse
Leroy S. Bates
H. P. Drought
W. B. McMillan
J. B. Murrah
J. Frank Davis
J. Noyes Evans
Gunter
Mesdames
R. R. Russell
F. F. Stauffer
Solon Stewart
George Sanders
C. E. Schoff
Vera Timpson
Annie Beveridge
Richmond
Government Hill Christian Church
New Braunfels Avenue
Mason Street
T. J. Walsh
Charles Olds
Detroit
Honolulu
Mr. Walsh
Grace Kennedy
Linnie Walsh
St. Anthony
Wesley Peacock
Mattie Terrell
Jeanette Hagelstein
Terrell
Hagelstein
Lieschen Guenther
Mary Camp
Charles Gilliam
Norfolk, Va
Charles Lewis Stevenson
del Rio
Martin Giesecke
Chester Mayes
William Dorsey
Don Anderson
Frederick Anderson
Andersonville, Ind
B. G. Barnes
Eagle Pass
Texas
Fort Worth
Eleanor Barclay
Annie Mae Armstrong
Dallas
Laura Blount
Nacogdoches
Orleans Scott
Gainesville
Mrs. J. P. Meyer
Detroit, Mich
A. J. Dimaline
West Johnson Street
Mrs. Meyer
Pereips
Penick & Ford, Ltd
New Orleans
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Mise As i
Laird and Schober
Geo
W. Baker
Griffin and White
Pincus and
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Oal Anzeiger
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