German Press Fears Burden of New Taxes
Berlin reports fear over wartime tax burden as Germany must begin paying loan interest. Editors warn that even with indemnities, large deficits drive new taxes possibly reaching 800 million pounds if no indemnity is received. Social Democrats push for property and income taxes while opposing indirect levies. Liberal papers seek alternative revenue, noting empire wide tax need ahead.
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Post
Germany
Frankfurter Zeitung
Social Democrats
Prussia
State's first dietitian Miss Haith Ingham elected at Denton
Miss Haith Ingham is elected dietitian and manager of state dormitories at the College of Industrial Arts in Denton Texas. She becomes the first college dietitian in the state and one of the few in the nation. The passage also notes upcoming tax ideas and rate increases affecting Germany and railroads potentially shifting revenues to the empire.
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College of Industrial Arts
Denton
Tex
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Flush kidneys with salts promise relief for back ache
An oft cited authority claims meat causes uric acid overloading kidneys leading to fatigue and various ailments. By stopping meat and taking four ounces of a grape lemon lithia salts solution before breakfast for days, kidneys may regain function and urine may improve, according to the advertisement.
Young Serb Girl Heroine of Army
Slavka Tomich the 17 year old Serb komitadji known as the sergeant earns fame for two years in combat. She won stripes fighting Germans and joined Anglo French forces at Saloniki after refusing to retreat. She pursued two Greek thieves, recovering her purse with $40.
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Babouna Pass
Albania
Saloniki
Place de la Liberte
Mile
Stavka
Tomich
Aviator Uses Snails to Stabilize Plane
Paris reports that aviator M Dombreval attached 88 pounds of snails to the upper plane of a Maurice Farman aircraft to improve stability. The molluscs allegedly moved toward the highest point, restoring equilibrium and allowing over two hours of flight with hands off the controls.
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Paris
George Dombreval
L’auto
M. Dombrevel
Maurice Farman
Bourgogne
Petits Gris
San Antonio Sets April 1 Special Election for Fire and Police Commissioner
Mayor Clinton G. Brown issues a proclamation ordering a special city election on April 1, 1916 to fill the vacant position of Commissioner of Fire and Police. Polls will open 8 a.m. to 7 p.m. at multiple precincts across the city, listing numerous polling venues and addresses. The proclamation is dated March 11, 1916, and bears the city seal with City Clerk Fred Fries as attest.
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San Antonio
State of
Texas
Clinton G. Brown
A. D
Fred Fries
City of
Snails and Love Inspire Wild Claims From Paris Professor
The article recounts Parisian professor Allex who once claimed snails could transmit news faster than the telegraph. He painted 26 shells with alphabet letters and sent them to Marseilles to prove that lovers’ snails moved in lockstep. The spoof tale ends with the professor facing ridicule and fading into obscurity.
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Allex
Paris
Professor Allex
Marseilles
Montmartre
France
Middle class suffer in wartime as debts rise
Field Marshal von Hindenburg writes to Chancellor von Dethmann Hollweg warning the industrious middle class, small shopkeepers, mechanics and tradesmen face property loss and debt. He says wives and families struggle to keep trades afloat, paralyzing the man at the front with no hope of relief during or after the war.
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Aberlin
von Hindenburg
von Dethmann-Hollweg
Woman in disguise as man arrested after street fight
In Cincinnati, Freddie Frey a 30 year old restaurant worker who posed as a man for twelve years faced arrest after a scrap with a man. Doctors and police confirmed Frey is a woman leading to release and involvement in a murder trial as a defense witness. North Carolina leads mica production across eight states.
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Cincinnati
Freddie” Frey
General Hospital
Freddie
G. W. Shaweker
North Carolina
Reichstag Members Find Belgians Cold
German center party deputies visited Belgium to seek reconciliation but returned dismayed at Belgian unfriendliness. They toured Verviers Liege Louvain and Brussels, noting idle mills and hostile receptions. A Brussels speech by Governor General von Bissing warned that Belgians would not respond to offers of friendship.
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Reichstag
Party of the Center
Belgium
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Liege
Louvain
Brussels
von Bissing
San Antonio Billposting Ordinance Regulates Billboards
An ordinance restricts billposting in San Antonio Texas, sets licensing fees and bonds for billposters, requires a permit for erection of billboards, defines billboard scope including fences and structures, and lays penalties for violations with phased enforcement starting April 1 1916. It also details application requirements for licenses and permits and pro rata fees for the 1915-16 fiscal year.
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San Antonio
Texas
City OF
Bexar County
San Antonio Billboard Ordinance Governs Erection and Safety
The ordinance details strict post anchorage and stringer requirements for billboards in District B and beyond. It sets surface material as galvanized iron, mandates fireproof fastenings, and requires open clearance beneath to prevent debris accumulation, with penalties for noncompliance.
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Bulding
City of
San Antono
San Antonio
Local ordinance adopted. effective immediately
An unnamed ordinance clause states it shall take effect at once unless otherwise provided in this text and confirms approval dated the 3rd. The record notes passage and immediate operative status of the measure.
City of San Antonio Adopts 1916 March Action
The document records a mayoral signature by CLINTON G. BROWN of San Antonio Texas on a city proclamation dated the day of March A D 1916 with attest by City Clerk Fred Fries.
Public hearing ordered for Lexington Avenue street work in San Antonio
The city of San Antonio Texas bans special assessments and taxes for Lexington Avenue improvements from Augusta Street to the San Antonio River. The resolution approves the City Engineer statement and sets a March 30 1916 hearing. Abutting property owners are notified to appear with attorneys.
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Augusta Street
San Antonio River
State OF Texas
County OF Bexar
City OF
San Antonio
Lexington Ave
Augusta St
A. D
Avaide Rock Asphalt Co
Amacadam
Ee Aees
Bexar County
Texas
Sale Highway
Public Place
Sam
Sal
Birth of Christ Likely 5 or 6 B C Per Historic Timing
The World and Italian sources argue Jesus was born in 5 or 6 B C with Herod’s massacre and an eclipse framing the timeline. Astronomers favor 4 B C as Herod's death point, while Catholic authorities tie Christ’s birth to 6 B C and note the Christian Era roots in Rome’s 753 founding.
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New York World
Jesus
B. C
Giulio Loccatelli
Giornale d'Italia
Herod the Great
Herod
Flavius Josephus
Jerusalem
Ella Millosevich
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Nothing can move you Genevieve Stubbles
Henry confronts Genevieve Stubbles about love after her uncle’s death leaves her penniless. She remains unmoved, insisting on sincerity and time to think as Henry pledges partnership. A comical aside about cars and prohibition from the Washington Star closes the fragment.
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Mies
Genevieve
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