Nine Killed as German Seaplanes Bomb East Kent Coast
London reports nine killed and 81 injured from a raid by four German seaplanes on East Kent. Bombs hit Dover Deal Ramsgate and Westgate, with casualties including three men, one woman and five children killed. A Royal Naval Air Service pilot pursued a German plane. explosions disrupted an orphanage and a Canadian hospital. Towns held Sunday services after the attack.
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London
Kent
East Kent
Dover
Anen
Ramsgate
Bone
Royal Naval Air Service
Ramstate
Deal
Dallas Negro Shot During Standoff in Dark
In Dallas early today a running gunfight between two policemen and Alonzo Reynolds a Black man ended with Reynolds likely fatally wounded. Reynolds and two other Black men were caught with sacks of junk. Reynolds resisted while the others fled.
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Dallas Tex
Alonzo Reynolds
Reynolds
Light Want Ads Promises Best Results and Wide Reach
The Light newspaper advertises Light Want Ads as the morning to evening source of new opportunities and wants. It claims thousands of homes in San Antonio and southwest Texas subscribe, offers 15 word rates, over-the-phone placement, and lower costs with increasing insertions.
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San Antonio
Texas
Light
Crockett 1742
New
England May Impose Tariff At War's End
London march 20 a discussion on postwar British industry prompts renewed tariff advocacy. The commission report reinforces Chamberlain era protection ideas and analyses Europe wide customs unions as a counter to Germany. Free trade leaders warn the postwar market fight could eclipse battlefield battles if Britain stays free trade. 60 cents sutherland springs return Sundays 7 55 a m southern pacific adv.
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London
Joseph Chamberlain
Commission On Commercial Intelligence
Board of Trade
Germany
Free Trade
Daily News
Commission
England
Great Britain
Sutherland Springs
Southern Pacific
Odd Fellows Meeting In Mineral Wells Texas
Three thousand Odd Fellows arrived by noon for the annual Grand Lodge of Texas and allied societies. Sessions will last several days. Mayor J D Crawford gave the welcome address and Harry Miller of Dallas spoke for the Odd Fellows. Mrs Amelia Blank of San Antonio spoke for the Rebekahs.
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Mineral Wells
Tex
Grand Lodge of the Order In
Texas
Odd Fellowship
J. D. Crawford
Harry Miller
Dallas
Odd Fellows
Amelia Blank
San Antonio
Mesquite Roots Seen As Briar Substitute For Pipes
Mesquite roots and other Texas hardwoods such as live oak and hickory are being explored as substitutes for briar root in pipe making. With briar sourcing restricted by the war in Europe and price increases, American manufacturers moved to homegrown materials and found dwarf mesquite well suited for jimmy pipes.
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Palestine
Tex
Texas
France
Ty Cobb Ring Lost In Cincinnati Wash Room Incident
Ty Cobb dropped a $600 diamond ring while washing hands aboard a Pullman near Cincinnati. He searched, offered a reward to the National Baseball Federation, but failed to recover the ring as it slid into the drain. Cobb then left for the south without the jewel.
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Cincinnati
Ohio
Ty Cobb
Cobb
Detroit
Georgia
National Baseball Federation
Child’s witty remark questions doctor license and arrests
A seven year old listener to medical talk says her father is a doctor with a license and jokes that if he kills someone they can’t arrest him. The quip targets licensing and accountability in medicine with a naive yet pointed line.
Prize contest rules and judges list announced
Sterling ARE is $25.00 All answers must be received in New York by midnight of May 15, 1916. Answers will not be examined by the judges until after that date. The judges cannot mail acknowledgments of the suggestions received. The prizes will be awarded by a five member committee including John A. Sleicher, Editor of Leslie's Weekly.
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Sterling Gum Company
Sterling Prize
Lexington Ave
New York City
New York
Saturday Evening Post
Rize
Masked Marvel Here To Meet Wrestlers In San Antonio
The welterweight wrestling wonder known as the Masked Marvel has arrived in San Antonio after a Texas tour. Manager Jack Robbins says the undefeated Marvel will wrestle any challenger and will give away ten pounds to any mat artist who can beat him. Talks mention Pet Brown of Taylor and a possible match at the middleweight limit, with local sentiment saying few welterweights could halt him.
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Wonder
Texas
Marvel
San Antonio
Jack Robbins
Pet Brown
Taylor
Robbins
Adolph Ernst
Hig
Ernst
San Antonian
Five-Man Teams Set For National Bowling Championship
Toledo O March 20 Two hundred fifty six bowling clubs await their chance to compete for the national five man team title The Riehlis of Columbus Ohio hold first in this class and face the Commodore Barrys of Chicago who won last year’s title as the Barry Ketellers The Riehls lead the current tournament with 2895 and Pierce of Pueblo Colo who won the singles title last year has arrived to defend his crown Chicago figures Shaw Thoma Marino and S Thoma lead individual and all events rankings with notable scores
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Toledo
Riehlis
Columbus
Commodore Barrys
Chicago
Barrys
Peoria
Barry- Kettelers
Riehls
Pierce
Pueblo
Colo
F. Shaw
Thoma-Marino
S. Thoma
Willard Moran Round Preparation Ahead of Fight
New York reports Jess Willard and Frank Moran entering final training week for their upcoming bout. Willard plans two hard practice days followed by light exercise to stay sharp, boxing at least fourteen rounds Monday and Tuesday. Moran, more driven, took a day off but will resume Tuesday, already in strong condition from prior prep for Coffey bouts. Experts note Willard lacks peak agility since Johnson encounter but remains a superb athlete.
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New York
Jess Willard
Frank Moran
Willard
Moran
Jim Coffey
Johnson
Horses Burned In Detroit Racegrounds Fire
Twelve racing horses died in a fire that destroyed six barns at the Michigan State Fair Grounds in Detroit. The loss totaled about $55,000 with horses valued at $25,000 and buildings at $30,000. Top horses named include Aut Barb, Crescent Hal, and Local Option, all being trained for Grand Circuit competition this summer.
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Detroit
Mich
Frank Colby
Phil Wright Announces Candidacy for Police and Fire Commissioner
Phil Wright announces his candidacy for the office of Commissioner of Police and Fire and respectfully solicits support. Advertisement notice appearing in the Sunday edition at 7 56 am for the Southern Pacific train schedule.
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San Antonio
Commissioner of Police and Fire
Phil Wright
Sterling Gum facts and flavoring from Sapota tree sap
This note explains Sterling Gum is made from Sapota tree sap boiled and sweetened with cane sugar and corn syrup. It describes two flavors Peppermint and Cinnamon and notes the mint and Cassia bush sources. The passage emphasizes natural origins of materials used in Sterling Gum.
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Cassia
Tropics
Nature
Sterling Gum Contest Seeks Six Word Slogans
A historical promotion invites entrants to craft a six word slogan highlighting Sterling Gum purity. Prizes include $1000 for top entry and 7 point winners, with seven thousand seven hundred seventy seven smaller prizes. The company reserves rights to use winning phrases.
Monotonous Fare Dinner Tale From Lord Polkemmet
A New York clergyman praised a dinner hosted by his hostess, while recalling a scarcer feast by Lord Polkemmet. The menu featured veal dishes and calf head jelly, provoking disbelief until the host explained the meat setup with a macabre joke about eating one side of a beast.
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J. R. Jowett
New York
Dr. Jowett
Lord Polhammer
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