Army Officers to Stage Benefit for San Antonio Free Kindergarten
Army officers at Fort Bam Houston and the Ninth Infantry band led by Bandmaster Frank Gromer will present a testimonial performance for the benefit of the San Antonio Free Kindergarten at Beethoven Hall next Thursday night in May. The post’s best talent will participate, with vaudeville numbers pleasing audiences from the winter. Col George LeHoy Brown helped promote the kindergarten welfare, and visitors will see the homelike quarters at 515 North Pecos Street, demonstrating the kindergarten’s aims.
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Army
Fort Bam Houston
Ninth Infantry Band
Frank Gromer
San Antonio
George LeHoy
Brown
Pecos Street
Kaiser Wake Sir Frank Up
Sir Frank Lascelles, British ambassador to Germany, recounted waking to the Kaiser at his bedside. The emperor visited early, spoke for about half an hour, and shared a cigarette before leaving. The anecdote highlights tense prewar diplomacy and royal curiosity.
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Kaiser
Sir Frank
Westminster Gazette
Sir Frank Lascelles
Germany
London
Frantic scene at embassy as emperor escorted by envoy
Fragmented report describes a chaotic moment at an embassy where Sir Frank and servants are startled, an ambassador insists on escorting the emperor, 14 pajamas noted, and the adjutant bursts into laughter as the king calls for a right. The absurd episode ends with Sir Frank remarking on the adjutant’s behavior.
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Sir Frank
St Oy
Exempt. Chicago News Humour Exchange
In a clipped Chicago page, Lazy Lewis quips that a man’s wet tint implies the rest of us struggle, while Steepy Solomon notes the joke, and Lary Lewig jokes about someone joking for work as the bit plays on local dialect and humor.
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Chicago News
Lazy Lewis
Steepy Solomon
Lary Lewig
Popular Novels and Plays Blame in Divorce Evil
New York date May 2 reports a debate over divorce blamed on popular novels and plays. Opponents push a nationwide campaign arguing literary works influence young people and shape attitudes toward marriage dissolution. Author David Graham Phillips faces criticism for Old Wives for New as supporters warn against moral alarmism.
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New York
David Qrahsin Phillips
Phillips
Hil Pen
Hin
Debated trend in novels on marriage and divorce
Rev Leighton Parks criticizes popular novels for exploiting marriage and divorce, arguing such works harm social values. He urges truthful treatment of the topic and notes differing views on whether divorce is inherently evil. Author Phillips defends frank portrayal over concealment.
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Leighton Parks
St. Barthalomew's
Phillips
Nila
Spencer
Tadia
Auto Must Stop Wisconsin Court Sets Precedent
A Wisconsin case interprets a statute requiring drivers to stop when signaled by distress from a horse-drawn conveyance. The court held the term deemed means the driver must act on reasonable, good faith judgment. The defendant failed to stop fully and was fined 25 dollars plus 9,626 dollars costs.
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Wisconsin
Atianary
Japs Learn to Drink Milk Daily Consular Report
Milk and butter gain popularity in Japan as dairy farming grows. Historical aversion to milk has faded, with more households consuming one or two bottles and butter becoming a by product of dairy farms. The article notes a shift in habit over decades and mentions mispronunciations and varied usage of terms.
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China
Lapara Agio
Mts
Mik Wits
Ulie Mhnerons
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