Spanish in the Schools Emphasized for Public Education
The piece argues for substituting Spanish for German in public schools, citing Mayor Hylan's support in New York. It urges multilingual education, highlighting Spanish as highly useful for business and North American ties, with French as a secondary option and a focus on practical utility over polish.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hylan
New York City
New York
North America
Central
South America
America
Mexico
Czernin Exposed as Impostor Libera l Stance Tied to Militants
The piece contends Count Czernin feigned liberalism to appease peace talks with Russia and curb militarist power. It argues his recent dismissal as foreign minister signals continued alliance with Junkers and that his liberal image was a calculated role.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Count Czernin
Russia
Czernin
Junkers
Czernin and German aims linked to peace rhetoric
The article argues Count Czernin cloaks militarist annexation aims as peace policy. It cites his Brest-Litovsk role, later dealings with Roumania, and suggests his liberal facade served German gains. A wheat crop note follows urging patriotic wheat conservation.
Wheat conservation urges substitutes for a healthier national diet
The article argues against wheat flour use, praising oats corn and rice as nutritious substitutes. It notes many can manage with coarser grains, highlights wheat’s nonessential status, and urges saving wheat for Europe during wartime, while acknowledging those with wheat-related ailments should limit intake.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States
Canada
North America
Europe
San Antonio urged to keep city clean for health and war effort
Citizens are asked to report unsanitary conditions, back city and army programs, and rid areas of fly breeding sites and mosquito habitats. Emphasizes personal duty, self-protection, and patriotic service during wartime sanitation drives.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Red Cross
San Antonio
Plan for permanent southern states club in San Antonio
A first informal meeting at the St Anthony Hotel laid plans for a permanent club uniting former residents of southern states now in San Antonio. C J Dollinger elected chairman with next meeting set to organize. Founders include Harry H Edwards T B Rayburn and J Jungkind of Little Rock.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
San Antonio
St. Anthony
C. J. Dollinger
Harry H. Edwards
T. B. Rayburn
J. Jungkind
Little Rock
Ark
Edwards
Arkansas
Fort Sam Houston
Club
San Antonians
Alabama
Georgia
Florida
Kentucky
Louisiana
Maryland
Missippi
Carolinas
Tennessee
Virginia
Oklahoma
Missouri
Menace of the Soda Glass
A newspaper clipping reports a microscopic warning about soda water glasses harboring millions of germs and potential diseases. The anecdote follows a man reading the claim and his morbid reaction while awaiting a soda at a counter.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Andy
New York Herald
Majestic Theater bill features Bert Swor and varied acts
Bert Swor, native Texan and longtime show business figure, headlines a Majestic Theater bill with a strong lineup including minstrelsy and other comedy acts. The program also presents The Twentieth Century Whirl a miniature Follies spoof. College Days at the Reynal Theater. Ernan Antonio and company in strength and feminine grindell and Caryl Es- 0 in Study in Thinelos. Burke Touhey and company Going to the Wede. Harry Rose and Harold Larkwood in The Land Loper.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bert Swor
Majestic
the Royal
Marjorie Lake
Reynal Theater
Ernan Antonio
Company
Grindell
Caryl
Burke, Touhey and Company
Harry Rose
Harold Larkwood
Fentt
The Blue Bird at the Tampire
The Blue Bird opens today at the Tampire as the feature attraction. It claims the largest ensemble ever for a film with about a thousand actors. Notable players and Rose Holanda appear in symbolic mime numbers. The London Bowdoin production and New York stage version span twelve scenes in four hours, exploring life and afterlife with a philosophical tone.
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Tampire
Manny
Stige
Rose Holanda
Dioneer
Bowdoir Theater
London
New Theaters
New York
Shakespeare and the Gromagn Remnants in 1h96
The piece mocks German rulers and cites a remark from The Merchant of Venice about a Saxon figure. It depicts Shakespearean-era misreadings and jokey digs at Germanic leaders with a satirical tone, noting Pride and power and a wish to cope without the subject.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Prus
Saxony
Jakespeare
St. Louis Republic
Ain
Portia
Reception for French officers stirs aim of San Antonio alliance
A reception for French officers stationed in San Antonio sparked a plan to form a ranch American Alliance. A committee including Alfred Lanner and Mrs. Lewis Krams Beck will report soon, aiming to ease officers’ homesickness and deepen Franco American friendship.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Saa Antonio
San Antonio
Qiance
Alfred Lanner
Captain Devineau
Leon Voutrel
Floyd McGown
J. E. Fortier
B. F. Dane
Bernard Chichester
Lewis Krams- Beck
Tors
United States
Main Avenue High School
Mesdames Lewis Krams-Beck
H. M. Potter
Eli Ferteberg
A. B. Weakley
Tantent
Weauregard
Brunt
Campbell
Edna Polhemus
Trench
Chopin
Clara Duggan Madison
Corp. C. Biehl
Nora Deusgen
del Agua
Annie Laurie
FE. Thomas
Ernest Thomas
The
Hector Gerjux
Massenet
Sergeant Wall
Captain Roosevelts Space in US Army Role
Theodore Roosevelt learns his son Kermit, once with British forces in Mesopotamia, has joined the American army as a captain of field artillery and will report for duty in France. The transfer, urged with Lord Derby’s approval, follows praise for Kermit’s actions with machine gun-armed cars. Jaylein Roosevelt will proceed via Baidad to Madrid for orders and to visit his wife and two children.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Theodore Foosevelt
Kermit
Mesopotamia
New York Times
Kermit Roosevelt
Artilery
Roosevelt
France
Irrish War Office
Lord Derby
Marshall
General March
Kermit Apri
Arillary
National Army
Jaylein Roosevelt
Baedad
Madrid
Ambassador Williams
Funeral Scene with Horse Drawn Hearse in Bowling Green
A horses drawn hearse was used at funeral services for James J. Minn in Manor Bowling Green Ohio. Mourners followed in a procession with their bad steeds as auto hearses fail to replace the old horse drawn vehicles. The body of Atre. Herman Todd was recently taken to Ma Chire in a bol sled.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Manor
Bowling Green
Ohio
James JK. Minn
Atre
Herman
Todd
Ma“Chire
Fragmented Texas clippings stretch wartime banter
A jumble of 1918 era notes from small newspapers cites ex mayor Mitchel in aviation, silent profits, German U boat chatter, and American soldiers in France. Various papers praise aviation, joke about transportation delays, honor a French chevalier, discuss peace rumors, and critique local public space use.
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Brest
Litovek
Germany
Brest-Litovsk
Roumania
Count Cyvernin
Holland
Korniloff
Villa
New York World
Nat Goodwin
Binghamton Press
Coney Island
Brooklyn Standard Union
Gezette
Che Trieste
Mars
BY Briggs
Charlie
Thassa Boy
Charlig
the Tribune Assoc
New York Tribune
Carrie Onn
US S. Army
Mitchel
Dallas News
Eaplame
Jas
Yoakum Times
Mexia Herald
van Alstyne
Noabody
Times of
el Paso
Navasota Examiner-Review
Legion of Honor
Galveston News
Oe Aeck
Austria
Italy
Fort Worth
Eagle 7
Houston Post
Temple Telegram
Major Fhaw
Harry
Tyee
Yoo Bulletin
Hereford
Cartey
Simihville
Beaumont
Materpri
Enterpriss
Werehants
Wirenhanes
Orans
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