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Newspaper
San Antonio Light
Location
San Antonio, Texas, United States of America
Date
Nov 14, 1918
Page
4
Fragmentary OCR notes discuss address changes for Block Inc locations at 250 Fifth Ave and related offices. Mentions Associated Press dispatch rights and republication restrictions.
The report outlines Ollern as a fugitive and discusses potential court actions. It notes testimony from relatives and authorities about his alleged offenses and the impact on global security, including references to German political and financial figures and the Krupp family in relation to wartime contracts.
In the inquiry, the individual blamed for starting the war faces a tough task proving an alibi as the investigation proceeds.
The 1917 fire loss in 217 U.S. cities totals 72 million dollars with San Antonio among the affected. Experts say half of fire losses are avoidable, urging citizens to reduce hazards from kitchen ranges to warehouse sprinklers to strengthen national defense and economy. The article also discusses Canada’s buffalo herd growth and preservation efforts.
The article recalls the near extinction of North America’s buffalo, credits their historical role in early settlement, and notes efforts to save the species. It highlights cross breeding with domestic cattle and the Canadian government’s role in preserving pure blood buffaloes at Wainwright Park national preserve.
Discussion of Canada’s approach to rehabilitating disabled soldiers includes training for higher roles, such as elevating an experienced bridge builder to foreman, and emphasizes education to raise industrial and social status. Notes on wartime politics and cultural figures follow in a collage of quotes and poems.
A reader denounces Kaiser Wilhelm II for mass murders and wartime cruelty, suggests public display in an iron cage to fund widows and orphans, and condemns anti Semites and Prussian militarism. The letter contrasts Jews and Christians remaining in the world with the Kaiser’s demise, urging unity under the United States flag.
At the Majestic Theater this week the duo Genaro and Golde headline a miniature musical comedy titled Wanted A Model. Their act, praised for its charm, follows a plot where an Italian dealer seeks a model and Ami Golde becomes the model, resulting in striking gowns and lighthearted farce.
The Grand presents His Birthright starring Sessue Hayakawa as the feature today. The screening continues, drawing local cinemagoers to see the acclaimed performance and drama unfold on the theater stage.
The article notes that after Cardinal Farley of New York’s death the College of Cardinals sits at 62 members with Italians in the majority. It cites wartime travel limits and political balance as reasons no new cardinals will be created soon, while Rome’s travel constraints hinder papal pallia distribution.
In 1740 the United States Postal Department was so small that proposals floated placing the postmaster general in the Capitol room where mails were received and dispatched to directly supervise operations.
Edward Price Bell notes that Friedrich Ebert, head of the German Socialists, backed World War I from August 1914 and supported war credits. He traces Ebert’s rise from tailor’s son to Reichstag leader and chancellor, arguing his actions aligned with militarist and industrial aims.
A housewife shares a meatless stew praised in ads called Herbert Stew named for Mr. Hoover. Recipe instructs slicing onions, simmering with tomatoes and okra, adding red kidney beans or boiled beans, optional green pepper, then cooking covered an hour and uncovered another hour in an enameled frying pan to evaporate moisture.
Readable fragments reveal humor and opinion from wartime letters and columns. Mentions include German pacing, crown prince rumors, prices, and a camp Lewis flagpole. A Denver area gossip note imagines a reporter with no time for politics while a Columbus Ohio sleeper adds local color.
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