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Newspaper
San Antonio Light
Location
San Antonio, Texas, United States of America
Date
Apr 03, 1912
Page
4
The excerpt lists editors and publishers Charles Diehl Harrison Beach editors and publishers and two agency offices. It notes New York and Chicago addresses tied to the 8 C Beck with Special Agency in the Tribune building.
Harvey L. Steele, circulation manager, swears the gross and net circulation for March 1912. The Daily and Sunday Light show a Sunday total average circulation of 20 760 and a wet average of 19 506. Adjustments for spoiled unsold returned samples and exchanges total 1 263 for March.
The piece recalls Roosevelt’s insistence that the effort is worth while amid defeat and doubt. It compares his resolve with Wells and Byron, noting repeated political defeats from Saratoga to Iowa as he backed Stimson Beveridge and allies who still lost.
The essay portrays Emilio Vasquez Gomez of San Antonio as a gentle revolutionary figure, noting his建议 to President Madero to protect foreigners and civilian lives. It argues war is brutal and that Gomez misunderstands his legal status while he advocates restraint amid rebellion, yet his actions incite revolt.
The passage debates Roosevelt by asking if personal endeavor justifies struggles against political tides. It weighs whether the effort is worthwhile given defeats in North Dakota and against La Follette progressives, and whether individuals or the era’s conscience should judge its value.
The Independent notes the Senate defeat of arbitration treaties after amendments. It argues the changes may render the agreements unacceptable to Britain and France, who would seek to dictate what is justiciable. It views acceptability to England as vital for American gains.
The Independent criticizes the treaty amendments for reserving questions from arbitration including aliens and state sovereignty. It argues the Monroe Doctrine cannot be arbitrated and warns that enforcing it by force may be necessary. Other writers echo anti arbitration views, calling the senate’s action un-American and praising the decision.
A New York Times style digest notes Bergson as an intuitional thinker valued for insight over strict science. It discusses his critique of scientific certainty and his trust in innate ideas, suggesting American reception will be courteous but not convinced. The piece cites Bergson’s influence and contrasts Aristotelian method with his approach.
A summary of Thomas Carlyle as a Scot and philosopher who trains the mind through strenuous work. It argues Carlyle’s rugged English and tough ideas motivate active thinking and effort, praising work as noble, sacred, and a path to fortune. The piece contrasts Carlyle with the pessimist Man with the Grouch and urges liberal reading of Carlyle.
The article outlines a banana fiber cloth process in the Far East, noting India as a future center. Mature stalks are steamed, outer skin removed, fiber spun into yarn, and woven. Current price is high, about 5.70 for five yards by one yard, with demand likely rising.
A humorous dialogue fragment shows Mrs Murphy and Mrs Casey discussing a supposed aviation mishap. One claims Dinnis fell from an alrgoplane during a correspondence course, while another quips he paused mid lesson. The exchange mirrors mock news style.
Alessandro Bonci delivered a masterful bel canto recital at the Grand Opera House last night. Despite late-arriving patrons disturbing the first part, his pure, limpid notes and refined phrasing earned wide acclaim with Puccini’s Che Gelida Manina drawing hearty response and several encores including three French chansons.
Poem recounts spring memory and lost love with imagery of Clematis vines and wild apple trees. The speaker recalls a shared path by a brook and asks why words unsaid haunt the memory as seasons return. The voice reflects on wealth of moments lost and the ache of being unable to share again.
The concert closed with three Italian numbers and an encore by Signor Bonci while Signor Robert E. Francini, the accompanist, offered an encore of the Mignon overture. The recital, produced by the Tuesday Musical club, stood as the season’s best musical event.
A London Opinion cartoon dialogue shows an old lady asking for seasickness remedies for her husband. The captain dismisses the need for advice, and a chorus character volunteers to handle it, reflecting humorous maritime banter.
An orator denounces predatory wealth and praises industrious housewives while mocking a pampered limousine set. A woman departs in defense of her child Dolly, insisting abusive language must stop and that the elite must quit targeting her pet.
A witty exchange about losing and regaining an umbrella after attending two receptions, with the second upsetting loss and a twist of luck at the first. The remark appears in Lippincott's.
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