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Newspaper
San Antonio Light
Location
San Antonio, Texas, United States of America
Date
Apr 04, 1912
Page
6
The notice lists editors and publishers Charles 8 Diehl Harrison Li and addresses for the 8 C Beck agencies in New York and Chicago, with Tribune Building locations for both offices.
The San Antonio Daily and Sunday Light report total daily and Sunday circulation for March 1912. Net average circulation is 18102 for March with 1946 and 20769 gross totals prior to adjustments. Harvey L. Steele signs as circulation manager sworn before notary Ino J Wahl.
In a public address President Madero warns the United States against intervention in Mexico and asserts independence is vital. He criticizes Diaz era elections and notes foreign capital from Germany France Britain and the United States, while acknowledging foreign residents have been harmed by bandit violence.
The piece argues that the fifth reform principle estoppel blocks candidates before running, superseding initiative referendum recall and review. It suggests estoppel could prevent the race entirely and questions the need for other reform tools in politics.
The speaker argues crimes by Mexicans implicate the republic of Mexico, saying all nations must maintain borders or pay the cost. It asserts United States and Mexican investment requires stable conditions for lawful operation and warns that if Mexico refuses to restore order, another power may be needed to enforce it.
In Milwaukee a major Tuesday vote toppled Mayor Emil Seidel and his socialist administration. The large turnout surpassed Seidel’s earlier election, signaling a sharp defeat for the socialist party and likely a Furthers loss for Victor Berger in the fall. Wisconsin backed Woodrow Wilson for president with Champ Clark second. La Follette led Republican delegates but did not secure a full slate.
Twenty three delegates backed Taft while Roosevelt and La Follette split the rest. In Chicago Democrats swept municipal races with 25 aldermen to 11 for Republicans, routing Mayor Harrison faction and opposing Sullivan. The result gives Democrats encouragement and hints at reform momentum.
A Washington congressman faces a rhymed appeal from Belvidere Illinois about the press parcels post. The writer casts Representative Fuller as the hired man of farmers and voters, noting the poem’s blunt critique while observing the politics of constituencies and loyalty.
Review of the Grand production of H. M. S. Pinafore highlighting De Wolf Hopper George J. MacFarlane Viola Gillette Josephine Dunfee and Richard Temple. Praise for cast range and Sullivan Gilbert script with satire on bureaucracy and English identity.
The London Opinion reports a bantering exchange about marriage and commitment using puns on harness terms. The dialogue plays with phrases like pity trace saddle blinders breech rein and high check in a comic theatrical context. The piece ends with a sharp retort from a theatrical agent about expectations and payment.
Tests in a 14 by 12 by 12 foot room with one door two windows and vents compared a tantalum electric lamp with a Welsbach gas light. After three hours the electric lamp raised carbon dioxide by 0.154 percent while the gas light raised it by 0.131 percent. The hotter electric flame is blamed for greater air circulation that removes carbonic acid gas faster.
Senator Tillman had a speech printed as a pamphlet and was praised by Senator Bailey. Bailey revealed he admired the pamphlet and shared a humorous note about seeing a girl with two cherry pies in the senate restaurant corridor.
The queen of Bulgaria is reported to hold a medical degree while the young queen of Belgium is described as the sole oculist of royal blood worldwide.
The article discusses how the South Pole discovery may boost meteorology and other sciences, with Captain Scott and Amundsen shaping maps of Antarctica. It outlines possible continent configurations, including connections between Victoria and Graham Lands and the role of Enderby and Coats Lands, amid competing theories on King Edward VII Land.
The poem speaks of distant waters and Wells of Peace Far from everyday labor and laughter. It speaks of a hidden seven wells within the heart and a journey toward a final Endurance through love.
A Royal Geographical Society member in the London Times supports Captain Scott’s view of a bound Antarctic region between Victoria Land and the Indian Ocean. The article notes the ice barrier trapped by a vast water sheet and mentions Amundsen’s southern pole approach as a verification of the conjecture.
Washington reports say Alice Roosevelt Longworth has urged her father Colonel Roosevelt not to run for president. The Longworths and Tafts share close ties with President Taft, who treats Mrs Longworth as a daughter and invites them to many White House events.
An observant conductor on the San Pedro line found a suspicious half dollar after making change. He tested the coin and deemed it counterfeit yet kept the currency moving, explaining he might hand it along or slip it past depending on its authenticity. A passenger and a mail carrier expressed skepticism, and the conductor muttered about a bad day as he continued collecting fares.
Scientific American details how South Africa's diamonds occur in kimberlite or blue ground inside ancient volcanic pipes. Kimberlite shows high water content at depth and evidence of explosion. Dr Derby proposes pipes could saturate with liquids and gases causing carbon segregation and diamond crystallization.
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