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Newspaper
San Antonio Light
Location
San Antonio, Texas, United States of America
Date
Apr 09, 1916
Page
12
A concise AP day report provides a brief, objective roundup of national and international events. It summarizes key political developments, economic updates, and notable incidents with neutral phrasing and minimal detail.
Tue Ligur highlights golf as a tourist magnet citing Pinehurst as a blueprint. A group aims to open a mass entertainment golf park on 562 acres near New York with five eighteen hole courses and outdoor facilities financed by 85,000 shares at 10 dollars each.
Harry Montagnier, a young American once in Switzerland, enjoys a life cushioned by a bank error in New York. After climbing mountains in Italy and a France visit, authorities urged a move to Switzerland where the beloved sport would continue, while Italy disapproved of his pro German leanings.
A tale of an American uncle in Terre Haute, a Swiss mountaineer nephew, and a banking error that sent hundreds of thousands instead of hundreds. The mishap prompts family concern, audits, and reflections on luck and national armament policy.
The essay argues against disarmament schemes as a world policing plan and warns that Europe’s war shows nations must remain strong to deter aggression. It maintains the acquisitive instinct drives wars and urges nations to voluntarily curb it before global truce is possible.
A partisan critique argues that Senator Cummins seeks to subvert the Constitution with a national guard amendment to the Chamberlain bill. The piece contends the militia are state troops, under no federal control except in defined cases, and warns against using ambition to push a dangerous shift in military power.
The Beaumont Enterprise notes European aviators fight air battles daily while raids succeed and scout duty prospers with few accidents. It claims the United States army aviation corps shows weakness in Mexico with few serviceable machines and improper manning, contrasting with European aviation's war effectiveness.
The Laredo Times reports Americans arriving from the interior bring reassurance that conditions are quiet. The Torreon party says they left Villista territory for safety with their women, noting no hostility toward Americans. Government actions include deploying troops to the border to bolster depleted guards.
The Alvin Advocate notes a strong outlook for a heavy orange yield this fall as trees survived winter frost, now bloom and grow rapidly. Growers have sprayed heavily to prevent citrus canker and several new orchards are entering bearing.
A housewife battles spring pests with fly paper while her husband returns home tired and content in a dim dining room. An automobile salesman then charms a customer by promising extras, noting the illustration shows girls riding in the car but insisting they are not included.
In the New York Globe account the Welsh coal miners and mine owners clash over pay and coal sales to the government. Miners demand a living wage and cost coal to the state, while owners push profits. a government price dispute ends in a compromise that benefits owners more.
A garden party frock is shown in taf feta with a white stripe foundation and floral pattern. The taffeta is draped in bouffant style over the hips with deep folds at the waist, and the bodice features white chiffon sleeves with a double ruffle.
A lost boy named Bobby follows a hurdy gurdy and ends up in a strange city. He asks a policeman for help, spends time at the station, but recognizes his father on a phone call and is reunited with his parents. The tale ends with Bobby safe at home.
Martin Littleton relates an anecdote from a voyage about two conservative Englishmen who shared a table and deck chairs yet spoke not a word until near New York when one decided to introduce himself. They stand on the rail, he asks if they are going over, the other agrees.
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