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Newspaper
San Antonio Light
Location
San Antonio, Texas, United States of America
Date
Apr 10, 1912
Page
4
Report from Pao-Chow describes a plan where rival robber bands were hired to attack each other. The subsidized band defeated the other, suffered heavy losses, and the citizens then killed or captured the surviving robbers. The town claims swift victory and restored order.
The House Military Committee condemns General Ainsworth as a victim of political drive and notes the case as a grave abuse of official authority. It questions his distinguished service and suggests his reformist bureau career lacked true military merit, referencing Owen Wister’s In the Back and Lionidas asparallels.
The writer argues no Western nation can imitate Chinese duplicity to settle troubles. He predicts Western robbers would form a trust to plunder the town, possibly fighting over shares but gaining plunder regardless.
The tribunal General Ainsworth would want was ready to hear the matter. Why did he fail to appear before it. It is better to face a court martial and be vindicated than not to face it and complain later.
The piece analyzes Denmark’s reluctance to sell St. Thomas in the Caribbean and the potential test of the Monroe Doctrine. It discusses who might buy or claim the island, the strategic harbor, and how the Panama Canal amplifies the stakes amid currents of U S control and European interest.
Garret P. Serviss argues the coal strike cleared English air sparks public interest in astronomy. He laments that many people today know less about the stars than 2000 years ago as astronomy drifted into a specialist science. His book aims to rekindle broad engagement.
The Chicago Record-Herald quotes a senior partner boasting of high dividends and future profits while a junior partner claims no hope for small capital entrants. They admit a need to destroy weekly books yet keep account integrity, highlighting dubious business ethics.
A reflective guide urges self discipline and care to avoid the narrow margin between success and failure. It counsels daily planning, watchful habits, honest promises, leveraging strengths, learning from others, helping others, and maintaining youthful thinking. It warns against hatred and notes the civilizing value of respectful conduct toward all.
The Los Angeles Tribune argues that the beef price spike stems from packers’ trust practices rather than old ranges being cut into farms. It claims packers set low prices for cattle to squeeze raisers and profits come from by products and wholesale margins, while treating carcasses as waste.
A precise teetotal rat, deprived of scraps, discovers a small amount of liquor left behind. The drink proves brutal and jolting, yet it stirs the creature to a bold reaction and a call to fight back, as described in a Chicago Post piece.
As Others View It Was an Unfortunate Oversight. The Philadelphia Press notes seven governors failed to inquire into the popular demand in New York and Indiana.
In light of modern oratory Colonel Bryan feels he is a reactionary standpat, a label aimed to frame his stance as conservative. The line suggests political pressure shaping public perception of his positions.
The Washington Post reports T R rebuts claims he desires only a kingly role and asserts his ambition is to become president of the United States.
An analysis notes a candidate expected victory but warned against bitterness and vindictiveness in the campaign, acknowledging tensions despite the hopeful outlook.
The Columbia State laments a lack of momentum in the Taft Roosevelt contest and calls for refunds, stating the race failed to gain traction and should not have proceeded. The statement frames the outcome as a dud with financial redress sought.
Baltimore American reports on meat packers planning higher beef prices. The article notes anticipated increases and potential impact on consumers and markets, detailing factors behind the price rise without quoting exact figures.
The Knickerbocker Press hails Roosevelt as unmatchable in wit and vigor, noting the speed of his actions surpasses even thunderous storms in the city’s headlines.
A brief note from Louisville Courier Journal describes the Roosevelt party in Texas as intact with a member said to feel well though lonely.
The Maine campaign shows a collapse of Colonel Roosevelt's platform as the Pittsburgh Gazette Times reports the adage as Maine goes, so goes the Union, signaling a shift in momentum for the national contest.
A Washington Post note suggests seven governors push the colonel toward forming a third party after judging it unwise to sail with allies who rock the boat.
The Philadelphia Record notes that seven New York Roosevelt delegates may cast more votes at the national convention than the seven governors, signaling strong state backing for Roosevelt.
A lyrical fragment describing forest sprites and springtime whispers with a playful blend of fear and wonder. Vision of Puck and fairies amid glowing woods and moonlit skies evokes a tender, dreamy mood.
From the New York World: Texas railroads using state commission powers set intrastate rates that double the distance-based traffic eastward within Texas versus interstate rates westward from Louisiana, raising constitutional questions on interstate commerce powers and alleged discrimination. Three of seven ICC members dissent, urging congressional action.
In Norman BE Mack's National Monthly a Sunday school lesson on the Prodigal Son centers on the elder brother. The teacher notes one who felt no joy at the feast and the student softly answers that it was the fatted calf, highlighting the moral tension.
The Philadelphia Inquirer calls Colonel Roosevelt the greatest living conception of the twentieth century, framing his influence as unmatched and enduring.
The Baltimore Sun asks if the race would have appeared as a scandalous farce had Theodore Roosevelt gained the most delegates, weighing the implications of his delegate lead in the political contest.
The Senate exonerates Stephenson by a 40 to 34 vote, with no final vote yet on the Lorimer committee report. The Louisville Courier Journal asks who will exonerate the Senate as the issue lingers.
Knoxville Journal and Tribune notes that Senator Dixon appears more industrious than accurate as a guesser, suggesting a relation or causal link between Willis Moore and Dixon's findings. The paper treats the claim with cautious skepticism.
Insurance examiners study longevity, weighing occupation and life habits. Children’s birth ages, family size, and parental vigor influence life expectancy, with strong physique, outdoor work, simple diet, temperance, and cheerfulness cited as longevity factors. Excesses in athletics, sedentary work, overeating, and heavy drinking oppose long life.
A scientific American report notes a record for rapid track laying on the Baro Kana railway in Northern Nigeria. British engineers supervised a day in which 613 miles of main track and 1200 feet of siding were laid with rails, illustrating advances in time and labor efficiency on prairie rail projects.
The tariff board details the distribution of a $28 suit of clothes from wool to final sale. It notes farmer proceeds of $2.23 and 68 cents profit, cloth maker $4.78 and 23 cents profit, wholesaler $16.50 and 2.18 profit, and retailer $23 with 6.50 profit, arguing cost of living was lower when processing occurred on the farm.
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