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Newspaper
San Antonio Light
Location
San Antonio, Texas, United States of America
Date
Apr 11, 1919
Page
3
A fragmented scrawl reports voters in multiple suburbs shifting from dry to wet, with Lake Viesy noted as a dry area turning wet. The piece highlights a widespread move toward personal liberty in alcohol regulation and cites Wisconsin as a state where dry areas have embraced wet policies.
The piece examines the governments gradual curtailment of wheat and flour exports, arguing the action was driven by political signals rather than economics. It notes effects on bread and corn prices, questions foreign demand, and critiques assumptions about prewar wheat shortages and global supply.
A long, partisan quarrel over the Drepuard constitution and the League of Nations is described with references to Senate figures and partisan disputes. The piece notes inter party and intra party tensions as critics argue about the document drafted in Paris and its implications for United States sovereignty and global role.
The discussion portrays varied views on arbitration and the league’s power, with Myr Root opposing autonomous national arbitration and advocating a compulsory tribunal for questions and a council to enforce decisions. The dialogue highlights how differing terminologies mask shared underlying ideas among weary legislators and scholars.
In a pivotal election, Chicago voters rejected nationwide paternalism by opposing temperance measures. The dry districts shifted, Hyde Park moved from dry to wet, and the city reflected a broader stance against government dictating personal habits. The vote signals a strong preference for local choice over prohibition, with 18,000 Chicagoans voting and 125, HOY women among them.
A dented wartime memo from Von Hindenburg urges swift German withdrawal or surrender as Western Front conditions falter. It notes strategic losses, failed offensives, and the government’s likely acceptance of an armistice while promising moral courage to face the crisis.
Fragmented report explains an Indian rope trick raffle among English magicians with witnesses and critics. Accounts claim a levitation illusion, alleged sightings and counterclaims of danger or deception, with figures like Clarke and Branson cited and various versions described.
The readable parts describe a chaotic scene with references to courage and memory, mentioning a "19 Ayre Mined" and various disjointed names such as Kimbonas and Daman. The fragment hints at a prison, a chain, and a memorial memory, but lacks coherent events or clear entities to form a concrete news item.
The text presents garbled OCR from a historical page with numerous misreads and missing context. It mentions a city or region and references various names, places, and events in an unclear, incomplete form. No coherent reportable incident or clear entities can be reliably extracted for a factual summary.
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