San Antonio Light Circulation Figures For Six Months Ended March 31 1917
The San Antonio Light reports six months ending March 31 1917 daily average circulation of 20 708 copies and Sunday 24 300 copies. Net paid averages were 19 779 daily and 22 378 Sunday. Audit Bureau of Circulation certifies the figures and endorses advertiser value.
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The
San Antonio Light
Audit Bureau of Circulation
United States
Canada
America
Europe
San Antonio
US War Credit of Seven Billion Explained
The proposed seven billion dollar contribution is a initial yet ample sum to begin national war readiness. New York figures show annual income five hundred billion, bank resources thirty five billion, deposits twenty four billion, bank cash two and a half billion, gold stock three billion, and six billion in additional credits. The note urges using our money power alongside other national strengths to support allies and build a formidable war effort.
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United States
Germany
New York
Wilsons War Speech Pushes Universal Service Plan
Ambassador Gerard returns from Germany praising Wilson as the greatest peace president and now a great war president. He urges universal service to quickly raise a first quota and enable conscription for ages 18 to 30, arguing volunteers alone threaten national safety. He notes Britain spends vast sums and predicts the US will match or exceed wartime costs.
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Germany
Gerard
Wilson
Republic
Universal Service
Congress
National Guard
Great Britain
United States
Europe
America
Universal military service urged to speed war effort
The article argues Congress should pass the general staff bill to train forces faster and cut war costs. It calls for universal service with compulsory drafting of the National Guard after volunteers fill the regular army, citing lessons from Britain and the need for democratic fairness. It asserts Americans will respond to universal service as a core democratic principle.
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Congress
General Staff
Army
National Guard
England
Wilson
Republic
Great Britain
Uniting the Americas and the US Trade Image
The article argues that wartime disruption pushed the United States to redraw its relations with South America. It contends American arrogance and failure to cater to South American needs bred distrust, while war aims and democracy framed a broader commercial strategy to win southern patrons. It cites past interventions as eroding goodwill under the Monroe Doctrine.
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Americas
Europe
South America
United States
Cuba
Nicaragua
Santo Domingo
Colombia
Panama
Americas Near Union Through War Readiness
The article argues that as Cuba joins the war and other American nations follow, a real continental alliance is forming. It envisions closer commercial ties between the Americas independent of Europe, yielding profits without armed conflict. Brazil, Peru, and Guatemala are noted as joining or close to joining the effort alongside the United States.
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Cuba
United States
Brazil
Peru
Guatemala
Americas
Europe
Butter and Egg Board halts futures amid war concerns
The Chicago Butter and Egg Board announces it will not speculate in butter and eggs for future delivery due to the war. Dealers may contact board members directly for stocks, as officials claim speculation harmed the public. The piece questions why this virtue was delayed and notes long rising food prices.
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Chicago Butter and Egg Board
United States
Bell Mass Meeting Showcases Music Machines
A Bell mass meeting highlights music generated by machines, emphasizing the novelty and appeal of automated orchestration. Local attendees express interest in the fusion of technology and performance.
Maverick Seen as Best Fit for Fire and Police Commissioner
Supporters say Lewis Maverick would effectively run the office, arguing his leadership is urgently needed for the current period.
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Lewis Maverick
Fire and Police
Senator Lodge Proposes Seizing German Ships for Supplies
Senator Lodge suggests seizing the interned German ships to transport supplies. He notes the plan would work, but the U S waited until German sailors destroyed the machinery.
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Lodge
United States
A Civilizing Influence in North France
A French priest in North France cites a humane German officer who had lived in America and married an American woman. The report notes that two great civilizing influences can transform a disciple of Trietschke and a vassal of Wilhelm into capable agents of change.
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France
America
Trietschke
Wilhelm
Louisville Courier- Journal
German Flood to Mexico Misread by Nationwide Reports
Official border records show 838 Germans crossed into Mexico since February 3 with 34 returning, contradicting claims of ten million German and German American exoduses and a planned invasion. The piece notes a shift in the perceived threat from invasion to uprising.
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Mexico
Army Intelligence Service
United States
Utica
N. Y
Steel Corporation Earnings Soar in 1915 and 1916
The Philadelphia Record notes Steel Corporation earnings vastly increased over 1915, with 1916 profits nearly twice 1915 and close to 1,000,000 dollars daily. Net income reached about 202 million, exports hit 2.5 million tons, and smaller mills shared in the national industry’s prosperity.
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Steel Corporation
Philadelphia
Waco Times-Herald
Dr Wiley outlines wage free food cost at El Paso Times event
Dr. Wiley, founder of the pure food law, told the Economic Club at the Hotel Astor that wages could double through guidance on buying and eating. He argued laborers earning $2 daily spend 60 to 70 percent on food and should limit meals to a third of income, about 60 cents a day.
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Dr. Wiley
Economic Club
Hotel Astor
New York
Growth in Thrift Boosts American Life Insurance Sales
The Insurance Press tabulation shows January and February life insurance written reaching 105 million in February and nearly 209 million for the two months, up about 28 percent and 38 percent respectively from a year ago. The gains are nationwide, with Pennsylvania noted as third in February, highlighting broad thrift among Americans.
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Pennsylvania
Pittsburg Dispatch
Majestic Vaudeville Lineup Delights San Antonio Audiences
The Majestic unveils a diversified vaudeville bill led by Allan Dinehart and company in “The Meanest Man in the World.” Bert Fitzgibbon, Frank Crumit, Martin and Fabbrini, Dorothy Toye, Mr. and Mrs. Gordon Wilde, and Thompson's Terriers add novelty with songs, dancing, shadowgraph stunts, and family acts.
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Majestic
Allan Dinehart and Company
Bert Fitzgibbon
Bert
San Antonio
Frank Crumit
Martin
Fabbrini
Dorothy Toye
Gordon Wilde
Thompson
Louise Glaum Tops Empire Program With The Sweetheart Feature
Louise Glaum stars in The Sweetheart of the Doomed at the Empire Theater today, the last screening. The bill also includes a Sen nett Keystone comedy Stars and Bars with Ford Sterling. Thomas 8. Guise, playing General Gabriel Durand, discovers his resemblance to General Joffre after his hair is clipped and makeup completed.
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Louise Glaum
Empire
Empire Theater
Sennett-Keystone
Ford Sterling
Thomas 8
Guise
Joffre
Gabriel Durand
Ince
Sanitary engineers sought for American army in Texas
Sanitar ians and sanitary engineers of Texas are wanted for use in the American army. Dr. Leathers and Dr. Gunn have designated a committee to obtain names of available sanitarians in the central states, with Texans urged to communicate with Dr. Leathers for quick enlistment.
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Austin
Tex
Texas
Central States
Collins
Leathers
Charters Filed Across Texas Firms and Amendments
Charters were filed for Branley-Lanham Paving Company of Dallas with 100000 capital for road and bridge work. Dixie Lumber Company of Houston 12000 capital. El Campo Irrigation Company 1000 capital. Green Press Brick Company at Verris with 30000 capital. Hoskins Oil Company 75000 capital. Thalian Realty Company of Houston 50000. Final payments shown for Farmers Mill & Gin Co Tivoli and Hotel Gibraltar Co Paris. Dissolutions filed for Fred & Co Fort Worth Sewell Grocery Armour's Efficiency Country Club Fort Worth. Fringe: fraternal union headquarters in Palestine. Texas Iron Works Houston 18000. United States Gun Oil Company of Texas 20000. permits to Minnesota Oil & Gas Development in Minneapolis and Stag Tailoring in Chicago with Texas offices. Charter amendments for Asherton Lumber Company reducing capital stock. Dissolutions for Gates Safety Signal Board Attachment Co Aubrey and Navasota Ice Light Power Water Co.
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Austin
Tex
Branley-Lanham Paving Company
Dallas
Capital Stock
F. WY. Lanham
P. 8
Miller
C. L. Bernay
Dixie Lumber Company
Houston
H. Gunn
James Berry
I. L. Berry
T. J. Reed
D. J. Johnson
Texas Iron Works
G. W. Mennis
L. M. Pearce
J. E. Pearce
C. F. Williams
Goose Creek
Sheldon Development Company
John H. Freeman
Sewall Myer
Agnes Taylor
United States Gun Oil Company of of Texas
Anne Dickson
A. L. Dickinson
J. M. Johnson
Texas
Minnesota Oil & Gas Development Company
Minneapolis
H. C. Lovett
Asherton Lumber Company
Asherton
Gates Safety Signal Board Attachment Company
Aubrey
Denton County
Navasota Ice, Light, Power and Water Company of
Navasota
Se a Saturday Concert by Ethel Leginska in San Antonio
The San Antonio Mozart Society closes its season with soloist Ethel Leginska at Beethoven Hall. The Mozart Society chorus conducts Hadley’s Legend of Granada with Brough and Kirkpatrick as soloists. Ruth Witmer will debut under Leginska, performing Chopin pieces after Claassen introduces her.
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San Antonio Mozart Society
Beethoven Hall
Mme
Ethel Leginska
Mozart Society
Arthur Claassen
Henry Hadley
Granada
Robert Bruce Brough
Oran Kirkpatrick
Mme. Leginska
Rameau L
Etude
Mozart
Beethoven
Corpus Christi Recruits Report Busy Army Office
Corpus Christi April 14. The army recruiting office sees many inquiries and daily enlistments. Young men from the area join infantry cavalry and aviation branches. Names include Rufus B. Bloxom in infantry Henry Holland in cavalry F G French Garnet Menger and G A Mercer in aviation. All are Corpus Christi boys.
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Corpus Christi
Tex
United States Army
Infantry
Cavalry
Rufus B. Bloxom
Henry
Holland
F. G. French
Garnet Menger
G. A. Mercer
Aviation Corps
Tinoco Becomes Costa Rica President After Two Hour Revolt
American Minister Hale reports in San Jose that Frederico Tinoco ousted the Gonzalez government in a brief revolution and was elected chief executive. The U.S. will recognize him only as de facto leader, despite his offer to use Costa Rica waters for war purposes.
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Washington, D. C
Hale
San Jose
State Department
Costa Rica
Frederico Tinoco
Gonzalez
United States
Tinoco
Meatless day policy to curb meat shipments in France
Paris April 14 Maurice Violette minister of subsistence announced meatless days across France. From now until June 1 meat sales will be banned Thursdays and after that date on Thursdays and Sundays. Exceptions cover the sick and possibly trainees in the military. The decree cites reduced frozen meat shipments and the need to lessen national stocks.
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Paris
Maurice Violette
France
Money for Farmers in New York Pledged Loans
New York farmers can borrow at 4 1/2 percent interest on personal notes without endorsement to finance planting harvesting and marketing of crops. Twenty million dollars pledged by New York City bankers and 500000 in cash deposited as a guarantee. Loans to be administered by a local committee.
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New York
New York State
New York City
Finance meeting on Red Cross financing in Washington
President Wilson invited leading men from across the country to gather in Washington on April 21. The purpose is to discuss financing the American National Red Cross and its duties to soldiers and non-combatants.
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Washington, D. C
Wilson
Washington
American National Red Cross
Senate panel changes mail law to bar seditious publications
The Senate judiciary committee approved the administration espionage bill with an amendment giving the postmaster general power to refuse the mails for publications deemed seditionist anarchist or treasonable, reflecting wartime censorship efforts.
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Washington, D. C
Senate Judiciary Committee
Postmaster General
Free War Garden Manual Distributed by Agriculture Department
The Department of Agriculture has prepared for free distribution a complete gardening manual to promote intensive gardening during the war. Thousands of copies are printed and more will be produced as demand grows. The department will mail a copy to any requester.
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Washington, D. C
Department of Agriculture
Letters policy at The Light requires signed submissions
The Light will publish only signed letters and will not publish anonymous ones unless the writer desires. Typewritten signatures and stamped signatures are considered anonymous. Publication does not imply endorsement of the letter’s policy by the publishers.
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The
Light
Old Settlers Respond To Modern Day Life Critique
In a letter from San Antonio dated April 12 1917 an elderly resident defends old settlers against a younger critic. He contends old folk adapt to new ways yet resist sacrificing valued old institutions and comforts while acknowledging some faults. He questions the claim that old settlers oppose progress and taxes and argues hardship breeds resilience.
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San Antonio
Tex
Belknap Rifles Remember Judge Green as Widow Loses Trustee Race
A letter-writer recalls Judge Robert B. Green and honors the Belknap Rifles in memory of their leader while noting his widow’s defeat in a school trustee race. The writer questions fellow veterans about current loyalties and condemns the West Side political machine. The second letter criticizes a reader’s fiesta Red Cross proposal and urges publishing the author’s name.
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Belknap Rifles Organization
Robert B. Green
County and City Hospital
Commissioners’ Court
Belknap Rifles
Bob Green
West Side
Red Cross
San Antonio
Light
Benefit Opera Night Shines at Grand Opera House
A large crowd enjoyed the benefit program Loose Leaves from the Operas presented by the Tuesday Musical Club for the George Leroy Brown Kindergarten. Miss Gussie Rowley led rehearsals with Mrs Edward Sachs directing the orchestra, and the show started on time with no encores. Floral tributes crowned a finale featuring Corinne Worden in The Goddess of Liberty as The Star Spangled Banner closed the evening.
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Grand Opera House
Musica Club
George Leroy Brown
Gussie Rowley
Edward Sachs
Corinne Worden
Eli Hertzberg
Stanley Winters
Sachs
Fred Jones
Winters
Mme. V. Colombati D’acugna
Miss Rowley
Concert Sunday at Brackenridge Park by San Antonio Municipal Band
W H Smith announces a Sunday afternoon concert at Brackenridge Park starting 8:30 pm to 6:00 pm with Madame Alicia Petitclerc singing patriotic songs. Program includes marches and overtures by Balfe, Jakobowsky, Verdi and others, plus "The Star Spangled Banner" finale.
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Brackenridge Park
W. H. Smith
San Antonio
Alicia Petitclerc
Smith
W. Balfe
Anita” Towels Dake Spaenenad
Allen
Erminie
L. Conterne
Honolulu
Wee
Corpus Christi Students Form Voluntary Military Company
The Corpus Christi High School students form a voluntary military company with twenty recruits and drills to start soon. They secured sixty army rifles for drill under organizers Bernard Gussett Herbert French and Pierre Pechin. Horatio Gussett to command with Dr W J Carter captain and Tom Galloway and W J Bryan as lieutenants.
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Corpus Christi
Tex
Corpus Christi High School
Bernard Gussett
Herbert French
Pierre Pechin
Horation Gussett
Mexican government takes control of Tehuantepec National railway
The Mexican government has seized control of the Tehuantepec National railway, a British owned property, to operate the line for its own use. The Pierson Syndicate owned railroad spans 315 kilometers across the Tehuantepec Isthmus, linking with the Vera Cruz to Mexico City main line of the National Lines of Mexico. The British line previously ran with well equipped trains and Pullman cars.
Coast Liners Asked to Free Vessels for Government
Government via the Council of Defense requests chief railroads to rearrange schedules and facilities so nearly all coastwise vessels can be released for government use. Released ships would likely transport foodstuffs and supplies to allies until the wooden fleet is built.
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Washington, D. C
Council of Defense
Ranes
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