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Newspaper
San Antonio Light
Location
San Antonio, Texas, United States of America
Date
Apr 18, 1916
Page
4
The San Antonio Light reports local briefs including civic updates and community notices from the city desk. The piece gathers quick notes on public affairs, events, and local happenings affecting residents.
The San Antonio Light reports March 1914 daily average circulation of 22 080 copies and Sunday edition 26 742. Net paid averages are 20 430 daily and 24 865 Sunday after spoilage and returns. Auditor claims credibility and guarantees 50 percent higher paid home circulation than any rival.
Doubts persist whether the body heading to Chihuahua is Villa with Americans awaiting confirmation. A positive ID would ease tensions and aid Mexico US relations, while the timing of the death report complicates withdrawal debates. Await further developments.
The article examines disciplined French soldiers and officers during war, highlighting the moral clash in firing squads tasked with executing comrades. It notes initial reluctance, then automatic acceptance driven by duty and unity, and comments on the obscure yet remarkable side of the conflict.
The piece exposes a new city scheme charging automobile owners full yearly rates for a nine month period from March 31 1915 to January 1 1917. It argues the city shorted three months and pocketed excess funds while urging reforms to reduce lawsuits and improve justice.
A French officer reports that most disciplinary cases stem from thoughtlessness. Delinquents often accept death without complaint, believing executions uphold discipline and national welfare. The process hides the soldier’s fate, with unmarked graves and no official record of the action.
A Bavarian court display proposes ten commandments to curb lawsuits during wartime and peacetime. They urge avoiding litigation, seeking compromise, listening to the opponent, writing clear agreements, proving only what can be shown, and not abusing the courts for petty quarrels.
The Federal Trade Commission reported February 1916 crude oil stocks higher than a year earlier and gasoline production up from January 1915 to December. Despite a larger supply and increased output, gasoline prices rose disproportionally. The commission will study Standard Oil divestitures, capital, dividends, and possible competition suppression to explain consumer costs.
The Utica Observer notes that both sides drain capital to fund the war, with Britain expanding trade and taxation to finance vast expenditures while Germany relies more on loans as trade collapses abroad. Britain’s revenue rose by 160.9 million dollars, and total wartime cost last year reached 7.5 billion.
Squire McClure of Rosston, a Democrat, has resigned as postmaster but the Post Office Department has not released him yet. He remains at the Rosston office while intending to leave town, a situation Gainesville Signal notes as unusual for a party member to resign a federal post.
The long Texas drought has broken across the state bringing optimism for crop yields. Farmers will push operations while ground remains in good condition with time to achieve record yields for crops that respond to proper cultivation.
Abilene Reporter quotes a call to excellence urging effort and improvement. The piece emphasizes doing right in any task and adding small touches others overlook, citing Thoreau and Holmes on innovation and better methods.
Lieutenant Pierre Fregis, returning from sixteen months on the front, meets his wife by chance in the Luxembourg Garden. She reveals she had written another woman and explains their distant marriage. He forgives her as they reconcile with a kiss.
Daily Fashion Hint highlights taffeta and gros de Londre frocks for the season. Street wear favors transparent lace or chiffon bodices with shoulder capes, adaptable for theater or dining. Navy taffeta gown paired with a matching cape and hat trim shows a complete stylish outfit with high buttoned boots.
Children visit a chicken farm after Easter meet tame chicks and observe eggs hatching in an incubator. They see warmth brooder housing and learn how chicks grow before heading home to share the tale with family. The piece also notes political diplomacy about Colonel House and President Wilson.
Col Edward M Louse will soon return from Europe without an invitation for President Wilson to serve as mediator to the warring nations. Official denial of the administration's aim was soon refuted by reports of his mission.
The Cleveland Plain Dealer notes a revived Cook-Peary clash as the U.S. government plans a Arctic map omitting Peary features like Peary channel and East Greenland Sea based on Danish and American expedition findings. Rep Helgesen prepares to attack Peary in Congress while Peary supporters call errors mere mistakes, not deception.
National Geographic highlights Chihuahua City population of about 40 000 and its mining economy, noting Peruvian episodes such as Hidalgo and Doniphan, ties to cor the tale of cochineal dye and cotton, and ancient Toltec legends. The piece reviews mining output, the Santa Eulalie mine, local wool spinning, and historic metalworking practices.
The Houston Post argues Congress should postpone the vetoed immigration bill with literacy tests, urging delay until future conditions are clearer. It notes wartime migrations, warns against straining foreign relations, and suggests avoiding actions that burden the president or harm international goodwill.
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