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Newspaper
San Antonio Light
Location
San Antonio, Texas, United States of America
Date
Apr 19, 1917
Page
12
A political confrontation questions whether Robert F Uhr or G A Lowther is best suited to lead police and fire during wartime. The piece cites alleged immigrant voting patterns on the West Side and questions allegiance, citizenship status, and capability to handle widespread disorder.
A commentator questions whether the city should entrust police power to any but genuine benevolent residents of San Antonio, urging caution in local governance and public safety.
The text argues the department conflict may continue regardless of whether Uhr or Lowther is elected, suggesting no clear resolution through the vote. It points to ongoing tensions within the force as a central issue.
A political advertisement urges voters to elect Lewis Maverick as Police Commissioner to end poor conditions in the Police Department and improve public safety in the city.
Jewelry valued around 1200 dollars was taken from Mrs. A. L. Huber at 47 Fifth Street after intruders cut a screen and forced a rear door Wednesday night during the Fiesta parade. Missing items include diamonds, amethyst, gold bracelet, turquoise ring and more. two suits were also stolen. Mrs. M Bucsko and Miss May Maurermann also report jewelry thefts during the same period. A separate burglary at H Osborn’s shop on East Houston Street involved theft of currency, clothing, and goods via a transom entry.
A governess strives to instill gratitude in her pupil Charley. She asks if he should be grateful to the cow for the milk, but he replies the cow herself has no use for it. The exchange highlights a child's blunt view of value and care.
Monsignor Arthur Stapylton Barnes urges voluntary organization over conscription and cutting needless entertainments to conserve food. He proposes a San Antonio census of able bodies and skills to aid military and home front needs, and recalls English success with voluntary mobilization. He credits Germans’ red tape as a cautionary contrast and notes his own life as a Catholic missionary and scholar supporting war relief and an orphanage.
A brief dialogue excerpt shows a wife arguing that money given covers bills while less money leads to debt, illustrating domestic economic strain within a Boston Transcript quotation.
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