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San Antonio Light

Location

San Antonio, Texas, United States of America

Date

Apr 20, 1913

Page

2

Texas Voters Urged to Support University Bond Amendment

The Texas Board of Regents urges a July vote on a constitutional amendment to allow the Legislature to issue bonds for UT and other state institutions. Revenue from the university endowment would service interest and redeem bonds, not taxpayer pockets, while enabling first class facilities and free tuition education for Texas youths.

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Texas Voters Decide on University Amendment

The article notes a shift in lawmakers and urges citizens to vote on July 19 whether to make the university a first class institution. It emphasizes that approving the amendment carries no tax obligation and would not burden future generations.

Texas

Fiesta Week Invites City to Joyful Carnival

The piece urges San Antonio to embrace Fiesta Week with joy and unity. It praises the Spirit of Mirth, welcomes visitors, and calls for tolerance, communal effort, and shedding petty jealousies as the carnival fills the city with parades, pageants, music, and revelry.

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Don't Knock Your Hometown Boosters Cited for Civic Chips

A quoted quip about knocking a hometown circulates, attributed to Herbert N. Casson and others. The piece warns against two extremes: town knockers who see only failure and boosters who overpraise, obscuring needed improvements.

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Boosters and critics shape a city's improvement fate

The piece argues San Antonio needs honest boosters who loudly praise the city while acknowledging room for improvement. It warns against harsh critics who call improvement “knocking,” noting progress requires admitting sickness, scraping old paint, and tackling faults before lasting gain.

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Too Many World’s Fairs At Massachusetts Expense

The Boston Herald opposes state funding for the San Francisco Panama Pacific exposition. It argues past world fairs drained taxpayers with mismanaged subsidies, citing 1876 Philadelphia and Chicago’s 1893 success but noting later expositions wasted money. It condemns federal gratuities to failing fairs and notes McKinley’s Buffalo assassination influenced patronage, urging restraint on future appropriations.

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Allen Ownership at Taned and California Jang Controversy

The article discusses ongoing disputes over Allen ownership in California and New York's real estate titles. It notes New York granting Vitwhred titles and placing Grom on equal terms with walks ell, while California grants Allens equal titles to citizens but excludes them from pure chase and lasting ones. The text reflects concerns about federal systemic effects on foreign power and potential embarrassments within state practices.

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Dogs as Politicians and the Case for Muzzles

An old column humorously argues that dogs would be better off muzzled in politics. It satirically critiques canine politicking, noting dogs’ ambition, temper, and cleverness, while suggesting a muzzle would curb their influence and protect their reputations and others.

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Beneficent Automobile Promise in Economic Shift

An essay argues that rising automobile use may reduce or stabilize living costs by decreasing reliance on horses. It notes cars save labor, spare arable land, and cut horse-powered disease risks, while acknowledging autos remain costly to purchase and maintain. The piece frames the automobile as a societal benefaction with broad implications for agriculture, health, and urban life.

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The Sorrows of Texans

From the Philadelphia requirer a democratic organ casts frank comment on Texas and its Democratic representatives. The Houston Post criticizes their stance as forced feeding and questions the sincerity of their anti medicine rhetoric while noting Texans own wealth and political shifts amid a bleak national mood.

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Beanie Them in the President Wilson relteves the best time

The item critiques tariff veto timing amid Democratic resistance. It references President Wilson, taxation on incomes over 4640, and concerns about who bears the burden, with Indianapolis News as a source.

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Ambitious Mexico Crisis Ties to US Interests and Huerta

A New York Globe analysis alleges American business interests and officials favored Huerta over Madero, linking the ambassador to the murder plot. It portrays Madero's widow and family seeking protection while accusing the envoy of cynically supporting repression and recognizing Huerta before facts were clear. The piece questions U.S. diplomacy amid upheaval in Mexico and the future of a democratic government.

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Crashing the Rival as Texas Suit Unfolds

Reavis accuses two Magnolia Petroleum rivals of orchestrating a anti trust case in Texas to block Magnolia from expanding into Oklahoma. He claims attorney general allies and a receiver’s counsel moved the case, aided by wire pulling and strategic timing to privilege competing firms Corsicana and Texas Company. Texas citizens urged questions about zeal in the attorney general’s office.

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The Charmed Wave in Spanish Royal Chronicle

The narrative describes Alfonso surviving perils that threaten his life as rioters and missiles fail to injure him. His longevity is foretold as he chances toward a dignified death, with the story framed as fate guiding the future of the king.

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Metropolitan Art heist inquiry unfolds at Turner wing

Christopher Poe and Sir Arthur Hornsby investigate the Metropolitan Museum of Art theft of The Morning Mist. They examine the Egyptian room, Turner gallery, and a substituted painting, noting a professional touch on the frame and suspecting an amateur thief aided by dealer Spoods.

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