San Antonio Light circulation figures audited for six months
The San Antonio Light announces six month circulation ending March 31 1917. Daily average 20709 copies Sunday 24300 copies. Net paid daily 19779 and Sunday 22378. Audit Bureau of Circulation certifies figures. Paper claims 50 percent higher paid direct circulation to San Antonio advertisers.
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Audit Bureau of Circulation
United States
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Different in Brazil Germans blamed for wrecking Brazil
The piece argues that Brazilian anger at German actions in the war has led to widespread attacks on German property and residents in Brazil while noting that Americans have faced heavy losses from German aggression. It contrasts U S restraint with Brazil’s unrest and discusses broader economic and moral ramifications of the war on U S society and business.
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Brazil
United States
Germany
Lusitania
Rewards of Service in War’s Harsh Crucible
War, a stern winnower, separates the good from the bad and the efficient from the inefficient by results alone. It discards bias, aids custom only when defensible, and exposes elemental forces in their primitive form, indicating what may be expected from conflict.
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United States
Wilson appeals to middlemen to forego unusual profits
President Wilson calls on middlemen to give up profits beyond normal as a measure to ease living costs. Critics doubt a broad appeal will curb prices without a clear standard for what counts as unusual profits. A food and price survey and possible government price setting are proposed to prepare for action.
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Wilson
United States
Houston
Great Britain
A Spring Zephyr Pushes Voters to Oppose City Machine
A compact exhortation urges residents to renew pledge to vote against the city machine amid springtime winds and street sweeping. It frames the vote as a stand against entrenched power.
Not in Favor of Armed Working Women in San Antonio
Lewis Maverick opposes arming working girls to guard against street insults and urges the police department to ensure protection for all lawful citizens. The comment frames a debate over personal self defense versus official security.
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Lewis Maverick
San Antonio
Maverick Campaign Stresses Safer Streets in San Antonio
A political appeal urges voters to back Lewis Maverick for police commissioner over the machine, arguing his plan would allow working women to use San Antonio streets without insults. He promises to organize a police force to enforce this aim, contrasting with the current conditions.
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San Antonio
Lewis Maverick
Maverick
Sandbaggers of illiteracy cited in Texan press
Brenham Banner Press describes Texas teachers as sandbaggers of illiteracy and praises the strong state association and its live wires on progress. It notes the Thirty-fifth Legislature allocated record education funding and many laws were enacted.
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Texas
Brenham Banner Press
Expert Testimony Endorses Belgian Relief Work
The sinking of Belgian relief ships prompts questions about continuing aid. The Rockefeller Foundation donates $100,000, seen as expert testimony that Belgian relief is practical and desirable. The foundation funds only after careful study and has strong facilities to judge Belgian needs.
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Rockefeller Foundation
Cincinnati Times-Star
Texas Leads in Navy Recruiting and War Supplies
The Houston Post asserts Texas dominates in navy recruiting and will likely lead in cotton for explosives leather for shoes petroleum for fuel and skilled marksmen in any long conflict. The piece stresses Texas superiority in multiple war support metrics across regions.
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Texas
South
Houston Post
These Must Volunteer for Nation's Food Production
The article urges volunteers to join food production efforts amid looming shortages. It notes plans to organize civilian labor for planting staple crops to aid allies and support troops, predicting a formal volunteer system mirroring other belligerent nations as the war continues.
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Chicagoe Herald
Letters to The Light Editorial Policy
Readers are advised that letters must be signed to be published and typed or stamped signatures are considered anonymous. Publication does not imply publisher endorsement of the letter’s policy.
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Light
Home stead rights boost for Texans say reader
A Southwest Texan argues for government grants of 60 to 100 acres to honest men willing to develop homesteads in West and East Texas. He urges improving idle land to grow gardens hogs and chickens, ending dependence on paper money and high prices, and thriving at home.
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Texas
Saw the Machine at Work At the Depot
A visitor describes arriving April 10 to a chaotic election scene at the I and G N depot. He notes crowds, a Mexican man with glasses as alleged leader, a presiding officer with ballots, and a tense mob. He warns readers to watch local elections and depots to avoid trouble.
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Waxahachie
Viila
Municipal primaries call for businesslike city government
The piece urges qualified voters and poll tax holders to fulfill their duty at upcoming municipal primaries and emphasizes the need for a competent, businesslike administration to place city government on a solid foundation.
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Mer
Call for civil service reform to curb municipal corruption
An editorial argues cities should cut politics from governance with a strict civil service system. It urges voters to elect capable, honest officials regardless of party or race, stressing unity as Americans and loyalty to the nation over faction.
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America
Folly of the Volunteer System debated in editorials
Letter argues conscription produced few Northern enlistments and high desertion, cites 2 859 000 total enlistments with under 2 percent from conscription and under 5 percent after March 1863. Claims desertion rate higher among conscripts and praises volunteers as more dependable, citing Britain and Canada in France. Compulsion opposed as against American spirit.
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Tennessee
Kentucky
Missouri
Great Britain
France
Wealth Conscripted to Fund War Instead of Men
Samuel H. Smith argues wealth should bear war costs rather than conscripting men. He contends wealth has no heart and will serve efficiently, making volunteers unnecessary. He believes taxing wealth is easier and safer, yielding better results.
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Samuel H. Smith
The Light's Daily Story and a Reserved Romance
Lois, a sensitive painter in a small attic studio, resists a tall neighbor Philip Strang who stares from the opposite window. A trusted friend, Mrs. Keppler, nudges romance by arranging tea and hinting at Philip’s interest. A hopeful glimpse ends with Philip planning a visit after a shy, mutual, hopeful exchange.
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Ella Randall Pearce
Lois
Mrs. Keppler
Philip Strang
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