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Newspaper
San Antonio Light
Location
San Antonio, Texas, United States of America
Date
Apr 25, 1914
Page
7
Washington reports that the April 15 Tampico fleet movement showcases American naval strength far surpassing older ships. Analysts argue modern battleships aging quickly, and New York would outpace multiple Oregons in battle.
The Grand Opera House advertises John Brown the tango wrestling giant bear making afternoon and evening appearances starting Monday. Admission remains ten cents as the “house of quality and quantity,” offering sensational entertainment for all ages including ladies and children.
Fragments note social climbers facing change as hints of travel abroad appear. The clipping mentions legal aid in New York City handling many cases in 1913 and a pocket heater wired to a light socket capable of boiling water quickly.
About a dozen contractors have secured plans for $200000 in Bexar County road work and signaled bids on all or part of the project. Officials expect many more bids, with bids opened May 16. Farmers and small contractors show caution, while large firms may win major portions. Concrete culverts and tarvia road treatment are among proposed innovations.
A white, unemployed man in San Antonio decries vagrancy law as unjust and says it blocks reform. He was fined 200 dollars, then told to leave or face 200 days on the rock pile, while noting Mexican workers fill many jobs and criticising police dragnet tactics.
Paris reports scientists and government experts from America visiting in summer to study Swiss professor Dr Stauffacher’s claim of a parasite cause for foot and mouth disease. Swiss cases rose to about 69 000 in 1913 before veterinary measures nearly eliminated the plague, with Stauffacher asserting his microscopic color process reveals a protozoan parasite.
A quoted exchange centers on belief in peace, with Dolan challenging Rafferty who defends peace yet warns the process is hard. The dialogue hints at struggle over leadership and negotiation, ending with a garbled reference to a Duck dinner and a White Horse Tavern advertisement.
The court scene shows Arthur Train, New York assistant district attorney, using wit to undermine a witness in a divorce matter. Dialogue fragments reveal a tense exchange about drinks and motives, with unrelated menu and dining imagery interwoven in the chaotic testimony.
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