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Newspaper
San Antonio Light
Location
San Antonio, Texas, United States of America
Date
Apr 25, 1916
Page
6
Colonel Roosevelt condemns U S failure to prepare for war and the Mexican expedition. He cites lack of equipment and poor logistics, noting damaged trucks and ill soldiers. He argues national duty to support and ready troops, calling desertion by either side a grave betrayal.
A reflective line notes that treason against a foe is not the sole form of betrayal, suggesting broader questions of loyalty and courage during conflict.
A controversial limerick contest at an Emporia college ignites a dispute between faculty spouses and students. Critics accuse the winning verse of indecency while supporters back the second prize poem. The row highlights tensions in the college town over culture and propriety. The piece also discusses the meaning of high seas and territorial limits in maritime law.
The article contrasts U S policy on Porto Rico citizenship with Philippine independence, noting Porto Rico’s late citizenship promise remains unfulfilled while Philippine autonomy advances as a political pledge. It argues the difference reflects partisan versus national obligations shaping public affairs.
The piece notes that the term high seas has no precise meaning and was popularized during the war. It argues the phrase lacks a defined origin and has been casually used by diplomats and the public, though it conveys no specific concept.
Reports from Mexico describe Pershing’s troops in trenches as war echoes. Peace advocates in the United States may form a movement titled Out of the Trenches to urge withdrawal and seek an end to warfare.
The Russian government placed a large order for a million woolen blankets in the United States. In response, clothing stores released half price winter suits from display to shelves anticipating higher prices next winter.
The German note notes that rising prices for paper and ink make lengthy diplomatic messages as costly as using ammunition, reflecting heightened wartime resource strain and official concern over correspondence costs.
President Wilson plans to press decisive action against German submarine warfare as diplomatic notes in Washington exhaust all paper and options. The statement signals a hardline stance and broadened effort to counter U-boat tactics.
The Brooklyn Citizen argues that the captain’s timeline links the Sussex attack to a second torpedoed vessel, calling the claim essentially incongruent with reason. It cautions against doubting the German government’s credibility and frames the sequence as implausible they would expect such gullibility.
The St Louis Post-Dispatch argues Astor faces a $280000 higher tax under the new budget while already paying $1406000 to Britain. It contends much of the Astor wealth stems from New York investments and urges a stronger U.S. surtax on profits sent abroad, to curb foreign funding of the war.
The Columbus New Mexico stockade for Mexican prisoners will use barbed wire plus hundreds of tin cans filled with pebbles as alarms. Guards will watch the fence, and the rattle of cans signals escapes. The paper jokes that good meals may attract new prisoners and suggests dogs may be tied to cans.
The Galveston Tribune notes rising murder rates in America with an 8.6 per 100 000 annual average and cites 1918 as a peak at 8.7. Memphis leads with 72.2 murders per 100 000 in 1914, Charleston 33.38, Manhattan Bronx 6.1, Chicago 9.8, Boston 4.8, Brooklyn 4.5, Philadelphia 4.2, Milwaukee 2.4.
Robert Hazell steals cash receipts, contemplates escape, and returns to the office to restore the papers. He confronts manager Mr. Manners, who accuses him and is killed in the struggle. The story ends with Hazell horrified by the murder and fearing arrest.
Fashion notes highlight net, batiste, lawn, organdy, figured voile and embroidery as favored fabrics. Describes a white net gown with embroidered tunics, boning detail, simple bodice, and a velvet hat with lace, rose, high white boots, and parasol as stylish finishing touches.
A reader condemns the Water Works Company plan to cut river avenue land from Brackenridge park for subdivided lots. The writer blames the mayor and city commissioners for the perceived park desecration and urges public support, fundraising, and opposition to the franchise deal. A broad call to urban groups to organize a preserving movement follows.
City faces immediate action to fund purchase of a River avenue strip for Brackenridge park. H. E. Dickinson warns delay risks loss of the land and its transformation into a subdivision, condemning the city's failure to act promptly.
A reflective column discusses fear of future trials and disasters, how anticipation shifts from bright days to somber contemplation, and how sudden life changes can leave us stranded. The piece explores enduring human worry and the impact of hardship on outlooks.
The Dallas Journal notes a U S case against the International Harvester Company as a monopoly now in Supreme Court review. It reports the company telling a Senate committee that Yucatan sisal planters and American bankers form a trust and that mills might shut down due to material shortfalls.
A young girl Jane longs to attend a circus. after illness delays, her father arranges for telephone listening so she can hear the show. The doctor restricts travel but the idea lets Jane enjoy the circus through sound and hopes to see it next year in person.
Joseph Weldon Bailey has stayed in Texas for days visiting Gainesville after Dallas meetings. He may seek Senate race, discusses with O B Colquitt, may vote for Culberson, and plans to influence Texas politics as a delegate and platform writer ahead of state and presidential conventions.
In a House committee session Samuel Gompers argues that living costs have not risen relative to wages. He notes wages hours and conditions improved, essentials broadened, and says 1870 to 1901 price trends differ due to evolving consumption patterns of families.
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