San Antonio Light Circulation Figures For Six Months
The San Antonio Light reports six month totals ending March 31 1917 with daily average circulation of 20709 for the daily edition and 24300 for the Sunday edition The net word average after adjustments is 19779 for the daily and 22378 for the Sunday The Audit Bureau of Circulation certifies the figures and the paper claims 50 percent more paid circulation to advertisers in San Antonio than any other local newspaper.
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The
San Antonio Light
San Antonio
Audit Bureau of Circulation
United States
Canada
America
Europe
Lying Circular Attacks Allies Prompt War Time Warning
A San Antonio mailed circular falsely claims Cecil Rhodes left a British empire plan to absorb the United States. The note, a German propaganda effort, is debunked as false and dangerous, with officials warning attackers risk fines and internment during the war.
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San Antonio
United States
Cecil Rhodes
United States of America
Fatherland
East
Great Britain
Kaiser stripped of titles as war deepens
The New York Yacht Club voted to strike the German emperor and Prince Henry from its honorary roll as Britain and France wage war. The move came after the Kaiser’s declarations and changes in status, reflecting the intensified conflict and shifting loyalties.
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Great Britain
Germany
Belgium
Prince Henry
Kaiser
New York Yacht Club
United States
Fragmentary Speech on War Strategy and Sacrifice
The fragment notes a speaker urging a focus on strategic rear positions and strikes at home, acknowledging the harsh reality that war brings costly blows and casualties. It reflects a mindset balancing tactical aims with personal sacrifice in a wartime context.
Unfaithful Representatives and Texas Draft Debate
The letter criticizes James L. Slayden and Jeff McLemore for their stance on universal military service and attacks McLemore over a Corpus Christi telegram. It argues Texans deserve respectful congressmen and warns that Missouri’s Mr. Clark favors the volunteer system, signaling potential political decline amid wartime policy disputes.
Flowers and Patriotism in Draft Debate
The piece rebukes Speaker Clark for opposing the selective draft, arguing his stance harms the nation by wasting patriotic sacrifice. It warns that volunteerism risks ornamental, fragile “flowers” failing in war, while the draft would keep brave Americans and prevent a desert of sacrifice in Europe.
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Mr. Clark
Sons of Missouri
Missouri
Clark
Wilson
Gray
Europe
Speaker Clark
Peace aims split Socialists hinder their settlement
The article argues that the Socialist movement faces a major flaw as factions cannot agree on the type of peace or the method to achieve it, undermining unified peace efforts.
Food gamblers in Chicago raise prices during war
The report notes food gamblers in Chicago push prices higher amid wartime strain. It condemns attempts to corner food supplies as treasonous and suggests severe penalties, even hanging, for such actions.
Discharge of Dr. Wilson as school physician sparks political debate
The text argues Dr. Wilson was well suited for the role and claims his dismissal shows political influence corrupting the schools. It asserts there was no reason for removal and describes it as evidence of a machine driven purge impacting education.
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Tle
Wilson
German Submarine Sighting Doubt Casts Doubt On Claim
The Germans deny sending submarines to this side of the Atlantic while the crew of the destroyer Smith claims to have seen one. Public doubt remains as Americans question the accuracy of the Smith crew’s report and resist accepting German statements on the matter.
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Atlantic
Smith
Texas prospers as cattle trade expands from Wisconsin
Twenty eight thousand Texas dollars paid for pure bred dual purpose cattle near Appleton Wisconsin signals growing livestock movement into Texas. The Appleton purchase is one of many shipments arriving in Texas over the past six months, a good sign for regional business and prosperity.
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Texas
Appleton
Wis
Fort Worth
Texans Welcome All Immigrants With Open Doors
The Houston Post urges Texas to welcome incoming immigrants from France England Russia and other nations. It argues the state can absorb them all and forge loyal American citizens faster than any other state in the Union.
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America
Texas
Houston Post
Uncertain Russian Situation Warns of Major Allied Impact
The Houston Post argues that a separate peace between Russia and the central Allies is unlikely, threatening a Teutonic shift to the western front. It warns the United States must prepare for massive operations and demands across military, agricultural, professional, and industrial sectors.
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Russia
Teutonic
United States
Europe
Houston Post
The Voracious Middleman and Price Grips America
The Beaumont Enterprise accuses retailers of greed and traitorlike behavior for raising prices on necessities. It urges moderating profits, warns of government action if distribution cannot supply food at reasonable prices, and echoes President Wilson on fair rehandling profits.
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Wilson
America
Beaumont Enterprise
Washington war conference seeks entente victory plan
The Washington meeting will include British and French representatives to discuss crushing Prussian militarism and the United States role in civilization and humanity. The aim is to avoid prior blunders and advance toward world tranquility as the program is framed and implemented.
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Washington
Great Britain
France
United States
el Paso Times
Treason and What it Means in Federal Law
The Beaumont Enterprise explains treason: levying war against the United States or aiding enemies carries death or at least five years in prison and $10,000 fine. Knowing about treason and not informing authorities can bring up to seven years and $1,000 fine. Enlisting against the United States carries three years and $1,000. Sedition and conspiracies against the U.S. are unlawful. The line between aiding the enemy is hard to define.
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United States
Beaumont Enterprise
Love Returns on Campus in Southern Town
Sidney Martin, returning east to visit his alma mater, reunites with Claire Conley after two decades. The pair recalls old memories on the campus and a long-ago proposal, culminating in Claire introducing her son Dean and inviting Sidney to dinner, hinting at a renewed future.
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A. Maria Crawford
Sidney Martin
Southern College Town
Claire Conley
Claire
Texas
College
Wall Field
Bates
Lafe
Carrie¢E
Dean
Mother
Father
Blanton Proposes Modest Post Office Buildings Plan
Washington D C April 28 Judge Thomas M Blanton the young Texas congressman acts as a budget watchdog proposing lean post office buildings in his district He pushes smaller appropriations ranging from 12500 to 35000 for towns including Eastland Paint Rock Breckinridge Palo Pinto Baird Merkel Albany Abilene and Sweetwater, with larger 30000 35000 bids for Anson Cisco and others. If approved by the public buildings committee Blanton could win several lowcost structures instead of pricey projects.
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Washington, D. C
Thomas IL. Blanton
Texas
Blanton
The
Treasury
West Texas
Congress
Forks of the Creek
Eastland
Paint Rock
Breckinridge
Palo Pinto
Baird
Merkel
Albany
Haskell
Big Springs
Midland
Colorado
Anson
Cisco
Abilene
Sweetwater
Public Buildings Committee
Grace Lutheran to Receive 32 Confessors Sunday
Thirty two persons will publicly confess their faith and join Grace English Lutheran Church as communicant members Sunday morning. The day features a reunion service for transfer members from the last thirteen years and confirmation class graduates from 1904. A spring 1917 class reunion banquet follows next Wednesday at the Original Mexican Restaurant.
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Grace English Lutheran Church
Messrs
Andrew J. Kroeger
George C. Benfer
Chester Clifton
Martin Gunkel
Trevanian Teel
Leroy Willmann
Oscar Heckerson
Charles Treuter
Albert Hansen
Erwin Geyer
Louise Hansen
Margaret Cuney
Eilsie Daehnert
W. H. Bachman
Youngstown
Ohio
William Soderlund
Edgar H. Hirsch
Grace Choir
Henrietta Enck
Warship on Broadway shows U S S Recruit staged
Work began on the first dreadnought that ever cruised Broadway. In about three weeks the U S S Recruit will stand in Union Square as a complete fighting machine with twelve guns in four turrets. The Recruit will be a naval enlistment station. It will be 200 feet long forty foot beam eighteen feet high to deck. Built of wood with sheet metal and concrete armor imitation.
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New York
Broadway
Union Square
Navy
Miniature Texas battleship used in Dallas recruiting drive
A tiny replica of the battleship Texas built on an automobile chassis has been used in local recruiting efforts in Dallas. Four small caliber guns accompany the model, and bluejackets of short stature operate it to maintain authentic proportions during the promotion.
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Texas
Dallas
Tex
Railroads Map Troop Move Plan For 80 000 Man Field Army
American Railway Associations special committee on national defense issued a government prepared statement detailing railway needs to move a field army of 80,009 men. The plan calls for 366 trains with 366 locomotives and 6,229 cars.
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New York
American Railway Associations
Special Committee On National Defense
Release of 3500 parcel post packages by British prize court
The American consulate in London reports release from the British prize court of more than 3500 parcel post packages seized en route from the United States to Austria. They will be returned to the senders.
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London
Austria
Letters to The Light policy on signatures and publication
The Light responds to letters require signed submissions and reject anonymous notes. Typewritten or stamped signatures are treated as anonymous. Publication does not imply endorsement of the letter's policy by the publishers.
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Desirel
The
Light
Hood Supporters Credit Hood After Withdrawal
A letter to the editor from Hood supporters mourns his withdrawal from the race. They claim Hood would have won, deny bribery, criticize Bell's voters as racist, and predict Bell’s two-year administration will end, with a revival of the machine later.
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Hood
Bell
Mr. Hood
Empire Theater Showcases Keenan Markey Double Bill
The Empire presents Frank Keenan in Jim Grimsby s Boy with Enid Markey as a boy raised girl and a Mack Sennett Keystone comedy Villa of the Movies featuring Bobby Dunn Peggy Pearce Slim Summerville and Glen Cavender Keenan delivers strong performance in Jim Grimsby s Bay while Markey shines in her cross gender role Villa of the Movies centers on a man faced with choosing between joining a Mexican bandit army or going to jail for smuggling.
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Frank Keenan
Empire
Empire Theater
Enid Markey
Jim Grimsby
Mack Sennett-Keystone
Villa
Bobby Dunn
Peggy Pearce
Slim Summerville
Glen Cavender
Keenan
Eniq Markey
Sis
Milo headline at Majestic noted for mystery act
Good vaudeville at the Majestic features Milo in a deep mystery act called A Night in the Trenches with Billy Morse and Bob Temple. The program includes Cumming and Shelby’s One Afternoon, the Gray trio, Anthony and Adele, Miss E Merian’s fifteen canine actors in The Territorials Quartered, and the Flying Russels notable aerial routine.
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Majestic
Milo
Majestic Theater
Billy Morse
Bob Temple
Cumming
Shelby
Gray
Moonlight Bay
Anthony
Adele
E. Merian
Womanhood at the Grand Opera House
The preparedness spectacle Womanhood runs at the Grand Opera House through Tuesday drawing large crowds. The show features patriotic decorations, girl ushers, songs by Oran Kirkpatrick and Mary Aubrey, and Hearst-Pathe News clips on war inventions for the U S Army.
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Grand
Grand Opera House
Oran Kirkpatrick
Mary Aubrey
Hearst- Pathe
United States Army
Broadway Theater
New York
National Security League
Greater Vitagraph
Storm Damage Slights San Antonio Storm Strikes City
A Friday afternoon wind storm caused slight damage in San Antonio with no major harm reported. Electric service was impaired in parts while wires fell on Main Avenue Locust Streets Trenton Camden and King William Street. An electric light pole at 700 North Salado Street was deemed dangerous and trees were blown down at several intersections.
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San Antonio
Trenton
Camden
Main Avenue
Locust Streets
King William and Johnson Streets
Salado Street
Palmetto Avenue
Grayson Streets
Punishment for Deserters Equal Regardless of Front
The Heimdal reports Prussian authorities will punish deserters from frontier districts as they do those from the front. Penalties range from five years imprisonment to death.
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Copenhagen
London
The
Heimdal
Blue Devil of France Stirs Washington as Fabry Becomes Hero
Lieutenant Colonel Jean Fabry, Joffre’s chief of staff, drew crowds in Washington as stories of his gallantry spread. The Alpine Chasseurs commander led his men at Marne Ypres Dixmude Arras and Vosges, where he lost a leg defending Reichacher kopf. His endurance under a waterlogged, ashaped trench saw him bury a friend and fight on with minimal cover as German forces pressed.
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Washington
D. C
Jean Fabry
Marshal Joffre
Blue Devil
France
Marne
Ypres
Dixmude
Arras
Vosges
Reichacherkopf
Fabry
M. Hovelaque
Alpina Chausseurs
Mexican condemned man undergoes appendicitis operation
Juan Marta, a Mexican under sentence of death for the murder of Eugene Smith, was operated on for appendicitis at Seton Infirmary in Austin. The operation was successful and he will return to Travis County jail in a few days to await execution on May 25. Another Mexican, Rocindo Bonada, is also sentenced to be hanged on the same day for the same murder.
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Austin
Tex
Juan Marta
Eugene Smith
Seton Infirmary
Travis County
Rocindo Bonada
Dentists join national service in Texas Convention
The Texas State Dental Society enrolled in national service after Captain Robert T. Oliver urged patriotic duty. Sectional units join the Preparedness League of American Dentists with 112 initial members. Dr. William McCarty of San Antonio chairs Texas. One unit per component society planned, with aims to cover each congressional district. Members pledge to treat army recruits’ mouths gratis.
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Houston
Tex
Texas State Dental Society
Robert T. Oliver
Army Dental Corps
Preparedness League of American Dentists
William McCarty
San Antonio
Texas
Dental Society
Preparedness League
Coroner's Jury Finds No Premeditated Cause for Eddystone Explosion
A Chester coroner's jury ruled there was no evidence to support a premeditated cause for the Eddystone Ammunition Corporation plant blast on April 19. The inquiry found no definite evidence pointing to any other single cause.
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Chester
Eddystone Ammunition Corporation
Eddystone
Aliens May Provide Large Soldier Totals for War Effort
Reports to the War Department indicate a wave of naturalized and alien residents could join foreign legions in the war against Germany if Congress allows. General McCain said he had received many letters from aliens seeking service with the United States, including some who are reservists in their own nations.
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Texas
James L. Slayden
Jeff McLemore
McLemore
Corpus Christi
Congress
American Defense Society
Wall Street
Germany
United States
Washington, D. C
America
Plutant
McCain
United State
Germans Close Frontier at Zurich Border
The German Swiss frontier is strictly closed to travelers and postal services, with no German newspapers arriving since Wednesday. This disruption is seen as a prelude to a potential major military move.
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Zurich
Paris
French Socialists boycott International Conference delegates
The administrative committee of the French Socialist party voted 18 to 11 to not send delegates to the International Socialist Conference in Stockholm on May 15.
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Paris
French Socialist Party
Stockholm
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