San Antonio Light circulation and office listings
Newspaper notice lists subscription rates and delivery options for The San Antonio Light. It notes offices in New York Chicago Boston and Manhattan street stands and train stations where copies are sold. It provides old and new delivery phone numbers and travel of the paper to major hotels.
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Crockett
New York City
Waldorf Hotel
Plaza Hotel
Belmont Hotel
Astor Hotel
Imperial Hotel
Pennsylvania Station
San Antonio
United States
San Antonio Light July 1913 Circulation Totals
The total July circulation of The San Antonio Light was 595 321 with a daily evening average of 19 204 and a Sunday average of 21 410. Net paid daily averages were 17 473 for the evening and 19 404 for Sunday. Harvey L Steele certifies the figures sworn Aug 1 1913 with notary Ivy M Shults. The Association of American Advertisers and N W Ayer & Son certify nine month audits ending June 30 1913 and February 28 1913 respectively.
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San Antonio Light
The
Light
Harvey L. Steele
Ivy M. Shults
Bexar Co
Tex
Association of American Advertisers
San Antonio
N. W. Ayer & Son
Philadelphia
America
Europe
San Antonio appoints Hass Helland as city engineer
City residents welcome Hass Helland, former Sap railroad chief engineer, as engineer for San Antonio. He is praised for integrity and technical skill and comes without political ties. Taxpayers expect major municipal improvements tied to the bond program to deliver value and hold officials accountable for results.
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Hass Helland
Sap Railroad
San Antonio
Tue Licur
Helland
Recognizing Carranza Seen as Likely US Policy
The article argues Washington faces three options over Mexico and narrows to recognition of Governor Carranza as the probable action. It notes prior efforts to avoid provoking certain internal elements and outlines a debate between recognizing the Huerta regime, pursuing armed intervention, or recognizing Carranza and his supporters.
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United States
Washington
Rio Grande
Carranza
Wilson
Wilson's Mexican policy debated amid arms supply clash
The article discusses U S policy on arming factions in Mexico under President Wilson. It notes conflicting prior stances, Huerta's reliance on U S arms via Japan, and the possibility of intervention if Constitutionalists fail to gain recognition. It also critiques New York politics and Tammany's obstruction in appointing a labor commissioner.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mexico
United States
Taft
Wilson
Huerta
Washington
Japan
Tokio
Mexico City
Iberta
The Curse of Politics and a Binghamton Tragedy
An editorial links political conflicts in New York between Governor Sulzer and Tammany Hall to a fatal Binghamton fire that killed sixty five young women. It argues stalled confirmation of labor commissioner nominee John Mitchell hindered safety reforms and privacy concerns. the piece questions political manipulation over public welfare.
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United States
New York
Binghamton
Sulzer
Tammany Hall
Tammany
Senate
State Labor Department
New York Senate
John Mitchell
Labor
Old Love's Young Dream Ends In Quick Wisconsin Marriage
A man 83 and a 63 year old woman wed hastily after fifty years of courtship in Wisconsin. Friends question the rushed choice but concede the couple’s perseverance and devotion. The piece defends restraint and respect for love’s persistence.
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Wisconsin
Government envoy to promote Argentine beef trade
The New York World reports that a government representative will sail to South America to encourage meat shipments to the United States. The aim is to allow tax free beef at customs to bring Argentine roast or steak to U S markets, reversing prior policy toward trusts.
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Washington
South America
United States
Mark Hanna
New York
Daniels on Parade with Navy Leader at Panama Canal
The New York World comments that Secretary of the Navy Josephus Daniels will lead from the bridge of the battleship Oregon as the Panama Canal opening nears. He shuns romance and prefers to be first to pass from sea to sea, a choice likely to be approved.
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Oregon
New York World
British victory high ranks and young rear admirals cited
The Utica Observer notes Britain has made a 43 year old rear admiral the youngest in its navy while comparing with American ranks. It cites James M. Helm as 48, reaching rear admiral at 46, and Beatty as Britain’s youngest rear admiral at 38 with Hood just three months older due to Nile gunboat service and exam excellence.
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Great Britain
James M. Helm
England
Beatty
Hood
Nile
Utica
Letters On Auto Traffic Rights And City Street Control
A reader urges The Light to equally target all traffic violators including pedestrians and horse vehicles. The letter calls for updated traffic laws, trained enforcement, near side street car stops, and pedestrian education to balance auto rights with others. It also notes political shifts under recent city leadership and requests transparency of street department payrolls.
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San Antonio
Jay Walker
Dallas
Kansas City
N. E
Ildreth
Paris frocks with tunics at charity fete
A pretty girl wore a white crepe de chine frock with tunic over a narrow skirt at the Governor's Island charity fete last month. She paired the simple white dress with white buckskin buttoned Oxfords.
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Paris
Governor's Island
The City’s Hidden Hand Behind Street Work
A polemic piece questions who controls major street projects under Mayor Callaghan and who bears responsibility. It laments pre election manipulation and the drift from public virtue to political self interest, citing voter disillusion and unnamed power brokers.
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Citizens’ League
Callaghan
Boynton
Fincham
Steves
Uhr
Pancoast
Quien Sabe
Theodore BE
Simmang
Metals Get Tired
The article explains fatigue in metals and how periodic rest strengthens them. Lord Kelvin's experiments show iron wires gain elasticity after weekly rest, and a 22 year old Bessemer rail collapsed without holidays, while cast iron often gains strength from shocks and holidays between uses.
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Lord Kelvin
Bessemer
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Diehl
Harrison L
Beach
Editors and Publishers
Paul Block, Inc
Fifth Ave
Chicago
Boston
Tremont
Miners’ Union
Chicago Tribune
Greece
ESSE
Terret
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