San Antonio Light June 1916 circulation figures
The San Antonio Light reports June 1916 daily average circulation of 21 077 copies and Sunday edition 26 876. Net paid averages are 20 080 daily and 24 665 Sunday. Audit Bureau of Circulation certifies the figures as authoritative for advertisers. The paper claims 60 percent higher paid circulation to San Antonio homes than any other local newspaper.
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Pittsburg Graded-Tax Plan Aims to Improve Housing
Social reformers should study Pittsburg Pennsylvania where a graded tax on improvements untaxes a portion of the tax every three years, encouraging owners to invest in better housing while land in unimproved state is taxed higher. The policy spurs both housing upgrades and industrial growth by shifting land use from residential neglect to manufacturing sites. Other cities are urged to study Pittsburg’s approach.
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Save Your Nickels and the War Economy
A thrift-minded reader notes nickel and copper metals in five cent coins rise in value due to wartime demand. The article estimates nickel content at about six cents per coin and suggests potential profits of up to eight million dollars if melted and sold, though costs would erase gains. It labels the nickel as suddenly significant owing to war and metal consumption by belligerents.
Copper and nickel price rise boost jitney coin value
The article notes copper and nickel form the main metals in nickels with copper slightly higher. At current prices the copper in a nickel is worth over three cents and the nickel over two cents, so the metal value exceeds the face value. Shipping nickels abroad could profit wars but most people cannot amass enough nickels, while each transaction nudges living costs higher by a fraction of a cent.
Texas lunacy law challenged again by courts
The long running dispute over Texas lunacy law continues as courts repeatedly declare it unconstitutional and release insane individuals via habeas corpus. Critics argue the state lacks a workable method to assess sanity, leaving county authorities between flawed options and risking jail confinement worsening conditions.
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Houston
Fort Sam Houston Spot Shows Nation's Army Drill Scene
An observer describes Fort Sam Houston Texas where all U S army branches and state troops train in federal service. Morning drills include mounted troops artillery changing front and long hikes with field equipment as new regiments form under regular officers sightseers would flock if near big cities.
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Texas
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Union
Six Months of Training for All Americans Urged
An editorial praises federal and state troops for rapid professionalization through shared training. It argues six months of universal military training builds a better citizen, strengthens defense and democracy, and should be mandated by national law for every able bodied man.
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America
West Texas Turns Attention to Tree Planting
The Galveston Tribune notes West Texas shows unprecedented interest in tree planting. Vast treeless plains the size of several small states could be forested with human effort. Experiments indicate prairies can become forests through energy and ingenuity.
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Galveston Tribune
Cessation of Antibomb and Sabotage Plots Linked to Von Bernstorff Orders
The Springfield Union reports an apparent halt to bombings, arson attempts, and related schemes against Allied ships and U S ammunition plants across the Atlantic region following orders from Berlin conveyed by Ambassador von Bernstorff. The note urges that Kaiser's subjects in the United States must now follow U S laws.
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Invincible Slavs Threaten Key Austro-Hungarian Hub
The Russians advance on Kolomea and Kovel, central to Austro-Hungarian transport, with ten thousand more captives reported, bringing total captures to over two hundred thousand. The dispatch lauds Slavic prowess and equipment as a match for the Teutons, noting the strategic weight of Kolomea in the campaign.
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Planning Scope of Activity in Texas Manufacturers Group
Reports describe a new limit association operating under changed rules with an official head earning $10,000 yearly. It will serve manufacturers holding $293,000,000 in Texas, with a $100,000 annual budget funded by assessments based on capitalization. The move signals the Buy It Made in Texas Association becoming a major state upbuilding factor per the Houston Post.
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Uncle Sam to Furnish Supplies for Russian Industry
The United States is to provide construction materials and machinery for a vast Russian industrial system. Russia will build gas and electric plants waterworks interurban roads grain elevators harbors and warehouses with US supplying about 300 million dollars worth of goods. The czar seeks industrial preparedness after lessons from 1914 and Germany’s earlier dominance.
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Houston Post
New Terror of the Seas Brings Bathers Life Risk
Philadelphia Public Ledger notes a surge in man-eating shark activity in nearby waters. Three swimmers near Matawan Creek were killed, shaking faith in coastal safety. Bathers face serious risk this season unless nets or protections are in place.
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Philadelphia Public Ledger
Letter on Protection Urges Prices Back to Normal
In Mercedes Texas, Aug 2, a published urgent appeal laments high civilian prices after soldiers arrive to aid the Rio Grande valley. Merchants raise costs on eggs beans butter onions sugar lemons lettuce and hamburger, with fears civilians may arm themselves to rob soldiers or seek army paymaster control. The letter stresses that payments should reflect fair value and notes militia involvement from several states.
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Mercedes, Tex
Tactical Blunder on British Blacklist Tactics
From the Galveston Tribune a neutral London diplomat condemns publishing the British blacklist as the greatest tactical blunder while a British official argues the list omits friends of the French in the United States. The boycott test asks if a firm’s operations aid enemies, amid a French loan in America and Russian financial moves.
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London
America
United States
Daily Fashion Hint on Lingerie Alluring Undergarments
A fashion note describes women’s attraction to fine lingerie reflecting taste and modern refinement. It notes the popularity of dainty undergarments, especially flesh colored crepe de chine or georgette crepe, wide lace patterns, and finishing rosettes of ribbon or embroidery.
British Trade Tempest Postwar Blacklist Questioned
The article notes doubts about postwar economic policy with repeated warnings of a possible trade war after hostilities end. It asks if Britain’s blacklist marks the start of a global bid to dominate foreign trade and questions the broader consequences for international commerce.
Observant office boy pursues flamboyant pompadour trend
Observant Citizen George, a small but spirited office boy, obsessively experiments with hair products to achieve a late fashion pompadour. He slicks back with vaseline bear's grease yellow soap and even contemplates glue, inviting humorous caution from colleagues.
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James J. Corbett
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Accounting for sharks in northern waters
The Brooklyn Eagle notes a marked rise of large white sharks and sand sharks near shore, with captains puzzled by their fierceness this season. W S Kennedy of Brooklyn argues illegal menhaden fishing drains the sea food supply, pushing sharks to hunt closer to shore. He urges enforcement of existing inshore fishing laws to restore food for other fish and stabilize prices.
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