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Newspaper
San Antonio Light
Location
San Antonio, Texas, United States of America
Date
Aug 07, 1916
Page
4
The San Antonio Light provides daily reporting from the Associated Press through its exclusive leased wire service. This edition lists publication office at 509 611 Travis Street between Avenues C and D.
Rates show daily and Sunday subscriptions by carrier and mail. One month options range around 50 cents to 6.00, with yearly prepaid plans varying by delivery type and format. A single copy is priced at 23 cents.
A New York magistrate ruling that police may listen to private telephone conversations to aid crime suppression faces criticism. Advocates warn of abuse and privacy loss, while defenders call it necessary for public safety. The piece argues for safeguards and supervision to prevent overreach.
The year brings a new crisis as railroad employes threaten a nationwide strike by the four brotherhoods. The potential action is unprecedented in U S history and could have immediate effects on the public and the economy, rivaling past crises.
The piece argues a nationwide railroad strike would cripple U S and global commerce, disrupt war materiel flow to Europe, and provoke deep domestic hardship. It notes President Wilson sought to resolve the dispute, while urging colleges to instill social duty and consider military training in curricula.
The First Illinois Cavalry Troop B protests President Wilson's order to muster out by September 1 so they can resume college. They defend their service as unselfish and warn against belittling their border patrol role, arguing they stay while needed. They emphasize sacrifice over personal interest and oppose discriminatory treatment.
A Chamber of Commerce committee report refutes Malthusian fears about population outpacing food. Over fifty years U S wheat output rose 560 percent while population grew 200 percent, with rice up 3000 percent and cattle, hogs expanding. imports viewed as luxury, not necessity.
The Brownsville Herald recalls a long line of famed Mexican figures with notable flaws, noting Villa’s perceived special right to hall honor while connecting historical leaders like Tizoc, Cuauhtemoc, Santa Anna, and Huitzilopochtli to imperfect legends.
The New York World quotes Representative Gardner of Massachusetts criticizing defense spending. He cites Western Europe front reports with millions of soldiers and projectiles daily, arguing overnight preparedness is impossible and mocking Gardner for sounding like a war bride.
Hartford Courant notes the scare exposes filth in cities and argues authorities must interfere with living methods to protect clean and decent residents. It predicts future municipal rules enforcing cleanliness as a civic duty.
Instructions describe shaping and roasting frank steak with herb farce, secured by skewers, larding with fat bacon, then basting. Accompanying brown gravy is made by frying flour and butter, cooking tomatoes, and adding meat stock to reduce.
A brown beetle helps a tiny fly which is a fairy in disguise. The fairy rewards kindness by turning the beetle’s wings green and gold, creating a division between green and gold beetles and their brown cousins who are left out of fairy balls and gatherings.
A National Geographic Society bulletin notes Brody Galician town near the Russian border as a key rail hub between Dubno and Lemberg. It cites a 20 000 population with a Jewish majority, prosperity/charter history, and its role in the eastern war front as czarist forces advance toward Lemberg.
Seventeenth century battle near Brody saw Grand Hetman Stanislaus Ponieck polski defeat a Tartar army with 25 000 troops repelling 60 000 Tartars at Martynow. Brody suffered major fires in 1801 and 1859 destroying 1500 and 1000 buildings. The Styr river curves north of Brody, five miles from Radziwilow population about 8000.
New York society figures plan summer stays along the Rio Grande near kin in the New York guard regiments. Many “prominent” young men have gone to the front, with lawyers making up a large portion of one cavalry squadron. War brides and mobilization spur border settlements as families lease Texas houses for visiting husbands and sons.
The article examines a Congressional proposal to pay fifty dollars monthly to families of national guardsmen on active duty, comparing it to European schemes. It notes Canada at twenty dollars and France around sixteen and a half, while Russia and Germany show varied systems. It highlights the American plan as roughly double existing European starts, underscoring the high cost of war support.
Daily Fashion Hint notes pontine, a double faced fabric with leather finish on one side and satin crepe de chine or Moire on the other. Available in many color combos, it enhances dresses, hats, coats, and sport wear with striking effects when reverse sides show.
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