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Newspaper
San Antonio Light
Location
San Antonio, Texas, United States of America
Date
Aug 13, 1913
Page
4
A Civic and Commerce Association study of a 750 square mile farming region near Minneapolis shows bad roads cost farmers time and money. It records 4069 farmers hauling 560000 tons of produce for 6665680 dollars, with 305000 trips and 800 years of work lost. Each farmer loses 1.70 dollars per acre and 13 cents per ton mile over bad roads.
The piece critiques President Wilson’s remark about a possible war lobby, urging proof of any such influence. It argues war is dire and unlikely, praises the secretary of war for proposing a strong reserve force, and warns against rushing to arms or politicizing the army. It defends army loyalty and the need for disciplined, prepared soldiers rather than improvisation.
In Paris General Zobeleff recalls Prince Roumanieff, last of a noble Russian line, who deserts a cruel father to wed peasant Tatiana. Their life in Moscow grows hopeful until a staged reconciliation backfires, ending with a tense dinner where the prince asks Tatiana if she is happy as the father smiles.
A Paris fashion note describes a bold lemon brocade waistcoat with silken hues and jet buttons paired with a plum mohair coat. The second segment recounts a dramatic scene where Tatiana is tortured by Cossacks, Nicholas shoots his father, Tatiana survives long enough to recover, and France Roumanieff finds solace in Paris after his wife’s death.
A committee found that bad roads cost the city and district dearly. It estimated 3600 city businesses using 5000 teams lost 910000 in a year while farmers, merchants, and manufacturers together lost 1518000. The study showed bad roads hinder market access and raised living costs, arguing that good roads save money.
A discussion challenges fears of a standing army seizing control. Secretary of War Garrison notes the United States maintains 33,000 mobile troops and coastal defenses, with the rest abroad or in overseas posts. The piece argues such fears are unfounded in this empire.
A Woman's Journal report recalls a Colorado Senate moment when a lawmaker denounced 25 cents a day for meals at a state institution. Senator Helen King Robinson countered that she could feed any senator for under 35 cents daily and even her husband for less, highlighting women’s understanding of money and economy in legislatures.
A playful piece from the New York Tribune recalls Latin phrases to comic effect. It centers on a patient who, frightened by a nurse and misreading a card, blurts thrice daily dosage “ter die” and exclaims “Fly, Erbert” as a joke about fate and schoolroom Latin.
The New York Sun comments on a man in a red runabout who killed a boy near New Brunswick and fled the scene. It mocks his relatives as a string of terrible traits from a man who pours oil on cats to a humorist who yells fire to scare crowds.
A Christian Science Monitor piece defines a congressman as a hybrid status figure. He is elected as a state representative yet serves national duties, not fully a government officer, public official, or private citizen at once.
The Texas action of appointing a receiver for Standard Oil’s Texas subsidiary cut it off from 26 Broadway and led to a drop in gasoline prices from 20 to 18 cents, with independent refiners following. A lower 16 cent rate followed, as competition rose after monopoly price control was broken. The piece argues federal enforcement of anti monopoly laws could push prices toward 7.5 cents, while neglect would invite punitive actions against dissenters. It endorses President Wilson’s insistence on enforcing anti monopoly statutes.
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