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Newspaper
San Antonio Light
Location
San Antonio, Texas, United States of America
Date
Aug 17, 1912
Page
4
Readable text shows Charles and Diehl along with Harrison L Beach listed as editors and publishers. The fragment suggests a publication by this trio or firm with repeated names appearing in byline positions. No clear event or date emerges.
The San Antonio paper circulated 681176 copies in July 1912. The evening edition averaged 18471 copies daily and the Sunday edition 20615 copies. After removing unsold, returned, spoiled, filed, sample copies, advertisers and exchanges, net paid circulation was 17077 for the evening edition and 19278 for the Sunday edition.
The piece contends Lt. Charles Becker amassed $58,845 in ten months while earning $2,250 yearly, arguing police ties to the underworld and real estate schemes are common in big cities. It cautions voters may demand limits on officers handling real estate and investments to curb such gains.
A conference committee’s Panama Canal bill compromise aims for smooth passage with four longtime supporters. It grants free coastwise vessel passage, restricts foreign ownership, favors American registry for ships built abroad, cuts shipbuilding material duties, and empowers the Interstate Commerce Commission to probe waterline controls.
The text argues that a bank account growing rapidly under an official, protected system is not a crime and that Becker will provide a satisfactory explanation for his funds. It asserts New York police and Tammany Hall would ensure he is properly “covered” if he cannot explain the money.
A New York site near Broadway and Nassau with 50 768 square feet sells for 14 million dollars equating to 280 dollars per square foot. The planned 36 story building would be the largest in the world reflecting record business-property prices and height in the metropolis.
The article discusses Daniel H. Burnham’s sixty two story plan for a major site and notes a practical limit around five hundred feet for cost effective foundations and structure. It cites one building reaching a thousand feet in New York and warns of potential dangers from fires or earthquakes while urging restraint.
The Trans-Mississippi Commercial congress invites David Starr Jordan to speak on The Case Against War. The piece argues the group miscasts facts about military spending and defense, noting dangers of oversimplified pacifist claims and urging clear, reality-based argument.
Denis Hewitt hides his true feelings as Mary Lidnard presses for a deeper commitment. After sending a cowardly refusal, a telegram brings a hospital scene where Mary lies gravely ill. Denis confronts his love, finds unopened letters, and proclaims devotion beside her bed.
The secretary of the treasury lists 7400 national banks in the United States on August 1 with authorized capital of $1,054,350,524 and bonds securing $721,623,148 in outstanding circulation. July saw 28 new bank applications, 18 approvals, and 4 rejections. 16 banks totaling $4,510,000 in capital were authorized. The comptroller notes $744,905,941 in national bank notes outstanding, down $229,051 since July 1, and coinage for July totals $8,320,000 in 385,000 gold pieces, 70,009 half dollars, and 1,600,000 dimes.
A historical account praises the Araucanians of Chile for their fierce resistance to Spanish conquest. It notes their bravery, hospitality, and liberty loving nature, their adaptation to muskets, and their successful stand against Pedro de Valdivia's forces, halting Spain’s early Chilean ambitions.
An observant citizen recalls Mrs D- desperate call to a San Antonio club. The club replies that her husband is never there, prompting her to end the call in anger and to doubt the gentlemanly nature of the club staff.
The passage lauds a people who endured two centuries of resistance against Spain. It notes that after fighting the strongest forces and leaders, they finally compelled their rulers to admit their independence. The text frames the struggle as a brilliant example of liberty loving courage.
A Colony club talk notes that top student women dress well and pursue style. The agent cites a Bryn Mawr student who mocks the idea that academics mean dull fashion, declaring that “survival of the best dressed” is alive in college circles.
Two suffragists at a club tease about a husband slowly mending. Dr. Lyman Abbott quotes the line about "slowly mending" as a joke about khaki riding breeches rather than illness. The Troy Times note adds the humorous context.
A dated letter from Shaeeemas Guadalajara August 14 1912 urges American public opinion and government backing for Americans in Mexico. It praises The Daily Light editorial stance and calls for moral and possible physical support if needed.
The Louisville Courier Journal argues against splitting Texas, noting its size and population growth. The piece asserts Texans value a united, expansive commonwealth and warns division would mostly create new offices, not benefits, calling Texas too imposing an object lesson of national greatness.
A Mississippi tale recalls Senator Vardaman then governor renting acres to a Black neighbor to plant corn with a one fourth share due. After harvest, Vardaman learns the neighbor says there were only three loads of corn and that third is mine, sparking a reported dispute about the fourth share.
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