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Newspaper
San Antonio Light
Location
San Antonio, Texas, United States of America
Date
Aug 18, 1911
Page
6
H B Leonard attorney for Lida Valley railroad says New York brokers see the I g n law as blocking Texas finance. He argues repeal would unlock money for Brownsville and other state development, noting the legislature would resist a repeal but the law hinders progress and delays growth.
Several years ago a revival of the issue what to do with ex presidents arose as sunlit misgivings faded from view. The piece notes officials grappling with duties and restraint while seeking solutions to the postterm fate of former presidents.
A dramatic editorial comments on a prominent fraud case ending with the culprit’s downfall and a call for federal review of promotion schemes. It advocates government screening of promotion mail to protect the public and legitimate business interests.
A Vienna based doctor Dari Auerbach reports a discovery by Prof Alexander Dalikinik that seasickness stems from irritation of the ear’s semi circular canals. The tale mirrors long-standing debates in physiology and recalls earlier skepticism. The London press and village scholars ponder the plausibility as a joke unfolds.
The article reports on a New York electric company president arrested by postal authorities for mail fraud tied to a million dollars in sun electric generator stock. It brands the scheme as a sharp con exploiting public gullibility and notes the swindler’s imposing, scholarly image drew in investors.
The New Haven Journal Courier warns voters that the idea of Canada joining the United States via reciprocity will be pushed through until September 21. It frames the issue as a looming threat to Canadian manufacturers and economic independence.
The opposition’s strongest stance is a call for annexation, an appeal to Canadian prejudices that strains the friendship between the two nations and should be deplored.
The New York World argues that completing reciprocity and Buncombe oratory could end futile attempts to use Canadian annexation as a political issue since the civil war era.
A wit tempered summary of how opposition and alarm in Washington Ottawa and annexation chatter on both sides of the line have driven events to a matter of broad international import for readers of the Syracuse Post Standard.
The piece notes that opposition to reciprocity was not part of conservative policy during Sir John A. Macdonald's era, a point familiar to readers aware of Canada’s political history in the last fifty years as cited by the St. Louis Post-Dispatch.
The piece notes that the Maritime Provinces and western Canada aside from British Columbia favor reciprocity while Ontario opposes and Quebec is expected to back it. It suggests American interest will grow as Canadians decide this election.
The Washington Star notes Canadians foresee no annexation and view any such talk as a hostile argument by opponents. It argues that intelligent Canadians will not be swayed and that annexation remains unlikely and undesirable.
Medical authorities warn that butter can harbor tubercle bacilli as found in milk, with contamination around 12 percent and survival under salt and zero temperatures for months. Dr. Alfred Hess calls for certified butter, akin to certified milk, to protect children, while pasteurized butter may soon cost 5 cents more per pound in New York.
Director Campbell at Lick Observatory explains that star speeds increase with age due to radiation pressure opposing gravity. Younger stars condense recently, experiencing less gravitational pull, while older stars move faster as gravity dominates. The Sun is a middle aged star moving northerly. Light pressure may shape the universe alongside Newtonian gravity.
A Washington dispatch notes that Fifteen million dollars have been stolen from the U S government since its founding. It cites major losses at mints and subtreasuries in San Francisco New Orleans Chicago St Louis and Philadelphia. The article details recoveries and ongoing investigations with a net loss of 680891.63 dollars from the New Orleans case.
The poem paints a living marsh that is neither land nor sea, with blossoms in wind and creatures at night. Swallows, fireflies, frogs, water-rats, and night-herons populate the scene while dawn nears and summer ends. The marsh remains untaxed and unharvested as gray sea mists veil the reeds. Maud Going in Success Magazine.
A poem describe Avalon on Santa Catalina Island with yachts, the crescent harbor, lanterns, and a calm evening scene. The verse notes the island city’s clean, balmy air and the tranquil retreat away from the day’s rush, inviting peaceful recollection.
The duty on combed tops is reduced from 111 percent ad valorem to 40 percent under the LaFollette wool bill, easing tariffs on textile inputs. This change appears in a note from the St Paul Pioneer Press.
Knoxville Journal notes that if Vardaman joins the Senate, Jeff Davis could be compelled to yield a leading role, signaling a shift in political power and influence.
A collage of editorials and small items includes jibes about Joe Cannon and Champ Clark in a Milwaukee Sentinel quote, notes on Chinese pigtails opium fears, cabbage beer chatter, tariff impacts on foods, beer made from cabbage satire, dog days humor, a palmist nail signs, and a black eye mark as misfortune indicator.
The Washington Post outlines German military discipline as the strictest globally. Recruits endure weeks of basic walking drills and long marches to forge thorough soldiers. An anecdote about a widow shows the rigid precision in government pension procedures, demanding proof of life dated February 1.
A humorous tribute praises Doc Wiley as the government chemist who fights fraudulent remedies and rotten foods. The poem celebrates his bold actions seizing mislabeled jams pickles and other tainted goods while defending the public from unsafe products.
Harper's Weekly notes that the Lorimer case hinges on conflicting testimony from prominent business leaders and high ranking politicians. The article suggests possible perjury or faulty memory as rival explanations for the widespread contradictions.
The Pittsburg Post reports the Remsen board is to be asked to explain its pernicious activity against Dr. Wiley.
Thought It Was an Angora Senator Smoot protests that schedule K has been made a scapegoat in Kansas City Times report noting his objections and framing the policy issue as misapplied blame.
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