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Newspaper
San Antonio Light
Location
San Antonio, Texas, United States of America
Date
Aug 20, 1911
Page
13
A San Antonio article argues that honesty is rising as thieves grow fewer. It quotes department store staff noting few losses, mostly shoplifting by women with rare male thefts, and concludes the public remains largely trustworthy despite a few high profile incidents. The piece casts a hopeful view of daily commerce.
The Kerrville Fair opens Wednesday the 28th with a major exhibition and extensive amusements. Management says preparations are complete and the program will be the greatest offered this year by the association.
The article argues that glorifying the good old times is misleading as modern comforts vastly improve life. It contrasts travel, mail, light, water access, and technology with earlier eras, then celebrates today’s education, information access, and universal opportunity, urging readers to attend the West Texas Fair in Kerrville.
A Topeka dispatch reports Kansas state health officials urge shaving cats to curb germ spread. They claim thick fur harbors deadly germs and reference a Chicago surgeon who found multiple germ species on alley cat whiskers. Proposals include trimming fur or euthanasia for safety.
The firm Behles and Boelhauwe, architects, are listed with an address at 228 West Commerce Street.
Max Schultz, a German army officer, was arrested in Plymouth England on August 19 charged with espionage. Authorities found incriminating correspondence on his person and he was remanded for one week by a magistrate. The prosecution signaled German government involvement in the case.
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