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Newspaper
San Antonio Light
Location
San Antonio, Texas, United States of America
Date
Aug 23, 1916
Page
6
Exclusive AP Day Report from The San Antonio Light and Gazette notes post office filing and origin as a historic daily in San Antonio. The notice references the paper's combined identity and archival status in early 20th century publishing.
An advertisement announces the sale of Antonio Light with a price of 5.00 and lists Paul Block, Inc. offices in New York Chicago Boston Detroit along with distribution contacts and mailers.
The San Antonio Light reports a daily average circulation of 22 421 copies and a Sunday edition of 26 671 for July 1916. After allowances the net paid averages are 20 654 daily and 24 857 on Sundays. The Audit Bureau of Circulation certified the figures as authoritative. The paper claims to offer advertisers 50 percent more paid home circulation in San Antonio than any other newspaper.
The article notes Russian troops at Saloniki and Greek Bulgarian clashes as pivotal in the Balkan theater. It discusses Romania mobilizing about 800,000 and hints Romania’s entry could drive Austria-Hungary and Germany toward retreat, altering the balance of power and Greece’s possible side in the war.
The Senate struck out a provision to stamp three inch letters on government automobiles used by officers, labeling it an insult to the army and an embarrassment to officials. The author argues the House aimed to humiliate officers and misread military life, while the Senate’s action supports national preparedness and practical use of vehicles.
The region around Constantinople is described as a volatile hotspot likely to grow more dangerous soon with implications for the Balkans and broader power dynamics.
The Dallas News notes San Antonio leads Texas in municipal golf, with rapid local support and tourism appeal. It suggests Dallas must act to stay competitive, as other cities imitate the San Antonio model and build new courses to attract visitors and boost progress.
An editorial argues that prior storm experience and timely warnings from the United States Weather Bureau limited loss of life and property. It credits improved forecasts, hourly updates, and public trust for greater preparedness and fewer casualties in the recent Texas coastal hurricane.
Two million railroad workers facing job loss during the strike would lose about three dollars per day each, totaling six million dollars daily for workers alone. President Wilson urges both sides to discuss the situation before any offensive action, and the Telegram urges heed to his suggestions.
Negotiations for a new 250 million dollar loan to Great Britain appear nearly concluded in New York. The loan will be secured by a 300 million dollar hypothecation of securities, including stocks and bonds of American corporations, highlighting Britain’s credit use.
Sam Gompers attacks Hughes claiming endorsement of abuse of the writ of injunction against wage earners. He argues the injunction suppresses strikes and unions while enabling violence against nonunion workers and benefits graft on union wages.
Mr Hughes spoke to women in Spokane Monday about federal suffrage, saying he did not intend to add to his party platform but personally supports submitting and ratifying the amendment. Some attendees were disappointed he did not commit to championing it if elected, according to the Springfield Republican.
In a Vosges village, Jacques Nancy, a young composer with his wife Laura, creates a radiant star Sonata as shells fall. Laura, riding through danger in his helmet to deliver a crucial order, risks her life to protect his genius and the road to Fontaine-le-Prince.
Daily fashion notes critique hip ballooning and hem width for smart silhouettes. A navy soiree and georgette crepe gown with bell sleeves, chenille fringe, and embroidered vest showcases a four yard wide skirt and balloon hip drapery. Velvet hat with grap plumes completes the outfit.
A woman bleeds and crawls toward a rose garden as a new piano melody, a composer’s feverish work, completes its final theme. The scene suggests a fatal outcome for Laura as the music ends with her last breath.
California produced chromic iron ore at least three times the previous annual peak in the first half of the year and the yield continues to rise.
The Philadelphia Public Ledger reports Colonel Slocum is exonerated after criticism of border duties at Columbus New Mexico. It notes top policy conflict as cause for apparent neglect and warns against repeats or inhibited protective action by border authorities.
A deli cious supper dish instruction for pigeon and beefsteak pie. Prepare pigeons by picking singeing and boning, cut into four, mix with beef, season, fry briefly, thicken with flour, bake in a casserole with gravy, eggs and parsley, and finish with puff paste in a moderate oven.
A green grasshopper on a dusty road seeks bugs for his brothers breakfast but goes astray. He helps Tiny Thistle and Tiny Tim find their way home, learns he should confess and return, and is forgiven by his mother after promising to stay close.
The Chicago Saturday Blade notes paper cost inflation driven by spruce and pine pulp, with a 50 per cent advance in paper prices while production costs rise. It warns gross costs up 20 per cent and predicts many publishers cannot survive. expects a six month postwar relief and widespread price increases for daily newspapers though weeklies may hold.
The piece warns of adulteration and short measures in gasoline selling. It notes kerosene or naphtha blends masquerading as fuel, possible profit from cheaper mixes, and the lack of clear law enforcing gasoline quality or consumer testing. It contrasts cream trading by test with gasoline by name, urging public weaponization of honest standards.
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