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Newspaper
San Antonio Light
Location
San Antonio, Texas, United States of America
Date
Aug 29, 1912
Page
4
The article argues against a hasty repeal of the Texas fire insurance law. It traces pre 1900 issues, the fire rating bureau, and the shift to regulated rates based on data. It cautions that repeal may bring chaos and urges deliberate, impartial review of the measure.
Analyzes mayoral interference in police affairs amid the Herman Rosenthal killing and graft investigations. Describes Police Commissioner Waldo’s near-ceremonial role and possible shift of blame from mayor to Waldo as reform pressure rises.
The piece argues insurers outbid rivals for large business, pressing small insurers to raise premiums. It notes retroactive rate changes for frame versus fire proof roofs and contends the law remains fair, resisting repeal. It also links police graft fallout to political figures and predicts disclosures will shift blame away from the police commissioner.
The New York Journal of Commerce warns that while some food costs may ease this winter, the relief is uncertain. It cites declines in wheat, flour, coffee, and sugar at first hands but notes middlemen absorb savings, with meat and rents unlikely to fall and packers and parasites threatening crops.
A September American Magazine piece outlines inside Chicago and Baltimore convention tensions with Bryan. It cites New York delegates’ cordial fronts and sharp private denigration, estimating Bryan’s fortune from lectures and writings at around 200000 to five million, amid concern over Democratic wealth.
The Pittsburgh Gazette Times and Toledo Blade clash over Senator Penrose, claiming he emerges clean yet sullied by ties to Standard Oil. The articles question whether he sent a campaign funds certificate and accuse him of using a government report for Standard Oil, portraying him as a tool and traitor in a partisan reform struggle.
The comments say the disclosures strengthen Woodrow Wilsons bid while painting Colonel Roosevelt in an awkward light. They claim the exposes tie the oil trust to the Republican party and provoke public indignation, supporting the Democratic candidate as the 1904 campaign heats up.
Newspaper editorials sum up a late session where Senator Penrose confessed to oil industry corruption in his party, while others call for more investigations into Standard Oil funds and political financing dating from 1904. The tone blends skepticism and calls for full public accounting.
German cities host numerous palatial cafes serving as club like venues with no membership. In each cafe hundreds or thousands browse domestic and international newspapers and magazines.
The city editor receives a distant tip about a trolley car collision in Willoughby avenue in Brooklyn. Reporter Mason Mason of the New York Star provides rapid, gory details before the voice reveals the reporter is the victim.
Electric power will be used almost exclusively for operating the Panama canal. The hydro electric station will be situated adjacent to the north wall of the Gatuneplllway and the installation will have a capacity of five thousand kilowatts. The average hydraulic head throughout the year will be about seventy five feet. The maximum quantity of water diverted for hydro electric development will be approximately 7 per cent of the minimum water supply and will be the excess which is not required for lockages evaporation and leakage.
A routine water plumbings display turned chaotic when a hose burst from a city water wagon near the old airdome theater. The hose whipped about spraying pedestrians and passing carts as a Mexican driver and a helpful bystander wrestled with the crank. After frantic twisting the jet ceased and the crowd resumed their day.
Fannie Merritt Farmer notes bread as civilization’s staple and explains why butter is spread on it. She discusses yeast cake use, water versus milk bread, lard shortening, butter flavor, and fermentation stages from yeast to acetic fermentation.
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