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Newspaper
San Antonio Light
Location
San Antonio, Texas, United States of America
Date
Aug 30, 1911
Page
6
An essay argues cities should adopt a businesslike administration like German cities. It contrasts municipal operations with political control, noting low returns on taxes and the dominance of political machines over city hall. The piece contends engineering and efficient management beat political patronage.
The piece argues that political leaders from Roosevelt to Taft and Clark engage in public clashes over truth and policy. It cites mutual accusations of double dealing and credits Democrats with crucial support for reciprocity legislation and congressional gains.
The passage decries wealthy, efficient business people backing political opponents, calling it selfish or fear driven. It argues volunteers try to replace taxation and politics with direct business methods, noting cleaned streets, trees, and parks follow when politics are removed from power. It questions why public needs aren’t treated as carefully as private interests.
President Farrar of the American Bar Association denounces judicial recall as revolutionary and mob rule in a Boston address. He argues the people elect judges and have occasionally elevated capable officials, challenging the premise of recalling judges.
The piece argues voters must correct errors in selecting judges to curb delays in the courts, links slow proceedings to lynchings, and contrasts U S procedure with English practice. It cites cases of impeachment, bank misuses, and a Tulsa prizefighter’s move, highlighting public demand for honest, efficient judiciary.
When Hall P Street visits Austin the city praises its two good streets Congress Avenue being the other. The remark plays on local pride in names and place.
An exchange questions whether a gratuity counts as a largess or a bribe, concluding it falls under blood money considerations in a terse, dark inquiry.
A New York Sun reader recalls buying two dollars in stamps and sending an envelope containing verse to an editor. The gag included a postscript noting that the sender’s credit would be good, a cautionary tale about loose stamps slipping into manuscripts.
A reader urges systematic street construction in San Antonio arguing for proper grading curb placement and durable brick pavement over asphalt. He cites Columbus and Charleston examples, critiques current roads, and emphasizes uniform steps from curb to street for safe, lasting city highways.
A San Antonio observer recalls the city’s long history of loan sharks preying on city employees. He cites a 20 year era when a single lender served payroll advances at the city hall and notes recent aldermen aim to end the practice. An offhand cafe encounter with a former police court judge adds local color to a heated political moment.
A reader praises local improvements in Columbus while advising San Antonio to adopt better street engineering and brick street trials. The critique highlights the need for proper public works and reflects visitor appreciation of well executed city infrastructure.
The poem speaks of a warrior ship wrecked beneath waves with graves within the depths. It contrasts ruined heroes and shifting salts with tiny coral craftsmen who toil unseen, building future worlds beyond human sight. The piece reflects on ruin, loss, and divine order through Will Carleton’s voice.
An anecdote from Colonel Manning recalls a moonshine district road ambush in Virginia. A passerby halted by horse bit with a carbine and asked his politics, a republican reply, then offered brandy from a saddlebag before continuing unmolested.
A quixotic poet retreats into gloom, craving selfishness, but falls ill and is tended by neighbors. Jam, marmalade, and lemonade are offered as the sick man reflects that ordinary daily folk can show genuine care when someone is in trouble.
A fragment describes Clifford B Harmon discussing the Aero club and an anecdote about Gobsa Golde at a race. Gobsa encounters a prosperous man in a saloon, exchanges casual remarks, and notes his own age and drink. The scene mixes bravado with thirst and casual humor.
Sister Mary Alidia of the Ori the Sacred Heart is among six nuns who arrived aboard the French liner La Bretagn bound for Honolulu. She is daughter of Wong Leong, a Chinese merchant, and a Hawaiian princess. A music student in France several years ago, she will teach on her native island and speaks Chinese, English, and Hawaiian. She is 26 and looking for work.
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