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Newspaper
San Antonio Light
Location
San Antonio, Texas, United States of America
Date
Aug 30, 1916
Page
6
The San Antonio Light and the San Antonio Gazette are combined in a historical newspaper compilation item. The note references both papers as a regional press duo serving San Antonio with local news and notices.
A harsh critique argues the city’s prohibition on open automotive cut outs is routinely violated with impunity. The writer cites loud tests in front of garages and says police hardly enforce the downtown noise nuisance law, urging strict enforcement or repeal.
The piece questions if Texas Farmers' Union leader H N Pope truly represents farmers as he opposes an eight hour day for industrial workers unless agricultural labor is included. It notes high farm prices and mulls how rising costs affect urban readers and farm incomes amid the dispute.
Farmers would not starve if labor hours fell below eight. Cotton has risen to 15 cents with expectations to 20. Wheat tops 1.40, corn 70 cents. Pork and farm by products costlier, yet crop shortages are offset by higher prices. The city man welcomes farmer prosperity but notes economic balance.
The Mexican and American commissioners plan a lengthy meeting at Portsmouth to draft resolutions ahead of possible recommendations. Without credible US restraint, Mexican bandit suppression remains ineffective and mutual trust fails. The clash of fundamental national differences hinders any tangible progress or peace restoration.
A historical note on President Wilson backing the eight hour day and California’s 1914 vote that defeated the proposal. It details counts by county including San Francisco and Los Angeles, and cites McNamara crimes as influencing LA sentiment.
The campaign for and against the proposed eight hour law was vigorous with broad funding. Propositions on the ballot included forty eight items led by prohibition and the eight hour day which failed by 524,781 to 355,536. Women showed strong support for the eight hour day while men opposed it by about four to one.
The article reports Denmark’s refusal to sell St. Thomas and St. Croix to the United States for 25 million dollars, noting U S control of the market and warning Denmark to accept the offer or risk losing the islands entirely as relations and prices shift.
An armored railroad car carrying a heavy gun and twenty machine guns has been designed for the United States and submitted to the War Department. It could prove valuable for defense along the Atlantic or Pacific coasts in case of invasion, though not likely needed against Mexican bandits.
Longview shipped the first car of Texas Sweet potatoes of 1916 on Friday. It weighed 400 bushels and sold for 400 dollars. Texas plans larger shipments this year with improved curing methods to keep the crop for extended periods, likely yielding large profits.
The Utica Observer argues the risk of unemployment from European cheap goods after the war. It questions who will buy these goods if Americans have no work and notes the candidate's claim about dumping on shores.
The Old West travels with a traveling hotel on two wheels. A two wheeled trailer attaches to any car and follows quietly. When camping is desired it uncouples, unfolds a tent, beds, ice chest, camp stove, utensils, and supplies for comfortable outdoor nights.
The Boston Post notes the Republican candidate’s firm stance on electing leaders who pursue success and prosperity. It questions whether voters backing Wilson in November would doubt prosperity under a Democratic administration and compares the stance to poetical katydids criticizing solemn boasts.
A Boston Globe note discusses how a married couple where both are physicians should register at a hotel. Reader questions whether to list as Dr and Mrs John Jones or Dr John Jones and Dr Mary Jones. The consensus favors Dr and Mrs John Jones to emphasize the wife’s status as a spouse over her profession.
A reader signed as COLONEL DINK BOTTS argues against prohibition as ineffective and hypocritical. He cites aroused saloons, underground trade, and celebrity cases, noting personal disengagement from alcohol yet urging practical limits. He critiques reformers and warns of state laws failing to curb liquor.
The New York World cites a London Sunday Times remark that the United States, while neutral, forfeited post bellum rights supposedly tied to interference. The piece argues the U.S. seeks no war spoils or territory, only restoration of peace and civilization, and that it is not for sale.
Morning breakfast biscuits are easy to make and versatile hot or cold. Mix flour baking soda cream tartar salt sugar and butter into a stiff dough with sour milk. Roll to half inch, cut triangles, brush with milk, bake twenty minutes, then split and serve with butter and Bernaise sauce.
A narrator dreams of birds on a window ledge chatting about their lives and school The talking bird explains a family in England lives nearby and how they share food bathe and learn tales of nest building The narrator wakes with a smile realizing the bird could not truly speak
The Pittsburg Dispatch recalls Captain Lewis S. Morey of Troop K, Tenth Cavalry, who, wounded in the Carrizal ambush, dictated his report to headquarters rather than save himself. His selfless act under desert hardship underscores duty and courage for the nation and its soldiers. The piece notes the official report’s role in remembering Carrizal and salutes the fighting men.
In a humorous yarn Mayor Brown recalls a friend’s jab about a city worker at Brackenridge park. The tale centers on a scarecrow seen leaning against a tree near River Avenue described as the “typical city employee” by the joke teller.
The Interstate Commerce Commission ruling upholds federal control of interstate traffic and blocks Texas efforts to impose discriminating rates. The decision reinforces federal supremacy over state borders and foils Texas frontier barriers that harmed Louisiana and other states. Also noted is the fortieth wedding anniversary of Mr. and Mrs. J. P. Nye with four of their children marrying in Shenandoah, Iowa.
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