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Newspaper
San Antonio Light
Location
San Antonio, Texas, United States of America
Date
Dec 03, 1916
Page
2
A New York man tosses mothball wrappings from a closet containing fifty and other dollar bills. Neighbors report a drunken man wearing fifty dollar bills in his shoes and claim a street encounter led to the cash loss. Police involvement and grand jury consideration follow the bizarre tale.
The article argues the Hay-Chamberlain law will fail and the national guard will fade away as many units refuse three more years of service. Chicago regiments on the border decline to take the oath, with only a handful of Second Illinois Infantry and six in the First Illinois Cavalry prepared to extend terms. New Jersey regiments also largely vanish, reflecting guardsmen feeling misled about the mission and purpose of border deployment.
Veterans express reluctance to sign three year guard terms citing long separations and lack of guarantees. They urge compulsory universal service to ensure fair burden sharing and avoid repeated call ups, criticizing government as unfair and ineffective after Carrizal.
A long opinion on Villa and U S actions vs Mexico contrasts with a Massachusetts judge’s unconventional punishment for juveniles. The piece links U S policy, Carranza, and Columbus raids to public safety and a boy who battered a girl with a rock.
District Judge Lummus in Lynn Massachusetts punishes a ten year old boy for a crude act using impressive judicial flair. The youth boasted of dexterity and hung a rack at a small locale, reflecting early bravado and rough behavior.
Louisville Courier Journal argues that belief in civilization as progress collapses when Belgians are invaded. The piece claims the treatment of Belgians by Germans exposes the idea of universal civilized development as a fallacy.
An editorial from the Observer discusses Europe’s drift toward socialist policies under necessity and questions if postwar America should follow suit. It cites Willer GN and argues the United States can cope without radical changes. Inheritance tax debates reappear after Henry Biller’s $20,000,000 estate transfer to his daughter at his death raises questions about whether transfers are present or death-bound.
The piece surveys Republican and Democratic lawmakers on suffrage after Wilson’s election and notes diverging reactions to war costs. It also references cab service demand in New York and Christian Science Monitor commentary on Grethels Canal plans and academy reviews.
The article recalls multiple presidents and term histories, noting figures like Wilson, Hayes, Garfield, Cleveland, Harrison, McKinley, Theodore Roosevelt, and others. It discusses re election bids, assassinations, and constitutional precedents around serving consecutive terms and the line of succession. It mentions dates and names in a fragmentary historical sketch.
In a Pierre Bollin tale a thin ugly flower girl pesters a cautious clerk. He gives her coins for bouquets, as colleagues laugh. A friend schedules help to reform the girl, but the girl returns with persistence, forcing Bollin into a tense nightly encounter and culminating in a surprising, hopeful reunion.
A collection of letters from Wisconsin Machine Gun Company members thanking San Antonio residents for hospitality and gifts. Otton Burchardt and T Hale sign notes praising the welcome and cake donations to troops stationed there.
An article by B. A. Bell discusses the prong horned antelope, its rarity, and hunters’ temptations. It notes international sportsmen visiting western plains, pronghorn biology, and Roosevelt era hunting concerns, urging restraint to protect the species.
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