San Antonio Light circulates 1911 totals and staff note
The San Antonio Light dated 1911 publishes its circulation figures for October with totals and daily net circulation. Harvey L. Strele, circulation manager, certifies the figures before Notary John J. Wahl in San Antonio, Texas.
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SAN Antonio Light
SAN Antonio Gazette
Associated Press
San Antonio
Joey L. Steele
The
Harvey L. Strele
John J. Wahl
Notary Public
Bexar Co
Tex Ee
After Dinner Talk by Chauncey Depew reviewed
A critical review scorns Chauncey Depew’s pamphlet Mottoes Aphorisms and Nuggets for being a soporific compendium of anecdotes and weak conclusions. It challenges the author’s claim that Americans are not thrifty while noting Americans work hard and endure privation to build property amid optimistic leisure.
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Chauncey M. Depew
Buncombe
Law and order at the San Antonio council
The city is urged to settle the salary dispute through lawful means. Critics condemn Mayor Callaghan for declaring an appropriation passed with seven aldermen when it did not meet legal requirements. The piece warns unlawful payments harm prosperity, tax funds, and San Antonio’s standing with tourists.
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San Antonio
Callaghan
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The passage defends material wealth as not hindering spiritual growth and argues Americans are not wasteful. It notes Dutch and French frugality as context and comments on Mr. Depew’s banquet hall career, suggesting it doesn’t disqualify him as an exponent of plain living and high thinking.
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Depew
Public smoking under fire from national group
The Non-Smokers' Protective League of America campaigns against tobacco use in public spaces and seeks sympathy and support via a voluntary subscription. Its vice presidents include Dr. Harvey W. Wiley David Starr Jordan Jenkin Lloyd Jones and Chancellor James R. Day, each noted for clashes with various prominent figures.
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Jenkin Lloyd Jones
Chicago
James R. Day
John D. Rockefeller
Public smoking debate scoffs at reformers claims
The essay rebuts bans on tobacco in public and semi public spaces arguing constitutional rights to breathe clean air, noting limited harm from smoking and urging reason over prohibition. It dismisses widespread suffering claims and suggests penalties for hostile smokers rather than broad bans.
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Havana
Walsh act is tested againstTexas commission government ruling
The Newark News notes a Texas appeals court ruling in Perrett v Wagner that supports commission government as a democratic form. It argues opponents must find stronger grounds to challenge the Walsh act if brought to New Jersey ports.
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Newark News
Walsh Commission
Trenton Trade Gazette
Texas
Supreme Court
Trenton
Court of Civil Appeals
Perrett
Lone Star
Union
Uncle Joe Cannon Visits Panama Canal Inspection
Chicago Record Herald notes former Speaker Joseph G. Cannon travels to inspect the Panama Canal. The report hopes the canal walls will stand firm during his visit and observation.
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Joe” Cannon
Panama Canal
Chicago Record. Herald
Not While Hetty Is Standing Guard
Hetty Green condemns her son's many suitors but a decisive engagement looms as a landing may occur if activity continues. The Chicago Post notes the guardian matriarch’s stance amid brewing romance around her heir.
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Hetty
Hetty Green
Chicago Post
Texas Is Big and Beautiful From Seaboard to Plains
A reader describes Texas from rail, hay wagon, and canter, praising its vastness and beauty. He questions why gulf coastal towns are labeled Southwest Texas, notes Gulf coast scenery from Rockport to Port Lavaca, and muses on where Texas cities grew. He urges more towns along major rivers and requests corrections if mistaken.
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Texas
South
San Antonio
Mars
Gulf Coast
Concho County
Vigo
Texas Gulf Coast
Galveston
Matagorda
Palacious
Port Lavaca
Port O'Connor
Seadrift
Rockport
Corpus Christi
Point Isabel
Oakshore Club
Red River
Bragas
Colorado
Rio Grande
Austin
Waco
Dallas
Fort Worth
Houston
The
Brazos
Rosenberg
Richmond
Paris
Greenville
Tyler
Sherman
Denison
McKinney
Temple
Coleman
Brownwood
Great Rio Grande
Sabine
Disease and Its Cure
An article by Eddy Wolff explains gangrene as a medical condition arising from loss of vitality in a body part. Early signs include burning pain, followed by livid to dark or olive green tissue, with sloughing indicating recovery prospects when the wound heals with scar tissue. Causes include pressure, extreme temperatures, chemical contact, blood vessel disease, or ergot noted as a potential trigger. The piece notes gangrene is rare and treatable with timely medical attention.
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Eddy Wolff
Signs and Superstitions From Harper's Weekly
A collection of quirky beliefs notes that a falling Mona Lisa card predicts trouble, water from a burst pipe signals an early visit by plumber and piano tuner, and a soap bar on stairs forebodes a fall. It cites Harvard Yale and other colleges noting many sophomores on dorm roofs indicate hazy night.
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Harvard
Yale
Harper’s Weekly
Baby Emperor of China Loses Royal Throne
A verse laments China's child ruler, the infant emperor of the Manchu clan, and his lonely gilded life. It recounts fairy tale intervention lifting the throne and promises future glory as the people come to love him, surpassing Genghis and Kubla Khan.
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China
Genghis
Kubla Khan
Did Somebody Mention Roosevelt Phrase in Dispatch Quip
Brief quotation from the Pittsburg Dispatch on obstinacy and willingness to be wrong rather than admit error, attributed to historical commentary. The line reflects a public mindset about leadership and truth.
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Roosevelt
Pittsburg
The Final Tribunal
A Chicago Tribune line notes that no major legal question is settled until Mr. Gompers issues his decision, calling the matter a final tribunal in effect.
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Gompers
Chicago Tribune
He Has Been Roasted Often Justice Hughes
A Boston Transcript line hails Justice Hughes as among those rare men who have no time to make money, noting his focus on service over wealth.
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Justice Hughes
Boston Transcript
Sunday Crank Trial Ends With Expert Fix
A man tries to start his new car on Sunday with friends watching. After 90 minutes of pulling the crank to no avail a candy lad fails to start the engine. A garage expert arrives and starts the engine with a small trick, earning a dollar fee.
Wireless expansion in German East Africa boosts coverage
The Consular Report notes two wireless telegraph stations at Muanza and Bukoba with 600 km radii, making Muanza the landline terminus. A forthcoming Tabora station could reach 2500 miles, enabling German West Africa to connect with Europe via independent routes and bypassing British cables.
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Muanza
Bukoba
German East Africa
Tabora
German West Africa
Cameroons
Europe
Zanzibar
Mombasa
Aden
Cape Town
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