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Newspaper
San Antonio Light
Location
San Antonio, Texas, United States of America
Date
Dec 08, 1911
Page
29
The San Antonio Light and Gazette is identified as the combined publisher under The Light Publishing Co. with founders including Charles B. Diehl Harrison L. Beach and others. The item notes the January 20 1881 founding and the merger of daily and Sunday morning editions with Associated Press wire service.
The October 1911 circulation figures for the San Antonio Tight are released by Harvey L. Steele, circulation manager. Net paid daily circulation totals 21,? numbers shown. details note carrier and mail rates, subscription terms, and a post office filing. Notary John J. Wahl verifies the sworn statement.
Analyzes the McNamara case costs to Los Angeles County and argues crime costs could be reduced by education. Critiques U S education as individualistic and insufficient for citizenship. Calls for social ethics to be taught in schools and stronger parental involvement.
The Third Annual Southern Congress convened in Atlanta last March. The 1000 page volume reviews constructive forces driving the South’s recovery, with engaging speaker lists from Taft onward, and rich technical data on coast, rivers, soil, forests, and minerals. Duncan Fletcher notes nine key regional assets underpin national greatness and future prosperity.
The passage argues that social ethics must be taught in schools first, asserting that children raised with privileges require early education on rights and restraint. It claims parental ethics shape offspring and that better school instruction could generate a crimeless era within a generation. It also notes law holds meaning only when society respects it.
In Los Angeles the municipal election pitted Good Government against Socialist tickets led by Mayor George Alexander and Job Harriman. With 187,000 eligible voters, 120,000 men and 85,000 women, results show Alexander winning by about three to one, reflecting a strong male majority and a female turnout that slightly exceeds four percent.
The large female presence at polling places reduced disorder as about 35 000 government tickets were on the line. Over 70 percent of registered voters cast ballots, with women comprising over 44 percent and aiding the good government ticket. Both sides thanked the women for their peaceful conduct and active participation.
Harper's Weekly explains wind velocity greatly affects car speed. Resistance is not proportional to wind increase. at fifty mph wind pressure is ten pounds per square foot, while one hundred mph through air yields forty pounds per square foot. A car at fifty mph into a head wind can impose about one thousand pounds of resistance, making breathing hard for occupants.
The Mexican ambassador Martinez says a reciprocity treaty with the United States will be among the first topics addressed by Ma dero to restore order. Freer relations with any country are welcome and a reciprocal tariff with neighbors would counter North American hostility. Mexican per capita consumption trails Canada but is rising, and a well framed treaty could greatly expand trade.
A boy begs for gas during a dental visit claiming he fears the pain but the dentist refuses. From the window, the patient reveals a rowdy crowd outside eager to hear his supposed screams after he bragged of fighting and defeating them.
This Time They’ll Take "Me." Anyway, Mr. Taft can assert positively that he is not Roosevelt's choice for president in 1912.
The New York World notes that Taft faces a tariff question this winter, but suggests the tariff’s effect on Taft next year may be more consequential than his immediate actions.
Baltimore News notes a political quip about pavement delays during campaigns, lamenting the city’s failure to secure new paving while elections unfold.
The Washington Post notes King George must travel far to surpass a notable historical record, implying a difficult journey to beat a longstanding achievement. The comment frames the feat as a test of endurance and persistence for the monarch.
Whitney Opera company presents The Chocolate Soldier an operetta based on Shaw Arms and the Man at the Grand. Nadina Popoff Mascha Aurelia Popoff Bumerli Spiridoff Kasimir Popoff and others deliver a polished production praised for harmony and staging.
The Baltimore Sun notes the Outlook suggests using persuasion rather than persecution to handle trusts. The idea emphasizes calm, measured action over force, aiming to shape corporate behavior through influence and policy rather than punitive measures.
Uncle Joe excels in practical use of a big dam and its applications, a skill highlighted by the Memphis Commercial Appeal as a notable capability in resource management and problem solving.
U S Commissioner R I Edwards unknowingly accepted a counterfeit one dollar coin from a young woman collector at his office in the French building. The coin, dated 1890, looked convincing but weighed and colored off. Edwards replaced it with a genuine dollar and sought to rectify the mistaken tender.
Three hundred eighty five years ago Giovanni Bande Nere died after wounds from Gover nola. He led troops with humane discipline and limited war’s hell, pioneering infantry centrality and earning the title Vincible before age 23. His career helped birth modern democracy and remains a remarkable Medici legacy.
The poem narrates a wandering lumberman whose torn shoes and ragged clothes reflect hardship. He recalls meeting a kind stranger who lent him money and eventually acquired his mining lands, while he walks west, claiming the ties are free and a return to the frontier.
A readable explainer on electrical units from volts to watts detailing how resistance, current, and power relate. It defines the ampere, coulomb, and joule, compares arc and incandescent lighting, and notes typical household power use around 55 watts for a small lamp and 1000 watts for street lighting.
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