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Newspaper
San Antonio Light
Location
San Antonio, Texas, United States of America
Date
Dec 13, 1912
Page
6
The San Antonio Light announces its lineage from The San Antonio Light and The San Antonio Gazette established January 20 1881. The evening daily and Sunday morning paper carries exclusive Associated Press wire service and lists editors Charles S Diehl and Harrison L Breach.
A four day rainstorm highlights the city’s bad streets and sidewalks which deter shoppers, hinder garbage collection, and raise yearly costs by about 100 dollars per resident. Merchants warn improvement is a sound investment for growth and tax relief.
Britain notes New Zealand plans to aid the navy by private subscriptions since public funds cannot match Canada's gift. New Zealand will build ships at private expense, while a major British project receives larger support from Canada.
In Paterson New Jersey a feud erupts between the Wenton and Condon houses over a failed joke at a luncheon. Miss Helene Wenton known for mirthful jokes and Miss Harriet Condon who sought payback clash after the incident affecting high society.
A controversial attack on the aigrette in London and Paris theaters has reached New York. Writers compare it to past hat revolts and padding trends, noting the rude obstruction of sightlines. Some theater managers consider openly opposing the aigrette as a nuisance to audience rights.
A full orchestral operetta review of The Pink Lady at the Grand Opera House. Cast includes John E Young Georgia Harvey Olga De Bauga Willard Flanagan and Harry Wallace with Lucien Gardel guiding the plot of deception and romance. The production is praised for musical unity and lavish stage design.
The Washington Supreme Court endorses city power to regulate saloon conduct, rejecting claims treating is harmless hospitality. It states citizens have no inherent right to treat or buy liquor in police‑run saloons, predicting reduced liquor sales as treating ends. The ruling raises questions about enforceability and impact on drinking patterns.
London rooms sold three apostle spoons weighing a few ounces for 700 pounds. The set once had thirteen pieces with representations of the apostles. Complete sets are rare, with a Henry VIII era example selling for 4900 pounds. The piece was linked to Cranmer and Henry VIII in a London Opinion tale.
Jerome S. McWade, noted sociologist and millionaire, answered his own question What is a promoter during a Duluth lecture. He said a promoter is a man who will supply the ocean if you supply all the ships.
Le Cri de Paris notes the pope’s health has improved and that faithful visitors find him gentle yet powerful. It describes his modest bearing, paternal addresses, and the Vatican’s grand yet arrogant staff, plus changes in audience dress and a flood of ill suited gifts from ecclesiastical traders.
Knickerbocker Press suggests a bold surprise as Hetty Green might propose to pension bachelors in a whimsy filled pipe dream.
Louise Mink advocates plain sewing as essential to a woman's character and life work. She argues sewing teaches patience, improves dress quality, and increases financial prudence, contrasting shopgirl bargains with durable handmade finish.
Five years into the ten year plan China and Britain agreed to curb opium exports and domestic production to end the habit. Edicts enforce the reduction with India supplies cut and the home crop shrinking. Travelers note fewer public opium users and a 50 percent drop in opium production. The Journal of the American Medical Association calls this a notable social reform and a beacon for Western issues.
The commander is naturally disinclined to see the paymaster drummer out of the army of the Lord. New York Sun reports Roosevelt backing Perkins in a political clash.
A New York Sun item suggests the Bermuda vote may favor Woodrow Wilson, hinting at his likely victory in the colony. The brief remark frames Wilson as the favored contender in Bermuda.
In a car conversation two men clash over superstition with one claiming they are unnecessary while another admits some beliefs. A passing remark about the weather sparks the claim that leaving an umbrella invites rain as the sky brightens briefly over Clower building and nearby streets.
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