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Newspaper
San Antonio Light
Location
San Antonio, Texas, United States of America
Date
Dec 20, 1911
Page
4
The San Antonio Light notes its founding date January 20 1881 and lists companions The San Antonio Light and The San Antonio Gazette with daily and Sunday morning editions. It mentions exclusive wire day AP reporting and postal entry in San Antonio.
From Mexico City comes word that an assassination attempt on President Madero was thwarted. The piece defends Madero as sincerely serving Mexico, urging support for his administration and noting the dangers posed by critics who seek change at any cost.
Saskatchewan wheat growers suffer huge losses as a transport blockade prevents sale of record crops. In Morse and other towns, storage houses overflow, 50 000 bushels lie in the streets, wagons wait, and farmers travel long distances for a market that cannot be found amid growing troubles.
The obituary reflects on John Bigelow author and diplomat, aging 94, praising his lifelong humanity and evolving ideals. It notes his view of longevity as achievable through wise living, the power of figures to shape thought, and his enduring influence across eras from the eighteenth century through the new century.
Wheat shipments to Winnipeg and Minneapolis are uncertain, delaying sales for farmers. Land agents' glowing promises of rich wheat harvests have given way to a darker reality as settlers confront slow markets and unavailable cars.
The article notes Archduke Henry Ferdinand leaving his title to marry his chosen partner. Emperor Franz Joseph suspends his civil list and emoluments, removing Heinrich from official records. The piece traces a string of Hapsburg princes led by a history of dramatic resignations and match choices.
The piece notes Archdukes and royal family members eloping with actresses and musicians, arguing such unions reflect personal choice over dynastic duty. It critiques Hapsburg intermarriage, calling for eugenic and biological considerations while suggesting social dictates shape royal mating.
Cyrus C. Adams notes in Harper's January issue that map colors have shifted toward a logical system drawn from nature. He highlights the use of blues for rainfall and sea depths, buffs and browns for elevations, yellows for arid areas, and greens for plant geography, and argues for a uniform international color standard in map symbolism.
The Paris bar buzzes over an unprecedented event as Mme Suzanne Grunberg, a young married member, has just had a baby. A fellow attorney pleas postponement citing illness while the president quips about state business duties, drawing smiles from bench and bar.
An article in the January Popy Mechanics explains insect flight using film reproductions. It notes common wing motion patterns across species and that insects regulate speed by changing wing angle rather to tempo, with first beats smaller and the period largely constant, altered by fatigue and cold.
Astronomers puzzle over a strange object sighted October in the heavens thought to be a new asteroid or tiny planet with an unusual thin slab shape. First detected by Dr. Palisa and later photographed at Greenwich, the object appears and vanishes with changing visibility, prompting theories of an exploded planet fragment and explosive cosmic forces.
Major J B Pond recalls nearly joining Alexander Graham Bell in a Boston hearable lecture invention that could connect offices and hotels. A Providence contact pushed a deal, but Pond’s partner blocked speculation, and Gower, Bell's associate, vanished after a Paris balcony ride, leaving rumors of a million-dollar fortune.
The New York Globe asks if President Roosevelt should speak on renomination, arguing silence harms candor and loyalty while questioning whether many backers are indifferent to disloyalty or simply trust his integrity amid hostile opposition.
Jessie Annie Anderson in Breaths From the Four Winds presents a lament of leaving Arcady and tending flocks, longing for a shepherd who once played pipes. The poem contrasts pastoral joy with rugged ascent and ends with the shepherd answering the singer’s call.
In Washington the soon to be Kentucky senator Ollie James is noted for his bald head and high regard from Alabama congressman Handsome Tom Heflin. Heflin praises James as self made and deserving of credit for his rise to office. A remark from Harry Maynard questions why hair is missing if James made himself.
A candidate for the country district’s representation recalled flogging children during his youth and claimed it did him good. He quoted a proverb about sparing the rod and told of being flogged for telling the truth. A voice from the audience responded that it cured him.
Jaundice is not a disease but a symptom of an underlying body condition. It manifests as a yellowing of skin and eyes due to bile pigment buildup from bile flow obstruction or hepatic cell disturbance. Treatment requires identifying and removing the cause, and avoiding fats during therapy.
Wayne MacVeagh, brother of the secretary of the treasury, tells a dinner tale where he asks Arch bishop Ryan to trade railroad passes for free passes to heaven. The archbishop quips that he wouldn’t separate the officials from their counsel, preserving the legal aid.
New York World editorial questions whether Democrats will repeat past pension policy stances to gain votes and whether pensions will again cost the country money as the Civil War era finance debates resurface within fifteen years.
A bemused young man muses on marriage and Christmas costs, noting a friend who, after payday, gives his wife money for shopping and four nickels plus a bottle opener from his pocket. The tale shifts to a cottage owner touting weekend visits and a boast about a fish-filled but perilous stream where fish are described as “vicious” biters.
A brief excerpted analysis suggests teachers age early due to stressful workloads and emotional strain. Quoted snippets illustrate wordplay and misalignments in language that reflect the era's attitudes and the craft of teaching.
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