San Antonio Light Circulation Figures For Six Months 1916
The San Antonio Light reports six month period ending Sept 30 1916 with daily average circulation 22062 and Sunday 26756. Net paid daily 20477 and Sunday 24424. Audit Bureau certification cited as authoritative for advertisers. The paper claims higher paid home circulation than any competitor.
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San Antonio Light
Audit Bureau of Circulation
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Canada
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San Antonio
A New Orator Major General Wood Urges Universal Military Training
General Leonard Wood’s St Louis address on universal service highlights practical gains and strong epigrams. He argues readiness would boost economy by thirty percent, patriotism by fifty, and cut crime in half, urging a peacetime preparation mindset and a citizen soldier ideal.
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United States
Mercantile Club
St. Louis
Leonard Wood
Wood
General Wood
Henry W. Grady
South
Boston
America
Tam
San Antonio Ad Controversy and Golf Ads Highlight Misleading Reports
A Chicago Daily News staffer spread a false claim that Mexican shots hit the Illinois First Infantry camp near San Antonio. The San Antonio Chamber of Commerce objected and sought corrections, while the paper’s advertisers touted San Antonio golf attractions, yet Texas received no mention in the southern attractions piece.
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Illinois
Texas
Chicago
San Antonio
Chicago Daily News
Chamber of Commerce of
Alabama
Florida
Georgia
Louisiana
Missouri
North Carolina
South Carolina
Tennessee
Virginia
New Providence
Nassau
Cuba
St. Louis
South
Katy” Railroad
Mineral Wells
General Wood on pacifists and National Guard service
General Wood defends pacifists as genuine but warns the term has shifted to imply fear of fighting. He lauds the National Guard’s mobilization for frontier protection, calling it costly yet worthwhile for future security and arguing universal service is essential for national safety.
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National Guard
Destroying Sea Romance In Modern Warfare
The piece notes that submarine warfare and indiscriminate mining strip the ocean of romantic ship names from the past. It laments the loss of beloved designs like Maid of the Mist and The Morning Star as veteran trading craft are torpedoed or listed as lost, while newer freighters bear plainer titles such as The John Doe or The Concord.
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Jutland
South American
Lloyds
Maid of the Mist
Morning Star
Bonny Belle
Emma Laurens
Sea Pride
Lassie
Concord
Poetic Ship Names Give Way to Brisk Business Titles
The article notes a shift from romantic given names for freighters to more business like labels matching the lumbering hulks. It recalls the old era’s favored titles such as Highland Lass Annie Laurie and Stormy Petrel, now replaced by practical alphanumeric names despite lingering allure from past romantic naming.
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Annie Laurie
Stormy Petrel
Davy Jones Locker
TWO OF A KIND IN WORDS FROM ANTIWAR COMMENTARY
A reprint from the San Antonio Express critiques war policy language and national unity in wartime. It contrasts verbose political critique with a quip about a Christmas present and recalls General de Canolle’s fiery Liberty speech. It ends noting calls for peace and a sharp political jab at legislative pushback.
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San Antonio Express
Equally Interested in Speed Law Enforcement
A quote from the El Paso Times contrasts the wealthy motorist and the poorer pedestrian, both seeking proper speed law enforcement to avoid personal loss. It notes the rich fear car damage while the pedestrian fears injury from reckless driving.
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el Paso Times
Day of the Small Farm Sold to Dallas Syndicate
A Dallas syndicate has purchased a large ranch near Snyder comprising twenty one sections. They plan to subdivide the property into small tracts for actual settlers. The trend shifts from ranch to small farms as Central Texas gains smallholdings.
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Snyder
Dallas
Texas
McLennan County
Waco News
Watch Your Driving Court Opinion on Pedestrian Safety
A Little Rock judge tells a jury that reckless driving endangers pedestrians. He notes some drivers expect pedestrians to move for horns and telegraphs, and sentences a reckless chauffeur to sixty days in the penitentiary, saying second degree murder could have been justified.
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Little Rock
Waco Times-Herald
Learning to Drive: Caution on Public Roads
A man buys an automobile and tests it on a public road. The piece argues that modern engines require full operation understanding and capable control before using crowded thoroughfares, echoing calls from Temple Telegram for stricter driver readiness.
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Temple
Texas Seeks State Bill to Curb Child Labor
The Dallas Times Herald notes a coming Texas legislature session will push a bill to prevent child labor beyond federal scope. It argues federal law covers only interstate shipments and omits much of the problem, urging action to shape Texas for tomorrow by protecting children's schooling and future.
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Congress
Texas
Dallas Time Herald
Frontier Agreement Abolishes National Bird Frontiers
The United States and Great Britain ratify a treaty giving migratory birds identical protection across both nations. Congress must pass enabling legislation. The piece notes state attitudes hinder bird protection and praises improved protections for song and game birds in the United States and Canada.
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Canada
United States
Great Britain
Congress
Missouri
Iowa
Wisconsin
Boston Transcript
How to Offset the High Cost of Living
The High Cost of Living contest publishes reader letters offering cost-saving ideas. Additional submissions will appear in future days as readers share practical methods to reduce daily expenses.
Consumer can bring prices down if he will only do it
The author argues high living costs stem from optional demand and middlemen profits. Consumers can lower prices by cutting nonessentials, buying only necessary amounts, and supporting home production and fair packing practices. Rise in production and direct buying reduce costs. beware speculation and high middleman margins.
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Texas
Stock Yard Commission
Supreme Court
United States
Iago
No Title Yet From Corpus Christi Reader Letter
A Corpus Christi reader argues that many American families lack funds for daily needs The writer cites figures showing less than 40 cents per person per day for food and notes other essentials such as rent clothing heating and insurance also require payment.
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Lindsay Waters
Corpus Christi
Texas
Stay on the Farm Call for Practical Living
Mrs F P Layton of Medina Texas urges families to curb fashion spending and focus on staple goods and practical clothes. She calls on farmers to keep children on the farm through practical education and to buy only what is needed to lower living costs.
High Cost of Living and Market Manipulation
The piece argues that buyers overpay for provisions due to grower and middleman profits. It cites price chains from farm to dealer, noting commissions raise prices, while retailers struggle to maintain fair margins. It urges honest packing and sanitary handling by Texas farmers to compete with California, ending with a call for public welfare.
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San Antonio
Texas
California
Wasteful and Extravagant Times Demand Strict Economy
In a public letter G. Jones urges Congress to avoid embargoes on food to Europe and instead promote frugal living. He argues President Wilson would veto such measures, cites constitutional doubts, and praises Germany's wartime conservation as a model. He calls for mass meetings, neighborly thrift, and family financial discipline at 221 South Pine Street.
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Congress
Europe
Wilson
Supreme Court
Germany
G. Jones
South Pine Street
Majestic Theater Presents an Elite Christmas Vaudeville Bill
The Majestic Theater offers a superior Christmas vaudeville lineup with top acts. Valerie Bergere stars in Little Cherry Blossom a Japanese comedy praised for charm and artistry. Brent Hayes showcases banjo virtuosity and a varied program features Wheeler Dolan Albright Rodolfi Freeman Dunham Morton Sheen McCree Dutton and others in diverse acts.
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Majestic Theater
Valerie Bergere
Little Cherry Blossom
Sakura San
Brent Hayes
Hayes
Richard Wheeler
Gertrude Dolan
Claudia Albright
Mario Rodolfi
Freeman and Dunham Company
Belmont
Clara Morton
Frank Sheen
Junie McCree
James Dutton
Great War Pictures at Grand Opera House
The Eagle's Wings film screens at the Grand Opera House Friday through Sunday starting at noon with hourly showings. Rufus Steele wrote the story to show industrial preparedness. It depicts munition plants navy yards and military posts to illustrate government resources for national needs.
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Grand
America
Grand Opera House
Rufus Steele
San Francisco
Steele
Uncle Sam
Columbus
Hart Stars In The Devil's Double At The Empire
W S Hart appears today in The Devil's Double at the Empire. He plays Bowie Blake a gambler and hardened man from Tophet Arizona mining camp as the story follows his arc amid a refining influence from an artist's wife who asks.
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W. S. Hart
the Empire
Williams
Hart
the Empire Today
Bowie
Blake
Tophet
Arizona
Clara Kimball Young Stars in The Common Law at Empire Theater
Clara Kimball Young appears in the first production of her own film company The Clara Kimball Young Film Corporation an adaptation of Robert W Chambers The Common Law at the Empire Theater Sunday Monday and Tuesday with a Keystone comedy and a Texas University versus A and M football game feature.
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Lucifer
Keystone
Texas University
Clara Kimball Young
Robert W. Chambers
Empire Theater
Miss Young
Clara Kimball ‘Young Film Corporation
Miss Bunting Stages Rebecca of Sunnybrook Farm at Majestic
Emma Bunting presents a four performance engagement of Rebecca of Sunnybrook Farm at the Majestic Theater over Christmas Day and two matinees and two evening shows. The young actress portrays Rebecca from child to young woman with Edith Taliaferro's legacy in mind, supported by her touring company ending a prior engagement at the Grand.
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Miss Bunting
Rebecca
Sunnybrook Farm
Emma Bunting
Majestic Theater
Edith Taliaferro
Riverboro
the Grand
Princess Pat Coming to Grand Christmas Grand Henry Blossom and Herbert
Henry Blossom the librettist of The Princess Pat with Victor Herbert will present a three act comic opera at the Grand on December 25 and 26 with a 3 p m Christmas matinee. Blossom known for lyric writing and witty books collaborated on many successful productions. An augmented orchestra and carefully chosen cast promise a fine presentation.
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Henry’ Blossom
Victor Herbert
Pat
New York
Blossom
Herbert
Letters to the Light on Troop Withdrawals in 1914
Readers from Llano Grande Texas and the First Minnesota Infantry address General Funston s plan to send home troops. They question timing for the Twelfth New York and seek clarity on when their units will be released and how it affects families and losses of employment.
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The
Light
Twelfth New York
12Th N. Y
Llano Grande
Tex
Minnesota Infantry
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French Army Reorganizations Names Nivelle to Northern War Front
Paris dispatch reports General Nivelle is summoned to command the armies of the north and west with General Joffre as commander in chief. General Castelnau remains on active list by decree, while Brigadier General Ferdinand Auguste Pont is promoted to general of division as Nivelle’s chief of staff.
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Paris
Nivelle
Joffre
Castelnau
Poincare
Ferdinand Auguste Pont
Mysterious Breakfast Demand in Boston Transcript Copy
A fragmented item from the Boston Transcript quotes a child saying I want a dark breakfast. The piece references a prior chat about a light supper with Mary, but the context remains unclear and the quote ends abruptly.
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Mary
Boston Transcript
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