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Newspaper
San Antonio Light
Location
San Antonio, Texas, United States of America
Date
Dec 23, 1911
Page
4
The San Antonio Light and Gazette announce their status as an Evening Daily and Sunday Morning paper with exclusive AP day reports. The notice marks their post office entry as a second class matter and references subscription rates.
Yuan Shi Kai, premier of the Chinese empire, formally rejects a republic in response to a Shanghai peace conference. The piece argues that Greek republics varied from oligarchies to democracies and notes China’s long tradition of obedience, warning that imposed liberal government could provoke disorder rather than reform.
The piece urges readers to start the year with positive deeds not just abstaining from vice. It emphasizes paying the poll tax before the January 31 deadline to qualify for citizenship and to act on civic duties without delay.
The piece mocks Mr. Hamilton Fyfe and his portrayal of American figures led by Woodrow Wilson and New Jersey Governor, portraying them as austere, practical, and unromantic. It questions motives behind political ambition and suggests a possible masquerade as political reformers.
A terse critique argues that revolutions fail when started by elements ahead of public opinion and that no virtue in the Chinese people can alter this universal pattern of tyranny becoming more secure.
The English reporter portraits Mr. Gaynor of New York as gentle and even tempered, noting his past judgeship yet dull cautious mind. The piece suggests editors’ judgment, mayoral self-control, or post-breakfast effects as explanations, and calls for continued long-range studies of prominent candidates.
The text critiques a timid political figure who shuns controversy and fears public scrutiny. It contrasts his cautious, conciliatory demeanor with a disdain for arbitration talk and a strong dislike of public exposure. The author aims to sharpen American readers’ perspective by comparing English critics.
Elmer Roberts reviews Germany's population dynamics, noting 65 million residents with 900,000 annual natural increase and substantial emigration to the US and elsewhere. Immigrants outnumber emigrants by about 9,000 yearly, while Germany attracts foreign workers to farms and mines under special permits.
Senator Root told a Washington country club luncheon that arbitration treaties come in time as the world tires of war. He cited an English diplomat’s Boer war dinner tale about a volunteer who fought abroad versus a stay-at-home defender of the war.
Howells, amid New York congratulations for a new edition of his works, says careers never satisfy. He notes that even at 70 one expects to match the feats of Washingtons, Homers, Medici, and Roosevelts, making public life crowded with giants.
In Kermit Roosevelt's The Sheep of the Desert, the party crosses the Tinajas Altas on the Mexican border where hundreds of graves mark thirst deaths. A Mexican outlaw Blanco cached water and looted the dead before fleeing, a grim note on crossing the desert.
Public sentiment shifts after physicians warn of risks from shared cups leading to bans in at least twenty four states. California Colorado Connecticut Georgia Idaho Illinois Iowa Kansas Louisiana Massachusetts Michigan Minnesota Mississippi New Hampshire New Jersey New York Oklahoma Oregon Pennsylvania Rhode Island South Dakota Utah Vermont Washington cited.
An New York Herald editorial questions universal pensions as democrats push higher old age payments and a government pension fund. It argues provident old age and warns that broad government control could lead toward socialism, urging cautious pennywise reform.
The New York Evening Post notes southern reps oppose racial discrimination against citizens abroad. A Culberson backed senate resolution asserts U S rights should not be impaired by race, with parallels to Britain and Russia. The piece adds that most new U S gold supports arts and manufacturing, with rising investment over a decade.
A Kentucky governor travels to Washington to appeal to President Cleveland for a long sought post as Louisville port surveyor. The heart of the tale is Knott’s vivid boyhood circus memory and his plea for a favor to his friend, met with a curt, weathered reply.
B H Crocheron guides an agricultural high school in Baltimore County Maryland with a mission to aid students and the broader rural community through practical training and farm focused schooling. The program emphasizes service to both learners and local farmers and aims to strengthen agricultural knowledge and productivity in the area.
Up-to-Date Verse warns that carelessness with fire is a crime even if one did not start it. The poem contrasts the fool who drops a match with the consequences for others, urging heed before lighting a fire in a home. It cautions that future homes justify restraint and responsibility.
A community leader started a winter lecture series for farmers on soils. Attendees grew from 60 at the first session to about 125 on average, despite adverse road conditions and uncertain turnout.
A quip about paintings at a banquet features a college president praising women at a table by saying they are as beautiful as the walls paintings. The anecdote notes matinee girls and mothers as part of the audience.
An observant citizen notes a Sap depot streetcar running late as it nears Tobi Hill. The motorman brakes hard to stop at the corner when a young woman signals for a stop, then waits as she declines the ride and explains a friend will pick her up later.
A Philadelphia visit by Charles Dickens became the scene of a political graft episode. A suave local figure manipulated crowds to meet Dickens, risking a riot, then used a newspaper note to claim a formal audience, illustrating graft tactics from decades earlier.
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