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Newspaper
San Antonio Light
Location
San Antonio, Texas, United States of America
Date
Dec 26, 1913
Page
4
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A 15 year old Italian girl shot a man near a West Side theater claiming revenge as a Sicilian girl. Police doubt her tale, linking her to sensational films about white slavery. The piece argues for strict cinema censorship while noting reforms may require higher moral action and less patronage of tainted plays.
The Pan revision of tariffs and completion of the Panama canal will upend world balance. Hist orically these two projects will reverse east and west points of the compass. Much has been written on each effect and their combined impact staggers the speculative mind.
The New York State Board of Charities has issued serious charges about William R. George founder of the Junior Republic and calls for changes in its operation. The experiment in youth self government has trained many homeless youth through elected congress local laws and a youth police force, earning praise despite critiques of George's conduct.
Dr. Lindberg a theosophist lectured on thoughts having color and form. He described jealousy as a dirty green snake and a mother's protection as a rose colored bird with a yellow center. He claimed shapes vary with mood and offered vivid, albeit satirical, examples.
A Memphis News-Scimiter reader extols buying locally arguing it keeps money in town, strengthens churches and lodges, supports neighbors who provide goods and services, and ensures reliability and community ties. The piece frames enlightened selfishness as mutual public benefit.
Senator Culberson reports improved health after leaving a Connecticut health resort and plans to spend weeks on a Texas ranch before resuming duties in Washington. He aims to contribute to constructive legislation once the currency bill is resolved and Congress reconvenes after the holidays.
A young man travels through Paris living on borrowed money and nights in cheap hotels. He befriends financier William Yates, who squanders lavishly while the youth survives on small tips, coins, and a single toothbrush carried in his pocket. The episode ends with a reckoning about money and friendship.
A fashion note praises the new spool heel for comfort and delicacy, comparing it to the French heel. The spool heel is moderate in height with a pronounced back curve, broad at the base for stability, earning its name. The autumn boot pictured features a patent leather ramp, perforated trimming, and a light gray kid buttoned top.
Observant Citizen recounts a loan scenario where a borrower sought help from multiple notable locals. The banker emphasized that more good names on a note reduce risk, praising Dr Fred Terrell Jesse Oppenheimer Joske and L J Hart. The piece closes with a note on Saturdays origin from Laeter and Saturn.
At the Grand Opera House Christmas afternoon and night John Cort vaudeville features Lillian Rus, Bert Melrose the clown, William Farnum in Virginius excerpts, with Kramer and Bellelaire acrobats, Rose and Arthur Boylan tango, Margarite Farrell singing, and Lillian Russell in songs and a health talk.
From the Philadelphia Bulletin, Holland joins five Central American republics in backing Bryan’s peace through arbitration. The piece notes cautious disarmament talk between nations, with ongoing shipbuilding and mobilization while talks continue, and hints at further European capitulations to a naval holiday. It envisions wider global peace efforts and ends with the line Peace hath its victories. Count them.
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