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Newspaper
San Antonio Light
Location
San Antonio, Texas, United States of America
Date
Feb 05, 1913
Page
2
The piece notes The San Antonio Light amid a January 1913 circulation summary and discusses Mexican policy tactics. It references Emiliano Zapata and U S State Department posture, plus a former Mexican ambassador’s confession affecting perceived U S “yellow journalism.” The text contrasts suppression efforts with emissarial influence in Washington.
The piece discusses Manuel Calero former Mexican ambassador to the United States, whose Senate speech is read as a dramatic claim of diplomatic prowess. It argues his ten months in Washington deceived the State Department and endangered Americans abroad, portraying Calero as a master fabricator.
The Balkans war renews with Bulgarian and Serbian forces focusing on Adrianople. Armistice ended and siege lines open fire as Turks face possible relief and withdrawal. Analysts note Turkish disorganization and Young Turk factions hinder victory while European powers weigh Constantinople’s fate.
A Department of Agriculture ruling bans citrus fruits grown in Mexico from U S markets under the plant quarantine act. The article discusses two major implications for Mexican fruit growers amid tariff changes, noting past disappointments and potential future effects on prices and trade.
The piece argues that high tariffs and Mexico's turmoil hinder cross-border trade. It notes 1.50 dollar per box costs, duties and freight impositions, and the need for mutual tariff reform. It envisions Mexico and the U.S. as ideal neighbors benefiting from regional resource complementarity and consumer price gains.
The Stockholm 21l round champion Janes Thorpe is revealed as a professional after winning as an amateur. English papers express sympathy, noting ignorance of professionalism rules, while American officials stress the purity of U S amateur sport and uphold established laws.
The article notes federal scrutiny of new informal rules addressing worker happiness and conduct. Married men are urged to avoid quarrels, bachelors to marry placid partners, and a temperate, calm mindset is demanded for dispatchers and signal workers to reduce accidents.
The Philadelphia Interater notes Horace Lorimer’s talk onSenellite management and shop discipline. A tale describes a shop where workers are paid by the hour and a conductor must urge a tardy man to hurry, illustrating patience and change in everyday labor.
A crowd gathers outside the theater of Nassico as Masaccio the strongman competes with his wife Mile Frida and a wine merchant in a perilous weight display. Tension rises when Masaccio confronts a perceived betrayal, triggers a fatal mishap during a stunt, and chaos erupts as the audience witnesses a deadly fall.
A letter to the paper praises Mrs Boyd for her near year of managing the writer's home with satisfaction and spotless character. The writer credits her social kindness and competence in duties, noting the company and city honor in recognizing her service and a mistaken commission by Mayor Jones.
An extract on Sarah Bernhardt reveals a keen, businesslike star who earned over 200000 in two years and 7000 weekly during a current US tour. Her brother Maurice previously managed tours without formal contracts while her later manager William Colonar also avoided binding agreements.
A fragmented account describes a violent incident with a 43 inch gun and a balloon themed scene in New York. The victim’s head was crushed and blood flowed. onlookers fainted while a clown arrived. Frida remains shocked and unsettled by the chaotic events.
An article profiles Captain Haskell of St. Joseph Missouri who captured thousands of deserters and formed a counterdesertion system. It describes his methods arresting deserters in saloons and tents, the use of threat and revolver, and his insight into professional deserters who re enlist under new names to exploit government supplies. It notes the broader issue of deserters from both army and navy and reflects on the psychological pull of war’s chaos.
In a Memphis News-Scimitar influenced piece a mix of figures including Rich Vavar parcel post John Wanamaker and Tom Johnson mayor of Cleveland are described as single tax advocates. The article notes prominent Philadelphia inventor Joseph Fels and Cincinnati merchant Daniel Setter in debates on parcel delivery government ownership and related reform. The tone questions motives whether for self enrichment or public welfare.
An English railway project appears in the news as a harness-maker at the I N G depot in Alam City weighs his future. He hands money to the agent and, after seeing The Light headline about Cowper Thwaite traveling from England to Texas, decides to remain in the city rather than move to Whee!
An excerpt from the February Woman's Home Companion outlines wives managing homes as a business partnership. It argues the home finances should support goods and services that raise intelligence and virtue, with spending on clothing and household items serving the community and family. It stresses mutual intelligence and exchange of views between partners to strengthen marriage.
Fragmentary text references Roosevelt and Progressives in Congress with scattered names and phrases, suggesting a political discussion or report but lacking coherent details or context. Entities and events remain ambiguous due to damaged wording.
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