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Newspaper
San Antonio Light
Location
San Antonio, Texas, United States of America
Date
Feb 05, 1913
Page
21
A terse directory entry lists Paul Block Inc offices in New York at 250 Fifth Ave Chicago in Masters Building and Boston at Tremont Building indicating the publisher’s media presence across three cities.
The San Antonio Light reports January 1913 circulation at 587 182 copies. Evening daily average paid circulation was 17 083. Sunday edition paid average 19 231. Total daily and Sunday figures are given with spoilage and returns excluded.
The piece portrays Manuel Calero former Mexican ambassador to the United States as a skilled diplomat who admits lying to the U S government for ten months to sustain Mexican revolutionary aims. It credits his achievement with maintaining Washington's confidence and critiques State Department responses to Mexican unrest and American appeals for aid.
The article describes renewed fighting around Adrianople as Bulgarians and Servians press the siege on the Turks. It argues the Turks face supply and organizational challenges, with allies advantaged, and suggests the conflict signals the end of Turkish influence in Europe.
The piece argues Mexico used subterfuge to hide revolts and praises a Washington emissary whose claims that Americans in Mexico would be adjudicated by Mexican courts were debunked by Calero. It questions the State Department’s stance and predicts further developments.
A Department of Agriculture ban under the plant quarantine act stops Mexican citrus from U S markets. The piece argues tariff policy under the Democratic regime affects Mexican fruit growers indirectly, noting two key, unsettled issues and the historically high duties on orange boxes in Mexico.
The piece argues that high tariffs and Mexico's turmoil hinder cross-border trade. It notes fruit duties, freight delays, and the impact of the Mexico revolution on commerce. It urges mutual reform to enable beneficial, diverse exchange while acknowledging limits of free trade.
The piece discusses James Thorpe’s Stockholm all round titles and his admission of professional play in baseball. English comment favors Thorpe and American amateurism purity, noting looser English rules and mixed views on strictness. American sentiment remains sympathetic yet supports enforced rules.
The Oil City Derrick reports a federal inquiry into New Haven road accidents prompting new internal rules. Unwritten laws urge married men to avoid quarrels with wives and bachelors to seek placid partners, while workers are advised to calm minds before duty.
George Horace Lorimer cites a Franklin Inn Club tale to critique hourly pay and lax discipline. The anecdote shows a slow worker ignored by a passing trolley until urged to adopt piece work, illustrating inefficiency despite modern management ideas.
In a crowded theater Massico, a jealous strongman, confronts a wine merchant with his wife Frida orchestrating a dangerous stunt. Frida coerces the man into a high risk weight juggling scene, the crowd roaring as the feud erupts in a fatal moment.
A letter praises Mrs. M W Boyd named matron at the I and G N depot. The writer who cared for the author’s home for a year commends her moral character and sympathetic disposition. They credit the railroad company and Mayor Jones for the appointment and say no mistake was made.
In February American Magazine Robert Gray profiles Sarah Bernhardt as the most highly paid and least fussed star. Her two recent tours grossed over 200000 dollars each, and she now earns seven thousand dollars weekly in this country.
Senator Tillman excoriates Cole Blease in the New York Evening Sun noting a mock 18 inch gun bombarding a toy balloon as a satirical image of political attack.
Witnesses describe a deadly incident on the ring where a victim was killed and Frida, initially paralyzed with horror, reveals she is the guilty one. Gendarmes arrive as the crowd collapses in shock amid the dramatic confession.
Interesting People profiles Col. Charles H. Haskell of Missouri a United States deputy marshal who in eight years netted about 6000 army deserters. He describes arrest methods and his views on why deserters cluster in towns noting professional deserters and soldiers of fortune and the widespread impact on the armed forces.
The Memphis News-Scimitar notes that John Wanamaker Tom Johnson Joseph Fels and Daniel Keifer, all wealthy single tax backers, advocate parcel post government ownership and other reforms, prompting questions about motives for public welfare or self gain.
An unemployed harness maker at the I G N depot in San Antonio sees headlines in The Light about E. Cowper-Thwaite en route to Texas and decides to stay in the Alamo City rather than travel to Waco. His brief attempt to leave ends when he chooses to remain, affecting his future in Texas.
An excerpt from February Woman's Home Companion argues the home is a two-branch business. The city or shop branch yields wealth while the home branch finances goods that elevate community life and education. It urges mutual respect and shared viewpoint between spouses.
The New York Tribune quotes a warning about Mr. Roosevelt facing scrutiny for steering the Progressives in Congress to support Wilson, saying such stance violates orders and warrants attention from leaders including William Kent of California.
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