San Antonio Light January circulation figures certified
The San Antonio Light reports January 1913 total circulation of 587,182 copies with daily evening average 18,592 and Sunday average 19,281 after exclusions. Harvey L. Steele swore to accuracy. notary public John J. Wahl witnessed. Association of American Advertisers certified nine months ending June 30, 1912 circulation.
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San Antonio
The
Light
Harvey L. Steele
John J. Wahl
Bexar Co
Tex
Association of American Advertisers
N. W. Ayer & Sons
Philadelphia
Advertisers of America
False Alarm Menace Calls San Antonio Fire Dept Warning
In January the San Antonio fire department answered thirteen false alarms. False alarms waste money and endanger lives as engines rush to non existent fires. Citizens and police are urged to stop this nuisance and help arrest and convict offenders.
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San Antonio
Making Good as a City
San Antonio aims to grow beyond a picturesque border town into Texas’s leading industrial city. The piece argues learning from Southern California’s development, noting tourists attract investment and wealthy visitors seek amenities. It suggests local executives should invest to lure business and capital.
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San Antonio
Texas
California
Southern
Shall San Antonio Go Ahead With Bond Issue
The article urges San Antonio to issue bonds to fund needed city improvements and attract capital, arguing that progress depends on borrowing. It compares San Antonio to Southern California and Southwest Texas, asserting that growth requires action and that voters should approve the bond issue to move forward.
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California
Texas
San Antonio
Pacific Coast
Capital
Finlay proposes Berlin cure test with hospital plan
New York bank president Charles E Finlay offers to test Friedmann’s tuberculosis serum and, if successful, build a sanitarium with staff for treatment. The piece contrasts his charity with Andrew Carnegie’s vast but indirect philanthropy, arguing charity should relieve mortal distress and elevate humanity.
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Charles E. Finlay
New York
F. F. Friedmann
Berlin
Andrew Carnegie
Pittsburgh
Great Britain
United States
Canada
Carnegie Corporation
Carnegie
Mr. Finlay
Mr. Carnegie
Stand by Women Stand by The Suffragettes Crisis
A dramatic call to action echoes as women face renewed conflict over suffrage. The piece contrasts stern male rhetoric with suffragette acid attacks on English golf greens and urges women to rally nationwide in support of the movement.
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England
Back Button Debate Spurs Mock Moral Crisis in Missouri
The article ridicules Missouri Representative Hay for a bill to ban back buttons on dresses unless as large as a dollar. It argues the law would civilize women, burden husbands, and misread fashion as art while noting fines and possible jail time for offenses.
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Hay
Missouri
Worthless man enjoys a lazy Sunday at home
In Atchison a husband spends a slow Sunday in bed until 11am then eats, smokes, and loafs while his wife works hard at chores and child care. A child notes papa is kinder than mama, sparking a sly jab about worthlessness from the Atchison Globe.
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Atchison
Papa
Mamma
Atchison Globe
Policy Delay Keeps Castro on Ellis Island in U S Critique
The New York Herald condemns Secretary Nagel for delaying a decision on the immigration examiners ruling about admitting General Castro of Venezuela. It argues Castro remains imprisoned on Ellis Island, hindering rights to court review and harming American dignity abroad.
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Secretary of Commerce and Labor
Castro
Venezuela
United States
Nagel
Ellis Island
Durance
Secret Service
Liberty
Washington
New York Herald
Need of an Army Speech Echoes Philippines Debates
Washington Post notes that a strong navy and army are needed to manage overseas responsibilities including the Philippines and potential crises in Mexico Cuba and border policing. It argues only one division remains at home and at least three divisions are required to meet emergencies.
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Calone
Philippines
United Staes
Mexico
Cuba
Washington Post
Women as Lawyers Debate Bar Association Policy
The Philadelphia Bulletin argues the British Bar Association should lift the exclusion of women from the legal profession. It contends that fear is unfounded and notes that law work suits only a hardy temperament, implying many women are unfitted by temperament.
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British Bar Association
Philadelphia Bulletin
Philippine Independence Letter Praises U S Role in Islands
Frank H. Clark argues against evacuation of the Philippines in a letter to the New York Evening Post. He cites example of disarmament in Mindanao, stable currency, expanded schooling and hospitals, and the transformation of local governance under American administration, urging continued American rule to prevent Spanish mestizo dominance and ensure progress.
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Frank H. Clark
Colorado Springs
New York Evening Post
Philippine
Philippines
Manila
Far East
Japan
Tropics
Mindanao
Spain
Pershing
Jolo
China
West Point
University Hospital
Wilson
Tme
The Love Affair at Grand Opera House Ends in Revelry
Adelaide Thurston stars in Frederick Paulding farce The Love Affair at the Grand Opera House. The plot follows Mary Bishop who inherits a million, tests relatives, courts Frank Chandler, and reveals her true identity in a lively tale of subtle scheming and comic reconciliations.
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Toe Tae Rove
John Bishop Savrere
Whitecar
Belle Savage
Olive Artelle Marthasuerte
Toes Reeks
Mary Davis
Kittle ‘Hewitt
Sara Enright
Neil Wyman
Edward Delaney
Frank Chan Buckley Trask
Princeton
Adam
Edwin Burke
Adelaide Thurston
Grand Opera House
Miss Thurston
Frederick Paulding
Mary Bishop
Savage
Mary Lane
John Savage
Kitty Hewist
Bunty
Kitty
Frank Chandler
The Madness of the Selfish in Twain and Kings
Mark Twain notes a Bavarian king who enjoyed a private Lear performance with rain for himself alone. The piece argues solitary taste in opera, art, or landscapes leads to madness and isolation, warning that private enjoyment without sharing others harms happiness and sanity.
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Mark Twain
Lear
Never Thought He'd Get Cold Feet Uncle Joe Cannon
Uncle Joe Cannon declares he will never again seek public office after facing vast opposition and controversy. The Milwaukee News reports he questions his future in public life following the whipped reception and calls for withdrawal from politics.
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Joe Cannon
Milwaukee News
Public letter from Frank H. Clark urges sustained effort
In a January 24 letter from Colorado Springs Frank H. Clark argues against abandoning unfinished work and stresses perseverance, stating that "we have put our hand to the plough" and urging to keep it there until the furrow's end.
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Frank H. Clark
Colorado Springs
The Light's Daily Story Burglary Gone Wrong
Sam Sport hides from a burly shopkeeper after attempting a jewel theft in Mr. Hankin's store. The plan hinges on an insured diamond locket, but Sam’s safe-cracking fails as Hankin anticipated the ruse and the locket vanishes. Hankin later decamps, selling the business and collecting insurance.
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Sam Sport
Sam
Mr. Hankin
Hankin
Ness
City waterworks plan drew sharp backlash from A J Brown
A letter to the editor argues against Alderman Richter’s plan to issue 2,000,000 in bonds to buy the city waterworks. The writer says the move is political maneuvering by the Ryan Richter Mauermann group and would threaten street funding. He favors letting voters decide on ownership and condemning or buying by agreement if supported. Brown defends Mayor Jones and urges prudent financing to avoid long delays.
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Richter Inuesday
Richter
San Antonio
City of
Ryan-Richter- Mauermann
Jones
A. J. Brown
Kentucky Colonel Watterson Editorials Noted by Inquirer
A remark expressing mild wonder at Colonel Watterson and his illuminating editorials from Kentucky, praised by the Philadelphia Inquirer.
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Colonel Watterson
Kentucky
Philadelphia Inquirer
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