San Antonio Light Circulation Audit Reports Higher Paid Reach
The six months ending Sept 30 1916 show a daily average circulation of 22062 and a Sunday average of 26756. Net paid daily is 20477 and Sunday 24424. The Audit Bureau confirms the San Antonio Light has authoritative national standards and can guarantee 50 percent more paid home circulation than any rival.
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Sant Antonio Light
San Antonio Light
Audit Bureau of Circulation
United States
Canada
America
Europe
San Antonio
The Extra in San Antonio Newsroom Ethics
An editorial condemns newspaper Extras as scams when they reprint older stories. It argues true Extras deliver fresh, late news within minutes, and that publishers should refuse to issue an Extra without real, timely content.
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San Antonio
Tue Licur
Licar
What We Could Do in War with Germany
The article argues the United States should aid the Allies with unlimited financial support to influence the war outcome. It claims US entry would unite the Allies, prevent disagreements, and allow access to American harbors and coal stations for Allied fleets, leveraging naval power as a decisive factor.
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Germany
United States
Atlantic
Bermudas
Halifax
Texas Legislature Battle Beats and Brigand Acclaim
An satirical take notes how the Texas Legislature faced duress during a session. Prohibitionists formed a junta locking doors with armed officers to force votes, creating comic yet real scenes of legislative coercion. The piece condemns political brigandage and extols Texans’ weariness of such tactics.
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Texas
San Antonio
Austin
Prohibitionistas
Pancho
Capitol
House of Representatives
Prohibition Steering Committee
Robinson Crusoe
Palywrights
United States role in WWI aid and timing for mobilization
The piece argues the United States could support Allied sea power and protect Atlantic trade routes by convoying ships and sharing naval duties, while noting the impracticality of immediate large-scale land armies. It suggests waiting for proper training, parallels Britain’s Kitchener army, and cites potential indirect influence and economic leverage.
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Atlantic
Germany
United States
Europe
Great Britain
Opportune Purchase of Danish West Indies Touted
An article argues the United States may have negotiated the Danish West Indies purchase at a pivotal moment. It suggests the islands would serve as a strategic asset if war enters, aiding defense of the Panama Canal and U S influence in postwar adjustments. It notes German submarines and global leverage hinge on securing strategic possessions.
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United States
Danish West Indies
American West Indies
Germany
Panama Canal
Congress
Panama
St. Thomas Island
United States Should Buy Danish West Indies Now
The article argues for approving the $25 million purchase of the Danish West Indies, noting Danish ratification and congressional approval. it emphasizes strategic value for the Panama Canal era and warns against opposition that ignores national security and economic interests. It cites increased international stakes and the potential wartime savings of acquiring the islands.
Governor Whitman Responds to New York Militia Call
The governor announces a firm stance as state authorities address an open call from a New York militia. Officials vow vigilance and coordinate with federal partners to ensure public safety.
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Whitman
New York
Illinois Regiment Seeks Return Home Over Missing Pullman Cars
Soldiers complain the Illinois regiment cannot proceed to the border as planned because furnished Pullman cars were not provided. They request relief and transport arrangements to resume movement.
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Illinois
Keep Cool Aide to People During Submarine Crisis
Governor Ferguson urges calm as the submarine issue unfolds. The public unites behind the president in the German crisis with minimal Texas disruption, underscoring a core American trait that foreign statesmen still fail to grasp.
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America
Marks Passing of Heroic Buffalo Bill Era
The death of Buffalo Bill signals the end of an era of buckskin tough plainsmen famed for Indian fighting and scouting. Col Cody stood among the finest of this sturdy breed, a proud American figure noted by the St. Louis Post-Dispatch.
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Buffalo Bill
Colonel Cody
St. Louis Post-Dispatch
Conference on clearing cut-over pine lands in the South
Beaumont and East Texas residents look to a New Orleans conference from March 19 to 22. Delegates will discuss speeding up clearing millions of acres of cut-over pine timber lands to enable settlement by progressive farmers and convert idle acres into productive farms.
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Beaumont
East Texas
New Orleans
Beaumont Journal
Conference Dissolved After Four Months of Talks
The U S and Mexican governments held numerous sessions to resolve points of controversy but failed to reach agreement. The conference ended amicably with no worse situation than before, and the dissolution was viewed as progress toward potential future talks.
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United States
Mexico
Galveston Tribune
Supreme Court Pushes State Rights in Prohibition Shift
The Supreme Court recognized a state's power to bar citizens of another commonwealth from crossing into prohibition territory. The Webb Kenyon bill advocates celebrate a victory after a decade of effort in and out of Congress. The long term temperance impact remains to be seen.
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Supreme Court of the United States
Prohibition
Congress
Beaumont Enterprise
Lawmaker Probe Calls for Oleomargarine Tax Repeal
Editorials from the St. Louis Post-Dispatch cited by the Beaumont Enterprise urge Congress to end the prohibitive tax on oleomargarine. They describe the levy as a cost-raising hardship on the poor and a manipulation by conspirators to keep butter prices high.
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Congress
St. Louis Post-Dispatch
Beaumont Enterprise
Bunting company stages versatile production of Girls at Majestic
The Bunting players surprise San Antonians by performing Girls with a different cast alignment, effectively reshaping identities on stage. Eva Sargent leads the principal female role amid a trio of men haters as Emma Bunting shifts to a supporting part. The farce, attributed to Clyde Fitch, delivers brisk humor and a climactic tumble of the league members, ending with many capitulations. Girls plays at the Majestic Tuesday night.
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Majestic
Bunting
Majestic Theater
San Antonians
Emma Bunting
Eva Sargent
Clyde Fitch
League
Intolerance Opens Tonight at Grand Opera House
The city hosts the first local showing of D W Griffiths Intolerance with Love's Struggle Across the Ages at the Grand Opera House. Four parallel stories trace medieval France Jerusalem and Babylon eras showing a unifying twentieth century theme. San Francisco New York and Los Angeles tremble at the film’s vast spectacle.
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Grand Opera House
D. W. Griffith
France
Charles the Ninth
Catherine de Medici
Jerusalem
Judea
Babylon
Belshazzar
Cyrus the Conqueror
San Francisco
New York
Los Angeles
Griffiths Spectacle Intolerance Shown This Week
W Griffiths spectacle Intolerance proves sensational with Wednesday and Thursday showings for matinee and night performances, drawing acclaim not seen in recent memory.
New Bill Opens Wednesday at the Majestic
The Majestic vaudeville bill opens with Cranberries a lively romance at Wednesday’s matinee. Headliners are William L. Gibson and Texas Guinan with acts including Honk Honk May Be, Tameo Kajiyama seven tricks at once, Al and Fannie Steadman Piano Capers, a duologue The Tale of an Overcoat, De Witt and Torrence The Awakening of Toys, and the Norvelles in an acrobatic aerial turn In An Artist's Studio.
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Majestic
Neil Pratt
Frederick Karr
Miss Marian Day
William L. Gibson
Texas Guinan
Miss Guinan
Waco
Willard Mack
Gibson
Tameo Kajiyama
Fannie Steadman
Jule Bernard
Florence Scarth
de Witt
Burns
Torrence
Frank de Witt
Norvelles
Rackety Coo! Captures San Antonio with Friml Musical
Otto Hauerbach and Rudolf Friml present Rackety Coo at the Grand Opera House Friday to Sunday with a matinee Saturday. The review praises Friml’s music and Hauerbach’s witty lyrics, predicting the tune will echo through offices stores and streets after opening.
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San Antonians
Katinka
Grand Opera House
Otto Hauerbach
Rudolf Friml
Mr. Friml
Mr. Hauerbach
Mary MacLaren to star in Saving the Family Name at Queen Theater
Mary MacLaren will appear Wednesday at the Queen Theater in Lois Weber's Saving the Family Name with Phillips Smalley as lead and a supporting company including Girrard Alexander, Carl Von Schiller, Harry Depp and Jack Holt. The film, coming after Shoes, is billed as a fresh take on stage life and theater in a new, purposeful presentation.
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Mary MacLaren
Queen Theater
Lois Weber
Miss MacLaren
Phillips Smalley
Girrard Alexander
Carl von Schiller
Harry Depp
Jack Holt
W. S. Hart at the Empire in Truthful Tulliver
W. S. Hart stars in Truthful Tulliver at the Empire, a strong western play, continuing Wednesday and Thursday. The program also features the Keystone Triangle comedy The Girl and the Mummy with DeWolf Hopper.
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W. S. Hart
the Empire
Tulliver
DeWolf Hopper
Truthful Tulliver a William Hart frontier drama review
The piece highlights William S Hart as a bold newspaper man in Truthful Tulliver. Alma Reubens plays Grace with sincerity while supporting players contribute solid performances as the plot unfolds with gunplay and brisk pacing. Ince studios are praised for vivid atmospheric frontier settings.
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Pathe News No 10
Tulliver
William
Hart
Mr. Hart
Alma Reubens
Ince Studios
Boston National Grand Opera to Visit San Antonio
The Boston National Grand Opera Company brings Puccini’s Madame Butterfly and Tosca to the Majestic Theatre next Sunday, with strong advance seat orders pouring in from San Antonio and surrounding towns. Mail orders to H W B Barnes, the local manager, reflect wide regional interest in the performances.
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Boston National Grand Opera Company
San Antonio
Ben
H. W. B. Barnes
Trom
South Texas Music Company
Majestic Theater
Boston National Organization
Tosca
Bank Exchange by Cable Stiffens Amid Mails Disruptions
London and American banking and exchange have shifted to telegraphic transfers due to mail interruptions. Scandinavian and other neutral checks are not negotiable here and London checks are not accepted by Scandinavian houses. American and exchange circles see vast business via cable transfers as blockade measures add uncertainty. a regular mail delivery arrangement is hoped for soon.
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London
America
Forty Seven Fatal Accidents In Four Months In Texas
During the first four months of the current fiscal year spanning September through January 1917 there were 20 007 reported accidents to the state industrial accident board, of which 47 were fatal. The period saw 3005 claims filed and 376 746 dollars paid as compensation by insurers. Medical expenditures added 54 122 dollars, bringing total company outlay to 230 668 dollars.
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Austin
Tex
State Industrial Accident Board
Letters to the Light Questions About a Squirrel
A reader from Vance Texas replies to a prior letter in The Light asking whether a hunter circling a tree and a squirrel on the opposite side would cause the hunter to go around the squirrel. The writer argues about the meaning of pass around and invites more responses.
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Vance
Texas
No Funds For Roads In Army Bill
Washington February six. The House military affairs committee will not include reimbursements for Southwest Texas highway damage caused by troop and motor truck movements due to lack of data from General Funston. If his report arrives timely the request may be added in the Senate version after conference.
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Washington, D. C
House Military Affairs Committee
General Funston
Senate
British gratitude renews for James W. Gerard
The Morning Post salutes James W. Gerard the American ambassador at Berlin for aiding British prisoners. It says Britain will honor him with an enduring memorial on his return home reflecting the nation’s gratitude.
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London
James W. Gerard
Berlin
Morning Post
Great Britain
Gerard
Snow blockade on Union Pacific line lifted
Cheyenne Wyo Feb 6 The blockade on the main line of the Union Pacific railroad ended yesterday after the January 31 storm. More than fifty trains which had been held up are moving again.
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Cheyenne
Wyo
Union Pacific Railroad
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