San Antonio Light Publication Details and Rates
The San Antonio Light announces subscription rates for daily and Sunday delivery by carrier and mail with monthly and yearly options. It lists contact notes for address changes and irregular delivery, plus office locations in New York Chicago and Boston through Paul Block Inc.
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Crockett
San Antonio
Hete
United States
New York
Paul Block, Inc
Fifth Ave
Chicago
Masters
Boston
Tremont
San Antonio Light January circulation figures certified
The San Antonio Light reports January 1913 totals of 587,182 for overall circulation with 18,592 daily evening and 21,292 Sunday editions. Net paid daily averages are 17 and 19,231 respectively, with notarized attestations by Harvey L. Steele and John J. Wahl. The Association of American Advertisers and N. W. Ayer & Sons have certified related nine month figures.
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San Antonio
The
Light
Association of American Advertisers
N. W. Ayer & Sons
Philadelphia
Europe
Cabinet guesses as to Wilson administration choices
The piece notes how President-elect Wilson keeps cabinet talks secret and cites informed guesses on likely appointees. It highlights Bryan for Secretary of State and Goethals for War, while suggesting many forecasts are uncertain and the wartime role may shift to the Isthmus of Panama.
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Mr. Wilson
Washington
William J. Bryan
Nebraska
George W. Goethals
Joseph W. Folk
Missouri
Interior
Albert S. Burleson
Texas
Navy
William McAdoo
New York
Obadiah Gardner
Maine
Louis Brandeis
Massachusetts
Bryan
Wilson
Bermuda
Colonel Goethals
Baltimore
Tammany
Goethals
War Department
Pannania
Republic
Grant
President Hayes
Pressjarfield
Ident Cleveland
National Anthem Settlement Urged in Congress
Representative Levy proposes a joint resolution to require government employees to stand at attention during the playing of The Star Spangled Banner in public places. The piece argues the anthem is America’s true national song and urges memorization beyond the opening lines.
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Levy
New York
Congress
National Patriotic Societies
America
Daughters of the American Revolution
Colonial Dames
Sons of the Revolution
Francis Scott Key
Ukase
King
Goethals Should Accept War Secretary Post and Continue Panama Work
The speaker argues Colonel Goethals deserves the War Secretary title if offered and urges him to accept gratefully. They say his true value lies in pressing forward with the Panama project, which would benefit both him and the nation.
Traffic Safety and the San Antonio Traffic Police
An editorial praises a New York traffic officer at Fifth Avenue and Forty-Second Street for orderly flows and safety. It compares city traffic control to San Antonio where a new traffic squad has improved conditions but calls for ongoing driver responsibility to curb reckless crossing, impatient turns, and trolley conflicts.
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Fifth Avenue
Forty-second Street
New York City
Alamo Plaza
East Houston Street
San Antonio
San Antonio Traffic Rules Should Seek Citywide Safety
The article lauds strict traffic regulations in a major Eastern city, where initial enforcement involved warning violators before later strict penalties. It argues San Antonio should adopt similar measures, with a traffic squad and ongoing rule expansion, and even suggests sending officers to learn from New York or Chicago.
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San Antonio
Jones
New York
Chicago
Anxious for Peace in Mexico Amid Disorder
A cultivated Mexican gentleman pleads for peace amid daily pillage and brigandage. He warns that foreign interference could doom him, while urging loyal support for constitutional authorities to restore quiet and prosperity.
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Daily Chronicle
Fashions in Africa Scarred Bodies Mark Social Beauty
The National Geographic feature describes African tribes where women must bear scar patterns created by knives and grease mixed with soot painted into facial lines. The article notes strict social norms and a proverb about suffering for beauty, comparing to Petticoat Lane.
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Africa
National Geographic Magazine
Petticoat Lane
Kansas City
Secretary of the Treasury to Change Nickel Design
The present secretary plans a new five cent coin design once mint dies are installed. He is praised for overall service but criticized for a few minor actions reflected in this change. The quote notes his artistic sense and the aim to leave a trace in time.
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the Treasury
Kansas City Journal
Novel willow lifeboats praised as unbreakable
Harper's Weekly reports on a new life boat for ships between London and Rotterdam. The design features multiple concentric layers of willow wood canvas and interior wood forming a thirty five person craft said to resist shocks that overturn standard boats.
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London
Rotterdam
Harper’s Weekly
The Prince Pilsen Musical at Grand Opera House
Review of Henry W. Savage production The Prince of Pilsen at the Grand Opera House. Jess Dandy Hans Wagner delivers strong performance with Lottie Kendall and Campbell Duncan. Gustav Luders music praised. elaborate staging and Heidelberg octet noted.
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Prince
Campbell Duncan Francois
Conde
Brie
Eeterseses
John O'Hanlon Cook
Ried Micq
Jimmie
Dorothy Delmo
Madison Crocker
Edith Adams
Sidonie
Guebeta
Rca
Nellie Wagner
Hans Wannare
Eleanor Doherty
Jess” Dandy
Dandy
Henry W. Savage
Gustav Luders
Hans Wagner
Cincinnati
Lottie Kendall
Widdow
Hans
Campbell Duncan
Lord Somerset
Somersault
Bernard Ferguson
Carl Otto
Prince of
Pilsen
Nice
Federation of Churches tale on climate and progress
Bishop Eugene R Hendrix recounted a German visitor tale about California real estate hype and climate, noting pumpkins and fruit are oversized yet hard to ship while Germans marvel at twelve story buildings and elevators, then answer is climb.
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Eugene R. Hendrix
Kansas City
Federation of Churches
California
Faterland
Mexico in Chaos Sparks Calls for Intervention
The Toledo Blade reviews the Mexican crisis with travelers’ accounts and correspondents noting revolution within revolution. It argues Washington may intervene only if U S citizens demand action or Mexico asks for troops as Madero's fire spreads toward ruin. A teaser about William E Corey’s possible opportunism ends the piece.
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Toledo Blade
Washington
Mexico
Madero
Misidentification Comedy Repeats Its Musical Gag
A musical comedy plays on mistaken identity as a character is thought to be the Prince of Pilsen, driving recurring, humorous situations throughout the show.
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Pilsen
Zinzinnati
Bohemian Paris Memory and a Beggar’s Coin
In late March, a Bohemian narrator in the Latin Quarter recalls a pivotal Paris evening. After contemplating suicide from hunger and despair, a beggar offers a coin, sparking a turning point as the narrator reflects on luck, class, and fate amid river and lamp lit streets.
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Paris
Latin Quarter
Sorbonne
Luxembourg
Governor Wilson's Travel Record Draws Attention
The clipping notes Governor Wilson plans a ride back from a location he hasn’t finished visiting, citing concerns about getting lost. It mentions Mr. Leen as president with a total of 113,659 miles, though several phrases are unclear in the OCR.
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Billi
Wilson
Leen
Kansas City
Beggar's Gift and a Moment of Pity in Louisville
A correspondent recalls a meeting with a beggar who offers money and bread, claiming fortune will follow. The narrator reflects on hunger and grit, noting the beggar’s sudden plea for pity as coins drop into the bowl and a jolly escape fades into a sobering moment.
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Tom
Miore
Model Road
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