San Antonio Light heralds daily editions and circulation notes
The San Antonio Light announces its daily and Sunday editions with delivery schedules and office contact details. It includes circulation figures for December and general distribution notes, plus a statement of authority by the paper’s advertising and circulation boards.
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Abuse of privilege in government printing sparks debate
A pamphlet by former senator John D Works, printed at government expense, defends his religious views and critiques medicine. The widespread distribution via the Government Printing Office prompts questions about the propriety of using official channels to promote a faith driven pamphlet and whether such printing should apply to all beliefs.
Nomination of sect prompts debate on broad privileges
The discussion questions why the printing and franking privilege should not cover all denominations or sects. A senator and religious colleagues defend exceptional cases tied to public health, while others argue other sects deserve similar consideration. They warn that such abuses could be curtailed by the future.
Salad and Punch Sparks Statehouse Row Over New Year Menu
Legislators fixate on a New Year reception bill totaling about fifteen hundred dollars and a punch served at the governor’s mansion. They demand hearings to decide who should pay and urge grape juice as the official drink, arguing the cost and the punch raised a storm of ethical questions.
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Colquitt
Status Of Van Horn In Neutrality Case
A German army officer Werner van Horn on American soil destroyed a bridge owned by a Canadian railway, violating American neutrality. He was judged guilty of a misdemeanor and sentenced to a number of days in jail. The piece argues neutrality laws protect both British and German property in the United States and condemns using U.S. soil to wage war.
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Europe
Werner van Horn
van Horn
St. Croix
Jane
van Wore
Germany
Great Britain
Van Horn Extradition Question Grips Cross-Border Case
Britain says extraditable since war status could apply while the United States questions that reach. The dispute centers on whether the U S must guard stock property like the Medine Dam largely owned by British subjects and whether bridges with Canadian abutments imply American jurisdiction. The Van Horn case may set a notable international precedent.
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Britain
Great Britain
United States
van Horn
Medine
Vancehora
Maine
van Lion
A Wise Decision for San Antonio Chamber of Commerce Divisions
San Antonio business leaders favor keeping the Chamber of Commerce intact with its divisions under unified control. The plan emphasizes cooperation over independence to avoid duplicated effort and ensure stable fundraising, guiding municipal policy and city growth through a coordinated approach.
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Chamber of Commitree
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General Finance Committee
General Committee
No Neutral Hegemony The State Department Policy
The United States rejects becoming a regional hegemon in Latin America and opposes forming any agreement or league to establish a neutralist or anti faction zone. It favors not acting alone on refugee and neutrality issues in this hemisphere and emphasizes a restrained, multi-lateral approach.
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United States
Turkey
Yarmouth Mention in Tangled War Time Tidings
A fragment notes German airship raids affecting several towns and recalls Charles Dickens and David Copperfield as cultural anchors. The piece links Yarmouth to the tale of Little Em'ly, invoking nostalgia amid wartime reports and a piece from the Wargo Tribune.
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Fctiow
David Copperfield
Charles Dickena
Tarmouth
Tarmnouth
Em'ly
Wargo Tribtine
National employment drive to aid workers nationwide
The United States launches a sweeping employment campaign under President Wilson to systematically assist workers. Nearly 200,000 field agents from the Agriculture and Labor departments will coordinate nationwide efforts to reemploy unemployed Americans, spanning cities and rural areas in a coordinated effort.
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Hares
United States
Wilson
Urdinnapolis
Tomartment of Agriculture
Departmentary Labor
Maniona Lok
Tieuston Post
Letters to the Light and German Sympathy Debates
A readers’ letter discusses publication rules for The Light and critiques German invasion explanations. It cites a court defense parody, then compares German versus Allied sentiment in the United States, noting German-descended populations and estimates of sympathy levels amid wartime discourse.
Sleepy Time Tales and Neutrality Calls in Old Columns
A fragmented piece describes Sleepy Time Tales about Snowball the cat, Spotty the dog, and a church hymn, mixed with dialogue on neutrality in America and distant heritage. It mentions a Milwaukee or Omaha German American center and references a New Yorker Staats Zeitung quote, blending children’s story with wandering commentary on force of habit and public sentiment.
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Tom
Berg
Milwaukee
Oma
United States
New Yorker Staats- Zeltong
Alacsianien
Anne Snowball
Snowball
Ofeo
Cook
Spotty
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