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Newspaper

San Antonio Light

Location

San Antonio, Texas, United States of America

Date

Feb 18, 1912

Page

4

San Antonio Light and Gazette Title Page Details

The San Antonio Light and Gazette and The San Antonio Daily Evening and Sunday Morning share editors Charles E Diehl and Harrison L Beach. Subscription rates listed for daily and Sunday editions by carrier and mail, with prices for 1 month and 1 year, plus single-copy price. Contact addresses for New York and Chicago bureaus noted. The paper indicates distribution widely in the United States and urging readers to update delivery addresses.

San Antonio Vance New York Beckwith Tribune Chicago

Chicago aldermen inspect new city hall on junket

A party of Chicago aldermen, city officials, architects and contractors toured the new city hall last Monday. They sought defects rather than praises, inspecting roof steam exhaust, patchy linoleum, arched work, and ill fitting windows amid claims of ongoing construction flaws.

Chicago City Hall Light Court

New York Hotel Boom Explored and San Antonio's Chance

The author discusses a planned 1620 room, 25 story New York hotel and questions how frequent new openings can stay profitable. He argues entertainment and winter outdoor attractions draw visitors, suggesting San Antonio could lure luxury travelers if it markets its winter climate and unique amusements.

United States New York San Antonio

Debates on City Edifice and Patchwork Decline

The piece critiques municipal decisions on a new city building, noting officials’ fuss over hat hanging and a slow patchwork program. It argues such revolutions waste time and threaten a valued work of art, comparing past and present approaches to public projects.

San Antonio Could Become America's Golf Capital

The author argues San Antonio has ample, undeveloped land for golf fans to play year round. He cites Pinehurst profits and hotels, urging the city to build links and improve access to attract winter tourists, making San Antonio a premier golf destination.

Mexico Must Act To Reassert Authority In Juarez Crisis

An American observer warns Mexico must retake Juarez and quell violence in Chihuahua to protect U S interests. Refugees report bandit violence on the border and robbing of travelers on National Lines of Mexico. The United States pledges no intervention unless American property and citizens are unsafe.

Juarez Chihuahua Madero Diaz Torreon Mexico United States Republic of Mexico

Senator Warns Against Arbitration Pact Between Nations

In a Senate speech last Thursday the Pan-Isms criticizes the Britain United States arbitration treaty as a step toward an offensive alliance with Great Britain. The piece warns that such a pact could trigger a global realignment into Pan Germanic Pan Latin Pan Mohammedan blocs, labeling current reforms a dangerous disease and urging U S action to end the stalemate.

Senator Works Senate Great Britain United States Sam John Bull British Empire Europe Sweden Norway Denmark Holland Russia Belgium European Germany Austria Hungary Balkan Peninsula France Spain Italy Latin-America Levant Egypt Africa Middle East India China

American citizens must guard their own in Mexico dispute

A wartime era statement argues that a large influx of people into Mexico for development cannot be left idle or confiscated. It asserts American citizens deserve protection and condemns mistreatment and robbery, urging the United States to act if Mexico fails to shield American lives and capital.

United States Mexico

Investigation of Gravity Reported by Coast and Geodetic Survey

The Coast and Geodetic Survey reports a new gravity theory: continents ride on lighter crust while oceans sink due to heavier matter beneath water. The theory counters crustal cooling and wrinkling, crediting subsurface mass differences for land heights and ocean depths.

Oil City Coast and Geodetic Survey Ocean Globe

Letter urges no marriage rights for the poor with deadly proposal

In a published letter, MRS. 8S. J. CRITCHFIELD argues against poverty and proposes denying marriage to the poor, suggesting humane removal via rifle. She condemns wealth concentration and calls for laws to prevent poverty extremes while criticizing riches. She notes letters must be signed.

Board of Charities San Antonio United States Israel J. Critchfield

Maine wreck removal justified by honoring crew

The New York Sun notes that removing the wreck of the Maine from Havana harbor would have justified the cost by recovering bodies and honoring the 65 crewmen still unrecovered. It praises the tardy effort as finally completed to the satisfaction of the United States and accepts the Sampson board’s report on the explosions.

New York Sun Maine Havana Harbor United States Sampson Board

Day of Days in a Popular Magazine Verse

A poetic narrative traces a young narrator's emotions as engagement nears. It weaves four words that spell love, a cherished note, a sparkling ring, and the wedding day with hopeful trepidation, preserving a dated romance tone and region setting.

Robert V. Carr Popular

Shattered warship to be removed as public obstruction

The missing men have been recovered and restored to their families. The ruined warship, once a public spectacle and obstacle to trade, will be removed, ending its lingering reminder of national ingratitude.

Need of Smaller Coin from Early American Press

The Springfield Republican cites Cleveland’s appeal to revive the three cent piece amid rising fares. It argues for a 212 cent coin for two for a nickel items, criticizing waste and urging decimal reform via a 25 mill, or dime, base. It views a 212 cent coin as a practical, economy driven option.

Springfield Republican Cleveland

Morse Recovers Quickly After Release, Boston Globe Says

Charles W. Morse is recovering rapidly now that he is free, as many expected according to the Boston Globe.

Charles W. Morse Boston Globe

Crossing the Drowned Land The Spanish Break Tergoes Siege

In 1572 a Spanish force led by Mondragon crossed the flooded estuary known as the Drowned Land to assault Tergoes on South Beveland. Dutch fear failed to stop the advance as three thousand soldiers trudged through ten miles of mud and water, with only nine lost, securing Tergoes for Spain.

Netherlands Spain Tergoe South Beveland Tergoess Zealand Blomaert Mondragon Tergoes

LaFollette Sleep Issue Sparks Midnight Banquet Debate

Washington Star notes risk of depriving guests in Philadelphia of sleep after midnight as LaFollette faces backlash over late banquet timing. The comment highlights tensions between political events and host city expectations.

LaFollette Philadelphia Washington Star

Judge Hook Faces Public Interest in Bald Head

The article notes Judge Hook is entirely bald and draws attention to his appearance rather than his headlining duties, with commentators saying the country is not concerned by the bald exterior.

Judge Hook

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