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San Antonio Light

Location

San Antonio, Texas, United States of America

Date

Feb 19, 1912

Page

4

Newspaper Delivery Rates and Contact Information

Paily and Sunday carrier rates shown as 1 month .60 and 1 year 6.00. Bar and Sunday mail 1 month .60 and 1 year. ad shows mixed text and OCR errors. Address changes require both old and new addresses. report irregular delivery to the office. New York and Chicago offices listed with Tribune Building agencies. The San Antonio Light sold at hotels and news stands nationwide.

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Men of the Woods and the American Woodcraft Heritage

The article argues that woodcraft is an American heritage shaped by early settlers and frontiersmen, highlighting its development into a professional and literary field. It contrasts American forest experience with Europe noting Europe’s lesser exposure to North American opportunities for training observation and survival skills.

Baden Powell Boy Scout Movement America Western Hemisphere Mark Twain Europe Scott North America Asia

Plot or No Plot A Debate On Modern Novel Craft

A New York writer warns that a strong plot is not essential in all novels yet stresses that a compelling story requires careful characterization. He cites Shakespeare and Dickens to illustrate varied approaches, condemns machine-made literature, and weighs the risk of featureless narratives.

New York Shakespeare Tristram Shandy Robinson Crusoe Dickens

Army Politics and the Push for a General Staff Bureau

The House amendments to the army appropriation bill seek to abolish the adjutant general and inspector general offices and assign duties to two assistants of the chief of staff, creating a general staff bureau. Critics say this would place undisputed control in the hands of the chief of staff, elevate politics over merit, and threaten army efficiency and morale.

House of Representatives Senate General Wood Secretary of War Army Wood Roosevelt General Ainsworth War Department United States Army

Primitive and rude customs contrasted with American Indian skill

The text contrasts primitive customs with American Indian adeptness in woodcraft and perception. It notes Indians relied on memory of ancestral skill and mastered minutiae of woodcraft and sea work, surpassing other groups in sensory observation despite lacking Asiatic origins.

Tyre Regulations Versus Rebellion Spirit Warned

The passage argues that adherence to strict tyre regulations has proven value through practice, but warns that a strong urge to rebel will determine fate for better or worse, implying outcomes hinge on conformity or defiance.

Tyre

Novel Use of Telephone and Early Career of Dr Gulick

Dr Luther H Gulick built a varied early career from cutting lawns at Oberlin to milking cows before daybreak and delivering milk. Born in Honolulu and raised in Japan he learned Japanese and studied at the University of New York medical college before teaching physical training and delivering milk.

Luther H. Gulick Department of Hygiene The Sage Foundation Oberlin College Hanover N. H Medical College of the University of New York Dr. Gulick Honolulu Japan

Democratic Roosevelt Club Reported in Baltimore

New Orleans Item notes a Baltimore Democratic Roosevelt club may back him, with the convention there seen as a likely nomination venue if rival Colonels fail to unite their candidates.

Marie Henri Baltimore New Orleans

Mexico’s Local Breads Showcase Regional Varieties

Nearly every locality in Mexico has its special variety, or bread, reflecting regional technique and taste. Bakers feature unique shapes and flavors, highlighting tradition and community identity across towns.

Mexico

The Fortune Hunter Delights Grand Audience In San Antonio

At the Show GRAND the comedy The Fortune Hunter drew a rousing reception last night. Fred Niblo portrayed Nathaniel Duncan with convincing smoothness while Josephine Cohan as Betty Graham delivered remarkable work. The ensemble included Frank Bacon Daniel Hamilton and a cast praised for strong character interpretation and overall good performance.

San Antonio Fred Niblo Nathaniel Duncan Betty Graham Betty Duncan Josephine Cohan Graham Miss Cohan Frank Bacon Daniel Hamilton Henry Kellogg George Bollinger Virginia Berry Lento Fulwell Philip Bishop William F. Granger

Plaza Theater Week Show Sets New Highs

Plaza Theater presents a varied program headlined by Alexander and Scott with strong blackface performance and polished partner comedy. Menlo Moore's Rah Rah Boys feature Lorna Jackson in college musical comedy with notable scenery and a witty campus theme. The Four Dunbars deliver aerial feats while Belmont and Hart and Les Salvaggis attract audiences with singing and Parisian dance. Telegraph Four supply harmony with impressive dancing. Cortland Marsden and Bessie Greenwood perform topical dialogue and songs showcasing Greenwood’s top soprano with a high A above C.

Menlo Moore Lorna Jackson Four Dunbars Belmont and Hart Les Salvaggis Telegraph Four Cortland Marsden Bessie Greenwood Miss Greenwood

Royal Theater Vaudeville Headlines Bright New Acts

One of the season’s top vaudeville bills at the Royal features The Three American Comiques in Harmony and Comedy in Black and Brown with uproars from the audience. Mitzig Admont delivers rare, sweet operatic numbers while Rutherford and Munroe present a lively Picture Show Episode. Miss Ray Lewis performs energetic barefoot and Chinese Apache dances with scenic effects. De Balestrier’s Teddy Bears entertain with waltzing, somersaults and roller skating plus comedy.

Royal Theater the Royal Mitzig Admont Rutherford Munroe Miss Munroe Ray Lewis de Balestrier

Arkansas 1910 Agricultural Output Tops 185 Million

Arkansas agriculture produced 185 million dollars in value in 1910 reflecting strong crop and livestock markets. The report highlights gains in cotton corn and related sectors amid growing farm income. Unspecified regional breakdowns accompany the overall total.

Arkansas

Venus Unveiled by Garrett Serviss

Venus may rotate about its axis roughly every thirty five hours, yielding days and nights shorter than Earth's. Recent spectroscopic work by M Bigourdan suggests Venus resembles Earth in having a day night cycle, reviving the possibility of Earth like life on Venus. The method uses shifts in spectral lines to measure motion toward or away from Earth.

Garrett Serviss Venus Olympus Schiaparelli Percival Towels Earth M/ Bigourdan

Poems of Sentiment by Elia Wheeler Wilcox

Poetic piece urges awakening of women across society from city to farm to boudoir. It envisions breaking old traditions and granting women their rightful place, with a divine cipher guiding the plan for a advancing race.

Elia Wheeler Wilcox

Spectroscope Reveals Star Movements and Planet Spin

The text explains how Doppler shifts at opposite edges of a rotating planet reveal rotation speed by light shifts toward red or blue. It notes applying the principle to stars shows vast motion, with stars moving across and toward or away from us like gas atoms in the universe.

No Pie No Delegates

The Milwaukee News notes that Roosevelt has weakened in the South and is no longer the Republican leader, signaling a shift away from his influence over delegate strength.

T. R South Milwaukee News

Roosevelt and Bryan clash on political sea

Baltimore News speculates on a dramatic contest between Roosevelt and Bryan as a pivotal national showdown, highlighting unexpected twists and the high stakes in American politics.

Roosevelt Bryan Baltimore News

Observant Citizen B F Yoakum Recalls Yardyard Incident

Fris co railroad official B F Yoakum recalls a cold day inspection in a large yard. A general superintendent famed for scientific management visited a switchman's shanty. A yardmaster recounts tales of the man at a Mitch ell funeral, stopping pallbearers by offering to cut two.

B. F.yoakum Frisco Mike

Pontifical Zouaves Fade From Papal Household

From Le Cri de Paris: the pontifical zouaves, pope’s household troops, are disappearing as leaders die and successors are named. Comparisons to Garibaldi’s followers show far fewer veterans remain, with the era dwindling like imperial court notables and Eugenie’s ladies. The piece ends praising the title Mon oncle le zouave pontifical.

le Cri de Paris Pontifical Zouaves Charette le Gonidec de Trissan General Charette Vicomte de Couessin Garibaldians Garibaldi

Unwritten Law Against Presidential Third Terms

The New York World notes that the unwritten rule against a president seeking a third term is perhaps as strong as any statute, underscoring political norms over formal legality.

New York World

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