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Newspaper
San Antonio Light
Location
San Antonio, Texas, United States of America
Date
Feb 19, 1917
Page
4
The San Antonio Light and Gazette publish exclusive AP day report coverage. The combined edition highlights national events, business updates, and local notices sourced from the Associated Press wire. This edition preserves the paper’s period voice and concise, factual dispatch style.
Entry states second class matter at San Antonio post office. Publication offices listed at 509-511 Travis Street between Avenues C and D. Subscriptions shown for New York Chicago Boston Detroit with Paul Block Inc offices and addresses.
The San Antonio Light reports six month daily average circulation of 22062 and Sunday edition 26756 for period ending September 30 1916. Net paid averages were 20477 daily and 24424 Sunday. Audit Bureau of Circulation certifies the figures as authoritative for advertisers. The paper claims it can guarantee 50 percent more paid circulation direct to San Antonio homes than any other newspaper.
The piece argues that sustained war reporting dulls readers as horror becomes ordinary. It notes censorship hides much carnage, while audiences judge results by territory gained rather than bloodshed, comparing war news to ubiquitous social ills and day to day mortality.
A meeting of transcendent importance will convene in London next month as a congress of representatives from the British empire. Delegates will include the home government and leaders from Canada New Zealand Australia India and South Africa forming the empire’s principal territorial elements.
The article argues Britain's decision to include its territories in shaping postwar plans marks a historic shift. It notes the interdependence of sovereign states and dependencies, potential for broader democratic influence, and the risk of opposition without territorial cooperation.
A critical editorial recalls the 1890s case of Ynez Salazar who killed American citizen Thomas Fountain after United States warnings. It notes past restraint, missteps by Secretary of State Bryan, and Salazar’s reported raids on the border with three more Americans killed. The piece argues stronger action was warranted.
The passage suggests a strong likelihood that threats of raids on the border could originate from Americans opposed to troop withdrawals, citing the prosperity their presence brings. The Liens stops short of confirming this, noting only that stranger things have been known.
Oklahoma residents contend the state faces an unusual surge of rabbits and a rise in bank robberies. The report notes community concerns, local anecdotes, and calls for better enforcement and wildlife management.
Germans in Beghum urge Ambassador Brand Whitlock to stop flying the American flag over the Brussels legation. President Huerta’s policy enforces the display, making the ban effective.
Rear Admiral Fiske advocates torpedo planes as a defense against sea invasion. He notes the public need not assess merits or demerits and emphasizes that this measures complements the existing defense system.
Paul Ritter on behalf of Germany asks the United States to re ratify the Prussian American treaty of 1828. Washington contemplates moving further back than that and re ratifying the Declaration of Independence as well.
The general staff in Washington reportedly modeled its compulsory service plan almost entirely on Argentina's system, challenging views of South America as banana republics and signaling a shift in U S military policy implications.
The United States issued a brief, diplomatic note declaring it would not recognize any government founded on revolution. Within a day the Cuban minister in Washington delivered a polite reply from Cuba’s president thanking the US for its friendly interest, suggesting the Cuban leader has a sense of humor.
A Houston Post reprint jokes that movie studios complain of starvation as stars demand huge salaries. It cites one star seeking 1 million dollars per year, noting stars have long held high pay as their fame grows.
A North Texas resident calls for increasing mule production in Texas to replace mules sacrificed to German artillery. The state already leads in mule numbers with low production costs and a ready local market at high prices, promising strong profits for stock raisers even if European fighting ends soon.
The Greenville Banner warns Texas quail are being shipped to states that have killed their birds. It argues for a multi year protection pause to allow populations to rebound so sportsmen and farmers gain more birds on hills and in orchards.
Dispatches from Dallas report that financing is in place for extending interurban electric lines from Dallas to Waco and Austin, with plans to reach San Antonio. Construction progress already seen on the San Antonio to Austin segment, a long contemplated route with renewed support from proponents.
The text recalls Congress admitting Nebraska as the thirty seventh state after a presidential veto was overridden. It notes the fundamental condition banning racial denial of rights, except Indians not taxed, and mentions the Legislature accepting the act on February 20, 1867 and President Johnson proclaiming Nebraska a state on March 1.
The Philadelphia Public Ledger argues that Belgium relief efforts expose Americas duty. It condemns complacent peace and urges all Americans to participate in world relief, noting nations' war-impoverishment and America's welcomed profiteering from Belgian supplies.
Emma Bunting leads a Majestic theater group in Clyde Fitch comedy Lover's Lane today and tomorrow. The cast includes Whitaker as the parson, Friedkin as Deacon Steele, Sargent as the wife and mother, Bond as the returning husband, Harcourt as Aunt Mattie, Menlove as Uncle Billy, and Ryan as the new schoolteacher with city ideas. Local San Antonio children appear in school scenes and musical numbers.
Three outstanding vaudeville acts headline the Majestic bill opening Wednesday matinee. Ralph Dunbar’s The Belasco of Vaudeville presents Miss Shane in a masterwork with Mary Ann a poetic fantasy. The Alexander Kids perform a brand new act, Britt Wood delivers fresh material, Caliste Conant plays piano, Selma Braatz juggle, Estelle Michie and Vera Burt sing and dance, with Harris and Burke offering Stories From Life in Song.
Demand for seats soars for the Griffith spectacle with five day engagement beginning Wednesday. Daily matinees start with an after school show for teachers and students. The film will be shown with the original orchestra and effects, recreating Ford's Theatre and Appomattox scenes. About eighteen thousand people and three thousand horses appear in the production which cost roughly five hundred thousand dollars.
The passage describes a film score that shifts from grave to gay and from war to romance, weaving plantation melodies with riot sounds and a Ku Klux Klan call. It links music to scene changes, portraying Southern oppression and Servants in the Masters Hall as narrative devices.
Elmer McDonald and his Heidelberg Girls pack the Strand Theater for each performance with Old Heidelberg. Elsie Thompson sings two popular numbers and other company members offer musical acts. Thursday brings a new program with songs dances scenery and costumes. The strand promises top two hours entertainment for the price.
Under Alamo Council of Boy Scouts of America the play Scouts In Camp will be staged at the Grand Opera house tonight and tomorrow night. A cast of 200 performs a love story with adventure and heroism. A pampered rich man condemns the Boy Scouts but his son learns and faces arrest, with his sister and the Scout Master guiding the rescue.
Horace Towers seeks escape from domestic routine and joins Marshall to visit Miss Angrove and May Hollins. A late night ride, a wrong-door encounter with his mother in law, and a moral muddle expose the fragility of his “adventure.” His wife misreads the situation, and Towers resolves to be seen as blameless, planning better with taxis next time.
In Stormville New York William Nichols protests a petition by Upstate Public Service Commission to let She komeko and Winchells railroad cease operations. The eight mile line carries few passengers to serve Winchells Husted and Shekomeko communities and argues it hazards farm isolation despite potential freight opportunities.
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