San Antonio Light circulation and delivery details
The San Antonio Light lists advertising and postal details, pricing for daily Sunday and home delivery, and circulation figures. It notes November circulation at 634,620 with daily evening average 30,248 and Sunday 18,941, plus paid daily averages and year-end certification data. It cites offices in New York Chicago Boston and Roeton and mentions Ad Association verification.
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San Antonio
Comérielgg
Ban Antonie
Eretaire
Postotfite
San Antono
Ob Macondolema Motter
Charles & Diehl
Dally Bundsy
Cerrier
New York
GFMCE
Fall Block
Ihe
Pith Ave
Cmicagg
Paul Block, Inc
Streve
Roeton
Paul Bloc
Ide
Association of Amelia Advertisers
Prune Sparks First Express Rate Cut in Parcels Post
January 1 1913 A humorous note on prunes prompting express carriers to cut rates from San Diego to New York to 35 cents per eight pound box testing parcels post The piece notes the prune’s role in lowering costs for dried fruit and predicts better service at lower prices nationwide The jesting about prunes highlights national postal rate changes and public expectations for improved express service
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Pacific Coast
Charles P. Grandfield
San Diego
New York
Wis
Different World Clocks Mark History’s Long Timeline
The article surveys various year-counting systems from Thermopylae to Rene and the Olympics noting how eras like the Alexandrian Julian and Constantinopolitan dates shape our sense of past events. It cites Egypt and other civilizations counting years by kings reigns and highlights ongoing debates about accuracy and origin of many chronologies.
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Thermopylae
Carthage
Mena
Egypt
Earth
Rene
Advocating a Universal Era to Span All Human History
A scholarly piece argues for adopting a single epoch that adds 4000 years to present counts to unify historical dating. It contends current systems tied to religious and civilizational progress distort understanding, fostering prejudice and limiting access to antiquity’s arts and philosophy. It envisions clearer timelines, shared heritage, and broader public insight.
Upholding the Law in a Year of Legal Reform
A reflection on the United States strengthening criminal law enforcement and reducing undue procedural delays. The piece laments overemphasis on constitutional technicalities, praises recent directness in trials, and cites Beattie, Richeson, and dynamiters as examples of swift justice reinforcing societal safety.
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United States
Caanal
Birtho
Weary Clay Beattie
Richmond
Clarence Richeson
Boston
Lon Angeles
Indianapolis
Courts restore public confidence with swift 1912 verdicts
The passage notes widespread rapid verdicts in Rosenthal cases and police cleanups in New York, plus embezzlement convictions across the country. It argues swift, accurate procedure has boosted respect for judges and courts, signaling a return to public trust after years of doubt.
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New York
Castro a Man Without a Country in Immigrant Scrutiny
A critical portrait of former Venezuelan president Cipriano Castro now in the United States. The piece calls him arbitrary and insolent, notes his deposition and failed bid for power, and describes his reception at the immigrant station as punishment for past actions. Castro is depicted as friendless, landless, and condemned by the world he once defied.
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Cipriano Castro
Venezuela
Ueselé
Castro
Europe
Washington
Venezuelas
Fatty
South América
New York Harbor
Broadway
Venezuels
United States
Pepukir
Christian Szleng Monitor
United States but Third in Naval Power, Navy Report Says
A Washington Dispatch notes the United States ranks third among naval powers in a Navy Department Naval Intelligence chart. It lists tonnage by country, with Great Britain first, followed by Germany, then the United States. France, Russia, Italy and Austria also appear with various ship counts and submarines.
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United States
Washington Dispatch
Rogram
France
Altice of
Naval Intelligence
Navy
NeparGnent
Great Britain
Germany
Prarce
Ia Tiosnia
Italy
Austria
Essela
The Patronage Problem
The Toledo Blade notes that before his election Mr. Wilson believed the hardest task would be enacting a satisfactory tart law or shaping anti trust legislation to avoid hindering progress. If asked privately about his toughest challenge, he would name the bestowal of patronage as the greatest duty.
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Wilson
Toledo Blade
Ferhande and Hesna Bridegrooms in Arab Village
Ferhande grows up with Hesna and is promised a future if Hesna's marriage goes ahead. The master plans for Ferhande to wed Hesna’s husband later, while Hesna bears children. Ferhande’s hopes rise then fade as time passes, ending in service and a new long wait. A landscape of Arab life, marriage rules, and superstition is described with local color and character names.
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Pérhande
Narse
Perhande
Iesua
Ferhande
Ference
Wiensti
Hesna
Tesna
Enrhanie
Ale
Veena
Taguga
Diethaly
Dio
Hernandez
Perhandez
Anderhande
Herma
Heana
Tom Hethande
Nery
Hesn
Patton
Sabit
Ani
Ferhanda
Babli
Hajips
Ens
Ore
Laat
Ayas Urénis
Sears
Abraham
Joseph
Moses
Alexander
Yusuf
Misia Fara
Skander
Womah
Arabia
Edison of the Navy cited for optical genius of early gun sights
The article lauds G. Martin for pioneering eye sighting devices that enabled modern battleship guns. It recounts the invention of a non breakable lens and a telescopic system aligned with gun axes, detailing trials, failures, and eventual practical improvements by a midshipman named Mistin and associates in the Washington Navy Yard era. Other items mention General Rosalie Jones advancing on Albans and political chatter about Secretary Hailey and Wilson cabinet prospects.
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G. Martin
Eouuge
OE Courad
Annapolis
Nike
Drake
Washington
Mistin
Ida Brother
Navy
Iifescone Aight Radheey Gyeroome
Mustin
Jong Ange
Horrors of English Prison and Suffrage Protests
A vivid account discusses harsh prison conditions for women in England, where female inmates face stripping searches, confinement, and unsanitary cells. It links prison treatment to anti suffrage protests, noting women claim political status rather than criminal, while exposing public misperceptions in the United States about judges and labor issues.
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Worthy
Talon
England
Cave
Engllen
Griblle
Ana
Observant City Alderman Confronts Police On Flores Street
Anecdotal report recounts Alderman Fincham and police interactions on South Flores Street during a city council transition. The exchange reveals tensions with the new administration and public debate over the three cent piece proposal.
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