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Newspaper
San Antonio Light
Location
San Antonio, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jan 02, 1912
Page
4
A critic laments onstage cigar smoke during operatic performances. The piece condemns a performer who lights and inhales a cigar amid a public, refined audience, arguing it mocks decency and endangers high art. Retribution is foreseen as inevitable.
An enraged man scaled the orchestra creating chaos as the audience shrieked. He seized a repulsive prop aimed to incite further trouble, aiming to attack the scene himself. The episode prompted hopes for awakening clever humorists to their senses.
A staff interview with President Madero in the National Palace discusses unrest in two Mexican regions near Chihuahua and in the Zapata area. He asserts government forces will defeat Zapata and promises protection of foreign investments while noting Mexico faces internal mob activity like other nations. He contrasts his bottom up reform approach with Diaz, aiming to elevate citizens and civilization.
Encouraging news describes Dr. Orville W. Owen explaining ongoing difficulty in resolving his Shakespearean muddle. The public shows patience but remains eager to know who will join the Ananias club or fill the 1913 presidential chair, while the doctor is praised for offering some consolation alongside candy.
The piece mocks a prominent scholar who teased a final reveal while promising progress. It notes side discoveries about Bacon and aviation and hints proofs will arrive after the main event. The tone remains wry as it asserts you cannot keep a good man down despite delays and decapitation rumors.
An Army and Navy Register reader forwards a San Antonio Light December 22 editorial titled Meddling Martinets. The piece laments frequent uniform changes and urges a return to a distinctive, neat and practical army dress, criticizing foreign-inspired garish displays.
Tid Bits recounts Prof Wooldridge extracting a fractured jaw from a nine yard long python at the zoo. It notes pets with artificial eyes and legs and a cat treated after swallowing a hatpin under X rays. Garre described kidney transplants between dogs. An elephant in Mexico had a 12 inch tooth surgically removed with cocaine anesthesia and a rope tied to an iron bar.
The Charleston News and Courier argues that cheaper transportation drives progress. It notes costs per ton mile on ordinary and good roads, canal impacts on wheat freight, and current rail and steamship cost burdens, urging that improving roads is the era's great necessity to reduce moving costs.
Milwaukee Sentinel notes a Christmas custom among Norwegian and German families feeding birds in winter. Rev. Gustav Stearns says many Norwegians fear ridicule yet more participate, with children especially enjoying dishes of wheat for the birds as a growing tradition.
The Milwaukee Sentinel reports Miss Conrad Miss Graham and Mrs Patterson are at large and may shoot whom they desire raising alarm over a dangerous act of freedom preceding legal action or arrest despite ongoing concerns.
Aborn's production at the Grand earns strong applause for modern features in The Bohemian Girl. Blanche Morrison shines as Bohemian Girl with praised soprano. John R. Phillips and Harry Luckstone fan favorites. ensemble chorus adds vigor. show features gypsies and a busy market scene. Balfe arias remain highlights. The performance will repeat tonight.
The New York Herald notes President Taft faces harsh criticism yet grows in influence during the 1912 campaign. His congressional message covers department affairs and trust policy while his Russia treaty abrogation and clothing schedules stir debate. Taft remains patient, pledging a philosophy of laws benefiting the whole country.
Major W P Chamberlain of the Medical corps reports blondes in the Philippines drink more than brunettes while overall conduct and sickness show brunettes fare worse in the southern police unit. He notes blondes and brunettes are otherwise on a par in tropical service.
Denver Republic notes that attending Mr. Carnegie's peace meetings signals readiness for conflict. The remark frames the gatherings as potential flashpoints where tensions may surface.
The essay contrasts two kinds of old age. It argues that longer life comes with civilization and better living, while temperate, well-fed people may live healthier, longer lives. It warns that dissipation can cause premature old age even in the prime of life. Real long life today is closer than in prior generations.
A tube of radium worth $8000 vanished from a messenger delivering it to an American physician. Police warn the public and urge return to the prefect of police. The messenger says the pocket where he kept the tube burned and the tube disappeared.
The report notes King George III may relocate the Indian capital from Calcutta to Delhi. The item likens the move to President Taft shifting the U S capital across the continent in a Westminster style comparison.
The Milwaukee News notes that four of eight post Civil War presidents hailed from Ohio and claims Ohio also played a role in vote scan deals.
The New York Post notes a rueful view on the Sherman antitrust act and the Sherman definition of war, suggesting policy parallels in economic and military spheres.
The Chicago News notes King George at Delhi avoided delivering any Winona style speeches, signaling restraint in his public remarks during the visit. He did not engage in the expected oratory flow at the gathering site.
A brief quotation from the Philadelphia Inquirer questions if Colonel Roosevelt will address the public now, implying the moment for a statement. The remark underscores the call for Roosevelt to speak up.
Albany boss Barnes declares a third party necessary. He signals a push beyond current parties and hints at organizing a new political movement with him as a leading figure. The comment frames Barnes as a potential independent force in state politics.
Delegates and newspaper correspondents consistently prefer Chicago and the New York Tribune as their preferred sources of coverage and commentary.
A newspaper clipping contrasts famous quotes and public figures from different eras. It riffs on statements by Theodore Roosevelt, Sherlock Holmes, William Howard Taft, and E P Butler to illustrate perceptions of absolutes in language and truth.
The Philadelphia Inquirer reports that Queen Wilhelmina of the Netherlands is said to be selling a portion of her library because she deems some books not proper reading. The note hints at a thrift maneuver by the monarch amid potential catalog changes.
A St Louis Republic remark lauds the rare closeness between T R and W H T as creditable to humanity, praising their enduring bond and mutual support.
Jim, hired to secure opera seats for his boss, aimed for the best third row. Misreading the seating chart upside down, he led the party to incorrect seats, and the boss’s party found themselves in the wrong section. The boss fired Jim the next day.
The article notes Dr. Wiley’s optimistic view that food worries will fade for eight or ten centuries. It argues the urban drift implies more arable land than profitable use and that personal consumption has not risen since Adam’s day despite increasing farming capacity. It cautions against overconfident public pronouncements lacking certainty.
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