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Newspaper
San Antonio Light
Location
San Antonio, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jan 02, 1917
Page
4
Founded January 20 1881 this item notes the San Antonio Light and Gazette forming a combined paper. It mentions exclusive leased AP Day Report coverage shaping the city news landscape.
A Paris clairvoyant Madame de Thebes, renowned across Europe for predicting major events, has died. Her forecasts included Queen Victoria’s death and the 1914 war, with one 1913 prophecy foretelling France’s involvement and victory in 1914. Her accuracy sparked widespread attention in France, while US readers recall mixed results and a lingering note on President Wilson.
The article notes surprise in the United States over weak response to a wartime call. It cites insufficient enlistments for National Guard border duty and a shortfall to maintain peace strength in the regular army. Pacifists use these facts to argue for peace while many citizens endorse peace but still would answer a real call to arms when hostilities arise.
The text argues America’s wealth and peace have bred complacency and warns that compulsory military service is needed to equalize burdens across classes. It contrasts US prosperity with European diplomacy, cites Roosevelt’s open diplomacy during the Russia Japan peace effort, and calls for reawakening constructive forces to defend the nation.
The piece critiques U S diplomatic style noting a shift from blunt one galluses to discreet attire. It argues Americans, led by officials, project conventionality and formality, like a Lord Chesterfield, acting only with polished presentation rather than decisive action.
Spain issues a strong protest to Germany after its submarines sink Spanish merchant ships. Washington calls Spain's action a complete surprise and questions whether Madrid still upholds a deserving Democrat.
Insurance firms announce a 350 percent premium increase on Oklahoma bank robbery insurance starting January 1. The move is described as a gratuitous compliment to certain Oklahoma citizens.
By a strange coincidence Austrian and Turkish replies to the president's peace note resemble the German reply in language and meaning, with the German version arriving first, indicating synchronized diplomatic messaging across three nations.
Rockefeller boards allocate 2 million dollars to establish a medical department at the University of Chicago, bringing total gifts to 37.6 million. The university assumes Presbyterian Hospital valued at 3 million, creating a post graduate medical school and hospital plant worth about 10 million with full-time teaching staff. The setup aims to provide modern facilities and on-site research for graduates.
Philadelphia Public Ledger questions repeated warnings from Mr. Lansing and other leaders about near danger. It asks if policy makers should recall the nursery tale of the boy who cried wolf to avoid a real emergency and ponders who would play the wolf versus the goat if a crisis comes.
The Atlanta Constitution notes beef cattle per capita are about two thirds of ten years ago as population rises from 87,321,000 to 100,265,000 between 1907 and 1914. Cattle excluding milch cows fell from 51,566,000 in 1907 to 37,067,000 in 1914 amid population growth.
The Beaumont Enterprise argues railroad earnings for 1916 disprove claims that freight rates are too low. It states railroads profit when traffic exists, earn little when business is slack, and compares this to dry goods pricing. The piece suggests no justification for rate hikes during slow traffic.
The article argues Wilson's push for clear peace terms shows U S policy is not dictated by London. It notes London would not welcome a positive step toward peace and cites Galverang QB Pune as the source.
Emma Bunting and her company drew strong crowds with The Lady From Laramie at the Majestic theater praising the sharp contrast between American and English styles. Notable performances by Sam C. Miller as the American rancher and Ed Menlove as Sir Beresford earned praise as the curtain fell on Tuesday night show.
Pantomimists Adelaide and Hughes headline at the Majestic tomorrow matinee in The Garden of the World an allegorical spectacle about War luring Civilization from Peace. The program includes seven acts with comedy acts by Wilfred Clarke Linton and Laurette Nana Sterling Ralph Lohse DAmico and Foley and ONeill among others all featuring a fine orchestra and Majestic musicians.
Wiseacres warned away from ink as publicity are invited to see Cohan Harris play It Pays to Advertise at the Grand Opera House tonight and Thursday. The farce follows an idle youth and a publicity obsessed friend who boost a fake soap brand, triggering a cascade of complications before the father intervenes.
The play The House of Glass, a gripping drama about Margaret Case pursued by law, runs Friday Saturday and Sunday with a Saturday matinee. It previously captivated New York audiences, presenting four tense acts built on circumstantial evidence and suspense.
A Parliament member in London urged wartime economy by narrowing fashion. He described shopping district footwear priced at 10 to 15 dollars per pair with uppers ranging 10 to 16 inches, and some as long as 22 inches, arguing for shorter styles.
A Senate elections committee hears a reform bill restricting national committee contributions to one and a half cents per capita, capping presidential campaign totals at 1.5 million dollars, banning corporate donations, and setting tight reporting and timing rules. It also tightens state and county caps, bans election betting, and imposes strict political advertising rules.
London reports a sharp rise in passenger ticket frauds with over a hundred percent increase since the war started. The Great Western Railway Magazine cites women and munition workers as the chief offenders, noting one railway company prosecuted 530 persons this year for fraud.
TOKIO Jan 2 Viscount Yasuya Uchida former Japanese ambassador to Washington has been designated ambassador to Russia succeeding Viscount Ichiro Motono who was recently appointed minister for foreign affairs.
War Department under General Funston issues order adjusting dress codes for troops in the Southern Department not at permanent posts. Dress and full dress uniforms suspended. service uniform retained. Provisional officers to bring only service and dress uniforms with rank gear. Mounted officers may wear a Mackinaw style outer coat and tan lacings boots in place of standard regalia.
Carnie G Logue a 15 year old San Antonio boy saved Carmen Hampton and John Rix who nearly drowned in the San Antonio river in May 1915. He has been awarded the bronze medal by the Carnegie Hero Fund Commission and a $2000 scholastic fund is credited for educational use. Plans must be submitted to the commission soon.
Five trainloads of homeseekers depart Kansas City Tuesday for Texas with a planned San Antonio stop to tour the city. Trains will join the M K and T line into San Antonio then switch to the 85 A and A P for the Rio Grande Valley colonization projects. Walter Walthall, Katy district agent, expects heavy homeseeker traffic this winter and spring as East land companies organize excursions via Texas routes.
The Glasgow Victoria Infirmary annual meeting warned private practitioners will be nearly extinct by war’s end with patients forced to infirmaries for care The Lancet supports mobilizing all medical staff to allow calls upon services as needed.
A dated account estimates the pursuit of Mexican bandit Villa cost the U S about 71 million dollars so far with potential final costs near 100 million The breakdown covers transportation subsistence clothing and ordnance for regulars and militia plus motor equipment and horses Major General Sharp notes that November costs ran about 14 million and some officers expect daily costs near 1 million until the chase ends and final figures are released by Colonel Rogers.
Farm Life urges girls to spend time outdoors through November and the winter. Daily outdoor activity, even a walk to school or chores, keeps rosy cheeks, a trim figure, bright eyes, and sound digestion. Open windows and stay active regardless of weather.
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