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San Antonio Light

Location

San Antonio, Texas, United States of America

Date

Jan 05, 1915

Page

2

San Antonio Light circulation notice and details

The San Antonio Light publishes December circulation figures for daily and Sunday editions. It lists numbers for the daily average at 16,707 and the Sunday edition at 23,538, plus paid and misprint-adjusted totals. It notes membership in the Audit Bureau of Circulation and describes circulation practices and advertising safeguards.

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Standing Pat on German Victory Beliefs and War Justification

A columnist argues that some Germans, led by Maximilien Harden, favor defending and explaining Germany’s actions without apology. The piece critiques pacifism and insists that war can be merciful to conquerors, urging a firm stance that Germany does right and owes no explanations to the world.

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Falling Five Stories In Car Crash Comparisons

A World Magazine writer argues that a car wreck at forty miles per hour launches occupants with the same force as leaping from about 53.78 feet, while sixty miles per hour equals a 121 foot fall. The piece notes most wrecks occur between forty five and fifty miles per hour, implying sudden exits exert similar impacts to a fall from a five story height.

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Speed and risk in early auto crashes debated

An old account discusses injuries from high speed crashes and the blunt physics of impact. It contrasts speeds from ten to fifty miles per hour, noting distant impacts can still be fatal, and warns against belittling danger of rapid driving with a rough, cautionary tone.

Old-fashioned Jules Verne fantasy and modern wonders

A nostalgic column reflects on Jules Verne and his imagined feats contrasted with modern science. It notes submarines, airships, Zeppelins, aircraft in war, moving pictures, X-ray cameras, and enormous steamships, highlighting how epic ideas have become real and powerful today.

State Dept Warns Americans Abroad Under Bryan Guidance

A historic dispatch notes repeated State Department cautions to U S citizens about personal safety if they travel to Mexico. It credits Secretary Bryan with issuing warnings and implies citizens must rely on themselves when abroad, criticizing ongoing pamphlets and admonitions.

Bryan warnings and Mexican policy spark citizen defense stance

The article argues that Americans must defend themselves on Mexican soil without U S government aid, criticizing Secretary Bryan for pledging no further protection. It claims Americans cannot rely on German escorts or State Department relief and urges self reliance, noting widespread support for a hard line as war tensions rise.

Lotsa Jie Mexico Bryan Ryan Stae State Department Tampico

Interstate Commerce Commission endorses 3 percent fare rise

The Interstate Commerce Commission favors a 3 percent fare increase and argues for a robust, efficient national port and transportation system. It cautions against government takeover of railways but notes the need for continued vigorous operation until broader changes are settled. Galveston Tribune commentary reflects on trade and transport policy.

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Railroads urged not to seek freight increase

The article argues against a 3 percent freight rate rise and criticizes parasitic middlemen and favored contractors. It notes two dissenting commissioners as a check on spending, hoping roads will tighten funds and curb costly practices, with the war era’s impact mentioned.

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Morality in Battle and French War Wound Rates

French statistics show only three and a half percent of wounded soldiers dying and sixty four percent returning to the fighting line. The Beaumont Journal notes progress in surgery and lower death rates versus prior wars, while reflecting on humanity’s failures to improve its own nature despite medical advances.

Seldiers Beaumont Journal

Protecting the Women at fairs and travel safety measures

The Waco Times Herald notes 700 young women vanished during Chicago trailé crowds and praises Travelers' Aid Society efforts. It reports plans for women detectives on railroads into San Francisco to protect solo travelers and prevent abductions to pretending boarding houses.

Chicago Travelers’ Aid Society San Francisco Waco Timeu- Herald

Diversification push leads Taylor County to organize communities

Taylor County advances diversification with every community forming a unit of the county system. Secretary Fred T Wood of the Abiiine Chamber of Comp averce and United States dairy experts supervise. The plan aims to cut the written acreage by at least 30 percent next year and boost dairying and poultry, leveraging county fame in Texas Stockman.

Taylor County Fred T. Wood Abiiine Chamber of Compaverce United States Texas

Mural Sanitation and Rural Housing in Country Life Report

A country life report argues sanitation should be strongest in wealthier districts, noting many farm houses lack modern sanitary facilities especially among farm owners and tenant houses. It highlights health conditions in open countryside areas and calls for improved sanitation infrastructure nationwide.

Country Life Leninon Torald

Man Hunts Bear in Sierra Gorge With Perilous Cliffs

A first person narrative recalls a perilous hunt in the Sierra foothills toward Mount Shasta, detailing a bear encounter on a narrow rock shelf, a rattlesnake on a ledge, and a tense standoff as the hunter awaited rescue from companions, enduring hours of fear before help arrived.

Sleepy Time Tales 22d For the Little Folk

A short children's tale follows Janet who finds squirrels in a tree and feeds them nuts. The squirrels grow bold and hide their stash as Janet watches, learning the youngsters’ antics and their clever ways to protect their food.

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Ultimatum and Frontiersmen Clash On Arizona Border

Lead story outlines Washington's ultimatum after three more artillery shots near the Arizona line. It notes Gat ferrea and Carransa warned, Mexican and American factions exchanging fire, and calls for action if provocation continues. Reports fragilized details of casualties and political reactions from Washington to Mexico City.

Orleans Washington Gatferrea Hirst Carransa Warhington Ater Hill Maytorer Alk Hunt Hill and Martorena Otoe Ftas Twashington Nace

Beating Beast Trains and Fails to Tame Grizzly

A trainer recounts attempting to train a formidable bear for an upcoming Chicago show. The beast proves stronger and more deadly than expected, shattering the trainer’s belief in tameability and prompting fear of exposure to other animals. The trainer vows never to attempt taming a grisly again.

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Facts and the hunt for truth in business and science

An editorial on the primacy of facts over theories and rumors. It argues that facts come from vigilant individuals, not crowds, and warns against verbose or timid speech that hinders clear statement. The piece stresses conciseness to preserve truth amid busy professional life.

9 Great Corporation New York Sea Lkely Caders

Partisan tariff experts cited at Chicago Hotel meeting

A list of prominent tariff specialists from politics and business is named as experts, including Payne, Aldrich, Nelson, Dingrey, McKinning, Milly, Moret, Walker, Underwood, and others. The passage criticizes expert commissions as biased by party alignment, arguing they would reflect party aims rather than scientific tariff study.

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Slaughter of Innocents in Freiburg Bombing Provokes Uproar

A cable report alleges an Allied aerial bombing killed two Hitle girls and wounded many in a Freiburg park. The piece condemns indiscriminate aerial warfare, urges adherence to laws of war, and notes strong neutral sentiment against attacks on unfortified civilian areas. It calls for careful verification of the Freiburg claim and warns of global reprobation if true.

Wronshe Paul Wtapateh Freiburg Antwerp

Lifesaving Service Heritage On Cape Cod Coast

The piece marks 129 years since the Massachusetts Hummie society built its first hut on Lavel's Island near Boston, birthing a coastwide network of life saving huts and later life boat stations. It notes Congress recognizing the work in 1848 with a $10,000 appropriation and estimates 2,000 silent heroes patrolling dangerous shores nightly, with 28 stations now on the sea and lake coasts.

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