San Antonio Light Circulation Audit Report 1916
The six month period ending September 30 1916 shows daily average circulation 22062 and Sunday 26756. Net paid averages are 20477 daily and 24424 Sunday. Audit Bureau of Circulation certifies figures and endorses credibility for advertisers. The paper claims 50 percent higher paid home circulation than any other local newspaper.
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Peace conference hopes fade amid German terms debate
The allied governments reject immediate peace talks with Germany and Austria unless terms meet their demands. The German note is seen as unlikely to be accepted, while Wilson's reply is awaited. Analysts warn that high prices and a food shortage threaten farmer prosperity and urge diversification away from cotton to ensure self-sufficiency.
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Germany
Austria
Wilson
William
Timely Advice to Farmers on Cotton and Diversification
The Texas Industrial Congress urges farmers to make cotton a surplus crop in 1917 and to diversify by growing other commodities to "live at home." It notes sustained profit from cotton in 1916 and emphasizes real conditions over tariff or war-time theories, urging diversification as essential.
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E. W. Kirkpatrick
Congress
Texas
Kirkpatrick
South
Texas Industrial Congress
Industrial Congress
The High Cost of Fires and Fire Prevention
The actuarial bureau report urges public cooperation to cut Texas fire losses. It notes 1915 losses totalled 9102690 dollars from preventable causes, with defective chimneys and flues the leading fixed risk. It argues inconsistent city ordinances and enforcement hamper prevention.
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Actuarial Bureau
National Board of Fire Underwriters
Bureau
Texas
Fire prevention urged as vital civic duty in Texas cities
The article argues that fire prevention in Texas relies on strict municipal ordinances and enforceable codes, not only on fire departments. It highlights lax inspections, contractor forgetfulness, and neighborly reluctance to complain as dampening factors, urging vigilant enforcement and taxpayer-backed protections.
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Texas
Tariff for revenue backed bond issue discussed
A tariff described as revenue producing to fund a bond issue is noted. The other item reports winter tourists in Southern California shoveling snow from sidewalks, a practice recalled from their northern origins.
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California
Tono Pah Nevada Proclaims No Electric Light
A broken power line prompts Tono Pah Nevada to announce to the world she has electric lights by declaring she has none. Meanwhile General Joffre receives the title of marshal of France, a post he might have won as a president in America.
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Tonopah
Nevada
Joffre
France
America
New superdreadnought Arizona damaged in tug collision
The Arizona, a new superdreadnought, suffered heavy damage after colliding with a tug. The incident prompts commentary that the navy may need more tugs to prevent such accidents.
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Arizona
Beaumont Bank Teller Issues 5 Cent Certificate
A Beaumont citizen presented a fresh Jefferson county egg and a copper cent at a Beaumont bank window. The teller, equal to the emergency, promptly issued a certificate of deposit for 5 cents.
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Beaumont
Jefferson County
Beaumont Journal
Bank Arrangements Made Between U S and England
The United States has formed banking links with England and aims to promote the Almighty Dollar as a global standard of exchange. For three years England has had close banking ties with the United States and cared little what money was called if the payments flowed.
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United States
England
Beaumont Journal
Ready to Defend Her Own
The Galveston Tribune notes Europe and the Orient eye U S wealth and power while 450000 to 500000 American youths are to be trained yearly to defend the country against predatory aggression.
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Europe
Orient
United States
Galveston Triune
Record Treasury Says U S Farm Values Hit Record High
The Department of Agriculture reports American crop values for the year at a record $7,641,609,000 with corn leading and cotton among four crops surpassing a billion dollars each. The Denton Record Chronicle notes prosperity reaching actual producers who deserve it.
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Department of Agriculture
King Cotton
America
Denton Record Chronicle
It All Depends on Danish West Indies Fortification
The Utica Observer notes the Danish West Indies hold strategic military value only if the U S fortifies and defends them as a naval base. If captured by a warring nation, the islands become a direct threat off American shores, countering the notion that they are harmless under a neutral power.
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Danish West Indies
United States
Utica
Politicians Should Be Kept From Texas University
The Temple Mirror argues it is easier to say remove politics from public life than to do so. It urges Texans to demand the state university be taken out of politics while avoiding blame for any specific official, stressing the institution’s importance and the desire for apolitical governance.
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Texas
State University
Temple Mirror
Railways Earn and Spend: ICC Figures Show Prosperity
Interstate Commerce Commission figures for the year now closing show railroads are unusually prosperous with net income over 1 billion dollars and gross income above 3.6 billion. Nine months of data are complete with last quarter estimated at prior rates, implying rising business while expenses lag. In 1914 gross rail revenues were about 3.041 billion and net operating income 704.58 million, with maintenance costs for the period high.
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Interstate Commerce Commission
Chicago News
The House of Glass at Grand Opera House
A courtroom melodrama shown at the Grand Opera House reveals a railroad official's rigid justice as the plot follows a wife’s innocence and a man’s fall to moral summary. The cast includes Adelina O'Connor, Robert Middlemass, Dwight Meade, Clyde Fogel and Hal Mordaunt in sixteen roles.
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House of Glass
Cohan and Harris+ organization
Grand Opera House
Crook
Underworld
Harvey Lake
Adelina O'Connor
Margaret Case
Mrs. Lake
Robert Middlemass
Dwight A. Meade
James Burke
Clyde Fogel
Edward McClellan
Hal Mordaunt
Carrol
Police Headquarters
Charles Reigel
Judson
House of Glass staged by Atwood Hays in San Antonio
Railroad magnate Atwood and New York Governor William T. Hays join to present The House of Glass praised as highly realistic by San Antonians. The show repeats Saturday and Sunday nights for audiences seeking a strong theater experience.
Garden of the World closes at Majestic Theater engagement
The Majestic Theater wraps up the run of The Garden of the World by Adelaide and Hughes with a 15 member company and fine orchestra. The allegorical drama pits War against Peace as Civilization is drawn into global conflict. Also on bill Wilfred Clarke in Who Owns the Flat, Bits of Our Hits by Linton and Laurence, and feats by Ralph Lohse and Nana Sterling.
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Garden of the World
Majestic Theater
Majestic Theater of
Adelaide and
Hughes
Adelaide
America
Wilfred Clarke
Clarke
Linton
Laurence
Ralph Lohse
Nana Sterling
Houston
Texas
Miss Sterling
D'Amico
Foley
O'Neil
The Chaperon at the Empire
Edna Mayo and Eugene O'Brien perform in The Chaperon, a five reel Essanay feature at the Empire with Bray Cartoon Comedy and Paramount Scenic. The film follows Madge Hemingway who marries Count Van Tuyle to spite Jim Ogden, then chaperons four Coombs girls at a summer cottage and endures a desert island escapade before a resolution with the count.
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the Empire
Edna Mayo
Eugene O’brien
Essanay
Bray
Paramount
Madge Hemmingway
Count van Tuyle
Madge
Jim Ogden
Jim
Hemmingway
Coombs
Ms. Coombs
Count
Would You Like This Man for Mayor
A social note describes engagements among the Hemmingways and Coombses as four daughters are urged toward marriage. Meanwhile Herbert Brenon presents War Brides at the Empire for a five day run with Alla Nazimova reprising her vaudeville role.
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Madge
Jim
Walker Stevens Opera Company Presents Reginald de Koven Works
Reginald de Koven lends his name to a touring Walker Stevens Opera Company led by grand opera singers. Ivy Scott of the Metropolitan Grand Opera joins the lineup as Grand Opera House hosts performances Monday night and Wednesday matinee. De Koven praises the vocal balance and caliber, noting less parody and more suited voices from major opera houses. The Serenade is featured Tuesday and Wednesday nights during the engagement.
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Robin Hood
Reginald de Koven
Walker-Stevens Opera Company
Ivy Scott
Metropolitan Grand Opera
New York
Grand Opera House
de Koven
Bostonians
Europe
Walker-Stevens
Gideons Report Bible Placements in Hotel Rooms
Reports presented at a Gideons cabinet meeting in Chicago indicate that by November 30, 1916, the organization had placed Bibles in 333,667 hotel rooms across the United States.
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Chicago
The
Gideons
United States
Cuba Drops Suit Against North Carolina Bonds
The republic of Cuba will withdraw its petition before the U S Supreme Court in a case against North Carolina to collect 2186000 in railroad bonds. President Menocal decreed the government does not hold convenient title to its interest and will end the suit. The bonds were donated by American bondholders to a Cuban charitable institution, not to the government.
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Raleigh
N. C
Republic of Cuba
Supreme Court of the United States
North Carolina
Menocal
Cuba
Craig
Noted Canadian statesman Sir Frederick Borden dies
Ottawa reports the death of Sir Frederick William Borden a physician and former minister of militia and defense in Laurier's cabinet from 1898 to 1911 Born in Cornwallis Nova Scotia in 1847 he helped organize Canadian troops in the South Africa conflict where his son Lt Harold L Borden was killed in action.
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Ont
Frederick William Borden
Laurier
Canning
Nova Scotia
Frederick
South Africa
Harold L. Borden
Sir Frederick
Cornwallis
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Norwegian Steamer Fama Believed Sunk After Transit
The Norwegian steamer Fama of 1532 tons net is believed sunk after leaving Portland Maine December 8 bound for Marseilles. It put in at Sydney C B December 11 with a broken bulkhead and resumed voyage December 21. Lloyds reports Erica erroneously sunk but later arrived in port. Erica had been reported sunk January 3 by Lloyds.
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London
Fama
Lloyd's Shipping Agency
Erica
Lloyd's
Portland
Marseilles
Sydney
C. B
Mixed Commission Extends Tribunals in Egypt
The State Department agreed to extend for one year the mixed tribunals system for trying cases involving Americans and Egyptians. A message was sent to the diplomatic agent in Cairo, following a request from the Egyptian government.
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Egypt
Washington, D. C
State Department
Cairo
Cartridge device widens concrete piling base
A cartridge invention allows a hole to be formed in the earth at the start of piling work. The cartridge is inserted and later exploded to create a cavity ready to receive additional concrete. The device aims to strengthen the base for concrete piling projects.
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