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Newspaper
San Antonio Light
Location
San Antonio, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jan 07, 1912
Page
6
Editors and publishers Charles Diehl Harrison and L Beach lead the newsroom. The line lists the key figures responsible for the paper's editorial and publishing operations.
The United States plans to recoup funds by sending a lecturer with moving picture shows to Europe. The scheme aims to prove American scenery to Europe while boosting hotel business, though two obstacles loom: Europeans are not big spenders and most visitors would land in New York. The piece notes San Antonio’s need for tidewater access to draw travelers via Rockport.
Article highlights Andrew Carnegie's 1911 donations totaling 40,086,300 and a life total of 231,886,300, noting his lead over John D Rockefeller and J P Morgan. It mentions Rockefeller's 1911 gifts of 31,000 and hints at Carnegie's ascent from poverty and Syracuse University link.
The piece critiques Carnegie and Rockefeller endowments funding education, noting vast yearly gifts and strings attached. It questions influence on pedagogy, cites Day and McCracken as problematic educators, and asks if education can stay free from charity’s taint. It also examines Kipling’s portrayal of women and the reader reaction to masculine storytelling.
A French professor notes women tend to avoid The Garden of Tortures and Mirabeau, while Rudyard Kipling provokes aversion among female readers. The piece argues women generally skim less and enjoy broader tastes, contrasting reading habits by gender.
A satirical essay traces how parents label children with symbolic names reflecting moral or political beliefs, from Puritan era to modern times. It cites Koji Takahashi naming his boys after Orison S. Marden works, and imagines future fame or infamy carried by such tags.
An essay on Francis Grierson's influence and the rise of a universal mysticism. It highlights praise from William James, R J Campbell, Mallarmé, Prudhomme, Markham, Le Gallienne, and Reedy, with translations and studies spreading in France Spain Italy and America.
The suppressed Prussian year book exposes a millionaire class of Germany with 8300 individuals owning at least a million marks. The top seven fortunes range from 45 million to 17 million dollars, led by women linked to Krupp and the Vienna Rothschilds. A Berlin banker and a Westphalian duke, both tied to mining and manufacturing, follow, with tax systems cited for their precision.
Mrs Dorkins mistakes a diagram in the paper for an apartment complex with modern features. Her husband initially agrees to move then sees the image is actually a Chicago-Cornell football game diagram and exclaims with emotion.
An excerpt portrays Pity watching a wrecked life and a beggar’s plea as a calm voice offers relief. The vivid lines describe struggle and compassion amid urban squalor, with a refrain focusing on a man in need and the thematic clash between hardship and mercy.
Weak children are abnormal and need proper nutrition and surroundings. Fat is essential for warmth and tissue growth, while excessive exercise cannot fix fat loss. Seek causes in diet and habits, avoid neighbor remedies, and consult a competent doctor before any treatment. Rest may be better than overexertion for frail children.
The Chicago Tribune notes a discouraging year as New York's New Theater falters under millionaire founders. Shubert influence dampens Donald Robertson crusades, while critics rail at patrons and elites. Public indifference blamed for limited early successes and lofty aims.
A poetic reminiscence by Charles Jones from Twice a month Popular Magazine celebrates the Western conquest and progress. The speaker claims to have spurred modern development, pricked Romantic myths, and forged a vast dominion through settlers, plows, and rifles. The poem contrasts brutal frontier life with advancing industry and harvests.
The author argues that Mr Ames and his founders should educate audiences more straightforwardly about real drama. Until audiences understand true drama better, the deficit and disappointment will persist as the defining drama for audiences.
A lyrical homage describes a mother as queen and laureate, resting from labor. The speaker notes tired eyes and worn hands, praising her dignity, peace, and divine peach-like beauty despite toil. The verse closes with affectionate admiration for the mother.
Observant Judge Rufus J. Foster of New Orleans has begun morning motions from the governor and requires all in the courtroom to rise when he enters. The governor is humorously dubbed the “first person in the land” and the judge’s pleasing demeanor draws lawyers, prisoners, and striking visitors into his private room, making him a local sensation in San Antonio.
In the Atlantic Monthly piece the Mitsui family is likened to the Rothschilds of the East for their spotless mercantile honor. It notes their long clean record despite a social ban and predicts broader acceptance as Samurai join modern business, backed by honesty and national spirit.
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