San Antonio Light Circulation Figures For Six Months
The six months ending September 30 1916 show a daily average circulation of 22062 and a Sunday average of 26756 for The San Antonio Light. Net paid averages are 20477 daily and 24424 on Sundays. Audit Bureau of Circulation certifies the figures. The paper claims 50 percent higher paid circulation to advertisers than any local competitor.
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The
San Antonio Light
Audit Bureau of Circulation
United States
Canada
America
Europe
San Antonio
Peaceful Prospects for 1917 From A Vision of War
The piece outlines expected US policy shifts toward ending the European war with Secretary Lansing and President Wilson open to peace moves. It notes Japan's rise, US views on the Philippines, and possible tensions with Mexico, while criticizing Chicago governance and urging a city manager to improve efficiency. It ends by challenging Senator Works to consider his record before retirement.
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United States
Lansing
Wilson
Europe
Japan
Russia
Ad Navy
Ao Pacific
Germany
Philippines
Mexico
The Game of Government and City Management
The piece argues for the commission-manager plan as a cure for municipal ills and cites Chicago as a cautionary example of governance under a catch-as-catch-can system. It asserts businesslike administration could reduce corruption and inefficiency in cities.
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Chicago
Post
Saturday Evening Post
Windy City
Doubting the People Senator Warns of Decadent Nation
The California senator laments a decadent nation and a centralized government. He cites the idle rich, criticizes the president’s policies in Mexico, and questions the people’s judgment while acknowledging past crises. He argues Americans have endured revolutions, epidemics, and wars yet endure.
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Senator Works
California
Senate
United States
Mexico
Congress
Eggs and the eggsit: Great L Eggo’s comic math
A humorous tale of Chicago magician Great L Eggo who relied on eggs for his act. Rising costs and demand for seven shows a day force him to calculate expenses, revealing eggs cost and booking fees. He ultimately exits the act to avoid financial ruin.
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Chicago
L’eggo
L’egge
Party leaders fear a new congressional session may be called
The article notes anxiety among party leaders in Congress and among the public about the possibility of an additional session being convened. It highlights concerns over agenda, timing, and political costs.
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Congress
Caplan Sentenced to Ten Years Over Labor Dispute Dynamos
Caplan receives a decade in prison for dynamite related labor dispute actions ending a once common method of resolving conflicts.
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Caplan
Berlin Plans Submarine Mail Route Between Germany and U S
Berlin announces future mail delivery by submarines between Germany and the United States. The plan promises a new communications channel but warns of likely gaps in letter delivery due to submarine limitations.
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Berlin
Germany
United States
Government plans to buy all pubs in England in bid to control alcohol
A British government plan aims to purchase every public house in England to dominate alcohol supply. The question arises who remarked that the premiership is not a sinecure.
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England
Vessel Building in America
Steel merchant vessels under contract or building in private U.S. shipyards as of February 1 1916 per shipbuilders returns to the Bureau of Navigation Commerce Department numbered 230 of 901 371 tons.
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America
Bureau of Navigation
Department of Commerce
Exchange
Excessive South American gold may curb production
A South American expert says gold overproduction should be curtailed, a move that would please European rulers who have strained finances buying munitions for war.
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Europe
Beaumont Journal
Fundamentally Wrong on Postage Rise Says Chicago Paper
The Chicago Evening Post argues Burleson’s plan to raise second class postage is fundamentally wrong in principle. It says taxing information dissemination harms education and warns exceptions are few compared to those newspapers and magazines that serve broader intelligence.
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Burleson
Chicago Evening Post
el Paso Times
Diversified Farms and Cotton as Balance Wheel
The Bryan Eagle asserts diversification secures farm income with multiple receipts. Cotton remains the general revenue crop, acting as the balance wheel amid cattle horses hogs and varied goods entering from many trade arteries.
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Bryan Eagle
Turkeys in American History and Wild Heritage
The essay surveys the turkey as a distinct American bird. It traces Franklin's suggestion, native use, subspecies differences, and migration instincts. It recalls Captain John Smith, Bradford's Thanksgiving, and the sun dance behavior of wild flocks, noting the turkey’s wild nature amid civilization.
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Saeroens
Benjamin Franklin
John Smith
England
Virginia
Bradford
How Would You Like This Man For Mayor
A curious text describes wild turkeys and their courtship display. Gobblers gobble and perform a high stepping dance while hens respond with sharp quells. After the flock disperses each gobbler searches for food with two or three hens.
Hamersley Hosts $65,000 Livingston Estate Barn Event
Louis Gordon Hamersley of New York celebrated the completion of a $65,000 concrete barn at the General John Livingston estate in Annandale near Barrytown. Harvard graduates attended, a special train brought 100 guests, and decorations were valued at $12,000 with a $2,000 dancing floor. The Hudson overlook estate is rising as a northern Duchess county show place. He plans a large house on the Livingston site, which burned about thirty years ago.
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Poughkeepsie
Louis Gordon Hamersley
New York
General John Livingston
Annandale
Barrytown
Harvard
Hamersley
Hudson River
Duchess County
Livngston
A Voice in the Night at Heurtebise
Edmond Dulac aids Madame Hulmeaux after haunting night cries of Henri echo through the park. The calls lead Dulac to Father Jullars, a corrupt usurer, whom he detains but Hulmeaux pardons, sparing legal punishment.
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Andre Savignon
Edmond Dulac
Madame Hulmeaux
Place de la Halle-aux- Grains
Argonne
Heurtebise
Ason
Dulac
Dupont
Henri
Fright Restored Sight After Cat Shock
Rifleman Appleby of the Royal Irish Rifles, blinded and head wounded at the front, after months in English hospital and a stay at the Torquay home for blind soldiers, was dining in a boarding house when a black Persian cat sprang on his head. The shock startled him. he dropped a glass and then, exclaiming what a lovely cat, discovered he had regained sight in his left eye.
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Appleby
Royal Irish Rifles
London Chronicle
England
Bournbrook
Torquay
Nervous First Play Wins Mixed Reviews Before Closing
The Philadelphia Star notes a debut playwright enduring tense moments on stage. After a quiet second act a wild cheer erupts as audiences applaud the heavy drama and its classical lines despite hints the manager plans to replace it with a new musical comedy by The Girl From Pleburg’s author.
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Iit
Erie
Philadelphia
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