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Newspaper
San Antonio Light
Location
San Antonio, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jan 12, 1896
Page
1
The essay argues the gobble-uns fear as a deep rooted externalized threat shaping behavior. It contends the real danger lies in internal self-control and imagined powers, urging watch in, not watch out, to reclaim personal agency and moral responsibility.
Hayes Rutherford returned to San Antonio after holidays with relatives. Mr and Mrs Tom Newton and child from Batesville arrived in Pearsall. W H Jennings traveled from San Antonio to tend cattle with Will Jennings. He visited Gilman cattle and praised the stock. W C Daugherty moved 2838 head of steers to Cannon pasture. he notes cold rain damaged stock. Bessie Pranglin and companion returned to San Antonio to resume studies at St Marys Hall. W T Morrisewether of San Antonio visited his brother James Morrisewether. Gilman Culpepper and Chainer shipped 1500 steers on a train from their foray. A G Hardin left for Houston as attached witness in John Banning vs Aransas Pass railroad case.
In Karnes County Keardy news notes teachers’ institute free admission for educators, uniform textbook discussions planned. DeWitt County visitors with guns noted near Kennedy. Local hunting, land sales, and a San Marcos man’s purchase of 3000 acres. Heavy rains aided ground work for spring, school sickness disrupts attendance, cotton sales to San Antonio buyers, bids expected for a new schoolhouse, and land grubbed for crops near Keardy as new settlements spread.
Details of officers detailed for a court martial at Fort McIntosh. Private Livingston found guilty of disobedience at Fort Clark and fined twenty dollars. Captain Dodge returns from Washington. Diphtheria not in practice. rough Water Street conditions and sewer work near the post. Transfers for clerks in Washington desired but hard to obtain.
Fragmentary editorial notes criticize street shoe shiners, calling them a nuisance and a sign of wartime panic. It questions the authenticity of a patriotic message, links a recent shooting to a local gang, and urges crackdown on gambling and tramps while condemning press sensationalism.
A column discusses how to handle prostitution in big cities, weighing licensing versus banning, noting mixed results from various approaches. The piece cites social harms, attempts to confine houses to distant colonies, and advocates for recognizing them as a necessary evil and licensing them to reduce danger and stigma.
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