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Newspaper
San Antonio Light
Location
San Antonio, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jan 12, 1912
Page
6
The San Antonio Light and The San Antonio Gazette publish as an evening daily and Sunday morning paper with AP leased wire service. Editors and publishers Charles Diehl, Harrison Beach oversee operations.
The proposed San Antonio Rockport and Mexico railroad would run from San Angelo to San Antonio, then south to Crowther and Rockport, with extensions toward the Rio Grande and Mexico City. It promises lower freight costs, regional prosperity, foreign investment, and rapid markets for Southwest Texas and Gulf coast cities like Corpus Christi and Port Aransas once Rockport port opens.
A fragment praises a thinker aligned with pluralism blending reverence and learning with traditional Theistic spirit. Noted figures include James ard with honors and fellowships, signaling a bridge between modern pluralist thought and historic faith.
The piece argues over Monism vs Pluralism through Ward's pluralist theism and a hierarchy of spiritual beings. It notes the appeal of Omnipotence and the struggle to reconcile free will with divine omniscience, claiming neither ism fully satisfies human needs. It compares monistic abstraction to the compelling drama of rebellious spirits fighting the highest power.
An unknown Massachusetts benefactor donated 5000 dollars to the National Audubon Society to foster children's welcome of birds in the eastern and central United States. The piece recalls the long fight to protect birds from destruction and notes laws and education that shifted attitudes toward avian allies.
The passage recalls Thomson's Seasons showing a robin visiting a warm hearth and the family. It notes farmers' cautious welcome of wild birds with caution and humor, suggesting education for children on humane observation rather than violence.
The piece hails Brownsville conspiracy convictions as just, condemns aiding conspirators against Mexico, and notes light sentences. It calls the Reyes scheme useless and unscrupulous, a buccaneering expedition for political and financial graft, and praises Mexican and U S actions to suppress it.
Motivational call to readers urging civic participation and poll tax payment. It challenges citizens to scrutinize city governance, stand against graft, and engage in the fight for good government in a free age. The piece cites personal duty and collective accountability in the voting process.
The fifteenth century almanac linked medicine days to body parts with Monday for leg ailments and Tuesday for head issues. It leaves unclear what to do if pain falls on an incorrect day.
Yesterday at the Grand the traveling salesman's show drew thin audiences. Forbes as drummer lacked sustained tension and the plot of The Traveling Salesman appeared banal. Performers Huntington and Colonnia drew mixed notices while Jessie Mayhew gave the best work. rest of cast judged mediocre.
The New York Sun comments on Mr. Taft seeking a lawyer acceptable to radical Republicans for the vacancy. It notes his wide legal acquaintance, self description as a law specialist, and belief he will choose capable judges, trusting his judgment and qualifications.
The Milwaukee Sentinel notes a positive aspect of the McNamaras confessions and suggests they will prevent further vaudeville acts for an indefinite period.
The article notes Dr. Sun is popular and may be called Old Oli as the masses reference him. it reflects Kansas City Star commentary on republican leadership and public sentiment. The piece contrasts public appeal with political labels in a period context.
Pittsburg Dispatch reports Kansas and Minnesota show willingness to recall Justice Hook early in the field before his appointment. The move signals possible opposition to the nominee and raises questions about Senate timing and political strategy.
An opinion from a Boston lecturer argues that women should be allowed to propose. The piece notes women have taken many things from men and suggests this would relieve some men, while others fear it could enable concealment.
A western correspondent recounts the first literary appearance of Hoosier in 1833 with John Finley’s poem The Hoosier's Nest in the Indianapolis Journal. It notes theories by James Whitcomb Riley and a door knock custom as explanations, and cites a pugnacious frontier image.
A Boston man offers a $1000 reward in a local bank for anyone who can prove to his satisfaction that the world is round. The item appears in the Cleveland Leader as a curious public challenge seeking a definitive demonstration.
The Marquis of Queensberry, seeking U S citizenship, joins a lineage of running footmen once patronized by the Duke of Queensberry. The duke tested recruits by racing along Piccadilly from his balcony, rewarding capable runners with his livery. Running footmen lingered on the continent for decades before fading about half a century ago.
A collection of humorous misprints and punny notices from old newspapers. Examples include a butcher sign claiming John Jacobs kills pigs like his father, a tailor seeking several thin coat makers, and an ad asking for washing by two sisters and many brothers.
The Salton Sea region faces spring flood risk as the Colorado River is expected to burst again without federal control. Engineering News reports engineers spent 9 million dollars last spring with poor results, risking further 25 million dollars of Imperial Valley property damage.
Poem reflecting on masking and pretense in relationships. The speaker pleads to discard deception and return to innocence, but concludes the self is now a character in a changing play. It cites Berton Braley and the January issue of Ainslee's.
A January Ainslee's quotation by Clinton Scollard contemplates enduring art against time. The verse envisions a future where Sheba and Pharaoh's arch endure beyond decay, while time and slumber threaten all mortal empires.
Reported spending shows California women spent about 13 000 dollars in Southern California and roughly the same in the north for equal suffrage. With about 85 000 women voting, the cost per vote averages just over 15 cents and no campaign official earned more than 75 dollars a month.
The contract setting marks the start of work on a vast Hell Gate railroad bridge linking Long Island to the mainland near the Harlem river. It features a massive arch span of one thousand feet for four tracks, designed to carry heavy freight traffic, with total length including approaches of three miles.
The Chicago Tribune argues party leaders assume any willing candidate will suffice for vice president, treating the choice as largely interchangeable amid partisan marching orders.
Dallas judge P Van Winkle recalls knickerbocker days and jokes about sexing eggs and centipede feeds. He describes a hunter hawk preference for white birds, a hen counting drill, and other oddball tales from the West Commerce street show with amused detail.
Experts predict a decade of horse banishment from crowded city streets with 1920 cited as a milestone for Manhattan. Proponents argue motor cars save street space and costs. a six day comparison shows autos at 0.015 dollars per passenger mile versus horses at about 0.02. The piece frames the choice as a dollars and cents debate.
The Denver Republic notes that the writer classifies appendicitis as a rough sport, suggesting Dr. Eliot might regard it nearly as dangerous as football in tone and emphasis of the editorial.
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