San Antonio Light listing office and subscription rates
The San Antonio Light and Gazette shows publication office at 609-511 Travis Street and lists daily and Sunday subscription options with prices for carrier and mail, including Mexico rates, plus offices in New York Chicago Boston and Detroit.
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WIG Lewis
Travis Street
Mexico
New York
Paul Block, Inc
Fifth Ave
Chicago
Masters
Boston
Boston Safe Deposit & Trust
Detroit
Kresge
San Antonio Light Circulation Audit for Six Months 1916
The San Antonio Light reports six month totals ending September 30 1916 with daily average circulation 22062 and Sunday 26756 before adjustments. Net paid daily 20477 and Sunday 24424. Audit Bureau certification cited as authoritative for advertisers.
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United States
Canada
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San Antonio
Only one site for a San Antonio coliseum
Discussion rises over where to place the proposed coliseum with landowners touting their tracts. The piece argues the only viable site is in the business district within walking distance of the main hotels, warning a less suitable location would doom the project.
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San Antonio
Heckling and delay mark Lawson leak inquiry
The House rules committee has not conducted a thorough investigation into Thomas W. Lawson's leak charges. It harbors undignified exchanges and public quarreling, then hides key records in executive session, risking public trust and implying possible Wall Street involvement.
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House Rules Committee
Thomas W. Lawson
Wall Street
Lawson
Henry
Jewson
Danger to Automobiles in City Traffic
Opinion urging city officials to curb driver recklessness and improve intersection visibility. Highlights risk from drivers, obstructed sightlines near Brackenridge Park and at various crossings, and calls for removing blocking bushes and tool houses to prevent accidents.
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Travis
St. Mary’s
Brackenridge Park
River Avenue
Congressional Hearing Criticized as Heckling Bee
The article condemns a congressional hearing on Lawson as biased and opaque. It argues the investigation should be fair and public, not led by the national administration, and questions the motive of Lawson amid accusations and executive-session secrecy.
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Lawson
Chances of the Pros To Realize Prohibition Aims
The article analyzes the remote prospects for nationwide prohibition by examining public “facts and figures.” It notes twenty five states in the dry column and explains that ratification would require eleven more states, totaling thirty six of forty eight, with twelve wet states deemed prohibition proof.
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United States
Prohibition Debate on State Alliances and Tyranny of the Minority
The article discusses how twelve large states hold most of the population and how even if eleven other states joined the dry side the amendment could fail. It warns that if the thirty six non twelve states united against the dry bloc, less than half of Americans would govern the majority, pleasing prohibitionists in ideology.
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New York
Illinois
Pennsylvania
Ohio
Texas
Missouri
California
New Jersey
Wisconsin
Indiana
Kentucky
Massachusetts
United States
St Louis Bizarre Health and Voter Notes
Felix M Palavacini warns the Mexican situation is grave while St Louis surgeons find a man with a right sided heart. Two women appear among saloon keepers licensed in St Louis and a question is raised about women voting in the city.
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Felix M. Palavacini
Louis
St.Louis
St. Louis
German Socialists split on peace question amid unity claim
Report says German Socialists divided into groups over peace, claimed as proof they are true Socialists. The note emphasizes internal factionalism tied to pacifist versus pragmatic approaches within the movement.
Chicago Hotel Charges Women for Face Powder
A Chicago hotel causes controversy by requiring women patrons to pay for face powder and toilet accessories in dressing rooms. The policy prompts criticism over gendered pricing and service exclusions in public spaces.
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Chicago
Oklahoma Governor Proposes Harsh Measures for Bank Robbers
In a message to the Legislature the Oklahoma governor urges electrocution of bank robbers or life imprisonment. He may also offer methods to capture them.
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Oklahoma
Arredondo proposes quick fix to Mexican problem
Arredondo argues that withdrawing the Pershing expedition would rapidly resolve the Mexican issue and if not solved, the expedition could be redeployed in the same area or slightly further south.
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Arredondo
Pershing
Editorials and political notes across Texas newspapers
Denison Herald mocks Cyclone coverage as Thomas W. Lawson and Bob Henry chase money. Houston Post argues tariffs on raw materials should be democratic. Fort Worth Record cites old landmarks. Austin Statesman notes possible infantile paralysis epidemic and urges sanitary cleanup of premises to prevent spread.
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Thomas W. Lawson
Bob Henry
Denison Herald
Houston Post
Post
Fort Worthecord
Austin Statesman
No Need to Fear Vote Opposes Women Suffrage
The Temple Telegram notes a woman with equal suffrage experience in North Dakota opposes votes for women arguing women will not vote. She suggests if women do not vote they will stay home and culture remains intact despite the privilege.
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North Dakota
Temple-Telegram
Wall Street as Gambling Hub Says Galveston Tribune
The Galveston Tribune argues the New York Stock Exchange serves dual roles as a legitimate market and a gambling institution. It claims Wall Street outstrips Monte Carlo in size and warns that it lacks stringent government oversight compared with other nations.
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New York Stock Exchange
Monte Carlo
Wall Street
America
Galveston Triune
Extremist push to bar magazines carrying malt extract ads
In a Statesman editorial, extremists in Congress seek to ban passage through the mails of magazines and newspapers advertising malt extract and beer as well as other alcohol. The paper questions the timing and consistency of outlawing a legitimate trade already licensed by the federal government.
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Congress
Austin Statesman
President as World Figure Calls End to War
The president of the United States stands as a global figure urging a halt to European fighting. He asserts the need for warring nations to justify continued slaughter before world opinion and humanity. His leadership is shaping the push toward ending the conflict, with growing influence and hope for a near conclusion.
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United States
Roosevelt
Russia
Japan
Wilson
Europe
Memphis News-Scimr
Majestic Theaters Cabaret Night Promises Surprise Acts
At the Majestic tonight a secret cabaret after the show invites audience guests. Headline act Tango Shoes by Bert Cole debuts as vaudeville’s niftiest novelty and biggest surprise of the season, with The Real Q by S. Miller Kent & Co and acts Skeen and Williams, Brierre and King, Imperial Troupe Jiu Jitsuists, Voland Gamble, and Togan and Geneva performing daring dances.
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Majestic
the Majestic
Bert Cole
S. Miller Kent & Co
Skeen and Williams
Sis Hopkins
Imperial Troupe of
Nazimova at the Empire and War Brides in film
Nazimova has not performed vaudeville in the South West. the War Brides photoplay features a different cast and was produced at great cost directed by Herbert Brenon. New York Evening Telegram notes Nazimova’s screen debut mirrors her famed stage role with war as backdrop and intense scenes. A separate item advertises strong demand for Experience at the Grand Opera House for the coming week.
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San Antonians
Mme
Alla Nazimova
San Antonio
Mme. Nazimova
Nazimova
Herbert Brenon
Griffith
New York Evening Telegram
Marion Craig Wentworth
Joan
Gertrude Berkeley
How Would You Like This Man for Mayor Drama Review
A review hails Experience as the city’s largest dramatic production in a decade. Julia Arthur Cheney praises the play for its direct, absorbing plot and vivid human characters, saying it fascinates and thrills with fine production and natural acting.
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Julia Arthur Cheney
Emma Bunting Stars in The Pretty Miss Nobody at Majestic
Emma Bunting, praised for charm and innocence, headlines The Pretty Miss Nobody at the Majestic. The play, a favorite of her career, promises strong comedy, pretty scenery, and sustained dramatic appeal for Monday and Tuesday performances.
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Emma Bunting
Miss Nobody
The
Majestic
Miss Bunting
the Majestic
The Light's Daily Story of a Carrier in Paris
Paul Jancois unloads heavy bags at a depot in Paris while his comrade Charroux teaches him a smoother method. Jancois values the hard labor, seeing it as enlightenment, and plans to help Charroux after the war. Their simple camaraderie contrasts his home life and wealth with shared hardship.
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Paris
Paul Jancois
Jancois
Charroux
Duchanel
Mme
Pompelle
Filliere
Monsier Clergin
Monsieur
Yue
Mme, Jancois
Clergin
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