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Newspaper
San Antonio Light
Location
San Antonio, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jan 16, 1913
Page
4
San Antonio Evening Daily and Sunday Morning paper formed January 20 1881. Exclusive Associated Press wire service provided daily reporting from the post office in San Antonio as second class matter.
San Antonio could harness Harlandale and Terrells Well sulphur waters as a major attraction. Baths have aided illnesses, with rapid recoveries noted for a touring actor and rheumatic patients. The piece compares San Antonio to Virginia and Hot Springs, Ark, urging city leaders to publicize and develop these waters to boost status and wealth.
An editorial discusses Elks members as a mix of good and bad, noting Chicago Elks in particular have had troubling minstrel performances. The piece uses a playful metaphor of sheep to explain undesirable members and questions how such members reached Chicago from New York.
A Chicago church used newspaper want ads to recruit Sunday school teachers for a tough city area. Ads drew many volunteers, filling vacancies and leaving a list of eager names, showing the value of advertising in a widely circulated paper.
A Chicago Elks minstrel troupe goes on strike after a dress rehearsal over cutting parts. officers demand trimming for two shows, sparking a clash about encores. The San Antonio Elks are praised as having truly rehearsed, contrasting the Chicago scene.
Count Stephen Tisza, president of the lower house in Hungary, is depicted as a notorious duelist. He fought Count Aladar Szechenyi on January 8 wounding him, and days earlier battled Count Michael Karolyi. More challenges with Count Zichy and Deputy Polonyi loom, painting Tisza as a bold saber specialist whose dueling activity reflects his public role.
The piece notes European philosophers and monarchists who look to Wilson to advance democracy in the United States as a counter to trusts. It jokes that even monarchists acknowledge America as a land of equal opportunity and that Wilson may curb monopoly power in 1913.
A 19th century observer notes that Hungarian politics center on dueling and honor. Count Tisza wields influence, with rivals Polonyi and others wary of recognition on the street. The piece humorously praises Hungarian fervor, saber use, and fierce national temperament, concluding that Tisza is suited to his role and wishing him longevity.
Government experts estimate the 1912 cotton yield at about 18,820,000 bales exclusive of linters, with the total value near 1,000,000,000 dollars. The crop’s vast weight and byproducts, including valuable cottonseed, boost farm prosperity and favor the United States balance of trade. Europe and Asia depend on the southern harvest for supplies. Corn remains king, but cotton ranks a close second in value.
A returned friend Jacques Darville invites an old college mate to his Britann chateau where his wife Angelique appears nervous and a pale seventeenth century apparition haunts the old mahogany dresser. The guest finds a hidden compartment yielding auburn hair in a sealed parcel and a ghostly apology before fading away.
Gaby Deslys argues foreign women use less makeup before marriage due to limited budgets, while American girls overspend on cosmetics. She condemns the vampire look, describes stage vampire makeup, and urges restraint, preserving natural skin and proper lipstick balance.
Editorial from Leslie's Weekin condemns the Cleveland based National One Cent Letter Postage Association for pressuring削 newspapers to advocate one cent postage while boosting rates for periodicals. It cites the Taft era Hughes commission disproving surplus claims and questions who funds the campaign, suggesting express companies or railroads as possible backers.
An overview of civil service coverage for federal employees under President Taft and the Wilson transition. The piece lists roughly 300000 civil service protected positions, vs about 100000 not covered, including roughly 11000 presidential appointees. It cites Army and Navy personnel and various departments with counts, noting uncertainty if Taft's order will stand. It also includes brief quotes from contemporary papers about public seating prices and anecdotes about Gov Sulzer and William Rockefeller.
Indianapolis readers see a nationwide push for stricter auto regulations. Proposals include licensing all vehicle operators and banning under 18s from driving, with drunk driving as a felony and license revocation for convictions. Courts to impose imprisonment and fines, and cities like New York, Chicago, and Philadelphia cited as models. In Indianapolis a local ordinance to curb speed past street cars is urged.
In a playful dispatch from Panama, President Taft is described as dancing a busy jig abroad while challenges loom at home. The lighthearted note contrasts international engagement with domestic concerns awaiting resolution.
Castro may inspect Robinson Crusoe's island as a potential site for refuge or residence, a speculative note reported by the Pittsburg Post.
An ill wind and unusually cold spell in San Antonio drove three young men to finally buy the warmest overcoats. Merchants benefited as the chilly weather pushed shoppers to update wardrobes, turning hardship for some into retail gains for others.
Prince Louis of Bavaria heads a large progeny with three sons and seven daughters yet not the largest. Prince Robert of Parma left twenty one children from two marriages. Abdul Hamid has seven princes and six princesses, while Nicholas of Montenegro has seven daughters and four sons. Kaiser Wilhelm sows six sons and a daughter. George V six, and the Czar of Russia four daughters and a son. The Count of Caserte fathered eleven children all named Marie. Archduke Leopold Salvator has five daughters and four sons, Archduke Francis Salvator four each. Despite this abundance, wealth from Robert of Parma’s heirs will keep them warm through winter.
A historical note from the St Louis Republic imagining how future historians will depict life as described by Colonel Roosevelt. It jokes about needing a zero horsepower typewriter to capture the colonel's persona and era.
The Chicago Tribune notes Castro has endured repeated misfortunes yet remains remarkably resilient in spirit and nerve, continuing to press forward despite setbacks and adversity.
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