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Newspaper
San Antonio Light
Location
San Antonio, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jan 21, 1912
Page
4
The San Antonio Light, founded January 20, 1881, is an evening daily with Sunday morning edition. It operates as the exclusive leased wire day report of the Associated Press and is mailed as second class matter. Charles 8 and Diehl Harrison L Beach serve as editors and publishers.
Time is running out with only nine days left to pay poll taxes for the presidential election. In San Antonio city limits, men must settle both city and county taxes to vote, while county residents outside the city pay only the county tax. Early payment speeds service as offices will be crowded nearing registration, and rumors suggest crowding may delay late arrivals. Beat the rush by paying now.
A University Club session handed out one hundred typewritten questions to one hundred men. Forty-one gave up, fifty-nine attempted answers, and none of the gentlemen answered half the questions. The test reveals education is elusive even for graduates.
The essay compares two types, a scholar and a ward heel er, arguing the practical man may outpace the learned one in real knowledge. A narrative recounts Hagerman and a young woman delaying goodbye, a robber's ambush, Hagerman's head injury, ambulance transport, and a grim moral about missed door step timing.
A fragment from Chicago notes a young man named Hagerman confined in a large hospital emergency ward awaiting release orders. The piece frames the discussion as futile, arguing editorials cannot alter personal relations and offers no clear resolution.
The Asbury Park Press notes the court's ruling against Sam B Cook in his libel suit against the Post Dispatch as a clear endorsement that newspapers are the mouthpieces of the people and guardians of public interest. It states that press duty remains even when opinions are not charitable or popular if based on facts open to interpretation.
The Chicago Tribune reports a new grain called black winter emmer evolved after years of study by Professor Buffum at an experimental farm in the Big Horn Basin near Worland Wyoming. It is larger than wheat, tolerant of drier soils, and yields four times as much per acre. It weighs more per bushel and, while not as refined as wheat for food, it could aid the food supply by providing cheap fodder for animals. Emmer has long been raised in Russia and elsewhere.
The article recalls Gustavus Vasa leading Sweden to independence after the Bloodbath of Stockholm and ending Danish rule. It highlights his democratic ideals, limiting noble and church power, breaking Hanseatic League dominance, securing fair taxation, and granting representation in parliament. Sweden honors him as the nation’s father and Washington of the Old World.
The Newark News compares 1874 U S rates with today showing eight cent per pound for merchandise in 1874 versus 16 cents domestic, four pound limits, and higher international costs. It cites 84 cents to Europe and 1 12 dollars to Elizabeth, arguing U S rates are about 100 percent higher than 1874 and far above most nations. It ends asking if another argument for a parcels post is needed.
The Philadelphia Press laments the disappearance of Harriman's Biography by fire. John Stuart Mill's cook allegedly burned Carlyle's first French Revolution volume to stoke the flames. Scotch philosopher Carl Y is said to have rebuilt the lost work with £100, aided by Maryatt novels. The author remains unknown and the exposing truth may be forever consumed.
A Newark News item notes a Essex county minister preached on automobile evils using Nahum 1 4 as his text. He delivered the discourse on a pleasant Sunday while local car owners cut church to drive and jostle in the broad Ways like torches running like lightnings.
The paper states all letters intended for publication must bear the writer's signature and anonymous communications will be disregarded. Publication does not imply endorsement of the letter's policy by the publishers.
A letter to the editor argues city hall hours hinder working voters. It notes city collectors eat supper after 5 pm while county offices stay open longer to serve poll tax payers. The writer urges extending city hours to 6 pm, citing working people.
The Eiffel Tower changes its color every five or six years at a cost of about 14 000 to 16 000 dollars. Fifty painters will work three to four months to cover 180 000 square yards with a new coat of paint. The shade is yet to be decided. The tower now serves as a wireless telegraph station and a guiding mark for aviators.
novelist Anne Warwick attacked American women noting cleverness but lack of simplicity. She claimed theater effects resemble gross productions and urged individuality over imitation, contrasting Parisian couture with American dress. Critics in Baltimore defended the effort and expense of Paris shopping.
The poem recalls moorland mist and hot plains with memories of a northern love. It shifts to a desert setting where a woman stirs men to fight and a ship awaits in harbor with a silent captain. The closing vow promises sailing to the land of heart's desire. Ethel Talbot, in Harper's Weekly.
Arrangements for daily shipboard newspapers across thirty or more steamships on the Pacific coast and to the Orient. E. W. Horsman of San Francisco promotes the Pacific Aerogram, sold by wireless operators each morning. The 24 page issue will include fiction and sea related articles with news relayed ship to ship between Astoria San Francisco Los Angeles and Puget Sound to keep travelers informed even at sea.
An improved telephone receiver uses two loud speaking units, one with a mouthpiece and the other linked to a phonograph membrane to record speech. The setup requires slightly more current than standard installations, and the phonograph can reproduce the spoken words for permanent records.
A policeman bangs on a door at 11 pm and warns of a dangerous dog in a city yard. The Observant Citizen, curious, lingers as an elderly woman peeks out and a small bulldog appears. The officer threatens to shoot the animal if the disturbance continues.
A southern town’s leading citizen battles nerves and alcohol fears on New Year’s morning. He faces a fate shaped by a friend famed for strong drinks as his wife admonishes restraint during Christmas week. He speaks of wearing his necktie for a sacrifice.
The Milwaukee Sentinel notes Nat Goodwin says he will marry again after another year of freedom, describing his stance with the phrase Gold Cure and signaling a forthcoming personal change.
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