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Newspaper
San Antonio Light
Location
San Antonio, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jan 21, 1915
Page
2
The San Antonio Light publishes its New York Boston Detroit offices and local delivery notes. It lists subscription rates, delivery issues, and circulation figures for December, noting staff and advertising details for newspaper distribution and audit claims. The text covers editorial leadership, pricing, and distribution across multiple cities.
An Austin report outlines nonpartisan trends in the Texas legislature as speakers and senators avoid endorsing national or state administrations. It notes a proposed amendment to endorse both the president and governor failed, revealing tensions over political alignment. The piece discusses divinity notions and the idea that even the state, though best possible, is not divine.
A narrator commends General Louis Botha as a steadfast soldier statesman and administrator who upheld Britain’s imperial framework in postwar South Africa. He notes Botha’s restraint amid dissident Boer factions and commends the government’s efforts to maintain order, praising loyal commandos and the hard choices faced during the recent conflict.
The writer argues England should heed advice to punish General De Wet and his fighters only as necessary to keep peace, acknowledging their honesty and bravery. They contend deciding fault is individual and that if rebels had succeeded history would mark it as a South Africa revolution. Mercy, not excessive vengeance, is urged.
A crowd in San Antonio debated proper respect as “The Star Spangled Banner” was not played during a luncheon. The piece notes Americans should stand for their anthem though some prefer to remain seated. The letter suggests Americans must show reverence while noting British and French anthems are not appropriate at U.S. events. The author reiterates the American anthem is “The Star Spangled Banner.”
The New York Herald notes turmoil in the Bryan camp as demand for Prohibition as a 1916 issue sparks fear of a party split. It questions whether Bryan is seeking a presidential nomination via alignment with the Prohibition party and hints at cautious appraisal by administration allies.
The article comments on Andrew Carnegie’s belief that the current war would be the last. It notes skepticism about his prophecy and his failure to offer a practical method to achieve lasting world peace. It argues the average American tends to follow sensational experts over historical lessons.
The City Club of Chicago secured passage of a limiting ordinance for residence districts. The law faced court challenges as the city argued for its authority. The Supreme Court later reversed the lower ruling, upholding the ordinance's constitutionality.
In a Paris hospital Charvet recovers from a frontline wound as his wife Marthe and their daughter Jeanne Françoise arrive at his bedside. Earlier, a Parc de Paris parcel story carried a boy’s note in a pipe’s cradle gift, prompting him to hope his family forgives him for leaving them three years earlier.
A critical 19th century European political commentary notes Germany’s aggressive Pan-Germanism. It argues Germany’s vanity and hostility to Britain fueled tensions with France, predicting peril for continental thrones. The piece claims it reflects authority and cites nine-year-old Staats editorial files.
A young girl Nina cares for a fern until a mouse hides in the plant and surprises her during bath time. The mouse scurries away through the house and is never seen again, leaving Nina and her mother with a wary reminder of the unseen visitor.
The Beattie era commentary notes Senate approval of bills for Alaska to build a government railway and lease coal lands, with plans to lease water power sites and phosphate oil and gas lands. 60 year leases with purchase options, protections against monopoly, and price regulation battles loom as key issues. The move is framed as spurring Alaska’s industrial growth and postwar prosperity amid war induced phosphate demand and nitrates production.
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