San Antonio Light shows strong six month circulation
The San Antonio Light reports six month ending September 30 1916 daily average circulation of 22062 and Sunday 26756. Net paid daily 20477 and Sunday 24424. Audit Bureau of Circulation certifies figures and advertisers gain 50 percent more paid circulation direct to the home in San Antonio.
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The
San Antonio Light
Audit Bureau of Circulation
United States
Canada
America
Europe
San Antonio
Senators Call for Hour Each to Speak on Wilson Address
Senator Cummins proposes giving every U S senator an hour to speak on President Wilsons world peace address. The plan would waste a week of Congressional time and add cost while the president asked for no action. The writer favors leave to print and insertion in the Congressional Record rather than extended speeches.
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Cummins
Iowa
United States Senate
Wilson
Congress
Senate
Counterfeiting Crime Described as Inescapable Fate
Sociologists criticize punishment as ineffective while a Washington warning reports a new counterfeit five dollar note from the New York Federal Reserve Bank. The piece notes counterfeiters rely on skill and education, are swiftly detected, and face long prison terms once caught.
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Washington
New York Federal Reserve Bank
Secret Service
Foolhardy attempts to beat the government secret service
The passage notes that attempts to outsmart the government secret service are futile and doomed, yet people continually try, backed by treasury wealth and the motives of common risk takers. It highlights a recurring human foible and the inevitability of such daring schemes despite certainty of failure.
British chase German raider off South Atlantic stalls
Admiralty reports a drag net for a German commerce raider operating near Rio de Janeiro and in the South Atlantic. Cruisers Suffolk Lancaster Glasgow and Vindictive pursue, but the raider's mobility and knowledge of her route give her a fighting chance to elude capture for some time.
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Rio Janeiro
South Atlantic
Suffolk
Lancaster
Glasgow
Vindictive
Alabama
Florida
Cherbourg
United States
Wachusett
Brazil
Bahia
Vineta
British Admiralty
Admiralty
Learning About Wall Street in House Rules Probe
The piece urges interest in the House rules committee investigation of a leak related to the president’s peace note. It argues the hearings can teach the public about stock market moves and cautions readers to learn from testimony to avoid being outmaneuvered in the market.
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House Rules Committee
Public committee hearings on futures market abuses and future policy
The piece argues for open hearings on the Lawson testimony and brokerage abuses, noting the committee may hold executive sessions and use a lawyer. It predicts possible legislation on short selling and warns public understanding could curb dishonest dealing in stock markets.
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Thomas W. Lawson
Dominicans Taught Rudiments of Free Government
The Dominicans are being taught the basics of free government. Thus far, the casualties have not been large.
Supreme Court Validates Blue Sky Law View in Three States
The Supreme Court has upheld blue sky law provisions in Ohio, South Dakota, and Michigan. The decision signals possible momentum toward a unified federal approach to regulate Wall Street activity in the future.
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Supreme Court
Ohio
South Dakota
Michigan
Wall Street
Potatoes from Britain Reach U S Market
A Chicago dispatch notes potato prices drive British spuds into the United States. The report hints the Deutschland may next carry German wheat, reflecting wartime trade shifts.
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Chicago
United States
Births Surge in 1915 as Foreign Born Parents Expand
In states tracking a third of the population births in 1915 rose 78 percent over deaths. Foreign born parents bore many more children than native born, signaling a changing American citizenry and raising the question of who will be the citizen of the future.
Sherlock Holmes Joins Hunt for Leak at Officials’ Homes
The Indianapolis Star quotes Sherlockian methods suggesting Representative Wood hire Holmes to uncover a leak by watching where milkmen and grocers leave items at officials' homes. The plan imagines tracking deliveries to reveal sensitive information.
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Wood
Sherlock Holmes
Watec
Indianapolis Star
Sufferage Pickets Welcomed Inside White House By Wilson
President Wilson invited women suffragists who had picketed the White House to come in out of the cold and warm themselves in the White House. The gesture is described as typically American and contrasted with rulers who would not extend such hospitality.
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Wilson Humane
Wilson
White House
King George
William
Czar
Nicholas
Galveston
Tribune
Death Penalty Proposed for Train and Bank Robbery
Oklahoma state senator pushes a bill to make train and bank robberies capital offenses punishable by death. The piece notes rising robberies in North Texas and Oklahoma and questions whether the law can pass before more gold is stolen.
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Oklahoma
Texas
Houston Post
Texas Beautifies Grounds Across Public Spaces
The Fort Worth Star-Telegram notes progress in Texas beautification from schoolyards to factory grounds. It stresses that beautification is enduring and beneficial, urging cleanup efforts and planting shrubbery and trees now.
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Texas
Fort Worth
The Universal Need in Thrift Education
An El Paso Times urging thrift education in public schools as a practical remedy for national faults. It notes many schools already use the program while others have yet to adopt it, arguing that children, parents, and the country all need it for a better future.
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el Paso Times
Socialists gain votes in Texas say Hickey figures
Thomas A. Hickey of Texas reports 33 000 Socialist votes in Texas this year up 800 from 1912. He claims Allan Benson received 1 300 000 votes on the seventh day of November and, with Wilson's 400 000 plurality over Hughes plus J Frank Hanly’s total, Republicans appear a minority party by about 2 000 000 depending on calculation.
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Thomas A. Hickey
Texas
Hickey
Allan Benson
Wilson
Hughes
J. Frank Hanly
Fort Worth
Record
Lloyd George outlines plan for imperial war council
London interview highlights aims to include dominions premiers in a forthcoming imperial war council. Lloyd George stresses unity, constitutional questions postwar, and broad remit covering war, peace negotiations, demobilization, migration, land settlement, and industry. He says the council will meet as needed to coordinate policy across the empire.
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Ottawa
Ont
London
Reuter Telegram Company
David Lloyd George
Imperial War Council
Australian United Cable Service
War Council
Australia
Empire War Council
United Kingdom
India
Presett
Lloyd George
Mr. Lloyd George
Shakespeare Is Resurrected At Grand Opera House
Thursday night at the Grand Opera House presented Hamlet with John E Kellerd Charles B Hanford and Khyva St Albans in a revival of Shakespearean philosophy. The company will stage The Merchant of Venice Friday and Macbeth Saturday showcasing a classical revival amid modern distractions.
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Shakespeare
Hamlet
Yorick
Grand Opera House
Dane
John E. Kellerd
Charles B. Hanford
Khyva St. Albans
Cabaret Night at Majestic Brings New Acts and Spectacle
Tonight at the Majestic features Harry Girard presenting a deluxe afterpiece The Wail of an Eskimo with Alaskan romance and music. Lew Madden stars in Monday Morning a new skit. Raymond Bond in Remnants with Elizabeth Shirley. Gertrude Van Dyke with Vincent Van Dyke. the Leo Zarrell Troupe gymnastic feats. Josephine Davis with new material. The Faynes Signey and Jer offer an original act.
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Majestic
Harry Girard
Far North
the Majestic
Bizard
Lew Madden
Raymond Bond
Elizabeth Shirley
Gertrude van Dyke
Vincent van Dyke
Leo Zarrell
Josephine Davis
Faynes
Signey and
Jer
Milton Schuster at Strand Delights San Antonio Audiences
Milton Schuster drew growing crowds at the Strand with standing applause for his number Close to My Heart as women and children predominated in the audience. The male quartet also won frequent recall. Next Sunday the bill features My Wife's Family a new comedy with the full company and new numbers plus several specialties.
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Milton Schuster
Strand
Schuster
San Antonio
The Great Secret at Queen with Bushman and Bayne
Francis X. Bushman and Beverly Bayne star in The Great Secret at the Queen today and tomorrow. The serial drama, adapted for the screen by W. Christy Cabanne from Fred de Gresac, delivers rapid action and multiple thrills per episode with a large cast including convincing gangster types.
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Queen
Francis X. Bushman
Beverly Payne
the Queen
Fred de Gresac
W. Christy Cabanne
Mr. Bushman
Miss Bayne
Fragmentary train scene with rescuer and crowd clashes
The text hints at a chaotic railway moment with a man lifting a girl from a car running board amid repeated fights and commotion. The fragment preserves tense action and crowd disorder without clear names or locations.
Mary Pickford at the Empire in The Pride of the Clan
Mary Pickford draws full houses at the Empire with The Pride of the Clan set on a Scottish island. The tale follows Marget MacTavish as tragedy strikes fishermen, a perilous sea voyage, and her courage amid a storm and a hopeful reunion with Jamie Campbell.
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Mary Pickford
Empire
Empire Theater
Pickford
Butterfly
India
Tess
Foundling
Hulda
Artcraft
Scotland
MacTavish
Pretty Marget MacTavish
Jamie Campbell
Jamie
Marget
Peck's Bad Boy at the Grand Promises Sunday Matinee and Night
The lovers of farce comedy are urged to attend Peck's Bad Boy at the Grand this Sunday with a matinee and night show. Rowe Brothers add popular songs to the play giving it musical comedy zest. Beatrice Harrington stars as the Bad Boy, a singing comedienne who charms the audience.
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Peck
Munitions Sketches By Artist Pennell for Britain War Industry
American artist Joseph Pennell prepared official sketches of British munitions works. His tours through plants, allowed to roam freely, capture old smoke stained factories and giant cranes. The works will tour France England and the United States, reflecting industrial scenes and Mephistophelean imagery.
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London
Joseph Pennell
France
England
United States
Pennell
Lloyd George
Germany
America
Mephistophelean
Hamburg
A Real Lady and the Seat Dilemma in Modern Courtesy
A brief discussion on whether a real lady should rise to offer a seat to a gentleman in a car. It depends on the man’s age and ability, with different expectations among men. The piece asserts that a true lady offers her seat to a deserving gentleman, reflecting modern courtesy.
Economy vs. Wedding Dress Debate Sparks Homemaker Quip
In a humorous exchange, Huband challenges thrift while The Wife defends saving her wedding dress for a possible second marriage. The witty line highlights domestic frugality and sharp witticisms from Ettray Stories.
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Etray
Canadian Senate Hears Pope Peace Plan For War Participants
Senator Pope of Quebec urged that only nations active in the war should negotiate peace, arguing Canada fights not from pride but to secure a just settlement. He cited Britain’s cause and criticized Wilson’s call for peace without victory, warning that true terms await victory and urging continued war effort. Debate adjourned.
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Ottawa
Wilson
Canadian Senate
Pope
Quebec
Senate of Canada
Canada
Europe
Senate
Britain
United States
Mexico
Learning trip takes Western Union officials across the country
Newcomb Carlton president of Western Union Telegraph visits San Antonio on a Pacific coast tour with aides Lewis McKisick W N F braugh G M Yorke and G Y Gallagher. The party travels to Houston to gauge business conditions saying prosperity seems lasting and Western Union’s business is at a peak after a 20 000 mile journey.
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Newcomb Carlton
Western Union Telegraph Company
New York
San Antonio
Pacific Coast
Lewis McKisick
W. N. Flashbaugh
G. M. Yorke
G. Y. Gallaher
Houston
Carlton
Baptist Women Meet at Cavalry Church Friday
A mass meeting of Baptist women is announced for 2 o’clock Friday afternoon at Cavalry Baptist Church under Personal Service Workers. Devotional exercises feature Mrs. E. D. Love and Miss Merle Rowland with topics on community needs and volunteer action.
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Cavalry Baptist Church
E. D. Love
Merle Rowland
C. H. Vass
W. 1D. Williams
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