San Antonio Light announces December 1915 circulation figures
The daily average circulation for December 1915 was 20,246 copies, and the Sunday edition reached 25,041 copies. Net paid averages were 18,588 daily and 22,696 on Sundays. The Audit Bureau of Circulation certified the totals, underscoring reliability. The paper boasts 50 percent higher paid circulation direct to San Antonio homes than any rival.
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United States
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San Antonio
The Extra Day Prosperity Day Vision for 1916
The extra day in 1916 prompts thoughts on shared earnings and national progress. It suggests using February 29 as Prosperity Day to celebrate better times, encourage cheerful conduct, and foster generosity amid wartime hardship, urging businesses and people to embrace optimism.
Young Generals Rise in Britain Amid War Strain
A London dispatch notes that Britain promotes younger generals under sixty, contrasting with German command age. It recalls Civil War leaders and cites new British commander Sir Percy Lake in Mesopotamia, a sixty one year old with Canadian militia background amid expectations of sharper results.
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Great Britain
Grant
Appomatox
Lee
San Antonio
David Branson
Philadelphia
Branson
Palmetto Ranch
Brownsville
Mesopotamia
Percy Henry Noel Lake
Percy
Unwinding Red Tape in War Across Mesopotamia
The speaker argues fighting Turks and Arabs requires seasoned experience, noting Mesopotamia’s treacherous climate. Britain must purge incompetents and favor the young, asserting even if early promotions cost lives, the nation will pay the price in losses and battles before a new generation gains opportunity.
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Mesopotamia
Great Britain
Free Speech In College Spars Over Tenure And Trustees
The AAUP report urges safeguards for academic freedom amid recent dismissals like Dr. Nearing at the University of Pennsylvania and a Colorado professor. Exploitative interests are cited as motives behind curbs on speech, with calls for fair charges and prior notice, while tenure proposals risk staff deterioration.
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University of Pennsylvania
Scott Nearing
Nearing
Colorado
Pennsylvania
Toto
Texas
MUNITIONS OF THE FUTURE AND AMERICAN PROFITS
The piece argues that vast profits from war materials mark a unique, perhaps final, surge for private enterprise in U S war time industry. It notes Europe’s partial preparedness, Germany’s relative lead, and Britain’s naval readiness as factors shaping wartime advantage and outcomes.
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America
United States
Europe
Britain
France
Russia
Germany
Great Britain
War lessons on munition production and preparedness
The passage argues that Britain and allies depended on the United States for war materiels, while Germany utilized large munition factories under government control. It suggests Europe will build independent munition industries, reducing future U.S. profits from war materials, and asserts the United States can now pursue full preparedness without the wartime shocks Europeans faced.
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Great Britain
United States
Germany
That Man Roosevelt Converts Nationalism to a Global Love
A Philadelphia address yields a sharp Roosevelt quip about loyalty and nationhood. He reworks Lincoln’s half slave half free line, saying the nation cannot endure half American and half foreign, and mocks world-wide affection replacing nationalism. He likens patriotic love to fidelity to a spouse.
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Philadelphia
Lincoln
United States
President Not Militaristic Says German Papers
The Philadelphia Record argues against German claims that President Wilson has turned militaristic. It states the president remains no militarist, and that modest army and navy increases aim only at defense, not aggressive war.
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Wilson
United States
Philadelphia Ecord
Learning Too Much In Mathematics For Most Pupils
A Hartford Times editorial argues that schools burden advanced math beyond necessity. It suggests practical math suffices for 99 of 100 people, if courses end with relief from uncongenial study, yet basic arithmetic remains essential for debt and credit calculations and financial awareness.
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Hartford Times
Villa's Game and U.S. Policy Implications
The Washington Star argues Villa aims to provoke American anger at the Mexican government rather than seek vengeance for the U.S. recognition of Carranza. The piece views his actions as a personal crisis maneuver that shapes U.S. policy, stressing the need to consider this motive in shaping policy given the current situation.
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Carranza
Washington Star
Rockefeller Jr. backs open ear to miners in Colorado
The Corpus Christi Caller notes John D. Rockefeller Jr. meets miners on their turf in Colorado, showing a willingness to address labor concerns. It praises his move away from refusing organized labor and his push for proposed improvements, signaling renewed confidence in capital’s capacity to listen and adapt.
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John D. Rockefeller Jr
Colorado
Corpus Christi
The Palm Tree Tale of Captain Bennett and Buck
An aged Maryland tale follows Captain Anthony Bennett who returns home to Trav eler's Rest on the Chesapeake with riches from a slave era voyage. Buck, the loyal enslaved man, guards the gold hiding place as generations pass and the Civil War era shadows loom. In a second thread a young lady, Rose Latrobe, and Anthony, a Bennett heir, dream of unearthing the buried treasure together while the shore and diary clues unfold under summer light.
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Chesapeake
Buck
Maryland
Africa
Kriss Kringle
Rose Latrobe
Daily Fashion Hint features white glazed kid school coat
Mary Glynn notes a luxurious white glazed kid top coat for school children. It emphasizes careful care for durability, warmth from heavy lining, and fur trimming on collar cuffs and borders. The illustrated coat shows a Mother Hubbard yoke, slim belt, gunmetal buckle, seal fur collar, fur trimmed cuffs, and a one sided front closure paired with a velvet turban and white buckskin button boots.
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Mary Glynn
Mother Hubbard
The Quest of Gold and Love in a Summer River Scene
In a blue river setting a young woman and man discuss the past quest for treasure and reveal a deeper longing. He speaks of buried love as greater than gold, while she reacts with playful and teasing dialogue about the legendary bars and future generations.
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Rose
Texans Press for Equal Rates to Trade with New Orleans
Representatives of the Texas Farmers Union, meeting in New Orleans, advocate removing tariff barriers to allow Texas to trade freely if better prices arise. They demand rate equalization with Texas rivals and inspect New Orleans cotton warehousing docks and terminals to prove city readiness. Bankers and merchants can influence via public spirit and cash investments to secure free access for Texans.
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New Orleans Times-Picayune
Texas Farmers’ Union
Texas
New Orleans
Texas Railroad Commission
Shreveport
Commission
Galveston
Houston
Dallas
Railroad Commission
Crescent City
Quiet street organ earns a nickel for quiet start
A motor car stood idle as the chauffeur struggled to start. A small crowd watched. When the engine finally caught, a man from the crowd offered a nickel, saying the street was the quietest organ he had ever heard.
Egyptian Railways in War Time Lead British Frontiers
A National Geographic Society bulletin details Egypt railways as vital under British rule. It notes private Delta Light Railway, state lines from Alexandria to Cairo and onward to Luxor and Assouan, and the linking of Soudan routes by steamer. Before WWI, state roads lagged. British engineers rebuilt the system, enabling rapid transport and revenue.
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Land of the Pyramids
Napoleon I
Egypt
Middle East
National Geographic Society
Mediterranean Sea
Nubian Desert
Africa
England
Egyptian Delta
Lower Nile
Alexandria
Port Said
Suez
Diametta
Cairo
Suez Canal
Nile
Nag Hamadi
Luxor
Assouan
Upper Egypt
Egyptian State Railway
Soudan Government
Khartoum
Assouian
Wadi Halfa
Mediterranean
Harvard Plans Intercollegiate War Game In Military Training
Harvard University moves to add a military science course toward a degree and introduce an intercollegiate war game between Harvard and Yale regiments. General Pew proposes the contest, with army officers directing, aiming to boost military knowledge and college spirit while preparing officers for service.
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New Orleans Times-Picayune
Harvard University
Lowell
Harvard
William A. Pew
Massachusetts National Guard
Yale
Cambridge Dispatch
War Department
Massachusetts Guardsman
Sleepy-Time Tales For the Little Folk
A moving van brings children to a town where they ride in a sleigh and visit toy stores. They return to the van after an excursion and discover bags of oranges candy and apples left beneath the straw, making the trip a magical treat for the youngsters.
Auto makers unite for safety first campaign nationwide
Utica Observer notes that U S automobile manufacturers, meeting in New York, launch a safety first drive to cut street accidents. They vow not to dictate pedestrian rules but to improve driving codes, seek pedestrian cooperation, and avoid harsh new laws by educating drivers and regulating dealers.
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Utica Observer
United States
New York
Preparedness First From the Dallas Journal
Governor Ferguson warned against intervention in Mexico arguing the United States is unprepared for such a step. He noted guerrilla threats would demand more than a ranger squad and that many who call for intervention oppose the national preparedness program. The piece also includes a child’s dream of crafting a three dollar centerpiece and a father's response with ten dollars.
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Ferguson
Mexico
United States
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