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Newspaper
San Antonio Light
Location
San Antonio, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jul 01, 1911
Page
4
The San Antonio Light reports June 1911 circulation totals with 769 net paid daily and 17 113 total in month. Harvey L Steele circulation manager swears to accuracy before Notary John J Wahl on June 1 1911 in Bexar County Texas.
The piece notes Illinois legislator Michael Link who admitted taking money for a Lorimer vote was found dead in a bath tub. It predicts fallout for Lorimer supporters and highlights Kentucky Senator Paynter as withdrawing amid erosion of support. It warns that others linked to Lorimer will face political ruin.
A critical overview of Thomas Hardy’s verse as a mature philosophy of sorrow. It contrasts Hardy with Reade and highlights Tess, Tess of the d'Urbervilles, and The Cloister and the Hearth as defining works. The piece notes Hardy’s pessimism, renunciation, and the bleak view of fate shaping his literary impact.
The excerpt frames Hardy’s poetry and prose as a spiritual inquiry rather than mere humor. It says the Kingdom of Heaven is not of this world, and Hardy’s work asks questions without supplying answers. Its tone blends wonder with reverent humor behind tears, noting Life's Little Ironies as grave rather than comic.
An editorial praising Bexar County and San Antonio officials for oiling roads as funds permit. It extols Texas soil as loving and loyal, clinging to people and places, and argues proper treatment with oil will tame its ardor, yielding long term benefits to the city and county. The piece blends sentiment with a call for continued road work and prudent spending.
Senator Bailey states full accord with the Republicans on the reciprocity question. The remark, while self attributed, raises questions about its news value and whether it signals broader party alignment or a personal stance.
Caruso states his throat operation has already cost him 140000 dollars and warns the final price to the public will be far higher. He frames the figure as a token compared with eventual total costs borne by society.
A lucid vision emerges of the public reaction once knowledge sinks in that the Lorimer committee pursues factual inquiry rather than mere technicalities, signaling a clash between accountability and procedural deflection.
San Antonio vital statistics indicate that within four days nine boys and a related count appeared in local records. The fragment suggests a public health or demographic note involving youth. Further details are unreadable in the clipped text.
Two girls were born to happy parents. The piece remarks on San Antonio’s stance as a suffragette answer, while other lines comment on punishment for a counterfeiter and advice to a subscriber about how to tell a newly married man to watch the office force when a good looking girl enters.
Representative Kahn’s statement about army chaos is limited to areas outside Texas. Captain George Schreiner notes that the 10,000 San Antonio troops are described as in a state of happiness.
The Texas Sun warns San Antonio battles a citywide campaign against a disease spreading pest. The Laredo Times quips about a protester confusing eggs and lemons while addressing statewide prohibition. Galveston News notes San Antonio council harmony and two youths planning a 2000 mile round trip before budget approval.
Denison Herald notes the San Antonio mayor Bryan Callaghan is very ill yet described as a fighter and a winner. The piece emphasizes time as the old rival that no man can defeat, suggesting aging will prevail.
In Popular Mechanics Victor Lougheed argues that aviation fatalities are misattributed to the aircraft rather than the risks of flight. He notes public terror over single deaths skews perception, while overall statistics show progress: about one death per 60,000 miles flown, making human flight far safer than two years ago as more planes enter service.
A Vancouver pool tale yields A V Morrison in Los Angeles a 10440 win after a telegram arrived at the Hotel Alexandria. He had bought a derby ticket by chance when another man rushed to claim a different number. Morrison sent the draft and attached his ticket 6037, while another customer claimed 6926.
The speaker, once famed for battles from Lepanto to Fontenoy and Culloden, laments exile and the loss of glory. He recalls Cordova, Killiecrankie, the Boyne, and the English lines, but now wakes to the imprisoning sea. The great refrain of trumpet and drum is dead, and glory and fame are gone.
Harper's July issue prints Thackeray's new romance The Knights of Borsellen with a passage that clearly marks the author’s voice. The excerpt paints a mother watching her children in a castle hall as tales and banners loom large and hints at the world’s dangers while a loyal nurse, Franck and Isabeau, and a distant husband, Janck, populate the tender scene with memory and longing.
James J. Walsh argues in Harper's Magazine that the Irish brogue preserves the old English pronunciation seen since Shakespeare's era. He notes English contact, a late Elizabethan push to replace Irish with English, and that western Ireland retained the older sounds, aligning Irish speech with historical English pronunciation.
An aged elevator man at the capitol recalls reporters’ habit of asking “What do you know today” and replies with “Nothing,” while noting the papers are “full of naws” daily. Serena Payne of New York observes the bemused exchange as three correspondents ride the elevator.
Edgar Tacien Yarkin argues that evolution and creation cannot be separated by the words themselves. He contends mind acts as the universal creator, citing amoebas and microscopic life as evidence of mind guiding life energy. He questions how amoebas sense food without nerves or brains, tracing life to protoplasm as the seat of mind.
A 1910 verse and prose meditation contrasts toil and virtue with lay about wealth. The piece questions personal usefulness and moral impact, urging a life spent aiding others, then shifts to a scientific reflection equating amoeba and human mentation while debating mind as a function beyond brain. Creation’s reign is supreme.
In Harper's Bazaar a playful exchange compares distance to a commuter's home from the station. The line frames a witty contrast between two speakers with a touch of urban whimsy.
The St. Paul Pioneer Press notes that the nation shows scant applause for Colonel Roosevelt due to his stance against arbitration treaties, highlighting a cautious public mood over diplomatic approaches and international agreements.
A humorous overheard exchange on a Heights Street car recalls a wife who ordered a suit at 45 dollars without her husband’s prior input. The husband jokes that her thriftiness stems from “the little economics that count” as the car rolls on after a brief delay.
A fragmented note mentions a person wanting a new hat and small household items. The dialogue suggests preparation for practical needs and serviceability, referencing Harper's Bazaar as a possible source or inspiration. The text is partial and lacks identifiable dates or locations.
Pittsburg Sun notes public sentiment on legal actions against trust crooks. It states Wickerham is living up to his name's reputation, supporting tough measures without equivocation.
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