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Newspaper
San Antonio Light
Location
San Antonio, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jul 01, 1913
Page
6
The piece contrasts hot weather in the Southwest with the North and recounts tall tales of sea monsters and singing fish from Boston and Bellevue. It then argues San Antonio should demand durable, well guar antied paving on Denver Boulevard or forego paving until proper guarantees are secured.
A fragmented clipping discusses hopes the city council will ensure Denver Boulevard is paved correctly. It argues pavement standards and city efforts must meet the claimed specifications to avoid poor work and ensure a lasting surface.
An commentary argues that Britain in India must balance opium exports to China against sustaining an efficient army. It suggests economizing either through heavier taxation or shrinking the armed forces, noting historical lessons from the American colonies and the 1850s mutiny as Britain weighs commercial loss vs military weakness.
A historical reflection notes distrust among natives toward British officers, worries over Afghan threats and frontier tribes, and the burden of supporting a large army in India. It argues reform is needed as Britain contemplates retrenchment amid vast territory, population, and frontier risks.
A Beaumont Enterprise excerpt discusses memory as sympathy, citing examples from Twain and personal loans. It argues that people remember what they care about, noting a pilot who recalls river details but not breakfast. The piece suggests debt harms friendship when memory selectively forgets loans.
The Boston Graveler reports Bishop Candler of the Methodist Episcopal Church South denouncing Andrew Carnegie's proposed million dollar donation to Vanderbilt University calling it an impudent proposal of an agnostic steel monger. The piece notes many clerics praise gifts for libraries while Candler scrutinizes the deal as a possible first mortgage in disguise.
The Kansas City Star reports that Uncle Joe Cannon and Democratic city hall politicians in Kansas City rally against the initiative referendum recall and direct primaries calling it the dynamite theory that would blow up the government foundations. They recall Woodrow Wilson praising the idea but fear it would work.
Egyptologist Dr. Wakeling warns tourists cannot be protected from fake antiquities. He recalls a woman who bought a scarab from a boy claiming he stole it from the Temple of Aknaton, proudly boasting that the boy’s honest face proves his tale.
A Beaumon t Enterprise excerpt argues lobbyists should be barred from public documents and congressmen should face limits on such use. It cites press ethics and mail rules as reminders, and recalls a quoted Dallas banker about the nation’s openness. It also notes Yuan Shikai ending China's King Bao newspaper.
The Philadelphia Bulletin notes President Wilson approves McReynolds course on California white slave cases yet immediately overruns with a firm polite correction. The piece highlights the president’s deft linguistic handling as a display of broad command of English in the White House.
A French mayor, following regulations, drew up a passport for a wealthy, vain woman. Despite a minor facial flaw, he softened the description but then added a wry line noting one eye was missing, reflecting polite understatement.
In the narrator's tale a past accusation, a distant cousin Thorpe, and Sir Frederick's will reshape love and fortune. Thorpe reveals the will that appoints him heir while the narrator contemplates exile and reconciliation with Lucy Carlton as a confession and vow to rebuild life after scandal.
Otto Zirkel writes urging removal of unsightly masonry near the Alamo and moving the monument work to Capitol grounds in Austin. He calls for a citizens committee to petition the governor, arguing state property should not disgrace the Alamo site and advocating beautification aligned with peace and harmony.
The Kansas City Journal notes that during Mr Tafts recent Washington visit no one mistook him for a lobbyist reflecting a lighthearted reaction to the political scene.
Chicago News quotes Mr. Wilson noting a lobby so foxed it cannot know itself, calling the scene linsidious amid political maneuvering.
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