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Newspaper
San Antonio Light
Location
San Antonio, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jul 03, 1912
Page
4
The San Antonio Light lists subscription rates for daily and Sunday editions with carrier and mail options. It also notes editorial leadership and the New York and Chicago office addresses via S C Beckwith special agencies.
J Harvey L Steele, circulation manager, swears the June 1912 gross and net circulation of The San Antonio Daily and Sunday Light as printed. Notary I N O Wahl attests July 2, 1912 in San Antonio before John Wahl.
The piece lauds William Jennings Bryan as the pivotal figure at Baltimore who helped push Woodrow Wilson’s nomination. It credits Bryan with steadfastly opposing moneyed interests and framing the convention as a test of core principles over party, signaling his continued role as a Democratic leader and his political comeback.
The piece argues France risks denationalization as deaths exceed births. It cites data from the Seine and officials claiming depopulation trends. The report notes influx of foreigners from Belgium, Italy, Spain, Poland and Germany affecting census outcomes.
The piece critiques M. Paul Leroy-Beaulieu's call for government aid to French families, proposing $100 per third child to halt decline. It contrasts patriotic duty with economic constraints and traces France's historic cultural leadership, then notes current anxieties about national continuity and fertility in a fragile economy.
The piece critiques congressional investigations and policy reforms as thresholds for action, suggesting that only after trusts are pursued, living costs lowered, farmers aided, corruption removed, tariffs agreed, judiciary made accountable, and Hobson convinced war with Japan is not imminent will real progress occur.
The biography outlines Peter Hoeigen born in San Antonio after the Civil War, rising from clerk to magazine solicitor to life insurance general agent in the southwest. He emphasizes self reliance, solid citizen status, and a platform of conscientious duty. The Light endorses him as an efficient county treasurer.
A dialogue fragment recounts Willigus and Bijones discussing curiosity after Willigus recalls dropping a lit cigarette into a car gasoline tank. The judge notes he saw all the parts he wanted in two seconds, implying a lesson about inspection.
A lengthy tram ride unfolds with a snake charmer named Teddy revealing a live snake beneath his shirt. He performs for passengers, targets couples, and ends with the snake slithering back into his shirt as the tram continues and Teddy proclaims the snake sleeps with him at night.
A survey of deep sea creatures contrasts abyssal darkness with sunlit reefs. Jellyfish corals and sea anemones glow as translucent jewels under water, while out of water many lose their luster. Battles for food and beauty unfold among underwater communities.
An old man named John, seen as the worst looking, improves after receiving a donated suit from Mrs. Jones. A kind young woman, who previously helped him with kindness, notes his new appearance and asks where the clothes came from. The meeting prompts wordless recognition and gratitude.
Detroit plans a free Cadillaqua week to commemorate Cadillac’s 1701 founding with land and naval pageants water sports automobile parades and historical floats. The event runs July 22 to July 26 on Belle Isle featuring a Venetian night and grand freedom themed festivities with nearly 100000 raised for the celebration.
Fragments present poems and dialogue including Richard Le Gallienne lines and a comic exchange about widow women and a Sunday school commandment. The text mixes verse excerpts with conversational snippets and a caption from the Boston Transcript.
Henry C. Frick, a leading industrialist, proposes dismantling the Lenox library building and re erecting it in Central Park to replace the Arsenal site. The plan aims to benefit New York’s public spaces and recreation grounds, earning broad praise.
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