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Newspaper
San Antonio Light
Location
San Antonio, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jul 03, 1917
Page
4
The six months ending March 31, 1917 show a daily average circulation of 20 709 copies for the daily edition and 24 300 for the Sunday edition. Net paid daily circulation averaged 19 779 copies with Sunday at 22 378 after removing unsold samples and returns.
An Austin report states a collie that attacked pedestrians on Houston street had rabies. Ten bite victims are urged to seek Pasteur Institute treatment. The piece condemns stray dogs and cats in San Antonio as public safety threats and calls for owner accountability and action.
Representative Walsh of Massachusetts protested the practice of extending remarks in the Congressional Record. He cited voluminous inserts including 29 poems, 70 articles, 54 editorials, 46 speeches by outsiders, 169 letters and 723 telegrams and warned that a single member added 534 telegrams in one day occupying 19 pages. He offered no further objections beyond the issue.
Government censor Creel is replaced by Officer Ireland after early troop arrival news leaks. The piece notes public awareness in New York Philadelphia and Brooklyn before ships sailed, and argues the punishment should fall on the censor, not the public.
The piece criticizes House practice of extending remarks and printing telegrams and poems in the congressional record, noting wasteful costs and postal effects. It cites Officer Ireland defending censorship and calls for reform to avoid punishing the public with suppressed wartime news.
The article notes Americans value allied fighting ability and praise General Pershing’s appearance in Europe photos. It suggests Pershing outshines some British and French generals in looks and aura, with a lean, energetic figure. The piece predicts local pride in San Antonio for knowing Pershing before his European service.
Questioned language used by the Ex-Students Association toward the governor raises debate about campus norms and free speech at the university. The incident highlights tensions between student groups and university administration.
The former students argue that Vinson’s stance to remove the university from politics targets the governor. The public dispute centers on academic autonomy and political influence at the state institution.
The demand attributed to Churchill for allied navies to act reads more as a bid to keep him in the limelight than as a firm conviction that action is needed. Churchill seems to be using the moment to gain attention rather than to push a concrete policy.
The article notes American representatives moving freely in Russia and being greeted warmly as they speak. It highlights Mr Root’s acclaim in Moscow and cites Admiral Glennon’s role in quelling the Sebastopol mutiny and supporting authority at Petrograd.
A speaker at the good roads convention urged support for an August constitutional amendment to reclaim about 30 000 acres of overflowed waste land in the state and conserve it. The Fort Worth Star Telegram notes active reclamation supporters should boost publicity to advance progress and curb highway overflow as the Good Roads Association can aid.
Representative George P. Terrell attacks twenty six state boards and commissions claiming they cost over one million dollars annually. He accuses officials of traveling across the state, dining in cars and hotels, and warns the public against a “horde of political pop suckers” living on others’ substance.
The Galveston Tribune notes Americans face excesses since the automobile cabaret and moving pictures. A Federal report shows 149 of 213 leading cities spend 2.28 dollars per capita above income, urging savings and moderation to sustain wages and the standard of living.
Ada Ray confesses fear for an art career and Ralph Norris urges her to quit. He helps place her with Ramsey & Hull where she reveals she is Ramsey’s niece and plans to marry Norris after he proves his worth.
Lofty trees once inhabited Greenland and northern lands. Fossil remains show trees of today’s sort in regions where current climate hinders tree growth, underscoring dramatic historical climate shifts across northern zones.
The Empire presents A Gamble in Souls a Triangle Kay Bee drama set on Barbary Coast San Francisco and a Pacific desert island where a shipwreck strands a dance hall girl and a young missionary. William Desmond and Dorothy Dalton lead with P. D. Tabler in a love triangle resolved by fists and fate. Pathe News No. 50 and The Rough House also on the bill. Thursday features Clara Kimball Young in The Foolish Virgin.
The first six months of the new fiscal year at San Antonio postoffice ended June 30 show receipts up by 35129.27 from last year with 1916 at 216668.98 and 1917 at 251798.25. June 1917 receipts reached 43028.96 vs 33925.00 in 1916 an increase of 9103.92. The April to June quarter rose 20652.18 above last year as the year projects further gains.
The Gulf, Mobile & Northern railroad will spend 500000 on Mobile dock improvements including piers warehouses a coal hoist and a grain elevator as part of port upbuilding. The Burlington system has arranged a gulf outlet via connecting arrangements with the Gulf, Mobile & Northern.
London July 3 Robert P Skinner American consul general reports Britain has rescinded the ban on canned salmon from the United States and Canada. Fifty percent of 1916 import levels will be allowed.
The city commission met briefly to appropriate 10697.72 to settle a 1905 judgment the San Antonio school board obtained against the city over land sold to the G H S A Railway Co. The payment was made to the San Antonio Loan & Trust Co via transfer from the school board.
The fundraiser shows $1333.50 raised toward a $1500 goal with $166.50 still needed. Monday gifts included $5 from Mrs. H. R. Geyer and $3 from Mrs. H. M. Donoho as directors seek a secure financial base for the home.
Union City Tennessee reports the death of William H. Gardner, father of Missouri Governor Frederick D. Gardner, who passed away at his home last night.
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