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Newspaper
San Antonio Light
Location
San Antonio, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jul 04, 1913
Page
4
Chief of Police Lancaster plans a vigorous ten day drive to curb the noisy cutout on San Antonio streets. He targets young African American and other drivers, arguing the racket harms hospitals and homes and should be stopped by strict enforcement. The article links this to broader debates on law, order, and national policy debates of the era.
The article notes Colonel Roosevelt’s steadfast stance on national preparedness and his influence in arming the United States for international tensions, highlighting his timely actions that supplied Dewey with ammunition for readiness.
President Wilson faces scrutiny as Attorney General McReynolds faces allegations of political influence in the Caminetti-Diggs white slave cases. Secretary of State Bryan defends the attorney general saying the initial postponement request was reasonable, while critics view the actions as political. The dispute centers on memory, motive, and the handling of the prosecutions.
The article notes the Wilson administration’s first concrete move on the Mexican crisis, as the State Department asks consuls in Durango to report on reports that Americans and foreigners were mistreated and foreign flags insulted. It questions past refusals to challenge combatants and flags renewed emphasis on protecting American lives and property.
The Houston Chronicle urges recognition of Victoriano Huerta to improve U S Mexico relations and avoid commerce disruption. It mocks anti Huerta sentiment, claims railroads are ruined, cargoes stranded, and American aid needed as the regime thrives. It accuses officials of betrayal and endorses Berlin finance moves.
On a frosty day a skating party on the mere near the Chase ends with Sir Gilbert vanishing after pursuing a crumpled love letter blown toward the dangerous middle. Constance Gillian cries out in despair as spectators warn others away from the treacherous ice.
Milwaukee News notes Lipton remains determined to win the cup again, expressing a hopeful stance that as long as life lasts there is a chance, signaling continued effort toward securing victory.
Two men weigh Mexico's fate: one cites decades of revolutions and a peon-based economy with vast foreign investment risking protectorate pressures. the other argues US intervention should be limited to cross-border punitive actions if Americans are harmed.
A reader asks the editor about California alien land legislation federal territorial restrictions on land for non citizens eligibility of American born children of American Japanese marriages to citizenship and the impact of Japan’s land ownership law on U S immigration rules and treaties and state laws.
The text explains land ownership limits for foreigners and U S citizens in territories, states that birth within the United States makes one a citizen under the fourteenth amendment, and notes treaties cannot be altered by the parties unilaterally as contracts unless both nations agree.
The passage notes that rebels are disorganized and prone to attacking Americans, suggesting the United States will respond decisively rather than delaying. It portrays a tense frontier where punitive actions are likely as American forces reassert control on the near side.
A brief note cites Sir George PerkinsBM in a rebuke via the Baltimore Sun as rude American investigators provoke his annoyance.
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