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Newspaper
San Antonio Light
Location
San Antonio, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jul 04, 1915
Page
3
The Texas Bar Association reports constructive work from its convention. It notes difficulty enforcing anti trust actions across states and proposes constitutional changes to allow cross state witness depositions. The piece expresses hope the democratic spirit and legal reforms will continue until pending tasks are finished.
A reflective View honors the Declaration of Independence and the birth of the United States. It notes thirteen colonies forming a nation from sea to sea, built on liberty, equality, and opportunity, welcoming immigrants who joined the American identity.
Texas Bar Association delegates in San Antonio push for criminal code amendments and printing of Texas laws in clear form. Judge Ramsey leads criminal law committee proposing changes to allow accessory defendants to be tried with principals and expand anti trust enforcement in criminal context. Concerns about constitutional barriers enabling monopolies are raised as reforms are urged.
One year after vast European war debts soar from about eighteen to seventy five billion dollars this month. If war lasts years more interest may equal past debt, sparking repudiation fears. Economists lament unsustainable costs, tax burdens, and unresolved paths to repayment amid global finance strains. The piece compares Europe to the United States, noting US debt under three billion dollars.
An editorial argues the United States should recognize the Mexican Constitutionalists and halt arms and ammunition sales to all other factions. It claims this monopoly allows Washington to end the fighting quickly by forcing peace or hand to hand combat, viewing it as the only effective and righteous path.
Former Commissioner Josenhaw Davies sent a report to President Wilson on state laws affecting corporations doing business outside their incorporation state. The material outlines constitutional and statutory provisions, rights, and penalties, aiming to help businessmen comply with divergent laws and avoid severe sanctions and financial losses.
The Nashville Banner notes the South now grows more food crops than in the past and that diversification accelerates with time. It argues abolition of the crop mortgage system would free cotton producers to advance, while low cotton prices affect selling and planting dynamics.
The Memphis News-Septmitor warns against rushed defense builds as officers and contractors exploit wartime zeal. It argues peace pacts with about thirty nations and predicts European nations will be too weakened to threaten the U.S. after the war. It urges cooling the rush to decide major policy until calmer conditions return.
The Bellah Macedonis ramdadeao advocates a campaign push to ward off vice and promote temperance. It stresses clear action and crowd engagement as essential to any platform. The note hints at reformers and anti rum campaigns guiding public morale.
A serialized tale follows Madam Maman a widowed woman beloved by two fatherless children. Years after a difficult past she meets their father again in the park and is asked to become the children's mother while preserving friendship. Jealousy and fear of loss test her resolve and the new family blossoms.
A historical critique argues that aerial bombardment on civilian targets by Germany and counteracts by Britain and France reveal a collapse of civilized warfare rules. It condemns indiscriminate raids, urges binding international agreements, and calls for clear limits on submarines and the use of weapons in future conflicts.
A fashion note highlights the return of the large hat with wide brims, often adorned with flowers and berries. Descriptions praise simple, sporty wear and coordinated outfits featuring georgette crops, muted colors, and delicate trims.
The piece discusses whether the United States should stop arming the Allies to end the war. It weighs neutrality, international law, and the Monroe Doctrine, arguing that cutting supplies could hurt England, France, and Russia but might provoke German or Allied retaliation and broader conflict. It highlights public opinion and peril of entering war.
A fragmented 1914 Geographic Society sketch portrays Dixmude as a once wealthy walled port city, its grand square and St. Nicholas Church cited, now ruined by centuries of war and the current German invasion. The piece notes a silent populace, abandoned warehouses, and the town’s former mercantile prominence erased by the sixteenth century siege and later conflicts.
A Waco Times-Herald excerpt contrasts Alabama moves to abolish patchwork courts with Texas excess. It endorses a unified circuit system, governors naming judges across circuits, and a streamlined justice structure. The piece criticizes politics over practical court reform.
A University of Chicago professor foresees vast ruins across America within two centuries. He predicts Chicago and other metropolises will be abandoned as coal and waterfall power vanish, with future cities surviving on different continents and unknown revolutions in transportation and population.
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