San Antonio Light June 1911 circulation figures
The San Antonio Light reports June 1911 circulation with daily totals for each date and a monthly average of 17 882. The record lists multiple dated figures, showing fluctuations, and notes exchanges, free copies, returns, and unsold copies daily totaling 769.
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Official Inconsistency in City Council Remarks
Mayor Callaghan resented a milder council statement read by Alderman Boynton at Monday’s meeting while suggesting that his council faced rude criticism. Aldermen Mauermann and others defended the old council’s rules of conduct, arguing for mutual courtesy amid partisan tension.
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Callaghan
Boynton
Mauermann
Hines Evidence Faces Lorimer Inquiry Contradictions
Edward Hines of Chicago testified before the Lorimer investigation panel as Senator Kenyon accused a jury of misreading testimony. Funk claimed Hines asked him to contribute to a bribery fund, while Hines denied any such talk, revealing a clear discrepancy.
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Lorimer Investigation Committee
Edward Hines
Chicago
Kenyon
Town
Ward
Clarence S. Funk
Hines
Funk
Mr. Hines
Hines Contradicts Himself Over Lorimer Fund Inquiry
The Illinois investigating panel heard Hines deny discussions about raising funds for Senator Lorimer. In Washington he admitted a long talk with Mr Funk who offered to contribute, but Hines said he knew nothing of the fund. Senator Kenyon suspects perjury.
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Illinois
Hines
Loritaer
Washington
Funk
Lorimer
Illinois Committee
Lorimer Election Fund
Kenyon
Early Works Scrutiny of Rossetti's Youthful Poems
Ford Madox Hueffer argues Rossetti’s early piece Sir Hugh the Heron shows how pre medievalism shaped his later work. The piece, critiqued as nonsense, is deemed unfit poetry and better left discarded.
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Thackeray
Balzac
Tolstoi
Edgar Allan Poe
Longfellow
Sir Hugh
Heron
No one targets arrogance over Britain’s naval and air power
A defiant stance declares that no American will adopt a snobbish attitude as the United States holds both the largest battleship and the swiftest airship in England, signaling confidence and power.
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Blanche
England
Prominent Opinion Rejects Lynching Yet Condemns Mob Violence
An editorial denounces mob justice while acknowledging local complicity in lynching culture. It emphasizes the moral wrong of mob action and questions the community's readiness to tolerate extrajudicial punishment in pursuit of perceived deterrence.
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Haman
San Francisco Faces a Quiet Political Day
A notably calm day in San Francisco leaves little dramatic shakeups or major political developments to report as leaders and residents pause amid routine events. Local groups await further action on upcoming agendas.
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San Francisco
Weather Bulletin Ajar on July Outlook
June proved very dry according to the weather bureau yet opponents anticipate different prospects for late July. The contrast highlights divergent forecasts as summer advances.
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Weather Bureau
Antis
Opposition Firmly Sets Its Resolve Against Budge
The report notes the opposition remains steadfast in stance, claiming that his honor cannot persuade them to alter position. No further details are provided in the readable text.
Gentlemen Gamblers Aligned with Professionals Draw Critique
The piece notes several hundred men are said to stand with professional gamblers. It laments the drift from traditional values and customs, urging no comment beyond a cautious rebuke of the trend.
July Fourth Celebration Passes Without Incident in Oyster Bay
The piece notes that twelve varieties of poisonous shakes lie around San Antonio, ready to strike after July 22, but the July Fourth festivities in Oyster Bay were safe and sane. It praises the press club while humorously referencing a unlucky thirteen hoodoo and observers admire the procession along the pavement.
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San Antonio
Aldermen Face Questioning Constituency With Opportunity
Two city aldermen have the opportunity of their lives to explain things to a questioning constituency, presenting a chance to address public concerns and outline their positions.
Attitude of Insurgents on Tariff Revision Debate
The Toledo Blade notes that senate opponents of reciprocity oppose a minor tariff revision favored by special interests. It questions why opposing a Canada revision should prevent broader cuts to duties on imports from Europe Asia and South America.
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Senate
Canada
Europe
Asia
South America
Toledo Blade
Country is disgusted by insurgents in tariff debate
The New York Sun denounces the insurgents as malcontents and peanut politicians. It claims their aim is to block tariff votes and to oust the president of their own party, leaving the country offended and frustrated by their maneuvers.
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New York Sun
La Follette Attacks Taft Tariff Stance Cited
The Milwaukee Sentinel calls LaFollette insincere in his long bid to “put Taft in a hole” on tariff policy. It says his tangled approach on reciprocity reveals his sincerity as a tariff reformer and his grit in choosing principle over votes.
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LaFollette
Insurgent Republicans Fray Drives Tariff Reform Debate
The Atlanta Constitution notes the Republican insurgents threaten tariff revision progress, viewing their obstruction as a key challenge to reform. The piece frames the faction as a minority blocking a broader political agenda.
They Propose Tariff Bills in Senate Fight
The Indianapolis News notes a group pressing to grant tariff powers to themselves. They push bills of their own to win Democratic endorsement or stall action, challenging the current majority and signaling a partisan maneuver in tariff policy.
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Senate
Democratic House
Indianapolis News
German Sea-Power Growth The Century's Naval Shift
The article traces Germany's rise as a sea power under Wilhelm II, noting the navy’s shift from military restraint to heavy investment. It details the 1900 naval acts, the 1906 Dreadnought upgrade, and Germany’s projected 1912 fleet of thirteen battleships and cruisers, arguing Germany may soon rival Britain and the United States. It questions sustainability amid finance and cites M. Lockroy predicting potential conflict.
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Wilhelm II
Germany
Ostfriesland
Helgoland
Erz Beowulf
Binder
Great Britain
United States
M. Lockroy
What Is Daugher From the July Strand
Professor Sir Charles Bell defines laughter as a diaphragm convulsion with a sharp vocal utterance. He notes interior aspects like the facial expression and lachrymal dampness, while Hobbes and Sydney Smith discuss laughter as a form of inner glory and a social necessity.
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Charles Bell
Dickins
Mark Twain
Hobbes
Sydney Smith
Lord Rosebery
Sir Frank Lockwood
Poems Worth Preserving Huntin Lyrics By Henry Fielding
The poem describes a hunting day from dawn to night with huntsmen hounds and Reynard the fox. It ends with hunters returning home for feasting and drink as dawn gives way to morning. Henry Fielding is the cited author of the verses.
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Henry Fielding
Houston and the Dued
Knoxville Journal recounts Sam Houston's life from Virginia roots to Tennessee beginnings, Texas leadership, and a duel challenge. The tale highlights his pragmatic response to a duel note, delaying combat by noting 49 similar notes and vowing to settle after defeating others.
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Knoxville Journal
Sam Houston
Virginia
Tennessee
Kingston
Roane County
Jackson
Texas
Republic of Texas
United States
Houston
Just Tickled to Death to Do It
A satirical note from the Chicago Journal mocks the Senate for fast approving a reciprocity measure, likening it to a miser signing away his fortune with overbright zeal.
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iChicago Journal
Record crowd enforces ball park admission ban at Press Club concert
A San Antonio event drew an unusually eager audience as the Press club big band concert sold out. By 8:30 pm officials stopped ticket sales and barred more entrants amid troubled efforts by some to bypass gates. A disappointed woman cried, insisting she must see the show, but guards held firm citing safety.
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San Antonio
Ball Park
Press Club
Trusts and a fish tale at a Greenwich dinner
New York Tribune coverage recalls Upton Sinclair comparing trusts to a fish tale from Ocean Grove. He recounts a man feeding a sandwich to a lake, using a blacksnake as improvised fishing tackle to catch 40 fish, then meeting the same snake later for more sport.
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New York Tribune
Upton Sinclair
Greenwich
Trusts
Ocean Grove
Fletcher Lake
Taft Declines Wedding Ceremony for New Jersey Couple
President Taft, an advocate of universal peace, refused the request of a New Jersey couple to perform their wedding ceremony, as reported by the Detroit Free Press.
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Teddy
Taft
New Jersey
Detroit Free Press
Itching for More of the Same From Mr Bryan’s Scars
The St. Louis Globe Democrat notes Bryan bears many scars from alleged treachery, claiming pain peaks every fourth year as he reflects on repeated political battles.
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Mr. Bryan
St. Louis Globe Democrat
Bud Would Have Gone Up for Life Not Kipling Case
A poet detained in New York received a 30 day sentence rather than life imprisonment, contrasting with earlier reports. The Washington Post notes the mistaken association with Kipling.
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Bud
New York
Kipling
Washington Post
Poems of Sentiment and Harvest Imagery
This fragmentary verse piece evokes a lovers theme with lush nature imagery. It juxtaposes springtime beauty with mortality and longing, referencing harvest hopes in cornfields and moonlit nights. The text names a poet Clinton Scollarda and an envoy closing couplet.
Summer Song of Love in Open Plains
Poetic verses describe blue skies maples and blooms with a couplet of nature scenes. The narrator and Lalia Mitchell share dreams and love as green fields cattle and horses appear under sunshine.
New Age Awakening in Morning Song
Poem reflects a dawn of youth and gladness for the world with mercy and truth bending over it. A robin and a bird of the morn symbolize divine command that His children sing for the joy of living. Attributed to J. A. Edgerton.
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J. A. Edgerton
The Glorious Fourth Poem on Tyrants and Freedom
The poem praises assembling Americans and the Fourth of July rhetoric. It envisions rallying voices from public halls and open woods, urging resistance to tyrants and inspiring youth toward noble deeds. It calls for cannons, fireworks, and patriotic cries to rattle the welkin.
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Geo. Matthew Adams
Wildwood
Light's distant voyage through the universe explained
A Scientific American note explains light speed and cosmic distances. It compares Moon and Sun light ages, and distances to Alpha Centauri Sirius and Arcturus, noting Perseus discovered 1901 and light travel times up to 90 million years for far worlds.
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Scientific American
Earth
Solar System
Alpha Centauri
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Arcturus
Perseus
Uts
Money on Battle Ship Aims to Sail to Victory
A comment from the Atlanta Constitution hints that funds and anticipation surround a major naval venture. The piece notes the event will be notable for its scale rather than an official U S ceremony.
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Uncle Sam
Atlanta Constitution
Think of the Trouble He's Annexed
Baltimore Sun commentary arguing Fidel Castro faced a collision of exile and leadership as Cuba’s future tangled with international scrutiny. The piece weighs the paradox of a leader with a homeland yet adrift from traditional national allegiance.
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Castro
Baltimore Sun
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