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Newspaper
San Antonio Light
Location
San Antonio, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jul 08, 1911
Page
4
The San Antonio Light reported its June 1911 circulation in the monthly tally, listing total copies distributed and related distribution metrics for the period.
The San Antonio Press club, famed for its steady civic role, staged a massed military band concert that drew vast crowds and proved financially successful. The event returned all advances to merchants and highlighted the club as a powerful city influence.
A short, critical note argues the police practice of third degree interrogation has excesses and harms, suggesting reform or end to the coercive methods used on suspects and detainees.
A New York incident shows police coercion as William Johnson admitted fabricating a robbery claim to avoid trouble at home. Rangers forced him to confess losing $2.50 in a five cent limit game and name his supposed accomplices before sending him home under guard. The officer’s postcase behavior remained reticent and pale.
The piece argues that U S ambassadors must live in European style to influence host nations, yet the government provides no housing or contingency funds. It cites high salaries, private expenses, and the need for elite appointees like Lowell Bayard Phelps White Porter, and criticizes the administration’s funding approach.
A fragment discusses an ambassador required to spend large sums to maintain dignity while criticizing a country or congress for accepting money from an individual. The incomplete text contrasts burdens of state representation with perceived self-interest.
Norman Mack calls for harmony within the Democratic camp for the upcoming presidential election backing Judson Harmony as the unified choice. He urges party members to unite behind Harmony to present a strong, cohesive front in the race.
A noted item from The Light describes a gentleman leasing a car Monday evening to secure transportation to the ball park, illustrating the Press club’s surprising pull.
Atlanta politicians debate commission government while noting the Mexican population in Georgia is small, suggesting the new form will not face San Antonio style outcomes.
The note states Governor Colquitt is not aligned with gamblers though he is described as someone who can draw a full house and attempt a four flush win.
The process of separating Lorimer from his senatorial seat advances, described as very satisfactory. Ex-President Diaz will not visit Russia on his world tour, citing insider knowledge of Russia’s government.
The Baltimore Sun argues that progressives faltered by sacrificing principle for expediency and became more reactionary on reciprocity, nearly yielding to the inevitable and accepting the Canadian agreement.
Supporters of reciprocity vow to vote at any hour while others delay the vote, deeming the postponement an abuse of privilege that will haunt those responsible, per St. Paul Pioneer.
The editorial denounces Senator Cummins obstruction as academic and petty politics. It warns against real danger while recalling the Lorimer whitewash and questions the senate dignity and respectability.
The congress that should have disposed of the reciprocity bill remains in session likely through the fall. A commentator notes the ongoing debate will worry the nation with half baked ideas from the man with the mouth.
A Toledo Blade excerpt notes that after Congress closes an extraordinary session and before national conventions, the progressive movement will be purged of its hollow leaders who claimed early leadership. The critic urges the country to see through those claiming the top role in the movement.
The Richmond Times Dispatch denounces insurgents and a handful of dissenting Senate Democrats for trifling with the reciprocity question and seeking political gain, arguing they prove unfit for service as they steadily lose ground.
The Rothschilds outstrip global rivals in prestige and wealth surpassing half a dozen European houses. Estimates place their combined fortune at about two billion dollars, dwarfing the Rockefellers and Astors though the latter predates Rothschild business. The text contrasts family empires from Beits to Montefiores across continents.
In a cafe scene the head waitress and a steady customer debate dreams and their meanings. A friend, Mrs Van Landingham, tracks dreams like a kidnap and a payday check, while the man doubts some dreams yet believes water predicts death and jokes about suffragette visions.
A large irrigation well on the A. D. Walker ranch seven miles northeast of Fowler in Meade county now yields about one million gallons daily. The rate is rising as a two deck centrifugal pump, hanging eighty feet below ground, pushes water from 300 feet deep with sand and gravel layers. The water is chemically pure and soft and the full capacity is not yet reached.
Strong opposition to chocolate in early London centuries framed it as devilish. A 1624 treatise denounced monks for drinking chocolate while they destroyed copies to curb its spread. Chocolate houses later replaced coffee houses as refined centers where gaming and plots allegedly flourished.
Vinton I. Bell, depot master, escorted a party of redskins from the reservation to an Atchison Topeka and Santa Fe train. He says addressing them as chief yielded better cooperation than demanding tickets, noting even the gruff warrior calmed when called chief.
A brief note on Robert Nicoll a young Scotch poet who died in 1837 at 24. His未published poems were written in Edinburgh before age 22 and include a heartfelt ballad about leaving homeland and a mother’s love. The verses describe farewell to native lands and the enduring bond with mother.
A collection of satirical courtroom quips on lawmaking judges and lawyers. The lines mock delays creation of loopholes and the drive for efficiency, noting the bored judge, the hole in the law, and the urge to push risky ventures with legal counsel.
A San Antonio pedestrian incident shows how a street flaw snagged the heel of a fair young woman's white slipper as she stepped into traffic. A nearby man retrieved the slipper and offered it back with a broad grin, while onlookers noted the moment of wardrobe mishap.
A dialogue explores why tennis attracts youth. One speaker cites vigorous exercise and an intangible appeal, while another nods to weather discomfort and jokes that the term love in scoring would deter him. The exchange highlights both physical benefits and a playful cultural quirk surrounding the game.
A boy entertains a minister while his mother prepares. The minister asks about a dog and learns the dachshund is sent away for winter because its doorway comings and goings cool the house. The anecdote captures a humorous domestic scene from Succession Magazine.
A satirical monologue attacks health foods and excelsior as a dubious breakfast substitute. The speaker laments modern diets, recalling bread and meat, and criticizes mass produced “excelsior” fodder, urging old meals and sturdy living. References Geo Matthew Adams and 1910 copyright.
Dar Mason reports the Congo service will cut Leopoldville to Stanleyville travel to 14 15 days by year end. King Albert sponsors an Antwerp built express boat of 246 feet by 89.37 with three decks for 100 cabin passengers. Powered by three 500 horsepower engines, it features electric lighting deck machinery ventilation mosquito nets a disinfecting room and a pharmacy.
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