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Newspaper
San Antonio Light
Location
San Antonio, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jul 09, 1912
Page
4
The San Antonio Light reported June 1912 circulation of 670818 copies. Evening edition average daily 18656, Sunday edition 20884. Net paid daily circulation after deductions was 17223 for evening and 19627 for Sunday.
The article notes progress in fireworks safety with fewer deaths and injuries this year compared with 1909 to 1911, while firearm misuse by toy pistols and reckless shooters in cities drew police action. It argues for continued restraint and harsher penalties to protect lives and property without diminishing patriotism.
Orozco declares a shift to guerrilla warfare against the Madero government following a rout at Bachimba and loss of Chihuahua to federal forces. He vows to attack government troops on the run and retreat quickly, signaling a renewed, elusive campaign style.
The piece critiques Roosevelt’s Bull Moose campaign and its appeal to Wall Street. It argues that guerrilla style tactics fail, that Orozco’s revolt proves ineffective, and endorses voting for Wilson while warning against Roosevelt’s political cashing in.
The piece analyzes whether Theodore Roosevelt could create a third party to challenge Wilson and other formations. It notes the high cost of organizing a new party, estimates four to five million dollars, and discusses the entrenched strength of the Democratic and Republican machines versus the fragmented Red Bandana and Bull Moose movements. Roosevelt’s potential to mobilize money and support is debated with emphasis on historical party-building labor.
A Roosevelt family member says Colonel Roosevelt is not sincere about the Wilson nomination. Kermit Roosevelt recalls that “Pop” prayed for Clark, implying Roosevelt would back a weaker opponent. The piece condemns Roosevelt as hypocritical and self serving while endorsing Wilson as the stronger choice for the people.
A report cites the French National Aerial League as the world’s strongest, with 16 000 members and substantial subsidies from private and public sources. The Aero Club numbers 2000, while military experts test new ideas. The government speeds research, opens telegraphs late, mobilizes soldiers for guidance, and even dispatches gunboats to monitor early cross channel flights.
A backwoodsman named Solomon Pitman, serving on a town jury, stayed at a woman’s cheap boarding house. She laments the butter price of 25 cents a pound, but Sol declares the butter is worth every cent as he helps himself to another slice.
A quiet spring field hosts a ferret trained to drive rabbits from a warren. The ferret enters a rabbit tunnel maze, stalks prey, and after a night of hunting meets a cat and escapes with injuries. The ferret returns to the warren with its mate and warm food as the master observes from concealment.
The Royal Mail Steam Packet Company drew a 6 173 572 pounds sterling check for Union Castle, miscalled a record draft. The largest on record was 11 008 875 pounds to the Japanese minister for indemnity from the 1895 war, with subsequent high sums listed.
The Indianapolis News notes Thorne Baker an English electricity expert demonstrates in London that electrically treated chickens gain weight. He now tests the method on weak babies using a copper coil around a small compartment. Treatment lasts a quarter hour six times daily and aims to reduce infant mortality.
The speaker recalls Edith Dart with longing and regret, choosing to keep her memory and avoid misplacing feeling. He imagines a future where memory may eventually exceed the present, while noting the intimate details of her absence and the shadows of her former presence.
The University of Cincinnati launches a co operative five year engineering program with alternating weeks in university and shop work. Dean Herman Schneider leads the plan which pays students like workers, blending theory with practical shop experience and promising broader use in education and public schools. The scheme aims to produce superior engineers and show municipal universities’ value per The Popular Science Monthly.
Observing on Houston street a man comments on changing women’s fashions from crinoline to hobble skirts and unusual head coverings. He describes a cap made of two wash rags sewn together with ribbons and lace, noting its popularity among passersby.
The New York Herald notes remarkable memory lapses among prominent figures. Rockefeller, Carnegie, Reid and Ely face testimonies blank of expected details. The piece urges medical help and even jokes about mental vacuum cleaners.
In a National Monthly excerpt a mayor prosecutes a man for abusing his wife. The wife says he got drunk and tried to beat her, she hit him, and their daughter testifies that he was under the kitchen table rather than under the influence of whisky.
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