San Antonio Light June 1911 circulation figures
The San Antonio Light reports monthly circulation for June 1911 with figures showing reader reach by edition and distribution area. The data document includes totals and comparisons to prior months, illustrating market penetration in the city and surrounding regions.
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San Antonio
Vey J. Steele
The
San Antonio Light
Harvey L
Steele
John J. Wahl
Bexar Co
Tex
Poverty in England Reflections on Social Struggles and Economy
An analysis of English social and economic ills during the coronation era. It notes stark contrasts between wealthy crowds and beggars on the streets, calls for reforms, and cites mercantile practices like radius agreements as economic enclosures. It discusses caste limits and the failings of open opportunity for the low-born.
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England
Tropical Republics and the North Climate Threat
The author urges immediate investigation by Washington meteorologists into a possible tropical climate spreading to the northern United States. The piece warns that milder winters and hotter summers could force Canadians to adopt tropical customs and even hint at political upheaval along the northern border.
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Weather Bureau
Washington
United States
Halifax
Montreal
Winnipeg
The Proletariat Strain Haunts London Art and Life
The text laments widespread unemployment and poverty in London as crowds chase hotel benefits, while artists like Hardy and Kipling resist until they cave to social pressure. It argues art suffers when war with reality lowers standards and that literature suffers when it confronts common labor struggles and fees.
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London
Hardy
Kipling
Times
Shaw
Wells
Chesterton
German Milwaukee teacher refutes Harvard prodigy claim
A Milwaukee German American schoolmaster disputes the American brag over a Harvard child prodigy. He says American schooling is weaker and cites German youths who, by 4th to 8th year, spell German flawlessly and master arithmetic history and geography, then advance through Latin Greek and Plato by adolescence.
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Harvard
America
Milwaukee
United States
Chicago
Virgil
Horace
Plato
Education by Dutch and German youths, a dramatic contrast
An account describes German pupils as working intensely with no breaks, studying Greek New Testament, astronomy, physics, calculus, botany and more from a young age. It notes high marks and long hours, while condemning the idea that intellectual rigor is a threat, contrasting with Cambridge’s Eric Brighteyes and the fading glow of a celebrated student.
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Eric Brighteyes
Cambridge Common
Novelty of hatching eggs noted in eastern dispatches
Eastern dispatches report a novelty in hatching eggs with shells that crack or hatch, a trick recalls earlier experiments where hot water was used to induce chick development inside egg shells.
Venezuelan General Sees No Hope for Castro
A Venezuelan general in New York states there is no hope for Castro, while Castro remains hopeful about Venezuela. The brief exchange signals tensions amid regional Cold War rhetoric without stating further actions or outcomes.
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Venezuela
Castro
New York
Concurrence with minister on smoking and drinking
The article notes that most men and some women broadly agree with a New Jersey minister who says smoking and drinking are not wrong. It frames the stance as widespread social approval rather than strict moral condemnation.
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New Jersey
Safe and Sane Fourth Marks Reduced Fireworks Toll
The New York Mail notes the movement to curb Independence Day violence has cut fatalities from firearms and fireworks and lowered property losses from fires, praising the effort as restoring the holiday’s old significance.
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New York Mail
Old-fashioned Fourth celebration praised for safety
The Washington Star notes three years of Washington emancipation from the July barbarism with no firework related deaths. It reports burnings and accidents have been reduced to a negligible point and urges no regret for the celebration form now known as the old-fashioned Fourth.
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Washington
Washington Star
Pleasures Beyond Noise Amid Holiday Spirit
The Pittsburg Dispatch urges balance in holiday celebrations. It argues ordinary harmless pleasures are fine but the day should focus on its meaning to foster love of country and harmony rather than battle or noise.
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Pittsburg
Return to Saner Things
The quote from the Chicago Tribune laments the loss of the old-fashioned Fourth and suggests the modern is a return to earlier methods before high explosive manufacturers commercialized the holiday for profit.
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Chicago Tribune
Lessons of the Day Reflect on Nation's Rising Purpose
The Cleveland Leader notes the nation has grown beyond its early faith, its devotion to lofty ends deepened by gains of the past. From a new vantage point it climbs with ardor toward even loftier heights.
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Cleveland
Proud to Have Been First Toledo Fourth Established
The Toledo Blade notes with pride that Toledo was the first community to establish the safe and sane Fourth of July celebration, highlighting local history and civic achievement.
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Toledo Blade
The Perfect Woman by Cincinnati Inquirer Weighs Beauty Metrics
The article lists exact measurements for an ideal woman from neck to toe and bust to hips. It notes height ranges from five feet three to seven inches and weights between 125 and 140 pounds. It ends with a quip that perfect beauty grows monotonous for those not meeting the standards.
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The
Cincinnati Inquirer
Poems Worth Preserving AS BESEEMETH MEN
A Gloucester fishing crew sails into a fog bound sea clash with a liner. The liner smashes the small craft, and the crew clings to survival as the ship passes, proving seafaring grit meets divine fate.
Pedestrians Need a Gun Says Oklahoma City Times
The Oklahoma City Times condemns driver carelessness and urges pedestrians to defend themselves on the streets. It argues the right of way belongs to pedestrians and warns that harsh actions may be needed against reckless chauffeurs to enforce safety.
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Oklahoma City Times
the Times
Oklahoma City
Coldest Place on Earth Verkholensk Siberia Described
Harper's Weekly describes Verkholensk in Siberia as the globe’s coldest region. A convict station sits there but guards are rarely needed in harsh winter as people cannot endure the open air for long. Temperatures drop 85 degrees below zero during the three worst months. Tools snap, wood hardens, breath forms powdery snow, and insect life is scarce with some species unique to the area. Weather officials say North American cold waves may originate there, with near constant gale-force winds.
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Harper’s Weekly
Verkholensk
Siberia
Signal Service
North American
Castro’s Flight From Venezuela Spurs International Interest
The Boston Post notes Ciprano Castro left Venezuela three years ago claiming political health issues. He travels in Europe seeking backing for a potential return, recognized by Spain but rejected elsewhere. If allowed ashore, he may organize a reactionary bid. Germany reportedly objects to his use of the Venezuelan flag, framing him as a nuisance or pirate.
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Boston Post
Ciprano Castro
Venezuela
Castro
Caracas
Congress
Gomez
Europe
Spain
Old Bill Lopez and Lobelia Invite Independence Day Clash
Hot Springs North Wind Case hills resident Old Bill Lopez visits the city with daughter Lobelia. A Wise Boy reports a pivoting vans hotel wait, Lobelia waits on a bridge and suspects the machinery slipped a cog. Lopez vows to attend the Fourth of July celebration.
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Bile
Lobedia
Hot Springs
Bill Lopez
Wind Case
Lobglia
Vans
Sienchinery
Old Big
Lobelia
Battle Mountain
Marvels of Science on Earthquakes and Seismology
The article notes Mexican earthquake shocks registered far across Europe and Asia, with seismographs in Tortosa Brussels Breslau and distant Caucasus regions detecting the disturbance. It highlights seismology's progress toward predicting quakes and warning zones through studying waves and rock origins.
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Mexico
Atlantic Ocean
Tortosa
Spain
Brussels
Belgium
Breslau
Europe
Tifles
Caucasus
Poetry in the Grill Girl's Tales Turned Tangible
A diner and the Grill Girl riff on a poem about a man whose digestion is a market. The verse sketches a man who “mascerate a mule” by consuming vast, comic combos at breakfast to supper, with humorous hyperbole on his eating habits and a jokey debate over whether it counts as poetry.
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Earth
Kentucky voices test for Ollie James candidacy
The Houston Post reports debates over Ollie James' senate bid with Champ Clark touring Kentucky to stump for him. The piece questions whether Kentucky can accommodate more voices than Ollie’s on the campaign stage.
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Champ Clark
Kentucky
Ollie James
Ollie
Houston Post
Hurray, Anyway Vote Date for Reciprocity Blocking
The senate yesterday failed to fix a date for the reciprocity vote due to Mr. La Follette's objection. It is hoped to reach a decision before President Taft's term ends.
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Senate
Would Be a Sizzler from a Louisville Note
A brief item cites the Louisville Courier Journal noting the line One child is enough for the twentieth century wife from Woman and Labor and speculates a novel by Colonel Roosevelt titled Helen Blazes may appear.
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Roosevelt
Helen Blazes
Louisville Courier-Journal
Unlucky Puns Spark Political Race Commentary
A Memphis Commercial Appeal note mocks campaign chatter as Governor Harmon presses on toward the presidency while Uncle Jud appears in the mix. The piece suggests the race favors the silent candidate over the swift pursuer.
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Uncle Jud
Harmon
Memphis
Overdoing a Good Thing Says Guggenheim on Investigations
Daniel Guggenheim argues there are too many investigations in public life. He suggests the Cunningham claims are part of an excessive pattern and urges restraint.
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Daniel Guggenheim
Cunningham
Pittsburg
Two Reasons Lafollette May Not Be President
The Kansas City Journal argues that Lafollette will not be the next president for two ample reasons, with Taft as the other. The piece labels Lafollette and Taft as the principal obstacles to Lafollette's presidential prospects.
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LaFollette
Taft
Kansas City Journal
Not a Dark Horse Either
The Atlanta Constitution notes that Colonel Roosevelt has a candidate for president but remains modest and unwilling to name him.
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Roosevelt
Atlanta Constitution
Beveridge Seizes Lone Chautauqua Opportunity
With lawmakers in Washington, Beveridge controls the Chautauqua field alone, giving him the chance of a lifetime according to the Milwaukee Sentinel.
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Washington
Beveridge
Milwaukee Sentinel
Cunningham Coal Decision Won Praise From Pinchot
The Chicago News reports Pinchot's cautious smile and restrained praise over the Cunningham coal decision, described as not a staged display but a genuine reaction amid a tense industry issue.
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Gifford Pinchot
Cunningham Coal
Chicago News
World-beater resists death despite mallet attempt
A dialogue fragment shows a character proclaiming another as a world-beater who cannot be killed by a mallet, eliciting agreement from the speaker. The scene centers on resilience and extraordinary prowess.
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