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Newspaper
San Antonio Light
Location
San Antonio, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jul 14, 1917
Page
4
The San Antonio Light outlines its history and issuance notes, detailing its 1881 founding, merger with the Gazette, Associated Press leased wire usage, postal status, and publication address at 609-511 Travis Street in San Antonio.
The Antonio Light reports six months ending March 31 1917 daily average circulation 20709 and Sunday 24300 with net paid averages 19779 and 22378. Audit Bureau of Circulation certifies the paper and advertisers gain 50 percent more paid home circulation than any other local newspaper.
The I W W is blamed for exploitation yet Bisbee Arizona residents overstep by deporting workers blocking telegraph lines and disguising as army personnel. The piece urges martial law authority to intervene, calls for investigations into copper companies and workers rights abuses, and warns against private dictatorships.
John Jonwis a non American resident of Chicago cannot read or write English and is jailed for unpaid fines after being caught speeding at forty miles per hour. He ignored a police notice and failed to understand the summons, prompting authorities to pursue him for justice.
John speeds after a police notice to learn what it says but is arrested for speeding in a comic misadventure. Two officers detain him, fines are levied, and he ends up in jail with a lesson on risk and learning.
A portrait of rural toil and national pride, pairing the unseen farmer and his gingham wife. The piece traces how labor in the kitchen and on the field, once overlooked, has become central to American prosperity as crops rise and press dispatches cite the farmer’s response to the President’s hunger appeal.
During the debate on the prohibition amendment to the food control bill opponents of the rider urged preservation of property rights. Prohibitionists defended their stance, arguing protection of material interests. The article notes Georgia as a leading prohibition state and suggests similar outcomes would occur elsewhere under such circumstances.
A Georgia bequest of 20 000 gallons of wine faced a legal puzzle under prohibition laws. Prohibitionists propose selling the wine outside Georgia to avoid internal sale restrictions, arguing it preserves state morality while funding the University of Georgia. The plan faces moral critique as officials weigh legality versus ethics.
Russia signals a need for additional gold reserves. Other nations also face similar pressure to bolster bullion holdings as central banks reassess precious metal stockpiles amid market shifts.
Some Prohibitionists say they would rather be dry than patriotic. They will be neither, signaling a nuanced stance during the political moment.
The Weekly Model of Moore Texas notes that the lady of the house who does the ironing in this weather is entitled to the iron cross.
Alfred Reeves of the National Automobile Chamber of Commerce says 110 automobile manufacturers stand ready to produce any number of airplane motors the government may need. If they can meet the promise, they can supply all planes for which aviators can be trained, since engines are the key and other parts are easier to produce.
Brazil broke off relations with Germany in April and now follows a neutral decree, shifting to the United States and the Allies. Brazil will aid patrols in the Western Atlantic under US naval protection as the world turns against the Kaiser and his government. The outlook is framed as doom for the German regime.
The El Paso Times reviews Red Cross contributions in Canada and the United States during the war. Canada averaged 16 cents per capita, while the U S reached 45 cents per capita before the latest drive. The recent $115 million raised equals about $1 per person, totaling under $1.50 per capita for the war period.
The Philadelphia Public Ledger presents a regular weekly Honolulu letter to connect U S business interests with Hawaii. The column highlights Hawaii as part of the national economy and promises deeper insights into its commercial affairs for the city’s business community.
Dr. Fredrich Neumann urges a Mitteleuropa alliance with Germany swallowing Austria. The piece argues Berlin would dominate and Vienna remain secondary, likening the union to a wolf and the lamb and noting Bavaria and Saxony's fate since 1871 as a cautionary tale.
San Antonio bakers argue a 10 cent loaf best balances cost and value as flour prices fall. They praise a potential standard loaf and warn against wasteful fancy bread while noting government talk of a national standard. A 10 cent loaf remains cheaper per unit than smaller比 loafs.
Camp Funston student officers began the second pay call since May with two paymasters issuing 177 398 30 dollars. Money arrived Friday, stored in the YMCA, guarded and ready by noon to meet weekend leave. A regimental parade drew visitors as Capt A L Briggs spoke on the European war and Major Malin Craig inspected the camp.
Three thousand aviation cadets crowded the open air Y M C A platform at Camp Kelly for an entertainment program arranged by the Red Cross in cooperation with the Army Y M C A. Performers included Madam Alicia Petticlerc, Frederick Abbott, Miss Josephine Lucchese, Miss Dorothy Dodson, and others, with Mrs. Aubrey as chairwoman and William Herff heading the music committee.
The Empire presents the last showing of House Peters in The Heir of the Ages with Nina Byron Eugene Pallette Henry Barrows John Burton and Adele Farrington. Also on the bill A Royal Rogue, a new Mack Sennett comedy, headlines the program.
Management plans a series of dancing contests for soldiers visiting Soledad Roof, with prizes for winning couples. Disinterested judges will be secured and soldiers with civilian partners, along with patrons, may compete. The roof garden and natatorium draw large crowds as new music boosts patronage.
A Los Angeles society woman shares a humorous tale about neuritis leading a dentist to remove six teeth. She jokes about wandering floors of a downtown building and confusing the elevator, mixing in a quip about the stock market and a Boston Transcript aside.
President Wilson's cabinet officers toil long hours amid war duties. Baker sharpens humor at the front, Daniels stays cool despite pressure, Lansing consoles with smoke, Lane sheds coat and pipes up, McAdoo keeps finances tight. Wilson, Labor, Redfield, Gregory, Houston, and Burleson join in advising the president.
Secretary E. E. Dilley of the Y M C A. is arranging changes to the lobby and reading rooms of the Avenue D building to cope with an influx of soldiers. He will cut up the lobby into additional reading rooms with magazines books and games. Soldiers may swim Sundays for fifteen cents including soap towel and cake of soap and rent.
The piece notes dogs used to draw carts in England for work and pleasure in the early 1800s. It mentions mongrel types with bull mastiff ancestry, able to cover twenty miles, and fed on bread soaked in beer during Sunday outings. It contrasts French usage by reminding that dogs aided conveyance of fish and other tasks.
The Soldiers' Club on the Calcasieu building’s sixth floor was officially opened by the War Recreation Board with a program for about 400 soldiers. A temporary house committee was elected including Sergeants Melba, Magnuson, Hankler, Stamper and Corporal Coates. General James Parker praised the project as a first of its kind in the United States and urged support while officers and citizens pledged furnishings and future management.
In Chicago on July 14 the Department of Justice intercepted forty three bombs described as explosive. The devices were found in a carload of scrap iron en route to East Saint Louis.
A man loses control when his steering fails and his car crashes into a jeweler’s storefront. He settles costly damages, stops driving, hires a chauffeur, and is advised to “drive into the cheapest thing you see” as trouble arises.
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