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Newspaper
San Antonio Light
Location
San Antonio, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jul 15, 1912
Page
4
The San Antonio Light total June circulation reached 670 818 copies. The evening edition averaged 18 656 daily and the Sunday edition 20 884. Net paid daily circulation after deductions for frees and samples was 17 223 for the evening edition and 19 627 for the Sunday edition.
The United States senate expelled William Lorimer by a 55 to 28 vote for fraudulent election. The expulsion ends a long political career defined by machine manipulation and pursuit of spoils, leaving Lorimer without honor in his home city and now seen as his neighbors know him.
Sumter South Carolina adopts The Sumter Plan a German style city government with three commissioners at large a mayor and a professional city manager. The reform aims to curb corruption end waste by running the city like a business with absolute responsibility and modest salaries. The charter approval and implementation are set to begin within a month.
The article argues Great Britain objects to Panama canal tolls as required by the Hay Pauncefote treaty. It claims US free passage policy is contradicted by the treaty and criticizes Roosevelt era missteps, suggesting congressional inaction may force Britons to seek arbitration. It denounces Secretary of State Johnson and the administration for promoting an unnecessary treaty.
An article argues against using friendship for personal gain and criticizes toying with loyalty in professional aid. It cites Judge Archbolds conduct and notes how privileged help can corrupt duty, warning that such “friendship” amounts to welfare insurance and risks prison.
The article argues the Sumter charter introduces a city manager who will devote full time to municipal affairs with a fixed salary. It asserts safeguards against incompetence or corruption, notes recall for recalcitrant commissioners, and compares the plan to German civic practice as a model of nonpartisan administration.
The commentary argues that without the Hay Pauncefote treaty the United States could fortify the canal and charge tolls, asserting American effort justified. It warns that failing to observe treaties invites British interference and questions U S integrity, criticizing the statesmen of ten years ago.
A boy named Kenneth playing near a bee hive plucked a hollyhock bloom that contained a bee. The bee stung his palm. he ran indoors crying and told his mother the bee had stuck its foot in his hand. This item comes from a National Monthly column.
The Milwaukee Sentinel reports Harry Thaw fights to prove his sanity while facing a crime charge, insisting he is not merely insane to obtain release.
After two years in prison Arthur Cooper escapes into a grim plan for revenge against Dr Mantoni. He breaks in, hits the doctor, who dies. Cooper learns Mantoni’s generosity to his family, collapses under guilt, and faces a new life of work and remorse.
The Detroit Free Press remarks on the spread of allied groups such as Bull Moose Progressives Roosevelt Republicans and Bryan Democrats and combined Bryan Roosevelt factions. The piece suggests shifting loyalties and broad coalitions as a man considers leaving town.
Visitors to the Medina Irrigation company dam see the massive concrete crusher and mixer towering like a Clower building. An inquisitive San Antonio guest asks about a night searchlight and is told it keeps thieves from stealing the water, a hoax to amuse onlookers.
Henry Oyen in World’s Work July describes how railroads’ industrial departments foster town development. The Santa Fe links a New Mexico town seeking a general store with a Chicago wholesale buyer, enabling a local grocer to start a business and boost freight for the railroad. The policy serves both the railroad and its towns. It notes the Santa Fe’s annual impact of $16,000,000 in capital invested along its lines.
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