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Newspaper
San Antonio Light
Location
San Antonio, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jul 16, 1912
Page
18
An Ontario incident shows how an automobilist and a farmer form a profit scheme after a cow is damaged in a collision. The driver pays $65 to the farmer, loads the carcass, and sells it to a butcher for $85, netting $20. The piece notes the unlikely harmony between farmers and motorists.
South Carolina's Senator Tillman, praised as honest and able, faces sharp criticism after a far reaching error during the recent vote on William Lorimer. Tillman read a communication urging Lorimer's return to Illinois to focus on uplifting others, prompting questions about judgment and duty.
The Interstate Commerce Commission’s express rate cut and schedule simplification are praised as steps toward easing living costs, though not a cure. Lane notes lower small-packages rates benefit consumers and farmers by cutting middleman profits, while simplified blocks reduce inconsistencies in pricing.
The article denounces Senator William Lorimer as a symbol of political crookedness in Chicago. It blasts his loyalty as transactional, his alleged uplift efforts as self serving, and notes the West Park Board funds affair as a black chapter of city politics. It says Chicago trusted him little and he was repudiated by most, though a few still liked him.
A historical critique explains how large corporations use only half their capital in production while watered stock yields most dividends. It discusses tariffs, rate reductions, and the role of the interstate commerce commission in curbing tacit pooling as a substitute for old pools and trusts.
July issue of World's Work highlights a 1 million dollar stimulus to boost farm life via Sears, Roebuck and Co. and bankers across the nation. The General Education Board funds country public schools in strategic areas and endows a country life school at Peabody College in Nashville. Montfiore G. Kahn donates 13,000 acres in New Jersey to be rented in ten acre lots to immigrants from foreign rural countries.
In a Beijing address to Protestant pastors, Yuan Shih Kai now president pledges equal protection for all faiths and the removal of caste barriers. He says under his regime Christians and non Christians will share full rights, reflecting bold opening moves in China’s modernization amid global scrutiny. Argentina estimates corn crop at eight million tons.
A narrator relates a London tale of Erasmus Whitehead's will hidden in a Ratsea chest. Jane Whitehead and a shopkeeper reveal the chest’s vanished secret drawer containing 250 pounds. A later discovery yields 500 pounds, a legal twist, and a marriage proposal ending in mutual confession and love.
Dr Lyman Abbott, a vocal opponent of votes for women, praised a young Vassar girl aboard a Bermuda steamer. He recalled a tea chat about Ibsen Shaw the new morality and militant suffragette. He asked what her ambition was and she replied at six foot two and that the best first baseman Yale yard has had in seventeen years.
Woodrow Wilson refuses to attend the Baltimore convention citing dignity concerns. The remark echoes Theodore Roosevelt era. Milwaukee Sentinel notes the dispute over propriety and political theater.
Hayden Moore argues letters should be signed and laments small school yards in San Antonio. He urges continued public playground efforts and asks city council and school board to enlarge grounds for baseball and other games to improve children’s health, happiness, and future citizenship.
A mountaineering account describes Mount Blackburn Alaska with steep broken glaciers and a 10 000 to 15 000 foot snow ascent remaining. The party faces limited food for eight days and carries heavy packs up from base at 6600 feet toward the snow line.
In a terse judge led session, Boren comments on whispers about ownership of street rail system. He recalls Miss Suburbs joking about his car presence as residents mention his vehicle when heard. The exchange hints at tensions over control and property in the suburbs.
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