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Newspaper
San Antonio Light
Location
San Antonio, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jul 18, 1912
Page
4
The San Antonio, Rockport and Mexican railroad bonus has been raised, making San Antonio the last city to contribute. Construction will start immediately and trains may soon run to Crowther and Rockport. Chamber of Commerce members faced summer travel and hot weather but raised the funds with energy and commendable spirit.
The article discusses potential outcomes if the electoral college deadlocks in choosing a president. It notes Roosevelt’s third party as a possible but unlikely factor and explores constitutional contingencies beyond standard rules.
The editorial condemns an attempt to reimburse William Lorimer for 25,000 dollars spent defending his illegitimate Senate seat. It argues the funds would reward corruption and urges Lorimer to repay salary and expenses, noting prior covert efforts by Senator Hailey to insert the appropriation.
The piece analyzes how progressive or conservative lobbies in Congress could affect a three-man presidential race if no candidate wins a majority. It weighs House and Senate dynamics, potential coalitions, and the Lorimer bribery scandal implications for public funds and political ethics.
The piece denounces Theodore Roosevelt as a failed presidential candidate and mocks a New York convention of about 50 tramps who back his stance against high living costs. It labels the tramp voters as nonproductive, shiftless leeches and contrasts them with trusts, arguing both sides pursue selfish ends.
A colonel chats with Sambo about wealth and hints at a joke ending, offering a watermelon described as a fountain of riches. The scene portrays quizzical social dynamics and a punchline about ambition and wealth.
A Judge's Library quip recalls a bizarre incident at a theater where a beauty arrives fifteen minutes early, prompting curiosity about what made her entrance so singular and memorable.
In a West End tearoom, a staffer identified by a number A101 catches the eye of Stephen Pagget as he reads a novel lent by him. The waitress, once distant, grows wary of a looming figure her reader mentions, while a gray-haired visitor accompanies Pagget in a turn of events that hints at deeper personal stakes.
A verse fragment celebrates the open road and daring for gold at rainbow's end. A narrative scene follows a diner encounter where a woman reveals she is married to Austin Bergerson, changing the dynamic with Stephen Pagget as he learns the truth.
An article lauds Kansas City's new pedestrian travel ordinance as a step toward safety. It argues carelessness kills more than ignorance and notes the term jay walkers describes those who ignore traffic rules. Living conditions grow complex and lawfulness enhances safety.
The brief note credits T. R. with a signature moo in moose lore, highlighting a playful regional anecdote from Atlanta Constitution coverage.
The Arapaho story describes the earth forming from clay on a turtle’s dive and a pipe given to the first man. The Great Spirit creates sun, moon, and people, claiming Indians and whites were created separately and warning of floods if the pipe’s laws are broken.
A humorous reminiscence about a night out with a show companion. The speaker lists expenses from taxi fare to opera glasses and hat checks, recalling the dance of costs and a reluctant date request. Enduring regret underlines the bill as a warnful episode in social folly.
Two women friends Mrs A and Mrs B planned an afternoon at the Menger hotel using Mrs A’s limousine. At 3 PM the entourage waited in the lobby while Mrs A, then Mrs B, arrived separately and sat in view near a large marble post, as clerks and a bell-boy watched the quiet scene unfold.
A humorous exchange features Marcus O Pratt and Toothpictetus debating the chief ends of man and woman with the philosopher Sockrates. The punchline suggests the aim for both is to make ends meet as hemlock juice is drunk.
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