The San Antonio Light Subscription Rates and Delivery Notes
The San Antonio Light announces subscription pricing for daily and Sunday editions, with carriers and mail options. It provides delivery change instructions, contact numbers, and mentions availability at New York hotel stands and U S newsstands including Waldorf, Plaza, Belmont, Astor, Imperial, and Pennsylvania Station.
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Guiriday
Mall
Crockett
New York City
Tyson
Waldorf Hotel
Plaza Hotel
Belmont Hotel
Astor Hotel
Imperial Hotel
Endless Elections and Rising Tensions Abroad
A columnist laments frequent elections in San Antonio and across the state, urging reduced voting to focus on municipal improvements. The piece shifts to global tensions, noting Japan’s preparations near Corregidor, U S forces strengthening in the Philippines, and skepticism about political influence in the army while calling for efficiency in Bryan’s contract plan.
Trouble Looming Up in U S Foreign Policy Debate
The piece criticizes Secretary of State Bryan and the United States for delaying firm action on Mexico and warns European powers may seek to assert order if Washington fails to act. It suggests the US must show strength or risk others acting instead.
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Japan
California
United States
Manila Bay
Corregidor
Gibraltar
Corregidor Island
Fort McKinley
Formosa
Manila
Orient
Mr. Bryan
Bryan
Europe
Mexico
Unt
Id States
Unity of policy in making the army real
The article notes Secretary Daniels reshaped Navy by forcing efficiency and exchanging swivel-chair officers for real sailors. It then parallels Secretary Garrison's move to divorce the army from politics by banning political aid in promotions. Congress is said to pressure for officer advancement, often using officers' names, which officers deny.
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Congress
War Department
Secretary of the Navy
Navy
Josephus Daniels
Lindley M. Garrison
Daniels
Navy Department
Garrison
United States
Army
The Marketed Dress Affair in Geneva Illinois Election
A critique letter denounces a Geneva Illinois voting ruse that deterred women voters after a male politician spread a false dress code for the election. It asserts the scheme misused newly won suffrage and that the man exploited women to secure victory, praising his political nerve while condemning the deception.
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Illinois
Geneva
Lesson in Cupidity and Duty on Mount Oswald
The Mount Oswald departed Baltimore for Hamburg with 24 crew in a leaking condition. The captain protested the voyage and favored dry docking in New York, but owners refused. The letter to his wife notes his resolve to sail despite knowledge of unseaworthy status, illustrating duty from a different angle. The piece contrasts political Journal rhetoric with respect for education and public service.
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Baltimore
Hamburg
New York
Houston Post
Pennsylvania coal tax shifts burden to consumer
The Utica Observer notes Pennsylvania imposes a 2.5 percent tax on coal value, raising about 10 cents per ton for hard coal after road markups. It recalls Supreme Court strikes on Oklahoma oil and Indiana gas taxes and questions if railroads will restore coal prices to prior levels.
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Pennsylvania
Oklahoma
Indiana
United States Supreme Court
Utica
Playful Pistol Incident Tells of Alameda Couple
An Alameda woman pointed a pistol at her husband and said Die villain. He complied, but the act is cited as brutal and the author notes she now feels she erred. The Los Angeles Tribune reflects on the event.
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Alameda
Los Angeles Tribune
How Teachers Live From the Indianapolis News
A nationwide survey shows rising living costs and stagnant teachers pay push many to take extra jobs. Data from 1735 teachers in five cities reveal low rural wages and wide reliance on side work such as umpiring games, dressmaking, bookkeeping, waitressing, and even pastor roles to make ends meet.
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Indianapolis News
Atlanta
National Education Association
Hamilton
New Haven
Cincinnati
Denver
Division of Education
Russell Sage Foundation
Goethals Downplays Panama Slide Fears Amid Fleet Talk
The New York Sun reports Colonel George W. Goethals insists that rockslides delaying the Panama Canal will not hinder work or the planned October opening. He argues war fears are overblown, noting past rapid naval movements and stating the Navy plans no Pacific shift despite speculation.
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New York Sun
George W. Goethals
Panama Canal
Pacific
Oregon
San Francisco
Jupiter Intet
Fla
Florida
South America
Hawaii
Atlantic
Navy Department
California
Tokio
Did Eve Eat Apple In Eden Debate Over Fruit Name
London Tit-Bits notes that Genesis does not name the fruit in the Garden of Eden. It discusses scholars doubting it was an apple and suggesting the fruit may have been a quince instead.
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London
Garden of Eden
Oriental luxury in a simple Paris gown worn by Mrs Drexel
Daily Fashion Hint notes a white crepe de chine house gown bought by Mrs Anthony Drexel in Paris. It features a deep side slashed skirt with Persian silk, a wide silk girdle, and a black satin sash at the waist. The piece mentions quince as a sacred fruit in ancient myth and contrasts it with the apple.
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Anthony Drexel
Paris
First Breathitt warrant from 1838 Reels in Kentuckys Feud Past
L K Stein, Red Cross agent, copied a claim of the first Breathitt county warrant. It cites Jackson Terry justice of the peace issuing against Henderson Harris for assault on Tom Fox, with a baroque, florid text dated January 2, 1838 and set in Jetts Creek Kentucky.
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Columbus Dispatch
Breathitt County
L. Kk. Stein
Red Cross
Jetts Creek
Kentucky
I. Jackson Terry
Henderson Harris
Tom Fox
Terry Bay
Change of Spirit in Politics Sees No Clear Party Victory
Ex Governor Hadley of Missouri says no Republican or Progressive victory this fall and neither can win alone. The Progressives remain negatively strong but less aggressive, shifting toward leadership questions. Unity seems unlikely. the path out is better spirit and mutual concessions, or the Democrats may rule long term.
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Ohio State Journal
Hadley
Missouri
Roosevelt
Democratic Party
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