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Newspaper
San Antonio Light
Location
San Antonio, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jul 22, 1911
Page
4
The San Antonio Light reports June 1911 circulation figures. The notice lists distribution metrics and reader reach for the month, detailing total copies circulated and related statistics.
Editorial notes disorder after a rapid government change in Mexico but argues the main threat is from foreign powers. It cites the Puebla German family massacre and warns Berlin will press the Monroe Doctrine while a German official mockingly overstates meddling. The piece questions if the division was withdrawn from San Antonio too soon.
Edward Hines of Chicago described as a reputed campaign financier faces widespread denials of his statements. The assertions he made are contradicted by Clarence S. Funk in ongoing political coverage.
Ex Senator Aldrich of Rhode Island testified he never urged Hines to push Lorimer as a candidate and denied sending word to President Taft. Iowa Senator Kenyon accused the inquiry of perjury as Hines remained on the stand. The piece questions motives, urging new hearings and possible prosecutions if others are found guilty.
Chicago lawmakers curb explosive fireworks with public display exceptions guard siren whistles refrain from approving street peddler cries. The piece argues noise as a tax on nerves and warns against excessive regulation while praising historical voices defending the peddler’s song.
A satirical column questions direct election of senators, likening voters to dogs. It notes a physician’s claim that baseball coordinates faculties and harmony. The piece mocks urban reports about women’s feet growing larger and New York heads growing smaller as analogies, urging city council awareness.
The Texas Nut company, per the Denison Herald, is erecting a huge storage warehouse at Denison with the state already establishing facilities at Terrell, Austin, and San Antonio.
Venice Italy faces a water shortage crisis impacting daily life. Officials urge conservation as supply lines tighten and residents limit usage while emergency measures are discussed.
The Baltimore American declares Taft a shining mark for attack but notes he has never done anything to invite it and cannot be successfully assailed by insurgent Republicans or Democrats.
The Toledo Blade notes the Wisconsin senator’s Sunday side door and flat wheel were exposed to public view, preventing a downfall in public esteem and protecting the progressive movement from misrepresentation.
The senate passed the Pomeranian Pup Bill allowing domestic dogs to re enter with their mistress. Advocates express satisfaction and call for a second bill to exclude impoverished foreign entrants.
Public opinion has shifted dramatically in favor of the president as he has taken steps that earned broad public approval, according to the Chicago Record-Herald.
The Providence Journal asserts Taft, not La Follette, currently represents the larger Republican sentiment and stands as the real progressive in the party.
A Cleveland Leader cartoon-like critique labels a self-styled progressive who opposes reciprocity as misnamed and deceptive, asserting he does not fit his label. The piece targets a senator’s stance on reciprocity and political branding.
An observation from the Hartford Courant notes that well reading citizens tend to accept the straight truth when an honest man presents it, praising plain American virtues of clarity in communication.
The Des Moines Register and Leader notes that President Taft is naturally a progressive. He was nominated and elected as a progressive and is expected to be renominated.
The article notes growing esteem for President Taft as self serving politicians attempt to disparage him, with confidence rising among voters nationwide.
A brief note cites the New York Times remark that the progressives have been tried and found wanting, framing their political standing as of limited public interest.
The rank and file of the republican party remain progressive yet reject insurgent leadership, signaling a stable but reform minded base in the party.
Kansas City Times notes an ancient anti monopoly edict issued by Emperor Zeno in 483 banning price fixing and exclusive trading. The piece cites Hannis Taylor’s history of the American Constitution and recalls Joseph storing grain to avert famine as an early monopoly example.
A heckler with garbled speech tries to woo a woman aboard a subway car but is ignored by others. She retrieves her umbrella from his mouthy bid and the scene ends with her calm, polite response as she moves away.
The bill clerk debates vacation plans citing Newport Dorchester and Norway as options while a cashier urges rest from the pressures of work. The two exchange views on avoiding costly, restless tours and seeking a quiet retreat to recover before returning to duties. The boss offers a week long break with pay as a practical remedy.
The Eiffel tower, once threatened aesthetically, is spared by utility as a wireless station. Experiments report hailstone suppression within two miles using electric pillars. tests aim to protect market gardens around Paris with a twenty mile circuit. A second paper notes synthetic rubber production from isoprene with turpentine, costly and unlikely to reach industry soon.
An observant traveler arriving from the country tours Houston with his nephew. They stop by the St Anthony hotel area near Navarro and Houston streets. The old man admires a showroom parlor display and a maple bed, declaring the hotel as a fine southern establishment.
A proposed project would build concrete sea walls extending from Battery toward Staten Island for about four miles with two four track subways between them. Sand would fill the space to create docks and an eight track tunnel to Staten Island, encircling Manhattan and Staten Islands with four track tunnels large enough for freight cars, as illustrated.
A Chicago News piece surveys marriageable ages by country. It lists France requiring 18 for men and 16 for women, Germany 18 for men, Portugal with 14 for boys and 12 for girls, Greece 14 for men and 12 for women, Spain 14 and 12, Austria 14 for both, and Turkey permitting union for youths able to walk and understand religious services.
Poem reflects on growing old versus enduring spirit and memory. It honors noble work, enduring love, and the hope of rest beyond life. The speaker envisions souls that remain young in beauty and strength, with memories guiding the way toward promised rest.
An early morning scene on East Seventieth Street ends with a rooftop exchange as a shorthand reporter seeks clarification about a speech on heroism. The caller asks if Philip Moore, described as a Protestant, was Catholic or Protestant, then thanks the resident for the needed detail.
Rush Sitler of Fowlersville survived a rattlesnake bite after a day of peculiar suffering. The poison caused his stomach to fill with gases and he reported smelling and tasting snake since the incident last Friday night. His bitten leg swelled dramatically, turned dark, and bore large black spots. treatment was delayed for hours.
In 1910 a speaker titled The Mossback Poet Philosopher laments being a mossback who loves old ways, old laws, and venerable sages. He contrasts aging wisdom with youth’s push for new ideas and claims his enduring affection for bygone days and traditions despite society’s rush to modernize.
William F. Smith recounts a lazy Texas merchant in a tale from his circus days. In a hardware store a gaunt proprietor refuses to move, claiming a rival up the street sells a far better stove and urges the shopper to buy there.
The Chicago Post notes a Danville dry goods house touts salespeople who speak Belgian, French and English. It claims speaking Belgium enables fluency in China Spain Italy Missouri Nyack Greenland and Evanston.
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