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Newspaper
San Antonio Light
Location
San Antonio, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jul 22, 1913
Page
4
The San Antonio Light, founded January 20 1881, consolidates two historic newspapers The San Antonio Light and The San Antonio Gazette as part of its lineage.
Seven aldermen led by Selig Deutschman oppose appointing Clinton H. Kearny as city engineer, arguing political control over the office. The piece labels Deutschman as driving the opposition, frames it as a clash between city taxpayers and a political machine, and notes a state ordinance requiring a qualified voter for the post.
The article details how New York police corruption surfaced after Herman Rosenthal's murder, focusing on Captain Thomas Walsh who confessed on his deathbed to graft with gamblers. It notes police unions' refusal to pay his widow the life policies, and moots broad DA reforms while criticizing police loyalty to criminals. It also discusses US Mexican relations, Huerta, and the possible push for US recognition or intervention, urging prompt constitutionalist support.
The text debates whether Deutschman and followers will control San Antonio or if voters and taxpayers will have a voice. It notes supporters of the mayor and his appointments stand with him, while the main issue remains who will ultimately govern the city.
The article notes rising tension between Mexico and the United States with an AP dispatch from Washington asserting an imminent crisis in Huerta’s government affairs. It stresses AP’s caution and implies a government informant confirmed the facts, shaping nationwide newspaper coverage.
Scientific American reports mirrors mounted at road crossings in England help drivers see approaching vehicles by reflecting their silhouettes. The device may expand to reduce accidents and could be used on heavy power wagons where horn signals are hard to hear, with optional use on ordinary cars facing owner objections.
Experiments in France explore ferro cement roadbeds made from a mix of iron straw fibrous iron, cement mortar, and sand. The specially produced iron is crafted for this use and tests indicate good results with likely affordable costs.
The article notes tobacco’s antiseptic effect against tubercle bacilli and cites Wenck on cholera. It states cigars treated with water containing 150,000 comma bacilli per c. killed all organisms within 24 hours, and that Hamburg’s cholera epidemic in 1894 saw no tobacco workers fall ill.
Utica Observer notes that dancing masters at Atlantic City convention tout new dances as moral and superior to Tango and subway glide. The piece jokes that immoral dances will still be danced for fun, while praising the new trend as delightful.
European representatives show anxiety about U S protection of interests in Mexico. The old world views the Monroe doctrine differently from 1895 comments with Britain on Venezuela. The United States cannot be forced into recognizing Huerta.
A published letter from a precinct voter criticizes Alderman Hoefgen for opposing the head of the Citizens' Ticket on the city engineer question. The writer urges Hoefgen to consider the city’s best interests over personal reputation or temporary favors and questions his reasoning in selecting between Mr. Kearney and another candidate.
The Springfield paper argues bells define a city’s character beyond mere sound. It notes medieval power linked to bells, praises historic makers like Van der Gheyn and Hemony, and contrasts past craftsmanship with modern standardized methods ensuring decent bells if not lavish.
A pink mohair and worsted coat drew attention at the Sawannaha Corinthian Yacht Club on the Sound. It opened over a white moire waistcoat, with white moire hat shawl revers and a draped white crepe de chine skirt cinched below the knees by a buttoned lap.
A Glasgow correspondent reports a horse that carries mail from post office to station and seemingly calculates its runs. The animal expects its lunch before departure and will delay without the crusts, and sometimes seeks banana skins at the station. Some horses remember pain from operations such as firing and docking.
The Hamburg America Line and four others plan new 14,000 ton steamers as one-cabin ships become popular. The concept duels with classic class distinctions and aims to offer affordable trans Atlantic travel for professors doctors lawyers and families who dislike second cabin labels. The move is praised as broadening access to ocean travel and reducing perceived class barriers.
In the Los Angeles Held article Judge Olin Wellborn rules on Indian status for a man named Augustine Bendegas in a case against G H Bubritz who sold liquor to an Indian The ruling follows paternal race lines stating the son’s race follows the father and cites genealogical math to determine if Bendegas is legally Indian based on his father’s and grandfather’s lineage
By spring 1915 Germany will widen the Kiel canal by forty five feet and build two new double locks larger than those on the Panama canal, signaling a major upgrade to its naval waterway capacity.
The Philadelphia Ledger critiques proposed physical valuation of railroads, noting high costs and timeframes. It argues such valuations cannot determine freight or passenger rates and uses examples like the Pennsylvania Railroad and the St Paul to illustrate per mile disparities and impractical outcomes.
The article argues yawning clears residual air from the lungs and ventilates airways improving breathing. It notes yawning stretches Eustachian tubes aiding hearing and may relieve congestion from colds, framing yawning as nature’s air-cleaning mechanism.
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