San Antonio Light History Overview
The San Antonio Light, established January 20 1881, is a historic Texas newspaper formed by the merger of The San Antonio Light and the San Antonio.
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Newspaper
San Antonio Light
Location
San Antonio, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jul 23, 1913
Page
4
Paul Block Inc offices listed in New York Chicago and Boston
The document lists Paul Block Inc offices at 230 Fifth Avenue New York, Mailers Building Chicago, and Tremont Building Boston, indicating a national office network. It notes locations in three major cities with no additional details.
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New York
Paul Block, Inc
Fifth Ave
Chicago
Mailers
Boston
Tremont
San Antonio Light circulates 1913 June totals and audits
The San Antonio Light recorded a June 1913 total circulation of 586,277 with a daily evening average of 19,150 and a Sunday average of 21,501. Net paid daily averages were 13,654 for the evening and 19,552 for Sunday. Audits by the Association of American Advertisers and certifications by N. W. Ayer & Son validate the counts.
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San Antonio Light
Association of American Advertisers
San Antonio
N. W. Ayer & Son
Philadelphia
America
Europe
San Antonio city engineer clash over Kearny vote
Interviews with seven aldermen reveal varied reasons against Clinton H. Kearny for city engineer. Most cite lack of paving-experience, others back A. C. Pancoast, and some oppose salary. The piece notes political overtones and defends Kearny as capable, honest, and able to organize the department.
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Clinton H. Kearny
A. C. Pancoast
Kearny
Mr.Kearny
United States
Treasury
McAdoo
Hudson River
Wilson
San Antonio
Mr. Kearny
Selig Deutschman
Deutschman
Pancoast
Callaghan
Advertising and the Texas Bond Amendment Defeat
A critical look at how advertising shaped the defeat of a constitutional bond amendment in Texas. The piece contrasts proactive opponents led by the State Agricultural and Mechanical College with a tardy University of Texas campaign, noting free press support yet crude, unscientific tactics from the university and better, strategic publicity from opponents.
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Texas
State Agricultural and Mechanical College
Senate
University of Texas
Agricultural School
Austin
The
Exit Felix Diaz and Huerta’s shrinking circle of enemies
The article notes Felix Diaz's departure for Japan to thank the empire for the 1910 exposition while Huerta, short of funds and options, expels Diaz from the Mexican political scene. It argues Diaz will not be Mexico’s next president and hints at a broader pattern of Huerta sidelining rivals by sending them abroad or removing them through perilous outcomes.
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Victoriano Huerta
Mexico
Francisco I. Madero
Pino Suarez
Huerta
Felix Diaz
Diaz
Japan
Republic
Mondragon
Madero
Belgium
de la Barra
Suarez
Siberia
Esquimaux
Pancoast, Jones and the pavement dispute in San Antonio
The article recounts conflicts over street work on East Commerce Street involving Pancoast and comments on Mayor Jones. It discusses whether Pancoast followed orders, the mayor’s statement that the pavement was Pancoast’s work, and the question of resignation versus continued service. It then shifts to salary discussions for a new public works head, arguing that hiring a capable man at a reasonable salary is essential for proper street and sewer work.
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Pancoast
Department
East Commerce Street
Jones
Steves
San Antonio
University must learn to advertise bond amendments better
The article argues that Texas A and M failed to persuade voters for a bond amendment, aided by opponents who misrepresented the issues. It urges the University of Texas to shed complacency, embrace modern publicity, and accept that public sentiment may favor change if truth is presented effectively. The piece labels the defeat a lesson in political strategy and communication.
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State Agricultural and Mechanical College
University of Texas
Mothers Drawn Into Tax Debate In Ohio Legislation
The St. Louis Globe-Democrat notes the feud over a proposed Ohio income tax cut from 4000 to 2000 with exemptions that favor married women with dependents and add extra for minors. It links the plan to socialistic ideas and cites a new pension law for mothers. The piece criticizes the Senate Committee for its confusing path and broad social tinkering.
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St. Louis Globe-Democrat
Ohio
Kentucky
Senate
Baldness A Germ Disease Explained In Letter
A letter to the New York Times argues baldness has two forms and identifies the common microbial cause of the prevalent type. It suggests using personal combs and brushes, cleaning practices, and early antiseptics to kill hair destroying germs and prevent or cure early baldness.
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New York Times
Hat at Governor's Island Garden Party
The fashion note highlights hats with black tulle, emphasizing beauty and grace. It cites Mrs. Finley Shepard and the late Miss Helen Gould wearing a small hat at a military garden party on Governor's Island in New York Harbor. The brim is black velvet with a heliotrope velvet bow at the front.
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Governor's Island
New York Harbor
Finley Shepard
Helen Gould
Nature Gets Alcohol in Everyday Foods and Aircraft Factories
The Cleveland Plain Dealer asserts nature tends to produce alcohol in common foods like bread jam and milk when fermentation occurs and notes salt rising bread avoids alcohol. It also claims Germany operates twelve to fifteen large aircraft factories, more than England and Austria and nearly as many as France.
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The
Cleveland Plain Dealer
Nature
Germany
England
Austria
France
What Explains It In A Nation Moving Toward Prohibition
A Philadelphia Ledger piece reviews Congressional statem ents on a constitutional amendment to ban distilled liquors. It contrasts dry territory totals and rising distilled spirits consumption, noting large regional runs toward prohibition or local option yet record increases in liquor use. The piece questions the paradox and seeks explanation.
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Philadelphia Ledger
Congress
National Brewery Association
New Jersey
Pennsylvania
Wyoming
South Carolina
Maine
Kansas
North Dakota
Mississippi
Tennessee
North Carolina
West Virginia
Georgia
Oklahoma
United States
Commissioner of Internal Revenue
They also serve
The Boston Globe profiles Helen Longstreet widow of Civil War general at Gettysburg. On Emmitsburg road she recalls her sweetheart Jim killed nearby, saying she will wait for him as Gettysburg marks its civil war centennial heroism and heartbreak.
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Boston Globe
Emmitsburg
Helen Longstreet
Gettysburg
Jim
Dynamite on the Farm Says It Boosts Modern Agriculture
The Cassier's Engineering Monthly July issue argues dynamite farming transforms worn out land into fertile soil and boosts efficiency. Subsoil blasting, trenching, tree planting, ditching, and swamp drainage cut costs while speeding growth, though danger from the explosive remains a concern.
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Louisville Courier-Journal
Cassier
Engineering Monthly
Mr Wilson as a Speaker From the Atlantic
A reader praises Mr Wilson for quiet earnest speech and precise argument. He notes no showy tricks or applause lines and describes Wilson’s method of hour long talks and impromptu forthright reviews of campaign issues. The observer feels democracy can produce such high intellectual discourse.
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Atlantic
Mr. Wilson
Burke
Athens
Telephone line ownership across Canada by entity type
Canada shows diverse line ownership with four provincial government lines, 27 municipal lines, 368 corporate lines, 133 cooperative lines, 31 partnership lines, and 113 private lines. The data highlights a broad mix of public and private control in the telecom landscape.
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Canada
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