Circulation figures for The San Antonio it in June 1912
The June 1912 totals show a total circulation of 818 copies for the paper. The evening edition averaged 18 656 daily copies and the Sunday edition 20 884 copies. Net paid daily circulation after deductions was 17 223 copies for the evening edition and 19 627 for the Sunday edition.
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San Antonio
United States
New York
S. C. Beckwith Special Agency
Tribune
Chicago
Sian
The Lieut Urges Bexar Voters to Back Davis and County Aide Teams
The Lieut editorial urges Bexar county voters to elect James R. Davis for county judge and Clinton G. Brown for district attorney. It backs judge candidates William S. Anderson R B Minor and Claude V. Birkhead for several judicial posts, Andres Coy Jr for district clerk, John H. Clark for county civil judge, Frank R. Newton for county clerk, Dan Lewis for county attorney, J Frank Gallagher for county tax collector, John W. Tobin for sheriff, Henry Boerner for assessor and Peter P Hoefgen for treasurer, with further support for state representatives.
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Bexar County
Colquitt
Tue Lieur
James R. Davis
William S. Anderson
Thirtyseventh
R. B. Minor
Fifty-seventh
Claude V. Birkhead
Seventy-third
Andres Coy Jr
John H. Clark
Frank R. Newton
Dan Lewis
J. Frank Gallagher
John W. Tobin
Tae
Tae Licut
Henry Boerner
Peter P. Hoefgen
Man Catching and the Police System Scrutiny
An editorial critiques New York police for overreliance on a machine like force rather than investigation. It cites Swartz and Julia Connors cases, Rosenthal’s murder probe, and argues elite influence corrupts policing, with private sleuths and confessions solving mysteries.
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Sherlock Holmes
New York
Indianapolis Star
Gotham Police
Swartz
Julia Connors
Herman Rosenthal
R B Minor and Absinthe Policy Blended in 1912 Article
A 1912 piece extols R B Minor as a reformist judge candidate with deep Texas legal ties and a Virginia birth background. It weaves praise of his scholarly conduct with remarks on absinthe prohibition and health dangers, citing federal stance and the need to curb harmful drugs.
Voters urged to support Schwegmann Wahrmund and Terrell
The message commends Bernard Schwegmann Sr Otto Wahrmund and Chester H Terrell to Bexar county voters as candidates for the primaries. It notes they are on the Citizens league ticket but asserts endorsements are based on personal fitness for office and potential to ensure capable honest county affairs.
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Bexar
Bernard Schwegmann Sr
Otto Wahrmund
Chester H. Terrell
Bexar County
Citizens’ League
Citizens
Man With System Exits Ring Support Coy for Good Government
The speaker praises an efficient official who kept clear records in four district courts and left the political ring for the benefit of public integrity. He notes the old machine's decay after Coy withdrew support and urges every voter in San Antonio and Bexar County to support Coy for honest government.
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San Antonio
Bexar County
Coy
Andres Coy Jr. Seen Shaping Postmachine Reform
After county election results, Andres Coy Jr., district clerk and Citizens' League candidate, is credited with breaking the old machine and rallying officeholders to restore government by the people. Known as honest and conscientious, he led efforts during Callaghan forces’ dominance.
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Andres Coy Jr
Citizens’ League
Coy
Callaghan
Absinthe Imports Prohibited Under 1910 Act
The 1910 Food and Drug Act bans import of absinthe as adulterated if it contains added poisons or deleterious ingredients. Belgium Switzerland Holland ban its manufacture and sale. Brazil forbids import. Paris cafes still serve it though French army bans its use. The Board of Foods and Drug Inspection issued the prohibition effective after October 1.
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United States
Secretary of Agriculture
District of Columbia
Territories
Belgium
Switzerland
Holland
Brazil
Paris
Board of Foods and Drug Inspection
Railroad Smith Seeks Southwest Texas Congress Seat
The piece argues for Ralph R. Smith of Atascosa County as a top choice for one of Texas two at large congressmen. It notes Smiths anti Austin battles the importance of party loyalty on national measures and his reputation as a dependable figure in Southwest Texas.
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Texas
Southwest
Southwest Texas
Houston
Ralph R. Smith
Atascosa County
Smith
Austin
Tyro
Congress
The Cool Stranger
A brisk village store scene features a stranger asking about a trap and a gray horse driven by an old lady. Farmer Turmups confirms the horse and rider situation, noting the wife has ridden the horse since it was three. The stranger questions the horse’s handling and mentions potatoes as he exits.
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Busines
Turmups
London
Mike Amazed on Trolley Ride With Generous Stranger
In a humorous exchange on a trolley, Mike and Jerry share a ride. The conductor, described as a handsome young Irishman, collects fares while Mike, moved, thanks the crowd for the generosity shown to a poor beggar with a blue cap who received nickels from twenty seven passengers.
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Mike
Jerry
Ivery
Thim
Judge
He Should Have It Framed Frightening Threat Issued
A short fragment recalls a threat reference linked to Taft and a statement from the New York Evening Post about consequences if not captured. The excerpt hints at ongoing danger and a resolve to frame the issue.
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Taft
New York Evening Post
T R Plans Recall of New York Judges
The Boston Advertiser notes that President Theodore Roosevelt may recall a number of New York judges this fall to illustrate his point. The remark is presented as a sample illustrating his stance on judicial supervision.
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T. R
New York
Boston Advertiser
Theodore Roosevelt Seen as Johnson Contender in Columns
Columbia State notes Roosevelt as the only white challenger who could defeat Johnson. Cypress water tanks are praised for resisting decay for over 25 years.
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Johnson
Theodore Roosevelt
Columbia State
Giant wapiti falls to grizzly in far mountain tale
A massive wapiti stag, nearly a ton with vast antlers, is stalked and slain by a brown grizzly in a remote pine forest. The bear lifts the stag by the shoulder and drags it seven hundred yards to a thicket, where hunters later track only the bear’s prints as night settles over the mountain valley.
Syndicalism in America and the I W W influence
Louis Levine surveys how Syndicalism emerged in the United States from the Knights of Labor and Craft Unionism to influence the I W W. He notes tensions with French Syndicalists, the 1905 I W W program, and the debate over the general strike, framing syndicalism as a working class movement with broad social impact.
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America
Lawrence
Industrial Workers of the World
France
Knights of Labor
American Federation of Labor
Louis Levine
The
North American Review
Bear of the Rockies Hard to Track
The text speculates about a very old, cunning bear wandering in the Rocky Mountains. It notes snowless high peaks where tracks were lost and ponders whether the animal moved by choice or chance while possibly hunting wapiti deer. The tone suggests long familiarity and caution.
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Rocky Mountains
Ground Hog Party Reference Sparks Debate
A New York World remark questions using the term ground hog party for a military figure’s actions. The exchange implies controversy over labeling and leadership rhetoric in a formal or historical context.
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New York
Tom Is One of Us Peepull Politician Says Gov Marshall
The Birmingham Age-Herald notes Governor Marshall possesses many popular traits including chewing tobacco as a sign of down home appeal.
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Tom
Marshall
Birmingham Age-Herald
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Minor
Virginia
Old Dominion
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James Otis
George Washington
Robert E. Lee
Andres Cov JR
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