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Newspaper
San Antonio Light
Location
San Antonio, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jul 27, 1913
Page
4
Petitions circulate to call an election on adopting the commission form of government while the Citizens' League faces pressures amid major bond funded municipal improvements. The issue of two required elections could slow progress on the bond plan and city engineering delays.
Secretary Bryan, long an anti-imperialist favoring Philippine independence, unexpectedly suggested the United States assume a protectorate over Nicaragua, matching Cuba’s status. The move surprised the nation and conflicts with his prior advocacy for self-government for Filipinos.
In New York a dispute over split skirts ends in a street riot. Miss Ray Gross, 15, faces four young women including Miss Alice Hart and Miss Anna Cohen. The quarrel escalates from a remark to fisticuffs prompting police and reserves to intervene before all involved are taken to the station. The four alleged instigators flee to a building roof before surrendering.
The article notes that a crowd viewed split skirts as a perfect sight and suggests women should not criticize others unless they risk appearing as those they condemn, urging readers to mind their own business and keep quiet.
In Salt Lake City a lovesick youth built a wireless detonator for nitroglycerin with two-part design and a bell and lamp trigger. He planned to blow up a rival by remote control but was arrested before use. Demonstrations showed the device could explode explosives from outside a building, suggesting future uses in engines, war, mines, and torpedoes.
The New York Post notes a sharp split among Maryland Progressives between stalwarts and amalgamation supporters with Edward Carrington Jr. ousted as state chairman and national committeeman. The change, urged by Charles J. Bonaparte, marks a formal independence move for the party.
Sir Ray Lankester warns that civilized man is the most active instrument of destruction, burning forests and polluting rivers. He foresees river poisoning, fish extinction, meadow sterilization, and nauseating chemical manures from factories harming ecosystems and public health. The New York Medical Record echoes these fears and calls for awareness.
The Birmingham News reports Ambassador Wilson may recount favorable dealings with Huerta raising approval from Secretary Bryan for his Mexico endorsement. His forthcoming examination is expected to be rigorous due to widespread talk of collusion with Huerta to oust Madero.
J H Anderson of San Antonio urges council and mayor to unite on a new city engineer plan. He argues for a corps of specialists with a $5000 head, three assistants at $3000, and $50 to $100 per day consulting engineers, claiming it offers expert guidance while protecting taxpayers. Anderson emphasizes civility, experience, and economic efficiency to restore progress.
A new English mine rescue apparatus eliminates the helmet and weighs twenty eight pounds yet lets a worker operate in deadly gases for more than five hours.
Daily fashion note describes a simple neat morning play costume made from natural colored French linen. The frock features a wide Roman striped ribbon sash, a narrow ribbon neck bow under an embroidered white linen collar, box pleats, buttoned strap slippers, and white cotton half hose.
Two or three standpat senators accuse the president of lobbying for his tariff bill while labeling Wilson as dictating and usurping. The piece argues the president acts within his rights and duties, guiding with the veto—the people’s office. It notes the public expects leadership on right and justice.
The article notes that about 10 percent of Americans sustain the other 90 percent by providing amusement across opera elder theatres vaudeville circuses sports and film industry workers. It includes organizers promoters press agents theater managers and countless backstage roles in a broad entertainment ecosystem.
Anti cruelty agents report many horses in Chicago were blinded to reduce shying. Hugo Kraus says needles pierced retinas render horses permanently blind and appeal to quietness buyers. Fifty blinded horses found in the South Water street market.
The Austin Statesman notes a Tarrant county monopoly on announced candidates for governor with Bill Hanger and W P Lane in the race while others like Thomas H Ball and Frank Andrews weigh options. Frank M Brasley faces a setback on the bond amendment and several hopefuls delay formal announcements.
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