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Newspaper
San Antonio Light
Location
San Antonio, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jul 30, 1916
Page
6
The San Antonio Light and Gazette are identified together as the historical combining papers. Founded in 1881 the papers served as a local news artifact for San Antonio with continued publication across eras.
The piece argues Texas summers are cooler for troops stationed there than the humid northern cities. It suggests northern papers exaggerate heat while Texas offers relief at night. No heat deaths occur in Texas regiments. northern morgues report harsher conditions.
An editorial argues grade crossings cause frequent collisions and urge action beyond safety slogans. It notes multiple prior incidents near Summit Place and questions civic apathy while urging concrete measures like tunnels or bridges to end the risk.
The public should compel legislation to abolish grade crossings as the railroads grant their rights by public concession. Safety advances by railroads prove action comes from both people and carriers, and lawmakers can enact bold measures to end grade crossing dangers.
The article analyzes war costs totaling fifty five billion dollars up to year two, noting Britain France Germany and others bear large shares while Russia’s outcome could defy usual limits. It argues war deaths outweigh financial loss, cites France and Germany recoveries after Napoleonic wars, and warns Russia could emerge strongest if exhaustion continues.
The author argues America will draw strength from Europe's displaced skilled elites fleeing taxation after the war. He suggests French people largely stay, Russian emigration is minimal, while English and German migrants have shaped the US. The war’s end may bring more arrivals, but Russia will grow in power from its own awakening.
The House削 trimmed the tariff commission bill by cutting the permanent appropriation and lowering salaries, risking a weak, year to year existence. Critics warn this partisan move contradicts aims of permanence and non partisanship for an effective tariff body. The Senate action remains to determine the commission’s future.
The director asserts that boys make better dishwashers than girls at a dangerous facility for boys to display. Looking ahead, boys are pictured with sleeves rolled up, pursuing genius in the domestic kitchen rather than leisure after meals, per the Baltimore News.
The Philadelphia Bulletin suggests government recognize volunteers rejected under strict physical tests by adopting a sleeve band. The mark would honor those who offered for service and refute charges of slacking, following a British example.
A Beaumont Enterprise note discusses wartime economics noting Britain spends 25 million dollars daily on warfare and the war raises costs for all nations involved. It urges readers to compare prices for clothing and home goods, asserting war prosperity alongside higher living costs and a general price upward trend.
Peggy Warham contemplates life after her husband Hugh’s money loss while an old flame, Dirk Sanders, plans a dinner escape. Peggy sends a misleading telegram while Hugh, torn between friendship and duty, dashes home to tend to his wife’s illness before deciding to do the square thing.
The piece discusses affordable dainty frocks in cotton crepes and voile with accessories like hats parasols and shoes in light shades. It then shifts to a critical examination of the national guard’s mobilization and political manipulation, urging honest military reform and expert action.
In Memphis a colored man faced felony charges. The judge offered a lawyer, but the defendant refused, saying he would throw himself on the ignorance of the court, a remark attributed to Puck.
The First Brigade of the I N G marched to Leon Springs offering a timelike demonstration of Army limits. Five weeks after the president called up the militia, troops camped at Springfield and San Antonio. A correspondent noted mild heat, cloudy sun, and transport by motor for heavy gear, with rifles and haversacks carried on the route. An estimated loss of the Dandy First regiment ranged from 300 to 400 men.
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