San Antonio Light Circulation Audit Shows Higher Paid Reach
The San Antonio Light reports six month ending March 1917 daily average circulation of 20 709 copies and Sunday 24 300 copies with paid averages 19 779 daily and 22 378 Sunday. Audit Bureau of Circulation certifies figures as authoritative for advertisers worldwide.
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San Antonio Light
Audit Bureau of Circulation
United States
Canada
America
Europe
San Antonio
Cordite use among munitions workers sparks alarm and war views
A historical snippet notes cordite chewing by English and French munitions workers caused intoxication, fatigue relief, and later illness, leading to policy changes. It also covers Miss Rankin in Congress, her war vote stance, and the suffrage movement’s split over her actions.
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England
France
MISS RANKIN AND THE CAUSE
In suffragette circles opinions split on Congresswoman Jeanette Rankin and her value to the cause. Two major pro-suffrage groups differ on tactics, while anti-suffrage circles unite against women’s ballots. Rankin’s Congressional record satisfies few.
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National Association
Miss Rankin
America
National American Woman Suffrage Association
Congressional Union For Woman Suffrage
United States
Congress
Jeanette Rankin
Conee
Rann
Market for Islands Expands with Galapagos Bid
The piece notes the United States paid 25 million for the Danish West Indies and has become a buyer’s market for islands, now eyeing the Galapagos. Ecuador debates selling, hoping to secure a lucrative deal while insiders push for profits and outsiders resist. About 400 residents live on the Galapagos when normal conditions prevail.
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Danish West Indies
Atlantic
Pacific
West Indies
Galapagos Islands
Galapagos
Ecuador
Panama Canal
New Zealand
Australia
Lower East Indies
Islands, tradeoffs, and the naval value of possessions
The piece discusses global island ownership, noting the US, UK, and Ecuador, and argues most islands are nonproductive. It contends Britain holds many islands, few profitable, with scattered value for taxation and bases, and adds that islands mainly serve to train marines rather than generate wealth.
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Ecuador
West Indies
United States
Philippines
Great Britain
British Islands
British Isles
If you cant carry a rifle carry a war bond
Read as a brief patriotic note urging citizen support for the war effort by purchasing war bonds, reflecting a period emphasis on total home front participation and financial backing for military needs. The text invokes personal responsibility and collective duty without detailing specific events or figures.
Scarcity Forces Englishmen to Wear Soft Collars
Englishmen resort to soft collars due to starch shortage, seen as another blow against humanity.
Government halts foreign loan flotations in America
The government plans to stop further flotations of foreign war loans in the United States while attempting to float a few of its own. The move signals a shift in wartime finance and currency strategy as domestic borrowing aims to replace foreign issuance.
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America
Community Markets Proving Eco and Social Boon in Texas
The Fort Worth Star-Telegram notes community markets revive the old market basket concept, linking producers and consumers. With a near-term produce clearing house, shoppers can buy for home meals and canning, reducing losses from seasonal perishable goods. Women’s clubs can lead simple, minimally regulated ventures, and the markets are flourishing.
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Texas
Fort Worth
Believe Large Ships Best
The Galveston Tribune notes that Manchester ship experts favor large ships to counter the U-boat threat, with General Goethals saying wooden ships alone won’t suffice. It calls for both types, highlighting rapid production of steel ships over 10 000 tons and abundant wooden vessel output for 2000 3000 ton ships to outpace submarines.
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Manchester
General Goethals
Galveston Tribune
To Fight German Submarines declares American ingenuity will prevail
The El Paso Times notes that U S inventors may devise devices to defeat submarines and clear North Sea mines. It mentions Thomas A Edison focusing on anti submarine devices and suggests European allies rely on American innovation to overcome the sea demons.
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North Sea
Thomas A. Edison
el Paso Times
Zeppelins Proven Failure and German Reassessment
The Galveston Tribune notes that Zeppelins failed to achieve expected results despite German emphasis on their frightful power. The article highlights German underestimate of Allied morale and reports Switzerland claims Germany will build no more Zeppelins due to high cost and limited military effectiveness compared to airplanes.
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Germany
Switzerland
Ex-ambassador Wilson wins defamation suit
The District of Columbia Supreme Court awarded former ambassador Henry Lane Wilson six cents and costs in a defamation case against Harper’s Weekly. The suit sought half a million dollars over articles about Wilson and Huerta and the Madero era.
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United States
Mexico City
Henry Lane Wilson
Huerta
Wilson
Taft
Harper's Weekly
Normangood
Madero
Supreme Court of the District of Columbia
Mexico
Beaumont Enterprise
Effects of the Liberty Loan on US finance and costs
The article discusses a seven billion dollar Liberty Loan, arguing that borrowing can boost domestic demand and employment while precautions like taxation and staged funding mitigate inflation risks. It notes Treasury plans to distribute debt gradually, deposit funds in banks, and steer loan proceeds through existing channels to lessen business disruption.
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United States
Great Britain
Secretary of the Treasury
Congress
Germany
Liberty Loan urged to broaden bond ownership across nation
The piece argues that few Americans own government bonds while Britain and France show high participation in war revenue bonds. It calls for widespread patriotic buying to ensure a successful loan and to ease economic shock, noting banks and trust companies cannot bear the extra seven billion government credit burden alone.
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United States
Great Britain
France
Tomorrow's installment on U S financing of wars
The note previews a forthcoming piece explaining how the United States has financed past conflicts. It signals a multi part examination of war funding methods and fiscal policy across eras. The focus is on historical financing mechanisms and their long term economic impact.
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United States
Millionaire Vagrant at Empire with Nature Dance
At Theaters Charles Ray stars in The Millionaire Vagrant at the Empire, paired with Her Nature Dance, a Sennett Keystone comedy. The Triangle production shows slum life and Fifth Avenue wealth as a young millionaire pledges to live on a dollar a day, leading to a startling climax.
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Charles Ray
Empire
the Empire
Sennett-Keystone
New York
Fifth Avenue
Dreamer Tops Majestic Bill With Varied Acts
The Majestic’s weekly feature showcases Charles Olcott’s travesty on grand opera by DavidS. Hall alongside Parillo Frabit’s wandering minstrels with Old Italy visions. Walter Weems offers a sharper Southern burlesque character study while Charles Mason Co. and Cole and Denahy present a graceful, original dance sequence. Van Celle closes with a juggling act.
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Davids
Hall
Charles Olcott
Parillo & Frabit
Italy
Walter Weems
Charles Mason & Co
Cole
Denahy
van Celle
Farrar Picture Sunday at the Grand continues
Geraldine Farrar stars as Joan of Arc in Joan the Woman with Cecil B. DeMille directing. The Lasky production runs eleven reels, about two hours per show, and patrons earned an extra day beyond the planned run. The Grand touts it as the most spectacular picture yet.
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the Grand
Joan
Geraldine Farrar
Joan of Arc
The
Lasky Company
Cecil B. DeMille
Katy subsidiary Wichita Falls line placed under receiver
A receiver has been appointed for the Wichita Falls & Northwestern railroad, subsidiary of the Katy. C. E. Schaff, Katy receiver, was named receiver for the Wichita Falls & Northwestern in a federal suit filed in Guthrie Oklahoma.
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Wichita Falls
ST. Louis
Missouri, Kansas & Texas Railroad
Wichita Falls & Northwestern Railroad
Katy
C. E. Schaff
Wichita Falls & Northwestern
Federal District Court
Guthrie
Okla
Love Adventure In The South Leaves Larry To Mary Gaines
Larry Thorne visits his uncle in a southern city and pursues the romance of Mary Gaines. He recalls a past love, discovers Mary is nearby, and learns she also once loved him before breaking an engagement. The reunion leads to reconciliation as Mary affirms their lasting connection.
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Larry Thorne
Peter Thorne
Larry
Mary Gaines
Dr. Thorne
George
Mary
Peter
Uncle Peter
Phil Wylie
Italy helped France and Russia by entering WWI
Washington reports Augusto Ciuffelli, former Italian minister, explaining Italy’s neutrality delayed German advance on Paris by freeing half a million French troops. He adds Italy’s May 1915 entry aided retreating Russians, preventing their collapse and delaying Seer’s larger conquest plans.
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Washington, D. C
Italy
France
Marne
Russia
Augusto Ciuffelli
Paris
Seer
Keet still holds vigil as Springfield awaits ransom call
J H Keet, a wealthy Springfield retiree, endures another anxious night waiting for a ransom call in the kidnapping of his fourteen month old son Lloyd. A messenger announced no new word, and Keet briefly left for a remote meet point before returning home after midnight.
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Springfield
Lloyd
J. H. Keet
Keet
Mr. Keet
Ozark
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