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Newspaper
San Antonio Light
Location
San Antonio, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jun 03, 1916
Page
4
The San Antonio Light and the San Antonio Gazette operate as a combined exclusive AP day-report wire service, delivering unified news to readers through the Exclusive Leased Wire. The arrangement positions the papers as coordinated partners in transmitting AP content.
The April daily edition of The San Antonio Light averaged 21 745 copies with 19 997 paid daily and 26 393 Sunday copies with 24 355 paid. Audit Bureau of Circulation certification endorses the paper, claiming 50 percent higher paid home circulation than any other local newspaper.
Paul M. Warburg, head of the federal reserve, reports to the Economic Club of New York after touring South America. He says the war accelerated the U S rise to a world financial power, with Europe losing saving power and the United States becoming a key protector of trade and debts in the region.
Illinois Senator Jim Ham Lewis urged peace in America during a Washington DC lecture to Fairmount Seminary students. Reporters were excluded, but the gist was shared: wives should understand their husbands’ trades and know basic references from law to medicine and poetry to keep harmony at home.
The passage discusses Jim Ham’s idea that a wife showing near equal wit to her husband could smooth over domestic costs and delays by feigning interest in his business. It suggests suffragettes gaining real influence would change the dynamic, risking his plan to appear as a peacemaker.
An observer laments lax traffic law enforcement in San Antonio. The piece argues for more visible policing, plainclothes officers, and motorcycle units to curb speeding, reckless driving, and pedestrian violations, noting both drivers and pedestrians break rules.
The piece argues for universal military training as essential to national security, counters pacifist and anti compulsion views, and stresses that liberty exists within mutual obligations between government and citizens, noting radical changes in defense needs from World War I era.
The text argues for government power to compel service during national peril while suggesting alternatives to outright coercion. It compares compulsory drafts to voluntary service, notes universities embedding military training, and cautions against eroding personal liberty while preserving national self governance. It envisions a shift toward universal training through existing institutional channels.
A Louisville Courier Journal note questions a husband who says his wife drove him from their home in a nightshirt and chased him toward an electric arc light. He admits to spanking her with a fence picket and the piece reflects on publicity surrounding the costume.
A federal Education Department expert argues the long summer break wastes time and health. He cites Newark's all year school plan as a promising model and notes other cities use vacation schools to partly address the issue. The Springfield Republican endorses the view.
John Sobieski chaired a Los Angeles gathering to launch a Poland freedom movement. The piece extols America as a hotbed of liberty and warns unrest from old world tyrannies may spread, praising liberty and denouncing intolerance.
The Buffalo Express criticizes manufactured crop scares and exposes how many so called crop experts operate from offices. It argues brokers influence these letters and that many so called experts never visit fields, instead writing based on secondhand information to guide investors.
The Springfield Leader comments on Mexico's mineral wealth and risks to American interests. It argues promising metals like silver copper lead and zinc offer little benefit while instability endangers life and property. It advocates U S leadership as beneficial for Mexico and its people.
A Indianapolis News editorial argues that the campaign of frightfulness in the United States wanes. It notes German attaches may be kept from the country until after the war and suggests public opinion now restrains incendiary activity and forged passports.
The article explains that Robert Lansing will act as president for one day due to a 1886 law when both president and vice president are unable to serve. With President Wilson's term ending March 4 1917 the plan is to inaugurate March 5, making Lansing the de facto president for 24 hours.
Aage von Barner lies wounded in a hospital at Y after a bullet injury to the right lung. In a tranquil moment he recalls his happy youth, his parents, his education, and his beloved Marie, as memories of home, duty, and love fill his mind before continuing treatment.
A hot weather luncheon idea suggests a cold cake dessert. Slice a fresh sponge cake into two layers, spread with whipped cream mixed with strawberries, add halved berries between the layers, top with more cream and whole berries, and serve immediately.
Lieutenant von Barner dies in a hospital after a hemorrhage triggered by a coughing fit. Marie learns of the death by telegram and visits Frau von Barner, where the two women comfort each other. Marie plays piano daily, her performances marked by haunting emotion as she grieves for the wounded soul.
An analysis from the Houston Chronicle lauds the U S naval and military approach in pursuing Villa while maintaining good relations with Carranza. It praises restrained action, avoiding harm to civilians and not humiliating Carranza’s lieutenants, arguing the expedition demonstrates American resolve and goodwill.
In a children story Eve the rabbit escapes the wire fence to chase hens in the yard. Ethel believes Eve understood her warning and the hens have not crossed into the garden since. Edward calls Eve a better watchdog than Eric, sparking laughter.
Boston mayor James Curley jokes about Irish dominance in public life after recounting a Minnesota visit. He notes Scandinavian surnames and recalls a town with only two Irish residents, one a mayor and the other a police chief, as reported by Boston transcripts.
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