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Newspaper

San Antonio Light

Location

San Antonio, Texas, United States of America

Date

Jun 06, 1928

Page

14

Peace and Reform Platform for National Unity

The Hearst Papers Advocate outlines a platform urging English-speaking unity to sustain peaceful relations and world peace. It calls for proportional Senate representation, prompt reapportionment, a unified National Defense Department, federal literacy abolition under an Education Secretary, and Congress elected in November with inauguration January 1.

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Honorary Citizens of San Antonio Recognize City Ties

The piece describes honorary citizens embracing permanent ties to San Antonio, highlighting a tourism driven response to a miscaptioned Iowa Sunday paper. Tourists from Iowa Nebraska and Texas urged corrections, while many former Texans return home to share Texas history and promote its opportunities.

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Air Mail Service Ends With Transition To Private Contractor

The government ended the New York to Chicago air mail route on September 1 after ten years of operation with a daily schedule excluding Sundays. During the experimental period nearly 16 million miles were flown, about 93 percent of the planned distance, with 302 million miles carried and a few losses. One fatality occurred per 494,414 miles, dropping to one per 2,599,006 miles in the final year of government operation. Twenty-two daily routes now exist, with air service expanding toward transcontinental passenger flights, marking aviation gains for the era.

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Health inquiry on cancer spread in the United States

The Senate unanimously authorized the Public Health Service and the National Academy of sciences to advise the government on steps to curb cancer spread. Cancer kills as many Americans each year as Albany’s population, with costs estimated at $800,000 annually, prompting calls for government action and research. Senator Neely’s bill to launch this inquiry marks a historic first.

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Shaw hints at U S visit for hundred thousand fee

George Bernard Shaw teases a possible trip to America with a fee of 100000 dollars. He notes he could change plans easily by signaling, and questions whether he would ever return if he refuses the invitation.

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Rome Keels Time with Centuries of Glory and Fall

Ancient Rome by Garrett P Servisa reflects on Rome s 2001st birthday and its vast legacy within the universe. It contrasts Rome s great achievements with the invasions and upheavals that tested the city s resilience, ending with Rome entering a new millennium determined to measure its worth against broader human history. The essay ponders Rome s enduring symbols from the Capitoline Hill to the Palatine and Carthaginian conflicts in a sweeping meditation on civilizations and time.

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Diet and care for Bright's disease by Royal Copeland M D

The article discusses kidney disease management emphasizing diet low in nitrogen, regulated protein intake, and careful fluid balance. It advises lean meats, eggs, milk when tolerated, and gradual reintroduction of foods, plus rest, moderate exercise, and regular bowel care to support the patient and prolong life.

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Their First Jobs by Philip Nowlan

A profile of early career paths showing that initial jobs often differ from later fame. The piece highlights a chemist who, after graduating at 24, rose from chef at a Chicago firm to work with Joalin Schmidt in Cincinnati, then ran his own business before leading a U S government laboratory.

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Hero for Boys by Dr. Frank Crane

Dr. Frank Crane argues boys need heroic figures and cites Thomas Edison and Lindbergh as exemplary, but elevates William Mulholland for owning up to a dam disaster. He praises accountability and integrity, criticizing evasive blame shifting and urging men to accept responsibility.

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The Hand Of Toil In A Workingman's Sculpture

The article contrasts Rodin's fame with Ber Coffet a hatmaker and sculptor at the Independents show in New York. It argues civilization stems from working hands and praises the hand that labors over factories tunnels trains and roads, urging society to honor the hands that build all we own.

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