San Antonio Light Circulation Audit Highlights Growth
The San Antonio Light reports six month ending March 31 1917 daily average circulation of 20 709 and Sunday 24 300. Net paid daily 19 779 and Sunday 22 378. Audit Bureau of Circulation certifies the figures and endorses 50 percent higher paid circulation direct to San Antonio households.
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San Antonio Light
Audit Bureau of Circulation
United States
Canada
America
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San Antonio
Long Range Onions and War News Reflections
A humorous essay ties the Texas onion to Newport Rhode Island and naval reserve life, noting sailors and society both love the odoriferous produce. It then shifts to a critique of wartime press freedom and government reliance on newspapers, urging fair taxation and land reform amid war needs.
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Newport
Rhode Island
Society
United States Naval Reserve
Newport Society
Navy
Naval Reserve
Texas
Taxing Advertising Threat to Newspapers Revenue
The piece condemns congressional and administrative attempts to tax newspaper advertising and postal rates, arguing such measures would choke the press after it aided the nation in crisis. It warns that lawmakers seek to limit the press by reducing its revenue and silencing its function.
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Congress
Idle land tax debated as wartime revenue and food measure
The piece argues for an idle land tax to mobilize underused acres for wartime revenue and food production. It cites New York committees and national data showing roughly half of tillable land idle, mostly held by speculators, and says taxation could force utilization and boost production.
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Mexico
Russia
United States
Texas
Union
Illinois
Congress
New York City
Middle West
Senate panel backs two cent tax on bank checks
The Senate Finance Committee favors a two cent tax on bank checks, arguing it will not impose hardship on some individuals.
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Senate Finance Committee
Confederate Ghosts Parade In Washington
A wartime snapshot notes German secret agents in Washington observed a Confederate parade. The line about aged men in gray suggests lingering fighting spirit despite changing tides of war.
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Washington
German View on U.S. Entry War Comments
Germany still holds that the United States entering the war was incon sequential and may seek opinions from its submarine commanders on the matter. The remark suggests a wartime strategic stance and consideration of naval perspectives.
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United States
Russia Eyes Calendar Reform to Align with World Time
The new Russian government may adopt the Gregorian calendar to replace the Julian calendar. Russia lags about thirteen days behind the rest of the world, a change resisted previously on grounds of piety and tradition.
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Russia
Party Responsibility Destroyed in Terrell Election Law
Waco Times-Herald argues Terrell election law erodes party responsibility in Texas. It claims governors and legislators are elected on personal pledges, not party platforms, leaving voters with only a shadow of a political party.
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Texas
Waco Times-Herald
Utilize Both Coasts and Lakes for Ocean Vessels
The Boston Transcript argues for building oceangoing ships at coast shipyards while acknowledging the Great Lakes yards merit for large tonnage and cost efficiency. It notes half the mercantile marine on the Great Lakes, with many steel steamships constructed there.
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Mercantile Marine
Great Lakes
Boston Transcript
Government keeps border protected as Villa seizes town
The Beaumont Journal notes that while regulars were moved to form new units and to serve in France, a sufficient patrol remained on the border. Villa’s capture of Ojinaga opposite Presidio demonstrates the administration’s prudence in maintaining border protection.
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Villa
Ojinaga
Presidio
Beaumont Journal
Back-yard Economy boosts urban garden efforts
The Orange Leader promotes starting a back-yard truck garden to cut costs and improve health and pleasure. It argues fresh garden produce supports economy and well being, noting garden flowers hold value and that planting now yields benefits for upkeep and enjoyment.
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Orange Leader
Food Hoarding Seen as Felony in Senate Bill
Galveston Tribune argues that hoarding or destroying food and fuel to raise prices should be a felony under the administration’s food bill, praising the provision as essential in wartime or peace. It deplores speculators who hold essentials for profit and urges keeping the clause in the measure.
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Senate
Galveston Tribune
Buy a Bond Right Away Signal for Oversubscribed Loan
The article urges immediate subscription to the 2 billion dollar bond loan, praising strong reports of success and urging all to participate to show united support for federal efforts. It calls for everyone to subscribe within their means to reach an impressive total.
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Liberty Lian
United
United States
Waco Times-Herald
Letters to the Light Policy on Signatures
The Light notes letters must be signed for publication and anonymous submissions are not considered. Publication does not imply endorsement by the publishers.
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The
Light
Against Woman Suffrage in Corpus Christi Letter
A Corpus Christi reader opposes woman suffrage, arguing women should avoid politics. He warns of risks to the vote and society, questions racial and immigrant voting, praises temperance work, and urges women to stay out of politics while urging men to handle finances and civic duties.
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Corpus Christi
Texas
Congress
Sam
Sacred Duty of Southern Women to Preserve Pure Caucasian Blood
A speaker urges Southern women to uphold racial purity for future generations, claiming the necessity of maintaining traditions of the great race. She insists men cannot or will not provide the means to challenge this mandate, noting their restraint in granting it.
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South
Labor and capital may be reconciled in postwar Britain
London reports quotes John Hodge MP predicting reduced conflict between labor and capital after the war and urging mutual sacrifice and cooperation between employers and employees. R Smillie cautions that capitalism endures and that wartime female employment will expand, urging women to join trade unions to avoid becoming rivals to men.
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London
John Hodge
M. P
R. Smillie
Great Britain
Trade Unions Congress
Falkirk
Smillie
The Matrimaniac at Theaters Fairbanks Empire
Douglas Fairbanks stars in The Matrimaniac at the Empire today through Thursday. The program boasts feats of leaping, climbing and a rail coach ride with a wire marriage arranged by a jailed minister as Fairbanks honeymoon plans unfold. Pathe News No 48 also screens with a Know American scenic.
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Doug
Cotton Thread Inception
For nearly a century thread was made only from linen and silk. Napoleon burned silk stocks, prompting Paisley thread makers to seek a substitute. Cotton proved viable, sparking a new industry in cotton thread and a steady progress thereafter.
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Napoleon
Europe
Hamburg
Noted Senator Sorghum Laughs Off Gaffe
The Washington Star quotes Senator Sorghum recalling a public stumble and the joke that the incident produced the hit of his life as articles labeled him a dependable statesman.
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Buister
Washington Star
Texas to Recruit 12 000 for National Guard Division
A nationwide drive to raise 12 000 volunteers for a new Texas National Guard division starts soon. Brigadier General John A. Hulen emphasizes enlistment with home communities before the federal draft takes effect after July 1. Texas officers and home-state command offer strong local ties and familiarity to recruits.
Governors orders to raise military units across Texas
The governor appoints major of the field Signal Battalion Towns to Raise Units and authorizes formation of new regiments at multiple Texas locations including Abilene Amarillo Austin Big Springs Brownsville Brownwood Belton Brady Beaumont Cleburne Childress Crockett Coleman Comanche Corpus Christi Denison Denton Dublin Dallas Ennis Nacogdoches El Paso Fort Worth Gainesville Galveston Gonzales Georgetown Haskell Honey Grove Houston Jefferson Jacksonville Longview La Grange Lockhart Laredo Mount Pleasant Mexia New Braunfels Nacogdoches Orange Palestine Paris Port Arthur Quanah San Angelo San Marcos San Antonio Sulphur Springs Sherman Sweetwater Snyder Stephenville Legion Smithville Temple Terrell Texarkana Tyler Uvalde Victoria Waco Waxahachie Wichita Falls Wharton Yoakum and other towns may apply. Further locations to complete the organization and the list of company officers will be announced later.
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Abilene
Amarillo
Austin
Big Springs
Brownsville
Brownwood
Belton
Brady
Beaumont
Cleburne
Childress
Crockett
Coleman
Comanche
Corpus Christi
Denison
Denton
Dublin
Dallas
Ennis
Nagle Pass
el Paso
Fort Worth
Gainesville
Galveston
Gonzales
Georgetown
Haskell
Honey Grove
Texas National Guard recruitment ad bureau forms in Houston
A publicity bureau established in Houston will aid recruiting for the new Texas National Guard divisions. Lieut. Kenneth C. Perry, formerly of The San Antonio Light, leads the effort to prepare copy and secure publication in Texas newspapers. Brig. Gen. John A. Hulen and staff are coordinating plans in Houston.
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Texas National Guard
Houston
Kenneth C. Perry
San Antonio Light
Perry
Texas
Texas National Guard Division
John A. Hulen
Medical Officers Needed in Texas National Guard
The Texas National Guard seeks medical officers as a new division is formed. Major John J. O'Reilly notes immediate openings for physicians to gain army experience and serve patriotic duty. Applications are being received at the office of the commanding general in Houston.
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Houston
Tex
Texas National Guard
Guard
John J. O'Reilly
Army
O'Reilly
Indian aids bond issue widens with Barnett subscription
Jackson Barnett the wealthiest Indian in the United States subscribed 640000 dollars to Liberty Loan bonds through his guardian Carl J. O’Hornett of Henryetta Oklahoma. Secretary Lane ruled ward status allowed subscriptions opening the way for more Indian support. Barnett, son of a Creek chieftain, earned wealth from oil lands near Tulsa. He had initially opposed the tract saying it was fit only for coyotes and jack rabbits.
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Washington, D. C
Jackson Barnett
United States
Liberty Loan
Carl J. O’hornett
Henryetta
Okla
Lane
Barnett
Tulsa
Earliest Oil Flow Found at 22 Feet in Kansas Well
Eck Wilson, a farmer near Augusta, Kansas, reports oil flow at 22 feet from a shallow well. The well shows a three plus foot oil column and refills after extraction. A nearby pipeline leak was speculated as a feed, and Wilson plans another well and more drilling if the second test proves productive.
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Augusta
Kan
Eck Wilson
Here
Wilson
The Better Half Parish Worker McGinty Dialogue
The Sydney Bulletin quotes a parish worker calling Mrs. McGinty the steady home anchor while remarking on the husband’s drunkenness. The exchange portrays social norms and wry humor about domestic life in the community.
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