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Newspaper
San Antonio Light
Location
San Antonio, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jun 14, 1916
Page
6
San Antonio Light and Gazette publication info lists the paper’s merger, post office entry, and office address at 609-511 Travis Street between Avenues C and D. This day AP wire service note anchors the newspaper’s identity and baseline location details.
Daily and Sunday home delivery options listed for 1 month or 1 year including carrier and mail prices. Instructions request readers provide both old and new addresses for changes and to notify the office if delivery is irregular. Contact Crockett 1742 or new phone 170.
The San Antonio Light May daily average circulation was 21 009 copies and Sundays 24 836. After deducting unsold and nonpaid copies the net paid averages were 19 325 daily and 22 686 Sunday. The Audit Bureau of Circulation certified the figures, supporting the paper's claim to higher paid home circulation than any other local paper.
Theodore Roosevelt refused a photographer's request to pose as he retreated to Sagamore Hill after losing the Chicago convention. The piece notes his long history of public portraits and cartoons and argues his humane qualities despite a political defeat.
The piece argues the Democrats will renominate Woodrow Wilson and back preparedness while fighting the tariff and foreign policy. It asserts the Republican ticket led by Hughes is impregnable unless errors occur, and notes criticism of Wilson's Mexico policy from even his Texas allies.
The piece argues that Bryan’s failures haunt Wilsonism, while many voters blame Wilson for wartime talk and inaction. It notes the Democrats’ advantages from Wilson’s overall executive ability and prosperity, but warns that without a relentless, faultless campaign the party could be beaten in the upcoming race. The forecast envisions a hard, decisive contest.
The piece argues pacifists misread history and that future wars will center on markets and trade. It notes Germany's shipping tied up in Hamburg, Britain's fleet keeping merchant marines busy, and the United States gaining South American trade. It warns of a finish-to-end struggle for world markets and a heightened risk of global war.
A Prohibitionist petition to submit the prohibition question to voters prompts criticism of the Texas state executive committee for accepting the petition despite doubts about signature validity. The piece argues the committee should have halted action until legally certain, warning that such laxity risks chaos in state government.
The executive committee faced a contested submission petition tied to prohibition, with Texas voters and Governor Ferguson known for opposing prohibition. The committee chose to accept the petition despite doubts about legality, ignoring evident public sentiment and the governor’s position.
The chairman’s address centers on peace and prosperity as the convention’s guiding theme. The speech emphasizes that government ensuring these blessings has fulfilled its duty and merits continued power to sustain its public beneficence.
Quanah Tribune Chief notes that half of U S young men would fail military fitness. It blames late hours cold drinks and cigarettes and argues discipline and harder work will produce a superior race that can compete with others.
The Pittsburg Dispatch urges the House naval affairs committee to increase the shipbuilding program. It calls for experienced naval control, rapid authorizations, and swift construction to defend the nation, warning that delay will be too late.
Texas has the world’s longest electric railway, with 251 miles of track. The Texas Electric Railway now owns lines from Dallas to Denison, Dallas to Corsicana, and Dallas to Waco, plus about sixteen miles of local service in Denison, Sherman, McKinney, Waco, Waxahachie, and Corsicana. Local financing and operation are chiefly by residents of served towns.
The New York Post quotes that full church unity may be elusive but solidarity is forming. Denominations will view themselves as administrative bodies with common aims, allowing member interchange and pooling of resources in many localities. Inter-work among groups increases as shared efforts grow.
The piece cites that New Zealand has had women voters for twenty years and the country also reports the world’s lowest baby death rate. It adds several other nations, Australia Norway Sweden Denmark and Finland, with similarly low infant mortality, suggesting voting rights may correlate with maternal care and public welfare.
The article argues that only one interpretation exists for the peace talks as censors in European capitals navigate signals. It sees the tentative proposals as early negotiations, not authorized, yet likely to provoke fighting if needed. The piece notes winged words spreading in England and Germany, with war losses intensifying the drive for peace.
Scholarly persons warn that over 45 percent of the nation’s money sits in private hands or hidden away rather than in banks. They note bank deposits total 1.76 billion dollars and argue that moving funds into savings would boost credit and national prosperity.
Instructions describe making iced cocoa served in tall glasses at parties and teas. It includes boiling milk with sugar and cocoa, mixing with cold water, thickening, freezing to batter, and topping with snow cream. A second recipe explains snow cream from cream, lemon juice, water, and sugar whipped to froth.
The Houston Post criticizes Justice Hughes for broad generalities in his Republican nomination telegram. It urges specific policy answers on intervention, tariff readings, Americanism, and the party platform to avoid future disappointment and ensure clear public understanding.
Quote from the Birmingham Age-Herald recalls a man described as a college graduate who earns about 15 each week and is regarded as exceptional for his prior knowledge of automobiles before attending college.
A pair of blackbirds discover a crow nest above theirs. After a scare, the crow child is left behind and adopted by the blackbird family, joining their brood and growing up with their chicks as the crows become part of their circle. The tale ends with the crow living with the blackbird family.
Dr. Wilfred Grenfell recounts a trip in a Gog sled to a distant Labrador village where a boy suffers indigestion. The party prepares luncheon of steaming tea and pork buns that resist freezing, a rare natural food.
The article urges women to include several sport skirts in the season wardrobe noting their moderate price and appealing styles. Silk jersey skirts with patch pockets and clever pocket girdle and button arrangements are highlighted as desirable. An illustrated striped corduroy skirt with crushed girdle and envelope pockets is described as ideal for outdoor wear.
In a curious exchange, a guide explains he took a month's supply of compressed-food tablets this morning. He recalls eating them after breakfast, then hungrily consumes a pork bun, revealing a casual attitude toward the rationed provisions.
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