San Antonio Light circulation audit report 1917
The San Antonio Light's six months ending March 31 1917 daily average circulation was 20700 and 24300 for the Sunday edition. Net paid daily 19779 and Sunday 22378. Audit Bureau certification asserts higher paid circulation guarantees to advertisers.
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Crockett
San Antonio
United States
Canensntene Imeem
Mtns
Eminem
New York
Ici
Paul Block, Inc
Fifth Ave
Chicago
Paul Block
San Antonio Light
Audit Bureau of Circulation
Canada
America
Europe
San Authonly Light
Campaign urges dog and cat control to aid war effort
A wartime editorial calls for aggressive city dog catcher action to reduce dogs and cats in San Antonio. It argues many pets waste food, threaten health, and harm wildlife, urging enforcement of licenses and removal from streets to support food conservation and public safety.
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San Antonio
The University Muddle in Texas Politics debate
The piece argues Governor Ferguson may restore the University of Texas to serve all Texans, contending the governor acts as custodian of the people’s property amid regent and injunction clashes. It notes university finances and governance, with emphasis on keeping higher education accessible and politically neutral.
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Ferguson
University of Texas
Texas
Board of
Regents
Mirabeau B. Lamar
el Paso
Private Smith Shares Warfront Lessons at Fort Sheridan
Two army officers heard a private named Smith giving earnest wartime advice at Fort Sheridan Illinois. He claimed service with Canada's Princess Patricia’s Regiment and offered guidance to new recruits eager to learn from combat experience.
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Fort Sheridan
Illinois
Smith
Princess Pat
Canada
German forces evacuate Messines salient say Berlin
Report says the German defense at Messines was withdrawn in an orderly retreat amid cautious German and Allied claims. The Danube reference frames a broader wartime mood as observers note slow, subdued German counteractions and a tense strategic landscape.
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Berlin
Messines Salient
Root Commission Welcomed for Brief Petrograd Stop
The Root commission arrived in Petrograd and was met with a cool reception before officials led them to the Winter Palace for a formal acknowledgment.
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Petrograd
Winter Palace
Royalty Futility Highlighted by American Paper
An opinion noting that royalty in Britain is largely ceremonial and ineffective, comparing it to a Virginia family coat of arms. It claims George V has little real influence, while he serves as a picturesque figure for London clubmen to imitate.
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Great Britain
Ixing
George
United Kingdom
London
Louisville Courier-Journal
Let the Enemy Alone War Promotion Warning
The Temple Telegram urges neutrality in wartime debate and cautions against aiding enemies who hinder the current war effort. It warns that opposing the United States will not end the war and could prolong it.
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United State
Temple
Holland in Dutch pickle over war loans and payments
The Houston Post notes Holland faces a financial bind as it sold England large food exports for exchequer bills. Germany then asks to pay its debts the same way. With either outcome of the war, Holland fears trouble collecting from England or Germany and expects a volatile profit and loss for the tiny kingdom.
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Holland
England
Germany
Little Kingdom
Houston Post
Americans Reach Front in England Welcome Home
Reports confirm safe arrival of American hospital units in England along with engineers in London. Among those landed is the Boston unit led by Major Cushing with many Boston doctors and nurses aboard. Core note remains the service ahead, but reception abroad is a heartfelt occasion.
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England
Regiment of Engineers
London
Boston
Cushing
Atlantic
Boston Transcript
Government Ownership Critique By British Transport Expert
A British commission member on Canadian roads argues democracy’s political control risks making government railway ownership dubious. The piece notes U S railways are government influenced through regulation, and laments current crippled railroad conditions that hinder speed and efficiency.
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British Commission
Joint
Congressional Committee
Fort Worth
No Time for Strikes War Urged Across Arizona Mines
The El Paso Times urges authorities in Arizona and the nation to prevent a strike among Jerome Verde company miners that could spread statewide. It warns a labor dispute must not hinder copper and other metals critical to the U S war effort, noting labor leaders have pledged no strikes during the war.
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Arizona
Jerome Verde Company
United States
Europe
el Paso Times
Conspiracy Trial Slows as Texas Regents Case Proceeds
In Austin, the Lomax in junction suit against university regents delays resolution into the rest of the week. Testimony includes Dr Vinson and Regent W R Brents about governor pressure to remove Vinson and others, with telegrams exchanged confirming political maneuvering and loyalty pledges.
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Austin
Tex
Lomax
Board of Regents
University
Ireland Graves
Twenty-sixth District Court
Dr. Vinson
W. R. Brents
Mr. Brents
Wilbur P. Allen
Cate Hotel
Galvez
Galveston
Brents
Regent State University
Vinson
Supreme Court of Texas
James E. Ferguson
Texas
James FE
Ferguson
Grayson County
Bexar Delegates Plan Dallas Mass Meeting for Texas Uni
Bexar County delegates were elected to attend a Dallas mass meeting Saturday to devise ways to keep Texas University open. A resolution urged all eligible citizens to join the delegation leaving Thursday night by Katy. Special cars will be provided. Nat M. Washer presided with J. H. Haile as secretary.
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Bexar County
Dallas
Texas University
Gunter Hotel
Katy
Graham Dowdell
Crockett
Texas
Nat M. Washer
J. H. Haile
Mr. Haile
A. W. Seeligson
Edwin Chamberlain
Marshall Hicks
Chester Terrell
Washer
University
Delegates Named From Bexar County In Contested Forum
Controversy and political maneuvering surround the delegation list from Bexar County. The roster includes L. H. Browne Alfred Ward Mrs. G. Bedell Moore and numerous other named delegates such as Dr. Frank Paschal Mary C. Harper A. Kronkosky and W. A. Wurzbach reflecting broad local representation amid ongoing deliberations.
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Bexar County
L. H. Browne
Alfred Ward
G. Bedell Moore
Charles S. Meek
Daniel
Pauline Murrah
J. T. Smith
Rena M. Green
M. J. Bliem
Eli Hertzberg
E. Mason
G. W. Smith
Nat M. Washer
Fred Combs
A. C. Pancoast
J. Ira Kircheville
C. A. Goeth
Graham Dowdell
Frank Paschal
George C.vaughn
William Aubrey
Chester H. Terrell
T. C. Frost
J. H. Halle
D. ™. Brown
Carter
F. A. Nixon
J. EE. Jarratt
Winchester Kelso
Seth Searcey
Elmer E. Abbey
T. T. Jackson
J. O. Terrell
Ike Pryor
Franz Groos
Tom Frost
Robert D. Barclay
LB. F. Nicholson
Tl. N. Smith
Leo Dielmann
Ed Richardson
Marshall Hicks
W. F. Miller
John C. Beck
Charles §. Venable
W. A. Wurzbach
Women urged to meet to save University of Texas
Mrs. Percy V. Pennybacker calls Texas women to a mass meeting in Dallas on Saturday June 16 at 10 am to prevent possible UT closure. The appeal urges unity among Jews Christians and Catholics to preserve the heritage of freedom of thought and education.
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Austin
Tex
Percy V. Pennybacker
National Federation of Women’s Clubs
Women of Texas
Dallas
University of Texas
Men of
Texas
Matrimaniac at Theaters Fairbanks Ends Today
Douglas Fairbanks stars in The Matrimaniac at Theaters Fairbanks a Triangle play adapted from Octavus Roy Rohen and J. A. Giesy about a couple facing comic misadventures to wed. The program also includes a Know America scenic and Pathe News No 45.
Uruguay in sympathy for allies in United States war
The Uruguayan government approves of Brazil’s neutrality revocation and expresses sympathy with the Allied cause. It advocates forming a league of nations to defend international law.
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Montevideo
United States
Germany
League of Nations
Mayors urged to attend Texas municipal convention in Dallas
Questions of municipal preparedness and wartime problems will be discussed at the Texas League of Municipalities and Texas Town and City Planning Association joint convention in Dallas on June 20 to 22. Joseph Hirsch urged Texas mayors and city officials to attend as a patriotic duty due to the subject’s vital importance.
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Dallas
Tex
Texas League of Municipalities
Texas Town and City Planning Association
League
Texas State Council of Defense
Texas
Joseph Hirsch
Corpus Christi
League of Texas Municipalities
State Council of Defense
Son of a Gamboleer Army Engineer Ballad at Camp Funston
A humorous Army engineer ballad from Camp Funston Texas recounts the trials of a wanderer from Texas state as he endures drill and punishment under officers. The song follows his misadventures from hydration to marching to rifle practice, ending with mentions of going to France and fighting Germany.
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Smith
Officers Training Camp
Camp Funston
Tex
Air
Geott
Texas State
London Essay Sparks Teacher Debate
A pupil wrote that Londoners are stupid, citing a textbook line about the city’s dense population. The teacher questioned the logic behind the claim, prompting discussion on wording and bias in class assignments.
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London
The Light Letters Policy
Readers must sign letters for publication with names shown only if desired Anonymous letters are not accepted Typewritten signatures count as anonymous Publication does not imply policy endorsement by The Light publishers
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The
Light
Farmers urge sale of 2,067,000 acres of university land
W F Miller argues in a letter that state university lands totaling 2,067,000 acres are held for speculation and leased for as little as two to ten cents per acre per year. He contends selling the land to settlers would raise revenue, ease taxes, and benefit the university and local communities.
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Panhandle
Andrews County
University
W. F. Miller
First Annual Conference of American League for National Unity
Washington D C June 14 delegates from every state attended the first annual conference of the American League for National Unity speakers included Senator Borah Herbert Hoover and John M Parker among the leaders. The league aims to end hyphenism and to conduct a national Americanization campaign for all citizens. Dr Charles P Steinmetz presided and spoke on the importance of national unity.
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Washington, D. C
American League For National Unity
Senator Borah
Idaho
Herbert C. Hoover
John M. Parker
New Orleans
Prizes for Farmers Awarded by National Agricultural League
The National Agricultural League allocates 50000 in prizes to boost food production across the United States. Awards of 500 to 5000 will honor top quality and quantity of grains and vegetables, with an additional 25000 for meat products and poultry raising.
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New York
Bureau of Awards and Prizes
The
National Agricultural League
United States
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