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Newspaper

San Antonio Light

Location

San Antonio, Texas, United States of America

Date

Jun 15, 1913

Page

2

San Antonio Light circulation figures and distribution details

The San Antonio Light newspaper reports its daily and Sunday circulation, noting total weekday and Sunday copies, hotel and hotel marketing reach, and certified figures for nine quarters. It includes office addresses in Chicago and Boston, and highlights advertiser evaluations and distribution statistics for February 25, 1918.

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San Antonio elects Clinton G Brown mayor by large margin

In a decisive win Clinton G Brown becomes mayor of San Antonio. Voters also approve a bond issue for municipal improvements, expecting an efficient street program and high quality engineering work to fix the city’s failing paving, sewers, and urban infrastructure.

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City reads on appointing trusted official for bond issue

In the mayor’s time Callagan era critics urge selecting a candidate with broad voter confidence. They warn that appointing someone linked to a department seen as corrupt could jeopardize the bond issue and its success.

Callagan Brown

San Antonio Urges Sailor Talk Backed by Coastal View

In a humorous local take on naval language policy, San Antonio residents defend port and starboard while proposing hay board and strawboard as clearer terms. The piece mocks tobacco muddled speech and praises a naval rethink, noting President Wilson’s selection and praising Commodore Smithers’ caution.

Fable Describes Texas City Committee Forming Plans

A Texas city described in a nonfictitious fable forms a committee of men who plan to do things. The piece notes the city is not San Antonio and hints at implications beyond the traditional fable purpose. The narrative suggests real-world parallels between the committee and municipal action.

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The Fable of the Big Man and the San Antonio Committee

A long fable set in Texas contrasts a San Antonio committee with a powerful city man. The committee fails to keep dates and asks for favors, while the Big Man never gets approached. The lesson mocks small-group incompetence and ends with the line that nothing like this happens in San Antonio.

Danish Scholar Finds Telegraphic Code For Chinese

A Dane, Professor Schelienmp, devised a numeral code to convert Chinese characters into telegraphic signals. The system assigns numbers to the most common 1000 characters, then transmits them as numerals so the reader reconstructs the intended words.

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Homes for Vice Presidents Social Center Debate

Washington social life stirs as calls rise for a handsome home for the vice president. Critics warn the capital could become a social center, with lavish entertaining at government expense, favored by rich elites and heiresses.

Washington Merophis News ScimMar

Has More Women Than Men in Britain and America

A New York Ward letter cites a British statistic claiming 4 178 427 more women than men in Great Britain and notes Massachusetts with fewer than one tenth of Britain's population has 6 000 more women than men. The piece compares female surplus between nations and questions the causes.

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Meat price rise prompts retailers to seek cheaper supplies

The paper reports that the meat trade faces pressure as trusts push for an immediate price increase while retailers search for cheaper sources, noting Culcoga and Tennessee links as suppliers.

Citizens debate city bonds and charter reforms

AUSTIN Tex Tuna 14 letter from the state tax payers organization opposes a bond amendment. The statement criticizes Dr S B Moats for advising voters and argues the plan would bind future bonds to state universities and risk higher taxes. It questions need for duplicating schools and warns of costly debt shifting to taxpayers.

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Historical Misprint Reflects Mexican Civil War Debates

The article discusses confusion over Carranza's decree and the Maximilian era law of October 3, 1863, noting errors about Maximilian and Carlota arriving in 1864 and the law’s intent to punish liberal supporters. It critiques border misunderstandings and emphasizes accurate history of Juarez era policies and trials.

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