San Antonio Light Publishing Details And Subscriptions
The San Antonio Light announces its publication lineage with the San Antonio Gazette and describes subscription rates for daily and Sunday editions, carrier and mail options, annual terms, and delivery contact numbers for subscription changes and service notices. It notes newsstands nationwide and provides office contact instructions and pricing details.
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Open Window schooling gains support in Philadelphia style debate
A medical inspector reports that rooms with open windows in winter boost student health, alertness, attendance, and progress. Philadelphia moves to expand open window classes while San Antonio residents celebrate year round outdoor activity enabled by their climate.
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Millionaire Oarsmen and City Arrogance Highlighted
A New York paper rails at the Harvard rowing team and Yale coach W Averell Harriman, noting that many crewmembers come from millionaire families. It mocks the belief that wealth governs all and mocks the city’s self importance in contrast to outside views.
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Kennedy reply sparks debate on Texas bond amendment
The Lieut continues to advocate the bond proposal while critiquing A M Kennedy s reply to S E Mezes on proposed constitutional changes. Kennedy s four reasons oppose duplication, higher costs, and debt shifts, while supporters insist joint effort advances higher education and deny duplicity in the House.
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Harvard Crew Heiress Wields Wealth Amid Yale Race Talk
E D Morgan of Westbury long on wealth and power, reportedly worth at least 25 million, is noted as Harvard’s top rower. The piece recalls the rowers’ dining quarrel with the Harvard Athletic Association and criticizes New York’s money-focus while America awaits the Thames race winner.
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Educational bonds debate vows state growth and fiscal trust
President Mezes argues doubling university capacity is needed to serve Texas farmers, cautioning against tax burden fears. Proponents say bonds funded by the permanent endowment will finance new grounds and buildings, while critics warn of higher maintenance costs and loss of voter control over debt.
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Alpena Citizens Build 250 Mile Highway in One Day
In Alpena Michigan a public surge built a 250 mile highway in a single day with 8000 volunteers. The piece contrasts Alpena’s campaign with San Antonio’s Highway League, noting public support as key to real access to roads and progress.
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No Handicap on Efficiency in AG Tax on Trusts
The Galveston Tribune argues that the attorney general's proposal to tax trusts does not harm efficiency. It explains trusts as holding companies created by consolidating small firms, issuing stock at about three for one, and gaining value from partial monopoly enabling price manipulation by retailers, jobbers, or consumers.
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Henry Flagler and the overseas railroad triumph
The piece notes Henry Flagler's persistence in building the overseas railroad once ridiculed as impractical. It highlights his work ethic, his ownership of a grand yacht, and his lack of travel to Europe or beyond the Rockies, underscoring that he was always on the job and achieved significant feats.
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Earnings of Law Rule in Early Philadelphia Era
The writer recalls James Buchanan earning about 6500 annually in Lancaster during his first five years of practice. He cites Philadelphia lawyers stating fewer than 10 percent of all current Philadelphia bar members earn as much as Buchanan did, highlighting a historical earnings comparison from the Philadelphia Ledger.
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Philadelphia Ledger
To-Hai-Koh's Death Festival and White Medicine Trick
The great To-Hai-Koh of Parrot Island feigns death to stage a death festival. A white trader cures his pain with oil, stealing half the chieftain’s fortune and sparking anger, while the chief vows to endure three bottles of the oil to test its power.
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Wilson as a Lobbyist in Senate Debate
The Kansas City Star reports President Wilson is accused of being a lobbyist in the Senate debate. The article defines lobbying as arousing fear among constituents and argues he is effective because congressmen fear home say from voters. They fear losing support if home folk learn they serve special interests.
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The Use of Heroin Aids Snares of Addiction
The article explains heroin’s rise over three years among cocaine morphine and opium users. It describes heroin hydrochloride forms, rapid effects on users, progression from stimulation to sleep and deep depression, overdose risk and the draining impact on appearance mind and body.
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Philadelphia
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Traffic war looming over Panama canal route says Toledo Blade
The Toledo Blade notes Panama offers 41 miles shorter from New York to Manila and 245 miles to Hong Kong, prompting questions about shifting world trade routes. It warns Suez will fight to keep its traffic and suggests a Panama driven war could outpace past toll disputes with Britain.
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Office tableau ends with donor boss aiding clerk
An office scene unfolds as a sympathetic boss comforts a distressed typist whose mother suffers appendicitis. He offers to pay for hospital care and urges urgent surgery, then his wife unexpectedly appears, ending the tableau with a dramatic twist.
Canadian Parliament rejects plan to lend three battleships
The Canadian Parliament rejects funding three battleships for Britain at 35 million dollars. Authorities argue Britain already has a large navy and funds are better spent on domestic improvements and agricultural growth in the northwest. King George has urged peace, influencing parliamentary restraint and suggesting more rulers could follow Canada’s lead to save battleship money.
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