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Newspaper
San Antonio Light
Location
San Antonio, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jun 17, 1915
Page
2
Fragmentary OCR records list a San Antonio Light notice with garbled names and addresses. It appears to be a public or legal notice section item dated around January, referencing a location between Avenue C and M and a street near Trevi Atrewt.
The Associated Advertising Clubs draw a record crowd, with 10 000 to 20 000 expected in Chicago from June 20 to 24. The article notes advertising as a science, demanding honesty and efficiency, and calls for proof of circulation by media. It highlights the clubs’ role in elevating standards, transparency, and accountable spending for advertisers.
Readers urge editors to print diverse opinions about art and policy. They argue ex-secretary remarks deserve consideration rather than being discarded as trivial. The writers defend free expression and insist Bryans views be weighed in public discourse.
The piece criticizes William Jennings Bryan as a private citizen losing standing, accusing him of betraying public trust by exposing administration secrets and launching an anti-Wilson movement. It argues newspapers must publish news regardless of editor or reader preferences and questions Bryan’s judgment and credibility as he pushes his campaign.
The Texas Review edited by Stark Young at the University of Texas aims to spotlight Texas’s puissant sons and their literary works while addressing the state’s economic development. It features a scholarly piece by Tandley M. Keashey, titled Wealth and Its Ways, adapted from a recent commencement address delivered in Sanatokio.
An extended critique extols the Texas Review for presenting economic problems Americans face and principles for solutions. It highlights Dr. Keasbey and Texas writers and notes Edmund Gosse and Maurice Hewlin poems as examples. The piece lauds the publication’s high literary standard and aims to project Lone Star influence abroad.
The interview by Dr. von Jagow with the Associated Press challenges Germany’s claim that its submarine warfare is a necessity. He says the British blockade is not a matter of necessity but of principle, implying the starvation talk is unfounded and exposing the war’s moral framing. His statements contradict earlier German claims and may aid Allied understanding of German motive.
A Galveston Tribune excerpt analyzes how treaties fail without enforcement. It cites Germany’s breach of Belgian neutrality, Italy’s noncompliance with the triple alliance, and Romania’s potential to ignore stipulations, warning that a scrap of paper cannot deter war without penalties.
The Times-Picayune notes Mr. Bryan's resignation as Secretary of State signals no surprise amid cabinet strains over foreign policy measures. It cites Tate's lack of alignment with policy and delays in Berlin replies as indicators of ongoing tensions within the administration.
In a Gotham corruption tale a district attorney's aide Manon Munson faces pressure from a crooked legal world led by the aging Charles Gilson. A tawdry cafe sting, a dancing girl, and a pivotal encounter test Mason's integrity as he weighs truth against a career's lure. The plot threads converge on a city machinery fueled by public votes and vice.
Fragmentary OCR text shows a disrupted meeting or talk with scattered names and phrases. No clear event, date, place, or outcome is readable. The legible bits mention questions, a person named Rav Meo, and scattered words like tomorrow and a talk context, but no coherent facts emerge.
A garbled fashion note discusses straw hats and simple styling ideas. It mentions a square tied under the chin, a focus on hat shape and color, and mentions a timeless, versatile approach for summer wear. The tone mimics a period style with recommendations for a neat, basic straw look.
A Sleepy Time Tales story follows the Rose Fairy disciplining rose bugs for mischief. The rebel insects are forced to eat rose leaves as punishment, learning to obey. The lesson lingers as the bugs become careful to follow their mistress.
Libau emerges as a fortified Baltic port with major naval and commercial significance. The article details its explosive industry, shipbuilding, and rail connections to Moscow Petrograd and Kharyroy, noting German, Russian and Lettish influences, and its role as a fashionable seaside resort prior to the war. It also describes fortifications completed in the 1892 85 period and the city’s strategic value in the military and industrial landscape of the region.
MARCU A. GOODRICH argues that Latin wastefully drains funds from San Antonio high schools. He calls for a major revision and funding shift toward practical subjects like public speaking, commercial courses, and modern languages to better educate future citizens. The letter also discusses politics and wartime sentiment.
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