San Antonio Light and Gazette Editors and Publishers Note
The San Antonio Light presents byline credits for editors and publishers Charles B Diehl Garrision L Beach. The note specifies the newspaper’s merger history, the exclusive leased wire service, and post office registration details with publication office locations on Travia Street between Avenues C and D.
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San Antonio
Travia Street
Avenues C and
Charles 8. Diehl Garrison L. Beach
Newspaper Delivery Rates and Address Change Note
Daily and Sunday subscriptions offered for 1 month 1 year and advance payments. Notices advise providing old and new addresses for paper delivery changes and to report irregular service. The San Antonio Light lists postal offices and agents with contact details and city offices of Paul Block, Inc. in New York Chicago and Boston.
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Crockett
San Antonio
United States
New York
Paul Block, Inc
Fifth Ave
Chicago
Boston
Boston Safe Deposit & Trust
San Antonio Light Circulation Figures For May 1914
The San Antonio Light reports May daily average circulation of 21 245 copies and Sunday edition 24 487 copies. Net paid daily average is 19 540 and Sunday 22 527. The Association of American Advertisers certifies nine months ending June 30, 1912. Audit considered authoritative by advertisers in America and Europe.
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San Antonio Light
Association of American Advertisers
San Antonio
N. ¥. Ayer & Son
Philadelphia
America
Europe
Slayden urged to back national prohibition vote
In a Texas dispatch, voters are told it is twelve days to July 1 for the Hobson amendment on nationwide prohibition to reach the national House in Washington. The piece accuses Congressman James L. Slayden of neglecting his duties while campaigning and appeals for him to vote against the amendment and be in Washington.
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Hobson
House of Representatives
Washington
James L. Slayden
Texas
Slater
San Antonio
Llano
Slayden
Bexar County
Llano County
United States
Hobson Amendment
Patmont Again Reported Missing In Wisconsin And Michigan
The Rev. Louis R. Patmont of Milwaukee, noted prohibition advocate, has vanished again. He previously claimed kidnapping by liquor interests in Illinois, and now reports say he was grabbed in Michigan by unnamed “bold and wicked” men tied to the liquor trade.
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Louis R. Patmont
Milwaukee
Patmont
Illinois
Patment
Michigan
Washington farmers weigh eight hour limit on workers
A Washington initiative would limit work to eight hours daily and forty eight weekly with a two hour agricultural exception. The measure includes overtime at one and a half pay and allows constitutional parts to be severed. Farmers fear ambiguity and domestic service coverage.
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Washington
The Reverend Patmont Kidnapping Delusion
Friends accuse liquor traffic figures of an endless habit of kidnapping Reverend Patmont. The piece satirically argues no evidence supports such claims and suggests the reverend himself may be fabricating his own notoriety. It ends with the idea that people would rather lose him than steal him.
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Patmont
Reverend Patmont
Reverend Patment
Gentleman
Texas land laws need revision to curb squatter intrusions
An editorial argues that Texas land laws have become prejudicial to investors and the state. It highlights the problem of squatters gaining possession without moral title and cites a northern capitalist’s southern Texas land purchase as an example needing reform.
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Texas
Squatters Sovereignty and Its Peril to Land Ownership
The article critiques Texas law recognizing squatters who reside openly and pay taxes for years, granting title while also allowing swift evictions. It argues the statute is illogical, delaying progress and causing hardship, especially when land is scarce or abundance would negate the need. It dismisses squatter advocacy as a weak incentive for development.
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Texas
High-Priced Sport and Baseball's Fading Interest
Ohio State Journal argues that baseball crowds shrink as champions earn vast sums. The piece links rising pay to public resentment, predicting the game could lose significance if athletics become a money affair. It urges simpler, less extravagant sports overpay.
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East
Ohio State Journal
Texas Weather Brightens Outlook for year of Wealth
Bradstreet's weekly review reports improved trade conditions in Texas with strong crops and rising wealth prospects. Grain harvest is exceptional, cotton yields may be offset by price, corn is in peak condition, hay yields will be heavy, fruit crops disappointing but markets stable. Regional banks support financial independence and sentiment remains optimistic.
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Bradstreet
Texas
Fort Worth
Militant Suffragettes Gain Respect in British Press
The Beaumont Enterprise notes growing sympathy for militant suffragette arguments in current British dispatches. It defends the suffragists against charges of hasty action and praises editors who admit a convincing case, while noting some editors still resist militant suffrage.
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Great Britain
England
Beaumont Enterprise
Discouraging Hazing Reflects on Campus Violence
The New York Mail argues that freshmen shooting sophomores to resist hazing at St. John’s College, Maryland, risks making hazing more unpopular. It says not justifiable homicide cannot be approved and notes that many big universities have already done away with such senior discipline of newcomers.
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St. John's College
Maryland
United States
St. John's
New York Mail
The Texas Smokehouse and Texas Hog Production
The Fort Worth Star Telegram urges Texas to boost hog production, arguing that even small individual efforts could turn Texas into an exporter of hogs and feed crops, reducing waste and turning a money maker into a state export.
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Texas
Fort Worth
Texas pork imports question cotton brag value
El Paso Times argues Texas lacks honor in boasting a third of America's cotton while importing about $24 million in pork products from other states. It contends hog farming could enrich southern farms, urges Texans to seize hog-raising opportunities instead of letting them pass.
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Texas
America
South
Union
el Paso Times
Edith and Ralph Escape Confrontation at Restaurant
Edith flees a public confrontation with Tom Morton, while Ralph consoles her and reveals a past confession. Morton confronts Edith later, claiming a letter exists. Edith rejects further contact yet remains wary as Ralph and she drift toward a future together.
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Ralph
New Jersey
Tom
New York
Edith
Ralph Morton
Long Poker Lane Ends In Humble Victory
A friendly poker game with six players sees a lucky bettor repeatedly winning. After a tense draw the final reveal shows a pair of tens against nines, and the previously lucky player concedes as the table assesses the hand.
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Felow
Motorcycle sidecars tested for rural mall delivery in England
A rural English experiment tests motorcycle sidecars for mall deliveries and predicts horses will soon vanish from the UK postal service.
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England
United Kingdom
Daily Fashion Hint Silk Georgette Dress For Summer Wear
A delicate silk frock in Georgette crepe is shown as essential summer wear. The dress offers lightness and sheer quality with a bolero blouse and a semi fitting skirt join. The closer silhouette implies a higher corset as the best style choice.
Farce of Antiques from World’s Work on counterfeit art
The piece attacks imported medieval and Beaux Arts motifs in American architecture and sculpture. It condemns garish façades that substitute symbolic imagery for honest, local craft, arguing this trend corrodes national character and erodes true nobility. It cites examples like misapplied heraldry in Nebraska and Rhode Island.
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Egypt
Greece
Rome
Nebraska
Rhode Island
Sleepy Time Tales Of Three Little Dogs
A children’s tale features three dogs Fido Spot and Tan owned by Blanch Maude and Kate. Tan protects Spot in a chase with a big black dog and Fido guides Maude to Spot where he naps white and unseen. The dogs share dinner and a small rescue unfolds in a domestic scene.
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Fido
Spot
Tan
Blanch
Maude
Kate
Safety of ships in doubt after major losses
A Dallas News piece questions shipbuilders claims as ocean travel grows more luxurious yet not significantly safer. It cites the Titanic and Empress of Ireland disasters to argue that wireless and modern hulls do not guarantee safety, noting the Empress of Ireland sank in nineteen minutes after a collision.
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Dallas News
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