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Newspaper
San Antonio Light
Location
San Antonio, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jun 21, 1911
Page
6
Fragmentary OCR hints at newspaper masthead and publishing notes. Mentions Associated Press, WHE Light Publishing Co, and agents Beckwith Special Agency with New York Chicago bureau references. No clear news event or person outcome.
Notice requests readers to report old and new paper delivery addresses to avoid irregular service. It mentions contacting the office by phone and indicates the paper Your San Antonio Laght is on sale at Doves and newsstands through the United States.
The San Antonio Light published May 1911 circulation figures showing daily and total pages, with a monthly total of 569,015 and an average daily circulation of 18,365. Harvey L. Steele certified the figures, sworn by Notary John J. Wahl on June 1, 1911 in San Antonio.
Dr J N McCormack of Bowling Green Ky criticizes San Antonio city hospital as antiquated after touring wards with typhoid fever malaria and other diseases. He urges officials to inspect the facility and improve conditions. Local physician Dr Burg counters some claims as misinformed while admitting others have merit.
A high American Medical Association official denounces the hospital as the most antiquated he has seen, urging authorities to place more effective means at their disposal. The remark stings and highlights calls for rapid modernization.
A witty essay argues modern men feel neglected in summer as women vacation away. It lampoons the idea of lonesome husbands, blaming cartoons for misrepresentation and praising scientific insight and a gentle, observant woman's perspective.
James A. Patton of Chicago, a self described multi millionaire from corners in wheat oats cotton and other staples has gone to Europe. Before leaving he denounces prosecutions aimed at those with 25 cents in their pockets while stressing the need to distinguish between prosecution and investigation and calls for public disclosure of how big capital handles wealth and whether anyone is robbing the people. He argues there is no anarchist danger and if he holds no ill gotten gains there is nothing to fear.
An eastern railway company adopts the vacuum cleaner to help porters pick up dust from passengers' clothing. The move aims to streamline cleaning duties and speed up arrivals at stations.
San Antonio reports a mean temperature around 85 until the ninth inning when one run is needed and then 210 in the shade, a puzzling shift that lacks scientific basis.
The query questions if in modern language a Chinese laundryman could be described as a bosom friend highlighting evolving language and cultural sensitivity in social expressions.
The text notes concern that banning poker could deter socially inclined Texans from wintering there. It contrasts the phrase Coolest Place in Town with an image of a box office girl using a palm leaf, implying a clash between marketing and perceived propriety and suggesting a skepticism about the locale.
A Georgia farmer trains a monkey to harvest cotton, illustrating that simple tasks can be learned by animals. The anecdote suggests broader implications for education and skill transfer, echoing opinions about teaching methods and the potential for unconventional learners.
A Brooklyn Banner review mocks Taft for his speech on smoking out dangers. The piece argues calling a spade a spade clarifies policy, noting rhetoric inconsistencies and the Chicago address as clarifying.
The New York World lauds Mr Taft for courage and frankness in exposing motives behind reciprocity debates. If reciprocity fails or is weakened by amendments, the nation will at least see the true reasons, the paper says.
A Philadelphia Ledger quote notes Taft in Chicago praising reciprocity as a clear argument for free trade. It claims Cuba, Puerto Rico, and the Philippines reciprocity schemes doubled or multiplied trade within varying periods, portraying high capacity in economic policy.
The Galveston News argues that opposition to the reciprocity agreement is driven mainly by the great trusts. It states some groups seek no immediate gain but fear the legislation as a widening entry wedge.
The Milwaukee Sentinel notes that progressive senators are in a quandary over the reciprocity treaty and must decide soon. It says the pact likely rests with La Follette, Cummins, Bourne, Clapp and colleagues, while the nation watches their moves with curiosity.
The treaty, seen as an anti opply measure favoring farmers, faces opposition as Canada cannot compete with US in certain agricultural products. Citizens urged to oppose the treaty despite exemptions for some farm goods.
The Savannah News notes the Senate leaders remain split on lowering living costs and treat the reciprocity bill with cautious interest, likening the process to a cat toy ing with a captive mouse.
The Beaumont Journal reports San Antonio's city council divided into Citizens and People's parties, six members each. Budget deadlock followed a two thirds vote reversal, with Citizens aldermen calling budget a cheap political move while the mayor urged review. Dusty streets prompt Chamber of Commerce funds for oil to control dust.
In connection with the inland waterways project Representative J Hamp ton Moore visited the south and spoke with an old local preacher who had quit his church work after being accused of stealing ham. The man admitted it under pressure, explaining his conscience compelled him to tell the truth.
The Grill Girl rails at city hall cliques and poll tax politics while condemning belligerent council members. She predicts taxpayer pressure will force budget changes as citizens grow fed up and the mayor dominates decisions. The piece blends feisty local color with sharp political commentary.
A packed football ground in Answers London recalls a tense season finale. A gentleman arrives by hansom, wary and ill at ease, and pays the cabby with a legal fare. The cabby teases him, claiming the crowd will follow to the infirmary after the match.
The Baltimore Sun recaps a humorous courthouse anecdote about a lawyer's Latin flourish animus furendi and a defense reaction. A deputy sheriff notes no witness by the name Annie Furendi was summoned in the case.
A foreign observer misinterprets a city wedding escape as lynching, describing two victims bleeding and mangled. The Cleveland Plain Dealer notes the misperception and insists the scene was a wedding party fleeing in a decorated carriage amid insults.
General George Stoneman appears at Fair Oaks with staff in June 1862. The article traces his Civil War service from Fort Brown Texas to command of cavalry in the Army of the Potomac, including Williamsburg and Fair Oaks, raids, captures, and his postwar career ending with his 1894 death.
Up-to-Date Verse By Percy Shaw satirizes crowds on Broadway and subway scenes when everyone else is away. The poem notes crowded streets roofs stoops and ferries despite absence of crowds and questions who is everyone and what that means.
A poem by Robert V. Carr in the Twice-a-month Popular Magazine contrasts a spider and a cricket against swarming flies. The wise spider laments wartime pestilence as flies attack day and night, urging flight and resilience beyond confined rooms and urban noise.
A rhymed verse mulls over a body found near the Wye, asking who will identify it as Bacon or Falstaff are invoked. The poem riffs on Shakespearean figures and rumor, closing with satire that fame and ciphered truth ride alongside a river mystery.
A man visits a friend to impress with a new straw hat. He drinks ice water on the porch, and during the visit the hat cracks under weight. The girl reacts in surprise and the man ends up wearing last year’s felt hat, losing interest in courtship.
Two poor Scotsmen with sixpence share a nip of whisky at a wayside inn. An acquaintance joins, they pretend to drink, and the newcomer is invited to join in. After a tense moment the stranger asks for a drink and the men remark that the ruse was well managed yet risky.
Dr W W Keen, Philadelphia surgeon, praised animal research at a dinner saying serum therapy and other blessings came from it. He noted drugs are moving into the background and quoted an exchange about the most dangerous case, where the answer was his own medicine case.
Rudolph Forster assistant secretary to the president is described as a man of humor. A friend at the White House notes the high work pressure yet Forster jokes that he has four hours daily for any activity or sleep.
A poet praises the courage of those who face danger with a smile while paying taxes. He extols a captain calm on a sinking deck and a policeman in peril, concluding that the greatest hero is one who grins through tax burdens, a symbol of steadfast virtue.
Booth Tarkington recalled a quarrel between two actresses in an early play. The leading actress, slim and beautiful, was called a star after a rehearsal dispute. The other quipped she would look better if she were a meteor.
A Louisville druggist imagines heaven and asks St. Peter if paradise has city directories hair growth soda fountains stamps or telephones. St. Peter replies no to each, and the pill peddler concludes this is heaven as he prepares to enter.
A dispute over lies ends with a man declaring the woman’s story false and revealing a twist about a dwarf with a wood en leg and blindness in one eye. The man concludes the tale by saying the dwarf was his son.
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