Local newspaper masthead and contact details
The San Antonio Light lists staff and offices including The Light Publishing Co publishers Charles Diehl Harrison Bhach and office numbers 176 and 1359. It notes post office entry as second class and references The Beckwith Special Agency with New York Tribune Building and Chicago Tribune Building. It urges readers to report address changes and delivery irregularities promptly.
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New York
Tribune
Chicago
Tribune Builds
Circulation figures for The San Antonio Light May 1911
The San Antonio Light reports May 1911 circulation totals. The statement lists distribution numbers by category and day across the newspaper's readership.
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Temper in politics for San Antonio aldermen in crisis
The six Citizens party aldermen must keep calm and patient in their new roles to avoid impulsive decisions. The piece warns the mayor and allies may prod them into indiscretion, urging steady strategy and restraint for genuine city service.
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Citizens’ Party
San Antonio
The Century’s Problem on Humanity’s Struggle with Time
A discussion on the riddle of the painful earth and what a modern age lacks compared to the eighteenth and early nineteenth centuries. An eastern educational luminary notes today’s educated people must resist being swept into the current of ism to remain reflective.
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Ism
Advanced thinker links consciousness evolution to human perfection
The piece discusses a thinker who argues the twentieth century problem is the evolution of world consciousness and duty to reveal the ego in all acts. Draper challenges medieval thought as lacking conscious science and cites the rise of introspection and the saving scientific spirit guiding humanity forward.
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Draper
Europe
Sir William Hamilton
Staying After School Shades of Pedagogues Dead and Gone
An editorial praising Gary Indiana's plan to keep children at school until 6 pm. It describes after school as productive, with students reading writing arithmetic and manual training while playing on a five acre playground. The piece mocks state control and favors parental visits to preserve traditional family roles.
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Gary
Ind
Gary Child
Carnegie vows to skin John W Gates in ongoing feud
The statement frames a relentless campaign against John W Gates, with Carnegie declaring his intent to remove every inch of cuticle as part of a long running dispute. The language portrays a harsh personal vendetta and ongoing aggression.
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Carnegie
John W. Gates
Beamon Refining Oil Sells for Low Prices
Refined Beaumont oil sells for 7 cents in Maine and 20 cents in Beaumont. It is clear Maine did not fine Standard Oil two million dollars.
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Beaumont
Maine
Standard Oil
Local Man Invents Airship That Won’t Fly
In the San Marcos Herald a town man invents a new airship hailed as having achieved all expected feats except actual flight. The piece notes contemporaries Jack Johnson in England Diaz in France and Roosevelt resting as the coronation nears.
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San Marcos
Jack Johnson
England
Diaz
France
Roosevelt
Tug operations hinge on single strong pull to free Lorimer
It took twelve tugs to berth the Olympic, but authorities hope one powerful tug will suffice to un-berth Lorimer.
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Olympic
Lorimer
Powder trust dissolution ordered by circuit court decision
The circuit court ruled for the dissolution of the powder trust. The decision affects production agreements and regulatory compliance, with orders pending on asset allocation and potential penalties for noncompliance.
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Circuit Court
Powder Trust
Mayor’s openness praised as council meetings extend vote access
The article lauds the mayor for allowing public participation at council meetings and providing seating for citizens, contrasting with Mexican cities where the public is barred from involvement in local affairs. The supreme court is expected to decide if this openness is merely a temporary trend.
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Mexico
San Antonio Council Faces Budget Gridlock Amid Heat
San Antonio city council remains divided preventing a budget adoption for the year. Local chatter notes ongoing dust nuisance irritates army officers at the maneuver camp while artesian wells for breweries run low, possibly tied to Mexico’s quake impact.
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San Antonio
Galveston News
San Antonio public urged to improve camp sanitation and roads
San Antonio citizens press for swift sanitary measures around the big camp to retain the army. Roads are to be oiled and additional precautions adopted. A separate incident notes a man shooting at a joy rider to stop auto theft, a drastic but perhaps effective response. A San Antonio Press club member jailed in Mexico is released, prompting local humor.
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San Antonio
Dallas News
Beaumont Enterprise
San Antonio Press Club
Mexico
Madero
Galveston News
Regatta and Aviation Meet Draw Corpus Christi July Fourth
Corpus Christi hosts a big regatta and aviation meet on July 4 that the San Antonio papers say will spark fall fair attention. The San Antonio police also report a fifteen day manhunt for a murder suspect ending in jail on vagrancy charges amid city fundraising for dusty streets oil.
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San Antonio
Corpus Christi
Who Gets the Takeoff in Rising Meat and Oil Prices
The Beaumont Enterprise cites regional price gaps in beef and oil from Eastport Maine to Beaumont Texas. It questions who profits as prices rise, noting beef costs climb while stockmen and packers deny gains and implying retailers and oil dealers may bear or transfer margins.
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Beaumont Enterprise
Waco Tribune
Eastport
Maine
Waco
Beaumont
Kansas
Austin
Panhandle Railroad's Dinner Dash Tale
A farmer who fed Panhandle railroad workers recalls a dinner rush where meals disappeared as laborers reached the table. One man falls behind on the way to eat and jokes that it is too late to rise, highlighting the hard work and humor of the period and the workers' earnest routine.
Famous Civil War Photographs and Camp Life Insights
The piece notes how famous Civil War photographs reveal not only scenes but also the camp life of regiments stationed in one place for extended periods. It highlights how photography captures both battle moments and daily field existence.
Sidelights on Life and a Porchside Tall Tale
The narrator recalls a gentle teaching moment between a nice old gentleman and a little boy on a porch. The man guides the boy to see how a remark from a freckled neighbor girl exposed vanity and pride, urging self awareness and kindness toward others as lessons. The exchange underscores humility, accountability, and viewing faults through others eyes.
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Willie
Light-Hearted Lyrics About Esmeralda Emmeline
A nostalgic verse recalls Esmeralda Emmeline charming the speaker with smiles notes tokens and a cavalcade of romantic misreadings. The speaker confesses vanity and critique of superficial affection as he reflects on past flirtations and the unreliability of sentiment.
The Barefoot Lass
A nostalgic poem recalling a barefoot girl from youth who reappears as a dancer in a theater show. The speaker notes memories, mentions paying five dollars for a ticket, and sees the same girl among the audience. The verse evokes grace and recollection in a past theatre setting.
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Washington
Polite Advice From a Nice Old Gentleman
A boy argues with a girl and a polite elder chides him. The old man notes the girl’s cleverness and warns against insulting her color or starting trouble, insisting politeness toward women of any age. He adds a quip about a speaker's hair color in a humorous aside.
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Willie
Foot in Mouth Quip Trails Chancellor Day
Boston Globe quotes a sharp jab at Chancellor Day noting his tendency to speak before thinking and urging him to rely on others to curb verbal missteps. The remark reflects ongoing frustration with public remarks and the impact on his leadership image.
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Chancellor Day
Boston Globe
Hat Rule Sparks Quick Hat Removal at Local Theater
A theater manager in Dell's Crown theater showed a screen notice urging women over 45 to keep hats on for cold drafts and younger women to remove hats. In the audience an old maid quickly ripped off her headgear when shown the notice, disturbing the rattles and rolls of her coiffure as the crowd watched.
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Dell’s Crown Theater
The Tightwad Portrait In Verse By Geo Matthew Adams
A satirical poem condemns the rich grasping lender who stacks wealth through unfair debts and cruelty. It contrasts the wealthy man’s greed with compassion for the poor and warns that future judgment will erase his self satisfaction. The piece attacks usury and calls for dignity over material gain.
Sign Painter Rushes To Finish Before Rain In San Antonio
A sign painter on the east side of military plaza hurried to complete a large sign board atop adobe storefronts as a storm approached. Onlookers at the city hall doorway watched the rapid brushwork intensify in ten minutes before the rain began falling.
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Military Plaza
City Hall
San Antonians
Pretty ticket girl charms ruralist repeat buyer on Broadway
A Broadway 10 cent theater ticket box girl wins smiles from a ruralist who buys multiple tickets just to return for a second smile. She notes the pattern and he jokes about the money. The man disappears after the last purchase.
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Broadway
The Orchestra's Fault
A comic exchange reveals Mr Flippson's long workday and tension at home. He plans to stay late at the office amid the orchestra’s music and a telephone chat with his wife about dinner and business. The piece hints at domestic strain and theatrical humor.
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New York American
Mr. Flippson
George
Busieg
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