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Newspaper
San Antonio Light
Location
San Antonio, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jun 26, 1913
Page
4
A heated piece argues about an impending address by a so called real Republican nucleus and questions the fate of the party amid reform efforts. It compares Republican and Democrat strategies and notes the era of political rivalry as a driver of national policy and war.
The piece mocks German French and British experts who dismissed any Mexican revolution as significant to their interests. It suggests savants would snub the events, finding no interest in the upheaval.
The former U S district attorney John L McNab of San Francisco resigns citing unwarranted interference by Attorney General McReynolds. He warned of outside influence on trials and asserts the president ordered action McNab pressed for. The AG later states he will proceed with the postponed prosecutions.
The article attacks British claims of boxing superiority, noting a French fighter’s upset over the British champion. It cites The Times and laments England’s declining prowess while praising American fighters and racial stereotypes. It concludes that Americans will continue to dominate in the ring.
The Providence Journal notes business leaders see tariff legislation as non threatening while delaying the Underwood Bill unsettles markets. It cites weak banking and railway/capital attacks as risks, urging protected interests to back currency reform and national finances.
The El Paso Times notes the Senate lobby inquiry is heating up with traces linking ex-members from both parties. It suggests activity around former officials in Washington since their departures, amid investigations of special-interest influence.
In May 1871 Paris amid the commune siege Brother Bernhard disguised as a layman endures capture at a barricade. Stripped, armed, and placed on the front line he pleads innocence as a rosary becomes his passport to safety during a volley of executions. The scene culminates with his apparent reprieve when the officer recognizes the rosary.
A New York Sun piece describes a 50 foot well near a border town used by a Mexican farmer. An inventive wooden sweep with branches forms a fulcrum, with a weight and rope hoisting a bucket, making water retrieval simple and automatic.
A New York World quote credits James J. Hill with the view that money is hard to obtain, noting his intuition and experience as evidence. The remark contrasts intuition with formal training and reflects a belief in enduring financial difficulty.
A Detroit Free Press critique notes President Wilson faces troubles amid sugar policy disputes and a Washington baseball team in a losing streak. The brief reflects national unease with administration decisions and sports setbacks.
Illinois politics spark debate as former Speaker Joseph Cannon argues against women’s suffrage. The New York Tribune reports on his claim that Illinois women are uninterested in voting.
The piece argues for limiting naval warfare to protect trade and shorten conflicts. It critiques piracy and calls for peaceful methods, noting that destroying enemy ships alone fails if merchant vessels keep moving. It warns that restricting combat can prolong suffering and inflame warlike sentiment.
A Chicago Tribune excerpt extols the onion as a unique edible creation. Dr E T Wilson argues destroying the onion would leave an unfillable gap in the universe, noting other foods have substitutes yet the onion remains singular and temptingly essential.
The Birmingham News notes that envy and luck influence success as William Trufant Foster argues two thirds of college presidents are failures. It says success and failure are relative and many rise by a lucky push before falling back, while others find wealth and honor in different paths.
A Senate lobby committee links acceleration with overuse of franking. Washington officials mailed contrived materials, likening it to past pranks such as sending a piano by mail. The piece urges limiting franked mail to a fixed amount to aid postal self sufficiency and curtail outside material in the Congressional Record.
A humorous portrait from the Chicago Tribune glorifies a plain official sharing a lunch with a barefoot boy and a childlike curiosity. The piece mocks high diplomacy as wholesome, simple labor and the image of milk, roe cake, and doughnuts in the grand halls.
The New York Herald notes that Illinois lawmakers passed the equal suffrage bill, boosting optimism for women's voting rights. It argues Illinois, a major state, impacts national momentum despite prior opposition and amid global shifts in suffrage views. The piece also briefly mentions South American coffee usage.
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