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Newspaper
San Antonio Light
Location
San Antonio, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jun 27, 1913
Page
4
The piece argues that San Antonio markets itself as a premier Southwest tourist city while neglecting actions to attract visitors. It details the heavy summer and winter tourist spending abroad, citing Newport and New York fashion as benchmarks, and notes high costs for yachts, cottages, cars, and wardrobes among wealthy summer travelers.
City officials examine reports that a fire was not reported for five minutes due to unanswered calls. Miss Edna Hamnes and Mrs. G C Ramsey allege delays. Chief Wright seeks a rigorous company investigation. The council urges faster responses and calls for proportional charges to service quality.
A fragment describes costs for visiting dresses and accessories with prices from $200 to $1000, plus evening cloaks, moleskin coats, tea gowns and more. It argues San Antonio could attract tourist money if the city cleans up its image instead of staying in dust and mud.
President Lovett of the Southern Pacific Railroad testifies that men posing as congressmen have pressed Wall Street financiers for payment in exchange for influencing legislation. The piece presents the ruling public view that business leaders near Wall Street and Broadway are capable and prudent, while condemning bribery attempts as dangerous to national processes.
The piece argues Wall Street would never bribe a congressman by phone, claiming such crude methods would not suit financiers or lawmakers. It mocks the idea of any congressman recruiting a bribe by a public telephone call and suggests the public deserves the consequences of such "coarse" actions.
The Missouri amendment would block riders by allowing the president to veto portions of a general bill while letting the rest take effect. If Congress overrides, the disapproved items become law despite the president’s veto. Senator Nelson argues this ends the practice of attaching riders to appropriation bills.
A Beaumont Journal excerpt mocks Dr. W. FE. Scripture claiming bidextrous people do not dream and right handed dream with the left brain, noting uncertainty in modern science about dreams and questioning the expert’s experience with heavy meals before sleep.
Fort Worth Record cites Home and State condemning Texas leniency toward Trooper Manley who received forty years for fatally bayoneting a civilian in Dallas during Taft’s 1909 Texas visit. The piece accuses Governor Campbell of bowing to state military power over courts and praises Mexican methods.
A May 28 1913 German report warns of a financial crisis in the potash sector. Leading potash syndicate securities, once gilt edged and highly valued, fall below par as mining stocks lose half their former quotes. Many firms become insolvent due to overproduction.
Mr. Engelbach cites a Westminster hall tale from Humors of the Law about men who wore straw in their boots to show they could be bought as witnesses. Attorneys paid fees to seduce such witnesses, naming them Men of Straw as the price rose to summon memory.
The Chicago Tribune questions remedies for the grip and recalls Dr Keeley’s claim that asafoetida taken internally is a universal cure. It notes personal choice between treatment options and cites constitutional freedom in deciding against suggested remedies.
A fowler recalls a near drowning three years ago when an owl, seen as a witch, seemed to guide him through rising tides to safety. He fears a return on a stormy night as another owl passes by and a lamp shows land as the only beacon.
The piece argues most presidents and many senators were poor at inauguration and in office. It cites specific names such as Summer, Platt, Hawley, Morrill, Conkling, Cullom, Lafollette, Daniel, Bacon, Stevenson, Stanford, Sharon, Jones, Fair, Hanna, Hearst, Crane, and Aldrich to contrast active senatorial work with wealthier members who rarely participated. It notes Conkling’s late-estate decline and Hoar’s thin property aside from a library.
The Cleveland Leader notes Democrats in the U S Senate aim to weaken an anti dumping safeguard that taxed imports sold below home prices. It argues the party opposes dumping when done by Americans but embraces it when proposed by foreign producers, criticizing tariff tinkering.
The Supreme Court on Monday dealt railroads a major setback by upholding 2 cent fare statutes in Missouri, Arkansas, West Virginia and Oregon and restricting freight reductions across states between the Missouri and Ohio rivers. The Louisiana Texas freight rate case remains undecided as the court adjourns for summer, with action expected in fall. Justice Hughes wrote the opinion. no dissent.
The Louisville Courier Journal likens Huerta to a Macbeth figure who seized power through murder and fears total anarchy in Mexico. It compares Zapata to Geronimo and urges justice rather than a blood led dictatorship restoring peace by violent means.
The piece critiques remarks by a Baltimore based attorney general figure amid accusations against the Department of Justice. It notes the need for thorough examination and contrasts ill timed jocosity with public expectation for serious accountability. It cites a dramatic rise in Portland cement output from 2,000 barrels in 1870 79 to 50 000 000 barrels in 1912.
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