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Newspaper
San Antonio Light
Location
San Antonio, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jun 28, 1912
Page
12
A San Antonio business delegation urged raising a chamber funded bonus to build a direct San Antonio Rockport Mexican Railway to the Rio Grande valley. The push highlights trade loss to Houston and notes Roosevelt era politics with red bandanas and calls for unity and action by local citizens.
The Red Bandana symbol drew attention as colonel Roosevelt supporters met in Chicago last Sunday. The fabric resembled a flag and sparked questions about the direction of the party. Critics warn the emblem may fade once followers leave the scene and recall past extremists.
The piece discusses the fate of progressivism amid Chicago and Baltimore convention dynamics. It notes William Jennings Bryan’s struggle against Alton Parker for temporary chairmanship, Parker’s progressive speech, and doubt over genuine progressive intent. It predicts more clashes as Bryan vows to persist despite opposition within the Democratic Party.
A historical piece argues reform of executions in China as the republic replaces brutal methods with shooting at close range five yards, prompting critique from critics who claim longer range would be humane. The columnist notes the paradox of trying to please everyone while balancing justice and modernization.
An disabled woman in the July Scribner recalls waking with anticipation to discover daily novelties from dog to shop window, color, wallpaper, counterpane patterns, and street life. She notes awe at wheels and motion and compares her curiosity to Pepys exploring Maidstone.
In harsh weather two ravens on the moor struggle to survive as a lone raven hunts for food. A gamekeeper shoots two grouse, the old cock raven scavenges deer and a dead dog, and a carrion crow competes for scraps amid snow and danger.
Lillian Lorraine offers guidance for sixteen year olds facing self doubt and social pressure. She urges girls to act naturally avoid self consciousness and listen more than talk while improving dress hair and health habits to gain confidence. The column discusses blushing digestion acne and simple remedies.
Poem fragment urging endurance and hope through hardship. Quoted lines describe clouds passing and a new morn after dreary nights. Ends with attribution to A A Proctor.
A narrator claims the tale features an Irishman as hero. The piece extols language as a fine asset and recalls a preacher’s sermon urging religious life and rejection of wealth and late suppers. The sermon ends with a benedictory plea for lasting peace not robbed by the world.
A Baltimore Sun opinion notes the colonel waits for a psychological moment to dash on Chicago, arguing he is its creator and questions the timing of the move.
In Atlanta a tale recalls Urey Woodson entering a factory with oil stained trousers. A washer, an older Black man, reports failed attempts with gasoline pear line and naphty to remove the grease. Woodson asks about ammonia. The washer says he has not tried it yet, fearing it might not fit.
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