Circulation Figures For May 1916 San Antonio Light
The San Antonio Light reports May 1916 daily average circulation of 21 099 copies and Sunday edition 24 836. Net paid averages were 19 325 daily and 22 686 Sunday. Audit Bureau certification is cited as authoritative for advertisers in the U S and Canada. The paper claims 50 percent more paid circulation direct to San Antonio homes than any other newspaper.
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Bryan Quiet On War Deliberation Plan Amid Frontiers Conflicts
The piece mocks William Jennings Bryan for outlining a yearlong deliberation before war and notes his silence as U S and Mexican tensions rise. It argues his theory clashes with reality and suggests his stance aids Wilson’s re election while praising his political sacrifice.
Defaming Texas in National Security League analysis
The National Security League critiques Texas lawmakers for opposing a 250000 man army expansion. It argues the league’s voting basis reflects Treasury revenues, but Texas shows dissent from the elected delegation misrepresenting popular will.
The Great Battle at Verdun Named as The Great War
In vivid terms the author compares Verdun to the world’s greatest battles and argues the struggle there defines this war. The piece extols the front’s 20 mile scope, the immense losses, and the relentless slaughter as soldiers fight in open and trenches, calling Verdun a titanic, defining clash deserving a distinctive title.
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Texans Called To Restore Democratic Practice In Congress
The Security League criticizes Texas lawmakers for voting against the administration's preparedness plan, arguing it damages Texas reputation. Texans are urged to force a change so national affairs reflect democratic principles in fact as well as theory.
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Rumor on Villa Service to Carranza Supposedly False
An unverified El Paso rumor claims Villa offered his services to the Carranza government and were accepted to fight the United States. The piece notes such a report is likely false and argues enlisting Villa would seriously harm Carranza by turning him into a direct cause of the U.S.-Mexico conflict, citing Columbus raid as the trigger.
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Credited turn in Villa and Carranza clashes in Mexico
The article argues that U S troops entered Mexico after Villa's border cross and Navarro Carranza, while some Carranza followers loath Villa. It notes Carranza would unlikely employ Villa, fearing beyond support it would imply tacit approval of Villa's crimes. It also notes Mexicans' doubts of Villa as a capable war leader against a U S scale war.
Fourth of July 1916 Celebration: Significance of Citizenship
The article notes the 1916 Fourth of July will be unusually meaningful as the nation faces vital questions about welfare and life. It emphasizes President Wilson’s call for strengthened patriotic citizenship to educate millions of naturalized Americans about what America stands for as a nation.
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Rail crossing accidents rise with more trains and cars
The Orange Leader notes railroads boost passenger safety margins yet crossing crashes soar. In parts of the nation accidents have surged by up to 1000 percent in five years, especially where highways meet lines, as rural auto traffic expands.
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Germany Emphasizes Waterways Amid War Efforts
Germany maintains and expands its waterways despite wartime strain, having more railway miles per area than the United States and investing hundreds of millions of marks over four decades in enlargement and improvement. Statesmen show waterways as vital to national life, continuing projects even during the great war.
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Japan Supplying Russia and Judicial Reform Talk
The Hartford Courant notes Japan supplies Russia with arms and munitions, aiding the Russian drive against Austria, via Port Arthur and the Korea railroad. The Dallas Journal reports the University of Texas Law Association meeting in Austin pushing for concrete judicial reforms to streamline machinery and reduce lost motion.
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Coast Defenses Bill Seen Better Fit for House
The coast defenses bill reports to the House, aligning with army experts and with broad Republican and Democratic support. As the final and least costly of the three military measures, it calls for about 24 million dollars and aims to bolster heavy caliber guns, ammunition, and manpower to match any fleet's range and power.
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Sick List of the Army Reveals Worsening Health Statistics
The Philadelphia Ledger notes the 1914 army average daily disabled per thousand stood at 23.7 per Surgeon General reports, while New York labor bulletin data show 12.05 days out for industrial workers. The gap alarms researchers as soldiers are screened for health and chronic illness excluded.
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Conscience Fund Tribute Draws Call for Better Use
From the Northwestern Christian Advocate the Conscience Fund totals a half million dollars with 20 cents for ham and eggs. The letter suggests church beneficiary use when late gifts miss the wronged party and proposes a potter's field style end for the poor.
Daily Fashion Hint: Large Hats For Summer Wear
The piece notes large hats provide eye and skin protection in hot weather and are more popular than small hats. It highlights clever straw combinations such as white Panama with green hemp, fine straw embroidery bands, and trims like cutouts wool yarn flowers and kid to yield unique sport hat styles.
Universal military training urged for youths
The Shreveport Times argues for universal military training, contending that youth under 21 are pivotal in wars and that such preparation builds health, discipline, and cooperative spirit. It cites Switzerland and Australia as models, noting training benefits in peace and war and its potential to ensure these boys grow into capable men.
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Sleepy Time Tales of Dutchy the Firehouse Dog
A hungry stray named Dutchy befriends firemen who rescue a frightened white poodle. Dutchy learns to ride the engine, shares sausages and baths, and guards his new collar as he grows old. The story ends with Dutchy living many years as a beloved firehouse pet.
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Chicago alderman’s civil rights ordinance sparks Tribune rebuke
From the Times-Picayune comes word of a black Chicago alderman who proposed an ordinance to protect negro civil rights. The Chicago Tribune condemns the move as political agitation and says the measure would force revocation of licenses if proof of civil rights denial is shown.
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Strawberry Tart Puff Pastry Dessert
A refined dessert idea outlines puff paste rolled to a quarter inch, cut with fluted rounds, baked fifteen to twenty minutes, brushed with egg white, sugared, then returned to color. Filled with fresh strawberries and garnished with whipped cream for an attractive edible presentation. Ox Tongue.
Tribune Concedes Race Relations Truth in North and South
The Tribune argues that African Americans are not fully protected by law and that social rights depend on custom rather than statutes. It notes that enforcing equal rights would disrupt many venues and asserts that social relations across races are not determined by laws. The piece praises a late recognition of this harsh truth as revealing broader North–South realities.
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Automobiles and cautionary notes on overbuying
The Waynesboro News-Beacon urges restraint as auto enthusiasm spreads. It warns that spending beyond means on cars and fuel robs debtors of obligations, harms homes and work, and risks ruin. It stresses that buying within ability to pay protects future finances and avoids harming others.
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