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Newspaper
San Antonio Light
Location
San Antonio, Texas, United States of America
Date
Mar 03, 1911
Page
6
The essay argues the political boss will vanish under direct nomination and direct legislation, replaced by disinterested leadership. It calls for patriotic, moral, capable figures who can earn public trust and become the new, honorable force guiding politics in San Antonio and beyond. Emerson’s hopeful note about a nobler morning frames the message.
The article notes the rising interest in raising sacred Bramah cattle in Texas and questions why the animals are deemed sacred compared with ordinary Texas steers at current prices. It mentions various odd observations and comments on public figures and politics.
Premier Asquith vows full self government for Ireland once lords power is curtailed after a 113 vote. Northern Protestants arm, threaten loyalty to Britain, warning of possible empire dismemberment. American toy imports from Germany noted and a German Noahs ark tied to a boy gettings pumped tale. Dr Cook pictures royalty arrival. sociologist Mrs. Ellen Richards cites sweets as race death cause.
Confidence rises as Southern Pacific announces a $75,000,000 program to double track its line from the Missouri River to the Pacific Ocean. The plan follows westward expansion and Congress backing San Francisco for the world’s fair, signaling broad business optimism.
The piece satirically reports Dr. Omaries W. Eliot praising an idea to have six children per family. It playfully notes a hypothetical census figure of over a quintillion people and mocks the reaction to such a grand household projection.
The piece discusses the Mexican revolution's reach into Lower California with insurrectos largely comprising Americans and socialists aiming to form a cooperative commonwealth. It questions potential outcomes if the region falls under rebel control while noting U S policing roles and other international unrest. It also mentions Judge Rose's speeding remark and Baron Rothschilds death with a large fortune.
A terse exchange between a kind old man and Willie covers tobacco use and its health myths. The elder parades pro and con views, testing Willie on cigarettes and a past alley incident, ending with a stern moral about learning from folly.
Frances L. presents a satirical vignette about Lysander John Appleton newly released from an asylum. He resists uplifting wall mottoes urged by his wife and pens cynical lines about money, salaries, and marriage reflecting his temper and financial woes. The couple’s clash ends with his retirement from the task.
An altercation in Congress between Alaska's Dele gate James Wickersham and Wyoming's Frank W Mondell nearly escalated. Wickersham accused Mondell of false statements and a bench-clearing clash was prevented by intervening colleagues. The piece suggests boxing gloves for sessions as a humorous cure.
A satirical piece mocks egg prices and cold storage men after a price slump. It laments assets tied up in stored eggs and praises the hen for a supposed economic win, advocating replacing the eagle with the hen as national bird in a light comic tone.
A reader pleads with Dorothy to publish a George Washington eulogy left out of All Sorts on February 22. The writer laments the printer's blunder and insists posterity may publish it if they wish, while expressing personal frustration and affection in a humorous, editorial letter style.
A check almost 100 years old, found among the papers of William Hillis as administered by his executors, was presented for payment and cashed recently by Greensburg, Pennsylvania, Bank. The item underscores the old banking adage that stale checks can still come back into funds.
The article marks Alexander Graham Bell born in Scotland sixty four years ago today He organized the Aerial Experiment Association with scientists and engineers under the motto Get into the air Bell built a tetrahedral kite that failed to rise and jokes about flying over water while remaining an airship enthusiast.
The Galveston News notes the outlook for Texas crows is better than ever this season and predicts the political situation will clear up around midsummer.
The dispatches report a woman in London wearing a harem skirt triggering a riot. The Houston Post issues a notice declaring intent to incite a riot in Houston if any similar scene appears here.
Congress will convene an extra session as a prohibition election in Texas is expected to go ahead despite the likely absence of Texas congressmen.
Denison Herald reports Texas cattlemen oppose a reciprocity resolution to reduce beef prices, arguing it could lower costs in the nation. They warn delaying disposal may reveal who is driving the high cost of living.
The Galveston News argues against direct elections for senators, noting opposition to direct senatorial voting and suggesting political complexity in a man beyond simple electoral systems.
Austin Tribune notes Jake Wolters, born around 1871, skilled at balancing on the political fence amid new management and old. The comment frames his adaptability in local affairs.
The Houston Chronicle contrasts Bailey and Culberson, noting some friends dislike the favorable views toward Culberson and question Bailey’s public conduct and sound judgment.
A playful Houston Post piece notes Texas spans from snow to summer, with trains stalled by snow, north wanderers enjoying strawberry shortcake and cream at five, yard eggs at fifteen a dozen, all set in Heavenly Houston.
The Texas legislature went through the state university Saturday. A liberal education is a good thing, and the legislators are to be congratulated.
A Laredo Times item suggests adding private soldiers to the governor's staff after legislative provisions for three more members. It notes existing colonels and officers and argues privates should be given a chance.
The unemployed clerk James Jimson in Quimper's store is described as a calculating worker who refused minor chores and claimed rights. After a string of alleged grievances he is fired by Quimper who notes many men would gladly take his job. The piece blends satire with a moral about labor and rights.
A man with gray eyes argues that starting a balloon journey on Friday or a Friday the thirteenth brings bad luck, while a skeptic bartender dismisses superstition. The scene unfolds with talk of a St Louis balloonist and a missed Lahm cup flight, amid bar chatter and a beggar outside.
Items include LeGage Pratt receiving a silver heade cane as a gift from friends, Anna Hehn's birthday party at Barrera street, a burst water pipe on Durango street, a city council meeting, a Southern Pacific pay car expected, target firing at the military range, a well attended dance at Muth's garden, Judge Marr in the city, visits by R G Green and Will Rote to Austin, R H Innes in the city, George E Brown bringing horses from Aurora Illinois, town grazing on Commerce street, Primrose and West minstrel show returning with Lew Dockstader and other noted performers, and birthday parties at Theodore Weiss's residence.
A fragment describes an article titled Seven Wonders of the World that lists women in a strange sequence. The speaker recalls sarcastically asking what, while noting the odd pattern and the article heading.
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