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Newspaper
San Antonio Light
Location
San Antonio, Texas, United States of America
Date
Mar 03, 1916
Page
4
A brief note outlines The San Antonio Light founded in 1881 alongside the San Antonio Gazette, describing their status as exclusive AP wire day reports and local newspaper lineage.
A harsh look at Congress reveals a culture of creating needless committees that exist mainly to provide offices and clerical jobs for politicians. The Committee on Transportation Routes to the Seaboard, led by Senator McCumber, has never met or handled a bill yet seeks another clerk to bolster public spending. Currently three clerks serve that panel, and a fourth is expected to be approved despite no legislative activity.
The piece argues that U S representatives claim to govern through the people but often act beyond law making It cites Congressman Dies who refused to align with the public demand for national preparedness criticizing representative accountability and public pressure as impractical and absurd.
The article discusses ecclesiastical influence on secular policy from Rome to American history. Cardinal Gibbons rejects nationwide prohibition, favors temperance, and supports individual conscience on suffrage. It argues clergy can guide public morals without coercion and highlights Gibbons as a model leader.
The piece argues Felix Diaz aims to spark rebellion in Mexico to pressure Carranza, blaming U S financiers for backing the effort. It warns that Mexican police can handle Diaz, but calls out supposed instigators in the United States as the true criminals for seeking wealth from conflict. It contends Mexico has changed, ending old practices of plunder and exploitation.
The piece condemns Congressmen like Dies for ignoring constituents and pursuing self appointed leadership. It argues elected officials frequently misrepresent after elections, returning to justify their actions rather than seek direct instruction, challenging the idea of true representation.
The public follows churchmen who guide with steady assurance rather than push. They embody leadership that directs people along a path of reason and unity, shaping collective action through thoughtful example.
The Galveston Tribune reports Rear Admiral Badger argues the Panama Canal has no strategic value and a Pacific fleet should match the Atlantic fleet. It notes resistance to such views from other officials and critics who warn against diverting national resources to military and naval expansion.
A Beaumont Journal passage argues for strict home sanitation and hygiene. It praises replacing the dishrag with sanitary brushes and scalding water, noting that better cleaning stops disease spread and makes housekeeping easier as communities embrace science-based cleanliness.
Georgia women make strides with Mrs. Alice D. Swanson appointed deputy collector and inspector of a port in Atlanta. Atlanta residents circulate a municipal suffrage petition while the Legislature is urged to grant votes to all state women. Several cities already employ women on police forces as Georgians pursue progress.
Princeton announces a permanent military science program supervised by a faculty committee and taught by United States army officers from Governors Island. The course is optional, includes rifle practice and tactical elements, and reflects Dr. Hibben’s preparedness advocacy.
Albert Payson Terhune adapts The Red Circle into a serialized feature drawing on the Pathé Papo play by Will M. Ritchey. The 1915 copyright note appears, listing Terhune as author and signaling a literary adaptation for the periodical page.
Lamar confronts a dangerous web as June protects a stolen bank note receipt. Farwell accuses tampering while Gordon escapes with the evidence and Jane plots a hidden use for the funds. Mary warns of Sam Eagan as Lamar weighs rumors against June. Tomorrow may reveal the truth.
Observant patrons at a Carnegie library witness a dispute as a woman refuses to admit a three cent overdue fine was paid. A staffer explains the unpaid December fine, the woman recalls a payment by her daughter, and the crowd swells around the desk.
The Spokane Spokesman-Review argues national preparedness depends on Taft’s claim that nations will seize weakness for aggrandizement. It rebuts pacifist education aims and warns Japan could use a peace argument to seek a vast indemnity, threatening Alaska Hawaii the Philippines and Pacific footholds.
The piece notes wool jersey as light cool fabric suitable for summer wear. It praises its wrinkle resistant quality and versatility for dry or damp days, predicting popularity in sport wear. A cream colored wool jersey suit from a Parisian modiste features a short wide skirt, hip length coat, rose facing, simple collar, double shoulder cape, and white jersey hat.
A San Francisco speaker cites elections as proof of anti suffrage sentiment. He recalls a club discussion between Brown and Black on who should lead the house, noting a prior agreement where the husband rules major issues and the wife handles minor ones, with no major matters yet arising.
The Texas attorney general argues that Texas anti trust law bars contracts granting exclusive territories to dealers. The Federal Trade Commission in its first anti trust rulings says exclusive territory contracts are not illegal or improper. The contrast shows state and federal positions diverging on this issue.
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