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Newspaper
San Antonio Light
Location
San Antonio, Texas, United States of America
Date
Mar 04, 1916
Page
4
The piece argues that long centuries of subjugation have left China with little national spirit and warns that conquest by Japan could repeat history. It cites Jane Addams of Chicago saying China showed a thousand years without an army and suggests the United States risk becoming vassals if unprepared.
A Eugene Oregon item cites university coeds with flat feet due to high heels and pointed toes. Anthropological notes link foot shape to civilization level and evolution, warning fashion may erode human progress if flat feet persist.
The piece frames Hughes as a wealth blazing paradox arrested for vagrancy in Denver, with checks and letters claiming vast wealth. It argues a strategic tie between industrial power and national defense, urging the Democratic party to align with the president and Roosevelt’s likely nomination to safeguard states facing invasion risk and economic mobilization.
A political warning urges the Democratic Party to back President Wilsons preparedness program to avoid losses in New England New York New Jersey and Delaware. It argues that large manufacturing states would swing to the Republican ticket if the party does not act to satisfy regional voters.
The Postmaster General favors an aerial mail route to Nantucket with daily winter service and thirteen weekly summer trips via intermediate stops at the Vineyard. It would be the first regular permanent air postal service, signaling potential epochal change in transport and communication.
John Barrett, director-general of the Pan American Union, says there is no greater bogey than Latin American distrust of the United States. His remark, based on wide observation, supports efforts to strengthen hemispheric ties amid the European war and the value of a united industrial and commercial entente among American republics.
The report of the Comptroller of Currency shows American national banks held 13.47 billion dollars in December 1915, up from 10.38 billion in 1914. The gain reflects Europe’s gold inflow during 1915 as the war widens. The piece cautions the U S risks if it stays aloof yet grows in wealth and responsibilities.
The Philadelphia Bulletin notes that while competition benefits trade, rising gas prices and higher costs threaten auto ownership. It argues the trust once controlled oil and is now dominant, but the effect on consumers remains the same as profits push up prices.
Editorial praising business people as the world’s true benefactors. It argues that being active in commerce adds to wealth and happiness, while idleness is contempt. The piece lauds constructive work and likens business success to humanity’s progress and personal fulfillment.
The Port Arthur News notes Philadelphia is proud of a local resident who has just had his one hundred thirty fourth operation. The piece marvels at how many sections of a person can be cut away yet leave life, and explains why doctors avoid rough work like gold mining when excavating pays much better.
The Houston Post notes the state executive committee in Fort Worth allowed the bull moosers to rejoin the Republican fold without public confession. It suggests Cecil Lyon, labeled chief sinner, may be allowed to return if party loyalty remains evident.
An article on the Union League Club of New York urging universal military service for all able bodied men. It endorses a Swiss style plan as just and capable of building national strength, with emphasis on a large defensive force, strong navy, and equal burden across social classes. It cites Nathan Straus supporting preparedness to prevent war.
The author argues that preparedness is the best defense against war and rejects a large standing army in favor of a democratic citizen army. He insists strength comes from timely peacetime preparation and universal patriotic service, not volunteer reliance or shirkers, to ensure national safety and equality before the law.
The horse bus climbs a steep hill as a door at the rear opens and closes twice more. Passengers mutter, then confront the driver who warns to speak softly so the horse overhears. They fear the animal might think someone is getting off to walk, dampening its spirit.
A London nut serving as guard for the first time defies saluting a colonel who had just criticized his equipment. After the colonel passes twice, the nut explains softly he thought the colonel was vexed with him, causing a comic misunderstanding reported by the New York Globe.
Minnie Ida, a playful girl living with her grandmother and Lena Lena the rag doll, takes her first train trip to the city. She is excited by the sights, receives a big apple from a kind stranger, and returns home with a new dress, coat, and a wax doll, cherishing Lena Lena above all.
The article travels from Seattle to Skagway then through the Aleutian chain toward Attu near Asia. It compares Alaska's expanse to Canada to Mexico and to Japan in island variety with Kodiak as large as Puerto Rico and Prince of Wales Island as big as Connecticut. It notes green landscapes year round and dense vegetation similar to Hawaii.
The National Geographic Society reports Bedouin claims that the desert is their land and that caravans may pay tolls or obtain passports for safe passage. They liken pass fees to tariffs and contend escorts can be arranged, a view contested by many caravans but insightful about wartime dynamics east of Suez.
Logs rush into Kansas City from east to west for gun stock production. About 300 log cars arrive monthly and around 5000 stocks are produced daily. Two plants, Penrod Walnut and Veneer in Sheffield and Frank Purcell in Armourdale, sit behind fences as war demands ease.
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