San Antonio Light Publication and Subscription Details
The San Antonio Light and Gazette subscription rates and offices are listed with daily and Sunday options, carrier and mail delivery, and a note on address changes. It notes New York and Chicago representation, distribution in hotels and news stands, and cites N. W. Ayer & Son as auditors of nine months ending January 31, 1912.
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San Antonio Gazette
Associate Press
New York
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N. W. Ayer & Son
Philadelphia
America
Europe
February 1912 San Antonio Daily Sunday Light circulation figures
Harvey L. Steele sworn statement as circulation manager reports gross and net daily and Sunday averages for February 1912. figures show totals 657,812 daily, 1,471 spoiled or returned items, net average 17,581. sworn before Notary Jno Wahl in San Antonio.
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Savage portrait and coal strike chaos amid Howard Roosevelt clash
Justice Wesley O Howard of Troy critiques Theodore Roosevelt with a savage portrait while detailing a coal strike that shut pits, halted railways, and drove prices up. The piece links political rancor to labor upheaval, hunger in Lancashire, and public hunger relief efforts.
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Wesley O. Howard
Troy
New York
Theodore Roosevelt
Justice Howard
Colonel Roosevelt
Cheshire
Leicestershire
Staffordshire
Gloucester
Warwickshire
Somerset
Hull Dock
North
Midlands
A Gloomy Picture of a New Coal Strike Threat
A pen picture warns that fairness and sanity must intervene to end a growing coal strike threatening England. It recalls hardships from the 1893 struggle between miners and coal owners, noting the Miners Federation then covered only Lancashire, Yorkshire and Derbyshire.
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England
United Kingdom
Miners’ Federation
Lancashire
Yorkshire
Darbyshire
Boorish Man and the Distance of Strangers
A March magazine short story depicts a traveling saleswoman and her seventeen year old son sharing a hotel room with a stranger. The mother laments men as the cussedest creatures and contrasts male reserve with female bonding, noting distrust and social distance. The piece ponders friendship and fear of differing opinions, including sports pennant talk.
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March
Orozco's Crescent of Factions and Presidential Hopes
The dispatches show Pascual Orozco shifting among factions while reports claim he seeks the presidency. He may align with Madero or rival Emilio Vasquez Gomez, with a chaotic field of Pasquistas and Orozquistas complicating Mexican politics. Loyalty to Madero is urged to avoid further turmoil.
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Pascual Orozco
Madero
Diaz
Orozco
Mexico
Orozcoistas
Orozquistas
Pascualistas
Emilio Vasquez Gomez
Pasquistas
Parker Doubts Invitees As Water Controversy Breaks
The Washington Post notes Senator Cummins seeks the man who invited him in on the plea that the water was fine, tagging the episode as a political jab at Parker-like figures amid a broader water debate.
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Cummins
Washington Post
Chaloner After Decision on Condition Questioned
After the latest decision on his condition, John Armstrong Chaloner will not need to inquire who is looney now. The Pittsburgh Gazette Times notes the quip reflects public reaction to his status and the era's political commentary.
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John Armstrong Chaloner
Looney
Pittsburg
The Faun at Grand Delivers Wit and Dramatic Power
The Faversham company presents The Faun with satire on modern life and mythic charm. William Faversham as the faun dominates with energy and truth, aided by Celia Haskell as Lady Alexander Yancey and H Nye Chart as Lord Stanbury. The cast also includes Daisy Belmore Elsie Oldham Louise Wakelee Elliott and others, delivering a charming, finalact uplift. three more performances follow tonight and tomorrow.
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Edward Knoblauch
the Grand
William Faversham
Mr. Faversham
Raversham
Celia Haskell
Alexander Yancey
Miss Haskell
Daisy Belmore
Hope-Clark
Elsie Oldham
Vivian
Louise Wakelee Elliott
Lydia Yancey
Ernest Craddock
K. C
Arthur Elliott
Legal Robinson
Laurice Morris
Stanhope Wheatcraft
Cyril Overton
Herbert Belmore
Leon Brown
Fish
Jackson
Faversham Company
TWO FORMS OF SPORT From the Los Angeles Tribune
A sporting writer contrasts prizefighters with baseball players noting higher pay for boxers and their rough following. The piece argues ball players can be upstanding professionals while pugilists are often outlaw figures, highlighting baseball as clean and boxing as unclean with few redeeming traits.
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Los Angeles Tribune
Taxicab and freight service granted in Panama cities
Consul General Snyder reports a concession to Francisco Arias Sr. for a regular taxicab service in Panama and Colon and surrounding areas. Vehicles must carry mail from post offices and offer free transit to policemen. Eight passenger buses may be used. At least six taxicabs must operate within a year, rising to at least twenty five within three years, plus authorization for a motor truck freight service.
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Snyder
Panama
Francisco Arias Sr
Colon
Arias
Roosevelt ready to serve on Oyster Bay jury
The Chicago News notes Colonel Roosevelt will likely accept a jury duty call and sit on an Oyster Bay panel, yielding to his sense of duty despite public attention.
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Roosevelt
Oyster Bay
Chicago News
Uncle Sam's Great Idaho Dam and Rail Project
The article describes the Arrowrock dam in Idaho, a 351 foot high structure forming a reservoir for 250,000 acres. It notes a standard gauge railroad 22 miles long between Arrowrock and Boise City built by the reclamation service, with construction expected to take four to five years and a top width of 25 feet.
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Uncle Sam
Reclamation Service
Arrowrock
Boise City
Idaho
March
Popular Mechanics
L. William Thavis
Boise Canon
No Tip for This Waiter Landlord Behind Secrets
A midday downtown restaurant scene sees a waiter who secures a table for two waiting men. After attending to their needs, one man pays and leaves no tip. The other notes the omission, only to reveal the explanation that the waiter is the tipping man’s landlord.
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Clemmed
Lancashire
New York Tribune
Ajax Defies the Lightning Again
The Chicago Tribune reports at a critical point President Taft declares support for doubling postage on second class mail matter influencing national postal policy.
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Taft
Chicago Tribune
Political Punch Amid Desertions Cited in Knoxville Journal
The Knoxville Journal notes Pinchot’s formal desertion of him and ponders whether La Follette will follow, signaling a volatile political stance during the era.
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Pinchot
Knoxville Journal and Tribune
Expert musicians say wind instrument overload on La Follette band wagon
Experts from the Spring field Union comment on the La Follette band wagon, arguing that there were too many wind instruments in the group.
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la Follette
Springfield Union
LaFollette Faces Pressure as Opponents Rally Support
The Charleston News and Courier notes Pinchot and allies escalate attacks to weaken LaFollette, aiming to punch him back into the race. The implication is a tightened political contest with renewed campaigning and, possibly, shifts in delegate support.
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Pinchot
LaFollette
Charleston News and Courier
Carnegie and Stephenson joke about spending money faster
A lighthearted Omaha Bee item notes Senator Stephenson giving pointers to Mr. Carnegie on speeding up how money is spent, reflecting playful public finance banter.
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Mr. Carnegie
Senator Stephenson
Omaha Bee
Burrows Support Questioned in Taft Roosevelt Debate
The Pittsburg Dispatch notes public indifference to which side Justice James Caesar Burrows supports in the Taft Roosevelt contest, reflecting voter uncertainty and apathy on the issue.
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James Caesar Burrows
Taft
Roosevelt
Pittsburg
Announcement of Mr Under Wood's Candidacy Opens Entries
Baltimore Sun reports the formal declaration by Mr Under Wood as a candidate and invites further entries. The notice encourages more participants to come forward and run.
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Underwood
Baltimore Sun
Two Hour Speech Ends with Snowball Remedy
A New Jersey man tried to break up setting hens by placing snowballs under them, a method noted as ineffective elsewhere like La Follette, per the Knickerbocker Press.
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New Jersey
Knickerbocker Press
Missouri row settles by W J Bryan reference
The Seattle Post-Intelligencer notes that Bryan’s influence helped settle a dispute between Clark and Folk in Missouri, with implications the Harmonites should heed.
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Bryan
Clark
Folk
Missouri
Harmonites
Seattle Post-Intelligencer
Reds Have Trouncing Start in Georgia Sun
The Columbus Enquirer Sun notes that after sunlit Georgia heat the Cincinnati Reds will earn a sobriquet by overmatching local players and branding themselves as The Reds.
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Georgia Sun
Cincinnati
Reds
Columbus (Ga
Enquirer-Sun
See the animals in the zoo sign causes mix up in San Pedro park
Two visitors in San Antonio guided by a park sign misread a defunct zoo sign at San Pedro park. They sought the animals at the abandoned zoo and were told the structure behind the window was the San Antonio Traction car barns.
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San Antonio
San Pedro Park
San Antonio Traction Company
Potatoes to Power Engines via Potato Alcohol
The article explains making alcohol from potatoes by fermenting starch to sugar with malt, then yeast fermentation. It notes potatoes trade at about 1s 6d per bushel, but spirit from them could be worth about ten times that. a plant using 8900 pounds of potatoes daily could cost around 500 pounds sterling.
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