San Antonio Light Advertising and Circulation Details 1912
The San Antonio Light announces subscription rates for daily and Sunday editions, carrier and mail options, and offers delivery change instructions. Editors Charles Diehl and Harrison Beach note New York and Chicago bureaus, with San Antonio sales at hotels and newsstands. The nine months ending January 31, 1912 circulation is certified by N W Ayer & Son Philadelphia.
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York
Beckwith
Tribune
Chicago
San Antonio
United States
N. W Ayer & Son
Philadelphia
America
Europe
San Antonio Daily and Sunday Light February 1912 circulation figures
Harvey L. Steele, circulation manager, swears the gross and net circulation for February 1912 as printed. The report lists daily and Sunday totals, averages, adjustments for spoiled or returned copies, and the net average circulation. Notary Jno J Wahl certifies the sworn statement for Bexar County, Texas.
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Cence
Harvey L. Steele
San Antonio
Daily
Sunday Light
Jno
J. Wahl
Bexar Co
Tex
San Antonio’s missed chance as a winter resort compared with Palm Beach
The piece argues San Antonio has failed to develop winter resort appeal and access to the sea. It urges building the San Antonio Rockport Mexican Railway and a coastal highway to lure northern tourists amid high regional costs, noting Palm Beach and other Gulf resorts attract wealth with sea access, entertainment, and longer seasons.
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San Antonio
New York
Palm Beach
Florida
Tampa
San Antonio, Rockport
Sano
Palm
Young Thyssen Seeks Only $30,000 a Year
The German magnate Thyssen’s son, jailed for duelling and bankrupt with debts of 3.75 million, insists on a $30,000 annual income. He says he needs only $3,000 for personal use and would renounce his inheritance only if his father guarantees his legal share of the fortune. He asserts his restraint shows principle over greed.
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Herr Thyssen
Germany
Magdeburg
Berlin
Thyssen
Ding
San Antonio Has Weather and Attractions to Compete with Palm Beach
The author argues San Antonio can lure tourists with better year round weather and ample leisure options. Palm Beach boasts auto races golf and tennis but San Antonio offers more agreeable outdoor days andlower rainfall. The piece urges promoting local attractions and weather to attract visitors from Palm Beach.
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Palm Beach
San Antonio
Inheritance Debate Sparks Social Rights Question
The passage argues that while individuals have certain rights under current law, the notion that a young man is automatically entitled to a large inheritance is an anomaly of civilization. It questions whether such a provision could be considered humane or merely habitual luxury.
Orozco and Madero Mobilize Toward Mexican Capital
Dispatches indicate Orozco has left or is leaving to lead an insurgent force and may seize the City of Mexico. President Madero masss troops to meet him as a possible single decisive clash within a week or ten days. Outcomes could undo or solidify control over Chihuahua Juarez and Mexico City.
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Mexico
Orozco
Emilio Vasquez Gomez
Chihuahua
Madero
Juarez
Perils of Sea Service Reflects Naval Training and Courage
The London Times argues that sea service trains sailors for real danger, with discipline, resourcefulness, and self control forged in peace maneuvers. Submarine crews face risks but not greater than other branches, and daily dangers build naval character and national security.
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London Times
Naval Service
Kings Who Commit Suicide From the London Mall
The Banyoro in Uganda practice a sacred kingship where a king’s food is milk and beef from a sacred herd and he is anointed with butter rather than washed with water. A dying king ends life with his chief wife and poison to maintain vigor, and succession leads to fratricidal conflict as sons contend for the throne.
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London Mall
Uganda
Royal Institution
John Roscoe
New Light on Patrick Henry Speech Site
A party of English tourists in Richmond after its capture asked about buildings, including a church on Church Hill. An old guide claimed the church was where Patrick Henry delivered his famous "Give me liberty or give me death" speech, noting the crowd felt he secured both liberty and death.
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Richmond
Church Hill
Patrick Henry
Roosevelt slams court veto idea and defends judiciary
W Travis Sanders argues against Roosevelt's push for popular veto power over court decisions. He defends judicial independence, warns of dangers to constitutional rights, and contends reforms like direct senatorial elections require careful balance with representational government. He emphasizes the courts' role within legislative constraints and urges measured reform.
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Roosevelt
Elso
United States
Philadelphia
American Union
Senate
W. Travis Sanders
Mighty Game Preserves Elk Restocking Plan
Redding correspondence from the Stockton Mail reports California plans to import 1000 elk from Wyoming to restock depleted Northern California herds. The project aims to create game preserves in Shasta Trinity and Humboldt counties, protecting about 126 elk currently under protection.
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Shasta
Trinity
Humboldt
Hole In the Wall
Wyoming
California
Redding
Stockton
Cal
Theyve Gotta Quit Kickin My Dawg Around Verse
The Light prints the full text of a famous ditty about a dog being kicked around in town. Jim, Lem Briggs, Bill Brown, and others react with a rough, humorous series of misadventures and a dogged dog named Jim pup. The verse depicts town snubs, a jail, and a comic asides with regional slang and chorus echoes.
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Qzark
Bill Brown
Lem Briggs
Diamond Cutter Industry Grows Across Europe
The diamond cutters trade has expanded from Antwerp to Belgium and beyond. In 1870 Belgium housed about 300 cutters, now the number reaches 16,000 with average earnings of 40 francs weekly. Workers hail from Holland, Germany, and Switzerland while Dutch firms employ about eight thousand cutters.
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Antwerp
Belgium
Synical Anversois
Holland
Germany
Switzerland
America
Paris
London
London Globe
Cost of Army and Navy Wars 1898 to 1911 Summary
The New York World reports War Department and Navy Department expenditures from May 1, 1898, to July 1, 1911, totaling over 1.896 billion for the war agencies, with four-year sums of 585 million. Navy spending exceeded 1.25 billion. pensions added 4.466 million. The article argues these costs threaten national debt and call for policy change toward common sense.
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New York World
War Department
Manila Bay
Oliver
Times
United States
Panama Canal
Army
Navy Department
Navy
Spain
Navy Department and
War News From Tripoli Sparse in Scranton Tribune
The Scranton Tribune notes limited details on the war in Tripoli and questions the current status of hostilities. The piece reflects a cautious mood with little new information forthcoming from Republican sources.
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T. R
Tripoli
Scranton Tribune
Republican
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