San Antonio Light Mail Rates and Address Change Notice
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San Antonio
San Antonio Light
The
San Antonio Gazette
Associated Press
Unday
Ola
Ola Phone Crockett
United States
New York
Paul Block, Inc
Fifth Ave
Chicago
Paul Block
Lic. Mailers
Boston
Tremont
San Antonio Light Circulation Figures For February 1913
February 1913 circulation for The San Antonio Light totaled 605 541 copies with a nightly average of 21 491 for the evening edition and 2 448 on Sundays. The sworn certification by circulation manager Harvey L. Steele confirms accuracy.
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San Antonio
The
Light
Harvey L. Steele
Harvey L. Steels
John J. Wahl
Rotary Public
Bexar Co
Tex
Association of American Advertisers
N. W. Ayer & Sons
Philadelphia
Advertisers of
America
Congress Lies Down On Prohibition Bill
A editorial criticizes Congress for vetoed liquor legislation as weak and unconstitutional. It argues federal intervention in state liquor laws oversteps limits, praises Taft for the veto, and asserts states should enforce their own prohibitions without federal aid. The piece predicts the measure will fail in court.
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Taft
Congress
Kansas
Missouri
A National Disgrace Over Washington Suffragette Parade
The piece condemns the Washington police for failing to protect suffragette marchers during a Washington parade ahead of the presidential inauguration. It urges action, noting the global attention on the capital and arguing women deserve the ballot.
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Washington
District of Columbia
United States
Suffragists Honors Read Amid Washington Parade Controversy
A Washington suffrage parade drew praise for peaceful conduct while police failed to protect marchers, sparking national disgrace claims. The piece says suffragists never used militant tactics and that police leadership was at fault, arguing protesters proved higher citizenship than the onlookers.
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Pennsylvania Avenue
Great Britain
United States
Washington
Hall of Fame questions fame and memory in world news
The piece laments the obscurity of Ye Ho Na La the empress dowager of China who died at 48 after ruling hundreds of millions since 1908 It contrasts Western attention gaps with public memory and questions the ubiquity of fame across nations and leaders.
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Empress Dowager
China
Tsu Hsi
Hsi An
Ye Ho Na la
France
Sultan
Turkey
Prince of Wales
Brazil
Canada
United States
Sherman
Restricting Exchanges and the US Constitution
A viewpoint on the money trust inquiry notes that the New York Stock Exchange may be seen as an instrument of many constitutional sins. It discusses a majority report urging Congress to bar stock exchanges from using mail and telegraph lines for business and to limit banks from dealing in exchange listed securities unless exchanges are state chartered. It analyzes authority questions, interstate commerce power, and the potential indirect route via communications and mail to regulate exchanges.
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New York Stock Exchange
United States
Money-Trust
Congress
Samuel Untermeyer
New York
Stock Exchange
National Legislative
Supreme Court
Congress urged to regulate money trusts and NYSE reforms
An investigating committee concludes a money trust exists and the New York Stock Exchange bears major responsibility. It favors Congress regulating exchanges directly or indirectly by curbing interstate communications, with possible state actions and a Supreme Court path if needed.
Indiana bill targets newspapers for publishing political satire
The Indiana Legislature considers criminalizing articles or cartoons that expose candidates to ridicule or contempt with penalties up to 1000 dollars and a year in prison. The piece argues such broad rules threaten free press and misrepresent politics, urging the public as censor and warning against sensationalism.
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Indiana
Hoosier State
Mirror
United States Mails
English suffragette violence sparks crackdown across Britain
The St. Louis Post Dispatch notes growing English hostility to militancy as stores plan suits for property damage and Mrs Pankhurst’s claims over Lloyd George’s home inflame opinion. T. P. O'Connor says militant violence undermines suffrage gains, while Western states see less strife among supporters.
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England
Mrs. Pankhurst
You Pay for Postage Now a National Average
Postmaster General statistics place the average annual stamp outlay at 2.60 dollars per person. Fifty years ago it was about 25 cents, highlighting a large rise. The article notes the current consumption equals under three letters weekly per person and predicts another increase with parcel post, seen as a clear government gain.
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Boston Globe
Giant Jurassic Lizard Unearthed in Utah for Carnegie Museum
An Utica Observer note praises a Utah excavation of a prehistoric lizard eighty four feet long destined for Pittsburgh's Carnegie Museum. The fragment implies the beast would fill fifteen freight cars when fully exhumed and humorously muses that humans were not yet present during that era.
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Utah
Carnegie Museum
Pittsburgh
Utica
Taft to Receive Pin Money for Freight Rate Inquiry
President Taft will earn extra income besides lecturing to Yale. as counsellor for the Cincinnati Southern Railroad, one of Morgan's lines, he will handle a dispute raised by Cincinnati business groups over alleged freight rate discrimination.
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Taft
Yale
Cincinnati Southern Railroad
Morgan
Joint Committee of the
Cincinnati Business Men’s Organizations
Birmingham News
Recognition of Huerta and the Mexican crisis
The diplomatic corps in Mexico City debates recognizing General Huerta’s provisional government after the killing of the constitutional president and vice president. The United States weighs precedent from Colombia and prior Mexican revolutions, noting that recognition hinges on Huerta’s control of state machinery and compliance with international obligations. Recognition is unlikely until Huerta demonstrates durable authority across the capital and states.
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United States
Hill
Colombia
Bogota
Mexico
Ignatius Comonfort
Zulaga
Zulonga
Miramon
Forsyth
Benito Juarez
Porfirio Diaz
Madero
Felix Diaz
Huerta
El Pais Refutes Cabinet Involvement In Madero Suarez Death
El Pais of Mexico City asserts the cabinet is unrelated to the Madero and Suarez killings. It cites the ministers’ honorable records and the strong human presumption of innocence, arguing it would be absurd to claim they planned the murders. It refrains from judgment pending government inquiry.
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el Pais
Mexico City
Madero
Pino Suarez el Pais
Mexico
de la Barra
Garcia Granados
Esquivel Obregon
Messrs
Pino Suarez
Keeping on the Run Mexico is Just One Statesman After Another
A fragment from the New York Evening Sun notes a recurring sequence of Mexican leaders under pressure, each met with gunfire or threats. The line hints at instability and the peril surrounding political transitions in Mexico.
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Mexico
New York Evening Sun
Revolvers Must Be Feminine Says Hiram Maxim
Hiram Maxim declares that silent revolvers are impossible arguing that firearms must be named and treated as feminine entities in the era’s design and culture. The Boston Advertiser reports the inventor’s stance on weapon nomenclature.
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Hiram Maxim
Boston Advertiser
The Red Rose at Grand Opera House Review
A patched heterogeneous musical comedy theater piece with some spectacular moments. The plot and humor lack unity though the cast shines led by Zoe Barnett and Russell Lennon with Bly Brown underused. The Ball of the Four Arts scene stands out amid strong costumes and scenery.
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Grand Opera House
Zoe Barnett
Paris
Russell Lennon
Bly Brown
General Wood Says We Have No Army
Comment in the Philadelphia Record questions the purpose of military spending if General Wood asserts there is no army. The remark implies concern over defense funding and government priorities in the current era.
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Wood
Philadelphia
We Should Worry Wording from an Ad Article
The Boston Advertiser notes a contrast as Abdul Hamid pities matrimonial institutions, while the western world pities him, illustrating how vast sympathy is wasted. The remark highlights crosswise sorrows amid political upheaval and personal concerns.
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Abdul Hamid
Boston Advertiser
The Moral of the Pleasant Route in a Street Car Tale
An observant young man rides a crowded street car home at six. He deserts the crowd for a girlfriend in an automobile and enjoys the ride until a flat tire traps him. He labors for two hours to fix it, ending up dusty and worn, a lesson that comfort can cost more than expected.
Excess Oil Production Reported By Mecca Oil Co Stockholder
A Mecca Oil Company letter to stockholders says California oil output still exceeds consumption, keeping prices low. It notes production fell from early-year levels and expects output to soon match demand, hoping for better prices later. The letter, dated January 17, addresses oilprice dynamics amid oil industry debates.
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New York Times
the Times
Mecca Oil Company
Kern County
California
J. T. Hanigan
Clifornia
Governor Wilson yields a seat. Taft keeps two seats
Washington Post notes a social quip about Governor Wilson yielding a single seat to a woman while President Taft is described as the more decisive figure in securing two seats, portraying Taft as the real Chesterfield in political gestures.
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Wilson
Mr. Taft
Chesterfield
Washington Post
Washington Will Survive the Blow Inauguration Likely
A Baltimore Sun editorial hopes the inauguration proceeds despite opposition led by Colonel Blease while expressing confidence that Washington will endure the political clash and remain steady through the event.
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Colonel Blease
Baltimore Sun
Indignation Over Assassination Sparks Mexican Protest in San Antonio
Victor Cruz writes that a large San Pedro park gathering of about 2000 Mexicans and symmetry sympathizers denounced the assassination of ex-President Pino Suarez and condemned Huerta and Diaz regime actions. He urges nonrecognition of Huerta Diaz by the United States and civilized nations.
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San Antonio
San Pedro Park
Madero
Pino Suarez
Huerta
Blanquet
Mexico
Diaz
United States
The Sixty-Second Congress Highlights and Actions
Summary of major factions in the Sixty-second Congress including investigations into money, shipping, steel, beef, and sugar trusts. campaign finance publication bill. proposed popular election of senators. New Mexico and Arizona statehood. eight hour workday on national public works. contempt bill. children's bureau. tariff reductions vetoed. excise tax vetoed. Alaskan civil government. pension bill. Panama Canal tolls regulation. campaign contributions inquiries. Archbald impeachment. Titanic disaster inquiry. prohibition shipments to dry states.
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New Mexico
Arizona
Statehood
Children’s Bureau
Panama Canal
Robert W. Archbald
Harry Is Their Best Friend Thaw and Estate Trust Plan
The Baltimore Evening Sun quotes a sharp take on Thaw proposing to convert his estate into a trust fund for lawyers, framing the idea as a strategic move by Thaw with legal and financial implications.
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Harry
Baltimore Evening Sun
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Charles 8. Diehl, Harrison L, Beach
Editors and Publishers
Hall OF Fame
Madero and Suarez
GRAND
Leonard
William
Victor Cruz
New York World
Sixty-second Congress
Money Trust Shipping Trust
Steel Trust
Beef Trust
American Sugar Refining Company
Cafter
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