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Newspaper
San Antonio Light
Location
San Antonio, Texas, United States of America
Date
Mar 07, 1911
Page
8
Local business leaders and citizens rally at the Chamber of Commerce to back a long promised line to Brownsville. They urge concerted action, fundraising, and public support to spur rail laying and connect 100000 residents with the Lower Rio Grande.
Mr Yoakum states he remains strongly in favor of a railroad linking San Antonio and Brownsville and says no one has accused him of changing his position.
Harvard doctors debate family size with Dr Eliot suggesting six children per family and Dr Carver proposing birthrate laws that would make childbearing a merit-based privilege. The piece mocks such ideas and jokes about political fevers, poverty, and national surrender.
A terse note laments rushed Oklahoma Indian contracts now whitewashed and reflects on a supposed virtuous world as travelers push toward Brownsville. The fragment hints at disillusionment with legal or moral standards while on a journey.
War department orders 20,000 troops moved to Fort Sam Houston while four cruisers are dispatched to Texas waters in what officials call a major military exercise. Rumors abound as officials insist the operation is a test of rapid assembly with naval support, though debate continues over its true purpose.
A columnist urges ending the Bailey Culberson feud and keeping the fight out of Texas. The piece argues for national discussion in Washington, seeks peace for Texas, warns anti Bailey agitation will only cause disaster, and predicts Bailey remains in the Senate for two years with no resolution in sight.
Women of Chicago strew flowers in his path and men bow as Lorimer returns. The scene sparks shameful national reflection with claims he was elected by fraud. The remark ends noting even jail inmates receive flowers.
A New York club votes unanimously that fat men are more virtuous lovable and handsome than others. P S: It was the Fat Men's club.
Ruth St Denis the dancer declares she plans to reach 100 by aging naturally. She attributes her longevity to wearing no corsets and remaining underdressed for comfort and freedom.
Louis man spent ten thousand dollars in Europe but went broke in Paris and earned his passage home by peeling potatoes in the steerage. He says he was the happiest man on the ship. Five hours for Paul Singer’s Berlin funeral passes the Brandenburg gate, hinting at future political funerals. A cowgirl colony rises in New Mexico offering health excitement and perhaps husbands. England’s heir apparent catches ordinary measles. Models strike in Philadelphia but the strike seems odd. Caruso loses his voice and worries at Atlantic City. Carnegie claims to have made forty five millionaires, yet shifts focus to libraries. Akron college girls host lunch for an ape, provoking parental anger.
A Gravestone Arizona reader pleads to receive advance proofs of The Thumbless Hand before Friday. He threatens lynching if caught stealing a horse and asks Dooit to help him learn the ending, showing reader devotion to the serial.
Snuggs wakes to a Chinaman intruder missing a thumb from his right hand. Jorkins questions what was sought as Snuggs traps the fugitive with a pistol near a rosebush. A second Chinaman is found thumbless, as Jorkins and Snuggs advance toward more danger. To Be Continued.
A reader challenge about a goat tied to a 50 foot rope in a 20 by 20 foot barn prompts a request for details. The columnist jokes about needed clues such as rope twists, goat sex, and whether the goat is mine or the barn owner’s, before solving.
A young woman named Susie complains conductors are not courteous when receiving fares. The piece argues passengers blame conductors for trolley problems, while noting conductors are employees and that thanking riders for every fare would quickly exhaust a conductor’s funds.
A Rhode Island hens ad listing fifteen year old layer birds prompts reflections on loyalty and retirement. The writer jests about paying tribute to a hen that has laid daily for fifteen years and imagines an Old Hens Home for aged birds.
A light verse recounts a monoplane skimming the sea and a skater who falls on the rink. The poem ends with two trains on a single track moving in opposite directions, delivering a brisk, action packed cadence.
In a playful birthday note the Uncle Sam states a wizard who grows value from little, praising Luther Burbank as the father of many fruits nuts vegetables and flowers. He is celebrated as 62 years old today and hailed for his California ranch innovations.
The statement notes King George will be crowned in June. It mentions a hat worn in the interim and a silver fox skin valued at $500. It adds that Edison pursues breeding a hen that can lay eggs and bacon. The Bahamas seek entry to Canada's Dominion and Moorings may be sought in the Thousand Islands.
The Chicago Tribune notes Senator LaFollette has given the impression of a forthcoming tactic meant to unsettle a blond senator, suggesting a strategic maneuver that could provoke a strong reaction.
A Washington society note states Mrs Ballinger will return to Seattle in mid March, but the Louisville Courier Journal reports Ballinger remains. The terse item highlights a disagreement over her whereabouts and timing.
The New York World quotes a Berlin observer who says if you want humor about how the United States designs to shape Spanish America, you can always find it in Berlin.
A brief note from Baltimore honors the rescue and enduring bond between a found boy and Colonel Roosevelt, asserting the boy will never forget his value or role.
The Pittsburg Gazette Times notes that strengthening ties with Japan deeply unsettles Mr. Hobson, reflecting public sentiment on the international rapprochement.
In Washington a minister was named for Champ CSes no, though he wasn’t present at the time according to the Chi Recora Herald.
A Boston Transcript note reports Mrs. Longworth’s cable to Loeb contained only the word Pig. The unusual message prompts questions about diplomatic or social exchanges documented in the era.
A Washington Post note asks whether Senator Aldrich is summoned in his role as consulting physician or as coroner. The query signals uncertainty about his official capacity in the matter.
A Chicago girl travels west to marry an Indian, reflecting changing times from the days when boys headed west to shoot. The note from the Chicago News highlights a shift in social norms and romance across the country.
Andrew Jackson Graham running for mayor of Chicago pledges he will rob no one. The Cleveland Leader notes candidates grow more radical as the race intensifies.
A Danville Alabama dispatch quotes a Boston Transcript quip asking what is strange about voters backing Joe Cannon. The remark frames a political reaction during a past campaign.
A quotation from the New York Mail discusses hesitation in correcting a proof when the linotyper prints the word banquet. The remark highlights concerns over typographical accuracy in newspapers.
A man tells a string of merchants he has good credit and asks to buy goods on time after losing work. Grocer, butcher, dry goods, clothing, and liquor sellers extend credit, noting his past payments, until his prospects improve.
An amused dog pursues a long legged bug at a San Pedro and Macon corner. A humane passerby turns the bug. The bug flies at the dog and claws grab the muzzles as the dog yelps and flees. The man slips backward, jarring himself on the pavement, while bystanders laugh at the unlikely scene.
Twenty one years ago items note Lenten observance eased by papal dispensation. Singers Mary Hernandez and Lula McAllister sing at Liberati convert. Freight engine derailed at Sunset depot. Crosstown builds curve at Grand avenue and Austin street. Southern Pacific fills Austin street with cinders. R J Nichols ex Sap railway conductor visiting. Illinois Editorial association rode through on IGN railway from City of Mexico. Jokers players summoned to Springs for practice. Captain Nat Zulsbacker back from New Orleans at Maverick. Martha Washington tea held by Paine Methodist Young People society.
The observer describes watching a woman raise her skirt and take a stout leather bag from beneath her knee. She delves inside and withdraws a roll of bills and many gold coins, which she pockets after paying the amount due, then exits the office.
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