San Antonio Light and Gazette Evening Daily Notice
Historic masthead notes The San Antonio Light and The San Antonio Gazette as Evening Daily and Sunday Morning with Associated Press wire service. References to New York and Chicago offices and February circulation details appear in a brief publication page.
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San Antonio
San Antonio Light
The
San Antonio Gazette
Associated Press
United States
New York
Thne
the Light
N. W. Ayer & Son
Philadelphia
America
Europe
Riding the Roller and the Roosevelt Ironies
The piece portrays Colonel Roosevelt as a longtime user of political patronage or the steam roller, now criticizing its use by Taft’s administration. It notes his past triumphs driving the roller in 1898 New York and 1904, 1908, 1910 events, and questions the consistency of his stance when he is not in control.
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Roosevelt
Taft
South
New York
Mark Hanna
William Howard Taft
Republican Party
Saratoga
Republican State Central Committee
Rockwell
England
Broadway
Ghostly views by Wellesley student on kind hearted phantoms
Senior Agnes Rockwell of Wellesley College describes ghosts as poor misunderstood beings seeking human sympathy. She contrasts polite, humane treatment with flippant contempt and urges readers to help distressed specters find rest and stop disturbing the living.
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Agnes Rockwell
Wellesley College
Hamlet
Mark Twain
Ghosts and social lists provoke a southern sting
A critic derides ghosts as harmless and misputs European relics above American specters. The piece cites Miss Rockwell’s crusade, contrasts England’s ghosts with Broadway fictions, and lampoons social registries listing Vanderbilt and Wilson heirs, ending with scorn for southern representation in Etc. Etc. de Lyon Nicholls’s party.
Elitist Social Register Draws Fire Over Fashion Poles
A Louisville critic cites a New York faction dubbed the smart set as "ultra fashionables" and lists 469 nationally deemed fashionable. Nicholls assigns 300 to New York, 32 to Philadelphia, 50 to Washington, 7 to Chicago, with modest counts across other states, noting the South yields 24 socially eligible figures.
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New York
Colonel Watterson
Louisville
United States
C. W. de Lyon Nicholls
Philadelphia
Washington
Chicago
Boston
Connecticut
Marquette
Mich
Cincinnati
Geneseo
N. Y
Buffalo
Baltimore
North Carolina
South Carolina
Kentucky
San Francisco
Providence
Mason and Dixon’s
First Sea Fight and the Peloponnesian War’s Birth
The piece traces the first recorded naval clash between Corcyra and Corinth around 664 B C at Cape Actium, then links the ensuing Corinth Athens quarrel to the Peloponnesian War. It argues the war split Greece, toppled Athens’ empire, and delayed Western civilization until Petrarch’s era.
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B. C
Corcyra
Corfu
Corinth
Corcyreans
Cape Actium
Gath
Athens
Peloponnesian Confederacy
Sparta
Corinthians
Macedon
Rome
Pericles
Petrarch
Christ
Vast Wilderness for Cabot
Senator Lodge sails into the campaign fray while Cabot tours drift the political big sea. The Milwaukee News notes the endless sea of issues and the sea of faces in an era of electioneering.
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Cabot
Senator Lodge
Miwaukee News
Judge’s fear as Roosevelt sits on jury stage fright
The Chicago News notes a young lawyer’s nerves spike with Mr Roosevelt on the jury. The judge remarks that Roosevelt’s presence itself unsettles the courtroom atmosphere.
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Mr. Roosevelt
Chicago News
Aftermath Echoes of a Fractured Movement
A Memphis Commercial Appeal critique notes the decline of the La Follette era, with only the pompadour symbol remaining. The piece underscores fading reform energy and lingering stylistic echoes as politics shift.
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Memphis
The Man From Home Shines At The Grand In Kokomo
The Grand presents The Man From Home with William Hodge as Pike and Harold Russell as the Grand Duke Vasili. Strong cast includes Miss Helen Harvest as Ethel and Miss Ida Vernon as Lady Greech. Repeats tonight, audience urged to see one of the best American plays.
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William Hodge
Booth Tarkington
Harry Leon Wilson
Daniel Voorhees Pike
Ethel Granger Simpson
Ethel
Vasili Vasilivitch
Russia
Pike
Doc
Genevieve
Mr. Hodge
Harold Russell
Helen Harvest
Ida Vernon
Lady Greech
Leonora von Ottinger
Comtesse de Champigny
Herbert McKenzie
Edlin P. Gayer
Earl of Hawcastle
Almeric St. Aubyn
Henry Harmon
Ivanoff
Antonio Salerno
End of Samoan Mata Vanu Volcanic Activity Proclaimed
New York Sun reports that the Mata Vanu volcano on Savaii, Samoa, has ceased erupting after six years of near constant activity. Researchers K Sapper and W Grevel note a gradual energy decline since 1911, with final quiescence by October, predicting little chance of renewed eruptions for a century or more.
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New York Sun
Savaii
Matavanu
K. Sapper
W. Grevel
Europe
The Madonna lily in religious art and Easter lore
The Madonna lily, native to the Levant and cultivated in Northern Europe since 1596, blooms around Easter. Its frequent appearance in religious paintings and church decorations underscores its sacred status, while Hammerstein's London opera house seats 2700 with an unobstructed view.
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Europe
Levant
Palestine
Flowers
Hammerstein
London Opera House
Twenty Famous Men and the Ideal of Work
A speaker argues success comes from sticking to an idea and loving the work. Using Robert Burns as example, he links toil, inspiration, and authentic focus to lasting achievement and urges readers to write and speak about what they feel and see.
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Robert Burns
Scotland
Burns
Its Swan Song Encore Drawn From Signorina Tumbo
Readers note a dramatic moment as Signorina Bwana Tumbo agrees to sing an encore in Richmond. The Times Dispatch frames the event as a final showcase and signals high public interest in the performer.
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Signorina Bwana Tumbo
Richmond Times-Dispatch
Roosevelt Shaped as Houdini in Pledges Snapped
A Philadelphia Inquirer item likens Mr Roosevelt to Houdini, noting his pledges snap free of bonds and hinting at his elusive political prowess.
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Mr. Roosevelt
New Houdini
Philadelphia Inquirer
Oklahoma Delegates Split Between Clark and Wilson
The Denver Republican notes that Oklahoma divides its delegates between Champ Clark and Woodrow Wilson and that no clear core supports Harmon or Underwood yet.
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Oklahoma
Champ Clark
Woodrow Wilson
Harmon
Underwood
Denver
Vice President Sherman Rejects Renomination
The Knickerbocker Press notes Sherman does not seek a second term with Roosevelt leading the ticket, signaling a potential shift in party plans and rival candidacies.
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Sherman
Roosevelt
Knickerbocker Press
As Out of Date as the Constitution
A Charleston News and Courier item criticizes progressives for deeming the Ten Commandments obsolete, framing the stance as out of date with modern political thought.
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Charleston News and Courier
Could Have Perfectly Working Time
A terse quote from the Washington Post notes the colonel might win favor with Mexican neurotics to command a regiment, reflecting a cynical view of wartime leadership and diplomacy.
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Washington Post
Perils of Sea Service Reflects on Naval Training
The London Times notes that sea service proves real and deadly in its training, with mistakes risking many lives. It asserts submarines face risks but that officers and men share dangers with other branches, as daily duty forges naval character and national security.
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London Times
Naval Service
Picket Fence Paradox in Vertical Versus Perpendicular Arrangement
Reader dispute over fence design asks which mile of fence needs more pickets when built on flat ground versus steep mountain slope. The author defends equal numbers if posts are perpendicular to the bottom rail, noting on slopes the greater slant reduces count. in electricity questions electrons are negative while positive electrons remain undecided.
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Someody
Visual magnification path from telescope to microscope
The text explains passing the telescope image to a photographic plate, fixing the image, then magnifying it with a microscope. This method captures planetary views on a plate for later detailed study.
Near South Pole Approach Reached by Shackleton
Lieutenant Shackleton pressed south along the 168th meridian to 88 degrees 23 minutes latitude, about 1 degree 37 minutes from the pole. The party faced severe cold, scarce food, and had to turn back on January 9, 1909.
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South Pole
Shackleton
Explaining Earth Rotation Effect on Weight
A reader asks why an object isn’t lighter at the equator due to centrifugal force. The answer notes a 289 pound stone would weigh 288 pounds at the equator from Earth's rotation, and warns scales using weights would be affected similarly, so spring scales must be used.
Hat in Ring Echoes 1904 Fray in Republic Text
A reminiscence recalls that protecte trusts laughed at a prior attempt seen as the same old hat thrown in the ring by T. R. The St Louis Republic notes the familiar gambit from 1904.
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T. R
St. Loui Republic
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John Anderson
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Supfragettes
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