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Newspaper
San Antonio Light
Location
San Antonio, Texas, United States of America
Date
Mar 15, 1912
Page
4
The Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court awarded Pauline Jones 1150 damages after Fitchburg officials barred her from public school for refusing to act as a classroom policeman. The ruling supports a view against coerced student informants and stresses voluntary participation.
A critique condemns pedantry in schooling while recounting Fitchburg authorities depriving a girl of three years of education. It argues for cautious justice and warns against harsh, arbitrary authority harming a child’s welfare and social development.
London reports state suffragette Emmaline Pankhurst, jailed after the window smashing campaign, is ill from confinement and a hunger strike. The note adds that continued refusal to eat could end fatally, recalling a Latin fable about a horse starved to death.
Chicago marks 75 as census data show a metro population near 2.5 million up from 2.185 million in 1910. The piece laments the city’s dire transit system and unending hopes for a City Beautiful, while noting graft and political waste and occasional snow blockades prompting investigations into railway delays.
A Chicago census note is used to argue that passenger counts rose while car hours fell to boost profits by increasing riders per car hour. The piece condemns streetcar stoppages and confronts a perceived mob and company pressure to trim service for higher per hour figures.
The piece recalls the February 8 1807 Battle of Eylau fought by Napoleon’s French forces and Benningsen’s Russians. It notes brutal casualties about 70 000 and describes the battle as the opening blow to Napoleon’s glory, signaling future disasters and ultimate downfall.
Garrett P. Serviss argues the sun ages and may fade, making the solar system a tragedy. He cites Mira the Wonderful as a variable-star example, noting drastic changes in light and heat and asking what this means for Earth and its inhabitants. The sun’s decline mirrors a living organism with a finite, millions- year lifetime.
A New York Times piece recounts an old Baden tale of a fortune teller who guided the young William I through numbered figures. She predicted 1871 as the empire’s founding date and 1888 as the death and fall dates, with 1913 linked to the empire’s decline as William I died in 1888.
In February Scribner, F arner Robinson profiles Mexico's cattle country. Four Mexican cowboys ride at dusk toward the mountains, displaying raw beef, serapes, mules, and bold vaquero dress. The piece notes vast rodeos, remudas, and the primitive, fearless character of the vaqueros. It contrasts Mexican scenes with American plains.
The piece argues that suffrage cannot be avoided and urges readers to gain the power to vote or repeal it later. It uses a contrast between outward appearance and inward purpose attributed to Elizabeth Munger and notes a comparison to North American contexts where such contrasts are unusual.
A New York World report recounts an incident in Georgia where a stranger hunting quail and wild turkeys disagreed with a mountain youth. The youth fired at the hunter’s dog, prompting the hunter to demand the youth receive a thrashing, as the mountaineer questions the implied threat.
In Des Moines Capital the Sagamore explanation bureau appears to run shifts around the clock, with both day and night crews.
A observant citizen recalls a young woman in a suit and a huge Panama hat with a long dangerous hat pin in an elevator. She calmly grips the pin to keep it from harming others as the car descends to street level amid surprised laughter.
A Cincinnati Enquirer report quotes Simeon Ford discussing hotel breakages. He notes ordinary damage can be tolerated but exceptions occur when a waiter or maid’s actions exceed reasonable bounds. He recalls a day’s breaks attributed to a chambermaid who proved to be an elephant trainer in disguise.
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