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The San Antonio Light is a historic Texas newspaper with affiliates The San Antonio Gazette Evening Daily and Sunday Morning. It lists editors Charles Diehl Harrison Beach and publishes AP wire reports. Subscription and office details in New York Chicago and Tribune building agencies are noted.
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February 1933 Light newspaper circulation figures
The Light printed 557 812 copies in February 1933. Daily overages were 19 052 for the evening edition and 20 378 for the Sunday edition. Net daily circulations were 17 581 for the evening and 19 024 for the Sunday after deductions. The lowest daily total was 18 213 on Monday February 13 and the peak was 21 192 on Tuesday February 27.
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San Antonio circulation for nine months certified by firm
The San Antonio nine month circulation is certified by N. W. Ayer & Son of Philadelphia as authoritative and final for advertisers in America and Europe.
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America
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Twain and Roosevelt: Twain’s view on Roosevelt’s weighty legacy
The article recalls Mark Twain as a humorist and critic who foresaw Theodore Roosevelt’s vanity and ambition. It cites Twain’s posthumous manuscript on Taft and satirically weighs Roosevelt’s influence, predicting renewed public interest and a potential return of Roosevelt’s “weight” on national affairs.
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Mark Twain
Taft
Theodore Roosevelt
Col. Roosevelt
Roosevelt
Africa
Fragmented Modern News Voice on Headlines and Purpose
A reflective note discusses why newspapers favor grim world events from wars to disasters and political clashes, suggesting a tension between reporting tragedy and the broader role of the press. It questions whether the press should focus less on sensational trouble and more on constructive history.
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Lonig
News value and the limits of public interest
A reflection on what constitutes news arguing sensational events drive coverage while ongoing progress and grand undertakings crop up in editorial spaces. The piece discusses the United States relation with the Philippines, sovereignty, bases, and the risk of war if independence is pursued.
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Times
Napoleon
United States
Philippines
Mr. Jones
Philippine autonomy bill sparks independence debate in Congress
Representative Jones of Virginia proposes partial autonomy for the Philippines after July 4 1913 and full independence after July 4 1920. With support in both houses, passage seems possible though fate of the Filipino under US guardianship remains uncertain amid regional powers and changing allegiances.
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Virginia
United States
Philippine Islands
House
Congress
Little Brown
Pacific
Sam
Great Britain
France
Germany
Russia
Caliphate of Cordova a beacon of learning and decline
A reflective passage recalls Cordova as capital of the Spanish Caliphate from 756 AD, praising its libraries universities and science during six centuries. It contrasts that era with Europe’s ignorance, noting Arabs’ expulsion and Spain’s ensuing decline after the era of learning.
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Cordova
Pericles
Abderrhaman
London
Paris
Circle of Letters
Science
Ana
Europe
Tiradoschi
Italy
Sylvester
Germany
France
British Isles
Spain
Andalusia
America
Uncle Joe Cannon Lauds Secretary Wilson in Eulogy
The Knickerbocker Press quotes "Uncle Joe" Cannon praising Secretary Wilson as a great man. The piece suggests his eulogy provides another reason why Wilson should retire from the cabinet.
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Joe” Cannon
Wilson
Aft
Roosevelt Serves in July Relieving Others of Thought
A Milwaukee Sentinel note says Colonel Roosevelt has condescended to serve in July, thereby relieving others of the burden to think for themselves. The brief remark frames his participation as a guiding act rather than a command, reflecting contemporary reactions to his public service.
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Roosevelt
Miwaukee-Sentinel
Janice Meredith at the Orpheum Captures Audiences
The Orpheum presents Janice Meredith by Rose and Paul with Lola Downin Tabitha Dreaker June Congreve and others. The production traces the opening days of the American Revolution ending with Yorktown and features strong character work and period scenery while praising the cast and the vaudeville finale.
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Janice Meredith
Lola Downin
Tabitha Dreaker
June Congreve
Meredith
Leonora Oakford Sukey
Carey Hastings
Charles Brenton
Hayden Stevenson Quire Meredith
Charles Macdonald Lord Clowes
Stanley G, Woo
Philemon Hennion
Clanke Silvernai
Mowbry
Arther Linden Squire Hennion
Wilbur Mason
Col. Rahl
Irving Lancaster
Joe Bagby
Harry Cascaeder
Private Buger
Anton Komlosy
Sergeant Willis
Eseen
Harrington Reynolds Buntling
W. A. Farnum
Orpheum
American
Squires Meredith
Hennion
Colonel Rahl
Lord Clowes
Cornwallis
Yorktown
Lexington
Washington
Delaware
Tabitha
Dreaker
Leonora Oakford
Capey Hastings
Luckey
Hayden Stevenson
Mr. Stevenson
Charles McDonald
Squire Meredith
Stanley G. Wood
Hessians
Trenton
Clarke Silvernail
Arthur Linden
Plaza Show Crowned by The Visitor and Diverse Bills
The Plaza bills a strong program led by The Visitor presented by Rorter J. White with Harry Stephens and Adelaide Fairchild. Also featured are Selbini and GroVint acrobatic act Fun at an Auto Picnic, Andrew Tombes the chat terbox comedian, Avon Comedy Four with schoolkid sketches, and Ned Norton Ada Ayres as the classy couple.
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Miss Ayres
Mabel Wayne
Jack Simmonds
Charles Whitrock
Mr. White
Harry Stephens
Clark Morton
Adelaide Fairchild
Selbini
Gro- Vint
Andrew Tombes
Avon
Ned Norton
Ada Ayres
Royal theater presents top bill with Cremation illusion
The Royal theater week bill earns instant praise for Friederich and company mystery act Cremation featuring a skeleton reveal. West and Elliott deliver strong blackface sketch Around the World while Russel and Bergen perform as two dainty misses with singing and dancing. The Vans offer lively two Fun Makers and a Half, and Royalscope shows an engaging feature film with a fine Royal orchestra program.
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Royalscope
Royal Orchestra
Comes of His Crawfishing in Declining Fight
The Springfield Republican notes the colonel remains committed but shows signs of losing ground, with indicators of a gradual downturn in his campaign.
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Springfield Republican
Only Way He Can Notion of Service Promoted
Will Allen White argues service need not include office. Roosevelt disagrees. A Detroit Free Press note comments on the admired complexion of young Chinese youths, attributing it to diligent skincare and massage practices.
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Will Allen White
Mr. Roosevelt
Detroit Free Press
Sleep and Wake and Work by Berton Braley
Poem excerpt reflecting restless longing for travel and the road contrasted with city life. Repeats the ache of a sweaty heart and dream of wandering, set against a roving impulse and the pull of the crowd and daily toil.
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Berton Braley
Ainslee
Old Muff's Death in a Detective Tale Chapter Sketch
A serialized detective story presents Old Muff found dead with a cross-cut saw stained in blood. The obtuse village constable seizes the imprisoned hero, while Viola Glenn and Old Hanks devise pursuits. The sleuth disguises as Charlie Ross to uncover motives and reveals Muff killed himself.
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Meaning of Lowell quote on truth and the scaffold
A reader explains James Russell Lowell’s line truth forever a the scaffold, wrong forever on the throne. The essay argues virtue and truth face opposition, citing historical examples such as Philip II, Runnymede, Naseby, the American Revolution, Galileo, Britain’s opium policy and Standard Oil to illustrate enduring struggle for natural rights.
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Lowell
James Russell Lowell
Philip I
Spain
Nethers
God
England
John King John
Runnymede
King Charles
Naseby
Cuba
Galileo
China
Standard Oil Company
Recall of Ex-President Sparks Talk of Judges Waiver
The Brooklyn Eagle notes that a successful recall of one ex-president could lead to waiving recalls of judges, a point highlighted as almost self-evident.
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Brooklyn Eagle
Medicine Hat Hints Escape from Dictation in Boreas Tale
Juarez could fall as Peking teeters while Medicine Hat shows a hint of escaping the Boreas dictation in a Denver Republican summary. The note sketches shifting global pressures and a northern wind metaphor for political maneuvering without specific dates or events.
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Juarez
Peking
Denver
Lincoln Reference Sparks Confusion Over Names
Reading of a Washington Post item suggests the writer meant Link Steffens when mentioning Lincoln, indicating a mistaken attribution in a brief note.
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Abraham
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Lincoln
Steffens
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