San Antonio Daily Papers Led by Light Gazette Editors
The San Antonio Light and The San Antonio Gazette constitute the Evening Daily and Sunday Morning papers. An exclusive Associated Press Day Report is leased and entered as second class matter at the San Antonio post office. Editors and Publishers CHARLES B DIEHL HARRISONS BEACH oversee subscriptions.
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The Consumer Pays for Textile Strikes in Higher Prices
A 1919 analysis argues the New England textile strike raises wages by 40 dollars per worker per year, costing consumers via higher clothing prices. It warns wage increases shift costs through the economy, risking a cycle of further strikes and broader living-cost increases, until production is reoriented to essential needs.
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New England
Nowice
Presidential Speech on Slang and Language Power
The piece discusses President Taft and the use of slang in political oratory. It argues that memorable phrases rescue messages from oblivion and praises the vivid lexicon found in English slang, noting how no elegant diction can quite match the impact of forceful, plain speech.
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Taft
Untitled Quote on Wages and Social Change
A fragment discusses wage value and bargaining power, arguing that higher daily wages may not improve purchasing power if prices rise. It contends that money is easily redirected to profits, with emphasis on the precariousness of labor gains and the seductive methods of capital.
GUNS IN COURT IN NEW YORK SPARKS CIVILIZED DEBATE
An article notes New York police court attaches to be armed with revolvers to defend themselves against potential violence. It contrasts urban civility with a push toward arming court staff and questions civilized standards.
Arming Court Attendants Seen as Right Yet Troubling
The piece argues that New York court attendants should be armed after citing rising criminal violence and recent killings in Virginia. It notes judges and officials weighing safety against broader societal issues, with Chief Magistrate McAdoo and Police Commissioner Waldo endorsing arming court staff. The article questions underlying conditions enabling such measures.
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High Courts of Justice
Court of Justice
Hillsville
Virginia
McAdoo
Waldo
Cathedral pastor imposes physical moral health certificates for marriages
Dean Walton T Sumner of Chicago's Cathedral of Sts Peter and Paul declares that after Easter no marriage will be performed unless couples present a physician’s certificate of good health. He notes risk of fake certificates and hopes the move sets a charitable example for churches nationwide.
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Walton T. Sumner
Chicago
Sts. Peter and Paul
Dean Walton
Court Hears Abusive Language Claim in Downtrodden Cabin
In a frontier scene at a hollow cabin the war echoes linger as Aunt Caroline accuses her spouse of abusive language. The judge seeks to ease tensions while Caroline admits she cannot recount all the man says.
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Lippincott’s
The Winter Sort and a Summer Suit Yearn
A fragmentary verse reflects the weight of guilt and the desire for a summer suit. The speaker endures contrasting cold and heat as spring delays, while the urge to purchase a suitable attire grows stronger amid discomfort and humor.
South Carolina's corn contest aims to boost farmers profits
The South Carolina agriculture department led by E. J. Watson promotes corn contests to teach seed selection soil care and efficient harvesting. Contest rules allow any grower to compete with one acre or five acres and require sample ears and detailed reports. Notable contestants include Hannah Plowden the world champion and Jerry Moore who raised 228 bushels on one acre in 1910.
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South Carolina
State Department of Agriculture
E. J. Watson
State Corn Contest Commission
State Commission
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Commissioner of Agriculture
Torres
Hannah Plowden
Jerry Moore
Jerry
Epitaph Carries A Business Advertisement In Ohio Cemetery
An Ohio cemetery displays an epitaph set by the widow of Michal McConnell. The wording honors twenty years as senior partner of McConnell & McCumber and notes the firm is now McCumber & Company. The line reads that the late partner is now with the new company.
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Philadelphian
Ohio
McConnell
McConnell & McCumber
McCumber
Michal McConnell
McCumber & Company
Pellets of Wisdom from Minna Thomas Antrim
A collection from Lippincott's features witticisms on luck, temptation, power, honesty, and social manners. Aphorisms touch on prudence, invention, and the glow versus glitter contrast.
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Minna Thomas Antrim
Lippincott’s
Saint Hymen
Saily
De Pachmann Delights San Antonio With Chopin Recital
Vladimir de Pachmann charmed a large San Antonio audience at the Grand last night. The pianist balanced artistry with entertainment in a salon style program including Mozart Schumann Mendelssohn Weber and Chopin. The Tuesday Musical Club presented a refined recital praised as among the season’s best musical treats.
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San Antonio
Vladimir de Pachmann
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Weber
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Mozkowski
Weber-Henselt
Poem on the coming leader and Liberty by Ella Wheeler Wilcox
The poem argues the future leader must be strong hopeful kind and compassionate not a warrior monarch or demagogue. It envisions liberty through unity of purpose and humane guidance beyond war and bloodshed. The verse invokes spiritual ideals and the need for love toward all life.
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Ella Wheeler Wilcox
Buddha
Jokes Break Precedent Among Senate Colleagues
The New York World reports a rare joking exchange between Senator Pomerene of Ohio and Senator Martine of New Jersey as Senator Williams claims the tale is true. Pomerene asked if Burton would go into the cellar would the coal shoot, Martine answered the kindling would, provoking laughter.
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Pomerone
Ohio
Martine
New Jersey
John Sharp Williams
Williams
Pomerene
Burton
New York World
Veiled Woman Slips Drink From Wagner’s Drug Store
A young woman wearing a heavy veil created a scene at Wagner's drug store as she attempted to drink a soda. Unable to access the straw through her veil she struggled until undoing hairpins freed the veil and allowed her to finish the beverage.
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Wagner's
Remarkable Story of Twins Bond Across Siblings
Jason Ratekin and his twin brother share a tale of twin empathy. Mason Ratekin, six, burned his hand when a spaniel toppled him against a stove. At the same moment, Mason’s twin cried out, swayed his hands, and matched the reaction, illustrating a shared response.
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Kansas City Journal
Jason Ratekin
Grand Theater
Ratekin
Jason
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