San Antonio Light History and Editorial Directors
The San Antonio Light and The San Antonio Gazette serve as the Evening Daily and Sunday Morning edition with Associated Press day report. Editors and publishers are Charles S. Diehl and Harrison L. Beach. Subscription rates and mailing options are listed, with notices on address changes and irregular delivery. The paper maintains offices in New York and Chicago via Ss. C. Beckwith Special Agency.
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San Antonio
United States
New York
SS. C. Beckwith Special Agency
Tribune Building
Chicago
Circulation Audit Affirms The San Antonio Light
The San Antonio Light's nine month circulation ending January 31 1912 has been certified by N W Ayer Son of Philadelphia. The audit is regarded as authoritative and final by the certifiers of America and Europe.
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San Antonio
N. W. Ayer & Son
Philadelphia
America
Europe
Harvey L. Steele
Rosemary
Daily
Sunday Light
High Prices Across Nation Strain Grocers and Consumers
The piece notes rising costs of cheese tomatoes meat and butter with ten cent cheese sandwiches becoming unprofitable for grocers. It cites AP reports from Chicago and New York showing record meat and food prices and widespread blame between farmers packers and consumers. It argues investigations fail to pinpoint causes and criticizes law as a root problem while urging accountability.
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San Antonio
Associated Press
Chicago
New York
Indianapolis
Pompeian saloon hints at ancient politics and modern fears
The Pompeii ruin on Abundance Street is presented as evidence that saloons and politics intersected in 79 A D. Fuscus seeks aldermanship aided by two local women while rivals appeal to Rome. The piece connects liquor interests, Monroe Doctrine limits, and Japan's growing regional influence with sober caution.
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Abundance Street
Pompeii
Mount Vesuvius
Pompeiian
Zanthe
Cyprus
Cyrenaica
Egypt
Gaul
Old Pompeii
Vesuvius
Fuscus
C. Pollio Fusco
Caius
Rome
Hazel
Mary Ann
Department of State
Mexico
Magdalena Bay
Japan
United States
Pacific
Gibraltar
Earth
Hemisphere
Tokyo
Madero
Mikado
Amazon
Brazil
Lawbreakers Will Face Retribution For Food Trust Abuses
The piece condemns food trusts wholesalers and retailers for profit driven scarcity and illegal restraint of trade. It argues justice will prevail and lawbreakers will be brought to account when the public conscience vindicates the laws governing life’s necessities.
A Policy in Peril Reevaluates Monroe Doctrine Influence
The current literature notes a revival of Japanese designs challenging the Monroe doctrine. It argues this trend emerged before Taft publicly addressed the matter, signaling shifting imperial considerations and policy responses.
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Taft
What She Wanted From Norman E Mack's National Monthly
Jim Mann overhears a couple discussing affinities in a Chicago train car. The wife imagines grand declarations while the husband dismisses fantasies as mere lies, revealing a humorous chide about wanting a plain old-fashioned liar.
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Norman E. Mack
National Monthly
Jim Mann
Chicago
Mann
Porto Rico Benefits Under American Rule
The Christian Herald notes Porto Rico has received schools roads and justice since the end of the Spanish war. It highlights ten years of governance, a thriving sugar industry, and the recovery from earlier hurricane damage to coffee plantations.
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Porto Rico
Christian Herald
Secrets of a Famous Chef Sr
Emile Bailly of the Hotel St. Regis shares cooking guidance for girls and hints on chicken and fish dishes. The article discusses French private cooking, mutual understanding between hosts and cooks, and presents several detailed recipes for four servings, including chicken breast with crust and Bechamel sauce and kingfish or bass with eggplant and stewed tomatoes.
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Emile Bailly
Hotel
St. Regis
Sparsley
Joseph Haan
Two Forms of Discrimination Against American Commerce
The North American Review argues foreign governments practice discriminatory tariffs and sanitary barriers against American goods and cattle. Austria-Hungary levies 28 cents per gallon on cottonseed oil. Italy taxes imported oil. Spain imposes high duties. Portugal effectively bans import. Northern Europe restricts live cattle. UK Belgium and Switzerland allow slaughter but France and Germany do not. Germany enforces strict meat inspections. canned meats are banned. Few cases of American investment discrimination exist, with examples like Sollstedt mine and Vacuum Oil in Austria-Hungary. Payne Aldrich tariff fails to address these injustices. calls for retaliation options.
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North American Review
Europe
Austria-Hungary
Italy
Spain
Portugal
United Kingdom
Belgium
Switzerland
France
Germany
Sollstedt
Vacuum Oil Company
Latin America
Payne-Aldrich
May Scene in Green Hills and Willows
A lyrical meditation evokes May's renewal with green hills, orange flames of light, crimson flash of desire, cowslip fires, and a speaking stream. The verse portrays nature as awakening, with the earth acknowledging a moving God and the miracle of May.
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Ouraps
Clinton Scollard
Ainslee
Poems of Sentiment in a Civil War Era Ferry Ride
A stormy dawn on a river ferry frames a rebel love encounter as thunder, flames, and a galloping rider surge through the scene. A horse arrives bearing blood and silence, the moment thick with danger and the unknown fate of lovers and war.
Why a Man Should Swear Delivers Humorous Morality List
The Kansas City Star reprints Reverend Albert Marion Hyde’s humorous decalogue urging men to swear. It lists ten reasons praising cursing as elegant expression, proof of taste, social lubrication, literary acumen, training for boys, self respect, pleasing mothers, printable appearance, masculinity and virtue, and improved prospects in the hereafter.
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The
Kansas City Star
Albert Marion Hyde
Porter Congregational Church
Brockton
Mass
Garfield warns against splitting party votes
A Kansas City Journal note questions how Mr. Garfield views a man who causes party rifts and splits the party. It asks why support such a wrecking figure and labels it a serious matter to alienate party voters.
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Garfield
Kansas City
Ournal
Taft in busy days amid Mexico and colonel intrigue
As Others View It And George Harvey Is Boosting Him. With Mexico and the colonel both on his hands, these are busy days for President Taft.
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George Harvey
Mexico
Taft
New York World
Well He Had a Bully Time Teddy in the White House
A reader asks what Theodore Roosevelt accomplished during his presidency in the White House, reflecting on his tenure and impact. The Globe-Democrat notes the public interest in Roosevelt's achievements and legacy.
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Teddy
White House
St. Louis Globe-Democrat
It Is Awfully Cute Remark From Columbus State
The remark notes Underwood's dimple as no advantage in Columbus State’s context, asserting the comment carries little impact on outcomes or opportunities.
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Underwood
Columbus State
With a Club Colonel Roosevelt Appeals to the People
The Los Angeles Times reports Theodore Roosevelt using a public appeal stance while campaigning with a club image. The piece notes his strategy to energize supporters and press coverage of his outreach.
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Colonel Roosevelt
Los Angeles Times
Roosevelt vows to crack solid South
The Baltimore American notes Colonel Roosevelt compares a figure to Brother Sylvest and pledges aggressive action to break the solid South, warning that if he accomplishes all he plans, he will need to work forty eight hours in a twenty four hour period and still be pressed for time.
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Roosevelt
Baltimore American
Roosevelt Says Gardner a Liar, Records Say
A Philadelphia Record note quotes Roosevelt accusing Gardner of lying and claims Gardner branded any disagreeing man a liar. The remark highlights long standing political fault lines and personal clashes within disputes of the era.
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Roosevelt
Gardner
Philadelphia Record
Champ Clark Wins Nebraska and Wilson Takes Oregon
Knickerbocker Press notes early results show Champ Clark leading in Nebraska while Woodrow Wilson secures Oregon. Query about Uncle Jud Harmony’s candidacy remains unresolved.
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Champ Clark
Nebraska
Woodrow Wilson
Oregon
Uncle Jud
Harmony
Knickerbocker Press
Taft Civil Service Post Offices Questioned by Baltimore Sun
The Baltimore Sun asks what a Taft administered civil service reform would mean for post offices and what a future successor might do about any related machine.
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Taft
Baltimore
Gardner of Massachusetts Drops From Ananias Club List
A Chicago Record-Herald item notes Mr. Gardner of Massachusetts is no longer on the waiting list for membership in the Ananias club highlighting a change in social standings.
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Gardner
Massachusetts
Lst
Ananias Club
Chicago Record-Herald
Circumstances After Gases Colonel Roosevelt Calls Abolition
The Birmingham Age-Herald notes Roosevelt, who once used a steam roller mercilessly in 1904, now advocates abolishing it. The remark signals a shift in stance on aggressive policy methods and political tactics.
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Roosevelt
Birmingham Age-Herald
Duration of a Wink Measured by Photographic Apparatus
Harper's Weekly notes a mean lid descent of 0.075 to 0.091 seconds and an eye closure of 0.015 seconds. The lid rises in 0.17 seconds using a special photographic setup, linking the phrase quicker than a wink to fractions of a second.
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Harper's Weekly
Small Bulls Terrier Fights Growling Dog On Tobin Lawn
A small bull terrier with excellent pedigree plays with a child on a Tobin lawn when a larger dog intervenes. The two dogs fight for minutes, with the big dog gaining the initial advantage before the smaller dog ferociously defends the boy and scatters the intruder. The scene ends with the small dog returning to the child.
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Tobin
Deci
Sahara Crossing by Rene le More Aerial Plan Proposed
Count Rene le More completed an 8000 kilometer desert trek from southern Algeria to Timbuktu over thirteen months to study routes for a future air crossing. He now proposes attempting the journey by airplane, though success remains uncertain amid French colonial efforts at Biskra and the Sahara frontier.
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Popular Science Monthly
Sahara
Rene le More
Alg
Timbu
Timbuctu
Reti
le More
Air
le Moremains
Seria
Bisk
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Asellinus
Smyrine
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Wanted
Hotel St. Regis
Halloo
Madison Cawein
Harper’s Weekly
Brother Sylvest
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