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Newspaper
San Antonio Light
Location
San Antonio, Texas, United States of America
Date
May 04, 1913
Page
4
A controversial Connecticut bill to widen Sunday commerce and recreation draws sharp opposition as lawmakers push a "wide-open" state while opponents decry the assault on blue laws. The piece notes longtime religious values, political maneuvering, and anticipated military policy shifts under a Democratic administration.
The article discusses critics of Republican military policy during Wilson’s era and questions the choice of Lindley M. Garrison as secretary of war. Proponents of disarmament emphasize peacetime reforms while opponents worry about military extravagance and governance.
Connecticut Governor Simeon E Baldwin predicts a distant unification of Protestant denominations into one church possibly joining with Rome. He argues many splits weaken the faith and compares church consolidation to sound business practice, noting no practical plan yet exists to bridge dogmatic gaps.
A Berlin report shows European markets rising as Balkan tensions ease after Turkey pressed for peace talks. Montenegro’s siege of Scutari and Austria’s war threats complicated diplomacy, but Nicholas of Montenegro signals willingness to concede territorial indemnity, suggesting a fragile step toward settlement amid ongoing tough negotiations.
The piece notes churches are closer now than a generation ago and suggests a unifying plan is possible if dogmatic differences fade further. It cites Judge Baldwin's dream of broader church unity as a hopeful goal for the future.
The Kansas City Star notes William Jennings Bryan, a constitutional lawyer by reputation, may have limited view on how California's land policy shifts favor the national administration. Bryan urged California to allow land ownership for those "ineligible to citizenship" and the state replaced the phrase with the milder "All aliens eligible to citizenship may acquire and hold land."
Should Recall Wilson and Senor Raoul Madero have visited the city Sunday and left Sunday night for New York. Senor Madero claims Madero possessions were not confiscated by Huerta. A family representative says Americans in Mexico distrust Ambassador Henry Lane and questions his continued post under the Democratic administration.
Critics fear the mission of the Secretary of State to settle the Japanese question signals possible embarrassment if it fails. Some see it as bad policy, but it reflects the Wilson way of governing and likely foreshadows more such moves in the next four years as noted by the Birmingham News.
The governor prevailed in the Alamo restoration dispute with the Daughters of the Republic custodianship acknowledged by the supreme court. The decision affirms the governor's right to restore the historic building to its former condition and pleases the public according to the Laredo Times.
A St. Paul Dispatch editorial warns against believing the American public seeks to resolve the California situation through fear of Japan. It argues war is to be avoided only if honorable, not from fear, and cautions against assuming American resolve is weak.
In a tense confrontation, Caradoc proposes a grotesque restoration experiment granting Clavering renewed strength in exchange for a lifelong bond. Clavering agrees but a twist of love and loyalty derails the plan as Caradoc reveals his lifelong love for Clavering’s wife and ultimately relinquishes the bond and the risky pursuit.
A Harper’s Weekly overview notes England’s monarch has several thrones across Windsor Buckingham Palace Westminster Abbey the House of Lords and St James’s including an ivory throne at Windsor gifted by an Indian prince The coronation chair at Westminster Abbey is the ancient seat linked to the Stone of Destiny.
A Pall Mall Gazette note on Nikola Tesla’s sun power idea and a Cairo area company using solar energy for irrigation. The piece argues sun power could transform the tropics, while temperate zones must pursue tidal energy.
A signed reader dispute responds to an editorial on chalk streets. The author defends Mayor Jones era, explains street material issues, urges citizen help to find durable substitutes, and calls for unity over criticism to improve San Antonio roads.
Tea arrived in England in the mid seventeenth century as a luxury costing 30 to 50 dollars per pound. By 1886 most imports came from India and Ceylon, with quality China tea gradually regaining favor as it reenters the market.
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