San Antonio Light Circulation Audit Highlights Growth
The San Antonio Light and Gazette report six month period ending March 31 1917 shows daily average circulation of 20709 and Sunday 24300. Net paid daily 19779 and Sunday 22378 with Audit Bureau of Circulation certification. The paper markets 50 percent higher paid home circulation than any local competitor.
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Japan Hopes to Cooperate as U S Enters War
A Tokyo dispatch notes Japan’s eagerness to cooperate with the United States but fears the Pacific war pace may hinder efforts. It reports Japan speeding up its navy in response to America’s buildup and hints at potential future conflict while seeking favorable perception from Allied powers.
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United States
Tokio
Pacific Ocean
Japan
Britain if Ireland gains home rule now forges unity and democracy
The piece argues that granting Ireland self-government would strengthen British solidarity in war and reassure Americans about Britain’s democratic commitments. It criticizes delays, noting Irish factions bear some fault, and suggests home rule would align actions with praise for democracy.
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David Lloyd-George
Edward Carson
United States
America
British Empire
Mr. Balfour
Ireland
British Commission
Lord Northcliffe
Associated Press
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Letting Mexico Alone Addresses War Time News Rumors
An editorial rebukes false reports about Mexico during wartime. It notes U S authorities urged media to avoid rumors of hostility or German ties, cites exaggerated stories from El Paso, and argues Washington and New York spread misleading accounts about Carranza and Obregon.
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Mexico
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New York
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New York Herald
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Obregon
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War Department
General Carranza
Mexico needs quiet amid falsehoods and press wars
Huerta faces abuse from rivals with concessions aims in Mexico. His stance that concessions are past halted their profit schemes, angering them. Once rumors fade, legitimate Mexico news shows wide misrepresentation. Mexico requires quiet at home and in American press to recuperate from civil war.
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Mexico
United States Builds Wooden Vessels to Outsink Germans
The project aims to rapidly assemble a merchant fleet of small wooden ships to outpace German efforts by building faster and sinking more.
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United States
Administrative food bills proposed without price control
Chairman Lever introduced the administration's food bills. They do not provide for price control by the government. Evidently the government intends to distribute remaining food after speculation takes its share.
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Lever
Patriotic duty questioned as loyalty pledges criticized
The author argues that offering a loyalty pledge to a fellow citizen is presumptive and notes postwar patriots who prefer insulting others as their main act of patriotism. The piece critiques a climate of accusatory rhetoric and national loyalty tests.
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United States
Wheat price swings on Chicago market amid foreign order
Last Saturday wheat rose to 2.75 on the Chicago market before Winnipeg authorities halted speculation. Within thirty minutes Chicago prices dropped to 2.69 as a foreign government regulates the market while Washington allows American food speculators to profit.
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Chicago
Winnipeg
Washington
Sweden shifts toward German policy amid war tensions
The Calveston Tribune notes Sweden as a pro German neutral force in Europe. It argues the three Scandinavian states influence Norway and Denmark and that changes in Russia alter Sweden’s stance toward autocratic Prussia, signaling potential radical shifts in Stockholm’s foreign policy after a recent parliament demonstration.
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Europe
Norway
Denmark
Russia
Prussia
Stockholm
Calveston Tribune
The New World’s Role in Balancing the Old
In a 1826 speech Canning framed the New World as redressing the Old World’s balance and acknowledging British paternity of the Monroe Doctrine. The idea reappeared in Wilson’s globalist framing, and Bonar Law in 1917 welcomed U S aid as the New World stepping in to restore balance.
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Andrew Bonar Law
United States
Philadelphia
Private Wield. Marshall Field III Joins as Private
The richest young man in the country, Marshall Field III, enlists as a private soldier. The Beaumont Journal notes his patriotism may boost recruiting, even as the entrepreneur faces notoriety and hardship.
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Wield
Marshall Field Ili
Beaumont Journal
Submarine War News and Shipping Losses
The U boats sink about 300000 tons of world shipping monthly and 18 to 19 ships over 1600 tons weekly. Despite Count von Bernstorff's prediction of rising losses with warmer weather, merchant travel to British ports remains about 4700 sailings weekly and subs take few of them.
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Count von Bernstorff
America
Utica
N. Y
American gunners praised for accuracy and coolness
A Louisville Courier-Journal excerpt extols the American gunner's skill citing a first periscope hit from the Mongolia at 1000 yards. It emphasizes steadiness and precision in warfare, noting the gunner would perform similarly against German targets and periscopes.
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Cervera
Mongolia
Louisville Courier-Journal
Catholic Loyalty Pledge by Archbishops Cites Liberty and Faith
The Archbishops issue a loyalty pledge praising spiritual liberty under the flag and the nation’s freedom. They vow to cooperate with the President and government to ensure liberty triumphs and the country rises stronger from this hour of test, in the words cited by the New York World.
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America
New York World
Falling in Love Shifts Rent Woes at Dismal House
Gabrielle, furious over overdue rent and unsafe stairs, quizzes a tall, brown haired agent and guides him through a leaking cellar and creaky attic. The agent’s disguise fades as romance blooms when he confesses he was misread and admits he’s falling in love.
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Anne
Francisco
Sally
Anne Whitstone
Moore arrested in Los Angeles for arms smuggling
Federal officers arrested George W. Moore in Los Angeles on May 5. He has been indicted at El Paso for smuggling arms and nee across the border to Villa.
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Los Angeles
Cal
George W. Moore
el Paso
The Pinch Hitter at Empire Theater Tonight
The Pinch Hitter starring Charles Ray plays at Empire Theater today for the last time in San Antonio. The film follows Joel Parker of Turkey Creek as he overcomes a harsh father’s belief he is good for nothing and earns a crucial pinch hitting home run in a championship game amid cheering crowds. Chester Conklin features in a Mack Sennett Keystone comedy Dodging His Doom.
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Empire
San Antonio
Empire Theater
Charles Ray
Mr. Ray
Joel Parker
Turkey Creek
Joel
Chester Conklin
Mack Sennett Keystone
Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea in print
The story by Jules Verne draws thousands of readers with its fanciful tales of a French scientist's daring dreams. The spectacle evokes incredulity as audiences follow the audacious exploits imagined beneath the sea and the marvels of its waves.
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Jules Verne
Grand Opera House screens sea adventures in vivid film
The Williamson brothers bring back moving pictures of the ocean floor and its teeming life to the Grand Opera House. The underwater scenes contrast with land scenery in adroit fashion while a romantic thread leads Captain Nemo to a final, poignant exit.
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Williamson Brothers
Grand Opera House
Nemo
Nautilus
Verne
Joffre Demonstrates Democracy in Chicago Barber Shop
A Chicago Club barber recalls Marshal Joffre's visit where the famed French leader waited his turn for a shave, delighting onlookers as he sat patiently. Mrs. Ronan shows the impressed hand Joffre squeezed as he left, illustrating his popular image.
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Chicago
Marshal Joffre
Maine
Mrs. M. Ronan
Papa Joffre
Churchill Defends Self in Naval Policy Debate
London May 5 Colonel Winston Churchill former first lord of the admiralty joins the newspaper controversy over naval responsibility. He denies charges he did not favor offensive action and blames critics who cried out at losses for paralyzing naval initiative. He notes almost two years with no aggressive action except the Battle of Jutland.
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London
Winston Churchill
Admiralty
Jutland
Lemons Found Floating in Gulf Near Bay City
H. H. Serrell of Matagorda arrives in Bay City with a large catch of lemons he says were picked from the Gulf of Mexico near the Matagorda peninsula. He believes the fruit drifted from a wrecked or possibly submarined vessel out in the gulf.
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Tex
H. H. Serrell
Matagorda
Gulf of Mexico
Matagorda Peninsula
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