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Newspaper
San Antonio Light
Location
San Antonio, Texas, United States of America
Date
May 07, 1913
Page
4
The San Antonio Light and the San Antonio Evening Daily and Sunday Morning present an exclusive leased wire day report from the Associated Press detailing the latest news from the era. The item reflects standard newspaper practice of the period, delivering condensed dispatches to readers.
The piece argues Britain's quick recognition of Huerta reflects English capital interests in Mexico. It contrasts UK policy with the US stance on China and Mexico, suggesting London backs de la Barra and critiques Carranza's prospects while questioning Huerta's shaky hold on power.
The article argues Joseph Ryan conflicts on waterworks policy. It notes past opposition to the waterworks purchase, now backing a waterworks attorney, and endorses Clinton G. Brown of the Citizens League who pledges public referendum before any purchase. It claims Ryan is inconsistent and urges voting for Brown.
Britain will not support the forces attempting to restore constitutional forms in the land. They will continue pressing demands as long as they can protest against the alleged murderous rule Huerta and his adherents seek to establish.
The essay traces how bicycles spurred road improvements from farmers to city dwellers, noting early advocacy by the League of American Wheelmen and later the automobile era. It argues a national push for first class roads would yield broad economic savings, leading to hundreds of thousands of miles of improved U S highways today.
The Omaha community accuses the American Red Cross of withholding relief money and misreporting swift aid after a cyclone. Citing about 1.25 million dollars raised, with 500k from tornado insurers and 470k locally, critics say no funds have reached Omaha and demand an accounting. San Antonio donors and others demand transparency and prompt action.
The article cites Senator Bourne of Oregon proposing a three billion dollar national road program to build and maintain highways. It would allocate funds by state area, population, valuation, and road miles with fifty year bonds to finance payments. The piece urges Texas and other farming states to back better roads to open rural lands and ensure year round market access.
The London Chronicle laments the decline of la mode beef shops and old fashioned pie shops in Fleet Street, noting the eel pie shop linked to Sweeney Todd lore. It remarks the itinerant sheep’s trotters seller and theater sandwich vendors nearly vanished, overtaken by the proliferating fried fish shops.
A Fort Worth Star-Telegram note recalls how fervent prayers for rain in San Angelo and broader Texas yielded drought relief, describing last year’s soaking and this year’s downpour as evidence of divine aid to farmers in the Concho region.
Laredo Times reports a Dallas homicide where witnesses say the killer tailed the victim for a block and shot after the man fell. The piece questions what Dallas means by stealing Mexico's ley fuega with brazen intent.
A narrative recalls a gifted child who from 30 months listens and improvises on piano, studies Charpentier method, composes waltzes and gallops, and experiences early exposure to orchestras at Passage Saumon, growing to object to loud brass yet adapting to orchestral sound.
The Pennsylvania Railroad adopts a rule to bar from dining car and restaurant work anyone with any tendency toward communicable disease. A quarterly physical exam for food handlers is to be required, aiming to cut disease channels and promote preventive measures. The text urges other institutions to imitate this health drive.
The New York Journal of Commerce notes Mr. Bryce has stayed in Washington six months longer than planned, drawing continuous ovations as ambassador. His departure would remove a widely admired British representative, with Panama tolls now poised for settlement by withdrawing discredited legislation.
The article traces the origin of Dixie from its 1859 minstrel roots as Dixie's Land to its rise as a Confederate war song. It cites New Orleans spring 1861 performances with Mrs John Wood and Patti brothers as pivotal, noting the rapid spread through saloons and parlors and a Charleston rendition in December 1860 by Rumsey and Newcomb's minstrels.
The Kansas City Journal notes California’s racial land restrictions risk provoking a Japan US dispute. It warns that Japanese settlers control vast fruit land, provoking white flight and depressed values, while arguing the proposed California act could trigger a protest from Tokyo and breach treaty guarantees of equal rights for Japanese nationals.
A South Side family faces medical neglect as a doctor berates a sick woman over an unpaid bill. A neighbor challenges the physician, prompting a second doctor to offer care and hospital admission at no cost, emphasizing patient welfare over payment.
The Knickerbocker Press notes a good year for Delaware peaches while Washington plums face a poor season as the Wilson plum tree has not yet blossomed.
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