Editorial on the poll tax as voting qualification stance
The Besiment Enterprise argues against the San Antonio Light stance on poll tax as a voting qualifier. It says the tax is not a proper citizenship test, merely a payment for government support, and that insisting on it does not purify democracy. The piece notes the tax may deter voting and calls the tax a form of property qualification. It questions proposed tax levels and cites broader civic consequences. The passage also touches on military refrain, bootleg alcohol, and Bailey’s election margin, giving context to broader political discourse.
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Besiment Enterprise
San Antonio
Texas
Public Playground Movement Gains Ground in San Antonio
The public playground movement gains footing in San Antonio with the school board granting the Playground Association summer use of several schools. The effort aims to grow into a strong force for good, mirroring success at other sites with earlier starts.
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San Antonio
Playground Need and City Improvement Urged in San Antonio
An editorial argues for dedicated playgrounds and small parks to replace vacant lots as safer spaces for children. It notes the nuisance risk of street play, warns landlords of noise from youth, and calls for widespread park development while urging housing number programs to aid mail delivery and city order. It also comments on political visibility of Senator Culberson.
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San Antonio
Mocha Name Clash and Yemen Coffee Trade Figures
The Washington food and drug inspection splits Mocha from Yemen, noting imports show Yemen coffee is minimal. US eight month totals reach 2,554,496 pounds for Mocha from all Asia and Oceania, while American imports top 272,318,594 pounds. The piece argues the label Mocha often misrepresents Yemen and Latin American reliance skews the market.
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Yemen
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Board of Food and Drug Inspection
Room for Trolleys Triumphs Headgear Problem
A Providence Journal item laments growing headgear clutter as the sengun advances. It argues a patient, man controlled government will be forced to use police power to abate urban congestion so trolley cars can pass.
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Providence Journal
Triumph
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The American Lives Only In the Present
Gifford Pinchot warns the nation that timber and other resources are depleting. He argues the country consumes more than it saves and warns of nearing resource exhaustion if the present mindset continues. He likens the nation to a man in an open boat with dwindling supplies, stressing urgency to change outlook.
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Amerigan
Woman's Calling Higher Than Man's
Speech by J G Cannon, Speaker of the House, recounting changes in laws affecting women's rights. He notes married women's lack of contract power and wage ownership, describes progress toward equal protection, and asserts that women's role in supporting family remains vital though men sustain the family. He argues women's calling is not lower but higher.
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G. Cannon
House of Representatives
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Idle Hours Garden A Negro Leisure Park Opens
A vacant lot on a city block has been transformed into Idle Hours Garden a casual park with tables lawn swings and soda ice cream. It serves the local negro population and sits near two nearby churches creating a social hub with a nearby baseball field hosting occasional championship games in Darktown.
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Darktown
Servants Hall Literature by James J Montague
A satirical poem about servants and literary figures, depicting a banquet of serving staff as writers and critics. It blends caricatures of house staff with references to authors like Upton Sinclair Kipling and Rudyard Kipling, lampooning literary pretensions and domestic life in a late era setting.
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James J. Montague
Upton Sinclair
San Antonio Times 21 Years Ago Highlights
A white man beaten by a group of Negroes on Saturday night. residents learned he was drunk and turned him out. Two new members joined the British church. sev eral candidates to be baptized next Sunday. San Antonio rifles to Washington by Pullman. Belknaps to emigrant sleeper. Ladies’ meeting at prohibition HQ on Houston Street this afternoon. German Joelettes performed at Manermann’s grove. Palo Alto battle anniversary observed with local participants.
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Negross
San Antonio Rifles
Washington
May and In History May Through History Notable Deaths and Disasters
May marks notable deaths of Robert Mortis 1734 to 1808 who died in poverty after imprisonment and John Stuart Mill born 1806 died 1873. Also 1802 volcanic eruptions in Martinique and St Vincent produced massive casualties at St Pierre and La Soufriere with thousands dead or displaced.
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John Stuart Mill
Martinique
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la Squiriere
SS Vincent
Train Cuts Negro to Pieces Near Rr Crossing
An unidentified Black man about 20 was struck and killed by a freight train near the M K and J crossing in Trample Texas. He appeared to be walking on the tracks when hit late last night.
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Astronomical Event Notices and Times
A brief public notice lists astronomical timings with a ban on certain activities. It mentions six sixty as a time reference and a rise around 4:45 with moon phases noted as 1X2 and oh.
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Sein
Sheriff candidates announced in Bexar County primaries
The Light announces multiple candidates for Sheriff of Bexar County including D P Lindsey W S Goforth James McCloskey FL Stevens Fred H Laneaster George Surkey and others all subject to the Democratic primaries. Also named are Vivian J Hamilton Michael F Campbell Trine R Newton and J J Weeyes for County Clerk and Constable Precinct No 1 respectively, all actions pending Democratic primary outcomes.
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Bexar County
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Light Names Wilkens Candidate for Constable Precinct 1
The Light announces Ed Wilkens as a candidate for Constable in Precinct 1, subject to the results of the Democratic primaries. The notice confirms party affiliation and election path for the upcoming primary season.
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