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Newspaper
San Antonio Light
Location
San Antonio, Texas, United States of America
Date
May 11, 1912
Page
4
Publication credit line listing editors and publishers Charles Diehl Harrisons Beach with a price noted as five dollars six cents and six dollars.
The San Antonio Light shows April 1912 total circulation 398 copies with evening and Sunday editions detailed. Evening net paid daily 18025, Sunday 19161, daily highs 210?675 on April 12 and low 19071 on April 1. N W Ayer & Son certified nine months to Jan 31 1912 as authoritative for advertisers.
The Citizens' League seeks a court order to view the city auditor books after the auditor refused access without approval from Mayor Callaghan or the finance committee. The piece argues the books are city property and must be inspected by the people, warning voters about next year’s election.
The essay questions whether modern society has abandoned morality in favor of profit. It cites Ismay and Franklin arguing current law limits lifeboats to Titanic levels, implying shipowners acted within legal bounds while ignoring human rescue needs. The text critiques legal compliance over moral duty.
The piece mocks Emilio Vasquez Gomez as provisional president for a day seeking to prove freedom by walking a block and a half then back, while remaining in Juarez. It notes the absurdity of his position and questions his claim to liberty as he awaits signals from his generals.
The article argues that high living costs and crime stem from waning ethics, not insufficient statutes. It contends the era places too much faith in law to create virtue, urging a shift toward moral reform and personal honesty over endless legislation.
A humorous ribbing argues that Emilio Vasquez Gomez cannot safely leave Juarez due to federal scrutiny and Orozco, labeling him provisional president of Mexico on probation. The piece notes he has only "walked a block and a half" and questions his free will, suggesting he must extend his travel to gain recognition as a belligerent.
A humorous account recalls how a border scare near Juarez and El Paso arose from a misread Masonic event. Mexican and American organizers canceled the ill fated invasion after a tense misunderstanding. The piece ends urging prudent display of regalia away from trouble.
Paris introduces a new time system where the day runs from 0 to 24 hours. French government offices will print timetables and railway stations will display both 0 to 24 and the old 1 to 12 scales for travelers.
The Los Angeles Times quotes St Frederick Townsend Martin at a New York dinner critiquing American manners. He cites Kipling on true gentlemanliness and mocks obsession with superficial etiquette such as hats on elevat or with a scrubwoman. A society editor recalls a letter about maintenance of engagement rings after a breakup.
An Ohio farmer’s son Richard M. Jackson rises from US vice consul at Stuttgart to royal court reader for Württemberg After joining the king’s service he receives multiple royal honors including high orders from Austria Saxony and Württemberg and is made a baron and privy councilor.
A letter from Ostego Kansas criticizes two former subscribers who stopped their paper for money. The writer boasts 25 new subscribers in their place and accuses the others of reading the edition within minutes after publication. He questions their integrity for borrowing copies after cancellation.
In New York at the Eastern Mil linery association address a milliner proclaims No Simple Hats Sold Here. A shopper visits a shop with extravagant hats and a sign declaring no simple hats are for sale.
The Ohio Supreme Court ruled in Cincinnati Northern Traction Co. v Rosnagle that a worn but genuine nickel remains legal tender. A conductor’s refusal to accept it did not bar damages. Howard Rosnagle could sue for fares. It also clarifies that tendering an alternate nickel was not necessary.
Augustus Thomas at the Lotus club dinner in New York criticizes advanced dramatists for lacking truth and viewing life cynically Morbid. He compares their view to the old bachelor’s misguided take on marriage noting that in a lottery there is a chance.
Mr Thomas Putz, a prosperous farmer, wed last week at Rev Moebus parsonage in this city. Friends gathered the next day to toast the couple with a shiveree sending them off. About two dozen shots fired from the groom’s home a mile south of town stirred the anxious populace. Authorities investigated the next day to learn the cause.
The Robstown Reporter exalts Texas gardening, praising fresh green beans peas and beets. It claims northern readers cannot yet match such homegrown fare and frames Texas as a land of early harvests and abundance.
A Scurry Texas correspondent to the Terrell Transcript says the sunny season brings laziness but also busy farming with corn plowing and planting cotton and sorghum as the community lives up to its name.
A Saturday gathering on Main Street in Belmont drew a large group of men who discussed various subjects as part of the regular social routine described by the Gonzales Inquirer.
The Gonzales Inquirer notes the Sample Monsters held their regular weekly practice on Saturday. The brief entry records routine team activity and does not mention games or results.
A Mercedes Enterprise wedding notice highlights the groom as the central figure with no mention of the bride. The unusual record marks the first case where the bride’s status is omitted while the groom is celebrated.
The Sunday storm in Chimney Valley blew Luther Price's buggy off the river bluff nearly wrecking it. A tree fell on Oscar Goar's horse, skidding its head and likely causing further injuries.
Bahner reminds residents at Clinton to bring laundry to the depot on Monday with the laundry basket left there to be collected on Tuesday. Greenville edition notes community cleanup and routine notices.
On a city street a dog catcher rounds up pets from a wagon packed with howling dogs. He lassos a well-groomed frilly blue ribboned pup, places it in a cage, and the animal dies from the jerk. A bystander laments the cruelty and predicts a sleepless night for the child's owner.
The Rev R J Campbell in Philadelphia remarks on modern politics and corruption. A jest about an aviator asking a well dressed man to mind his machine leads to a quip that he is a United States senator and will be trusted.
The St Ranger Norway board of rectors and the electric light plant seek city council approval to contract for electrical heating of homes and businesses up to 100 horsepower. Proposed rate 6.75 per horsepower per year. plan covers government and city buildings. Population 88,000. water power facilities planned to supply 2000 horsepower for electrical uses.
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