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Newspaper
San Antonio Light
Location
San Antonio, Texas, United States of America
Date
May 11, 1913
Page
4
The piece recounts Haiti’s turbulent history from colonial wealth to dictatorship and violence. With the president dead and a new ruler installed, Port-au-Prince erupts in street fighting and funeral disruption as observers doubt improvement will occur.
The article argues Huerta’s threat to withhold indemnity payments to Americans until the United States recognizes his regime risks serious trouble. It notes many claims were accepted in principal and portrays his government as destabilizing after the constitutional collapse.
The analysis argues against recognizing Huerta, noting his claimed dignity as treachery after Madero’s assassination. It contrasts Britain’s recognition with U S motives, warns of implications if Huerta gains full control, and likens Huerta to a Mexican jackal driven by self interest in a volatile region.
Tens of thousands of TB patients face disappointment as government surgeons say no proof yet supports Friedmann’s serum. They caution against excessive optimism while noting possible therapeutic value. Promoter talks of American rights and interstate firms, with prices rumored up to two million dollars.
The text argues that criticism of Friedmann’s serum as a cure stems from professional jealousy. It suggests that even if Friedmann is honest and his serum works, he imposed many conditions on government surgeons tasked with evaluating the remedy.
The New York mayor cites a 20 million dollar annual charity total from 3500 private societies but a Charity Organization Society estimate puts only 600 thousand dollars to the distressed poor. He warns that 97 percent of charity funds may be lost to administration and leakage. The piece urges reform within organized charity amid Titanic and Omaha relief fund critiques.
The St Paul Dispatch notes Joseph W. Bailey returns to public life with a strong pledge to defend the constitution. In a Galena address, Bailey endorses Grant, laments his absence from politics, and vows to stand by the immortal document despite public criticism. He says he will remain a bulwark of constitutional defense even as the nation doubts him.
Beards were seen as sacred by ancient groups with Jews cherishing facial hair through Egyptian bondage while Egyptians shaved. Greeks and Romans largely shaved and barbara beard wearers were once deemed uncivilized. Beards were taxed in Russia under Peter the Great and earlier in England.
Fig growers meeting in Houston Wednesday advocate forming a fig preserve plant network along the coast. They believe idle Beaumont capital could finance multiple plants without strain, signaling a new cooperative effort to boost shipment and profitability.
A New York Tribune critique notes Representative Sisson seeks a small navy while demanding war and that Jefferson’s paradoxes endure. It recalls Jefferson’s call for compact gunboats portable inland yet sovereignty over the Gulf Stream, highlighting tension in early U.S. naval philosophy.
The article extols onions as healthful, noting their nitrogenous matter, sugar, and sulfuric oil. It recommends onion syrup for colds and croppy babies, onion as a disinfectant in sick rooms, and raw onion for a tonic before sleep to aid digestion and purify blood.
The Temple Telegram reports Roosevelt watching events from onlooker seats while advising Governor Johnson on handling Japan. It notes Roosevelt would ignore California wishes to seek peace, criticizes Taft and Wilson as nanny and goat, and argues lack of battleship buildup fuels current trouble.
An industrial electrician from Rotterdam found that applying a continuous 24 hour alternating current to fresh cheese makes it resemble a two year aged cheese in consistency taste and appearance. The process allegedly reproduces the effects of long aging through electricity.
The tune from France's Malbrouck became the popular English festive chant after a Walloon version reached Paris then England. A nurse sang to the Dauphin’s baby in Versailles, the French words were dropped, and the tune joined English jubilance as a merry toast.
Manila correspondent for the New York Medical Record says lep ers in the Philippines are fewer than believed. A Davao round up of sixty nine suspected cases found all to be advanced yaws, a skin disease not leprosy. Most lep ers have been isolated to Cubion or treated at San Lazaro hospital Manila.
The United States must unify regulation of interstate commerce as states begin to set rules. Alabama barred Florida fish trade with discriminatory rates, Texas favored its oil trade, Louisiana and federal authorities intervene, Wisconsin enacts a pure food label law conflicting with federal statute. The piece argues the nation must preserve a single commerce framework under the constitutional guarantee.
In Prague a man charged with forging baptismal entries pleaded not guilty claiming a trance and suggestion by a nameless hypnotist. His neurotic condition was supported by his doctor who induced a trance with a magic formula, stunning the court as experts were sought.
The Fort Worth Record defines the Fourth Estate as the press and urges honest, unprejudiced reporting. It cites Edmund Burke on a fourth estate and calls for a free, clean newspaper serving the people with trustworthy news and editorials.
In a New York World piece the author contrasts Perry’s 1853 opening of Japan with Governor Johnson’s 1913 actions against Japan and California. The essay argues California’s stance in 1918 mirrors Japan’s earlier isolation, but in reverse, highlighting immigration and exclusion tensions.
The Chicago Tribune champions the short ballot as a practical path to popular rule. It argues the measure improves voter knowledge, accountability, and government control, while cautioning it is not a universal cure for political ills.
The July 19 vote will decide four amendments to the Texas Constitution. The measures include fixed salaries for state and local officers, qualifications and tenure for district judges, university and public building bonds, and improvement bonds for navigation irrigation bridges and public warehouses handling agricultural products.
Secretary Garrison and former Secretary Stimson argue the U S army gains value from coalescence and broader training. A standing army exists to deter war, but real efficiency comes from systematic gathering of federal forces for instruction and practice beyond small unit posts.
Colonel Goethals asserts that the canal's early success depends largely on the slide system, as reported by the St. Louis Globe-Democrat.
A meeting of citizens interested in Far East affairs led to the organization of the Asiatic Institute. The group aims to expand knowledge of Eastern Asia in the United States, unify related organizations, and promote an exchange of Eastern and Western ideas. Plans include a major library, museum, and educational site, likely in Washington, with an executive committee and officers named.
A letter to State Topic argues against woman suffrage by asserting citizens must perform military service posse comitatus duties and jury service. The author claims women cannot fight, help arrest criminals, or serve on juries, and would not be fit to participate in war declarations or lawmaking.
The Atlanta Constitution hints at a swat-the-fly competition as a solution for down-and-out office seekers to aid the country. The note suggests a lighthearted approach to political unemployment with a playful national call to action.
A sharp tongue toast targets the Balkans peacemaker powers as a tough gamecock turns grim dinner metaphor in a New York Evening Sun opinion.
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