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Newspaper
San Antonio Light
Location
San Antonio, Texas, United States of America
Date
May 18, 1912
Page
4
San Antonio newspaper circulation report for April 1912
The San Antonio total monthly circulation was 398 copies. Daily averages show the evening edition at 19 677 and the day edition at 20 927 copies. Net paid evening and Sunday circulations are missing figures. The smallest daily figure occurred on Monday April 1 at 19 071 copies and the largest on Friday April 12 at 5 copies.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
San Antonio Light
San Antonio Gazette
E.vening
A A Associated Press
San Antonio
Re Urus
Orozco and the Japs tale reappears amid denial
A reissued story claims Orozco bargained with Japan to finance his revolt and grant Magdalena Bay on California’s west coast, while U S officials dispute the claim and warn of war with the United States if Magdalena Bay were seized. The piece questions Japanese willingness to fund a weak leader.
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Atpt
Mag- Jena Bay
United States Senate
Wabashington
Tokio
Orozco
Lower
California
Madero
Diaz
Magdalena Bay
Magdalena Bayithout
United States
Orro
Ozco
British view of Taft and Staade split shocks American politics
London dispatch reports British opinion finds the Taft versus Staade division within the Republican party as the worst possible display in a major party. The critique suggests such cleavages reveal deeper national health issues and distract from serious policy concerns by focusing on public spectacle and personal attacks.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
London
Taft
Ade
Essentials of Liberal Education Under President Hibben
Professor Hibben argued that Princeton should educate the whole person rather than tailor graduates to specific trades. He warned against pandering to utilitarian aims and urged liberal study as core to forming character, with education guiding one to know how to fit into the universe.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hibben
Princeton University
Ferrero
Political rhetoric and civility in a brisk campaign
The piece notes that both parties avoid coarseness and billingsgate, with only normal tricks and unfairness accusations. It mentions W. J. Bryan dining with Harmon, possible Taft Roosevelt hand shake, and figures like Watterson and Harvey trying to stay civilized while passions rise, as the British eyes observe American discourse.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Billingsgate
W. J. Bryan
Harmon
Messrs
Taft
Roosevelt
Colonel Watterson
Col
George Harvey
Subconscious Bias and Civilization’s Moral Outlook
The excerpt argues that some artists undervalue material gains and that a sharpened artistic mindset could temper civilization’s view of human destiny. It suggests a moral aim where art shapes a saner perspective on mankind’s immortal goals.
Fire losses show soaring costs from Canada to the U S
The New York Journal of Commerce reports four month fire losses in Canada and the United States total at least 97 300 350. Losses rose from 67 222 050 in 1910 to 87 577 800 last year, with projections for 292 000 000 by year end 1912. The piece blames carelessness and fires for high living costs and urges building regulation reforms.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York Journal,of Commerce
Canada
United States
Co-education and Marriage From the Woman's Home Companion
Co-education has altered marriage by reducing male glamour and romance as women gain equality and intellectual partnership. The American girl sees men as often intellectually senior, while education elevates women and strengthens home oriented aims. The piece cites shifts in social norms and critiques calls for women's broader public roles.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gether
Cats Tax Debate and Court Power Quip
In gravely weighing a German proposal to tax cats to fund arms, the piece notes old maids are few in Germany and cats are not only pets of that group. It cites a court ruling that tax power can extend to destruction, and ends with a London quip about lozenges in the collection plate.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Germany
Justice Marshall
Supreme Court
Deacon
Sid
London
Puzzle grips the nation with nine hose lines challenge
A street scene puzzle mirrors the famous fifteen game as three houses and three fire plugs demand nine hose lines without crossing. Reporters, editors, and clerks stay up through the night wrestling the riddle, blamed by some for slower mail delivery and disrupted work.
Fisherman's Luck from Judge's Library
In the Catskill foothills a NY traveler passes an old man fishing quietly by a stream. At sunset the traveler finds the man still watching the bobber and the old man says he had a nibble around noon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Judge’s Library
Catskill Foothills
New York
Front Judge's Library
A witty newspaper woman with a substantial income shops for stockings in a department store. The condescending salesgirl offers cheap silk while boasting longevity. The customer retorts with sarcasm about her own earnings and the manager’s pay, hinting at money and status.
The Rose Maid and Other Stage Snippets
Rambles on stage life from Young's Magazine round up bits from The Rose Maid and other acts. Adrienne Au garde and Clifton Crawford offer quips on heroism and Irish history while Maude Odell’s Little Boy Blue and talks of stage life draw laughs. An exchange on marriage adds a domestic aside.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Young's Magazine
Adrienne Augarde
Clifton Crawford
Patrick
St. Patrick
Michael
Ireland
Solomon Eckhardstein
Pat
Mike
Denny
Maude Odell
Miss Odell
Cap
Break, Break, Break at Sea Amid Illness and Longing
Poem fragment evokes sailors aboard a vessel during a voyage. The speaker notes sickness among crew and longing for shore while the ship persists. Refrain Break break break recurs as waves pound the keel and the sea’s tender affection remains unreachable.
Slow Provence Train Delayed Waiting at Station
A visitor recalls a Provencal railway tale of extreme slowness. While three hours late, the traveler asks the station master about the train. A dog arrives along the line and the master explains the engineer's dog signals the train’s imminent arrival.
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Provence
Provencal
The Kaiser's Motor Cars in Imperial Berlin
Harper's Weekly recounts the shift from alcohol powered to gasoline cars for the emperor and court. After trials with alcohol produced stalls and delays, benzine testing showed no harm, leading to gasoline cars in the imperial stables and rivalry between motor factions. The Kaiser’s chauffeur enjoys high status amid maneuvers and tours, while officers endure mud and fatigue.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harper’s Weekly
Horsend
Berlin
Letter defending Oleson and criticizing Roosevelt rights
A reader argues editorials favoring Judge Hanford's stripping of Leonard Oleson’s citizenship are flawed. The writer compares Roosevelt’s constitutional assaults to Oleson’s, contending Oleson seeks social ownership for workers and warns against deportation and erosion of liberty.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cornelius Hanford
Seattle
Leonard Oleson
United States
Handfords
Roosevelt
Oleson
Theodore Roosevelt
Hanford
Holland
England
Ireland
Germany
A. D. Zucht
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Pete
James
Thomas
Tullyarshall
George
Judge
Kaiser’s Motor Cars
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