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Newspaper
San Antonio Light
Location
San Antonio, Texas, United States of America
Date
May 19, 1914
Page
4
The article notes the U S government maintains troops in Texas City and builds at Fort Bliss El Paso. It claims Fort Worth becomes a quartermaster depot and mobilization point for border and interior forces. It questions what San Antonio has beyond a congressman who gets nothing.
Opinion piece argues New York City's anti vaccination movement is a misnomer and a dangerous fringe. It cites Anti vaccination League of America campaigns against school child vaccination and cites vaccine success in preventing small pox and typhoid immunity among armies.
The six month sentence for Hans Berliner and two passengers as trespassers highlights Europe wide aviation rules over fortified areas. The incident prompts calls for international air law and warns nationals to expect stricter rules at borders.
The passage argues that pretending facts are not cogent wastes time and risks peril. It asserts that knowledge must persevere or ignorance will prevail, stressing the only effective scientific approach to prevent a vile disease.
The article critiques Tom Ball’s shifting stance on prohibition during his Texas governor bid. It notes early advocacy for nationwide bans, later hedging to submission via voters, and promises to enforce existing laws. It cites reactions from anti prohibitionists and highlights his Tyler speech claim about his inauguration day being a day of doom.
The Wall Street Journal notes afternoon papers show sharper gains than mornings. It cites Evening Sun selling 80,000 above average on Dago Frank Cirofici confession day, bringing daily total near 200,000. Overall seven afternoons exceed seven mornings by about half a million, with last year’s gains higher than morning growth.
The Memphis News Scimitar lauds President Wilsons address for elevated sentiments and chaste diction. It notes personal notes on courage and duty despite opposition, calling the speech tenderer and more appealing than many of his prior deliverances.
The Des Moines Tribune comments on women moving from familiar roles to broader civic work. It argues progress comes by expanding from known strengths in home life, child welfare, prison reform, and related efforts toward wider public engagement while maintaining core interests.
The Topeka Capital mocks claims that Cannon Penrose and Barnes will dominate the GOP arguing the Progressive shift already controls the party. It notes Uncle Joe is politically extinct and traditional leaders fade, while Perkins’ bid is treated as a joke of the political season.
A resident of Vera Cruz, an American, blackmailed for five thousand dollars and was arrested by American authorities. He was tried the same day and sentenced to five years in prison with the victim recovering the funds. No new trial motions or appeals occurred, and the case was decisively proven.
A Galveston correspondent reports refugees display inflated pride, insisting a special army and warship were sent for them. When asked why they didn’t depart amid danger, one claimed the administration would protect him.
The Jacksonian, Jackson Tenns morning paper noted for editorial brilliancy and progressiveness, ceased operations after a year and a half. Editor Sam Stockarg and team faced no fault of their own but an irreversible economic trend harming morning papers nationwide.
Daily fashion hint advises removable silk for cotton frocks as water and soap cleanings best. Describes a design with an under frock topped by a separate tunic and black taffeta suspenders, outer piece wearable with other frocks.
Edith Hale hides in the conservatory as Beatrice Craig and Edward Dayton gossip about Tom Morton and Ralph Morton. Beatrice hints at a romantic tangle while Edith wonders who E. P. and F refer to and why Ralph should be wary. The scene contrasts debutante ritual with a detective-like worry about a betraying fiancé.
Edith Hale confronts rumors sparked by Ralph’s family as she rises to seek truth. Edward Dayton interrupts a plan to dance with Miss Medford and escorts her to the drawing room prompting Edith to act without delay. The scene ends with a resolve to uncover the truth.
A pink Rose Fairy is homesick after moving to a new rose bed. A bluebird visits and helps her reveal the longing for her old home. The roses decide to restore her belongings to the original house, and she returns home comforted.
The piece argues European powers remain neutral and urge Huerta to step down while U S lawmakers plan to defraud friendly governments over the Panama canal subsidy debate. It urges legislators to drop opposition in defense of national honor.
A reader argues against enforcing Sunday recreation bans and urges equal regard for Saturday worship. The writer criticizes reformers for restricting church activities and calls for rest rights for all, noting forefathers' sacrifices and quoting a proverb about guiding rather than driving the American people.
The Boston Herald reports the weather service has redefined breezes into five grades light gentle moderate fresh and strong tied to a modified tempo of wind speeds eight to thirty seven miles an hour. The change invokes the Beaufort scale and prompts critique that mariners scale does not suit land forecasts.
The Utica Observer argues the Panama canal benefits American ships and workers, predicting American coast to coast traffic will stay with U S shippers due to navigation laws. It contends toll exemptions would raise foreign costs and taxes, risking canal profitability and pushing foreigners to sail around Cape Horn.
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