San Antonio Light and Gazette Publication Details
The San Antonio Light tracing its origins to January 20, 1881 lists its publishing entities The San Antonio Gazette Evening Daily Sunday Morning and includes staff and sales details. It notes Charles H. Diehl Harrison L. Beach and the S. C. Beckwith Special Agency with offices in New York and Chicago.
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San Antonio
SAN Antonio Gazette
Associated Press
S. C. Beckwith
Representatives
New York
Tribune
Chicago
San Antonio Light April 1911 circulation figures certified
Harvey L. Steele, circulation manager, certifies the San Antonio Light total April 1911 circulation at 632 193 copies with a daily average of 17 739. Free copies and returns totaled 16 560 daily 552, net paid daily 17 187. Notary John J Wahl swore to the statement May 8 1911.
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Cauarh Ees
Suis Teins
Ereeweaens
Wees
Harvey L. Steele
The
SAN Antonio Light
Harvey . Steele
Kill That Fly Crusade Goes National
A national public health drive targets the fly as a disease carrier and nuisance. Citizens are urged to eradicate flies by any effective means, including swatting, flypaper, clubs, rifles, or drowning in cologne, to remove the pest and safeguard health.
Statues and Opinions on the New York Hall of Fame
Indiana veterans oppose removing Robert E. Lee from the New York hall of fame and uphold the right of electors to judge Lee as they did Washington and Lincoln. The column notes Frances Willard and George Peabody as other figures in the hall and questions how future generations will view them.
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Indiana
Lee
George Washington
Abraam Lincoln
Frances E. Willard
Chicago
Women’s Christian, Temperance Union
North
Mrs. Willard
George Peabody
Joseph Story
William E. Channing
Mary Lyon
Hall of Fame
Robert E. Lee
Arizona
Prohibition
Statues in hall of fame honor mixed legacies
The text argues that figures like Peabody and Willard, and even Robert E. Lee, deserve their hall of fame statues for broader impact rather than contemporary judgments. It compares objections by Indiana veterans and Arizona saloonkeepers, defending the elected placements as proper recognition beyond wartime stances.
Old wounds heal as Alsace and Lorraine to gain self rule
Forty years after joining the German empire Alsace and Lorraine are to receive constitutions and French will be used in schools in districts with French speakers. The piece notes deep Franco German tensions and suggests Germany remains the world power to contend with.
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Alsace
Lorraine
France
Alsace and Lorraine
Germany
Jerusalem
Attorney General Wickersham Targets Lumber Trust
Wickersham says he is not alarmed by the Standard Oil ruling and has begun actions against the lumber trust. He accuses eastern lumber dealers of illegitimate methods to dominate trade, including boycott and threats. If true, the attorney general moves against a major trust perceived as unreasonable in price control.
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Wickersham
White
Standard Oil
Lumber Trust
General Reyes Stays in Havana to Aid Peace
General Reyes plans to remain in Havana after receiving a message from the Mexican government. The decision is said to satisfy all parties and should help promote peace. The report notes uncertainty about the sincerity of the Mexican government.
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General Reyes
Havana
City Budget Touted for Waterworks Inquiry
The text notes a city council appropriation of $10 000 to fund a mayoral investigation into the waterworks and suggests a smaller $2 inquiry into why water is not sprinkled on streets. It opines the city should sprinkle between showers and criticizes ongoing neglect.
President Diaz Receives Domestic Honor Amid Medal Ceremony
The Mexican president Diaz is decorated by fellow citizens with a medal bearing the word ex during an international ceremony. Diplomats from various nations participate as Diaz accepts the honor and reaffirmations of national pride accompany the awards.
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Diaz
San Antonio Reaps Peach Boom Amid River Wye Finds
The piece notes that Bacon relics sought by Dr. Owen in the River Wye are not from the packing trust and highlights Texas newspaper offices flooded with odes to the native peach. It observes fruit culture’s growth in San Antonio with many peaches seen on streets and jokes about Adam choosing Eden’s climate leading him toward San Antonio.
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Owen
Texas
San Antonio
Senate inaction on Lori Mer impeachment drives heat
A political brief notes the present national hot wave is mild next to the heat built by the senate’s failure to unseat Lori Mer. The item frames the stalemate as a forming public pressure, with emphasis on the ongoing impeachment stalemate and its national resonance.
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Senate
Lorimer
Texan Proposes Global Christianization at Florida Baptist Conference
A Texas delegate at a Florida Baptist gathering urged world Christianity, claiming Christianity and charity share a common origin and should guide global efforts. He argued for missionary work and moral outreach as essential to human progress.
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Florida
Wanted tall timber near San Antonio for concealment
Classified notice seeking dense trees near San Antonio to hide a party. Instructions direct applicants to the Waterworks company for contact. The ad implies illicit intent and uses terse wording characteristic of early 20th century classifieds.
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San Antonio
Apply Waterworks Company
Guatemala Prepares for Periodic Revolution, Soldiers Noted
The focus of mercenary forces within Madero's army centers on Guatemala, which is seen as gaining momentum and edging toward a recurring upheaval in the near future.
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Madero
Guatemala
Taft and the Farmers Grangers Speak for Few
The Philadelphia Record quotes critics saying Taft gains farmer support while Grangers opposing reciprocity do not represent most farmers who till the land and supply food for all. The piece presents a contrast between presidential confidence and agricultural disagreement.
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William H. Taft
Philadelphia Record
Taft stands firm on policy, farmers told to accept stance
The Rochester Union and Advertiser quotes President Taft asserting there was no mistake in his position. He says he will not argue on the subject and has no thoughts of his own political future in the matter, urging farmers to accept his deliberately chosen course.
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Taft
Rochester Union and Advertiser
Insurgents Face Test Over Reciprocity Deal
Chicago News warns that Democratic insurgents in the Senate risk losing a chance for reciprocity with Canada if they defeat the pending agreement. The piece notes a serious bipartisan responsibility for those opposing the measure and emphasizes timing.
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Canada
Senate
Chicago News
Not Taking Farmers Seriously Says Providence Journal
The Providence Journal argues that the country will not take senators or professional farmers seriously when they claim good faith on freer trade with Canada. It warns real farmers may be frightened, noting political pocketbook fears and dismissing broad alarm as unlikely.
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Canada
Providence Journal
Real danger to agreement seen in senate free list move
The Savannah News warns the real threat to the pact is the senate effort to attach the free list bill. It questions whether supporters of the move are friends of the agreement, noting that Canada may not ratify with the attached bill.
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Senate
Canada
Savannah News
Talk That Reveals Reciproc ity Debate At Senate Hearing
The New Haven Register notes strong rhetoric opposing Canadian reciprocity at a Washington senate committee hearing. The commentary suggests few solid arguments against the measure, which the president reportedly supports.
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Senate
Washington
New Haven Register
Taft Speech Praised By Wartford Courant Across Farmers
The Wartford Courant lauds William H Taft for a speech to farmers resisting reciprocity. The quote highlights Tafts self-respecting tone amid criticism from misled and stampeding agricultural interests.
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George Washington
William H. Taft
Wartford Courant
West Farmers Split Over Canadian Reciprocity
The Kansas City Star notes that National Grange leaders opposing Canadian reciprocity do not reflect western farmers' views. It compares them to a Missouri senator who opposed developing state resources to limit new Republican voters, suggesting broader regional disagreement over reciprocity.
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Missouri
Republi
Kansas City Star
A Living Idea of Freer Trade Between Canada and U S
The St Paniel Dispatch quotes Freer trade as a living idea and warns that defeating reciprocity now would smother it for years and push toward a British preference against the United States, while urging that both nations will not accept artificial barriers to free commerce and social exchange.
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Canada
United States
St. Pan
Father Loses Trousers After Evening Hangup
A father buys trousers at a store. He hangs them on the closet door overnight. The next morning the trousers are missing and the mother is blamed for wearing them. The tale ends with the father cussing in frustration.
Sleeping Car Etiquette From a Veteran Traveler
A reader offers humorous tips for sleeping car travel including choosing a lower berth for space, avoiding upper berths to escape ladder and disrobing hassles, and careful behavior toward the porter. The letter blends practical advice with light self mockery about dining car mishaps and coffee spills.
Judge orders father to mind baby and provide care
A Wilkes-Barre man, Arthur Goulson, defied his wife by leaving to stay with his mother over a request to mind the baby. Judge Donohue admonished him to return home and perform daily child care duties including baths, dressing, and bedtime. He warned of 10 to 30 days in detention if he refuses.
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Arthur Goulson
Wilkesbarre
Arthur
No hay frijoles Viva Madero shouted by insurrectos
The phrase translates as Mucho trabajo Poco dinero No hay frijoles, signaling labor demands and scarce food during the upheaval associated with Madero. The wording captures economic distress and revolutionary sentiment affecting the populace.
Famous Photographs of Civil War Scenes and Episodes
A 1911 account notes General McClellan's Virginia campaign plans and the Yorktown siege. Battery No 4 near Yorktown houses a massive 13 inch mortar intended to bombard Confederate works before Yorktown's evacuation on May 4 1862.
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McClellan
Army of the Potomac
Fortress Monroe
New York
James Rivers
Richmond
Yorktown
Patriot Publishing Company
Taft’s Politics Highlighted by Stimson Millington Appointments
As Others View It When President Taft wishes to play politician there is one thing to be said for him He takes the whole country into his confidence in the Stimson Millington appointments Baltimore News.
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Taft
Stimson-Millington
Baltimore News
How Are the Mighty Fallen in Congress
The Baltimore Sun reports Congress refused to let Speaker Cannon finish his speech on Friday and adjourned in his face. The piece frames Cannon as no longer a czar as the session ends.
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Congress
Joe
Cannon
Wight
Baltimore Sun
It's One Long Think in Bryan's Case
A clipped editorial note from the Chicago Tribune comments on Bryan and Wilson. It suggests neither considers the presidency consistently and that Bryan himself thinks of the office now and then.
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Bryan
Woodrow Wilson
Mr. Bryan
Chicago Tribune
Jap War Scare Eases. Cap'n Hobson Reported Lost
A Denver Republican note says the Jap War scare has disappeared and marks the first intimation that Cap'n Hobson has been lost. The exchange cites fading tensions and uncertain status of Hobson in the wake of the scare.
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Cap’n Hobson
Denver Republican
Political endorsements noted by Mr Bryan approved
The Atlanta Constitution recalls Mr Bryan approving multiple candidates for high office, echoing Theodore Roosevelt’s similar actions in several states last year.
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Bryan
T. R
Atlanta Constitution
Port Diaz Strikes a Vivid Notion of Sorrow
A Milwaukee Sentinel line asserts Port Diaz can vividly describe a man’s inner emotions while seated on a volcano. The comment suggests strong narrative voice and expressive detail from Diaz.
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Port Diaz
Milwaukee Sentinel
Taft Resignation Shifts Cabinet Balance
The resignation of Secretary Dick inson leaves the Taft administration with a solidly Republican cabinet as reflected by Memphis newspapers the Commercial Appeal.
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Taft
Dickinson
Memphis
Appeal
Great Year for the Lame Duck
The note recalls Dix becoming governor and tracks where Stimson ended up, in a Boston transcript style summary.
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Dix
Stimson
Boston Transcript
Where He Draws the Line
Washington Post reports that President Madero seeks to curb insurgent factions within his ranks. He vows firm action against rebels and pledges unity to stabilize the government amid growing internal strife.
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Madero
Washington Post
Pass Request in Anti-Pass Law Monty
The excerpt ridicules an anti-pass rule that grants free transport only to caretakers of livestock and produce. A speaker demands a pass for travel with an aunt a peach a niece and a mule, cheekily labeling relatives as livestock and fruit in a Way-Bill style exchange.
Hat Purchase Sparks Divorce Hint
Fragmentary quote suggests a woman hints at separation by claiming she bought a new hat and billed her husband for it. The remark implies reconciliation requests but centers on a disputed marital separation.
Diner Tries to Count Bills Amid Slurred Speech
A garbled dialogue from a humorous scene shows a diner frantically counting a bill after a cryptic waiter reply. The muddled exchange hints at a late night restaurant mishap and linguistic confusion.
Onlooker Notes San Antonio Corner Crowds
A reader laments crowds of young men blocking Houston Street corners each afternoon in San Antonio. He urges police or gendarme style crowd control to keep sidewalks clear for visitors and locals, comparing with Mexican practice. A tourist observed the city’s cosmopolitan image but was troubled by the blockage.
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Houston Street
San Antonio
Mexico
Alamo City
21 Years Ago From The Light May 20 1890
A 10 year old son of Mr Tallman died from lockjaw after a stone bruise. Printer McQuirrie stabbed in the back and not yet arrested. Col W J McNamara back from Victoria. The Jokers Baseball club elected Solon McAdoo to join. Joe Veltmansz resigned.
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St. Mary’s Street
Mendelssohn Gleen Club
Prof. Marx
Rusk Street
Leopoldo Guerguin
Mexico
John ‘Reinhard
Boerne
Father Smith
St. Mary's Church
Kerrville
Tra Hewitt
Austin
T. W. Mullaly
Jokers Baseball Club
Solon McAdoo
Joe Veltmansz
McAdoo Trew
Visitor admires San Antonio parks in central business district
A traveler from York or Chicago praises San Antonio for its historic wealth and parks set in the heart of the business district. He notes the seventh century to the present and laments a lack of benches for resting while he walks Alamo Plaza at dusk.
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York
Chicago
Alamo Plaza
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