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Newspaper
San Antonio Light
Location
San Antonio, Texas, United States of America
Date
May 20, 1911
Page
5
A reconsideration of army policy notes that cutting clothing allowances and travel pay harms enlistment and long term readiness. The piece argues the economy measures fail to save money, risk reducing morale, and overlook practical savings from trimming oversight and logistics.
A dense timetable shows arrivals and departures for multiple lines including Se, A E, G W, KE and T, with trains to and from the north, Palestine, Mexico, Laredo, Houston, Galveston, Kerrville, Austin, Waco, Cuero, Victoria, El Paso, and coast towns. Times range from early morning to late night, noting locals, express services, and Sunday and weekday variations.
A series of monetary values including 60.00 60.00 72.50 872.50 123.35 51.40 41.40 29.75 44.75 36.00 65.35 appear as line items in a ledger fragment. The OCR lacks context for names, dates, or purposes, yielding a numeric snapshot of accounts or transactions.
Baron D'Estournelles de Constant told an Economic Club audience in Boston that the United States should focus on developing national systems and cannot afford war. He asserted war between the United States and Japan is unthinkable, as is war with Great Britain, echoed by Dr Yanega of Japan teaching at Wisconsin.
New Orleans Elks charter a special train and hire a 40 piece band to send 250 members to the Atlantic City grand reunion in July. They campaign for John P. Sullivan to become grand exalted ruler, succeeding Garry Herrmann, with 2000 of 12,000 pledged in the grand lodge. Herrmann has pledged support as Sullivan gains backing.
New York report summarizes Dr. A. H. Stewart findings from census figures. It states about 4000 centenarians in the United States, 2500 of them women, with women showing greater longevity and fewer cranky traits. It notes women need less oxygen, tolerate heat and high altitude better, and survive hanging more often. Men die suddenly more often and have higher baldness rates, with more variations from normal and more male geniuses, but more idiots and cranks among women.
The New York public library on Fifth Avenue, built at 12 million dollars on a site worth 20 million, will be formally dedicated Tuesday with President Taft and Governor Dix as chief speakers. It houses 1.2 million volumes, features notable art, and 63 miles of second section stacks with 3 million volume capacity after five months of transfers from the Astor and Lennox libraries.
Washington report says four vice presidents of the National Civil Service Improvement association resigned over Fulton Gordon and Jos Buck statements predicting a government clerks strike if relief is not granted. Gordon plans to resign and end the organization and cancel a national meeting set for May 31 and June 1. Buck had urged horse whipping lawmakers who raised their own pay but not clerks.
An antiseptic laundry advert reads like a brief sales item for a blue 1356 phone model. The notice emphasizes price and availability in a compact catalog style.
Dr Poli carpo Bonilla former Honduran president arrived in New Orleans from Havana after leaving Honduras April 1. He plans to stay several months. A letter notes Gen Maximo who served in the Puerto Cortez peace conference resigned as minister of public works last week, signaling possible trouble ahead around the Honduran general election.
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