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Newspaper
San Antonio Light
Location
San Antonio, Texas, United States of America
Date
May 21, 1912
Page
4
The San Antonio Light and The San Antonio Gazette editors and publishers list offices and rates for daily and Sunday delivery by carrier or mail. It notes subscription prices, address changes, irregular delivery, and announcements of New York and Chicago agency offices.
The San Antonio Light's total April 1912 circulation reached 605,398 copies with the evening edition averaging 19,677 daily and the Sunday edition 20,927. Net paid daily evening copies were 38,025 and Sunday 19,161. daily low was 19,071 on April 1 and high 21,675 on April 12. Audit by N W Ayer & Co of Philadelphia is deemed authoritative by advertisers.
The Lorimer Senate investigation committee favors allowing Lorimer to keep his seat, saying new matter presented is not evidence. It questions the credibility of Edward Hines and Clarence Funk, and discounts testimony about payments for votes as fabrication, noting alleged bribery links to liquor interests.
The record notes that among many lawmakers who took money none voted for anyone but Lorimer. The committee’s report is praised as literary in tone and the nation awaits the senate’s next move with interest.
The piece compares playground development in Kansas City with cities like Worcester and Minneapolis, urging San Antonio to expand its one neglected playground. It argues for official action, time, and organized effort, citing Mothers Congress calls for adequate children’s recreation and noting the broader push to improve behavior at baseball games. It also urges park managers to eject abusive spectators to protect players and maintain the sport’s standing.
A heated exchange at a Detroit Tigers game sparked a strike threat as Tyrus Cobb punched a spectator who insulted him. American League President Johnson suspended Cobb, provoking teammates to refuse to play. Detroit was left without a team as the labor dispute loomed.
A dead man found in Hamburg was mistaken for an ordinary passerby until ambulance crews arrived. The piece reflects on mortality and social pomp, noting that death erases rank and class, leaving even kings indistinguishable in the face of the Grim Reaper.
The piece satirizes railroad economists who cut costs by wasting office supplies. It recalls Timmins finding a pin in the street, spurring a chain of mishaps including a broken eyeglasses and shirt button, illustrating wasted effort from thrifty policy. It ends noting Timmins did gain the pin.
Jo McCormack recalls a dinner with Archbishop Ireland of St Paul where his wife sang for the prelate. The archbishop praises the wife’s talent while McCormack jokes about confession and forgiveness. The quip ends with the archbishop saying he cannot forgive him because he isn’t sorry.
A letter to The Light signed by Fannin School Mothers’ Club along with teachers and friends urges support for the San Antonio playground for children. They thank The Light for column space and propose starting a subscription to fund the project, noting the club has already sent a $5 check.
A judge defines isms as elusive, shifting notions found in church and politics and among writers. He notes isms rise and fall with social ease or discomfort, being loved by some and disliked by others, and often ending up as an ain t m rather than a true ism.
A New York Tribune excerpt recalls a banker with 30 years experience stressing courtesy. A woman with depositors for brothers opened an account with $5 and soon added $15,000, growing to an average balance of $5,000. The lesson: treating small depositors kindly yields big returns.
A collection of proverbs contrasts diligence and luck with wealth and social ascent. It riffs on success before kings and queens, the wisdom of investing bread, and the challenge of riches influencing the poor, noting both affections and risks tied to money.
A terrified woman endures torturous suspense as a villain wields a gleaming dental tool. The scene builds to a shocking punchline revealing a mundane charge for two white fillings and a gold crawl totaling fourteen dollars.
A playful verse catalogues items a judge seeks to fit various life and fortune roles. It pairs everyday objects with abstract aims like opportunity, fate, trust, and time, weaving a dark humor about guidance and misfortune.
Representative Sulzer compares Russia’s passport silence to a silent man who pays hush money. He cites an anecdote about a barber tipping before serving, illustrating the theme of discreet quiet in state matters.
The piece argues Madero should have used a press bureau to inform the public about land reform and other policies. It contends the absence of aggressive advertising left the public skeptical, with many believing the government favored rich landowners.
Chicago Record Herald advocates court reform to simplify pleadings and language, remove jargon, and make procedures efficient. Calls for overhaul of procedure and guidance from progressive lawyers versed in modern business methods.
A vintage verse extols San Antone praising its Alamo churches schools hotels markets and climate. It laments street cars and a noisy busy town while urging reforms to improve streets cars and public life, claiming no other city matches San Antone.
The article notes many woods imitate mahogany and that Cariniana or Colombian mahogany, while not true mahogany, resemble it in color and grain. It states Cariniana differs botanically but offers high quality cabinet wood that resists warping and shrinks when seasoned, polishes well, and shows beautiful figure.
A mother teaches a boy the value of commandments. Tempted to steal an orange, he recalls Thou shalt not steal and returns the fruit. He tells his mother he may not have broken any commandment yet fears he cracked one. The episode ends with a hopeful lesson on conscience and integrity.
The police expert Captain Faurot advances a system of photographing and microscopically analyzing newborns fingerprints to identify any child from birth. He cites stable print patterns, aims at maternity hospitals, and notes potential uses from crime linkage to passport security and banking fraud prevention.
Victor Murdock arrives in a western town and visits a barber shop before a sold out lecture. The barber notes the crowd will fill the venue as Murdock laments the common fate of standing room only crowds at his talks.
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