Circulation Figures For The San Antonio Light April 1916
The San Antonio Light reports a total daily average circulation of 21 745 copies for April 1916 and 26 398 for Sundays. After exclusions the paid daily average was 19 997 and Sundays 24 355 copies. Audit Bureau of Circulation certification cited. The paper claims 50 percent higher guaranteed paid circulation to advertisers in San Antonio than any other local paper.
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San Antonio Light
Audit Bureau of Circulation
United States
Canada
America
Europe
San Antonio
Berlin court fines teacher for negligent salute under 1852 law
A Berlin trial details a school teacher fined ten marks for not saluting a superior properly. A professor noted the negligent hat salute, authorities canceled the fine after medical testimony. The Associated Press relays a cautionary tale about German governance and its impact on liberty.
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Berlin
Associated Press
Texas National Guard Criticism Sparks Debate Over Readiness
The press and Chicago Tribune fault the Texas National Guard for equipment shortages and slow mobilization amid calls to enter U S service. The piece argues the state’s size and fewer railroads complicate rapid deployment and questions how funding and orders could occur before definite military demand.
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National Guard of
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United States
Chicago Tribune
Texas National Guard
Texas Guard
National Guard
Rhode Island
Adjutant-General
War Department
Washington
Adjutant General of
Prohibitionists Clash With Democrats Over Maine Whiskey Example
An editorial warns Texas Democrats about prohibitionist arguing from a Maine case of a man who mistreated his wife after drinking. It argues the Maine incident undermines prohibition claims and could fuel nationwide anti prohibition discord if the United States goes dry.
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San Antonio
Texas Democracy In Convention
American Issue
Anti-Saloon League of America
Democracy of
Texas
United States
Rockland
Maine
Anti-Saloon League of Texas
Union
Texas National Guard Trusts In Its Folks And Will Stand
In defending the Texas national guard, the writer blames the state for funding shortcomings and praises guard members for their sacrifice. The piece notes similar failures in other states, citing New York’s Seventh Infantry and the Seventy-Ninth at San Juan Hill to argue Texas guardsmen will perform when called, despite early misgivings.
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National Guard of
Texas
Guard
United States
Texas National Guard
Seventh Infantry
National Guard
New York
Seventy-Ninth
San Juan Hill
Numbers of Men Parade in New York Record
A New York parade drew about 132000 marching men in a single day, the largest western hemisphere procession. Only Washington’s grand review of northern armies later compared in scale.
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New York
Washington
War dead and marching tempo spark startling wartime math
The piece compares Allied and German casualties to marching rates, noting Britain’s 700,000 German dead and Verdun’s about 900,000 as figures illustrating the scale of World War I. It then shifts to lighter notes on whiskers, soap tickets, language reform, and Bridgewater South Dakota’s vote to become a wet town.
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New York
Europe
Great Britain
Verdun
United States
Empire
Bridgewater
S. D
Wilson Refutes Critics on Brandeis Court Nomination
President Wilson defends his Brandeis appointment with a letter to Senator Culberson, rebutting claims of disinterest while the nation leads in coal, iron, steel, copper, petroleum, silver, and agricultural outputs. Texas growth in mineral resources is cited as crucial to national prosperity.
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Culberson
Brandeis
Supreme Court
Cenaes
Senate
Philadelphia
Gev
America
Texas
Beaumont
British blockade stance dents Red Cross aid to Germany
A Memphis News-Scimitar critique argues that while Britain may tighten its blockade, it frowns on restricting medicines and Red Cross supplies. It notes discomfort with a British consul determining American exports and limiting charitable offerings to the sick and wounded in any country.
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Red Cross
Germany
Memphis News-Scimitar
System Unfair Allusions to Military Service Burden
The Galveston Tribune urges universal military obligation arguing the volunteer system is unfair when militia is called out. It notes young men leave jobs and proposes mandated service to ensure fair treatment and replacement by others when duty ends.
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Galveston Tribune
Railways claim record safety for year ending June 30
The Galveston Tribune notes 325 American railroads logging 161,948 miles with no passenger or crew fatalities in the year ending June 30 1915, calling it an extraordinary safety feat and predicting potential 1916 accident increases.
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Bureau of Railway News and Statistics
Chicago
Galveston Tribune
Those Mexican Raiders and Treason in Border Crises
The Memphis News-Scrapbook accuses Mexicans on both sides of the Rio Grande of aiding raids against the United States. It claims American citizens assist raiders, cover retreats, and finance Mexican disorder to push intervention. The piece calls for traitors to be shot.
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Villa
Rio Grande
Mexico
Sport hats trend with broad brims and novel trimmings
Daily fashion advice highlights sport hats as charming with vast effects for individuals. Most shapes are broad brimmed and lightweight straw in panama or novelties. Trim defines style with cut-out ideas, ribbon bands, and bow accents. a striking example uses pompadour Georgette crepe, rose grosgrain tabs, and black velvet under a fold for a soft frame.
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Panama
Drunken defense in early Oklahoma Territory trial quoted
A Kansas City Star excerpt recalls a young man from a good family who killed a man who defended a woman after being insulted while drunk. The trial occurred in Wichita US court as Oklahoma was tied to Kansas for jurisdiction. The defense claimed the victim provoked the crime, prompting a sharp retort from the prosecutor about differing standards of civilization. The jurors imposed the maximum lawful sentence.
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Kansas City Star
Oklahoma
United States
Wichita
Kansas
Rose Fairy Tends Country Roses With Bumblebee Helper
The Rose Fairy images a dawn to dusk labor tending rose bushes across fields with the Golden Bumblebee, digging and trimming soil, removing dead leaves, and ensuring roots receive sun. They rest by a brook as the moon rises, frogs sing, and the roses are set to bloom with sun and rain’s aid.
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Golden Bumblebee
Guaranty Plan Contested In San Antonio Bank Fallout
The Dallas Journal argues a district judge overstepped by enjoining the state superintendent of banking from paying general depositors at a closed San Antonio bank. It endorses the guaranty law’s aim to avert panics and urges penalties for judges who block immediate depositor payment.
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San Antonio
City of
Evening Journal
Cookery for a Dessert Potato and Peanut Cream Cake
A recipe describes making a decorative dessert potato shaped treat. Steps include whisking eggs with sugar and chocolate over heat, adding flour and baking powder, baking thin layers, crumbling and mixing with raspberry jam and vanilla, forming potato shapes, coating with almond icing, and rolling in grated chocolate. The final presentation uses paper cases and serves as a sweet.
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Desert
Last Night Out Sparks Spouse Confrontation
Mrs Sawyer questions her husband on his late return and mentions past “suits” of cards as she warns that this will be the last night he goes out. The Buffalo Express notes the domestic tension centered on alleged gambling or risky behavior.
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Mrs. Sawyer
Buffalo Express
Are Texas railroad commissioners fit to judge pay?
A Waco Times-Herald opinion asks if the three Texas railroad commissioners have facts on payrolls. It raises whether railway employees deserve higher wages and who should bear the cost if raises occur. The piece questions the commission’s readiness to rule on the issue.
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Waco Times-Herald
Texas
Texas Railroad Commission
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Constance Clarke
Papa
International News Service
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