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Newspaper
San Antonio Light
Location
San Antonio, Texas, United States of America
Date
May 28, 1911
Page
8
Reader asks for address change and notes irregular delivery. Please notify the office by telephone 174. The San Antonio Light indicates availability at hotel newsstands nationwide.
The San Antonio Light reports total April 1911 circulation at 582 198 copies and a net paid daily circulation of 17 187. Free copies and returns totaled 16 560 with a daily average of 552. Sworn by Notary John J Wahl in San Antonio on May 8 1911.
Texas defends its record against New York and Chicago critics who label it a land of desperadoes. The piece urges fair treatment and points to virtues and advantages of the Lone Star state while noting occasional pains over gunfighter claims.
Ambrosio Figueroa, leader of southern Mexican revolutionists, has proven a capable fighter and commands a large following. With 10,000 men ready to march, he looms as a decisive factor for Madero and de la Barra as theyshape the new government and face potential claims or spoils from this influential figure.
Louise Collier Willcox praised by Theodore Watts-Dunton as a critic of poetry in a new Swinburne selections volume. Crowell & Co., Appleton, and Scribner’s announce numerous fiction and nonfiction titles for spring and summer, including works by F Martins, John Kendrick Bangs, Nina Larrey Duryea, Priscilla Craven, Damon Runyon, and Frederick Funston, plus a Davis saga and industry features in periodicals Orion Anderson, with varied travel, war, and art topics across major publishers.
In a restrained statement Texas declines to gloat over rivals misfortune and expresses willingness to aid. Texas says it will send skilled volunteers to Chicago and New York to swiftly remove counterfeit gunmen, ensuring peace in both cities for years.
A letter from Mayor Marshall Hicks clarifies that Brackenridge did not seek the park’s name and protested naming it after him. He notes the gift was for San Antonio and disputes claims the Water Works company donated it, insisting the council acted on motive and the public understands Brackenridge’s generosity.
A quirky report notes Afroplantus seemingly slow in Spain until guided by a Spanish senorita, prompting it to rise as a high flyer. The anecdote highlights a playful cultural interaction and the bird's surprising lift.
With two ballot boxes sealed by the courts and an upcoming July election, officials seek an approved San Antonio ballot box manufacturer to supply the voting equipment.
In his first official statement War Secretary Stimson affirms the troops will remain stationed at San Antonio, signaling a decisive stance on base location amid strategic questions.
Thirty five police officers in Washington align with the Senate stance opposing recall to keep their jobs. The group concurs with the Senate's objection and awaits its decision on tenure and retention.
Local discussion weighs changing street names citing legacy concerns and community impact. Officials consider criteria for new designations while residents share opinions on heritage and accessibility.
The article describes Fort Wagner on Morris Island South Carolina siege details from July 1863 to September 7 1863. It notes Major General Quincy Adams Gillmore and Admiral Dahlgren led federal forces with Colonel Robert Gould Shaw and the Fifty fourth Massachusetts volunteers who were the first northern state organized black troops to attack the fort. Shaw led a fatal assault sword in hand, 1500 Union casualties versus 174 Confederate losses. It explains bombproofs built to withstand artillery and mentions bombproofs in great fortifications being permanent with gallées on hillsides for care of civilians.
Mrs. Champ Clark speaks on her role in her husband’s career and the value of schoolhouse morals. She recalls reading McGuffey readers and the tales Meddlesome Mattie Grateful Julian and Idle Schoolboy as guiding memories she shared with her children.
A Russian-born woman, Madame Turchin, commanded the Nineteenth Illinois during the Civil War. She led troops in Alabama, tended her ill husband Colonel Turchin, and later secured his discharge and a promotion to brigadier general in Washington, becoming a notable stateswoman in a perilous era.
The passage notes that life is brightened and clarity comes through exposure to a distant struggle, and approves a complete set of McGuffey’s Eclectic Readers Old Series for Mrs. Champ Clark’s book shelves.
A humorous sketch of a slender fast-talking man known as the swiftest thing on Broadway. His flamboyant attire and bragging lead to a comical failed job as he claims to have rounded up two hundred sheep and nine lambs, a feat a rancher exposes as impossible.
Tom Wallace of Louisville and Louis Brownlow travel from Frisco to Japan aboard a ship swept by high winds. Wallace, ill at ease and gloomy, contemplates the endless wet expanse as waves loom like mountains and he dubs the Pacific Ocean the damnedest, wettest country he ever visited.
A fragment notes Dr Abbott remarking that a war under certain circumstances may occur outside an Outlook office. The source shows a suspicious tone about readiness and specific reactions.
Milwau Sentinel suggests appointing Colonel Roosen as ambassador to Germany with Teddy Wilhelm as a capable partner in a noted diplomatic pairing.
The Atlanta Constitution notes skepticism toward European politicians as critics claim Colonel Brythander has been misrepresented during his world journey. Authorities, observers, and press debate the colonel’s freedom to travel and the implications abroad.
The Pittsburg Gazette Times notes the Duchess Marlborough and Mrs Ava Wills not present while Astor and Queen Mary are described as enjoying life with the king. The piece portrays royal favor and domestic harmony in a light, society-tone report.
The Chicago Journal notes confusion as President Taft receives little about his agenda. A remark about a woman with a harem appears to reflect partisan chatter and shifting alliances amid political maneuvering.
A Kansas City Star note suggests the peace maker figure drifts from President Taft and takes on one of Colonel Roosevelt's titles, signaling a shift in political branding during Taft's era.
President Diaz agrees to sign but has not announced acceptance of a position as contributing editor. Boston Globe reports ongoing decision process and potential staffing changes.
A Louisville Court Journal item questions why England sent many convicts to this country and notes that many early residents may trace their roots to those origins. The piece frames the complaint as a reflection on founding histories and migration patterns.
A Russian regional military attache in Washington toured the hangar with Frank Coffyn the Wing aviator. The visitor repeatedly asked if Coffyn would fly today hoping to learn the Wright machine’s manipulation for demonstrations. Coffyn explained plans as the baron pressed the barring question, while language limits caused social friction and nerves rose with every vehicle rumble.
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