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Newspaper
San Antonio Light
Location
San Antonio, Texas, United States of America
Date
Nov 01, 1916
Page
6
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Tre Lient notes election guessing runs wild as voters split by party lines. The piece argues straw polls mislead and that women may sway the national result, though predictions remain uncertain across states like Illinois Colorado Wyoming Utah Idaho Washington Kansas Oregon Nevada and California.
The article critiques Secretary Newton D. Baker for likening Mexican revolutionists to American colonial troops. It argues the remark harmed his standing, noting Baker denies claiming depredations equal to Mexican bandits and disputes specifics about loyalty and church plunder. The piece stresses the impropriety of such a comparison.
A critical critique argues Secretary Baker’s comparison of Mexican revolutionists with American patriots fails to respect moral limits and Mexican struggles. It asserts Baker mislabels the groups, misunderstands Mexico, and risks inflaming tensions between nations and revolutionary factions.
The Bayonne plant kept workers at work during strikes, paying double during the last shutdown and a yearlong bonus this year. An executive explained the aim to align workers and managers with business needs, teach shared interests, and show wage growth through efficiency, savings, and prudent budgeting. The policy centers on educating staff about profits, depreciation, overhead, and future market risks while avoiding charity or welfare framing.
Readers in Wellesley debate the switch from slang to stronger language in school poetry. A jingle sparked by a writer in The News shows damns replacing earlier terms and prompts editors to consider censoring or printing with mock redaction to keep poetic license within accepted standards.
The Omaha Bee argues that referendums empower citizens but can be misused by corporations to stall unpalatable laws by mobilizing signatures quickly. The piece notes both the positive democratic potential and the potential for manipulation in urgent political battles.
The leading German authority says peace on Allies terms would extend the war indefinitely. The British government sought another war credit of 1500 million dollars, bringing total war credits to 1523 billions. the piece asks how large Europe’s debt would be if the war continues.
The Denison Herald notes the lure of office as a contagious itch, with more money in agriculture like cotton and peanuts than holding public office. The piece observes frequent candidate interest whenever vacancies are announced or hinted at, labeling it a patriotic but incurable impulse.
The Farm Loan Act will release millions for agriculture and place farming alongside manufacturing and commerce in government aid. The Boston Post quotes the Country Gentleman praising the Wilson administration for using top government functions to serve the people and asks if agriculture desires change or the action provided by the act.
The Utica Observer notes Judge Hughes attacks Republican support for Democratic measures. It cites roll calls showing party splits on the Clayton anti trust law with 41 Republicans and 15 Progressives voting aye in the House and 52 Republicans voting no. In the Senate eight Republicans and Progressives voted yes and 16 Republicans no.
The article notes Mr. Hughes cites President Pope of the Farmers Union against the Adamson law while Pope supports the President for re election. It mentions Pope’s annual report praising government benefits to farmers and the Rural Credits Act reducing farm interest, with Texas farm debt about 225 million dollars and current rates near 10 percent.
Mona Saunderson's social evening at Sefton House appears to smooth over debts by pressuring Lord Edward Jalland to place her protégé Bryan on a staff position. A sudden note arrives canceling the arrangement, revealing Jalland overheard remarks and a looming confrontation over propriety and responsibility.
N T Blackwell of Dallas editor of the Cotton Oil News says cotton seed oil and by products bring peak prices and likely rise before the next crop. He notes Texas has fine grazing ranges, reducing winter feed costs, and that the entire Texas cotton industry is prosperous with farmers paying mortgages and banking money.
An inquisitive passenger asks about a broken arm and learns it was self-inflicted while the man was patting himself on the back. He explains the incident was caused by minding his own business in a humorous exchange.
The San Antonio school board postponed deciding on compulsory vaccination amid a 326-signature petition and a health board request for strict enforcement. The panel plans to revisit the issue at the next meeting while also approving ventilator plans and design submissions for the new South Side high school auditorium. A citizens committee will be formed to work with the board attorney on a new charter and bids will be sought for a central heating plant at Main Avenue High School.
Emma Bunting stars as Salomy Jane in Bret Harte’s melodrama at the Grand Opera House this week. George Whitaker plays The Man, with Joel Freedkin Rafe Waters Albert Vees The Gambler and Jack Ball Yuba Bill in supporting roles. Night scenes and lighting add to the production ahead of next week’s The Girl From Out Yonder.
Janet Adair appeared at the Majestic this afternoon as an added attraction on a seven act vaudeville bill opening with a 2 30 matinee. She is acclaimed as the Souths favorite daughter and the sweetest girl in vaudeville. Her new partner is Emily Adelphi, a red headed young performer, joining a repertoire of brand new routines.
Helen Lackaye leads a diverse Washington Square Players program at the Bandbox Theater New York with Overtones a study of inner and outer self. Ruby Cavelle Joyce West and Senna perform in song and dance. James Thompson appears in An Affair of Honor. Maurice Burkhardt and Company present The Thief. The Lamaze Trio offers knockabout tumblers.
Al H. Wilson the singing dialect comedian and company bring the Irish song play My Killarney Rose to the Majestic Theater on Monday and Tuesday November 6 and 7. Written by Herbert Hall Winslow the production features Irish atmosphere stage effects and a mix of pathos and comedy with new songs including My Killarney Rose and Where the Shamrock Grows.
Ethel Clayton stars as both schoolgirl and mature woman in The Daughter of the City a Vitagraph blue ribbon feature at the Empire Theater. Earle Williams appears in the third story The Masked Ball of The Scarlet Runner. A Pathe Weekly is also shown.
In a light chat at a church group, Mrs Brown suggests Minnie the host’s daughter, away at college, should attend a correspondence school to ease worry about no letters. A brief note mentions the Duchess of Devonshire being created a Lady of Greece of St John of Jerusalem.
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