San Antonio Light Circulation Figures for October 1911
The San Antonio Light publishes its October 1911 circulation data with totals from Harvey L. Steele. It lists average daily circulation 17 264, net paid daily 17 264, and other figures including exchanges and spoiled copies. Notary John J. Wahl certifies the figures.
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San Antonio
Harvey L. Steele
The
San Antonio Light
John J. Wahl
Notary Public
Bexar Co
Tex
Wasting the Suffrage in San Antonio Politics
The piece argues that Mayor Callaghan’s grip on power relies on political manipulation in Austin. It cites naturalization officials claiming many Mexican immigrants only declare intention to vote, not finalize citizenship, and notes a Texas ruling barring aliens from land ownership. The writer urges a law making full citizenship a prerequisite to suffrage to empower Texas progressives.
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Callaghan
Austin
Texas
Union
San Antonio
P. F. Graves
United States
Naturalization Examiner
A. I. Campbell
Naturalization Office
LICKING JOHN BULL AGAINST THE EMPIRE
The essay argues The New York Herald provokes Britain and Canada over reciprocity news. It recalls the Canadian election, Herald bureau controversy, and claims the paper pressed for annexation while Canada and Britain respond. The piece ends with The Empire questioning income and news from London.
Citizenship Reading Test for Naturalization Blocked by Illiteracy Claims
A deputy clerk argues many Mexicans declaring intention to naturalize cannot read or write English. He claims they refuse to learn English and seek only voting rights and jobs, urging full citizenship as a prerequisite to suffrage to bar them from polling.
Fatal Joke Triggers Deaths From Laughter In Aurora
In Aurora Illinois a joke about a note led to two women fainting with laughter. Miss Margaret Higgins Milroy of Batavia died from a hemorrhage caused by a coughing spell after laughing at the joke. Miss Ernestine Heidt of Aurora survived her laugh fit but judged the joke harshly.
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Aurora
Illinois
Margaret Higgins Milroy
Batavia
Milroy
Ernestine Heidt
Miss Heidt
The Herald Refuses Empire Book Transfer Challenge
The Empire demands The Herald hand over books from its London office to set the benefit amount from news sent to America. The Herald replies that the United States is not a British colony and declines, inviting The Empire to seek elsewhere. The dispute remains unsettled with The Herald favored to prevail.
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Herald
America
London
United States
Empire
Death doll displays spur public sympathy at fairs
The piece notes the Dallas state fair and Chicago National Dairy show using death dolls to illustrate infant deaths from improper feeding and contaminated milk. It argues the morbid display can awaken concern for public health, while suggesting San Antonio could use similar puppets to promote proper paving and cites German toy makers as still active.
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Dallas
Chicago
San Antonio
Germany
Florida’s Loyal History in the Land of Flowers
A concise history tracing Florida from early European colonization to its 19th century cession to the United States. It notes St Augustine as a earliest settlement, Spanish and French clashes, 1763 British control, 1783 return to Spain, and finally the 1819 treaty leading to Florida’s statehood and climate appeal.
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Land of Flowers
United States
Spain
Union
Florida
Great Southern Peninsula
St. Augustine
North America
Mexico
Cortes
Ponce de Leon
France
Fort Caroline
de Goorges
Wis
Georgia
Carolinas
Great Britain
Fair Land
The Rising Women's Movement and Economic Struggle
A powerful female movement grows beyond suffrage seeking independence, fair work, and control over both home and labor. The piece links industrial shifts, wage pressures, and historic gender roles, noting unions form across ages, nations, and trades as women assert liberty and justice in work and society.
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Bermondsey
Manchester
England
America
Somme
The Value of Proper Eye Care and Reading Habits
The article argues eyes are strained by modern life and artificial light. It notes natural light is gentler on vision, reading and near work increase eye strain, and spectacle use has risen among children. It urges early oculist opinions and warns against vanity delaying eyewear.
Women to Lead Change Through Labor Struggles and Exodus
The author argues that women are gaining collective power in late labor struggles. Once organized and funded, they could leverage their strength to redefine social roles and even withdraw from urban life. A future exodus to untouched lands with their children might rebuild communities under female leadership.
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Great Britain
Taxpayer questions street paving spending and delays
A taxpayer letter criticizes spending nearly seven thousand dollars to macadamize Zarramora street near the city limits while West Commerce street remains unpaved. The writer urges learning from Dallas and blasts local white citizens for supporting the administration, predicting election consequences.
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Zarramora Street
Arkansas
Dallas
P. S
Dream of a New Order Promises Women Honorable Work
A fragment expresses hope that women will gain honorable work and help build a new order as the older one fades away. The speaker envisions a future where capable women join in shaping social progress and labor.
Dad and the Boy
A 16 year old at a state capitol prefers time with his father over a ball game with friends. A bystander sees a lesson in responsible fatherhood, noting such bonds foster better citizens.
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The
Dallas Dispatch
Bob
Youth Challenges Bank Questions at Postal Savings Window
A boy answering the clerk at the postal savings bank during account opening questions causes a stir as he taunts the officer with age and status inquiries. The scene highlights the formal scrutiny depositors face when their names are recorded as credit entries.
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Postal Savings Bank
Sam
Uncle Sam
Non-Lickable Spoon Debuts At Pure Food Show
A St Louis Times report describes a new lickless spoon designed to deter children from lick ing the spoon. Ridges in the bowl prevent easy access to icing and fudge while causing a brief sting if lips contact them, claimed as a sanitary measure.
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St. Louis
The Plumage Reform Campaign Across Europe
The New York Tribune notes a push led by P Schillings urging women to reject millinery with plumes. The Sneddent Monatsheft list of prominent non feather wearers includes Queen of Wuertemberg, Duchess of Mecklenburg-Strelitz, crown princess of Sachsen Meiningen, Princess Eitel Friedrich of Prussia, Princess Auguste Victoria Hohenzollern, Princess Alexandra of Reuss, and Baronne Hildburg.
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The
New York Tribune
America
P Schillings
Monatsheft
Schilli
Wuertemberg
Mecklenburg-Strelitz
Sachsen-Meinin
Eitel Friedrich of
P Sia
Auguste Victori
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Tribune
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Fort Sam Houston
New York Herald
United Stas
Canada
Eddy Wolff
Dad
Rover
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