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Newspaper
San Antonio Light
Location
San Antonio, Texas, United States of America
Date
Nov 02, 1916
Page
6
The San Antonio Light was founded January 20 1881 and later merged with the San Antonio Gazette to form the current newspaper. The note outlines the paper’s lineage and combined origins.
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The San Antonio Light reports six month averages ending September 30 1916. Daily edition 22062 copies. Sunday edition 26756 copies. Net paid daily 20477. net paid Sunday 24424. Audit Bureau of Circulations certified. The paper can guarantee 50 percent more paid circulation direct to home in San Antonio than any other newspaper.
The piece warns that tobacco prices and shortages threaten smokers as war disruptions cut pipe materials and crops. It notes cigars from $28–$30 per thousand rising to $37–$38, shortages of amber and meerschaum, and briar wood scarcity. It urges quick remedies to avoid a total tobacco industry collapse.
The article argues Congress failed to deliver results despite passing army expansion and a half million national guard plan. It notes the U S regular army is stagnant, recruitment near zero as labor is fully employed. It claims universal training and service are needed to raise forces to a wartime standard, criticizing the Garrison plan.
National Guard officers argue a federal volunteer force would end the Guard as a separate organization. They contend universal training and six months to a year in the regular army is the only proper method to build a truly adequate national defense.
A San Antonio article recounts the unveiling of errors in O. Henry’s embezzlement case. It notes his real name William Sydney Porter, his prison writing, and a biography by C Alphonso Smith that clears his name. The piece links his integrity to adversity guiding literary greatness.
Chief Justice Fly of the Fourth Court of Civil Appeals reverses Bee county Prohibition outcome. If any resident was barred from voting or denied the vote due to final naturalization papers, the election is nullified. The ruling warns propagandists against infringing constitutional rights and signals possible nullification of the dry status in Bee county.
The passage argues life in restraint or hardship parallels literary achievement. It pairs O Henry with Raleigh Bunyan Defoe Fielding and Goldsmith noting prison heights, then cites Wilde Shakespeare and Milton to show suffering fuels lasting art. It concludes O Henry's character matched his celebrated stories.
National Geographic notes Mendoza in Argentina as a southern California like region where irrigation supports extensive vineyards. Italians largely farm grapes with entire families aiding in cultivation while babies sleep in improvised tents among fields high above sea level.
President Wilson argues that people act from heart over head yet schools focus on reason and textbooks. The Columbus Journal contends education should strengthen spirit to train emotions, criticizing educational professionalism for chasing fundamentals and ineffective reforms.
In a remote setting Enderby muses on love, fidelity, and remorse as Mac recalls a vanished acquaintance. Enderby reveals a tangle of desire for a married woman and a life in exile, while Mac broods on lost love and the costs of pursuit.
European war blamed for higher burial supplies with undertakers announcing price increases. Hardware items such as name plates coffin handles and even cheapest coffins now cost more. Wholesale suppliers nationwide notified of a general advance as cremation is being considered to offset the rise.
Brigadier General Henry A. Greene commander of the Twelfth provisional division will act as reviewing officer for the Wisconsin brigade at the staff post Friday afternoon. He will be joined by division staff officers in Fort Sam Houston reviews of the First, Second and Third Wisconsin Infantry under Brigadier General L. T. Richardson. The unit is regarded as a top National Guard force in federal service.
Simon Brunhild of this city, after months of illness, called his wife and three sons and a daughter to his bedside. He urged all to vote for Hughes, saying Hughes must win, and died two hours later.
Nearly 100 playwrights and authors face small royalties as liabilities total 112051 dollars with assets at 18676 dollars in the Dil lingham publishing house bankruptcy schedule.
At the Majestic Theater a four act vaudeville bill features two bizarre acts, a scenic oddity, and a fresh and original entry by a clever performer. Janet Adair leads Wednesday’s crowd with sharp songs and wit while Helen Lackaye and her trio reveal a deeper human nature beneath polished surfaces in Overtones. The evening also includes Maurice Burkhardt as The Thief, Ruby Cavallo and Company for oddities, and a noisy but stylish Joyce West and Sean routine.
A high order of excellence marks the program with stylish dancing by the Lamaze Trio noted for comic tumbling. A slapstick playlet titled An Affair of Honor by James Tompson and Company falls below the Majestic standard.
Critics praise Emma Bunting and her company for vivid portrayals of Salomy Jane with detailed staging. The run includes tonight and Friday night with a Saturday matinee, as well as a future engagement of The Girl From Out Yonder with the same troupe.
The Princess presents The End of the Trail a Fox feature with William Farnum as Le Clerg in a Northwest tale including a tragic romance and a climactic duel with the villain Devil Cabot. Vaudeville showcases Hayski Troup six Oriental acrobats Ashwell Hart Ruth Clarke and De Rosas trained animals.
The Woman's Building dormitory in Austin raises board from 2.4 to 16 dollars per month due to the high cost of living. Room rent stays at 4 dollars per month. The change aims to provide room and board of high quality with no profit to operators.
German authorities announce punishment for alleged French breach of prisoner release by sending 200 French men and women from occupied districts to Germany.
New York on November 2 reports that 19 510 car loads of automobiles were shipped from American factories in October setting a new record for the month, according to a National Automobile Chamber of Commerce board report.
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