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Newspaper
San Antonio Light
Location
San Antonio, Texas, United States of America
Date
Nov 04, 1911
Page
4
Circulation figures for October 1911 are reported by Harvey L. Steele San Antonio Light circulation manager. Net paid daily circulation totals are listed with averages and free copies, including notarized verification by John J. Wahl notary public.
The text argues wealth and capital now shape government, replacing feudal ties. It asserts moneyed rulers intervene swiftly to secure what capital deems good government, framing capital as efficient and profit motivated, not altruistic. It contrasts revolutions driven by finance and trade with earlier rulers.
An analysis ties twentieth century revolutions to social aims for personal liberty and property rights. It criticizes slow American courts for protracted trials like Hyde and McNamara while praising England's Crippen case for a swift verdict. The piece argues financial powers favoring oppressors have shifted to support revolutionists, and urges recall of judiciary as public impatience grows.
A San Antonio columnist argues that tax fears shape political campaigning. He notes voters rarely track public spending and that misallocation concerns are often ignored until a program demands more money. The piece emphasizes citizen scrutiny and collective action to approve tax increases.
The piece argues that San Antonio must improve city government and spend public funds wisely. It advocates higher tax support for needed street and civic improvements, contending without broader funding the city lags behind Texas peers. It calls for unity across parties to usher a new era of progress and discard discredited politicians.
A clipped phone exchange shows a female operator rebuking a caller for crude remarks. She asserts professional boundaries, stresses strict business conduct, and instructs him to hang up or call back after the chief operator is available.
The article surveys France’s 200 planned aerial vessels by year end with 120 monoplanes and 80 biplanes, plus dirigibles, to scout and warn of German movements. It notes rapid construction, private planes possible for emergency use, and occasional air battles above eastern France.
A Boston Traveler report recounts a Transcontinental limited ride through Utah where a humorous dispute on immortality ends with a pickpocketing ruse. A scholarly discussion among passengers becomes a grand reveal as one man declares a unanimous belief in souls before a thief moves through the car and pockets watches and purses.
Forrest Crissey profiles John G Kenedy in Munsey's for November. The 800000 acre magnate blends serious business with recreation from Gulf coast white sands to a steam yacht, while pursuing modern productive farms across his Mesquite domain.
The article notes the Provisional President and President-elect sending a messenger of peace to General Bernardo Reyes amid tensions near Mexico City as Diaz is cheered in debates while Madero is criticized. It questions the meaning of recent overtures and the military campaigns against bandits.
James Lane Allen writes in the Munsey for November that after a century and nearly two score years the nation has no national holiday. He argues there is no federal statute authorizing such a holiday and Congress has not legislated a day off while continuing government business.
A London Chronicle observation notes that if cars were English rather than French as inventions, the world would face more noise from whistles than horns. It argues horns were adopted from railway signaling, shaping car horns.
An article by Eddy Wolff warns workers suffer from sore inflamed feet due to improper footwear or heavy bodies. It advises broad flat soles, modest heels, and a nightly wash with Castile soap followed by a salt bath to ease pain and speed recovery.
Description of the Philippine capture scene as Macabebes under Denisio Bato and Gregorio Cadhit advance to seize Aguinaldo. Segovia signals, a ragged volley fires from the Macabebes, killing two escort members and wounding Aguinaldo’s band leader, prompting Aguinaldo to call for an end to the display.
In a humorous twist a local family and many Browns from forty towns joined a reunion at the Browns’ home. They wrote their gathering and sent it to The News Review, the town weekly, while lampooning newspaper men as hams and misprints.
In a dramatic raid, Hilario Overpowers Aguinaldo and traps him under a table as Segovia and officers clash. Fire from revolvers wounds Bitta and Major Alhambra. Billa and Santiago Barcelona surrender. Alhambra and others escape by river as Aguinaldo is proclaimed prisoner of Americans.
A critique on how the word fashionable dominates journalism drawn from the New York Telegram. The piece notes fashionable has become overused by writers across departments and over time it has replaced more precise description.
The report notes that prior to domestic upheaval, Mexico sourced roughly six hundred pianos annually from Chicago manufacturers. This indicates strong commercial ties in the piano trade between Mexico and Illinois suppliers.
A rural family returns from San Antonio with packages including a tipped hat box that spills the wife’s hat. An observer mocks city officials for withholding oiling funds as rain nears, claimed to ease street dust before the fair opening.
In St James' Budget a rector and curate differ in kind not degree. A country clergyman returns from holiday and asks a cottage mother if her baby has been baptized. The mother replies that her husband helped as much as possible. The exchange highlights class nuances in parish life.
The New York Police Department asks the Board of Estimates to hire 1000 additional policemen for the coming year and to approve an extra appropriation of 2.5 million dollars. The appeal cites London which, with about one third more residents, has nearly twice as many officers.
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