San Antonio Light Historic Publication Notice of Circulation
The San Antonio Light publication details its status as a merged paper with the San Antonio Gazette and Evening Daily, listing editors, offices, and a circulation statement for October 1911. Harvey L. Steele, circulation manager, certifies the paid daily circulation at 16 525 with notary John J Wahl witnessing the sworn statement.
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Lights On The Baby Carriage Law In Minnesota
A Minnesota attorney general declares baby carriages and similar wheeled devices are vehicles required to have two lights at night. The piece mocks the idea, suggesting possible legislative fixes and noting potential absurdities in enforcing such rules. It lampoons the legal logic with humor about carts, wheelbarrows, and possible lamp types.
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Moses
Simpson
Minnesota
Night safety law sparks century debate on lights
The text questions if a law should require all pedestrians and riders to carry lights at night, arguing for clearer safety standards in the modern era and criticizing empty hopes for divine light to guide behavior. It references a youthful roller skater and contrasts modern progress with ancient Roman imagery.
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Ospes Fallax
Economic independence and the woman question
The piece argues against equal economic independence for women, claiming enfranchisement does not ensure independence. It cites biology and social norms to claim women remain dependent on men and that the family is the pillar of society. The author warns suffrage leaders misjudge the issue and calls for more study.
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Herbert Spencer
Sparta
Hellas
Cutting down the cost
A year ago the public faced rising living costs provoking alarm and indignation. Congress created a committee to investigate, which soon vanished, while the cost question persists as a distant echo of reform efforts.
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Congress
Tell-Wether
Indianapolis Mayor Leads Potent Price Reducing Campaign
Mayor Shank of Indianapolis pursues direct-from-producer sales to cut city prices on apples and pork. He plans carload apple sales at 30 to 40 cents a bushel and advocates removing middlemen to boost farmer and consumer benefits. He notes hog cattle price concerns and urges producer to kill and dress hogs for sale cheaper than city rates.
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Mayor Shank
Indianapolis
Indiana
Congressional Committee
Skun
Mortifying the Flesh and the Church Dinner
A Chicago Trinity Episcopal church event prompts self sacrifice as young men leave after a dime dinner to avoid the sermon. The rector’s campaign to stir spiritual interest is cited as a vivid example of masculine virtue and humor in religious life.
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Green Bay
Trinity Episcopal Church
Chicago
Thing
Captain's overconfident order ends in sailor's fall
A boatswain's mate, famed for a rough rep, ignores the captain and climbs the main yard. The foot-ropes are fixed first, he protests, but the captain insists. He plunges from the mast, lands on the mainsail, and rises unhurt, muttering about the foot-ropes as the crew gawks.
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Royal Yard
Cap’n
Plaza's All Star Bill Delivers Daring and Clever Acts
The Plaza presents an all star week with acts like the Léga Troupe The Finish Knickerbocker Trio Emmonds Emerson and Emmonds Les Alvaros Emily Nice and Burns and Lawrence Lola Troupe and more. Audiences enjoy aerialists satire parodies and a standout trapeze act with high acrobatics and a clever Swedish janitress scene.
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Plaza
the Plaza
Léga
Lorraine, Dudley and Company
Knickerbocker
Emmonds
Emerson
Les Alvaros
Emily Nice
Burns
Lawrence
Lola
San Antonio
D'Amour
Rathskeller
Alexander
New York
Eastside
Entertaining bill at the Royal features Clara Cook Senora
The Clara Cook Senora company headlines a strong Royal bill with class ical music and vocal numbers. An accordion solo of the overture from Poet and Peasant impresses the audience, while McFalls' dogs perform pugilistic tricks. Richardson and Bernard, the minstrels, charm the crowd along with the Aerial Fetters and Harry Newman.
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the Royal
Clara Cook
McFalls
Richardson
Bernard
Fetters
Harry Newman
Osler And His Theory
The Springfield Republican discusses aging and power as older figures still influence politics and society. It notes elderly leaders like a lord mayor and a prize swimmer, argues youth and age are similar across eras, and questions claims that labor-saving machines wholly extend vigor. It ends by valuing longevity as a test of civilization.
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Springfield Republican
Dr. Osler
London
Dr. Wiley
Great Underground River Theory Reported by Geologists
Geologists propose the world’s largest underground river flows from the Rocky Mountains under New Mexico and Texas to the Gulf of Mexico. They estimate channels several miles wide feeding surface rivers, with the Aitesian wet belt of Texas cited as evidence of subsurface water lifting.
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Rocky Mountains
New Mexico
Texas
Gulf of Mexico
Builder commands rubbish and brick facing for apparent solidity
Early morning scene shows a building contractor instructing his foreman to fill foundation walls with rubbish and face them with brick to look sound. The contractor plans to be away all day due to a lawsuit against a swindling tailor over allegedly non wool clothing.
Poiret Unveils Hoop Tunic Gown Causing Fashions Stir
From Paris reports Paul Poiret introduces a hoop tunic gown with a transparent tunic over a clingy base. The short overdress uses a wire hem to flare outward, with sleeves edged by whalebone or steel for volume and fringe. Models showcase the dramatic effect, requiring a lesson in movement to maintain the look.
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New York
Paris
Paul Poiret
Monsieur Poiret
M. Poiret
Tunis
Chinese Sailors Seen as Best for Global Crews
A Consular Report notes ship owners seek Chinese crews abroad. Many crews require about a one third larger ballast to cover duties, yet owners praise Chinese sailors for adaptability from fireroom to galley, diligence, low desertion, and rising efficiency with foreign practice.
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China
Letters to the Editor on City Streets and Paving
A reader urges residents to fault not only officials but also themselves for the state of San Antonio streets. The letter argues sidewalks are needed and pavement should be funded by property owners via abutment plans, praising the city’s climate and scenery while warning against excessive publicity unless streets improve.
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Southern Pacific
San Antonio
Publicity League
Judge Without Prisoners on St Helena Chronicle
The London Chronicle notes St Helena's governor acts as chief justice though lacking formal training. Sir Henry Gallway presided over 33 quarter sessions in nine years with 21 cases involving only white gloves. It calls the absence of crime remarkable amid isolation and bankruptcy after garrison withdrawal.
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London Chronicle
St. Helena
Henry Gallway
Where They Make Harmonicas In Trossingen Germany Center Of Industry
Trossingen in the Black Forest is described as the hub of the foreign harmonica industry with many factories employing thousands and producing nearly a million instruments annually. The piece notes that the United States imports many cheap German mouth organs while finer grades are made in the U S and rival foreign quality.
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Trossingen
Black Forest
Germany
United States
Disease and Its Cure. Gout and its forms in diet
The article discusses gout as a common disorder tied to oxidation of food, with symptoms in joints and sometimes eyes or ears. It links gout to hereditary factors but emphasizes diet and lifestyle as the main drivers and notes Europe’s decline of the disease due to advances in knowledge and temperance.
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Eddy Wolff
Europe
NEW CARDINALS JUSTIFIED IN ROUGH TALK
The piece argues Rome might have created one or two new cardinals in response to American Catholic needs. It notes Farley of New York is not a prize, Church leaders react to Archbishop Ireland, and questions Roosevelt era influence on Vatican decisions remains unsettled.
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Springfield Republican
America
Farley
New York
O’connell
Ireland
Vatican
Roosevelt
Recall Critics Claim Judge Coke Was Unpopular
A fragmented report notes disputes over recalling Judge Coke amid claims his rulings were improper. Opponents faced waning support and failed to gather sufficient signatures, with some observers suggesting the effort collapsed as 25 percent of signers moved to rally against the recall.
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Judge Coke
J Coke
Cohen
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