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Newspaper
San Antonio Light
Location
San Antonio, Texas, United States of America
Date
Nov 06, 1916
Page
18
The San Antonio Light announces publication details and delivery options including daily and Sunday editions with mail and carrier services, office addresses, subscription rates, and contact instructions for changing addresses or reporting delivery issues. It lists wartime style telephones and announces foreign and domestic news offices.
The San Antonio Light reports six month period ending Sept 30 1916 daily average circulation 22062 and Sunday 26756 with net paid figures 20477 and 24424 respectively. Audit Bureau of Circulation certifies the figures as authoritative and guarantees advertisers 50 percent more paid circulation direct to San Antonio homes than any other paper.
A French banker visiting America asserts France holds nearly two billion dollars in gold saved by peasants. He says the gold will be produced to pay debts after the war or used to relaunch industry, praising French thrift as a model for other nations and suggesting a domestic sock bank could weather adversity.
Government officials and manufacturers warn that Allied trade bans and blacklists against German and Austrian dealings may constrain world commerce after the war. They say such agreements, sealed at Paris, could extend beyond the conflict, restricting American manufacturers despite limited current access to German and Austrian markets.
The piece discusses a British blacklist and Paris agreement aims to conserve allied natural resources during postwar reconstruction. It notes strict import controls, licenses, and sales restrictions, with penalties including double duties, and warns these policies could hinder U.S. competition unless action is taken to ease restrictions.
A Charleston West Virginia dispatch claims the Chesapeake and Ohio Railroad will run two liquor trains weekly between Ashland Kentucky and Charleston West Virginia. Passengers may carry a suitcase sized 24 by 13 by 8 inches filled with liquor, and clever modifications could allow multiple liquids.
The piece discusses a proposed prohibition schedule turning suitcases into multi compartment vessels with fillers and faucets. It predicts a surge in suitcase demand and higher prices, and notes Kentucky may become drier than neighbors, affecting West Virginia and the Blue Grass state.
The Australian plebiscite on conscription shows a narrow anti conscription majority in nearly two million votes. Farmers and labor factions opposed the measure for selfish work and pay concerns while serving soldiers backed it to share the burden. Women followed the men, undermining pacifist projections.
In view of the shortage of houseworkers it is timely to note soldiers are trained in domestic matters. They can wash clothes and dishes, cook acceptably, and keep belongings in order. Without practice they may forget their border lessons.
The Houston Post cites Hugo Muensterberg warning that Russia and Germany will sign separate peace terms before April and form a Russia Germany Japan alliance. The piece portrays a looming world power threat and imagines 13 million Russian soldiers enhanced by German brains as a formidable force.
Senator Henry Cabot Lodge declared that the Wilson administration failed and the Democratic party could not be trusted. He said the current Congress appropriation of 350 million dollars for the army and navy would be wasted without Republican oversight, while Republicans would ensure a capable navy.
The Cleburne Review lauds President Wilson for averting war with Mexico. It credits his courage and constancy with protecting American lives and opposing corporate interests, calling him a model of humanitarian and principled leadership.
Col. Aldegundo Perez Lopez, adjutant to Gen. Jacinto Trevino, denies Villista capture of Parral and Santa Rosalia. He says Villa with 1200 ill equipped men is near Jimenez and that Trevino will eliminate Villa within a month. Lopez reports safe Juarez Chihuahua train service and departs for Mexico City.
The central division of the Army of the Commonweal led by Atlee B. Ayres gathered nearly 1500 by noon and 500 more before their office close as fund solicitors target a 10000 goal for the Fiesta. Other department heads prepare for next week’s Fiesta Fete and John B. Carrington releases his annual report.
The notice argues for a new city auditorium seating five to six thousand, claiming financial viability supported by strong box office receipts from the queen's coronation and the Fiesta Fete.
The Majestic opens with Theodore Kosloff Vlasta Maslova and twelve other Russian Imperial Ballet artists. A twenty piece orchestra from the Imperial Moscow Petrograd company will interpret the program. The act features eleven dances staged under Kosloff with Boris Kroutikoff as stage director.
Jeff Bland Lumber and Building Company of Houston sues the railroad commission in Fifty-third District Court to overturn a San Antonio & Aransas Pass railroad order allowing main line relocation near Houston and abandoning tracks from Bellaire Junction to Bellaire. The filing seeks an injunction to block abandonment and argues the move will destroy the plaintiff’s lumber yard business due to lost railroad connections.
Major Villareal of the Nineteenth Cavalry reached Monterey after being left for dead near Chihuahua. He reported capture on October 22 at Santa Isabel and brutal mutilation ordered by a Villista commander second to Villa.
Jackson Mississippi reports little political activity as nationwide midterm voting nears with the Democratic slate unopposed for all congressmen and state supreme court seats.
Miss Emma Bunting captivates San Antonio audiences at the Grand Opera in The Girl From Out Yonder. The production blends quiet drama and touching humor through Flotsam and her lighthouse story, with strong ensemble work led by Joel Friedkin as Ben Cook.
The Princess offered a popular first half week bill with standing room only Sunday night. Richard the Great headlined as "The monk who made a man of himself" and earned strong audience appreciation while other acts followed in order.
The Columbus Bros accordionists Haley Maxine and Lane and Barnes and Russell delivered strong performances in a singing and talking number. The Fox feature The Ragged Princess starring June Caprice met the producer's high standard.
Al H. Wilson, famed dialect comedian, performs tonight and in a matinee and evening show at the Majestic Theater in a new Irish song play My Killarney Rose. The program showcases his acting and singing with songs including My Killarney Rose The Love I Give to You Where the Shamrock Grows Mary Houlihan and The Yodel That Stole My Girl Away.
Washington reports September exports to Mexico rose to 5.56 million dollars, with nine month totals at 37.43 million, while imports from Mexico fell in September but rose overall for nine months. Mexico will waive duties on certain foods from November 1 to February 28 1917.
Democratic leaders across Tennessee forecast sweeping victories for the state candidate slate in tomorrow's election. Republicans report a satisfactory outlook while efforts continue to mobilize a full vote.
Peat mined in New Zealand contains kauri gum particles that allow extraction of oils. Some oils serve as gasoline benzine and in varnishes, showing potential industrial value.
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