San Antonio Light Circulation Audited For Six Months
The San Antonio Light reports a six month period ending September 30 1916 with a daily average circulation of 22062 and a Sunday average of 26756. Net paid daily 20477 and Sunday 24424. Audit Bureau of Circulation certified. The paper guarantees 50 percent more paid home circulation than any other local newspaper.
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The Day After A Warlike Battle Parable In Politics
A columnist compares the day after a battle to the post election political scene. Warlike imagery fades to ruin and desolation with broken fortunes, lost offices, and jeers for defeated leaders. It condemns lies by political chiefs and mocks public trust in headquarters rhetoric.
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Charley O'Malley
Lever
Duoro
National Headquarters
St. Peter
Headquarters
Dress Suit Rental Ultimatum Stirs New York Firms
New York dress suit rental firms threaten to raise prices to two dollars per night or enforce sweater wear as a test of profit from a common wardrobe. Patrons could already clothe themselves for 1.50 with accessories, enabling social access for one night and potentially repeat rentals across seasons.
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New York
Dress suit rentals raise prices amid social pressure
The article argues dress suit renters have increased prices from two dollars to include an extra fifty cents, citing friction with merchants and concerns over demand. It notes potential risk to profits as higher costs may deter social climbers and reduce the number of customers.
Manipulation suspected in cotton price story
A forged dispatch from Fort Worth credited to the Association of State Farmers' Union Presidents claimed a 12 cent a pound minimum for cotton. The story, printed as if from New Orleans, caused a market drop of ten to thirty-five points as traders reacted to a manipulated signal.
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Association of State Farmers’ Union
New Orleans
Association
Fort Worth
The
The Promised Price Probe and Political Timing
A federal inquiry into rising prices surfaces near an election, prompting debate over sincerity versus political maneuvering. The piece questions whether the move is a genuine remedy push or a calculated Democratic coup to seize votes as Republican claims of shortages loom.
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Mark Hanna
Denmark
Reublicans
Federal price study urged to clarify wartime economics
Calls for a federal investigation into price rises and their causes amid European war conditions. Emphasizes studying both direct and indirect effects to forecast outcomes, deter unfair profits, and protect both dealers and consumers while assessing justification of price increases.
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United States
Russia's Population Grows By War Time Increase
The Galveston Tribune notes Russia's population rose by 8,800,000 during the war, reaching 182,182,600. It is framed as far larger than the combined populations of Germany Austria Bulgaria and Turkey, implying the czar's ample supply of manpower.
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Germany
Austria
Bulgaria
Turkey
Galveston Tribune
Repeat the Dose in Texas Cotton Policy Debate
The Dallas Journal argues Texans should diversify beyond cotton. It cites corn, cabbage, hay, wheat, oats, garden produce, fruit, poultry, and peanuts as contributors to prosperity. It urges repeating the dose of diversity rather than planting all in cotton.
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Texas
Dallas Journal
Still After Professor Sidis and Texas Girls
A Philadelphia paper claims a Rice Institute tutor in Houston allegedly criticized Texas women and faced dismissal if returning to Texas. The piece notes the Texas men’s forwardness and suggests consequences for the tutor.
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Philadelphia
Rice Institute
Houston
Boston
Texas
Austin
Texas Brigade Furloughs Limited to Urgent Cases
An order issued Friday restricts furloughs for the Texas brigade to only the most urgent sickness or death in the family. It aims to curb soldiers seeking home leave for trivial reasons and requires a plausible excuse for any absence.
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Texas Brigade
Corpus Christi
Bible stolen from Herald office library sparks mock alarm
In a Denison Herald letter the writer laments the theft of the newspaper’s only copy of the Bible, vowing the loss leaves them armed and defenseless. The spoof suggests Shakespeare volumes may be next as the writer mocks the thief and asserts a need for religious material.
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Herald
William Shakespeare
Denison Herald
Spells Prosperity Boosts City Bank Deposits
The Greenville Register reports unprecedented bank deposits in recent weeks with banks holding little accounts payable yet financing the cotton crop. Bankers note the crest may not yet be reached as deposits surge and money circulates to move the crop efficiently, signaling strong growth.
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Greenville Register
Reading lines on rail freight, eight hour law and tariffs
Robert J. Tutt of Columbus outlines a railroad price increase likely via freight rates and a potential Adamson Act challenge at the Supreme Court. He argues roads gain, workers lose, while buyers in New York focus on tariffs as a business issue rather than politics.
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Supreme Court
Robert J. Tutt
Columbus
Ohio
Herald
New York
Quiet Heroine at Beausoleil Betrays German Spy
Helene Rin cens travels from Paris through wartime deprivations to Beausoleil. There she discovers Blanche Mayer aiding German signals from a window. Helene strangles Blanche to stop the treachery, later telling French troops who recover the spy gear. Beausoleil escapes invasion as Germany advances toward Saint Nairy and Famelin before the Marne battle.
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Andre Savignon
de Rincens
Oise
Helene
Paris
Saint Nairy
Greil
Creil
Beausoleil
Mademoiselle Mayer
Blanche Mayer
Fumelin
Rincens
Blanche
Mother
Famelin
Piraeus and the Wooden Walls of Athens
The National Geographic Society bulletin ties Piraeus to ancient and modern sea power. It recalls Salamis and Themistocles building the wooden walls that protected Athens, aiding a decisive victory over Xerxes and linking old naval prowess to the Greek port city today.
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Washington
National Geographic Society
Ententa
Greece
Athens
Xerxes
Leonidas
Thermopylae
Cecrops
Zeus
Themistocles
Salamis
Con
Piraeus and the Rise of Athens Seaport History
The article traces Piraeus from a diminished fishing village named Porto Leoni to a major Athenian harbor. It recalls Pericles walls, Thrasybulus in revolt, and rebuilding with Persian funds after tyranny collapsed. It notes later Roman destruction and revival in the 1800s under New Greece.
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Stantine
Piraeus
Greece
Acropolis
Pericles
Athens
Porto Leoni
Phaleron
Themistocles
Attica
Hippodamus
Miletus
Rhodes
Thrasybulus
Sparta
Persia
Cnidos
Sulla
Mediterranean
The Girl From Out Yonder At Grand Opera House
Emma Bunting stars in The Girl From Out Yonder at the Grand Opera House this week. The production is praised for dramatic force and human appeal with balanced comedy as it opens with Miss Bunting and her company, followed by Al G. Fid’s Minstrels Saturday matinee and Sunday.
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Emma Bunting
San Antonio
Grand Opera House
Miss Bunting
al G. Fid
Miss Bahting
Al G Field Comedians Bring The Big Minstrel Jubilee
The Al G Field Greater Minstrels announce a season culminating in a grand fun jubilee. Veterans like Herb Swor Joe Coffman John Hew Johnny Dove Eugene DeBell The dore Murphy and Al G Field head the company along with rising talents Harry Young Frankie Miller Tommy Hanley and others. They perform at the Grand Opera House next Sunday and Sunday night with a Saturday matinee.
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al G. Field
AG. Field
Youser
Ht Swor
Joe Coffman
John Hew
Johnny Dove
Eugene DeBell
Thdore Murphy
Harry Young
Frankie Miller
Tommy Hanley
al Field Greater Minstrels
Grand Opera House
Ladies Free Matinee Nights at Prince Will Theater
The Prince Will管理 offers free admission for all ladies Thursday Friday and Saturday when accompanied by one paid ticket from 1 to 4 30 pm for matinees only. Tonight shows The Ragged Princess with Jon Caprice at Fox Feature and four-time Pantages acts. Tomorrow Unto Those Who Sin with Fritz Brunette headlines as Six Royal Huzzars perform alongside Brandt and Aubrey Lake Reynolds Bromley and Pearson.
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Jon Caprice
Fox
Fritze Brunette
Royal Huzzars
Brandt
Aubrey
Lake Reynolds
Bromley and Pearson
Four years loaf sparks college bred remark
A minister at dinner asks about Robert's college progress and the father boasts of social athletic and scholastic successes. The minister calls it college bred, but the father explains Mr Brown meant a four years loaf as the bill palls.
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Robert
James
Papa
Brown
Philadelphia Ledger
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