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Newspaper
San Antonio Light
Location
San Antonio, Texas, United States of America
Date
Nov 10, 1913
Page
4
A brief data line from The San Antonio Light notes the historic San Antonio Light and Gazette, Evening Daily and Sunday Morning editions, and its exclusive Associated Press day wire service, with postal designation as second class matter in San Antonio.
The readable fragments describe Sunday carrier options for 1 month or 1 year with various prices and a single copy daily or Sunday. Mentions include payment terms and partial references to delivery options and rates.
The piece argues for approving San Antonio and Bexar County bond issues, opposing a local press driven by personal vendettas. It discusses militia enlistment decline, causes including unions and stricter National Guard rules, and defends the need for a trained force to maintain order and aid federal troops. It ends with a prompt to readers to distinguish democracy from a republic.
A recent incident highlights that many states, including Colorado with a population over one million, possess militia forces far smaller than needed. Missouri, Texas, and others trail Massachusetts in numbers and efficiency, underscoring a nationwide deficiency in citizen soldiers and funding.
The Yale professor challenged freshmen to define words like agnosticism infidelity and pragmatism and faulted students for ignorance while praising practical knowledge. He urged memorizing dictionary meanings and blamed word picture teaching for spelling lapses, then mocked the relevance to Yale youth.
The New Haven Railroad chief argues that parcel post deliveries cost the system between 400000 and 700000 dollars annually. He and other railroad leaders urge a new formula for mail payments to ensure fair profits for rail investors. They warn current accounting may misstate losses, calling for scrutiny of figures and possible relief.
The Houston Post notes that peace propaganda seems slow and that Britain under Winston Churchill plans steady naval growth. Over 18 months Britain will add a torpedo destroyer weekly for nine months, a light cruiser every 30 days for 12 months, and a latest type super dreadnaught every 45 days for 18 months. Germany signals intent to match Britain in naval preparedness, suggesting nations may pursue peace by readying for conflict.
The Seattle Sun argues treason fits the organized campaign blaming the Wilson administration for the Mexican crisis. It says Taft’s border mobilization and warning to Mexico could have shielded Americans and foreigners, avoiding the current need to seek restraint from England France and Germany until the muddle is resolved.
Spain steps from bitterness after defeat as war conditions ease and the nation restructures. The kingpin faces fewer obstacles to progress, adversity strengthens both country and people, and conquest minded aims wane while new ideas take root.
In Constantinople a dusty street hosts a house marked by a gilt hand plate. A tenacious boy Mehemet grows from helper to sultan’s confidant, but when he executes his father’s betrayal he loses the sultan’s love. The tale ends with a grim twist on loyalty and punishment.
Mehemet loses a hand in a dramatic palace tale as a sultan forgives him and names him first secretary. A marble tablet with a golden hand will mark the old home in memory of filial love. Filipino doctors report chaulmoogra oil curing leprosy in two San Lazaro hospital cases after a year without treatment.
Signed letter to The Light criticizes Dr F F Friedman tuberculosis tests as flawed and warns against sanitarium schemes. It requests public testing of the Norwood Institute’s claimed cure, urging exposure if fake and support for genuine relief for the sick, with multiple signatories including George L Thomas and J W Bain.
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