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Newspaper
San Antonio Light
Location
San Antonio, Texas, United States of America
Date
Nov 14, 1913
Page
4
A brief note announces The San Antonio Light and the Gazette’s Sunday Morning editions and AP Day Report distribution in San Antonio filings.
Subscription rates listed for daily and Sunday deliveries including monthly and yearly terms. Multiple garbled price entries appear, followed by address lines for New York Chicago and Boston offices of Paul Block, Inc.
Jacob H Schiff argues there is no financial panic on the horizon and that relief comes from currency reform and Treasury support. He warns without reform, a prolonged low mood could affect politics and economics, while other bankers also turn optimistic as credit tightness eases.
A discussion of the Kahn law passed for the Panama-Pacific Exposition reveals drafting flaws that could criminalize American manufacturing and patent use based on foreign designs. Critics warn the law may sow patent and trademark confusion and urge amendment.
Economic outlook tempered by prudent management as men balance expenditures. The text argues that with ordinary care and steely judgment, individuals can weather the financial situation without undue fear.
A critique of The New York World writing about the Thaw family and their money. The author urges restraint and questions the paper’s fixation on the Thaw fortune and a public figure’s legal troubles reflected in ongoing coverage.
The Rev Philip Cook moved to defer the question of negro bishops to a three year study by a commission at the New York convention. Southern clergy dominated the discussion with arguments for and against racial dioceses while whites and blacks showed cautious unity. The motion passed, delaying any decision and signaling reduced sectionalism in addressing the southern race issue.
The St. Louis Post-Dispatch reports a brewing public fight between Standard Oil Co and its reorganized rival Pierce Oil Co in Missouri. The battle, intensified by close ties and potential price cutting, could usher a new gasoline brand at lower prices while focusing competition on distribution and quality.
A policeman rescues a man’s body from Regent's Canal after a suspected suicide. A dog moans beside the victim, and four letters from Rosie and Tom Howell reveal a tragic romance involving Edward Williams and a hospital, with Rosie torn between love and duty and a final, doomed farewell from Teddy. Coroner rules death by self-destruction while temporarily insane.
James K. Hackett headlines The Grain of Dust playing Frederick Norman, a legal prodigy, with a capable cast led by David Higgins and Roland Fucks tone. the plot centers on a New York lawyer who abandons a financier’s daughter, faces revenge, then wins a legal victory and his wife’s lasting love.
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