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Newspaper
San Antonio Light
Location
San Antonio, Texas, United States of America
Date
Nov 14, 1916
Page
16
The notice lists the publication office located at Nos. 509 to 511 Travis Street between Avenues C and D. It provides the street address for administrative correspondence and document processing.
The daily edition averaged 22 062 copies and the Sunday edition 26 756. Net paid daily 20 477 and Sunday 24 424. Audit Bureau of Circulation certified the figures. The paper claims 50 percent more paid circulation direct to homes in San Antonio than any other newspaper.
A Kentucky naturalist notes that oiling dusty streets can eradicate English sparrows, since dust baths drive them away. The piece argues that road improvement, including paving and traffic-friendly streets, yields double benefits by reducing dust and nuisance birds while boosting local commerce and farming efficiency.
The article debates whether Verdun’s assault achieved nothing but redirected attention or marked a German misstep. Critics split on whether the Verdun campaign was a blunder by the German staff or a genuine effort amid a broader struggle that began with the Paris advance and the Marne defense.
A reader urges editor action to curb unnecessary train whistle blowing within city limits. The letter argues whistles disturb residents near M K T and Southern Pacific tracks and suggests reducing use while preserving safety, applying the same pressure to all railroads.
The article argues German strategic overconfidence doomed Verdun. It cites French defense, organization, and tenacity holding lines against massive assaults. Despite eight months of attacks the Germans gained little, while losses rose, revealing underestimation of a capable foe and flawed staff judgment.
An observer notes California's election shift arose from a petty factional row rather than policy or campaign flaws. The piece suggests cooperation between old-time Republicans and Progressives, with Hughes on a western trip to cement unity while regular Republicans settle scores with Governor Johnson and the Progressive machine.
A report on the Hughes visit and the reunion of the G. O. P. and the Progressive party reveals tensions in California and Kansas. Leaders deny guilt while Progressives claim treachery and insufficient unity.
The Galveston Tribune reports Texas will offer 2,000,000 acres of school land to the public on January 1, 1917. Prices and interest will be very low, with a 40 year payment period, reflecting the back-to-the-farm movement free of disability.
The Texas Congress of Mothers and Parent-Teacher Association supports severe penalties for husbands who desert their wives and families and would apply the same punishment to wives who leave husbands without cause. The Beaumont Enterprise endorses the stance as the right idea.
The Indianapolis News notes heavy German submarine activity in European waters and reports British ships among those sunk, warning that a faction in Germany favors ruthless measures and that mistakes may occur in antishipping actions.
The Galveston Tribune notes Texas mothers advocate school medical inspections and exams, school sanitation, free kindergartens and books, playgrounds, and moral and educational development. They push matinees as child education and urge legislative actions to improve conditions for children.
The Cleburne Review warns against purchasing out of town, noting many residents are harmed and rarely report it. It argues buying out of town does not raise local property values or bank deposits and labels habitual out-of-town spending as poor patriotism.
A Memphis News-Scimitar editorial condemns a Chicago multimillionaire drawing a $25 monthly pension and argues for legislation to publish pension names locally. The piece says publicity would reveal fraud, deter misuse, and save taxpayers millions by ending improper payouts.
Denton county yields may dip this year but over 100000 bushels of peanuts are poised for marketing this fall. Prices reach 1.33 dollars a bushel in Texas markets with many at a dollar or more. Peanuts, thriving on poorer land and improving soil, could grow into a major crop alongside cotton.
Emma Bunting earns praise for portraying Claudia eight in The Prince Chap a child of poverty in a London winter setting. The cast includes Margaret Ryan Joe Friedkin G Emmett Whitaker Eva Sargent Albert Vees and Eva Sargent with a Christmas tree scene adding seasonal warmth.
Frank Keenan leads a strong lineup at the Majestic with Honor Thy Name as the feature. Also shown are Douglas Fairbanks in American Aristocracy filmed at Newport and Mack Swain in Ambrose's Rise, a Keystone comedy, all part of the Triangle program.
A sentry pacing a field gate is approached by a broad gentleman who asks to pass. The sentry pauses and offers an uncertain reply about payment and passage, revealing a humorous exchange over access.
Ottawa reports Sir Sam Hughes has stepped down amid policy clashes with Prime Minister Borden and cabinet over war administration. No successor named. Premier Borden and F. B. McCurdy to administer the department while Hughes offers support and aims to assist recruiting.
The Manufacturers' Club power committee studied southern city rates and found one Texas city selling factory power at three-quarters of a cent per kilowatt hour. They urge a Guadalupe or Colorado river water power project for San Antonio, noting local firms pay three to four cents and citing county prospects for cheaper energy. Mark F. Postlewaite warns against oil haul costs masking the gap and stresses San Antonio's manufacturing potential with affordable power forthcoming.
A Prohibition era scene follows a drummer who, stranded at a small station, learns every drink spot was raided the previous night. He offers to go to the courthouse to explain or sample the liquor, hoping to be an expert witness. Brazil is noted for its large iron ore deposit near 70 percent purity.
A Texas irrigation conference near Austin proposes major updates to the general irrigation law to boost the state board of water engineers powers and improve water rights adjudication. A permanent Texas Irrigation Conference is organized with a December 15 meeting to perfect its constitution and bylaws and prepare amendments for the next Legislature.
The caesar collier, dubbed the Christmas ship, will carry relief supplies to Syrians from New York arriving December 14 and sailing toward Beirut by December 20. The mission, organized by Secretary Lansing and Red Cross officials, faces reduced cargo from an initial estimate of four thousand tons to about twenty five hundred tons and aims to aid some 100000 people facing starvation amid Turkish requisition and blockade.
Austin Texas November 14 1923 a revision of reciprocal demurrage rules is set for the December 12 monthly hearing. The plan raises daily penalties for delays and increases required car movement from 30 to 75 miles per day with new time limits at origin junctions and destination.
Captain David W. Bone recalls a Glasgow child story about a seven year old girl praising a coal man. She says the man is good and that he prayed to God to help his horse when it stalled on a steep hill. The anecdote honors the coal man’s kindness.
The Corn Products Refining Company and related firms were found guilty of unfair methods of competition under the Sherman Act. A dissolution plan must be filed with the FTC within 120 days. The decree orders division of assets and forbids ongoing price-cutting to stifle competition.
The Texas Philatelic Association celebrated its twentieth anniversary at a banquet after an exhibit valued around $100,000 and brisk stamp sales at the St. Anthony. Edward W. Heusinger toasted as president and announced he will not seek re election. Attendees included S B Hopkins T E Flick H C Maschke Captain C K La Motte Nineteenth Infantry U S Army W B Mitchell Emil Gerlich George D Kitzinger and others from across Texas and beyond.
A short tale features Solomon and Esau debating the difference between remember and recollect. Solomon hints at a settled matter about a waistcoat gifted by him and Esau’s payment, revealing a remembered score. The piece ends noting an inventor patents a small phonograph disk to attach to a phonograph.
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