San Antonio Light Circulation Details 1911
The snippet shows the San Antonio Light publishing details from 1911 including circulation figures for October with totals and staff certifying the figures by Harvey L. Steele as circulation manager and John J. Wahl as notary public. It includes mailing options and subscription rates.
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San Antonio
Gakes Dee Netic
J. Harvey J. Steele
The
San Antonio Light
Harvey L. Steele
Swor
John J. Wahl
Notary Public
Sea Notary Public
Bexar Co
Tex
Actors and the Press Libel Suit Highlights Press Duty
An Oklahoma actor sues a newspaper over a critic’s claim the actor was drunk and used profanity on stage. The piece debates press liberty versus public rebuke and the role of media in policing performers, noting potential malice and the need for accountability.
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Oklahoma
Libel Suits May Have Salutary Effect on Numbers
The editor argues that reducing the number of libel suits would cause no harm and that such suits can have a salutary effect by curbing excess. The comment frames libel litigation as potentially beneficial to public discourse.
Law On Trial as Sherman Antitrust Act Faces Plea
The Chicago packers deny the Sherman act is constitutional and seek lengthy appellate arguments before trial. Judge Kohlsaat will hear constitutional issues and an appeal may follow if the ruling goes against the packers.
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Chicago Packers
Kohlsaat
Bar of Justice
Standard Oil Company
American Tobacco Company
United States Steel Corporation
Abject Apology Over Horses Bravado and Theft
The article discusses two horse incidents, praising a New York horse for attempting to aid injured riders after a fall, then recounting a Chicago case where a horse named Barney caused crowding at a funeral and was stolen from a home, with the owner reading headlines about cold and blizzards.
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New York
Chicago
Barney
Beast Returns With Ice Wagon On Cold Day
In biting cold a farmer’s loyal horse returns dragging a large ice wagon. The owner’s account notes the animal’s odd sagacity and the surprising load it bears, a curious sight on the harshest day of the year.
Beattie Case Toll: Governor Considers Deterrence and Execution
Governor Mann declines to grant clemency in the Beattie murder case, stating the Chesterfield circuit court sentence will be carried out. He argues capital punishment deters crime and that leniency would set a dangerous precedent, urging punishment as swift and certain.
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Virginia
Henry Clay Beattie, Jr
Mann
Supreme Court
Circuit Court of
Chesterfield
Dr Johnson on Golf as a Fool’s Diversion
An alleged Boswell manuscript in the New York Evening Post scene quotes Dr Johnson arguing golf is a diversion for imbeciles. He ridicules propelling a feathered sphere into turf holes with a bent stick and lashes the sport as the height of imbecility while mockingly striking golf sticks and ordering them buried.
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New York Evening Post
Johnson
Boswell
London
the Hebrides
Blue Post
Edinburgh
Goudie
Miss Innocence a Comedy Likened to Fashion Show
A review praises Miss Innocence for its visual splendor with silk hosiery tarlatan gowns and pink tights. It notes a light plot and focuses on the visual elements and performances by Harry Watson Jr Sarah Edwards Ernest Lambert and Anna Held while mentioning the risqué elements and Montmartre setting.
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Pomerania
L’abbaye
Montmartre
Paris
Ezra Pettingill
Harry Watson Jr
Sarah Edwards
Sniffin
Ernest Lambert
First Life Guards
Test of a Good Actor a Broadway Vignette
James Thornton, the monologist, helps a stranded actor on Broadway asking him to roll a cigarette. The actor admits past work in stock companies including a Mexican role but fails at the cigarette making, then Thornton walks on.
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James Thornton
Broadway
Thornton
Turkey Sows Red Crescent Opposition in War
The Westminster Gazette notes Turkey refuses to use the red cross emblem under the Geneva convention. Instead its army Medical corps uses a red crescent on white, a symbol not formally sanctioned by signatory nations.
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Europe
Turkey
Italy
Westminster Gazette
Funeral on the Waldorf list causes confusion
A funeral at the Waldorf caused confusion when a guest without the event on the hotel’s entertainment list demanded directions. The door attendant checked his papers and replied he did not know where the funeral was being held.
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the Waldorf
Mr. Blank
Kew
Disease and Its Cure Gastritis Types and Treatments
The article explains gastritis as stomach lining inflammation with acute catarrhal, toxic, and purulent forms. It notes dietary excess and poisons trigger symptoms like fullness, gas, nausea, vomiting, fever, and thirst. Treatment involves antidotes and stomach washing for poisoning, with prognosis better for the first two forms when treated promptly.
Rats Bite Off Pigs Tails In Dillsburg Area
Rats swarm around Dillsburg threatening farms in York and Cumberland counties. Farmers report damage to stored produce and livestock as pests gnaw tails from pigs on Russell M Myers farm. A resident, Mrs David Anthony, faced eight large rats entering her home before fleeing for safety.
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Dillsburg
York
Cumberland
Russell M. Myers
David Anthony
Carlisle
Penn
Philadelphia
Emblem of Liberty at San Pedro Zoo Advocates Freedom
A reader recalls seeing the captured eagle Our Hagle at San Pedro park zoo. The letter urges citizens to buy and release the beloved bird now housed in a small cage, arguing liberty aligns with the United States’ ideals and a humane act.
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San Pedro Park
Hagle
Land of the
Free
United States
Cost of mud streets burdening poor workers on Dignowity Hill
A reader condemns muddy roads and rainy days, noting low paid young female workers pay extra streetcar fares when streets are unpaved, a cost he says harms the poor more than stores, urging further investigation.
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Dignowity Hill
Ghostly switchboard tale births phantom telephone circuit
A late night operator on a rural switchboard hears a distant plea for help and reports no caller was on the line. The incident inspires the invention of the phantom circuit allowing multiple voices on a single telephone line without interference.
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Sma
Noth
Muddy streets force costly cab rides during visit
Two friends stayed for a week as I invited them to dinner. Evening mud near my home prevented walking, so I paid $1.50 for a taxi there and back. I had to persuade the cab company manager to make the return run to avoid a bogged machine.
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