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Newspaper
San Antonio Light
Location
San Antonio, Texas, United States of America
Date
Nov 17, 1913
Page
4
The author praises Kansas progressiveness and the Solomon river valley hall as a rural social center. It argues halls unite agrarian communities, broaden education, and bolster neighborliness beyond mere farm labor, forming a rural counterpart to urban social clubs.
The article lauds the Boy Scouts for aiding the homeless in floods and the Gettysburg reunion, noting 300000 members and 7000 Scout Masters. It cites Riis on civic virtue, contrasts savagery and citizenship, and argues Scouts improve boys while opposing militarism. It also discusses railroads and government ownership debates.
The text argues that similar environments share stimuli and that a higher civilization emerges when compulsory laws are unnecessary for social order and welfare. It cites Kansas as an example, noting rural social centers and a spirit that could lead to widespread happiness, especially in suburban areas.
Former NY NH Hartford head Mellen declares government ownership of railroads is coming within five years. He notes ten years of government regulation has depressed railroad stock values and that private capital will abandon rails as regulation tightens, reducing opposition to public ownership.
The Buffalo Times reports Missouri Representative Lloyd introduces a bill in Congress to weigh mails once a year rather than every four years. The move follows parcel post expansion, which boosts mail volume and could save about 340000 dollars annually by accurately measuring weight.
New York Post argues to standardize and properly teach modern dances rather than outlaw them. Chicago Mayor and Cleveland Judge weigh in on tango morality while clergy in New Jersey promotes formal dance instruction for youth amid London dancing room boom.
Dr Franz Boas says three distinct civilizations existed in pre contact Mexico with more to come. He notes pottery designs found 25 feet beneath a Mexican lake bed hint at further discoveries. The International School of Archaeology, backed by Porfirio Diaz and supported by Penn and Huerta, pursues a plan to uncover Mexico’s early racial history.
The Department of Commerce led by Secretary Redfield will study retail price fixing by manufacturers who supply retailers. The move follows a Supreme Court ruling limiting wholesalers from dictating final sale prices to retailers, aiming to protect consumers.
The Topeka State Journal notes record breaking gross earnings for the Santa Fe and Rock Island reflect growing prosperity of the rich territory they traverse. Management statements emphasize full use of opportunities and continued development.
In a North African desert scene the Ait Karhina tribe arrests a guilty suspect after secretly sentencing a young woman to be buried alive for her husband's murder. As guards dig a grave and the crowd pleads mercy a Spahi arrest of the real killer stops the execution.
Aicha regains consciousness in her mother's arms beside a baby lying on pink leather, both under a sacred olive tree in the cemetery, the child smiling at a blue sky above.
A Waco Times-Herald editorial defends individual voter sovereignty and warns against policing how others vote. It argues conscience, not coercion, should guide ballots, asserting every voter is guardian of his own convictions and must resist moral or physical intimidation.
The New York milk committee and 55 major U S and Canadian milk companies endorse the national commission on milk standards. They adopt its call for classification grading and labeled containers to let consumers buy by quality. Officials say the move supports public health and industry stability, promising progress in pure milk. An unrelated note states an automobile headlight is entirely glass with a vacuum between reflector and outer shell.
The Indianapolis News recounts historic predictions of the end times from St Augustine to a Parta monk, noting failed dates and public doubt. It highlights a claim that ten future popes would precede the end, concluding with Peter II, yet accepts the prophecy as not seriously believed.
Pearson's Weekly reports a surge as radium appears to cure cancer after years of disappointment. German doctors bought up most stock, paying eight times the value, while English hospitals clamour for supply. British radium from St Ives Cornwall costs nearly half a million sterling per ounce, with mines yielding only a grain from tons of ore. The world waits months or a year for more.
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