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Newspaper
San Antonio Light
Location
San Antonio, Texas, United States of America
Date
Nov 19, 1916
Page
4
The Associated Press dispatch provides a concise day news wrap highlighting key national and international events, major political moves, economic updates, and notable cultural developments as they unfolded across markets and capitals. Fact-focused, objectivity-driven briefing.
The document lists Paul Block, Inc. offices in New York at 280 Fifth Ave Chicago at Mallers Bids Boston at Boston Safe Deposit and Trust Bldg and Detroit at Kresge Bids.
The San Antonio Light reports six month totals ending September 30 1916 with daily average circulation 22062 and Sunday 26756 The net paid daily average is 20477 and 24424 respectively The Audit Bureau of Circulations certifies the figures and advertisers gain higher paid circulation guarantees.
Secretary McAdoo says location hinges on where people like to live and where the bank boosts agricultural growth. He cites San Antonio as a natural center with favorable climate, land and potential for development, arguing the region offers virgin agricultural opportunity and strong demand for capital to transform idle land into productive farms.
San Antonio can expect more winter tourists, and the city should ensure pleasant stays to protect its reputation. Some visitors will be dissatisfied, but others will spread praise if treated well. With abundant national wealth, high spending will follow good service and fair prices.
The text advocates establishing a farm loan bank in San Antonio to boost rapid agricultural development. It argues the region offers unique opportunity, noting San Antonio’s new territory yet strong prospects, and cites local farmers, aesthetic appeal, and high living quality as reasons to locate the bank there.
The piece argues that Samuel Gompers and organized labor would seek repayment from the Democratic administration for its support. It questions whether the eight hour law influenced the election, suggesting any effect favored neither the administration nor labor and that the overall vote did not show a labor victory.
A Washington view notes the labor vote in New York Indiana Michigan Illinois and other states did not deliver the victory for President Wilson. It observes Hughes carried heavily industrial states while Wilson won in areas with fewer union voters and argues organized labor has no special claim to government policy.
An editorial argues that male nightwear should favor the traditional nightshirt over the pajama. It notes comfort and safety in a nightly fire, dismisses pajama concerns for tubby figures, and states authorities favor nightshirts while men may choose freely.
A Yoakum sportsman reports finding the remains of many deer in Kingsville country ranches, believed to be victims of last summer's drought. The Houston Post commentary urges diversification for Texas farmers and praises the resilient one crop farmer as a past ideal.
The passage argues that great developments adapt plans to new conditions and unknown obstacles. It emphasizes using the right talent to modify methods while preserving the core scheme, stating progress rests on overcoming impediments and honors human ingenuity.
Halil Bey of Turkey tells an Associated Press that Turkish troops fight well worldwide and the Armenian question is disposed of. He savors the episode of suppressing Armenian separatist ambitions, noting Christian nations’ alliance with a regime that massacred many Armenians.
The Nacogdoches Sentinel reports East Texas counties winning top awards at the Dallas state fair. Mrs. J. T. Blow of Bullard won the grand prize for ten acres of corn, Bud Campbell of Appleby took the best ear, and N. B. Davis of Canton claimed the best cotton exhibit. East Texas also excelled in peanuts and other crops, signaling growing regional prominence and potential home-seeker interest.
Heliotrope, a chorus girl, marries a poor lieutenant for status. He discovers her with a richer man in a seaside town, and she quips that love is “tripe.” The lover later inherits a title and fortune, while Heliotrope faces consequences and heartbreak.
Zigzag monarchs travel across oceans from the Americas to Europe and beyond. The article details Anosia plexippus migration routes to England France and the Cape Verde Islands with notes on southern forms Anosia berenice and the life cycle from egg to chrysalis to adult.
Margate on England’s southeast coast, likened to a miniature Atlantic City, was raided by an enemy bomber. The war geography bulletin outlines the town’s experience and strategic context amid air attacks.
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