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Newspaper
San Antonio Light
Location
San Antonio, Texas, United States of America
Date
Nov 23, 1913
Page
4
A cryptic OCR fragment lists mixed monetary values and currency terms. The garbled text includes amounts like 3 .50 and 6.00 pesos with scattered decimals and numbers, suggesting a tabulation or financial note. No clear individuals or organizations are identifiable.
A colonial-era critique cites Huerta's pre election orders as openly subverting ballots. The piece describes how officials were to substitute mayors, align judges, and ensure ballots were stolen to guarantee Huerta and Blanquet victory. It highlights explicit directives to falsify records and manipulate the vote.
The article argues Mitchel's 34 years do not impede capable leadership. It cites historical figures from Alexander the Great to Napoleon to show youth has governed well. It contends age alone does not guarantee inability or virtue and praises a balance of youth and experience in administration.
The Huerta party asserts Washington secured assurances for a free and honest Mexican election. Congress in Mexico City was chosen under the new instructions, and the American politician is portrayed as lacking practical political insight, while Huerta's leadership is depicted as surpassing American wisdom.
A 50 year reflection on Barbara Frietchie questions the famous poem. Frederick Maryland residents and historians corroborate that Confederate troops did not pass her home and she was bedbound at 96, wrongly believed to have signaled federal soldiers.
The piece argues Barbara Frietchie did not act as the poem claims and that General Jackson never uttered the feared line. It notes similar acts of defiance by Southern and border women, with Confederate and Union forces avoiding harm to civilians. It cautions about revisiting legacy myths and the reliability of ancient history.
A rapid campaign will launch this week to increase Y M C A membership in the city. Supporters argue the organization shapes the character of young men who will lead San Antonio, calling it a vital community asset and worthy of strong backing.
Automatic photographic apparatus records five races by triggering a shutter when a thread breaks at the finish. The device, aligned with the winning post, will be used at the Paris International Track meeting. It previously aided Stockholm Olympic judging as supplementary evidence.
The Memphis Scimitar notes Dr Tanner famed for a forty day fast now seeks to wed the English militant suffragist Mrs Pankhurst. She has endured several hunger strikes and the idea of their union is proposed as a whimsical solution to the high cost of living.
The Fort Worth Star Telegram notes Massachusetts begins a new session with a bill banning smoking in public places. It hints at broader reform and includes a farewell to campaign cigars and nicotine routines as lawmakers open the freak legislation season.
Western farmers dislike coyotes and pay bounties for pelts, diminishing coyote numbers. Rabbit populations rise as a consequence. Attempts to reduce rabbits with disease fail. rabbit drives remain the sure remedy. In one Oregon county, 16,000 jackrabbits were killed last winter.
Kansas City Star reports a completed army ordnance department plan to arm and equip half a million troops quickly in wartime. Lt. Col. J. T. Thompson and Brig. Gen. W. Crosier describe concentration camps, division depots, and five regional supply sections to mobilize, arm, and deploy forces with coordinated equipment.
The New York Times reports the Agriculture Department warns housewives about cimex lectularius known as chinches in Boston and mahogany flats in Baltimore. The insect shows wariness and intelligence from its long association with humans and, unlike many parasitic insects, has lost its wings, a feature the department says protects households. Lectularius derives from lectus meaning bed.
The World’s Work explains cement as a manufactured product from rock and clay, dried burned ground to a fine powder that passes through a sieve with 40 000 holes per square inch. Concrete blends cement with sand and crushed rock, while reinforced concrete uses concrete with steel to enhance tensile strength and support heavy loads.
A Washington Post anecdote recalls Secretary Bryan defending positivity at a diplomatic dinner. When a pessimist complained about rising costs and cultural decline, Bryan answered with a radiant smile and declared life is worth living, even better than critics suggest.
Latest US census figures show southern states surpassing the west in lumber output. Washington remains first with 4.10 billion feet, while Louisiana and Mississippi post large gains to climb in the rankings. Yellow pine dominates with 14.47 billion feet, followed by Douglas fir at 5.18 billion feet.
A small boy visits a penny savings bank at a college settlement and withdraws two cents. He returns the money on Monday, explaining he keeps cash on hand over Sunday. The worker notes the prudence of having funds ready for the weekend.
A caricature from El Hijo del Ahuizote uses a global dance to mock President Wilson with Uncle Sam in ill matched attire. The piece plays on Spanish idioms about shirts and length, noting Mexico’s lower class nickname calabaceada for Wilson and a proverb warning against overreach.
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