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San Antonio Light

Location

San Antonio, Texas, United States of America

Date

Nov 23, 1916

Page

6

Publication Office on Travis Street Address

Publication Office Nos 509 511 Travis Street located between Avenues C and D identified in the public notice.

Travis Street Avenues C and

Daily and Sunday Newspaper Subscriptions Rates

Subscriptions listed for daily and Sunday delivery options through various terms. Includes prices for daily and Sunday mail, 1 month 1 year and advance payments, plus international Mexico rates and single Sunday mail options. Subscriptions offer different carrier formats and pricing.

Mexico

San Antonio Light Reports Six Month Circulation Audit

The San Antonio Light shows a six month daily average circulation of 27 062 and Sunday 26 756. Net paid daily 20 477 and Sunday 24 424. Audit Bureau of Circulation certifies figures and endorses reliability for advertisers. The paper claims 50 percent higher paid direct home circulation in San Antonio than any other newspaper.

The San Antonio Light Audit Bureau of Circulation United States Canada America Europe San Antonio

Two of a kind Ruth Law and brother Rodman in daredevil feats

The article notes Ruth Law’s Chicago to New York flight and catalogs Rodman Law’s stunts. He jumped 137 feet from Williamsburg Bridge, leaped Ausable chasm on horseback with Constance Bennet, fired from a gun at the moon, parachuted from the Statue of Liberty, blew up a balloon with dynamite, rode a motorcycle at Seabright, stood on his head atop the Singer building, climbed the Flatiron, and raced a Rush Street bridge draw on a motorcycle.

Ruth Law Chicago New York Rodman Law Williamsburg Bridge Constance Bennet New York Harbor Shrewsbury Seabright New Jersey Singer Flatiron Rush Street Bridge

A Fashion Revolt and the Chicago Dress Trade

A columnist weighs Chicago women’s plan to wear last season’s clothes to curb prices for the coming season. The piece questions the effectiveness of a style-shop boycott, notes potential dealer reactions, and reflects on broader economic implications of economizing in American society.

Chicago America

Fashion economy shifts as Americans curb wasteful style

The article argues that wartime conditions push economy to serve practical ends. Americans, led by Chicago women, embrace last season’s dresses to curb prices and waste. If fashion changes slow, dealers gain from cheaper, stylish options and a higher dress standard.

Chicago

Adamson eight hour law spurs debate on democracy and reform

The piece argues the Adamson eight hour law, while undemocratic and harmful in itself, could stimulate national reflection and action. It foresees Congress probing the issue in upcoming sessions, with partisan dynamics shaping how deeply the debate moves beyond surface contention.

Europe West Congress Alrready

Congressional inquiry to fix railroads' status for people's benefit

The case for congressional investigations into railroading goes beyond settling owner employee disputes. Congress should probe to protect the American public, as railroads remain the nation’s largest industry next to agriculture, with over capitalizations and past mismanagement shaping public costs.

Congress United States New Haven Railroad

Rice flour in bread a Crowley baker uses in four to one mix

A Crowley baker reports success using rice flour with wheat flour in a one to four ratio for bread and rolls and suggests it could rise to two to three. Some bread shown in Beaumont impressed Southern Rice Growers' Association directors visiting last Thursday. Neutrals Welcome Plan. Germany ready to cooperate on an international league for peace after the war, aided by England, while Britain’s role is pivotal according to the Galveston Tribune.

Crowley Beaumont Southern Rice Growers’ Association Beaumont Enterprise Brazil League of Neutral Nations Switzerland Holland Denmark Norway Sweden America Galveston Tribune Germany England Europe Galveston

Woman Elected to Congress Marks Milestone

The Chicago Herald notes Miss Jeannette Rankin of Montana is the first woman chosen to Congress. It frames her election as the final touch in women attaining political power, following earlier voting rights and state legislatures victories.

Jeannette Rankin Montana Congress Chicago Herald

Delbrueck Forecasts German Support for World Peace Congress

A Columbus Ohio Journal note cites German historian Delbrueck predicting US plans for an international peace congress will be backed by Germany. The piece views Germany’s participation as a major triumph toward ending war and hopes the effort succeeds before excess wartime spending on ships.

Germany Delbrueck Pacific United States Columbus Ohio

Immigrant savings shift to Europe amid war era trends

A Fort Worth Record item cites Lajos Steiner estimating monthly immigrant savings sent to Europe at 50 million dollars and total exports of 1.2 billion dollars over two years. He expects postwar migration may spike toward Europe, while many Europeans seek rest in America after the conflict.

United States Europe Lajos Steiner Steiner America Fort Worth

Lessons From the Mobilization of Our State Troops

Captain Henry J. Reilly argues that proper organization is the basis of military efficiency. He notes gaps in national guard division structure, missing generals and staffs, and inconsistent mobilization across four departments leading to confusion and incomplete divisions at the border.

Henry J. Reilly Army Corps National Guard New York Pennsylvania War Department United States Signal Corps Fort Sam Houston Illinois Wisconsin Kansas Cers America Funston James Parker Brownesville O'Ryan Parker Brownsville Stewart el Paso Bell Shad

Majestic Theater Opens A Laugh Packed Vaudeville Bill

The Majestic presents a lively vaudeville bill with the Hearns Bonita and Lew back after seven years and a quintet of acts including The Devil He Did Caught in a Lamb and Props. Arthur Dunn Beaumont Sisters Florenz Ames Adelaide Winthrop Countess Nardini and Holman Brothers provide varied mirth and musical interludes with strong stage presence.

Majestic Theater Hearns Bonita Lew Bonita Hearn J. K. Emnmett and Company Hoyle Unti Emmett Florenz Ames Adelaide Winthrop Arthur Dunn Beaumont Sisters Countess Nardini

Parallel Bars Feats Highlight Evening Act by Emmerson and Baldwin

The program opens with a lively display of strength and dexterity on the parallel bars. Emerson and Baldwin close the act with a more refined comedy routine that blends athletic juggling with witty humor, drawing smiles and applause.

Emerson Baldwin

Seventeen at Empire and Mary Pickford Film at Empire

The Famous Players presents Seventeen with Louise Huff and Jack Pickford at the Empire today and tomorrow. Manager Lytle announces Mary Pickford in Less Than the Dust next Tuesday, her first local presentation under her own Mary Pickford Film Corporation.

the Empire Seventeen Booth Tarkington Louise Huff Jack Pickford Lytle Mary Pickford Screen Land Miss Pickford Empire Theater Mary Pickford Film Corporation

Hit-the-trail Holliday at Beethoven Hall this weekend

George M. Cohan presents Hit-the-trail Holliday at Beethoven Hall for two performances Saturday and Sunday. Billy Holliday, a Broadway bartender, joins a New England town and moves into a temperance movement. The Cohan Harris Company stars Frank Otto, Lola Merrill with Edith Holden and a strong supporting cast.

George M. Cohan Miss Merrill Arthur V. Gibson Harry Hubbard Howard Hall Gibson Franklin Hall Dan Anderson Chauncey Causeland Louis Eagan Sam Burton Ben Sweeney John Daley E. N. Lewis Bert Sammis Mildred Beverly Jo Robinson Haywood

Poles oppose autonomy for Galicia in new manifesto

The Vienna dispatch to Reuters via Amsterdam reports Silesian Poles reject autonomy for Galicia. They warn that autonomous Galicia would hinder their national development and demand guarantees of their national and economic rights as condition for any reorganization.

Galicia London Austria Silesia Vienna Reuters Amsterdam

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