San Antonio Light imprint and telegraph service notes
The San Antonio Light lists publication details and pricing for Daily and Sunday editions, including carrier and mail options, with Mexico and foreign rates. It notes office addresses in San Antonio and lists several national bureaus in New York Chicago Boston and Detroit.
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Ees
Mali
Sehecasss
Mexico
Mail
Lesessas Sun
New York
Paul Block, Inc
Fifth Ave
Chicago
Masters
Boston
Boston Safe Deposit & Trust
Detroit
Kresge
San Antonio Light Circulation Figures From 1916 Audit
The six months ending Sept 30 1916 show daily average circulation of 22062 for the daily edition and 26756 for the Sunday edition, with net paid averages of 20477 and 24424 respectively. The Audit Bureau of Circulations certifies the figures as authoritative for advertisers. The paper notes it can guarantee 50 percent more paid circulation direct to homes in San Antonio than any other newspaper.
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The
San Antonio Light
Audit Bureau of Circulations
United States
Canada
America
Europe
San Antonio
Man preserves eggs with oil storage method in Chicago suburb
R W Dean, a Chicago suburb resident, buys eggs at 22 cents a dozen and stores them in cottonseed oil to prevent deterioration. He uses olive oil or a oil and pan grease mix, claiming the eggs stay fresh for months and could keep for 25 years. The process is not patented and could help with rising living costs amid ongoing war.
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R. W. Dean
Chicago
Mr. Dean
Europe
Woes of a Congresswoman and the Missoula Front Gate
Miss Rankin in Missoula faces constant foot traffic and improvised defenses at her home as visitors and reporters converge. Aided by her beefy brother at the gate, she avoids spotlight while serving in Congress remains a wary prospect.
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Emerson
Europe
Missoula
Mont
Jeannette Rankin
Congress
Miss Rankin
Rankin face publicity clash as press packs await
Miss Rankin seeks quiet life after election but press interest grows. A photographer camps before her home hoping for a shot while Rankin refuses speeches and gifts, risking oddity in Congress. She already blocks visitors to avoid interviews and publicity. Her stance clashes with public curiosity and campaign realities.
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Miss Rankin
Congress
Rankin
Fighting With Food and Britain's War Time Controls
Cable dispatches from London describe possible government control of food and necessities as a likely wartime measure. The piece analyzes price increases since the war began, England’s reliance on imports, and tax rises, noting a proposal by Walter Runciman for a food council with full power over food developments.
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London
England
United States
Walter Runciman
Board of Trade
War economy shifts as Europe trims sugar and food use
The piece argues Britain and allies must curb luxury sugar use and limit potatoes and milk to prevent waste and profiteering. It notes Europe’s commodity drain raises US prices, Britain shifts to rationing similar to Germany, signaling a second stage of war focused on conservation and subsistence amid growing central power efficiency.
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Europe
United States
Great Britain
Germany
England
Canadian canneries guarded amid suspected food supply plot
The article notes heightened security at Canadian canneries to counter a suspected plan to affect Canada's winter food stocks. Officials emphasize vigilance and protection of key food infrastructure during this period.
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Canada
Roston Globe
Hughes Defeat Sparks Joy in Texas Rail Policy Debate
The Beaumont Enterprise notes a Republican plank calling to abolish state railroad commissions and centralize power in Washington inciting Texas opposition. It condemns the interstate commerce commission and warns Texans face about 10 million dollars due to its ruling in the Shreveport case.
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National Republican
Washington
Hughes
Interstate Commerce Commission
Texas
Shreveport
Beaumont Enterprise
Landis Again Fines Swift & Company Railroads
The Houston Post criticizes Judge Landis for imposing fines totaling 170000 dollars on Swift & Company and several railroads for rebating. The piece argues wealth affords political protection and questions the fairness of applying law to firms earning large profits.
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Landis
Swift & Company
Houston Post
The Colonel as Campaigner Converts Several States
The Colonel’s campaign tours yielded strong Democratic gains. He spoke in Phoenix Arizona where Wilson carried the state, Gallup New Mexico where the state swung Democratic, Denver Colorado where a record Democratic majority formed, Kansas where voting for president shifted for the first time since 1896, and Maine where the Republican margin fell by half. The New York World notes the colonel’s broad influence and suggests more effort could have pushed many states toward unanimity.
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Arizona
Phoenix
Wilson
Gallup
N. M
New Mexico
Denver
Colorado
Kansas
Maine
New York World
Montgolfier Balloon Caricature From 1784
A Westminster Gazette note highlights a historical caricature of 1784 showing Montgolfier the fire balloon inventor predicting grand deeds. The cartoon envisions war plans against England, including aerial fleet interception and a Gibraltar conquest in the air balloon era.
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Zeppelin
Montgolfier
Gibraltar
Westminster Gazette
Border region mood shifts after Wilson victory
The New York World notes that despite aggressive sobriquets from northern riotous centers, the border states of Texas New Mexico and Arizona voted Democratic. It cites Columbus raided by Villa as example and argues war south of the Rio Grande was not essential to border happiness.
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Texas
New Mexico
Arizona
Mexico
Wilson
Columbus
Villa
Rio Grande
New York World
Paderewski Opposes Teuton Polish Nationality Move
Paderewski warns that granting nationality to Russian Poland is a ruse by Teutons to recruit Polish volunteers for new wars. He argues it would bring more killing and devastation for his people, as Russia and other powers make similar promises to influence the conflict.
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Paderewski
Poland
Kingdom of
Russia
Russian
Wilhelm
Francis Joseph
Teutons
Louisville Courier- Journal
Texans push for state right to set intra state freight rates
Texas shippers backed by railroad commissioners from multiple states head to the Interstate Commerce Commission in Washington on December 6 to petition for state control over intrastate freight rates. Colonel Ike T. Pryor and Chairman Mayfield led efforts to reopen the Shreveport case, seeking relief from federal rate fixes amid national interest and mounting losses.
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Texas
Interstate Commerce Commission
Washington
Ike T. Pryor
San Antonio
Mayfield
Texas Railroad Commission
Texas Railway Commission
Colonel Pryor
Shreveport
Federal Commission
Texas Railroad Commissioners
Texas Shippers
Special
Newlands Investigating Commission
Pryor
The
National Livestock Shippers’ Association
How Would You Like This Man For Mayor
Texas cattlemen press their case before the Interstate Commerce Commission over new Shreveport freight rates that impact livestock shippers. Judge Sam H. Cowan seeks hearings to suspend rate changes and reopen the case with testimony from Texas interests. Colonel Pryor notes protests and a legislative probe may follow. A. S. Pawkett will attend in San Antonio.
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Shreveport
Sam H. Cowan
Fort Worth
Interstate Commerce Commission of the
Texas Livestock Interests
Pryor
Interstate Commerce Commission
Texas
Commerce Commission
Newlands Commission
Legislative
Washington
A. 8
Pawkett
San Antonio Traffic Bureau
Submarine and aviation station sites reviewed near Los Angeles
Rear Admiral J. M. Helm, head of the naval yards and stations commission, considered data from yesterday’s inspection of eight proposed submarine and aviation station sites around Los Angeles.
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Los Angeles
Cal
J. M. Helm
Commission On
Naval Yards
Naval Stations
Lena Rivers at the Grand opens last week of engagement
Miss Emma Bunting leads the company in Lena Rivers at the Grand Opera House. The production blends humor and pathos with strong performances by Joel Friedkin Ed Menlove and Albert Vees. The run includes a Saturday matinee and a wrap of varied acts in the evening bill.
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Emma Bunting
Grand Opera House
Lena Rivers
San Antonio
Miss Bunting
Joel Friedkin
Joel Slocum
Majestic Theatre Vaudeville Opens With Two Top Headliners
On the matinee Wednesday the Majestic Theatre unveils a seven act vaudeville bill with two headline attractions in the lead listings. The Garden of Aloha presents a Hawaiian tableau while The Midnight Follies showcases a premier big girl act, both billed as first magnitude contenders for top honors.
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Majestic
Majestic Theater
Garden of Aloha
Mary Pickford Comes to Empire for Special Run
Blanche Sweet closes her final Empire appearance in Unprotected a Paramount feature in five parts. Charlie Chaplin offers his latest comedy Behind the Screen and Pathe Weekly No. 92. Tomorrow Mary Pickford appears as an independent star in Less Than the Dust a new play by Hector Turnbull.
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Mary Pickford
Blanche Sweet
the Empire
Paramount
Charlie Chaplin
Pathe Weekly
Lytle
Empire Theater
Hector Turnbull
India
Miss Pickford
Plan church day Chicago New Years eve revival effort
Chicago ministers outlined plans to make New Year’s Eve the city’s greatest church-going day. Resolutions urged closing saloons and banning hotels and cafes that night while churches stay open with music refreshments and a focus on the religious side of welcoming the new year.
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Chicago
Charters Issued Including Houston Firms and Lockhart Auto Co
Charters issued for Bering Tire & Repair Company Houston with 20000 capital stock and incorporators August C Bering Jr John W House Hamblen Patterson. Commercial Warehouse Company Houston 1000 capital stock with E V Chaney Raymond Neilson Ralph B Feagin. The Shropshire Auto Company Lockhart 6000 capital stock with E E Shropshire W B Swearingen W T Patterson. Yeagley & Company Beaufort 20000 capital stock with F H Yeagley J H Reese F S Corrider. Dissolutions filed for J W Mabry Hardware and Furniture Kerens. A French physician claims tobacco harmful only under certain conditions, otherwise tonic and germicidal when properly used.
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Tex
Bering Tire & Repair Company of
Houston
Capital Stock
August C. Bering, Jr
John W. House
Hamblen Patterson
Commercial Warehouse Company of
E. V. Chaney
Raymond Neilson
Ralph B. Feagin
Shropshire Auto Company
Lockhart
E. E. Shropshire
W. B. Swearingen
W. T. Patterson
F. H. Yeagley & Company
Beaumont
F. H. Yeagley
J. H. Reese
F.S. Corrider
J. W. Mabry Hardware and Furniture Company of
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