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Newspaper

San Antonio Light

Location

San Antonio, Texas, United States of America

Date

Oct 01, 1916

Page

3

Property Man Keeps Barnum Bailey Circus Safe and Moving

General Arnold Graves, boss property man, oversees 1400 personnel across Barnum & Bailey show. He trains 100 assistants and ensures every rope ladder and apparatus is flawless to prevent accidents. The khaki army of props and property men forms the backbone of the traveling circus operations.

Barnum & Bailey San Antonio Barnum & Bailey Circus Arnold Graves

Is this the guy who is to defend me

A court scene fragment shows a defendant asking to verify his attorney. Widen confirms the lawyer, then the defendant asks to see him alone for a few minutes in a Boston Transcript excerpt.

Senserer Widen Erer Oie Boston Transcript

California Syrup of Figs Promised Safe Child Laxative

Health advice promotes California Syrup of Figs as a gentle laxative for children. The ad claims it cleanses the liver and bowels, relieves constipation, and restores well being with a pleasant taste. It warns to buy from the California Syrup Company and to avoid counterfeits.

California California Syrup Company

Bremen Captured by British Forces Off Scotland

Washington reports that the German submarine Bremen may have been captured by British naval forces off Scotland and is held at Rosyth. Nets 150 feet by 165 feet with contact bombs allegedly trapped the submarine. fate of the crew is unknown. Officials urge caution as prior reports proved hoaxes. The Bremen, sister to the Deutschland, had been overdue.

Washington D. C Scotland Rosyth Perth Bremen Germany New London Berlin Maine Deutscbiens Baltimore

Roosevelt at Battle Creek Scores Wilson

Theodore Roosevelt critiques President Wilson in a Battle Creek address. He attacks Wilson’s pacifism, urges strong action against Huerta and Carranza, denounces the Adamson law approach, and calls for a commission to arbitrate wage disputes. He emphasizes duty service and warnings against peace at any price.

Roosevelt Battle Creek Wilson Washington Lincoln Copperheads Mr. Wilson Trenton Yorktown Valley Forge Grant Lee Carranza Huerta Lusitania Adamson United States Congress Board of Mediation and Conciliation

Wilson Addresses Progressive Republicans and War Policy

A speech criticizes Republicans for advocating war and contrasts them with progressives. The speaker, aligning with the Democratic side, argues that a Republican victory would push the U.S. toward European conflict, Mexican instability, and altered foreign policy. He urges young listeners to join the party of progressives and emphasizes the upcoming election on November seventh as decisive.

Murcer Wilson George Washington Lexington Boston Abraha Democratic Party Republican Party Europe United States Mexico America

W.8& M. Glove Sale Debuts With Fashionable Offerings

The W.8& M. Glove Sale returns after nine years with quality focus and real price concessions. It is a semi yearly event on the W. & M. calendar, featuring embroidered backs, cuff trims, and gusset contrasts. Each pair is underpriced for October, with sales beginning tomorrow on the Main Floor.

San Antonio

Heart of the plan beyond Aldrich tariff central bank idea

The speaker contrasts the Aldrich plan a centralized bank controlled by finance leaders with a people accountable system. He alleges bankers opposed the shift warning Wall Street influenced Treasury policies and even had a presence in the department, arguing the public deserves control over finances.

Aldrich Treasury Department Treasury

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