San Antonio Light Circulation Figures for September 1911
The San Antonio Light publishes its September 1911 circulation report showing 493,304 total, 17,010 average daily, 748 exchanges and 16,262 net paid daily copies. Harvey L. Steele certifies the figures, sworn before Notary John J. Wahl on October 2, 1911.
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Admiral Schley and the Santiago Battle Glory Debate
The sudden death of Admiral Schley in New York renews the long running dispute over who deserved credit for the Santiago victory. The piece argues Sampson led the fleet but Schley commanded the fighting, and criticizes the accusations of self praise that harmed Sampson’s reputation and the era’s fairness.
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Sampson
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Santiago
Secretary of the Navy
Friends of Schley
Talleyrand
Miral Schley
Schley’s missed chance at glory at Santiago Harbor
The passage recalls a day at Santiago harbor when Schley declined to press the attack on the Cristobal Colon despite ships Iowa New Orleans and Massachusetts bearing down. It notes orders from Secretary of the Navy John D Long to avoid imperiling ships and argues Schley failed to seize a decisive victory that would have earned him lasting fame.
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Santiago
Iowa
New Orleans
Massachusetts
John D. Long
United States
Colon
Sampson
Navy
Schley
A Wise Move Against Asphalt Paving
The aldermen are praised for blocking more than $53,000 in downtown asphalt paving. The piece argues San Antonio’s heat makes asphalt unsuitable, preferring brick or well oiled macadam. It notes future voters will decide on pavement plans as the next election nears.
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San Antonio
Great big eagle on Chicago Montgomery Ward wind vane
Reporters traced a claim of a large eagle perched atop the Montgomery Ward building in Chicago. Photographers failed to capture the bird high on the vane, which features a wind‑blown young woman holding a torch, named Progress Lighting the Way for Commerce.
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Chicago
Montgomery Ward
Chicago’s Progress Lighting and the Great Eagle Smoke Tale
A Chicago observer misidentifies a smoke column as a giant eagle above Lincoln Park. Two workers consult a spyglass and confirm it is merely the torch in a woman’s hand. The note mocks city defects and dense smoke clouds blurring shapes two hundred fifty feet away.
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Lincoln Park
Chicago
Sports Versus New York Boxing Law Backlash
The article rails against boxing contests legalized by New York, citing mismanagement at Madison Square Garden, ticket fraud, price gouging, and promoter greed. It notes Tammany Hall's role and Gov Dix urging repeal, predicting sports in New York will be knocked down again. It condemns professional sport and urges respect for others rights.
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Madison Square Garden
Tammany
Gov. .Dix
How to Kill Flies from a Southwestern Farmer
A farmer offers methods to clear rooms of flies using carbolic acid vapor from heating a shovel with 20 drops of carbolic acid. He also recommends bi chromate of potash as a cheap fly poison, dissolving a drain should be in water with sugar and placing in shallow dishes around the house.
Here’s a New Mosquito Cure From H A Spencer
H A Spencer assistant secretary of the real estate board devises a plan to outsmart mosquitoes. He hangs a raw beefsteak by a string to his chandelier as a lure while he sleeps, claiming the pests attack the steak and ignore him.
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H. A. Spencer
Real Estate Board
Kansas City Star
Disease and Its Cure by Eddy Wolff
The article explains pneumonia and pleurisy, noting pneumonia is more dangerous and infectious. It discusses who is vulnerable, seasonal occurrence, and that one attack offers little immunity, with symptoms from chill to fever, cough, and possible delirium. Treatment aims to sustain strength, with stimulants and fever reducers, under medical and watchful care.
Why Go Insane Why Should Any One Go Insane
The leaflet from the State Charities Aid association promotes insanity prevention in New York. It cites 80 percent recovery within a year for State hospital admissions and urges abstinence from alcohol and avoiding overwork. Causes listed include immoral living, poisons, physical disease, mental habits, overwork, and heredity with treatment directions and a list of hospitals and dispensaries.
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New York Herald
State Charities Aid Association
Double Senatorial Primary Proposal From Galveston
The Galveston News discusses Mr. Ball's idea of a double primary for Texas Senate Bailey's seat. With four candidates likely, a majority vote may not occur, sending the choice to the legislature. A combined primary could state delegates on presidential nomination and reduce candidates to two for a later regular primary.
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Bailey
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Texas
Obadiah Gardner Wins Maine Senate Seat
The papers note Obadiah Gardner as the new United States senator from Maine with rugged contrasts to his name. Reporters suggest his background may reflect a Pine Tree State origin and forecast he will make his presence heard in Washington.
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Obadiah Gardner
United States
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Obadiah
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Chicago Record-Herald
Maine
Washington
New York World
Giff Returns Home After Steady Crossing
The Washington Post notes relief as balance returns with Giff stepping aboard the ship to head home, signaling calm after an awful weight is lifted and no Alaska earthquake occurred.
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Alaska
Giff
Washington Post
Veto Power Compared to King George Cited
In a remark captured by the Atlanta Journal Champ Clark argues the president has more power than King George, a claim challenged with a Canadian caveat. The exchange highlights debates over executive authority across borders.
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Champ Clark
King George
England
Canada
Champ
Atlanta Journal
Politician Burdened With Sharper Argument Urged
The Pittsburgh Dispatch notes Senator Bourne must improve his case in debate, rather than merely echo Taft’s rhetoric.
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Jonathan
Senator Bourne
Taft
Pittsburg
Kings Resort to Big Sticks in Sedative Move
King Alfonso seeks to quell growing republican fervor with a firm stance while Maine decisions loom. the newspapers report on cautious government reactions and ongoing political tensions as kitchens bars continue to operate in the meantime.
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Alfonso
Chicago Tribune
Leopard Can't Change Its Spot in Crowe Case
An editorial notes Pat Crowe remains an undesirable citizen despite reform efforts, contrasting his status with hopes for improved public behavior in Milwaukee.
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Pat Crowe
Milwaukee Sentinel
Getting Aboard His Band Wagon
The Anaconda Standard notes a waning crowd as the president tours the western trail with little camping support from followers and observers.
Will End in Simply Roasting Em
Attorney General Wickersham vows to dismantle the beef trust as he moves to press strong antitrust action. The Baltimore American notes the aggressive stance and expected court or legislative steps in the push to curb monopoly power in the meat industry.
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Wickersham
Beef Trust
Baltimore American
The Science of the Flapjack
Up-to-Date Verse from Robert V. Carr celebrates the flapjack as a frontier aid. The playful poem instructs on flipping and finishing flapjacks with sorghum or bacon grease, praising the humble staple for shaping the west and aiding travelers after a day's trek.
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Robert V. Carr
Reason for Everything from La Follette Weekly
A housekeeper investigates bread production and delivery at a popular bakery. Loaves are packed in large cases for delivery unwrapped. Customers receive bread from cases in unclean bags handled during delivery. The delivery contractor says bags would get dirty, causing ladies to refuse them.
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la Follette
Hermes Exchange Savings bank plans street deposit tickets
The Hermes Exchange Savings bank a branch of the Hungarian General Credit bank introduces automatic collecting apparatuses in streets for coin deposits. Depositors receive tickets in exchange for money and later convert tickets into bank credit. Machines are cleared by bank collectors each evening to deter theft.
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Westminster Gazette
Hermes” Exchange Savings Bank
Hungarian General Credit Bank
Expressions and judgments shape the tale of a police court case
An old negro and his son dispute a police court speeding charge while an old woman, arrested for disturbing peace on a street car, recalls a hostile officer and a white passerby’s taunts. The testimony highlights misperceptions and racial tension in courthouse storytelling.
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