San Antonio Light Circulation Figures and Offices
The San Antonio Light announces August circulation figures totaling 572 878 copies with daily evening 18 471 and Sunday 20 615. Mail and carrier options listed. offices in New York and Chicago. Circulation audited and certified by associations and agencies through 1912.
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SAN Antonio Light
San Antonio Gazette
Associated Press
San
San Antonio
Association of American Advertisers
N. W. Ayer & Son
Philadelphia
America
Europe
Toting Fair Editorial Courtesy and the Sense of Fairness
Editorial lauds press fairness in the presidential race noting rival New York and Chicago papers exchange praise despite differences. It cites Chicago Tribune and New York World stand against underhanded tactics while New York Press and New York American show mixed loyalties and Woodrow Wilson’s opposition to partisanship praised.
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New York
Chicago
Chicago Tribune
Roosevelt
New York World
Tammany Hall
Wilson
United States
James
Boretten
Echo From Borodino Tale In The Times
Paris journal claims Napoleon and five Borodino veterans met on a century old battlefield in a bizarre narrative The piece notes the improbability of veterans aging to the same moment and questions the story's plausibility within the historical context
Five Borodino veterans seen as living links to Napoleonic era
A column muses on five Russians claimed to be at least 120 years old who fought at Borodino and survived. The piece jokes about illiteracy in record keeping and the oddity of veterans recalling Napoleon Bonaparte's appearance, suggesting their value to a vaudeville manager.
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Borodino
Narcheonai
Moscow
United States
Valhalla
George Washington
Napoleon Bonaparte
Napoleon
Roosevelt Truth Claims Drive Political Debate
A columnist argues truth is relative and Roosevelt uses harsh terms against opponents. The piece questions whether Roosevelt consistently tells the truth and whether accusatory language undermines public confidence in political discourse.
Veracity questioned by colonel’s political flexing
A fragment portrays a colonel as a virtuous extremist whose public stance is described as ostentatious veracity. The text suggests fair-minded men see his conduct as risky, with supporters and critics debating his fitness and integrity in politics.
Birthday praise and parody in James Whitcomb Riley critique
The column weighs in on James Whitcomb Riley as a leading Hoosier poet, while mocking Percy Shaw's verse Pity the Oyster. It argues poetry is optional in modern tastes, and drolly compares Riley to other poets, noting birthdays as a reminder of literary culture.
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James Whitcomb Riley
Hoosier
Mr. Riley
Pegasus
Olympus
Homer
Castile
Percy Shaw
Sophocles
Shaw
Greece
The Light's Daily Story Death by River Embankment
A worn, forty year old London derelict wanders to the embankment bench and recalls brief pleasures before dreams of green fields fade. He stares at the river and descends into the water joining other poor souls in death, the final escape from a life of toil.
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A. FE
Slocombe
London
The Dog's Descent From Wolf Ancestors
A Harper's Weekly note summarizes a Paris museum study on canine skulls. The researcher claims the Indian wolf closely resembles the shepherd dog and bloodhound, suggesting it as the progenitor, with two primitive dog lineages domesticated in Central Asia and spreading to Europe.
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Harper's Weekly
National History Museum
Paris
Academy of Sciences
Central Asia
Europe
Standing Room Only Wondering About Armaggedon
The Omaha Bee notes readers asking for updates on Armageddon rumors and popular culture chatter around end time predictions. The item captures a sense of local curiosity and media buzz surrounding apocalyptic talk.
Sun Rays Illuminate Plant Chlorophyll Formation
Professor J Stoklasa of Prague claims ultra violet rays drive chlorophyl production in plants. In a dark 68 degree room with moist sand pea maize oats and barley were grown. one third kept dark died, one third in sun produced greener shoots, and one third in mercury vapor lamp emitted ultra violet light turning shoots intensely green and colorfast after cutting.
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J. Stoklasa
Prague
Soft counsel urged for President Taft in Memphis paper
The Memphis Commercial Appeal cites a proverb that a soft answer turneth away wrath and urges that someone speak calmly to President Taft. The item frames gentle diplomacy as a remedy for political tensions.
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Taft
Memphis
The Old Homestead at Grand Opera House Delights Crowd
The stage version of The Old Homestead stars Joshua Whitcomb and Reuben Whitcomb with a strong cast including Gus Kammerlee Annie Thompson and Edward L Snader. The play follows a bank robbery accusation that tests family ties and moral resilience in a graceful blend of humor and pathos.
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Boaar Be
Snader Owse
Seagrav Appy
Jack Pea
Frank Hopkins
Ganzey
wWohn Patterson
Matilda Pee Deereseeee
M Breyer
Rickety Ann i
Dorothy Adams
Annie Hopkins
Billie Perrine
Nellie Patterson
Minnie Staneil Henry Hopkins
Gus Kammerlee Judge Patterson
F. Cochran
Francois Fogarty
Charles Ingoldsby
Hopkins
Annie Thompson Jack Hazard
Fred Clare
Reuben Whitcomb
William Brandt
Harlem Spider
EB. F. Cochran
Postman
George Patch Seth Perkins
Charles H. Clark
Richard Rose
E. F. Cochran
Kammerlee
Joseph Bury
Percy Mattson
Grand Opera House
New Hampshire
New York
Frank
Joshua
Whitcomb
Happy Jack
Reuben
Henry Hopkins
Jack
Old
Edward L. Snader
Boston
Gus Kammerlee
Annie Thompson
Rickety Ann
Miss Thompson
Madero Government Should Be Aided in Mexico Crisis
The Utica Observer cites the Texas Light’s view on Taft wording toward Mexican rebels and urges strong U S support for President Madero. It argues American lives and property in Mexico must be protected and calls for aiding Madero to pacify the revolt, noting U S troop movements through American territory were restricted to Madero’s forces.
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Utica
San Antonio
Texas
United States
Taft
Mexico
Texas Paper
Madero
Lets Dead Past Bury Its Dead In Precedent Recall
The column from the Columbia State argues that past issues should be reconsidered by honoring long standing precedents, while acknowledging Tecndy favors reevaluating prior decisions to guide future policy.
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Tecndy
Columbia State
Dr Eliot’s Letter Endorses Wilson for President
Dr Eliot former president emeritus of Harvard writes to the New York Times from Asticon Me stating he now favors Governor Wilson for president. He analyzes tariff debates constitutional reform and the need for cautious reform with Wilson as the prudent choice.
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Eliot
Harvard University
New York Times
Woodrow Wilson
Asticon
William E. Russell
Massachusetts
Grover Cleveland
United States
Republican Party
Progressive Party
Democratic Party
Taft
Roosevelt
Wilson
Theodore Roosevelt
Mr. Roosevelt
Republican
Patriotism fading as internationalism rises, Sinclair declares
The Washington Star reports at a dinner in Arden that Upton Sinclair spoke against patriotism, claiming internationalism now dominates. A military drill scene includes a red-haired recruit named Phillips who questions why a soldier must die for his fatherland, echoing the lecture.
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Upton Sinclair
Arden
Phillips
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Inkerman
Iday
Poets and Poetry
the Light's Daily Story
Theodocre
Fe of
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T. R
King
Diaz
Milwaukee News
Eliot Favors Wilson
Great Britain
France
Marshall
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