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Newspaper

San Antonio Light

Location

San Antonio, Texas, United States of America

Date

Oct 04, 1913

Page

4

Schoolboys on Strike Reflects Shifting Parental Roles

An analysis argues that a Middle Western schoolboy strike over new hours reveals changing parental support for students against school authority. It contrasts past suppression by homes with modern parental backing, warns of discipline erosion, and notes similar Irish student actions tied to labor conflicts.

United States Dublin Transport Workers’ Union Transport Workers

San Antonio Flood Fears Oppose Dam Above City

A historic flood threat in San Antonio warns against building a dam or reservoir above the city as dangerous, urging engineers to explore channel straightening and diverging paths to manage floods and prevent disaster. It cites Johnstown and other dams as warning signs.

San Antonio Johnstown Rockdale Iowa Austin Conemaugh Creek Olmos

Responsibility of Teachers for Youth Rebellion and Citizenship

The passage questions teachers responsibility when they incite rebellion against parental authority arguing that urging youth to defy parents undermines respect for law and order. It contends educators shape a child’s view of citizenship and civic duties.

Uncle Joe Cannon weighs possible return to politics

Danville reports and Washington chatter say former speaker Joseph G Cannon may reenter national politics after Illinois voters favored Frank T O H air in the last election and Danville signals grow stronger for a bid to replace Rep O H air Cannon dodges the question and hints at a long rain front before any commitment is made

Danville Barkis Willin Joe Cannon Wilson Congress Bull Moose Party Illinois Frank T. O’hair Washington Joseph G. Cannon National House of Representatives Uncle Joe

Call for national standard on marriage and divorce across states

A newspaper essay argues for ending state borders in justice and婚age matters urging a centralized national practice. It contrasts Rhode Island and Massachusetts and notes oceans no longer separate nations, warning state entanglements profit lawyers and slow justice.

New York Mail Rhode Island Massachusetts England Alantic Pacific Connecticut Pennsylvania

Kansas City Uses Sinking Fund To Buy Bonds

Kansas City plans to issue bonds in 100 increments for small investors and use part of its 860000 sinking fund to buy bonds itself. The fund now earns 2 percent in banks. the city will invest some in a 2 million dollar school bond issue at 4 percent. Controller Matt A. Flynn says this boosts bond values and strengthens the market.

City Kansas City Matt A. Flynn

Goensciences Awake and the White Slave Law

In San Francisco Diggs and Maury were convicted under the federal white slave law. Judge Vanfleet noted the act did not foresee such cases and that Congress did not intend broad interstate immoral act coverage. He blamed an “awakened conscience” for expanding morality via statute.

Diggs Maury San Francisco Vanfleet Congressman Mann Congressional Houston Post

Hookworm Commission Urges Sanitary Practices Over Treatments

The hookworm commission reports that while worm treatments draw attention, the true benefit lies in public health through cleanliness and sanitary precautions. They suggest the scare may raise awareness despite humiliating Rockfeller's charity ward reference.

State Board of Health Rockfeller Temple

Admirable Judges In Mexico City Court Ruling

The court in Mexico City ruled that the deaths of Madero and Suarez were not the result of a punishable crime. The Dallas Times Herald lauds the judges as fair and upright, noting the court’s independence despite political pressure.

Mexico City Madero Suarez Heorta Dallas Times Erald

Diaz Nette Concert Delights San Antonio Audience

The Diaz Nette concert at Beethoven Hall drew hundreds despite bad weather to celebrate Vera Nette and Rafaelo Diaz returning home from study abroad. Maestro J M D Acugna accompanied and praised, Diaz’s tenor voice and Italian repertoire drew comparisons to Caruso.

Beethoven Hall Vera Nette Rafaelo Diaz Alamo City Diaz- Nette J. M. D’acugna San Antonio Mr. Diaz Diaz Donizetti Miss Nette Berlin Caruso

A Stone Cutter On a Byway Speaks of Happiness and Neighbors

A solitary workman on a roadside heap of stones shares his sorrows and fears of judgment by neighbors, wives, and brothers. He rejects prospects of happiness until a traveler suggests inner control and self respect as the path to peace.

Dublin Dana

Portugal Azulejos Industry Through Ages And Revival

A Portuguese craft traditively linked to Moorish influence shows tiles used in churches convents houses hotels and public buildings. Renaissance appeal rose in the fifteenth century while mosaic art flourished in the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries. Recent years saw revival led by Colace Martins and Pinto.

Portugal Colace Martins Pinto

Education bureau issues Good Manners book for primary grades

In Manila the Bureau of Education publishes Good Manners and Right Conduct for Use in Primary Grades. The text focuses heavily on guidance for teachers, who are urged to model politeness before teaching it to students.

Bureau of Education Manila

Letters on suffrage and Pankhurst influence in American public

Charlotte Tullis of Pottsville writes to the editor, challenging editorial views that welcoming Mrs. Pankhurst would harm the suffrage cause. She argues for immediate enfranchisement, denounces opposition as unworthy, and urges Texas and other states to grant equal rights to women.

Lady Lawbreaker Pankhurst United States United States of America England Texas

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