San Antonio Light Circulation Figures From 1916 Audit
The San Antonio Light reports September 1916 daily average of 22 624 copies and Sunday 27 342 copies. Net paid daily 21 281 and Sunday 24 886. Audit Bureau of Circulation certifies figures as authoritative for advertisers. The paper claims 50 percent higher paid circulation to San Antonio households than any rival.
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The
San Antonio Light
Audit Bureau of Circulation
United States
Canada
America
Europe
San Antonio
Rapid tissue growth experiments spark hopeful science notice
A New York hospital investigator reports growing human tissue outside the body in a medium for several months. The advance promises potential for tuberculosis fights and faster healing, though success is not guaranteed. Public interest remains high despite prior failures.
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New York
War Department rejects militia show at Cotton Palace
The War Department refuses to send troops to Central Texas for exhibition, citing precedent. The article praises General Funston for keeping militia busy with clear objectives and insists the notional guard presence would have reflected poorly if used merely for a display.
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Waco
Cotton Palace
War Department
Texas
National Guard
Genral Funston
General Funston Transforms 100000 Recruits for National Readiness
The War Department empowered General Funston to train the National Guard, turning 100000 raw recruits into a capable force. He faced critics yet delivered real preparedness, improving efficiency and soldierly quality beyond prior expectations.
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Abi Llite
Funston
War Department
National Guard
Lending to China shows safer, steadier loan form preferred
The $60,000,000 Chinese railroad loan is praised for lower political risk and stronger security. Lenders set a fair interest rate with rail assets as collateral, reducing entanglements and aiming for reliable returns while avoiding old monopolistic privileges. The move may boost U S trade as China develops.
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China
United States
Rights and Tests for Mexican Investment Recovery
The article argues American mining firms with large investments in Mexico deserve fair treatment. It notes 45 companies urge safeguards rather than special favors and list five conditions: life and property protection, transport for goods, fair taxes, reliable labor, and assured currency and commercial freedom. The firms seek predictable operations amid Mexican revolutions.
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Mexico
Mexican mining stakes face losses and possible confiscation
American mining firms wielding capital totaling 125 million dollars warn that forced closure and potential confiscation of Mexican mines would devastate workers and tax revenues. They note 18 million annual payroll and 662,616 local employees across 14 states, arguing Mexico should grant stabilizing regulations and aid to resume operations.
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Mexico
Going the Rounds Commentary on Editors and and Debt
A sharply observed remark on newspaper editors and their habit of commenting on any topic in the news. The author cites a Muskegon Chronicle sample about fattening by eating hay and subscribers settling up to avoid editor involvement.
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the Muskegon
Minn
Chronicle
Cleveland Plain Dealer
Cotton price advice urges patience for farmers
A Beaumont Enterprise editorial quotes the Terrell Transcript praising patience with cotton sales. It says farmers who sold at 15 or 15 12 cents shouldn’t regret if prices rise to 17 cents, noting that markets can swing and prudent sellers benefit when prices exceed expectations.
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Terrell Transcript
Beaumont Enterprise
Soaring Prices Prompted by World War Demands
A Rochester Post-Express editorial notes price increases as Europe’s production declines and the United States faces 15 million soldiers and equal number in munitions. The piece argues living costs rise while non-producers rely on imports for essentials.
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United States
Europe
Rochester Post-Express
Humanitarian loan to Paris shocks Wall Street
International bankers Kuehn Loeb & Co explain a 50 million dollar Paris loan is for municipal relief, not war. Critics wonder if the move ties to currency policy hints about putting "soul" into the dollar, amid wartime tensions.
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Kuehn, Loeb & Co
Paris
New York Stock Exchange
Boston Globe
The Sugar Trusts and Their Effects on Government
The Sugar Trusts are criticized for abusing the sugar industry and pressuring government. The Christian Science Monitor warns that sugar combines threaten public welfare and may rely on lax law enforcement to avoid exposure.
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Christian Sciences Monitor
German American voters split over Roosevelt Hughes stance
The Buffalo Enquirer notes German language dailies in Buffalo shift positions after Roosevelt’s Maine and Michigan speeches. The papers, once critical of Wilson, now oppose Hughes, urging peace supporters to seek a candidate rejecting war and backing restraint.
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United States
Roosevelt
Maine
Michigan
Buffalo
Wilson
Hughes
Buffalo Enquirer
State License Planned for Cotton Buyers After Legislature
A Dallas meeting of a special committee representing farmers gin men and others in the cotton industry formulated plans to require a state license for buyers after the next Legislature acts. A sampling penalty for bale cutting and warehousing reforms are proposed with the department of warehousing and marketing to set ginning prices and regulate fair compensation if enacted.
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Dallas
Department of Warehousing and Marketing
Lusitania Case Negotiations Befogged by Ill Will
Washington hints at open talks with the German embassy but public anger remains. Americans seek full atonement after the 1915 disaster, yet an apology has not arrived and words have outweighed action. The piece questions the value of smooth diplomacy with Count von Bernstorff.
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Washington
State Department
Lusitania
Foreign Office
Mr. Lahsing
Count von Bernstorff
Philadelphia Public Ledger
Federal plan to curb waste in $75 million road aid
Washington officials unveil rules for the federal aid program to co operate with states on good roads. Plans require full project disclosures, competitive bidding, and careful selection to serve heaviest traffic areas and ensure economical use of funds.
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Washington, D. C
Logan’ Waller Page
Office of
Public Roads and Rural Engineering
Public Roads Office
Houston
Department of Agriculture
Secretary of Agriculture
California
Connecticut
Office of Public
Office of Public Roads
Neigh boring women mourn together in Kanassa
In the Kanassa City Journal a brief quip notes two women who meet to grieve. One has a husband absent at home while the other's husband is always nearby. The exchange hints at local sorrow and social dynamics.
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Kanassa City
Within the Law at Grand Opera House Miss Bunting Stars
Miss Bunting presents Within the Law at the Grand Opera House this week with her company. Aggie Lynch delivers a standout performance as a downtrodden shopgirl turned crime figure seeking revenge. Matinees Wednesday and Saturday begin at 3 PM due to a stage reproduction of the World Series.
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Miss Bunting
Grand Opera House
Aggie Lynch
Underworld
Lieut enant Danny U S A on Triangle program at Majestic
The Triangle program at the Majestic Theater features Lieut enant Danny U S A with William Des mond and Enid Markey in a romance of border strife. Charles Ray appears in Plain Jane with Bessie Barriscale, while C Gardner Sullivan contributes a triumph in a different tale and a Keystone comedy provides riotous humor.
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Danny
Triangle Motion
Charles Ray
Bessie Barriscale
Miss Barriscale
Keystone
Brooklyn Guardsmen to Receive Medals for Mexican Border Service
Brooklyn Eagle reports a citizens committee will award medals to every Brooklyn national guardsman who served on the Mexican border. About five to six thousand medals designed with the Brook lyn seat and motto Right Makes Might will be funded by small local gifts to show broad patriotism.
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Brooklyn
Brooklyn Eagle
James D. Bell
Rio Grande
Clogs Gain Favor With the British
Associated Press reports Londoners adjust footwear habits due to wartime costs. The poor previously rejected clogs as a stigma, but shortages and price rises push use higher. London firms mainly ship clogs to country and colonial markets, with a factory supplying France in response to German losses.
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Associated Press
London
France
The Marine Corps Through History From 1775 Onward
This account traces the Marine Corps from its 1775 origin by Congress to present day. It highlights early roles against mutiny, shipboard maneuvers, and pivotal actions including Bon Homme Richard versus Serapis, New Providence cannon capture, Tripoli in 1803, the Libyan desert march, New Orleans 1815, Chesapeake and Shannon, Civil War battles, Shimonoseki, Forlorn, Korea, Panama, Manila, Guantanamo, and the Boxer Rebellion in China.
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Continental Congress
Marine Corps
New Providence
Bahamas
Tripoli
Erna
New Orleans
Chesapeake
Shannon
Shimonoseki
Japan
Formosa
Korea
Panama
Manila
Guantanamo
Spain
China
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FLUAD
Federal Road Bureau
Majestic
International News Service
Sister Lizz
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