San Antonio Light Circulation Figures and Office Details
The San Antonio Light lists publication offices in San Antonio and New York and Chicago representatives. It reports September 1912 total circulation of 558,628 with evening daily average 17,880 and Sunday 22,823, and net paid daily averages of 16,431 and 20,939 after adjustments. The paper cites audits by the Association of American Advertisers and N. W. Ayer & Son as authoritative.
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San Antonio
Ad- Vargo
United States
New York
8. C. Beckwith Special Agency
Tribune
Chicago
Association of American Advertisers
N. W. Ayer & Son
Philadelphia
America
Europe
Roosevelt High Ideals Exposed in Senate Quiz
A newspaper column reviews Roosevelt’s senate committee appearance. It argues he claimed to be a practical man of high ideals while admitting limited knowledge of campaign funds. The piece mocks the episode as self aggrandizing theater and questions the integrity of his statements.
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Senate
Roosevelt
Mr. Harriman
United States
White House
George Washingm
Thomas Jefferson
Abra Lincoln
Cleveland Servants Form Unions Amid Domestic Labor Debate
A 75-member group of Cleveland servant girls organizes a union, invoking E Pluribus Unum and a new era for domestic labor. The piece casts the move as part of a broader surge of unions following suffrage and feminist momentum, highlighting tensions over service roles and independence.
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Cleveland
Ohio
Bridget
Roosevelt's gifts and deals with Wall Street raise questions
A critical account alleges manipulation of federal appointments by Roosevelt era figures Cortelyou Bliss and Sheldon, with claims of payments from Standard Oil and Harriman interests. It cites a 1904 Republican campaign fund mostly from Wall Street, challenging the colonel's claim to high ideals.
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Mr. Cortelyou
Mr. Bliss
Sheldon
Roosevelt
Messrs. Cortelyou
Bliss
Standard Oil
Harriman Octopus
Treasury of the
United States
Wall Street
Democrats poised for House and Senate gains in coming elections
The article argues the Democratic Party is likely to win both chambers of Congress, potentially expanding majorities. It notes current splits, with Democrats holding the House by 68 seats and Republicans the Senate by seven, and predicts gains where Progressive tickets run.
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United States
House
Senate
Capitol
Congress
House of Representatives
London institute teaches Americans to master real English
An article discusses a London institute offering to teach Americans to speak what it calls real English. It argues English changes rapidly since Chaucer and that both sides of the Atlantic contribute to an evolving language, suggesting classes in United States would be as valid as British usage.
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England
Mississippi River
London
United States
London Institute
Chaucer
William the Conqueror
Normandy
John Bull
Misfortune at Mitterwald Station Ends in Tragedy
The Mit terwald station tale follows Michael Lachmann chosen as station master after a string of mishaps. A trusted auditor later reveals Lachmann’s unintentional downfall after a cash miscount, leading to his suspension and death by drink. Years later Franz Wiegand honors Lachmann’s memory at his grave. Also noted is Siam's rice diversity with over forty varieties.
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Franz Huber
Mitterwald
Dorner
Michael Lachmann
Karl Himmel
Himmel
Lachmann
General Office
Franz Wiegand
General Auditor's Office
Mr. Lachmann
Rothburn
Democratic surge reshapes outlook for Senate control
The piece argues Roosevelt aligned challenges will tilt toward Republicans, with Democrats aiming to gain seats in Illinois Ohio Missouri Pennsylvania New York and the Pacific coast. Sixteen Democratic senators face re election. only four Progressives run, with Norris and Borah poised for wins while Dixon and Kenyon contest tight races. A Democratic landslide could overturn GOP Senate control, despite close contests in Oregon New England. The outlook favors a Democratic victory.
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Roosevelt
Illinois
Ohio
Missouri
Pennsylvania
New York
Pacific Coast
New England
Norris
Nebraska
Dixon
Montana
Kenyon
Iowa
Borah
Idaho
Senate
Oregon
Flinn Supports Effort on Pennsylvania Senate Seat
William Flinn backs the colonel's bid to fill a vacant U.S. Senate seat in Pennsylvania as reflected in the New York Sun report.
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Bill
William Flinn
Pennsylvania
United States Senate
New York Sun
Jud Harmon’s bid for nomination hits costly shore
A Washington Post note suggests Jud Harmon spent significant sums chasing a nomination, but the results do not support the charge.
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Jud Harmon
Washington Post
Roosevelt or Republic The issue that transcends all others
George Harvey argues Roosevelt risks civil strife and undermining checks and balances if placed at the helm. He warns of a move toward autocratic power resembling European strongmen and asserts the republic must choose between Roosevelt and the republic in the November 5 election. Birmingham Age Herald notes Roosevelt faces a harsh, truthful critical counterpoint.
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Roosevelt
Grant
Washington
Lincoln
McKinley
Cleveland
Congress
Israel
France
Comte de Chambord
Republic
Boulanger
Diaz
Caesar
The
Jefferson
George Harvey
North American Review
Pup's faithful trek on Nolan streetcar to city endears riders
A small dog, loyal to his young mistress, rode a Nolan Streetcar along Beacon Hill into the city after being left unbound. The dog trotted behind the car through streets and trestles, keeping pace as the vehicle slowed and halted, until he reached Avenue C and Houston street where the mother rewarded him with a pink parasol jab.
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Beacon Hill
City
North Flores Street
Houston Street
Avenue C
Uncle Joe Cannon Campaign Rumor Reaches Cyclone Cellar
The Knickerbocker Press notes chatter about Uncle Joe Cannon in this campaign cycle. The column frames the unusual route of the rumor through political circles and media.
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Uncle Joe Cannon
Knickerbocker Press
Princess Zita of Bourbon in Line for Austrian Crown
Current Literature notes the Austrian law on succession rejects morganatic ties and places Princess Hohenberg as consort to the next emperor while Princess Zita of Bourbon remains wife of the archduke. Budapest Magya patriots deny validity in Hungary, foreshadowing a constitutional crisis upon Francis Joseph’s death.
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Holenberg
Sophie Chotek
Francis Joseph
Hungary
Budapest
Zita de Bourbon
Reig
Vienna
Hohenberg
Austria-Hungary
Zita
Franz Ferdinand
Charles Francis Joseph
Vatican
Europe
Pianoro
Parma
Best of
Wothers
Schwarzau
Bourbon
Robert de Bourbon
Chambord
Roosevelt Tour Omission Sparks Debate on Booker T. Washington
The Los Angeles Times comments that during his southern whirlwind tour Colonel Roosevelt failed to mention the Booker T. Washington incident, suggesting the omission reflects a broader matter of detail in his approach. The note implies political nuance in his Southern conduct and communication strategy.
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Roosevelt
Booker T. Washington
South
Los Angeles Times
The F. P. Prefers a Check and Courtesy Lessons
A New York World line states that the F P prefers a check and that J P Morgan as a witness could teach courtesy and propriety to a former U S president, implying social etiquette guidance from a powerful banker to a former leader.
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J. P. Morgan
United States
New York World
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