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Newspaper
San Antonio Light
Location
San Antonio, Texas, United States of America
Date
Oct 13, 1913
Page
4
The San Antonio Light reported an overall September 1915 circulation of 585 806 copies. The figure reflects the newspaper's reach within its distribution area during that month.
Senator Morris Sheppard delivered a San Antonio protest to the Treasury arguing U S enforcement of neutrality laws favors Huertistas by permitting contraband trade while punishing Constitutionalists for exporting flour sugar and lard The protest cites 1909 London convention on contraband and warns against shift in official policy and secrecy in DOJ decisions.
The piece analyzes the Progressive party led by Theodore Roosevelt as it seeks to shape its platform to fit its name. It compares progressivism to a moving target, notes Bev eridge’s critique of the Democrats, and predicts a tight race with the goal of bold reforms.
The piece notes that contraband trade has stultified itself and rejected its own signature to an agreement with global powers. It mentions a Treasury Department investigation that has not materialized and questions what decision investigators will reach given the United States' direct contravention of its positive treaty obligations with other nations.
The article criticizes Theodore Roosevelt for excluding a claim that he “took the Panama Canal Zone” from his farewell speech. It argues the omission signals opportunism and premeditated avoidance of foreign adulation after boasting of the act. The piece notes his South America trip aimed at courting hero worship.
An English instructor at the University of Texas gave a current events quiz to 16 students. Ten famous names appeared on the board, but many were unknown to the class, including Connie Mack and Haldane. The boys scored 55 on average, girls 40, prompting sharp critique of higher education.
The analysis argues the speaker's remarks show personal expediency over principle. It suggests his criticism of Wilson's Mexican policy is adjusted for effect and regional sentiment. The critic notes the Panama Canal Zone boast would hurt Latin American credibility, signaling opportunism.
The writer condemns the Harlem farm tragedy as a systemic failure rather than personal blame. Eight suffocated convicts are described as unnamed negroes, exposing racial bias and calling for reform to align with humane standards and justice. Corpus Christ!
W P Zuber, last survivor of the battle of San Jacinto, died Monday at his daughter's home in Austin. He was 98. The Greenville Herald notes that Civil War veterans and Civil War survivors are rapidly passing away, with thousands of Confederate veterans also fading from public life.
The Paso Herald asserts the sanitary engineer will become a powerful public figure. It envisions engineers trained in engineering law medicine and public health guiding street and sewer systems to combat disease across communities.
A narrator recalls his father’s era in the Union Jack army and a childhood in India. Haripal lures him into a festival role as Rama while dressed as a native boy, leading to danger, capture, and a brutal aftermath at the temple.
Fifteen thousand attend Mr. Bryan at the Mecklenburg fair in Virginia. The Washington Star notes the continued public interest in the Secretary of State as an entertainer, asking if Virginians feel outraged or simply drawn to the speaker.
The article describes a white mull fichu with Vandyke embroidery wired at the neck and paired with a dull blue Lansdowne bodice. It moralizes on how such a neck fixing elevates a trotter frock into a dinner costume and reflects on Virginia statesmen and Mr. Bryan's reception at the fair.
Professor G T W Patrick of Iowa State University explains why alcohol remains in demand worldwide despite its depressant effects. He argues people seek rest from mental labor by returning to primitive thought patterns, with savagelike play mirroring adult leisure and alcohol providing similar relief. He notes men gravitate more to alcohol than women and cites Cecile Chaminade being named a Legio n d Honneur recipient in France.
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