San Antonio Light Circulation Statement 1911
The San Antonio Light circulation totals certify 16,262 for daily and Sunday. Harvey L. Steele, circulation manager, verifies the figures as correct sworn before John J. Wahl notary public for San Antonio on Oct 1911. The notice lists subscription rates, offices, and distribution details for the newspaper.
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Harvey L. Steele
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San Antonio Light
John J. Wahl
San Antonio
Notary Public
Bexar Co
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Who Shall Vote and the Trenton Experiment
The piece argues that many voters self disqualified in Trenton New Jersey leading to nonpartisan commission government. It contrasts voluntary disenfranchisement with arbitrary exclusion and warns against overly high qualifications, noting dangers of plutocratic rule and mediocrity in representation.
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Commission
Trenton
N. J
Chicago
Edu
California Embraces Initiative Referendum and Recall
The piece argues California ends private corporate control by adopting woman suffrage and direct democracy tools. It notes the initiative allows five percent petition to force law submission, with two laws going to voters and no legislative repeal. It warns early mistakes but praises reform to curb corporate dominance.
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United States
California
Illiteracy and Voting Power Debate in Education Rethink
A discussion argues against uneducated voters determining election outcomes. It compares literacy to ballot purity rules and suggests exams based on elementary American government, taught in public schools, as a guard for democratic rights and progress.
Regulating the Trusts as an Alternative to Breaking Them
Hugh Evander Willis argues in the Twentieth Century Magazine for regulated monopoly under Sherman act constraints. He contends public control can tame trusts without full breaks, challenging demagogic extremes and noting recent court decisions affirm regulatory options.
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Hugh Evander Willis
Twentieth Century Magazine
Willis
Fathers of the American Republic
Trusts and monopoly a debate on co operation versus competition
The passage argues about the anti monopoly movement and the role of trusts, noting that cooperation can lower costs and hurt competitors. It cites the Standard Oil era, Rockefeller's influence on oil prices, and argues regulation of trusts may benefit the public without destroying the benefits of cooperation.
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Standard Oil
Billion Dollar School Plant Reclaimed For Community Use
The American school plant tops 1 billion dollars but spends only 39 percent of its time on school needs. A nationwide drive suggests turning schools into year round community hubs with playgrounds, evening classes, indoor sports, dances, civic meetings, and even Sunday use.
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National
Kruttschnitt Replies to Union Demands on Harriman Lines
The Kansas City Times notes August 29 remarks by Julius Kruttschnitt vice president of Harriman lines. He repeats opposition to union demands including federated association for all crafts mandatory joining, abolishing piecework and bonuses, limited apprenticeships, and all crafts under a single federation. He warns these would harm efficiency and raise costs.
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Kansas City Times
Julius Kruttschnitt
Harriman Lines
Mr. Kruttschnitt
Louisiana
California
Washington
Nebraska
Federated Association
Southern Pacific
United States
Harriman
Letter to the Editor on Mexican politics and Reyes
Juan B. Alamia defends Madero and questions General Reyes criticisms of Mexico's future. He cites observed calm during independence celebrations in Monclova, disputes Reyes campaign actions, and urges loyalty and non betrayal of the country.
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General Reyes
San Antonio
Tex
Mexico
Madero
Diaz
Gen. Reyes
Monclova
Coahuila
Vernestiano Carranza
Reyes
Congress
Regista Party
Mr. Madero
Nuevo Leon
Europe
Republic
Mr. Reyes
Juan B. Alamia
Poems Worth Preserving Bugles blow forth in Files-on-Parade
A wartime ballad recalls the hangings of Danny Deever with march music and a color sergeant’s orders. Files-on-Parade comment on cold air, sun, and the doomed felt by the regiment as the death sentence is carried out. The refrain follows the march into the hollow square and a cautious, sorrowful procession.
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Danny Deever
Ollow Square
Files-on-Parade
Danny
American Heiress Defends American Aristocracy at Newport Dinner
Eleanor Sears hosted a Newport dinner in honor of her engagement to Harold Vanderbilt. She mocked the idea of superior foreign titles and claimed American aristocracy is often purer than English stock. A tea anecdote about a viscount contrasted ancestral scrutiny with a joke about a stolen army fund.
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Eleanor Sears
Newport
Harold Vanderbilt
England
New York
China
Los Angeles Times
Marvels of Science Stirner Ramsay on Coal and Radium Power
Sir William Ramsay warns coal reserves will exhaust in a short time at current use. He cites 175 years as the limit, with critics suggesting 600. Ramsay proposes radium as a possible substitute if its energy can be unlocked, potentially powering ships for decades. He notes radioactivity could transform energy futures if a catalytic method is found.
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Sir William Ramsay
England
Great Britain
Gustav le Bon
William Ramsay
Ponce de Leon of
Science
Flying fish season boosts Ha waiian outriggers at Mauna Kea
Morning crowds at the Mauna Kea wharf see many outriggers and Hawaiians report the flying fish season is in full swing. Boats are laden with the delicacy caught at night by placing a light to attract the fish.
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Mauna Kea
Honolulu Star
Why San Antonio Buildings Often Use a Second Elevator
An observant man questions why multiple elevators exist in San Antonio offices. His friend notes two elevators help patrons, while the skeptic argues most times only one runs, suggesting owners would save by installing just one.
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San Antonio
Reyes and His Aim From the Galveston News
San Antonio followers of General Reyes are said to plan a Reyes party and possibly a movement to overthrow Mexico’s Madero regime. The piece notes Reyes links to past San Antonio anti Diaz action and questions U S government attention to potential plots on American soil.
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Galveston
San Antonio
Reyes
Madero
Mexico
Diaz
Rio Grande
United States
Texas
Washington
Dinner guest roasts William Loeb Jr. at New York gathering
A tall urbane man with a black moustache attended a New York dinner where a woman praised Europe and indirectly mocked William Loeb Jr., the citys collector of customs, joking that choking with Irish lace would be an apt death and then revealing Loeb as the guest on her left.
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Loeb
New York
Europe
William Loeb Jr
Custom House
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