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Newspaper
San Antonio Light
Location
San Antonio, Texas, United States of America
Date
Oct 17, 1912
Page
6
The San Antonio Light reported total September circulation of 553,628 copies. The evening edition averaged 17,880 copies daily and 22,323 on Sundays. Net paid averages, excluding spoilage and returns, were 16,431 for the evening and 20,939 for Sundays.
A newspaper notes that the Express published Special Telegrams from October 12 and 17 for San Antonio readers, using material also appearing in Tue Lieut days earlier. The exhibits accuse the Express of passing off older or duplicate news as live coverage, undermining its stated superior service.
Reports from Mexico describe a serious uprising led by Gen. Felix Diaz against President Madero. A portion of the army and some marines have sided with Diaz, gaining control of Vera Cruz and threatening the administration’s stability and prestige.
The text argues Vera Cruz is Mexico’s key entry port and without it President Madero loses nearly all outside communication. It notes Juarez remains with a failing rail link and predicts swift efforts to retake Vera Cruz with events likely to unfold in the coming weeks.
The Lieut notes a misreading of Macaulay as McCauley after an AP report that Roosevelt read McCauley Essays while wounded. It cites Kansas City Star errors and laments editors relying on AP copying, highlighting English ignorance and press confidence in wire reports.
Notice from The Light announces J L Nichols & Co of Naperville Illinois published The Birth of the New Party of Progressive Democracy a 350 page cloth bound volume with thirty two halftone portrait pages and pen drawings. It is approved by Colonel Roosevelt and the publisher is described as appointed by the progressive party to issue material.
The piece reviews a forthcoming political book by George Payne with intro by Senator Joseph M. Dixon. It touts the work as not a typical campaign book but the official guide to a vast moral social industrial and political movement of the half century. It lists contributors like Gifford Pinchot Medill McCormick Bainbridge Colby Oscar Straus and others and notes a price of one dollar with bulk availability from Chicago headquarters. It predicts wide public interest among Bull Moose supporters and critiques the cumbersome title suggesting a shorter alternative.
The piece notes Colonel Roosevelt’s habit of shaving before bed after a Milwaukee assassination attempt. It defends his right to choose when and how to shave, while pondering why he prefers this routine. The comparison to a circus showman’s act highlights the public curiosity this simple ritual inspires.
A funeral in Scotland features a stranger dressed in black who joins a carriage party. When asked if he is a brother, cousin, or friend of the deceased, he denies each. He explains he is not well and needs carriage exercise prescribed by his doctor, making the ride his cheapest option.
The New York World frames Archbold and Harriman as practical men who made bad investments and accepted them philosophically, illustrating a wary view of their financial judgments.
A 22 year old medical student, Alexander Spiridovitch, recalls Vera Morushkine a brilliant Russian girl. She steals a church painting to end her mother's superstition then destroys it to prove beauty is irrelevant. Vera is dedicated to science, cutting her hair and teeth to sever beauty from her life.
Book review of The Red Button by Will Irwin, a mystery featuring Rosalie La Grange as a leading female detective. The narrative centers on Captain Hanska’s murder and a young attorney prime suspect, with Rosalie using mediumship to reveal the truth. The work blends urban life, humor, and three intertwined love stories.
To the Editor, I will leave Tuesday evening for Joplin, Me. I want to thank you for your kindness in all things since I have been in your city and trust The Light may continue to grow and shine and work for civic righteousness. I am very sorry your attitude is not what I think it will be on the liquor business. Otherwise I admire you. J. T. Pinnell.
A discussion from Current Literature argues English poets like Middleton, who died by suicide in Brussels, deserve support over Dreadnought spending. Frank Harris urges funding 100,000 pounds yearly for starving poets and widows, contrasting Middleton with Davidson and Chatterton and urging reverence for true greatness.
The Duke of Sutherland, during a New York dinner, extols the icy watermelon and recalls a voyage story from a southern preacher. The tale features a Sunday sermon warning against shooting craps and melon stealing, ending with a backseat snap and a thief’s knife remark.
A boy slips a box of matches from a cigar counter near Wagner's drug store as a man outside buys a paper to cover the theft. The newsie, small yet streetwise, lures him with a plan for a sale and a rapid getaway follows.
A Paris publisher introduces M. Ossip Lourie s verbomania thesis claiming verbosity is a societal plague rivaling diseases. He argues language evolved from gesture to speech and has become a mechanical habit through constant social interaction, urging laical monasteries and strict silence.
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