San Antonio Light and San Antonio Gazette Ad Rates 1911
A historical note on the San Antonio Light and its publishing details from 1911 includes agency representation, subscription prices, sale locations, and a September circulation statement. Harvey L. Steele certifies the circulation figures, sworn before notary John J. Wahl on Oct 42, 1911.
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San Antonio Ace
I. E. L. Steele
The
San Antonio Light
Harvey L. Steele
John J. Wahl
San Antonio
Notary Public
Bexar Co
Tex
Mystery alienation suit targets Funk in Chicago
In Chicago a suit by John Henning seeks 25000 damages from Clarence S. Funk head of International Harvester, alleging alienation of Henning's wife Josephine O Reilly Henning. The case links Funk to Lorimer bribery revelations and accuses him of being tailed by detectives.
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John Henning
Clarence S. Funk
International Harvester Company
Chicago
Josephine O'Reilly Henning
Mr. Funk
Edward Hines
Lorimer
Hines
Union League Club
Funk
Washington
Henning
Friends
Senator Lorimer
Mayor Opposes Aldermen Trip for Pavement Study
The Lieut notes aldermen consider a Dallas Fort Worth study trip to improve San Antonio streets. The mayor who occupies the Symbol of Ancient Days opposes any appropriation for aldermen travel expenses, preferring to fund macadam pavements over better road studies. A Dallas Houston Fort Worth San Antonio building comparison appears elsewhere.
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Dallas
Fort Worth
San Antonio
Pinckney
Houston
Southwestern Telegraph and Telephone Company
Politicians Allege Attempt to Besmirch Funk in Suit
The text portrays a legal battle led by Henning and associates tied to the Lorimer crowd. It frames the case as a reputational attack rather than a money claim, with threats of court appearance and no out of court settlement. Henning resides in Mobile with a wife he claims was stolen from him, and past work histories are noted.
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Funk
Henning
Lorimer
Mobile
Chicago
Mr. Funk
McNamara Trial Delayed by Jury Selection Tactics
The McNamara trial in Los Angeles is delayed as lawyers try to shape a jury by keeping jurors ignorant of the facts. The process mirrors other high profile cases where both sides seek favorable jurors and the public remains broadly unaware of potential service timing.
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McNamara
Los Angeles
Cal
A call for juror monasteries and jury priesthoods
The author mocks juror bias and presses for radical reforms. He argues for isolated juror communities to avoid news influence, jokes about bringing in unknowing Patagonia jurors, and suggests convict panels with no fact knowledge as a cost saver. He closes with a resigned, ironic note on the futility.
Traveling Sands of France from Harper's Weekly
French geologists study the eastward movement of Normandy sands along the northern coast. They find sands reach Denmark and Holland as waves from Brittany push sands parallel to shore. The process is slow with sands shifting perpendicular to shore many times the distance of their forward journey.
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Harper's Weekly
France
Belgium
Holland
Normandy
Denmark
Brittany
Where the President Stands on Progressive Obstruction
The president remains determined to curb capittal excesses such as exorbitant railroad rates extortionate trust prices and protectionist duties while condemning those who hide behind progressivism to hinder progress and prosperity. The Portland Oregon paper notes his firm rebuke of obstructive forces exploiting reform rhetoric.
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Portland
Oregon
Cast of Characters at the Show
The list introduces David Dunn and his sister Sarah Dunn along with family members Mrs. Aubrey Powell and Telen Dunn. Other names include Sydney Riggs Roland Gilder with sister Harriet Gilder and English butler Margaret Lotis Topham and Richard Sterling among the attendants.
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David Dunn
Murphy Sarah Dunn
Wee Teeweess
Aubrey Powell Telen Dunn
Bughnell Andrew Maples
C. L. Griffin Tom
Mebor S
Sydney Riggs
Roland Gilder
Jie Eeeeeweren
George Wellington
Harriet Gilder
Dye
Eve Margaret Lotis Topham
Richard Sterling
Butler
Dunns
Helen
Harriet
Mr. Murphy
Aubrey Powell
Sarah
Margaret Lotis
Adelyn Bushnell
O. L. Griffin
Andrew Mapes
Murphy
The Poor Rich on Grand Street Acknowledges Mediocre Play
Tim Murphy and his company deliver solid performances in a weak farce about the Dunn family who rise then regress after a California inheritance. The plot follows their social ascent and return to Paradise Hill as class pretensions clash with family ties. The audience appreciated strong acting but the script lacks lasting vitality.
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Grand
Tim Murphy
Murphy
David Dunn
Sarah Dunn
Helen Dunn
Andrew Mapes
Tom Mapes
Paradise Hill
New York City
Helen
Sarah
California
Harriet Gilder
Roland Gilder
Dunn
Fifth Avenue
Davy
Europe
Chicago
Tom
Andy Mapes
Poems Worth Preserving By Robert Stephen Hawker
A fragmentary poem excerpt portrays Cornish pride with the threat to free Trelawney and twenty thousand Cornishmen ready to march on London. The speaker defies Londoners and vows to fight for Trelawney's release, crossing rivers to reach the capital.
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Robert Stephen Hawker
The Aviator and the Machine
Edison argues aviation must shift balance from human to machine. He says today the aeroplane is 85 percent man and 15 percent machinery and predicts ocean flights will need 85 percent machinery and 15 percent man. Chicago Record-Herald.
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Thomas A. Edison
Chicago Record-Herald
Roosevelt on Colombia Panama deal amid Tripoli critique
The Times-Democrat notes Roosevelt shifting focus to the Colombia Panama transaction to frame editorial debate while many Americans wish to condemn Italy’s seizure of Tripoli. The piece suggests concern over selective criticism and the administration’s handling of foreign affairs.
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Roosevelt
Colombia-Panama
Italy
Tripoli
New Orleans Times-Democrat
Taft Pledges Panama Canal Completion by July 1913
The Chicago Tribune notes Mr Taft’s claim the Panama Canal will be finished and ready for business in July 1913, a forecast likely to affect many magazine articles already printed in type.
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Taft
Panama Canal
Chicago Tribune
Anxious to Accommodate Him
A Charleston News and Courier note mentions whales stranded while attempting to enter Norfolk, described as a highly photographable scene. The item implies President Roosevelt’s interest in whale sightings and the public interest in such events.
Mixing Cocktails and Religion, Aided by Fairbanks Ad
Ex vice president Fairbanks urges blending faith and commerce in a provocative stance. The Philadelphia Inquirer highlights the debate over mixing religious ideals with business practices and the potential impact on public life.
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Fairbanks
Philadelphia Inquirer
Not Quite So Noisy Governor Dix Plan
A New York World note says Dix avoids hunting risks by wearing a red sweater, praising it as an improvement over Roosevelt's idea of taking a band along.
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Dix
Roosevelt
New York World
Wonder They Didn't Take It All
A Philadelphia Press opinion mocks Senator Stephenson as an easy mark noting the ease of influence and questions how he avoided larger costs or punishment in the political scene.
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Senator Stephenson
Philadelphia Press
Stephenson investigation yields spent funds progress
Milwaukee News notes the Stephenson inquiry has progressed by finding that some money was used, indicating financial activity related to the case.
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Stephenson
Milwaukee News
Uncle Joe Cannon Urges Conservation Extension to Dams
The Birmingham Age Herald highlights a note urging extended conservation measures for dam systems. The call stresses water management and infrastructure safety amid regional needs.
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Joe” Cannon
Birmingham Age-Herald
The Bell That Marks a Yard of Lace
A New York Sun scene shows a lace shop using a bell at the counter edge to signal each yard measured. The clerk explains customers believe the bell signals full length and that accurate measuring matters, dreading any short measure. The device aims to calm fretful patrons and amuse first timers.
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The
New York Sun
Swede servant relates tale of homesickness and jail
In St. Joseph Missouri a Swede domestic comforts a mistress torn by separation as her son returns to Yale. The servant echoes the ache saying her brother Hans has been jailed three times since the Fourth of July.
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St. Joseph
Yale
Hans
St. Joseph (Mo
Alderman Uhr pushes crosswalk plan for ward streets
At the last city council meeting Uhr introduced a resolution directing the street commissioner to build cross walks on Lamar Hays Burnett Dawson Monumental and other ward thoroughfares. The measure was referred to streets and bridges as Alder man Boynton urged prompt action and Uhr pressed for immediate consideration citing children wading in mud and risk of sickness from wet feet. Uhr urged that the council grant at least this one request.
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Uhr
Lamar
Hays
Burnett
Dawson
Monumental
Boynton
Crows Drunk on Whisky Shot by Farmer in New York
William Oles of Colebrook soaked corn in whisky to trap crows in his field. Eight large crows staggered about the patch then could not stand or fly. He captured them in cages, lectured them, and shot them in the field as a warning to other crows.
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Winsted Cor
New York World
William Oles
Colebrook
Mr. Oles
Congress Speech Echoes an Epitaph on Averages
A western representative in Congress recalls his record with pride and cites a graveyard epitaph about “averaged well for this vicinity.” The anecdote, from Lippincott's Magazine, frames self praise through a curved quip on measured success.
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Congress
Lippincott’s Magazine
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