San Antonio Light subscription and office notices
The San Antonio Light lists subscription rates for daily and Sunday editions and provides address and contact details for changing delivery. It notes offices in New York Chicago Boston Detroit and ongoing distribution through hotels and newsstands.
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Crockett
San Antonio
United States
New York
Paul Block, Inc
Fifth Ave
Chicago
Malters
Boston
Boston Safe Deposit & Trust
Detroit
Kresge
Circulation figures for The San Antonio Light September 1916
The San Antonio Light reports a daily average circulation of 22 624 copies and a Sunday edition average of 27 842 for September 1916. Net paid daily circulation 21 281 and 24 886 for Sunday. Audit Bureau certified and claims 50 percent higher guaranteed paid direct home circulation in San Antonio.
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The
San Antonio Light
Audit Bureau of Circulations
United States
Canada
America
Europe
San Antonio
Montessori reform dream and Minnesota prison model
A New Republic writer jokes that Montessori style education could shape political faith, imagining even handed partisan outcomes by birth order. The piece argues schools should teach independent thinking and economic principles, contrasting with Minnesota prison reform that combines labor, education, and lighted facilities to rehabilitate offenders and generate profit.
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New Republic
America
United States
Cleveland
McKinley
Minnesota Prison Breaks Old Mold in Treatment of Inmates
A recent report on Minnesota's penitentiary management shows radical changes from the traditional model. It argues the state may lead a national shift toward progressive inmate programs without sliding into sentimentality, while still keeping confinement disciplined and purposeful.
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Minnesota
Prohibition Tour Critique of Hanly Special Train Costs
The piece critiques the Hanly prohibition tour across the Pacific coast calling the trip wasteful. It contrasts the Oscar II voyage with the tour, argues professional prohibitionists profit from fundraising, and urges education over zeal. It suggests the public would benefit from cost comparisons and wiser use of funds.
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California
Mr. Hanly
Pacific Coast
United States
Oscar II
Europe
Mr. Hanley
North American
Berlin writer's math on Allied advance proves impractical
A Berlin writer proposes a timing method for WWI fronts using daily gains. He claims the Allies would reach Germany in 2000 days at recent rates, then notes acceleration would quicken the approach. Commentators dismiss the calculation as nonsensical and unreliable for forecasting war duration.
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Berlin
Germany
Prohibition Candidate Hanly Tours Pacific Coast
The Prohibition presidential candidate J Frank Hanly travels the Pacific coast with a party of sixty Prohibitionists. The trip began as political outreach but may have become a sightseeing tour through California’s historic sites and famed vineyards. The tour's exact aims and outcomes remain unclear.
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J. Frank Hanly
Pacific Coast
California
Urgent U.S. Action Against Prussian Warfare in American Waters
The New York Herald urges immediate government action to protect American ports from Prussian blockade. It declares it the highest duty to end the Prussian warfare in U.S. waters without delay and calls for all necessary measures.
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United States
New York Herald
Does Not Sound Meek Sermon Urges Sensational Preaching
A Methodist bishop in West Virginia urged newly ordained young ministers to preach sensational sermons and create weekly sensational effects in their towns, saying those who cannot do so should leave the ministry. The remark clashes with the image of a meek and lowly preacher.
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Methodist Church
West Virginia
Austin American
Sham peace with Mexico under Wilson claims
The New York Tribune labels Wilson's policy as a sham peace. It argues that actions like the Vera Cruz seizure, occupation of northern Mexico, and deaths at Parral and Carrizal show open violations of Mexican sovereignty disguised as peace.
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Mexico
Vera Cruz
Parral
Carrizal
Wilson
New York Tribune
Odorless Onion Looms As Public Appetite Grows
The Beau mont Journal reports on an upcoming odorless onion said to let people eat onions in public without odor, promising a respectable meal with breath free of scent. The piece frames it as a notable culinary development and a boon to Epicurus themed dining.
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Powder Company
Beaumont Journal
World Wheat Supply Predictions and Market Strain
The Hartford Courant notes B W Snow, a grain authority, estimates North America will export only 176 million bushels by September, far below earlier figures. He warns, if the Dardanelles stay closed, a global dietary restriction may follow unless Russian supply finds a market.
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B. W. Snow
North America
United States
Dardanelles
India
South America
Hartford Courant
Wilson Charges Hughes With Reviving Sectionalism
President Wilson accuses Charles F Hughes of reviving sectional hatred in his campaign. The piece argues this would justify Hughes’s defeat, urging unity and warning against “bloody shirt” politics. It notes Southern Republicans who stay loyal to principle will back Wilson if Hughes promotes old prejudices.
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Wilson
Charles F. Hughes
Hughes
South
Charles E. Hughes
Dallas Times-Herald
Thrift and preparedness urged by banker leader
Frank A. Vanderlip told the American Bankers Association in Kansas City that universal training and thrift are essential. He urged efficiency to keep people employed and to spark new factories and railroads, tying thrift to patriotic independence and Texas progress.
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Frank A. Vanderlip
American Bankers’ Association
Kansas City
France
Texas
Fort Worth
Bats and Sparrows Stir Debate on Birds and Policy
A reader contrasts bat efforts to curb mosquitoes with sparrow aggression near a church steeple. The letter recalls sparrows driving away orioles and mockingbirds, warning native birds decline as the English sparrow rises. It links bird health to national policy and asks if protectionism serves the general good.
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San Antonio
Questioning Hughes on foreign policy and Lusitania stance
Hal W. Greer questions Candidate Hughes about how he would protect American rights on the high seas and how his policy would differ from President Wilson. The letter contrasts Roosevelt's warlike stance with Hughes and asks voters to choose between reactionary Republican use of government and progressive peace aligned with Wilson.
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Hughes
Wilson
Lusitania
High Seas
Mexico
Great Britain
Roosevelt
Hal W. Greer
Secrets and Scandal Stir Sharburne Society
In the seaside village of Sharburne the ladies’ club clucks at Mrs. Dennis the striking new tenant, until Lord Bartleby appears with a concealed marriage. The vicar’s wife confronts the pair and faces the social shock as Lady Bartleby coolly accepts the arrangement. A final note highlights new steel crates for safe, sanitary poultry shipping.
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Argent Neil
Sharburne
Mrs. Dennis
Dennis
Lord Bartleby
Battleby Towers
Laura
Lady Battleby
Sharburne G Society
Mockingbird Pleases All Ranks Inspires and Protects
Little Journeys Natural History by R A Sell notes the southern mockingbird mimics a rich symphony appreciated by both rich and poor. The bird’s tame behavior near an old colored couple’s cabin attracts hunters yet its nest remains protected by public sentiment. An Auntie drives off a gunman with a teapot, while locals share meals with the birds, turning the site into a revenue source for the couple.
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Auntie
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