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Newspaper
San Antonio Light
Location
San Antonio, Texas, United States of America
Date
Oct 23, 1912
Page
6
Reading from the January 20 1881 San Antonio papers notes the post office at San Antonio being designated as second class, impacting mail handling and local communications. The item reflects period postal classifications and civic reporting.
The Tue Lieur moves to an eight-column, eight-page format to speed delivery, improve reader access, and align with major papers like the New York World and Chicago Tribune. The change will reduce print time by up to an hour on big advertising days and reach over ten thousand San Antonio homes daily.
General Felix Diaz, a leading Mexican insurgent, issues a proclamation from Vera Cruz denouncing President Madero as unfit to lead Mexico. The document brands Madero “cruel” and criticizes his governance as soft, arguing rebellion and treason are evident in his administration.
Observers in Europe forecast heavy Balkan combat near Adrianople as Bulgarian Turkish forces mass for a major clash. Reports note Serbian and Bulgarian advances without significant resistance and compare current maneuvers to Russia’s 1876 77 campaign, with outcomes still uncertain until a decisive battle unfolds.
The article argues President Madero has shown restraint by pardoning rebels in Chihuahua and contrasts Diaz’s accusations of weakness and brutality with Madero's demonstrated courage. It contends Diaz’s proclamation is insincere and damages its impact.
The piece argues Senator Clapp's committee reveals massive political campaign spending by the last decade and shows that many benefactors are extremely wealthy. It compares modern philanthropists with historic figures like George Washington and Patrick Henry, urging readers to study the contributor list.
The piece argues campaign finance costs reveal investor influence on elections. It notes the public pays the president $50,000 yearly while millions fund campaigns, criticizing big financiers like Morgan Harriman Ryan Perkins Munsey and Standard Oil for donations. It warns such sums shape policy and public trust, urging readers to scrutinize motives behind perceived patriotism.
The San Antonio Express publishes a poem by Tom W. Jackson titled The Old Pay Envelope. It critiques Wilson era tariffs and defends Republican views, signaling a clear political stance in the final days of the presidential campaign.
In Heilbronn Germany a secondary school pupil aged eighteen failed his leaving examination and wounded himself with a pocketknife. On the rector entering the room the youth drew a revolver and threatened to shoot, but was overpowered before harm occurred.
A dated lecture derides slang as empty talk while a Norwegian professor is accused of promoting it. The piece argues style matters in language and warns slang harms vocabulary and social appeal.
On a Swiss pass path a shrine in a quiet hamlet bears witness as a procession of convicts is forced toward Lucerne. Sister Teresa, holy and serene, locks eyes with a jailed lover among the band, memory and longing flashing beneath the May sun before the chorus of Gloria resumes.
Jerusalem plans advanced modernization with European funded concessions. An English firm builds a large power station to supply the city, tramways are under French construction, a German firm lays house to house water mains, fire stations and motorized engines rise under American management.
A London Chronicle notice explains African drums used by villagers to send rapid messages. A missionary describes hollowed gourds stretched with kid skin, beaten to produce a sound audible up to eight miles, with each village housing a skilled drummer.
Medill McCormick accuses Roosevelt managers of inciting the shooting attack through character assassination. The piece catalogs Roosevelt’s harsh attacks on Taft and Wilson, labeling the third party effort as a violent, demagogic campaign and urging accuracy in the record.
The November Wide World Magazine features The Surf-Board Riders of Hawaii hailed as the king of summer sports describing surf riding learned from Hawaiians and embraced by whites. Also In Pursuit of Silver-Tips follows cowpunchers chasing silvertip bears in Wyoming.
A reader asks the editor about poll tax rules and eligibility to vote in the November 5 election. The writer arrived in San Antonio on October 2, 1911 and notes a thirteen month stay by November 2, 1912. They seek guidance on whether they may vote and how to proceed.
County Tax Collector John A Bitter cites an attorney general opinion from October 1910 on whether newcomers to Texas qualify for poll tax exemption. The ruling says no exemption certificate is required if arrival is after January first. after a year in the state and six months in the county, voting is possible without a tax receipt. Judges may still bar voters lacking documents, though some have permitted voting with the ruling. Poll tax receipts issued now apply only to 1913 elections.
Chicago Record-Herald reports no letter from the colonel has surfaced with a burn this postscript, leaving officials unsure about his intentions.
The New York American notes Judge Parker as a progressive thinker who favors careful, steady reform. It suggests his pace of change is deliberate and not likely to breach existing speed limits of policy.
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