San Antonio Light Daily Publication Notice Listing
The San Antonio Light published January 20 1881 announces daily circulation totals and service details. Harvey L Steele circulation manager certifies the newspaper’s claimed average daily circulation as 16262 with public notices of subscription rates and delivery. The document records notary John J Wahl’s sworn verification in Bejar County Texas.
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San Antonio
Antonio
Associated — Press
Harvey L. Steele
The
San Antonio Light
John J. Wahl
Notary Public
Bexar Co
Tex
Deeree
Anne
Seeseree
New York Ticket Speculators Roar Over Counterfeit World Series
City spectators lament the pregame fake ticket surge at Polo Grounds with estimates of up to 100 bogus slips. Vendors flood streets, selling passes at premiums while police and authorities offer little recourse, exposing a long running weakness in New York ticket controls.
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New York
Polo Grounds
New York City
History repeats itself in China Manchu test of six
The piece argues rebels in China kill Manchus, describes a language based six count test to distinguish Manchus from Chinese. It cites the biblical Shibboleth story to compare the pronunciation trap and questions whether missionaries taught such methods. It notes Manchus differ in sound and fears manipulation by rebels and Christians.
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China
Gilead
Ephraim
Jordan
No Names No Punishment in Itinerant Fraud Scheme
The piece decries a protracted session that failed to curb a rising fraud that drains the amusement loving public of money each season. It warns the speculator, shielded by immunity, can push high priced schemes while victims protest. It ends with a pointed, time-honored inquiry about who profits from the aggression.
Stephenson's Election Bribery Probed by Senate Panel
A Milwaukee senatorial committee finds that over 107000 dollars was paid by Senator Stephenson to Wisconsin workers during his bid for the U S Senate. Receipts and expenditures are not clearly accounted for, and recipients recall no improper use. Funds reportedly covered travel and payments to agents promoting Stephenson's qualifications.
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Senatorial Committee
Milwaukee
Stephenson
United States
Wisconsin
Wisconsin case links Hines to Stephenson election pool
The testimony shows Edward Hines of Illinois contributed 550,000 of a 5110,000 pool to secure Senator Stephenson and financed a special Milwaukee to Madison train for a legislator to vote. W H Cook and Robert J Shields are named in the scheme with Shields receiving 7500 for services. The episode mirrors lumber interests shaping politics as a brisk business.
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Wisconsin
Edward Hines
Illinois
Lorimer
Stephenson
United States Senate
Hines
Milwaukee
Madison
W. H. Cook
Robert J. Shields
Shields
Washington
Can He Hold Out Roosevelt’s Campaign Program
The Contributing Editor muses on Colonel Roosevelt's announced campaign plan described as dark gray silence. The piece recalls the taunts after the “Return from Elba” and notes Roosevelt’s lack of humor about the joke. It questions whether he will join the uproar or remain aloof as the procession comes to his street.
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Roosevelt
Elba
Old Guard
California law labels habitual drinkers as insane
The Seattle Post-Intelligencer reports California’s new law commits chronic alcohol and narcotic users to asylums as the insane. August records show 263 commitments to hospitals for the insane, with 88 habitual inebriates under the statute. Observers note potential for incarceration provisions and urge other states to watch California’s results.
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Seattle Post-Intelligencer
California
Wisconsin Voters Back La Follette Says Letter Writer
A former Wisconsinite asserts that Robert M. La Follette is an honest reformer. He cites opposition from tax-dodging interests and notes La Follette’s endorsements by Wisconsin Republicans in past campaigns. The writer contends La Follette never betrayed public interests and recalls earlier gubernatorial and senatorial runs.
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Senate
A. Cook
Wisconsin Republicans
la Follette
Milwaukee Free Press
the Sentinel
Wisconsin
LaFollette
M. A. Pagh
Song Birds Return to Metropole Grove for Spring Show
Spring heralds the song birds returning to the Manhattan grove on Big Lane. The Garden and Gatti manager bird coordinate feathers, box office, and harmony as residents praise the seasonal concert. Groundbreaking in the village spurs debate about jobs and walking over ploughed earth.
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Manhattan Grove
Bird
Squirrels Gather Food Early Amid Unusual Fall Activity
New Jersey farmers brace for a harsh winter as red squirrels and chipmunks hoard food, opening green chestnut burrs and storing unripe chestnuts, a behavior locals say is unprecedented this fall.
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New Jersey
New York Times
Statesmanship and money purchase of offices
The St Louis Times argues that modern statesmanship equates to buying offices as a hundred thousand dollar expenditure corrupts the ballot and reveals a man out of touch with ordinary Americans and their ideals.
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America
St. Louis
Up to Date Verse CLOYED
A poem by Berton Braley contrasts soft soulful melodies with a craving for vigorous marching music. The speaker tires of lotus land and loves a strong bone and marrow tune stirring pulse and action along the Southern Seas. The piece laments languid love songs and yearns for bold, energetic band music.
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Fairy Minstrels
The Robber Clarence Confronts a Night Visitor
A master thief, Clarence, enters a dark room seeking a safe but is startled by an unexpected visitor. The silhouette of a robe de nuit appears as lights flood in and the intruder is surprised by the occupant, who orders him to surrender.
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Clarence
Cracksman Clarence
Philadelphia Times
Americans in London Uniform Style Report
The London Chronicle notes American men in London adopt a distinctive dress with wide trousers resting atop shoes and tight ankles, paired with side whiskers and a camera strap. The ensemble includes shoes pegtop trousers a loose jacket and a turned up brim straw hat creating a recognizable seasonally worn uniform.
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Charing Cross
Rene
lLondon Chronicle
Disease and Its Cure by Eddie Wolff
Yellow fever is a regionally limited acute disease with high fever and jaundice. It is not caused by a germ but by an unknown poison, spread mainly by a single Aedes mosquito. immunity follows one attack, mortality ranges from 10 to 85 percent, and isolation is advised. Public health measures in Cuba reduced outbreaks when maintained.
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Eddie Wolff
Ocean
West Indies
Gulf of Mexico
Africa
South America
Gulf States
Atlantic
Man
Cuba
Used Wells as Granaries from Harper's Weekly
In Kent and Sussex England curious three foot diameter wells, sixty feet deep, with ladders, are seen. Explanations vary from refuges to worship sites. The latest theory suggests holes served as granaries, found in clustered groups indicating tribal habit.
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Harper's Weekly
Kent
Sussex
England
Fire? Doc Builds Stove But Smoke Rhythms Out of Pipe
An observing crowd watches Doc and his assistant assemble and fire up a home stove. A mishap sends stove pipe to the floor but they reassemble, ignite kindling, and enormous smoke erupts from pipe joints and leaks rather than the chimney.
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Doc
Dec
Dudley
Dee
Doe
Waterloo
A Manly Man on Divorce
The column cites Justice John Ford of New York saying a husband should not hinder his wife's divorce suit and should provide financially. He argues a wife gave herself in youth and beauty, and that if unhappiness comes, she often bears the worst of it. He speaks as a man regarding support and equity.
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Shreveport Times
John Ford
New York
Justice Ford
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