San Antonio Light Circulation Figures Sworn 1911
Harvey L. Steele certifies San Antonio Light daily and Sunday circulation totals for 1911. Notary John J. Wahl verifies, with 16,262 average daily circulation and distribution details across carriers and subscriptions.
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SAN Antonio Light
SAN Antonio Gazette
Associated Press
Tight Publishing CO
Paris
J. Harvey L. Steele
The
Harvey L. Steele
John J. Wahl
San Antonio
Notary Public Bexar Co
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Isi
Errere
Bilking the "Fan" How New York Tickets Fell to Counterfeit Sellers
New Yorkers faced counterfeit World Series tickets selling for 3 to 5 dollars as about 100 bogus slips appeared at the Polo Grounds. The piece critiques city tolerance for ticket hawkers, blaming lax enforcement and suggesting residents routinely rely on scalpers for access to popular shows.
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New York
Polo Grounds
New York City
Sta
History repeats itself in China Manchu cipher test
A 19th or early 20th century report notes Chinese rebels test Manchu captives by counting to six using a pronunciation puzzle based on Shibboleth. It discusses Manchu versus Chinese identities, historical parallels, and ponders if missionaries inspired the idea.
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China
Gilead
Ephraim
Jordan
Time-honored inquiry on rake-off profits in speculation
A critical editorial laments a prolonged session failing to curb an evil draining the amusement loving public. It notes speculators gain immunity and reap extravagant profits while victims must accept losses, urging scrutiny of who benefits from the scheme.
Stephenson Election Bribery Probe Details Wisconsin Funds
The Senate investigation into Senator Stephenson and Wisconsin electors reveals over 107000 dollars paid directly to state workers with unclear accounting. Recipients recall no improper use, some funds covering travel and agent payments to promote his qualifications.
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Milwaukee
Stephenson
United States
Wisconsin
Wisconsin Laundered Funds Crown Stephenson Campaign
The testimony shows Edward Hines of Illinois funneled 55000 into a 110000 pool with Stephenson to secure his U S Senate bid. Hines paid for a Milwaukee Madison special train to sway a legislator vote and Robert J Shields helped obtain the senator’s check. Shields was paid 7500, half his own valuation, as Stephenson’s candidacy boosted business activity.
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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 Plan Debated
The piece discusses Colonel Roosevelt’s announced national campaign program framed as a stark choice between silence and action. It notes public skepticism about his willingness to engage with rivals and mocks the “Return from Elba” analogy while hinting observers may reconsider if the procession reaches his street.
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Roosevelt
Elba
Old Guard
California sees rise in insanity under new drunkenness law
The Seattle Post-Intelligencer reports California's new law allows commitment of habitual drunkards and drug users deemed insane. August records show 263 hospital commitments, 88 of them habitual inebriates, prompting debate on the law's effectiveness and potential copy by other states.
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Seattle Post-Intelligencer
California
Letters to the Light Signed Submissions Policy
The paper states letters intended for publication must be signed by the writer and anonymous communications will be ignored. Publication does not imply endorsement of the policy outlined by the author.
Wisconsin Voters Support LaFollette Honest Reform Leader
A Wisconsin writer defends Robert M. LaFollette against critics, praising his honesty and reforms. The letter notes broad GOP backing, opposition from tax dodging interests, and past battles with standpatters and boss influence.
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Senate
A. Cook
Wisconsin Republicans
LaFollette
Milwaukee Free Press
the Sentinel
Wisconsin
M. A. Pagh
Song birds return to Metropoli tan grove and garden songs
The essay recalls spring song birds returning to the city, noting the manager bird Gatti who controls the flock and box office, the semi native Garden bird with sorrel crest, and the allure of Manhattan grove. It contrasts native and foreign birds and celebrates renewal as ground breaks for village development, promising jobs once finished.
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Gatti
Manhattan Grove
Bird
New Jersey Farmers Brace for Harsh Winter
New Jersey farmers prepare for a hard season as red squirrels and chipmunks stockpile winter provisions. They are unusually active gathering and storing food, even cracking green chestnut burrs to hide unripe chestnuts for later use.
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New Jersey
New York Times
Statesmanship Erodes as Big Money Buys Office Says Times
The St. Louis Times argues that current American statesmanship is corrupted as a donor pays $100,000 for an office. It states money vitiates the ballot and that a buyer proclaims himself out of step with ordinary citizens.
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St. Louis
Up-to-Date Verse by Berton Braley
The verses contrast lush romantic tunes with a desire for vigorous marching music. The speaker, tired of gentle love songs, longs for bold, energetic tunes with rhythm and force, suggesting a white man’s marching band as the desired sound across the seas. The piece ends urging music with bone and marrow.
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Lotus
Land
Cracksman Clarence Crashes Door in Moonlit Heist
In darkness Clarence uses a steel knob to crack a safe and enters a room. A robe de nuit wearer appears, the scene brightens with electric light, and the would be thief is confronted by a shocked resident who drags the intruder to bed.
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Clarence
Cracksman Clarence
Philadelphia Times
Americans in London Fashion A Punch Like Uniform Arrives
London Chronicle notes that American men in London wear wide peg top trousers that reach over the shoes and tight at the ankle, paired with loose jackets and straw hats. A camera slung from the shoulder completes a distinctive seasonal look marked by side whiskers and a camera culture.
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Charing Cross
Keene
London Chronicle
Disease and Its Cure by Eddie Wolff
An article explains yellow fever as a non germ caused disease by a virus or poison. It outlines geographic distribution from the Gulf of Mexico to the West Indies and Africa, transmission by a specific mosquito, and the high mortality rates. It notes isolation and prevention measures including spraying in Cuba.
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Eddie Wolff
Ocean
West Indies
Gulf of Mexico
Africa
South America
Gulf States
Atlantic
Man
Cuba
Used Wells as Granaries in Kent and Sussex
Harper's Weekly notes curious well like excavations in Kent and Sussex England. Three feet in diameter and sixty feet deep with ladders or ropes for access. Theories vary from refuges to worship sites, chalk and flint extraction, with the latest suggestion that holes served as granaries.
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Harper's Weekly
Kent
Sussex
England
Fire? A stove ordeal ends in smoky chaos at shack
Observant Citizen taunts Doc about fire then watches a mock heater installation go awry. Doc and aides assemble forty feet of pipe and a stove, but the moment of triumph is ruined as black smoke pours from pipe joints and leaks everywhere.
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Doc
Doe
Dudley
A Manly Man on Divorce
The piece quotes Justice John Ford of New York who says a husband should not hinder his wife’s divorce and should support her, even amid alleged fault. He argues a man should give his wife his salary if needed and notes civilizational trends favoring the wife in unhappy marriages.
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Shreveport Times
John Ford
New York
Justice Ford
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