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Newspaper
San Antonio Light
Location
San Antonio, Texas, United States of America
Date
Oct 25, 1912
Page
4
A lengthy commentary frames General Felix Diaz as a failed rebel who tried to overthrow President Madero. Diaz is now prisoner of war in Vera Cruz and likely to face a court martial with his life potentially forfeit. the piece defends Madero and questions Diaz’s judgment.
Report cites five senators named as possible players in upcoming senate session linked to the Lorimer investigation. Penrose Du Pont Warren Chilton Watson face bribery and corruption allegations amid renewed Senate scrutiny as political pressures mount.
The piece notes pending charges against Warren for using his chair against military affairs to aid friends, while West Virginia senators face accusations of election improprieties. It highlights a push to replace senatorial courtesy with accountable standards as unseating icons like Lorimer already bears fruit and Penrose faces a potential challenge.
The article argues the Indian census shows fewer than 4 million Christians in a population over 315 million. It notes Eurasians and Europeans are Christian by heritage, while two thirds adhere to Aryan religions, with Mohammedan, Buddhist, and Animist faiths ahead among the rest. It asserts evangelization in India remains largely unrealized.
The article discusses European efforts to expel the Turk from Europe since 1358 when Suleiman captured Gallipoli and established Osmanli power. It notes that today driving the Turk from Europe is mostly a figure of speech and that Osmanli civilization may shift westward, with the Turk’s history marked by migrations and conquests across lands.
The article traces the Ottoman rise and long decline across Europe from 1358 to the late 19th century. It outlines key defeats and losses in the Balkans, Hungary, and Greece, noting sieges of Vienna, territorial shifts, and the impact of European intervention and reform treaties.
Sydney Adamson describes Odessa as a young, rapidly grown city on the Black Sea plateau, founded after Russian conquest, with waves of refugees and diverse settlers. He notes foreign influences from French, English, German, American groups and Jewish merchants shaping grain export trade through the harbor.
A Harper’s Weekly note reports global glacier retreat with few exceptions. It notes rapid melting of the Arapahoe glacier in the Rockies and retreat of the Mt. Sarmiento glacier in South America, now landward of shore by timber growth, and four miles of Jacobshaven retreat in Greenland since 1860. East glacier in Spitzbergen sits more than a mile from its former terminal moraine while Scandinavia sees higher snow lines and a 3000 foot withdrawal. Eastern Alps and a few districts show growth.
The excerpt questions where Roosevelt will appear and what the harvest will be for Perkins, framing the intrigue around expected outcomes and locations as reported by the St. Louis Globe-Democrat.
Mme de Marqueyac asks Gaston Frelines to stage a three act amateur play. Raymonde falls ill. Mariette substitutes brilliantly as Lisette. The second show dazzles the audience until a body is found floating in the pond, revealed to be Mariette.
The article explains that bronze swords and daggers used clay molds heated to dull red before pouring metal, a method still seen in Japan. Edges were hardened by hammering rather than tempering, disputing claims of bronze tempering in the era. It notes Gowland refuting such tempering theories and mentions rubber tree transplant success in Brazil.
The November Scribner offers a rich mix of pieces from Germany and America including Collier’s forthcoming Germany and the Germans From an American Point of View. It surveys The Indiscreet on the German emperor, Stevenson materials, Lodge memoirs, and French short fiction mastery with translations and introductions by Dr. Esenwein.
The New York Tribune notes that a tenement directory in hall letter boxes aids residents but invites peddlers and beggars to learn names and gain access. European practice uses a shield kept by the letter carrier to conceal names and protect box contents when mail is delivered.
The St. Louis Republic notes President Taft spent a day in the Vermont hills after November, indicating preparation for an extended retreat among the tall timber.
An English company offers prizes to its motormen for best car operation, claiming a 26 percent gain in current efficiency and prompting a saying linked to the program.
Rita Stanwood jokes about chocolates and health while her mother defends indulgence. The young actress discusses diet, dancing as key exercise, and the value of steady work to reach prima donna roles and stage success. She credits discipline, practice, and a supportive team for improving singing and performance.
W Ruppensberg argues that Bulgarians Montenegrins Greeks and Servians who leave America to fight Turks prove disloyalty to their new country. He contends naturalized citizens owe allegiance and warns against sacrificing American lives for old-country causes while noting tax contributions fund distant wars.
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