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Newspaper
San Antonio Light
Location
San Antonio, Texas, United States of America
Date
Oct 27, 1916
Page
6
The San Antonio Light and Gazette provide an exclusive AP Day Report. Fielding local and national updates, the paper delivers concise AP coverage to readers in San Antonio.
The San Antonio Light reports total daily average circulation of 22 624 copies and Sunday edition 7 342 copies, with net paid averages of 1 231 daily and 24 886 on Sundays. Audit Bureau certification is described as authoritative for advertisers in the United States and Europe. The paper claims it can guarantee 50 percent more paid circulation direct to San Antonio homes than any rival.
Dr. Edward Fwing Pratt of the Commerce Department says Europe’s postwar rebuild will drive a large lumber market. He estimates a billion dollars in demand, with 1913 exports of 115 million dollars, while competitors like Canada fail to match America.
The piece notes Henry Ford announces equal pay for women and men performing the same or equivalent work, in a concession to women. It questions Ford’s reasons beyond fairness and suggests business considerations may influence the move.
The piece critiques pro German support in the Wilson Hughes race, arguing Wilson’s actions, not words, shaped U S policy toward Germany. It notes Hughes’s promised stronger policy and Roosevelt’s war stance, while warning pro Germans back Wilson as the lesser evil.
The pro-Germans' activities in behalf of the Republicans do not constitute an endorsement of Hughes's favored foreign policies. They represent an attempt to wreak revenge on a man whose acts have not been thoroughly in accord with Germany's aims.
The piece argues that demanding voting rights for Massachusetts women based on residency and constitutional clauses could backfire. It notes suffragettes plan to challenge registrar decisions in court with support from the International Women's Suffrage Association and cites women already voting in other states now living in Massachusetts as test cases.
The Houston Post notes California values good roads as a trestle three miles long on the San Francisco Sacramento route. Costing 400000 dollars, it trimmed the distance by 30 miles and made Sacramento reachable across the river year round.
The New York World describes General Funston’s San Antonio stump speech to National Guard members urging border deployment as an absolute necessity. He implies the Mexico issue centers on Huerta, who is dead, and suggests full explanation will come later.
The Utica Observer questions Hughes reaction to the Lusitania sinking in Louisville. It claims his admission to breaking relations with Germany would have driven the nation into war and accuses him of being a fervent Boy-Ed follower despite later attempts to soften his stance.
A Kentucky letter argues for expanding regular army colonels citing 188 second lieutenants and 173 colonels. It notes 10,000 men in Kentucky and a former colonel in the army of Tennessee who could join as colonels if the War Department pushes, expressing strong support for colonel ranks and pay.
The piece compares modern campaign methods with traditional torchlight parades, noting the shift from kerosene torches to gasoline and from marching to motorized politics. It questions whether ease and 20th century innovation will boost party loyalty and election success. It cites presidents who once marched under kerosene glare.
The transport Warren sailed from Tsingtao on August 7 carrying 2436 quarters of beef for the American army in the Philippines. It begins a 6,000,000 pound fresh beef and 150,000 pound mutton contract by the quartermaster corps Manila with William Kats at 0.12 dollars per pound. The 1916 contract signifies a shift from Australian meat sourcing.
The New York Post weighs how Roosevelt could influence policy under a Hughes administration. It questions whether Roosevelt would be a major power or secretary of state, noting Hughes’s blanket endorsement leaves readers in the dark about future policy.
President Wilson in Cincinnati declares this is the last world war the United States can keep out of and that neutrality is over. He argues for a united nations approach, warns against dumping, and pledges moral and military support to defend rights of humanity.
President Wilson travels from Cincinnati to Long Branch with several brief stops in West Virginia and Maryland to meet crowds at railroad stations. He plans to reach Shadow Lawn by 10 p.m. and will not depart the area again until after the November 7 election, with only two trips remaining to Buffalo on November 1 and New York City on November 2, plus speeches at Long Branch on November 3 and November 4.
In the play’s second act a meek young man calls “Uncle” to no reply and begins a monologue, but a gallery voice interrupts asking for a wager. The note quotes a Cleveland Leader line about coming in and bidding, highlighting a mistaken audience participation incident.
The Princess offers a strong second half program with the Van Delle Sisters acrobatic dances, Bohn and Bohn hand balancing, Dunbar and Turner humorous skit, and the Croatian Troupe stringed instrument numbers. Fox film Daredevil Kate with Virginia Pearson and strong child acting delights audiences.
A syncopated musical comedy by Harry B. Smith with music by Irving Berlin opens at the Grand Opera House tomorrow for matinee and night and Sunday night. The review praises its lively tempo, varied influences, tiptop cast, rich sets, and engaging songs and dances.
Majestic theater patrons witness cabaret night with Victor Morley as a featured act. Morley has thrilled audiences in The Three Twins and The Quaker Girl in past visits and headlines this week’s program alongside Willing Bentley and Willing in Those Scrappy Coons. The bill includes Lillian Herlein One Woman Fashion Show Eddie Carr Co office boy sketches Fred and Adele Astaire new numbers and the Three Stewart Sisters with a Fast and Furious routine.
Miss Bunting and her company present Salomy Jane Paul Armstrong version of Bret Harte tale at the Grand Opera House with matinees Sunday and Wednesday and extra Thursday. Watch Your Step takes the stage Sunday night and all next week features Salomy Jane with strong demand for seats.
Eleven crew members from the Baltimore four masted schooner George Grant spent four days in an open boat after the vessel sank in mid ocean. Rescued by the steamer Seward off the Bahamas they were exhausted with one sailor not fully recovered. Among the survivors was the cook’s wife the stewardess aboard. They are now bound for New York.
The First Baptist Church plans a Halloween party Tuesday evening hosted by Berea Fidelis and Progressive Immanuel Baptist Young Peoples unions. Five hundred black envelopes were sent to invite the congregation. Rooms will resemble a witch’s woods with orange and black decorations and the social committee led by Mrs. Herbert B. Lingscott plans unique festivities.
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