Subscription rates and delivery details for The Light
The notice lists daily and Sunday subscription prices for carrier and mail delivery, including monthly and yearly terms with adva and various city sales points. It provides old and new phone numbers for delivery changes, and notes The Light is sold at New York hotels, Union stations, and nationwide newsstands with offices for Paul Block, Inc. in New York Chicago and Boston.
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Adva' Suriday
New York City
Waldorf Hotel
Plaza Hotel
Belmont Hotel
Astor Hotel
Imperial Hotel
Pennsylvania Station
San Antonio
United States
New York
Paul Block, Inc
Fifth Ave
Chicago
Masters
Boston
Tremont
August Circulation Figures For The San Antonio Light
The San Antonio Light reports August 1913 circulation totals 606,248 with daily evening average 19,211 and Sunday 21,852. Net paid daily averages are 17,854 for the evening edition and 19,798 for the Sunday edition after excluding spoiled unsold returns samples and exchanges.
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SAN Antonio Light
San Antonio
I. Harvey L. Steele
Harvey L. Steele
Ivy M. Shults
Bexar County
Tex
Association of American Advertisers
Iviz
N. W. Ayer & Son
Philadelphia
America
Europe
One-House Legislatures Debate in Governor Conference
Governors at Colorado Springs broadly support Governor Hodges proposal for a one house legislature as a cure for unrepresentative, inefficient Texas lawmaking. Hodges calls for 16 members, district and at large elections, recall and initiative, full-time service, and adequate salaries to align with the general will and reduce special interest influence.
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Colorado Springs
Hodges
Texas
Baldwin
Kansas
Anayysis
Senate
House
The English Suffragettes and the Golf Green Outrage
The piece denounces suffragettes for attacking a golfer, including Mr. Asquith, on a putting green. It mocks their methods, warns such acts could endanger Anglo American relations, and criticizes wartime relief delays linked to Secretary Bryan. It also calls for accountability and efficiency in the State Department.
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Great Britain
England
Asquith
Miss Asquith
Governor Hodges Proposed System For State Legislature
The article argues large member houses with half elected at large and adopting initiative referendum and recall would offset any drawbacks of indirect state representation. It emphasizes that enactment of good laws hinges on able rather than purely direct representation and that a democratic form with sound, affordable governance is preferable. Governor Hodges favors a system that is democratic in results even if not in form.
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Hodges
Duties and accountability in government duties to Congress mention
The article discusses duties and accountability in U S governance from hiring janitors to impeaching a president and enforcing oaths for military service. It notes the president appointing a secretary of state and references President Wilson sending a secret message to Congress inviting Americans in Mexico to leave.
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United States
Wilson
Congress
Mexico
Andrew Carnegie and the Kaiser Peace Talk Draws Flak
A commentary notes Andrew Carnegie and the German emperor share peace ideals at The Hague. The Deutsche Tageszeitung attacks Carnegie for praising the Kaiser, accusing him of self importance and imperial self regard. The piece mocks the editor and suggests a cooling beer to ease his troubles.
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Andrew Carnegie
Hague
Deutsche Tageszeitung
Andrew
Carnegie
Germany
Kaiser
No Such Simplicity in Jefferson’s Lively Life
A Washington Star excerpt argues that Jefferson was not frugal but lived richly as an aristocrat. It notes his European travels and high living both as Secretary of State and as president, placing him at the peak of his era.
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Mr. Jefferson
Europe
Washington Star
The Miracle of Poland Amid War and Death
Polish groups trudging toward the frontier under conscription share stories and songs as Father Olaus recounts a miracle tale. A sergeant recalls a fearless female fighter who, captured by cossacks, prays and sheds sacred soil as blood, insisting Poland will not perish while brave people shed blood for her. The tale ends with her suicide after knife sale to her, while a hermit crab section follows, describing a crab using a large shell and a nereis worm to keep a shell clean.
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Germany
Poland
Olaus
Simon
Johan
Maria
Theresa
Father Claus
Stanislaus’ Brigade
Brody
What Causes Fear
Fear can stem from physical weakness or mental inadequacy and shows as timidity and hesitation. It depresses energy, slows digestion, and lowers blood pressure, while the mind can influence the body to restore confidence. If fear has a physical cause, correct it with medical advice. if mental, effort can overcome it before it takes over.
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New York
Adne
Castro Returns to Spotlight as Venezuelan Insurgent Leader
The article recalls Cipriano Castro's dramatic rise from shepherd in the Venezuelan hills to president through swift military action. It notes his ruthless methods to eliminate enemies, defiance of foreign governments, and his ongoing effort to leverage renewed insurrection with support amid a tense international scene.
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Kansas Chy Your
Cipriano Castro
Venezuela
Secret Service
Gomez
Hemisphere
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Bryan
State Department
the Light's Daily
Pion
Monte . Carlo
Castro
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