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Newspaper
San Antonio Light
Location
San Antonio, Texas, United States of America
Date
Sep 04, 1916
Page
4
A compact AP wire summary reports key events and developments from across markets and regions. It highlights brief updates, notable statements, and quick numbers, delivering a snapshot of ongoing news to editors for local framing.
The public dispute between Samuel Gompers and Senator Sherman continues as Gompers delivers a lengthy speech denouncing Sherman. Secretary Wilson sits silent on the platform as the two men prepare for a formal rebuttal, with cameras awaiting the spectacle and potential royalties riding on the sideshow.
The piece argues golf will no longer be seen as a rich man’s pastime as municipal courses multiply. It traces a civic evolution from parks to band concerts to golf, noting early opposition shifted to support as recreational benefits become clear. It links the urban park movement to broader nature-based play for all ages.
Municipal reports note twenty six cities already host public golf courses and many more plan to join, predicting well over fifty by soon. The growth is linked to improved adult fitness and a drop in juvenile court cases as youths gain access to the links.
A Marine Corps study finds finger print experts deem those with stubby fingers lacking “artistic temperament” more faithful to the flag. The piece argues Americans’ modest artistic development contrasts with strong patriotic loyalty, suggesting loyalty outweighed artistic gift in national character.
An editorial defends the claim that President Wilson is industrious after a piece misattributed a book to him. It notes the text was prepared before his candidacy and that the publisher presented it as new from the president. The editor concludes that even in error Wilson remains diligently occupied.
A reader misinterprets a compliment as an injustice toward The Lieut, causing a charged dispute as the column notes the perceived grievance and clarifies intentions.
A Senate critique targets Senator Thomas for railing against railroads over a strike and perishable food embargo. The piece argues railroads could not deliver perishable freight without spoiling and that paying damages or honoring contracts would be cheaper than failed deliveries. It mockingly suggests Thomas would favor management by the feeble minded to benefit his view.
England shows keen interest in Texas peanut production as Austin reports vast acreage. Dealers in London hear of the crop’s scale and expect Texas harvest to meet London demand and much of the world’s needs this year.
Denison proposes a waterway linking to New Orleans using a fleet of light barges. New Orleans offers strong support to establish the enterprise. With active effort and cooperation, Denison seems poised for success and Texas prosperity.
The union of Canadian municipalities voted down a daylight-saving resolution with most city representatives opposed to the plan. The article notes that nationwide adoption would avoid inconsistencies seen when single cities try daylight saving.
The Galveston Tribune notes a move toward a Latin American customs union as the start of a broader goal. Argentina and Paraguay ratify a treaty for product interchange, seen as a potential first step toward a unified economic bloc among agrarian republics.
In a travel chat Sir Arthur Markham recalls shooting a would be burglar in a remote Russian area. A passing Cossack patrol carried the wounded man away and hanged him on a tree, after which the matter was considered settled with no further fuss or red tape.
Ever Ett Colby at the Republican national headquarters tasked Hal Reid with writing and producing a film that presents campaign issues and candidates in a realistic light. The movie aims for distribution by September 15 with Charles F Hughes Theodore Roosevelt Charles W Fairbanks and Willcox Beaumont to act on screen.
The Deutschland sails from America back to Germany by submerging near the three mile limit. The line marks territorial waters and its origin is debated. One view ties it to the old range of 19th century naval guns and a revision would shrink international waters significantly.
San Antonio hosts Labor Day with a 10 AM parade through Houston Street led by four bands, officials, and multiple unions. Commissioner Uhr of the Carpenters and Joiners' Union marches, followed by a series of floats and tallies at Brackenridge and Koehler parks for speeches, contests, and afternoon events including prizes for best dressed participants and a baseball game.
Morning mail delivery only as stamp registry and parcel post windows close for Labor Day. Postmaster Armistead says workers were minimized under the Federal holiday act while San Antonio sees double normal mail volume due to militia and summer visitors, requiring all distributing clerks to work Monday to prevent a backlog Tuesday.
On Labor Day in Fort Worth Texas 2400 Texas miners remained in dispute with operators over a wage scale with no new agreement and work halted in coal fields. Carpenters and joiners officials and brotherhood leaders attended a morning parade and talks by T N McGregor as talks planned to resume. Bridgeport miners reportedly left mines awaiting guidance from Fort Worth leaders.
Laying of the cornerstone of the new labor temple and a union parade were the main events of Labor Day in Atlanta with railway brotherhood delegates and women suffragists taking part. A park picnic followed.
More than a thousand union men marched in the annual labor day parade in Austin. The procession was headed by Governor Ferguson, a member of the local carpenters union, with Congressmen R L Henry of Waco among the orators.
In Knoxville Tennessee Labor Day featured a parade of 3500 to 4000 workers from city trades unions and a fifty mile automobile race with eight cars in competition.
The medical department orders hospital train 10 to McAllen to clear Brownsville district patients to base hospital Fort Sam Houston and then to Hot Springs general hospital. Paratyphoid outbreak among New York troops at Mission prompts move. Thirty six cases reported. death rare and illness lasts about a month.
San Antonio will be a stop on a Southern Pacific ticket agents educational tour departing Houston on September 8. The group, including Ed McClannanhan and R. H. Brooks, will tour San Antonio, El Paso, Globe, Arizona, and Phoenix via the Apache Trail, to show points of interest along the railroad lines.
The Southern Pacific San Antonio and Aransas Pass and the San Antonio Uvalde and Gulf railroads ended last week's embargo and resumed handling of livestock and perishable goods. Freight departments returned to normal, shipments resumed on regular train schedules and San Antonio Union Stock Yards were notified of standard movement. Telegraph lines were available to shippers to straighten freight movements disrupted by the strike order.
In Memphis on Labor Day forty labor unions joined a city parade opening the celebration. A union picnic followed in the afternoon with community turnout.
Three thousand men from every union branch marched in the Oklahoma City Labor Day parade. After the procession a celebration took place at a local amusement park highlighting the holiday in the city.
A labor organizations picnic with many athletic events topped Dallas Labor Day activities while most businesses remained open though some houses closed briefly.
In Austin Texas on September 4 the state capitol buildings are closed for Labor Day. All state departments halt operations while banks and many businesses also suspend activities for the holiday.
Local showers slow cotton gathering in Luling as picker shortages bite. Boll weevils and army worms threaten a top crop. August receipts exceed 6,000 bales, up from 2,600 last year, with cotton at 16 cents and seed at 38 dollars per ton. Farmers pay up to one dollar per hundred for picking.
All the union labor organizations of New Orleans celebrated Labor Day with a picnic in Southern Park today.
Congressman Henry attended Labor Day events in Waco on September 4. A morning parade featured all local labor unions, followed by speeches and athletic contests shaping a general celebration.
A humorous line from Browning's Magazine features a whimsical misquote about a mouse, a clock, and a wrist watch spoken by a pretty girl in a mock peril scenario.
The Bexar County Teachers Institute opened Monday at Morell High School south of San Antonio on the South Flores streetcar line. The five day event is led by County School Superintendent P F Stewart with W F Doughty expected to address the teachers Tuesday.
A soldier was arrested by Policeman Neale at 9 80 oclock Sunday night at Matamoras and Pecos streets intersection. He faced federal charges for peddling drugs and was found with morphine tablets. He will be transferred to federal authorities.
Kehoe Loan Co advertises confidential transactions on diamonds watches jewelry and other articles of value. The piece includes multiple business listings and notices about local thefts and a jail escape plot involving a Mexican prisoner and a brass lock.
A list of guests and visitors stays at the Gunter and St Anthony hotels includes Lyors of Boston, Lieutenant J P Castleman, J B Ferguson, L Zimmerman, E R McMahon, G E Lineberry, S R Anderson, Orville Thorp, J S Denike, T T Eubank, Henry Mount, W Moore family, Ann Jileker, Roy Moore, Walter Nash, Thomas Foster, Mrs R Dalzell, George M Kurs, L Rothschild, and Clemens from various U S cities and Mexico. The notes show a steady flow of travelers registering at the two hotels.
Official returns show Ireland exports about 840 million eggs annually, marking a big rise from prewar levels. Efforts are underway to further foster the egg industry. Two Illinois inventors have patented a bracket enabling adjustment of shades and curtains without nails or screws.
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