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Newspaper
San Antonio Light
Location
San Antonio, Texas, United States of America
Date
Sep 11, 1912
Page
4
The San Antonio Light lists subscription options with daily and Sunday delivery by carrier or mail. Rates shown include monthly and yearly choices, with the standard single copy price noted.
The San Antonio Night's August total circulation was 572,878 copies. The evening edition averaged 18,471 daily and 20,615 on Sundays. After deductions for spoiled, unsold, returned, filed, samples, advertisers and exchanges, the net daily average for the evening edition was 16,776 and for the Sunday edition 19,012 copies.
The article argues that requiring publication of circulation, ownership, stockholder names, and private affairs of newspaper and similar corporations is unlawful. It notes state and national banks resisting such demands for lack of legal basis and cites the Fourth Amendment protections against unreasonable searches. It warns against government overreach into corporate privacy and business operations.
A commentary argues against applying public scrutiny to newspaper corporations only, noting it exceeds constitutional powers and would create nonuniform regulation. It contends Congress lacks authority to extend inquisitorial power to all business corporations, rendering the act nugatory.
The Maine results show a Republican plurality of about 3600 against Democrats, a national implication favoring Wilson. Despite a united Republican front in Maine, a divided national ticket may fail to offset Democratic strength, suggesting Maine will vote for Wilson in November.
An editorial condemns false distress calls as crimes of vanity warning that Münchausen-like cries for help endanger real rescues. It cites the Titanic disaster and the Californian captain controversy, noting only a few true heroic saves exist and pirates of fear or fraud mislead crews near Newfoundland Banks.
A whistle and flares signal distress as the Bramley changes course to help unidentified Americans. For over an hour the vessel searches the area, finds two fishing boats, and faces scorn from the captains who call the aid an elaborate joke. The narrator suggests sending a rescue and punishment to curb such arrogance.
The Cleveland News argues the progressive nominee’s late pick and weak personal appeal harmed Roosevelt forces in Vermont. Harland B. Howe led Democrats with the highest governor vote, Metzger trailed, and Vermont shows a democratic lead and a first Roosevelt rebuke rather than a strong progressive showing.
The Philadelphia Ledger reports a 45 foot replica of Independence Hall to crown a pageant in Fairmount Park the week of October 7. The 1812 centennial theme will feature period units including the Washington Guards and Washington Grays marching in authentic 1813 uniforms.
The Philadelphia Press editorializes that the col onel cost far more to secure than it did to push Lorimer over, suggesting the price of influence exceeded the campaign’s perceived value.
A brilliant firm clerk Else Werner wrestles with a faltering business as two notes of fifty thousand dollars threaten ruin. She launches a risky plan using her own fifty thousand dollar fortune to save the firm and gains both credit and personal resolve. Martin Harder reveals happiness as he proposes, while she silently bears her sacrifice and allies.
The bey of Tunis visits Paris and views battle paintings. He misidentifies Napoleon I in several depictions until recognizing Austerlitz, praised by M. de Nolhac for the bey’s sharp historical sight.
The Mexican Herald reports El Impartial harshly criticizes the aggressive tone of U S papers. It cites insults against Mexico linked to internal strife and Zapatista violence, urging restraint and forbearance to restore international respect and avoid further provocation.
The census bureau estimates 20,473,684 males aged 18 to 44 in the United States, capable of forming a war army. Wyoming leads at 37.4 percent of its population, while California stands at 28 percent. New York has 2,156,361. Pennsylvania 1,788,619. Illinois 1,380,556 with a ten year rise of 239,084. Delaware records 44,634.
A reader signs to correct a Chamber of Commerce report on humane affairs. The letter explains that state officers did not withdraw from the San Antonio Humane Society and outlines the 1910 split that formed the Bexar County Humane Society, tracing its origins and continuity.
A Philadelphia Inquirer piece notes parrots in India trained to repeat names of gods, sought after by businessmen for spiritual gains. It mentions temple dancing girls wed to idol images, a practice believed meritorious by parents, and recounts English escape after Juggernaut temple desecration.
London hospital scientists report writer's cramp is not muscle fatigue but brain fatigue. The brain's control center for precise actions like writing or telegraph tapping tires quickly in some people, causing apparent paralysis. Once nerve cells are depleted it is hard to restore their energy.
A tiny black boy hired to sweep a San Pedro sidewalk near Main finds his work interrupted by a contractor with wagons and an asphalt burner. Axes flash, asphalt showers fall, and the boy endures an all morning struggle before finishing the job and lamenting others may take the next sidewalks.
Chicago Journal outlines how tariff policy inflated steel trust fortunes. It details asset values versus capitalization for Carnegie, National Steel, American Tin Plate, and Bridge companies, noting assets far below trust capitalization and calling the stock deluge a public robbery enabled by tariffs.
George Hildebrand, Southern League umpire, reveals a new tactic to avoid crowd trouble by wearing only a cap as part of his uniform. If hostilities begin, he plans to snatch a spectator’s hat, switch it, and rejoin the stands yelling Kill the umpire in the crowd.
The poem contrasts a gentle old granny in slippers and tea with a modern active grandmother in fashionable dress. It notes she rails at old norms, shops, and feeds a brisk social life, while children feel less cared for by the busier granny.
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