San Antonio Light circulation figures for August 1911
The San Antonio Light released August 1911 circulation totals showing daily averages and totals. Harvey L. Steele certifies the figures as verified and correct before Notary John J. Wahl on September 1, 1911.
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San Antonio
United States
I. Harvey L. Steele
The
San Antonio Light
Harvey L. Steele
John J. Wahl
Notary Public
Bexar Co. Tex
Why in This Day Is Poetry a Negligible Quantity
An essay by Arthur D. Ficke in the North American Review is reviewed as flawed. It challenges the idea that modern life dulls poetry by materialism, and defends poetry's value against claims of decay. The piece argues for recognizing worthy contemporary poets and cites historic figures left behind.
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Arthur D. Ficke
The
North American Review
Mr. Ficke
Ficke
Browning
Tennyson
Arnold
Lowell
Emerson
Peeaes
United States
Chaucer
A Critical Look at Modern Poetry and Rail Politics
The piece rails at a bustling market for reprint poetry showing mass readership and poor editions. It contrasts this with a critique of postal service corruption and railroads, arguing government ownership is unnecessary and political interests skew public welfare.
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The
Postal Service
Hitchcock
Federal rails control debate gains traction in congress
Interstate Commerce Commissioners Henshaw and Prouty push a law to require freight rate fixes with federal and state approval. They advocate broad access for commissioners to classification conferences as a step toward possible government ownership of railroads, discussed alongside German state railways and political risks.
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Interstate Commerce
George A. Henshaw
Charles A. Prouty
Interstate Commerce Commission
Henshaw
Germany
Emperor of China: the boy kept in while others play
A narrative argues that becoming Emperor of China is undesirable for a boy, noting a recent day when all Chinese students were dismissed but the emperor remained in school. It describes the isolation of the emperor as a cautionary tale about what not to be.
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America
China
Bailey resignation labeled with harsh tone
The Shreveport Times critiques Senator Bailey's public announcement as unkind and dismissive calling it a strangled, string tied and rubber-belted resignation rather than a principled departure.
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Shreveport Times
Bailey
General Reyes Resigns from Mexican Army
General Reyes resigns from the Mexican army and will not serve as special military ambassador in Europe. Solomon, who arrived in Texas to study dairying, is expected to gain wisdom during his stay.
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Reyes
Europe
Solomon
Texas
Dental association to meet at Bryan on tooth improvements
While debates on high priced meat continue in Fort Worth, a dental association will gather at Bryan to discuss improvements in teeth care and dental work.
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Fort Worth
Bryan
Thy Neighbor's Wife shines with sharp satirical light
A New York Lyceum production of Thy Neighbor's Wife features Pamela Gaythorne and Alice John as Goerty and Alice, women who plot to curb neglectful husbands. The play frames two couples, John and Gerry Robbins and Harry and Alice Miller, as it satirizes domestic life and gender roles with a gallant, critical tone.
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John
Gerry Robbins
Harry
Alice Miller
John Robbins
Gerty Robbins
Gerty
Alice
Pamela Gaythorne
Goerty
Alice John
Arthur Byron
Frederick Tiden
Observant Citizen On Powder Patch In Streetcar Mishap
A young man boards a crowded street car and sits facing passengers. Laughter erupts as white powder decorates his black coat. He discovers a powdery neck mark from a girl’s contact and finishes the ride on the front platform dusting off the blotches.
Quanah Parker and the Three Wives Puzzle
A reformer letter prompts reflection on solutions rather than criticism. The piece recalls Quanah Parker, famed Comanche chief, who aided education but kept three wives. Washington lectured him to quit two, but Parker argued selecting one was unclear. He died with two wives. one remained.
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Quanah Parker
Secretary of the Interior
Quanah
Department
Washington
Why It Was So Hot
A Paris to London letter notes extreme heat not just by degrees but by intense sunlight. A savant explains that ultra violet rays, invisible to the eye, drive sunstroke and bring swarms of flies while also hampering microbes and temper.
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Paris
London
Hasn't Hollered Yet In Tariff Argument
In the tariff argument Champ Clark seems to have the toe hold on the president according to the Louisville Courier Journal.
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William
Champ Clark
Louisville -Courier-Journal
Kathleen Mavourneen Poem Fragment Preservation
The reader is presented with a literary fragment titled Kathleen Mavourneen by Crouch, a poem beginning with Kathleen Mavourneen at dawn and a hunter’s horn. It expresses parting sadness, calls for awakening, and references Brin and distant mountains as the speaker laments separation.
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Kathleen Mavourneen
Fraud in Wolf Scalp Bounty Scandal
In Wisconsin a wolf scalp bounty operation prompted mass hunting and treasury strain. Officials sent scalps to Washington. experts confirmed they were not wolves but squirrel scalps. The scam is estimated to have cost the state about 3100,000.
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New York Mail
Wisconsin
Washington
Barbers Celebrate Law Against Carrying Weapons
The New York American notes barbers jubilant over a new anti weapon law. Police interpretations imply a man bringing a razor to a barber could be arrested and imprisoned. Self-shavers exist but cannot hone a razor, so some bring blades to barbers for maintenance, making the act a felony.
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New York American
Upton Sinclair Relative Quips on Prune Chewing
The New York remark quotes Upton Sinclair's father in law noting he chewed a prune for twenty minutes. The comment adds only light characterization and carries a humorous tone.
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Upton Sinclair
New York
Taft Speech Swing Aims To Fill Twenty Volume Set
The Springfield Republican notes a forthcoming swing around the circle to fill up the twentieth large volume of President Taft's speeches. The remark frames the expansive effort as a notable political event.
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Winona
Taft
Springfield
The Poet Philosopher by Geo Matthew Adams
A 1910 verse on modern women and suffrage quips that the speaker admires the new woman yet is glad she remains someone else’s wife. The poem frames female emancipation as active struggle against traditional constraints with martial imagery and provocative humor.
Population figures from national counts in 1910
National Geographic reports 1910 census results from several nations. United States shows a 21 percent rise in population over the preceding decade, United Kingdom data are published, Germany and Netherlands about 15 percent, Spain near 5 percent, and Ireland continues a long-term population decline.
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National Geographic Magazine
United Kingdom
Spain
Germany
Netherlands
United States
Treland
England and Wales
Scotland
Bushig
Dees
Hungary
Norway
Sweden
Switzerland
Bulgaria
Japan
MeXico
Asa Fetida Pleases Sheep In Odd Food Folly
A Pittsburg Dispatch note reports sheep thrill at eating the young asa fetida plant. Persians and other Oriental peoples reportedly relish it as well, with fresh juice said to emit a strong odor far exceeding that of ordinary asafetida.
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Pittsburg
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Harry Miller
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