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Newspaper
San Antonio Light
Location
San Antonio, Texas, United States of America
Date
Sep 18, 1911
Page
6
DANGER IN DELAY IN MEXICAN ELECTION POSTPONEMENT
The article argues deputies oppose delaying the Mexican presidential vote warning it would worsen chaos and empower Reyes. It accuses Registas of a covert plot to force a coup or military dictatorship and urges General Reyes to align with the people’s choice if Bernardo Reyes is favored.
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Mexican Congress
Republic
Friends of
Mexico
Rio Grande
Congress
Reyes
Registas
General Reyes
Bernardo Reyes
Madero
Why a Boy Hates School And The Call To Work
The piece explores why boys resist schooling and prefer sport and play, contrasting myths and poets with a belief that work is a universal duty. It cites Wordsworth on childhood as a heavenly state and notes the Prince of Wales motto Ich Dien meaning I serve, urging humble service.
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Valhalla
Mohammedan
Archibald
Bill
Wordsworth
Prince of Wales
Peace and Prosperity Through Peaceful Succession in Mexico
The author argues the best Mexican president would restore peace and elevate the social groups that supported insurgents to a productive role. He warns Latin American politicians that holding office is not a guaranteed right and praises peaceful, democratic transition as the path to national welfare.
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Republic
Madero
Mexico
United States
Rio Grande
European unrest tempers Wall Street holdings
Reports from New York say Wall Street financiers are gradually reducing holdings and preparing for potential storms. Abroad chatter notes French financiers declining German loans and European bankers expressing cautious macroeconomic outlook.
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New York
Wall Street
World unrest rises as Europe hovers near crisis
The article notes growing unease across Europe with food riots in Vienna, high prices in France, unemployment in Britain, and Morocco tensions between France and Germany. It recalls the 1870 Franco Prussian War and explains underlying political aims of Prussia and Bismarck, warning war remains unlikely but markets grow anxious.
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Europe
France
Vienna
England
Morocco
Germany
Spain
Bismarck
Prussia
Magenta
Solferino
Austria
Boston’s report on the aeroplane bug discovery
Boston announces a five inch six legged bullet headed insect that directs its flight to resemble a monoplane. The creature differs in many points from the taller six foot two legged wooden headed auto bug.
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Boston
Manana Sprinklers Stir San Marcos Visitor
A northern visitor to San Marcos complains that the street sprinklers are suffering from manana half the time. He hints that San Antonio controls all the manana in Texas, reflecting local humor about delays.
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San Marcos
San Antonio
Texas
Mayoress Ada Wilson says politics not a woman's game
Hunnewell Kansas Mayoress Ella Wilson concedes politics is not a woman's domain but Carrie Chapman Catt remains unconvinced by that stance.
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Ella Wilson
Hunnewell
Kansas
Carrie Chapman Catt
Lions and octopi and a Houston watch story
A whimsical comparison notes Daniel escaping lions versus modern trust octopi. A Houston man who lost his watch while watching Brooks' comet would resent implications of business revival. The text hints cotton-picking machines on sale in North Texas may suit picking suckers, suggesting a market angle.
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Houston
Brooks
Texas
Wall Street Leaders in Decline as Old Guard Retires
The New York Press notes Wall Street chiefs grown old or ill. Names such as Harriman Rogers Gates Keene Rockefeller Morgan Ryan Widener Elkins Carnegie William Rockefeller Baker Stillman Schiff and Frick are described as past or fading powers with limited recovery prospects and reduced activity.
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Wall Street
Harriman
H. H. Rogers
Gates
James R. Keene
John D. Rockefeller
J. P. Morgan
Thomas F. Ryan
Philadelphia
Widener, Elkins
New York Street Railways
Andrew Carnegie
William Rockefeller
George F. Baker
Morgan
James Stillman
Jacob H. Schiff
Henry C. Frick
Frick
Frank Hall
Stillman
Schiff
Disease and Its Cure Meningitis Overview and Warnings
The article explains meningitis types and symptoms, stressing early medical attention for children. It covers cerebral meningitis linked to other diseases, signs like neck stiffness and convulsions, and high mortality. Epidemic meningitis spread factors are uncertain, with water and food possible roles. Boiling drinking water is advised. illness risk is higher among the poor.
Green's Offers of Marriage From the Chicago Record Herald
Col Edward H R Green receives 6242 marriage letters from hopeful suitors though most insist money is not the draw English and foreign correspondents praise his fame and vow devotion a few men and women propose varied gestures while Green says when he finds the right girl he will marry her if she will have him
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Edward H. R. Green
Colonel Green
Texas
Hippopotamuses Duck Rain and Swim to Escape Drops
A keeper at the Central Park menagerie notes hippos avoid rain by retreating underwater, surfacing only to eat grass. They flee showers like cats, possibly due to tickling on their skin or simply an idiosyncrasy they cannot explain.
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Central Park
New York Sun
Got a Kick Coming Nipping at The Courier
Brief note from the Elgin Courier humorous column suggests readers will press for missed items. The quip warns that neglecting a reader’s news could prompt sharp, chilly reactions from those eager to see a story published.
Observant Motorman Demonstrates Unique Driving Style
An observer notes that even when performing the same tasks no two streetcar motormen act identically. A humorous example shows one man invoking a quirky stop onset and a shout of Gidep. A later night scene erupts with a gunshot incident ending in the discovery of a cat slain by an officer.
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Gidep
Poems Worth Preserving from Nancy Priest's Life and Death
Two Massachusetts towns claim poet Nancy Priest born in 1834 in Royalston who lived mostly in Wichendon and died in 1870. Her best known poem about crossing the river to the spirit land appeared in 1857, printed in the Springfield Republican, and reflects the survival of the fittest doctrine.
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Massachusetts
Nancy Amelia Woodbury Priest
Royalston
Wichendon
Springfield
Miss Priest
A. C. Wakefield
The Poet Philosophe on Praise and Labor
A fragmentary verse piece recalls working for farmers Kil and Deans, detailing chores, crops, and daily toil. The speaker laments lack of praise from bosses and notes how a kind word could brighten weary labor and lift spirits despite harsh conditions.
Astor Seeks New Bride Amid Divorced Controversy
The Boston Post notes Jacob Astor's search for a legally eligible partner to marry as his second wife. It criticizes his disregard for a court order against remarriage and condemns the consent of the woman to benefit from law contempt, arguing public opinion should curb such behavior among society's prominent figures.
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Boston Post
Jacob Astor
Astor
Our national wealth from the Chicago Post
The article speculates that 20,000,000 girls marry middle aged men with fortunes from 10 to 250 million dollars. Averaging 50 million per marriage, the combined value of brides would reshape national wealth and revenue, implying a need to find ways to monetize this wealth.
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Chicago Post
United States
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