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Newspaper
San Antonio Light
Location
San Antonio, Texas, United States of America
Date
Sep 18, 1913
Page
4
San Antonio tourist season missives urge immediate actions
A column laments San Antonio’s stalled plans for tourist entertainment and street upgrades. It criticizes past promises on golf links and attractions, urging faster action to meet visitor expectations and prevent tourism from moving elsewhere. It notes the city has delayed road improvements despite bond funding.
Justice Thaw Case Deepens After Escape
The Thaw episode shows how circumstantial law can be in flux after his Matteawan escape. Each day beyond the escape adds legal complexity as authorities consider recapture and institutional return, revealing uncertainty in the American system.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
Thaw
Matteawan
New York
Canada
Colebrook
N. H
New Hampshire
Huerta Blames U S For Mexican Turmoil In Semiannual Message
Provisional President Huerta argues in his semiannual address that the United States bears responsibility for Mexico's disturbed conditions by not recognizing him, while many Americans in Mexico favor his quick restoration of order. He claims U S endorsement of Wilson policy is lacking in depth and that Americans would prefer stronger action against Huerta.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bers
United States
Mexico
Huerta
Taft
Wilson
Mexican Congress
John Lind
Gamboa
Washington
A School for Suffragettes Opens in New York
A New York announcement describes a new school for equal suffrage workers teaching parliamentary usage voice culture and public speaking plus suffrage and political history. Sponsors include prominent suffragists, with a satirical note imagining Emmeline Pankhurst leading sessions and detailing courses from primary to advanced on disruption, hunger strikes, and protest methods.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Emmeline Pankhurst
England
Pankhurst
Sylvia
Saliva
Billingsgate
N. B
Prince of Yodlers Promises Alpine Spectacle
A New York Tribune note mocks a vaudeville act titled the prince of yodlers featuring singing without words. It likens the performance to steam calliope heat and praises Mr. Bryan for turning wordless songs into a grand display of sound and humor.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Prince of Yodlers
Bryan
Mr. Bryan
Doctor Bryan
New York Tribune
Course on Country Store Management to Open at State College
The Houston Post notes with irony that Kansas will introduce a course in the management of a country store at a state institution, likely the Kansas State Agricultural and Mechanical College at Manhattan, a move the paper labels educational sadism at public expense.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kansas
State Agricultural and Mechanical College
Manhattan
Houston Post
Tale of the Twins in Kensington Gardens Reunion
In Kensington Gardens the twins Punch and Judy wander while Jessie talks with an attendant. They drift away, get hungry and fearful, meet a sleeping man, and are helped home by a kind stranger who turns out to be Jack. Jessie and Jack reunite after the children lead them to each other.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Punch
Judy
Kensington Gardens
Jessie
Jack
Papa
Rag-Time at Panama-Pacific Fair Sparks Music War
In Memphis News-Scimitar commentary the quarrel over rag time at the Panama-Pacific fair is debated. The piece argues music should please the general public rather than only trained ears, warning high culture risks alienating audiences while the Pike offers varied, lively sounds.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Memphis News-Scimitar
The Niniche Hat Adorns Velvet Couture
Daily Fashion Hint describes the Niniche hat in maroon velvet with upturned back, a wide rib bon bow, salmon velvet roses, and green leaves. The brim curves to suit a girlish face, lined with platoon satin and adaptable in color to pink or cream.
Letter to the Editor on meter charges and public rights
A reader argues meter users pay 20 percent too much and opposes Alder man Lambert's proposed clause. The writer urges collective refusal to pay the meter charge and questions a corporation’s right to charge for its equipment. A METER USER.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alderman Lambert
Morning Papers Dying
An essay from the Memphis News-Scimitar argues that morning papers lag behind rapid events and second-hand news, predicting the future rise of the afternoon newspaper as a real time connector and sentinel. It contrasts morning tardiness with the afternoon paper that reports events as they occur.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Memphis News-Scimitar
Sentinel
Watch Tower
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