San Antonio Light circulation figures for 1913 audits
The San Antonio Light reports August 1913 total circulation 606 248 with evening daily average 19 211 and Sunday 21 352. Net paid daily averages: evening 13 854 and Sunday 19 798. The Association of American Advertisers certified nine months ending 30 June 1912 and N W Ayer & Son certified nine months ending 28 February 1913. The audits are regarded as authoritative and final by advertisers worldwide.
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San Antonio Light
Association of American Advertisers
San Antonio
N. W. Ayer & Son
Philadelphia
America
Europe
Root of the trouble in auto safety urged officials
The article argues that enforcing speed limits and careful driving only goes so far. It calls for harsher penalties for unlicensed drivers and stricter license issuance, citing Massachusetts as a model where licenses are stricter. It notes unlicensed operation endangers the public and praises enforcement to prevent children from driving.
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San Antonio
Massachusetts
State Highway Commission
Hway
Opportune Deaths and Open Golf Upset Highlight Era
The article asserts the Huerta government misled on Madero and Suarez deaths, notes Lieut. Col. Cardenas escaped accountability before a killed in action fate, and argues his demise altered perception of the inquiry. It then applauds American golf emergence as Ouimet defeats British legends Vardon and Ray at Brookline, signaling US golfing prominence.
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Mexico
Francisco I. Madero
Pino Suarez
Madero
Suarez
el Pais
Francisco Cardenas
Michoacan
Cardenas
Rurales
National Palace
Huerta
License Bias in Vehicle Commission Roles
The text argues that the vehicle license commission grants permits to unfit individuals, enabling them to operate high horsepower cars on public roads. It asserts licenses should ensure only capable drivers rearms prevent danger to pedestrians and riders.
Americans Triumph in Brookline Golf Championship
Francis Ouimet, a 20 year old from near Boston, won the Brookline Mass open golf championship beating top British stars Harry Vardon and Edward Ray. After 72 holes Ouimet, Vardon, and Ray tied at 304 and a playoff decided the title with Ouimet carding 72 to Vardon 77 and Ray 78.
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America
Great Britain
Brookline
Mass
Francis Qouimet
Boston
Qouimet
Harry Vardon
Edward Ray
Vardon
Ouimet
Ray
Sabath Speech Sets Record for Speedy Delivery in Congress
Leslie's notes a Chicago representative's rapid speech on the working men's compensation bill. Floyd of Arkansas yielded one minute for Sabath to speak, and the printed record reportedly exceeds 100000 words in that minute. The full remarks later filled forty one pages of the Congressional Record appendix.
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A. J. Sabath
Chicago
House of Representatives
House
Floyd
Arkansas
Sabath
Congressional
Six-shooter Deputies Face Cutbacks in Law Enforcement
The Temple Telegram notes that many deputies posing as game wardens will have their commissions renewed less, with sheriffs tightening the special deputy system and reducing six-shooter appointments. It argues such self-styled jurists often seek trouble and danger rather than peacekeeping, reflecting a troubling temperament in some officers.
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Temple Telegram
Favorable Canal Report Prompts Inland Waterway Hope
The board of engineers recommends Congress appropriations to finish the intercoastal canal from Galveston to the Sabine river. Completion would yield a continuous inland waterway from the Mississippi to the Rio Grande for light draft vessels, with 47.5 miles left to finish.
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Board of Government Engineers
Congress
Galveston
Sabine River
Mississippi River
Rio Grande
Gulf Coast
Houston Post
Slayden Denies Gubernatorial Bid After Hague Visit
Rep James L Slayden returns from Europe and peace conference at The Hague and declares no run for Texas governor, will seek re election to Congress citing campaign costs. He critiques Texas election laws as complex and exclusionary to capable men without wealth.
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Slayden
James L. Slayden
Europe
Hague
Texas
Congress
Houston Post
Greater Army Needed Says Secretary Garrison
Secretary Garrison argues for a stronger military force while advocating peace policy. He favors either expanding the standing army, building a reserve, or unifying the state militia into a National Guard ready to augment the regular forces on short notice.
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Garrison
Bryan
United States
Philadelphia Bulletin
The Helping Hand Misadventure At Aunt Fanny House
Gladys recounts a carnival of social misfires around a corpulent widower type she mentored. She hid him during a picnic game and later used a governess cart to move him, sparking hurt feelings as she bristles at being judged for “lending a helping hand.”
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Fanny
Gladys
Cartwright
Observant Citizen Seeks Aid From Pecuniary Hardship
An impoverished colored family visits a benevolent man on Avenue D as two children seek help. The Observant Citizen reflects on poverty and charity, noting the old man promises to return with food and herbs to ease misery.
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Avenue D
Asphalt failure on Kansas City streets prompts call for durable paving
The Kansas City Star notes asphalt paving is failing on business and residential streets with waves and holes. It argues for expert guidance and adoption of durable alternatives like creosote blocks, citing city markets and Admiral boulevard as examples and urging replacement as asphalt wears out.
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The
Kansas City
Admiral Boulevard
Western Australia Tops in Gold and Pearls Trade
Western Australia produces more gold than any American state and ships more pearls to Europe than any nation except Ceylon, while boasting a vast timber belt. Oklahoma reports a 100000 bushel pearls crop this year.
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Western Australia
Europe
Ceylon
Oklahoma
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