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Newspaper
San Antonio Light
Location
San Antonio, Texas, United States of America
Date
Sep 23, 1913
Page
4
Governor Colquitt returns to Austin and issues a statement defending his veto of penal and eleemosynary funding while noting education spending under his term surpassed the prior two administrations. He cites totals from Lanham Campbell and his own four-year term, but offers no clear reason for cutting asylum and other institutions.
A Chicago era report notes San Antonio voters twice backed the city administration with large margins, then approved a 3.45 million dollar bond issue. It argues officials have acted with integrity despite citizen groups seeking intermediaries for street widening deals and questions about council independence. It also touches on Mexican politics and the disappearance of Deputy Serapio Rendon, with commentary on trust and caution in leadership.
The appropriation bill proposing new buildings for Austin and San Antonio asylums and the Abilene Epileptic Colony faced veto after Governor Colquitt stashed large items. Jails still house lunatics as talks of room for every insane person fade. The governor’s change in stance on educational penal and eleemosynary needs marred state interests and his own political position.
Rodolfo Reyes former interior minister of Mexico was summoned by Provisional President Huerta to the national palace on September 19. He fled to the American embassy during the night awaiting clear word on the invitation and details of Huerta’s plan regarding Eduardo Tamariz’s appointment.
The loss of the German dirigible L-1 with thirteen lives sparks doubt about Count Zeppelin's giant airships. The New York World questions whether further costly experiments will prove their viability amid storms and mechanical frailty.
The Memphis News-Scimitar laments prison abuses in Mississippi and Texas. It cites a 35 inmate death by fire on a Mississippi farm and a Texas dark cell punishment causing suffocation, arguing similar criminal carelessness and condemning systemic cruelty.
Senator Morris Sheppard delivered his first extensive U S Senate speech last Thursday. He spoke for an hour and a half to attentive senators as Democratic leaders congratulated him. He condemned protectionist tariffs and argued against stealing as a moral stance, citing the tariff’s impact on farmers.
The Department of Agriculture bans interstate movement of Christmas trees greens logs tan bark posts shrubs vines and cuttings from infested areas. Secretary Houston lists Maine Vermont Massachusetts and Connecticut and lands to Atlantic as browntail moth infested while gypsy moth areas cover Maine New Hampshire Massachusetts and Rhode Island.
M Colly urged better life for future conscripts as M Etienne faced harsh nourishment notes. The debate questions why deputies pity little soldiers more than big ones and compares rations of cuirassier horses and infantry men, highlighting size and weight disparities.
In a Fort Worth Record item Hon Chester H Terrell suggests placing the Alamo under the Daughters of the Republic. The piece asks if this signals Mrs Hal Discroll Sevier will campaign for the young Speaker of the House.
A reader questions Mayor Brown about hired attorneys for street widening projects and potential taxpayer costs. The writer asks the mayor to confirm actions or remedy concerns, and offers a committee to press the issue immediately.
The Utica Observer notes lieutenant governor Martin H. Glynn will act as governor from impeachment service until the trial concludes. If impeachment succeeds he will fill the unexpired term, through January 1, 1915. Glynn, editor of the Albany Times Union, has previously been state controller and helped uncover scandals in Oneida County.
The author portrays Glynn as ambitious yet disciplined, a believer in strong organization and party loyalty. His newspaper avoids editorial grandstanding, keeping a calm stance amid factions. The piece anticipates Glynn becoming governor with few pledges, promising a steady administration should Sulzer be impeached.
The Detroit Free Press notes the American Bible Society issued 4.95 million Bibles in 1912, 358,409 more than 1911, in 83 languages. It aims for 100 million copies before its centennial, with strong gains in China, Japan, Turkey Balkans, Korea, and other regions.
The coat shown is a practical yet dressy outerwear piece for women. Three quarter length with a cutaway line flatters the figure, roomy at the hips, best paired with a tailored hat, skirt, and buttoned boots for morning or afternoon wear.
The Boston Herald notes Georgia conducts the first direct election for a U S senator under the new system sparked by the seventeenth amendment. It mentions Senator Bacon’s prior primary win left the vote noncompetitive and anticipates Maryland’s November special to fill Senator Jackson’s seat amid party strength questions.
In Travis Park a veiled woman and a dark gentleman cross paths drawing a surprised Observant Citizen into a tense chase. The woman drops a bundle and the man peeks under the veil calling her Margaret before the pair retreat, suggesting a private婚 tangle.
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