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Newspaper
San Antonio Light
Location
San Antonio, Texas, United States of America
Date
Sep 27, 1916
Page
4
No More Wars and Pacifist Delusions
A critical editorial challenges Secretary Baker and pacifists arguing against war preparedness. It notes repeated failed prophecies that wars can be avoided, cites World War I horror, Hague treaties, and neutral rights, and asserts too little attention to warnings about future conflicts. It contends no one can claim there will be no more wars.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States
Wilson
Baker
Europe
Belgium
Luxemburg
Nct
Fifty New Golf Courses Proposed for New York Area
The Lieut and golf expert William C Freeman urge immediate expansion of New York’s golf facilities. Freeman cites overcrowded public links and club waiting lists, estimating 15,000 to 30,000 in need of access. He proposes 25 to 50 new eighteen hole courses in the metropolitan district with affordable terms to attract players and boost tourism.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
van Cortlandt Park
William C. Freeman
Freeman
United States
San Antonio
Hope and readiness urged for uncertain national future
The article extols cautious optimism for a nation facing an unpredictable future. It argues wisdom lies in hoping for the best while preparing for the worst, urging sustained effort and resilience. The piece emphasizes preparedness, steady resolve, and prudent planning.
Japanese view of American presidency distracts and misreads
A Japanese newspaper offers a simple outsiders’ take on the U S presidential contest, calling Roosevelte a progressist and claiming Wilson’s diplomacy provokes German-leaning Americans. The piece notes some factual slips but portrays American politics as easily understood by a Japanese schoolboy. It cites Taft facing Wilson in the last election.
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Japan
Roosevelte
America
Wilson
Taft
Presidential campaign described as national baseball fight
The text compares American presidential politics to baseball, noting Republican split and a figure called Fuse aligning with Hughes. It explains why the election is viewed as a major contest, likening public interest to the World Series and urging readers to follow the two main rival factions amid a heated season.
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Roosevelte
Fuse
Hughes
America
Suffragette Logic At Chicago Mass Meeting On Bread Prices
A Chicago gathering of housewives proposed a consumer boycott to combat rising food costs after bread price rose from five to six cents. The piece mocks feminine reasoning and argues men bear responsibility for price hikes while praising suffragette resolve.
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Chicago
Utah Supreme Court rules against business use of private phone contract
A Utah Supreme Court decision holds that a contract between a telephone company and a subscriber restricting use to the subscriber's own business is breached when the line is used as a public pay station. The piece notes this aligns with common sense and equity.
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Telephone
Utah Supreme Court
Leslie’s
Bandit Villa Again Triggers Mexican Pursuit Around Chihuahua
The Memphis News- Scimitar notes Villa eludes pursuit while talks near settlement between republics falter. It accuses wealthy concessionaires backing intervention of funding Villa’s activities and calls for action against them as well as Villa.
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Villa
Cihhuahua
Mexico
Memphis News- Scimitar
Entitled to Recognition by Newspapers
A Hamilton Herald editorial urges the next Legislature to abolish posting notices on bulletin boards and require publication in newspapers. It argues public notices reach more people through papers, prevents exploitation by speculators and bondholders, and honors newspapers as legitimate information mediums.
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Hamilton Herald
Hughes Questions Danbury Hatters Echoed At Toledo Rally
In Toledo Ohio on September 27 Chas E Hughes spoke at a theater and at a large mobile plant addressing the Adamson law and pledging to protect American lives. He denied surrender to force and pressed against Huerta policy while facing Wilson cheers and occasional heckling from workers demanding the Danbury hatters question.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Toledo
Ohio
Chas E. Hughes
Wilson
Hughes
Danbury
Danbury Hatters
Mr. Hughes
Hughes Issues Challenge in Ohio Campaign Swing
Charles Evans Hughes toured Ohio on his second campaign in the Middle West. He planned a third trip in early October after brief stops in Akron and Canton and a late-night Pittsburg departure for New Jersey. He attacked the Wilson administration over the Adamson law and Mexico policy, praised Myron Herrick, and answered crowd questions, urging a steadfast international stance.
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Cleveland
Ohio
Charles Evans Hughes
Middle West
Hughes
Pittsburg
Akron
Canton
New Jersey
John Lind
Wilson
Mexico
Huerta
Myron T. Herrick
France
Herrick
Toledo
The Theaters Dramatic Star at Majestic with Lillian Kingsbury
Lillian Kingsbury headlines at the Majestic in The Coward a social war drama to open this afternoon at 2 30 and run through Sunday with a strong supporting bill including Odiva The Water Queen and The Jolly Trio The Lightner Sisters Thea and Winnie and Newton Alexander, plus Miss Bunting in Merely Mary Ann and The Trail of the Lonesome Pine tonight and through the weekend.
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Majestic
Lillian Kingsbury
Miss Kingsbury
the Coward
Ethel Clifton
Brenda Fowler
David Belasco
Muller
Rogers
Lamb
Variety
Miss Bunting
Mary Ann
Emma Bunting
Israel Zangwill
Little Star
Grand Opera House
Little Emma
Princess Bill Closes Tonight at Local Theatre
Tonight marks the end of the first half week program with vaudeville and pictures. Tomorrow brings a full change featuring five vaudeville acts and Fox feature Fighting Blood with William Farnum leading, assisted by Dorothy Bernard and an all star cast. Farnum, once New York Romeo at age 21, now earns immense salaries, reportedly over 100000 a year. Eastman Moore harpist singers Vanderhoors illusionists Knox La Belle and headliners The Six Sorority Girls perform College Days daily from 1 pm to 11 pm with matinees at popular prices.
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Bill
Fox
William Farnum
Dorothy Bernard
Farnum
Romeo
New York
Eastman and
Moore
Jean McElroy
the Vanderhoors
Knox and
la Belle
Banks to Aid Censors in London Mail Blocks
New plan aims to speed commerce by creating a London based committee of American bank agents to work with British officials and a New York bankers panel to reduce delays from censorship of American business and banking mail. The London group will include banks with large foreign exchange operations, though selections had not been made yet.
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England
New York
London
A. Barton Hepburn
Richard Crawford
Washington
Hepburn
American mining firms protest Mexican taxes crippling ore output
Sixteen U S mining companies with Mexican properties valued at over 350 million dollars have sent a joint protest to Franklin K Lane, head of the Mexican American commission, in New London. Prepared by William Loeb Jr, the statement accuses Carranza decrees of confiscatory taxation and says the mining industry in Mexico is crippled by high ore taxes.
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New York
Franklin K. Lane
Animals Slumber In Different Ways At Barnum & Bailey San Antonio
John Patterson of the Barnum and Bailey circus explains how diverse sleeping habits appear across species. Monkeys seek high perches due to ancestral fear of lions, while lions and mates show distinct rest poses. Gorillas, chimpanzees, bears, wolves, seals, and elephants exhibit varied postures and alertness, with elephants relying on a reliable keeper’s voice. The circus menagerie now boasts 108 dens, plus 41 elephants, 40 camels, and giraffes, touted as the world’s largest traveling zoo.
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John Patterson
Barnum
Barnum & Bailey Circus
Free clinic aids sick babies with milk and ice
The Free Clinic at 1219 South Laredo Street provides daily milk and ice to ill infants. Three gallons of milk are donated each day by Mrs. James Routledge and fifty pounds of ice daily by Southern Ice Company, which has supported the clinic for seven years. Clinic runs at 8:30 each morning except weekends, with district families attending. Physicians donate services. Miss Gertrude Smith assists. Mrs. Lupe Gerodette is in charge. the Free Clinic Association led by Mrs. Perry J. Lewis handles finances.
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South Laredo Street
James Routledge
Southern Ice Company
Gertrude Smith
Lupe Gerodette
Free Clinic Association
Perry J. Lewis
Pecans Open Season With Early Promising Crop
G A Duerler Manufacturing Company general manager Charles Gaebner says pecan season has opened with large shipments. He notes it is the earliest ever known and that the crop promises to be unusually good. The pecan industry grows profitable for Texans and current supply does not meet demand.
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Mexico
John Lind
Huerta
Charles Gaebner
G. A. Duerler Manufacturing Company
United States
Graebner
New Sultan Hussein Kamil outlines Egypt’s future under British protection
In Ras El Tin Egypt 65 year old Hussein Kamil the new sultan says he seeks gradual self rule under Britain. He praises America and Roosevelt while calling for compulsory education and agricultural training, stressing the role of women in government and a unified government under British oversight.
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Associated Press
Alexandria
Egypt
England
Hussein Kamil
Ras-El-Tin
Great Britain
United States
America
Paris
Roosevelt
Germany
Ptian
Khedive
Hussein-Kamil
Hickory Clock Tale In Quirky Magazine Snippet
A garbled magazine fragment features a playful line about a mouse, a clock, and a distressed girl reacting to a rambunctious scene. Names and places are unclear, but the tone resembles late 19th century humor columns.
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