Transmission rates and address change guidance appear in ad copy
The notice outlines daily and Sunday delivery rates for carrier and mail options, with price figures for 1 month 1 year and advance payments. It also explains changing newspaper addresses and offers delivery irregularity contact, plus sales locations and New York Chicago Boston offices of Paul Block Inc for The Light and San Antonio Light.
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Gescreresees
Crockett
New York City
Waldorf Hotel
Plaza Hotel
Belmont Hotel
Astor Hotel
Imperial Hotel
Pennsylvania Station
San Antonio
United States
New York
Paul Block, Inc
Fifth Ave
Chicago
Mallers
Boston
Tremont
August Circulation for The San Antonio Light 1913
The San Antonio Light total August 1913 circulation was 606,246. The evening edition averaged 19,211 daily and 21,352 on Sundays. Net paid daily averages were 17,854 for the evening and 19,798 for Sundays. The Association of American Advertisers certified nine months ending June 30, 1912, and February 28, 1913, figures by N. W. Ayer & Son. audit deemed authoritative by advertisers.
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San Antonio Light
Association of American Advertisers
San Antonio
N. W. Ayer & Son
Philadelphia
America
Europe
No Constitutional Means Found To Open Mexico Talks
An Associated Press dispatch from Washington reports the administration has reluctantly concluded there are no constitutional means to open official communication with Mexico’s insurgent parties. The inquiry followed rumors that Land the president’s special commissioner to Mexico might seek a truce with the Constitutionalistas during October elections. The administration allegedly overlooked this issue for weeks despite warnings.
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Mexico
Mr. Land
Constitutionalistas
The Duty to Vote Against Incivism in Elections
A reflective piece argues that voting is a sacred civic duty worth diligent participation. It notes low turnout in Texas constitutional referenda and presidential races, cites historical sacrifices for suffrage, and labels nonvoting as incivism while urging citizens to register, caucus, and vote to uphold democratic government.
Punishment idea aims to aid wives under new law
The piece discusses a Pennsylvania law targeting husbands who fail to support their wives. Such offenders receive a three month sentence with possible six months if they avoid hard work. The state pays the wife 65 cents a day for the sentence duration, and longer work periods extend the term. The first six culprits were sentenced in Philadelphia.
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Pennsylvania
Keystone
Philadelphia
Compulsory Voting and Mail Ballots Proposed by Secretary Daniels
A proposal from Secretary Daniels suggests making voting compulsory with a safeguarded mail voting option for officials away from home, military personnel, students of voting age, traveling workers, and others whose duties keep them from polling places. He argues this would increase turnout by enabling those who want to vote but cannot to cast ballots. He also promotes civic education in public schools to instill respect for the franchise as a lifelong duty.
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Daniels
Navy
Army
Vncivist
Making Traffic Safe On Shared City Streets
Pedestrians must share responsibility for highway safety as vehicles dominate streets. The piece notes drivers, motormen, and cyclists face provoked reactions when others ignore rules. It stresses safety zones: sidewalks and crosswalks, while urging pedestrians to act prudently.
Pedestrian crossing rules and street safety debate
A columnist argues against diagonal street crossing from curb to curb and urges enforcing automobile rules while respecting drivers. The piece stresses pedestrian safety, adherence to sidewalks and crosswalks, and cautions that zigzag or diagonal crossings disrupt traffic and risk lives.
Convict Labor Should Benefit Public Savings
The Texas prison labor issue pits convict work against free labor with calls to redirect inmates from shops farms and foundries to building state highways. Advocates argue prisoners owe a debt to society and the public should inherit their gains, praising highway projects as the best public contribution from offenders.
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Texas
Paris
Five-sixths Jury Law Adopted in Minnesota
Minneapolis Journal notes a new rule allowing five-sixths juries to reach verdicts in civil cases while criminal trials remain unchanged. The piece argues the change prevents minority rule and preserves a majority safeguard, though no reliable data on mistrial frequency exists.
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Minnesota
Minneapolis Journal
Demonstration Agent Plea by Texas Banker
Joe Hirsch of Corpus Christi, noted South Texas banker and chair of the Texas bankers committee on agriculture, urges each county to cooperate in securing a county agricultural demonstration agent. He argues better farm learning will raise satisfaction with farm life and slow rural to city migration, noting country youths lack agricultural training and courses.
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Joe Hirsch
South Texas
Corpus Christi
Texas Bankers’ Committee On Agriculture
Bankers of Texas
Galveston Tribune
Public Print and the Press in Public Life
The Fort Worth Record notes Lord Haldane’s fondness for American newspaper interviews and observes that public figures fear losing visibility when out of the press. It suggests officials crave secure headlined interviews on the first page, while seasoned reporters know the male public figure’s habits and preferences.
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Lord Haldane
Fort Worth
Religious census in Dallas aims for Sunday amusements study
A Dallas census set for October 7 will count church membership across denominations including Catholic and Jewish groups. The piece notes debates on Sunday amusements with prior votes favoring Sunday opening of playhouses and weekday saloon closings, amid a city known for its churches.
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Dallas
Fort Worth
Horrible Crime at Harlem State Farm Kills Eight Inmate Deaths
The Colorado Citizen reports that eight colored boys aged 17 to 19 were smothered to death in a Harlem state farm cell Saturday night. The manager and two guards were arrested on murder charges. Twelve prisoners were crowded into a small cell with auger holes as vents. eight bodies were recovered Sunday morning. The paper demands accountability for the atrocity.
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Harlem State Farm
Colorado
Got His Just Deserts In Mexico Killings
The Houston Post reports Colonel Francisco Cardenas, alleged assassin of ex president Francisco I Madero, may have been himself killed by Huerta adherents. If true, he faced retribution for allegedly receiving orders on February 22 the night Madero died. The piece questions military ethics and notes the Huerta regime’s use of assassination.
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Francisco Cardenas
Francisco I. Madero
Mexico
Huerta
Madero
Houston Post
Slang Banned in Chicago Baseball Coverage
In Chicago newspapers slang used for baseball game reports faced a strong ban as readers preferred straightforward wording and even nicknames were largely dropped. A local contest showed slang eliminated almost two to one, surprising fans in Chicago and beyond.
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Chicago
Houston
Greenville Banner
Hetch-Hetchy fight for Yosemite park water puzzle
The piece argues San Francisco seeks to take Hetch Hetchy valley as a reservoir, despite strong opposition and evidence of suppressed data. It cites repeated presidential administrations’ refusals, calls out fraud in Mokelumne river reports, and warns the loss of access to vast Yosemite beauty and camping areas if the plan succeeds. It frames the conflict as a national park theft tied to water supply and power rights valued at tens of millions.
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Yosemite National Park
Yosemite Valley
Tulumne Meadows
Hetch-Hetchy Valley
Grand Canon
Tulumne
San Francisco
Congress
House of Representatives
Yosemite Park
Senate
Ethan A. Hitchcock
Interior
McKinley
Navy
Roosevelt
Hitchcock
Garfield
Lake Eleanor
Ballinger
Fisher
Taft
Hetch-Hetchy Park
National Parks
John Muir
Washington
Hetch- Hetchy
Chittenden
Sierra
Advisory Board of the Army Engineers
Mokelumne River
Secretary of the Interior
Advisory Board of Army Engineers
Robert Johnson
The
Century Magazine
Yosemite
Tulumne Yosemite
H. H. Wadsworth
Advisory Board of the
Army Engineers
Wilson
French Blouse With Silk Net and Pink Chiffon Design
A Parisian style blouse features black silk net and fresh pink chiffon with an appliqued design on cuffs and front. Edging of machine embroidery in heavy rose pattern on ecru voile adds a refined finish.
Tragedy comedy of circus day on Houston street
An observant citizen recalls a family outing ending in a mishap as the four year old boy, in party dress and new shoes, adores a red balloon and loudly cries after his rubber toy is shattered by a vendor’s cigar smoke. The parents scolded, then waited for a parade that never arrived.
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Houston Street
Mother
Father
Baby
Indians Learn Shorthand in British Columbia Frontier
The Indianapolis News notes a priest from Brittany, Le Jeune, teaching a BC tribal community a shorthand system. By shaping an Indian vocabulary, about 500 locals mastered it, with Bible portions printed in their languages. A Kamloops Wanda shorthand newspaper circulates for tribal news.
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Indianapolis
British Columbia
Victoria
le Jeune
Brittany
France
Kamloops
Abhorrence of a Vacuum Extends to His Own Measures
The argument suggests the Senate may yield to lobby influence and the House already does, and if the act reaches the President for approval his stance will reveal whether his dislike of an insidious and numerous lobby applies only to his own proposals.
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Senate
House
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