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Newspaper
San Antonio Light
Location
San Antonio, Texas, United States of America
Date
Apr 23, 1908
Page
2
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A San Antonio incident ends in a fatality and injuries after a speeding automobile allegedly endangers pedestrians. Fireman Scruggs dies and Policeman Gray is injured. a driver’s warning and prudent driving are urged to protect other travelers on public highways. The piece laments reckless motoring and calls for stricter ordinances and heightened caution by drivers.
The second annual report of the Women’s Social and Political Union in England shows progress in the suffrage movement. For the year ending February 196, the society spent 22,600 compared with 12,500 the year before, indicating increased activity and fundraising.
English and American items report on suffrage advances with 1900s style detail. Notes claim rising literature sales, increased subscription figures, and large suffrage meetings across England. Also mentions 130,900 returning foreign laborers and 60,000 arriving abroad, plus Campbell-Bannerman’s death and Powderly’s government job.
A Pittsburg report says barbers receive about 250000 dollars yearly in tips, provoking threats of strikes if tip income is removed. Advocates of anti tipping laws are urged to act decisively while an English Arctic explorer notes the world is tipping.
The St Paul Dispatch notes farmers buying autos spur improved roads as a key sign of progress. It argues better highways could advance reform faster than other methods, highlighting the country’s willingness to rethink policy to build practical infrastructure.
County residents rally to improve roads promising widespread effort to attract trade. The Terrell Transcript notes renewed interest across the county in building quality highways to draw regional business and sustain growth.
Denison Herald reports on Judd Mortimer Lewis, famed Houston Post writer, returning to his desk to craft verses and columns. Readers are invited to again enjoy daily diversions as he resumes his pen.
A Hartford Times snippet notes rapid advances in science with Professor Chang tenlain of the University of Chicary bound a dioan and Professor Ver rill of New Haven discovering the skeleton of a solenodon paragoxus.
Prince Helle de Suzon announces no use for the United States and states the United States is prepared to negotiate a reciprocity treaty on that basis.
A brief San Antonio page notes the Browns and the J Martys college nines scheduled to meet Saturday afternoon with the Browns in the first five of their new innings. Other items mention Knights of Pyinles split, a land purchase for Electele Light Co., and local social happenings including weddings and a card party hosted by Mr and Mrs Berg. Hood's Sarsaparilla is recommended for weariness.
The item lists births and deaths of William Shakespeare and Stephen Arild Douglas, William Wordsworth, and Joseph Tefferson, plus a 1860 Democratic convention in Charleston over slavery. It also notes astronomical events with moonrise and moonset times for tonight and tomorrow morning.
The crowd at the field remembered Senator Robert B. Green who was absent last Saturday. Friends noted his usual seating with R. J. Boyle William Ezzell Nat Green and several judges. Green never missed a game and followed the action closely though not a loud rooter. He supported the team and rejected criticism of the squad.
An orchestra is organized in the New Caledonia penal settlement at Noumea to ease convict unrest. The conductor, once at the Paris Opera, has been convicted three times for murder. the innkeeper who killed six guests, and the opera drummer who killed a landlord are named among the condemned musicians. The ensemble includes a sonorous trombone player who killed his father.
A fragment from a Catholic publication describes Miss Goodley Miss Hugsia and Miss Knox Ye interacting with dolls as they grow older. The piece hints at constant activity and a curious dynamic among the girls in a school setting.
A railway conductor accused of stealing funds from the line boasts wealth from early grafts and persuades directors to fire him rather than reveal his crimes. He shows off real estate and factories bought with stolen money, claims no need to steal now, and suggests he could prove honesty while noting that riches tempt others to follow.
A long account of the Regina Louise portrait by Gustav Richter, misdated as a queen’s image. It notes film ties, model Josefine von Ziegler, Kaiser Wilhelm I’s reaction, and the model’s later life in Wiesbaden before her death.
A string of letters from veterans and citizens praise Peruna as a helps for stomach liver and kidney troubles chronic catarrh and fevers. Willian J Tees of St Louis ex-Commander Ben-ton Bliss Squadron credits it for overall improvement after five years of use. Montpelier Vermont and Prairie View Texas correspondents similarly report restored health and appetite, with stronger energy and vigor.
Local notices list T F Harwood and Cordelia Hirwood of Gonzales, Pater W Soffel of the Cotton Belt in Tyler, George Smith head of Knights Templar, Mrs Morrow and Mrs Gibbs in city for visits. Santa Fe agent Terbert Schutte returns, John Adriance & Son visit Mr Adriance's daughter Mrs O I Richardson, banker G B Vaughen and family in town, state revenue agent Willy McDonald arrives for carnival tax checks, T H Moore and J B Moore at the Southern, Sheriff W Wright of Hornsville in San Antonio, T James of Bartlett at Elite, N ordham of Dallas at Elite.
Epilepsy and nervous disease sufferers urged to strengthen the nervous system with Dr Miles Nervine. The ad claims many cures and offers to supply names of cured patients. It recounts a family letter praising relief after specialist treatment failed, urging readers to request advice and a sample, with endorsements from medical men and druggists.
Marie Christanin of 211 South Laredo Street and Alice Lee of 431 Nolan Street are issued burial permits for cholera infantum. Gasper Martinez of San Jacinto Street is also listed with shalera infantum.
The Light announces several candidates for Bexar County offices subject to Democratic primaries. Bherich and W. Goforth seek Sheriff nominations. James McCloskey Chas Stevens Frei Lancaster also named for sheriff. Vivian K. Wamilton for County Clerk. B. J. Weaver for Constable Precinct No 1 and J T Wilkens for Constable Precinct No 4.
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