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Newspaper
San Antonio Light
Location
San Antonio, Texas, United States of America
Date
Aug 01, 1907
Page
2
Subscription rates for daily and Sunday editions are listed with prices for delivery by carrier and mail. The notice notes second class mail entry dated May 2, 1997 at the San Antonio, Texas post office under the March 3, 1879 act.
A fragmented clipping notes a Newport event with Mr and Mrs O A FP Belmont as guests. Other lines reference newspaper delivery notices and subscriber address changes, but details are unclear due to garbled OCR. The piece mentions the S C Deckwith Special Agency and Chicago related terms without coherent context.
The article argues inviting the Grand Army of the Republic to San Antonio hinges on securing sufficient hotel accommodations. It notes Buiyatoga boasts vast hotels and suggests San Antonio must match to attract conventions, citing past reunions with large memberships and the potential positive impact on tourism and local pride.
Health officials in Texas face critique over proposed exclusion of consumptives in advanced fat disease from the state. Critics call the proposal cruel and unwise, while supporters cite public health. A distant voice, Indiana Secretary D J I Harty, joins defense of excluding seriously tuberculous persons.
Eyansville Courier quotes Dr Herry arguing quarantine on consumptives benefits residents and relieves Texas from influx. The piece cites Texas rail authority bans and praises home climates, noting travel costs and re acclimation risks. It urges local care, restraint on movement, and early treatment in the patient’s state.
Hartford Times reports Governor Campbell of Texas in a troubled state of mind during the current political strife. The piece notes confusion over antichrist threats and references the broader Texas situation as it unfolds amid speculation and uneasy public sentiment.
An Indianapolis dispatch sketches Grover Cleveland’s wealth and habits as viewed by Princeton townsfolk. It notes his real estate in New York and Massachusetts, a 100 acre farm that failed, and his democratic dress, avoiding debate, with details on his rumored investments and public image.
An editor recalls a young writer from Rhode Island who faced repeated manuscript rejections from leading periodicals. The writer’s retaliation followed a late-night incident in which a son acted against someone, prompting a sharp editorial response and a note from the author acknowledging the clash over a refused poem.
A garbled excerpt mentions a burglar upstairs and uncertain plans for tomorrow. The dialogue hints at fear and doubt as someone questions whether to go down and confront the situation, with a vague reference to Wim beginning to struggle.
A scattered summary covers diamond pricing by karat, early wire photograph transmission trials, Yukon consular price warnings, and a Canadian waterway plan. It notes diamond value by size, telephone-wired image reproduction, Yukon living costs, and a proposed Ottawa river system project with cost estimates from 25 to 105 million dollars.
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