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Newspaper
San Antonio Light
Location
San Antonio, Texas, United States of America
Date
Aug 09, 1907
Page
6
Desperate Western Union workers in Chicago, Kilts, and Helena walk out, crippling key telegraph lines. About 208 operators strike in Chicago, with 150 in another city, while Helena sees all operators quit. Delays surface as wires go silent and stock quotes lag. officials prepare for broader action and possible Postal Telegraph involvement.
The Journal reports a business men excursion by the Jobbers and Manufacturers League planned to leave San Antonio August 27. It will travel via the Southern Pacific to Eagle Lake then to Kenedy and Corpus Christi, with stops at Gonzales, Rockport, Hallettsville, Yoakum, Shiner, Moulton, Cuero, and other towns. Return routes cover stations between Corpus Christi and San Antonio, totaling about 558 miles. Secretary Right seeks railroad schedules to allow a 7 am departure and orderly stops.
Governor Patterson directs a conference of textile manufacturers and labor representatives in Nashville on October 14 to consider uniform laws on child and female labor, aiming for agreeable and just rules for all parties involved.
County Assessor Albert V. Huth reports total assessments for this year place Bexar County valuations near 55 million dollars, an acreage rise over last year of more than 17 million and the largest increase in Texas. Next year full-valuation assessments may add over 6.5 million to this total, with Dallas, Galveston, and Parval counties contributing sizable gains to an overall state rise around 50 million dollars.
Montgomery Ala Aug 9 The restraining order issued earlier at the state’s request to block railroad laws was modified to permit the Southern Railway and allied lines to implement a two and one half cent passenger fare while the state acts on freight schedules fixing commodity rates in the state This move carries out an agreement between the state and the Southern Railway restoring the recently cancelled license of the railway
A meeting of leading Swedish Methodists in Texas decided to establish a school for higher education of Swedes in the state. The city in Texas offering the best advantages will receive the local support and establishment efforts.
Hilatio Candelaria a two year old laborer with the Traction Company construction gang died after falling from a wagon while returning home from work at 610 Zavala street. He likely overheated and fainted as his heart action was weak. brother aided him but he did not regain consciousness. He will be buried this afternoon.
Special to The Light from Austin Texas reports the highway and express regulation panel grants a rehearing in September over proposed changes to express rates and services amid competition among carriers. The action revisits objections to rate structure and access terms affecting Texas shippers and consumers.
Guston Massachusetts August 9 The search for Joseph Armstrong one of four prominent Christian Scientists of Loston to testify in the litigation against Eddy ended with the discovery that Armstrong is at his residence 3a Commonwealth Avenue Contrary to the faith he had been under treatment by mental doctors for pleurisy for six weeks He is aged and has been absent from his duties for weeks and will be some time before he returns to work
Arrangements set for August 15 in West Texas to hold a 10 000 attendee gathering where Warvey Jordan, president of the Southern Cotton Growers association, will address the audience. The McLennan Goats Confederate association will be in session concurrently as Jordan speaks.
Local forecast indicates a cool night with a minimum temperature near 96 degrees at 12 hours ending at dawn. Winds were light at four miles per hour in the early morning. The previous 24 hours show similar conditions and a quiet wind pattern as the day begins.
New Orleans scrawled report notes Laan Mchojevitch attempted suicide after a smell glebehapavnteh incident in the past week. He claims death wish due to two priests and asserts innocence to the crime charged, aged about 50 with a wife and several children. Greenville incident concerns Harrison Alexander, a man who attacked Mrs Florence Whitehouse.
In Chicago Mt Aug the Twandeth Conkney train on the Lake Shoe westbound collided with freight cars pushed onto the track near Chesterton by puckling. The freight cars became kindling. Both Bayglover Downey and the conductor were alleged to be injured while the passengers were only slightly shaken, none seriously hurt.
A young man believed to reside in the area was shot yesterday by a trap set by Walker, a Malone merchant. The trap, aimed at a thief who had been seen in a window, wounded the man fatally. Walker disappeared with suspected stolen goods prior to the confrontation. Local authorities investigated after the incident.
Auditor Wirgins reports the Oscal year 1906 ending July 31 shows $29,429.21 unexpended from appropriations in the county treasury. Expenditures total $104,971.79 for regular county offices, with savings in almost every item including the poor house and convict camp. The result, Auditor Wirgins says, is a clearer view of true county costs and potential future budget cuts.
Special to The Steht from Waen Texas reports engineer Stephen Turntr is conducting a preliminary horseback survey from Waco to Thimilton and Brownwood. He says the country he crossed is highly beautiful and fertile and could support a future road. He plans to reach Drowmwond then return to Waco by another route. Locals doubt the road’s construction given the distance and terrain.
In Bell County near Ocnaville William Tree, a long time resident of the same house for 52 years, recalls a life-long local who has lived in the identical building since birth. The scene reflects a curious, almost miraculous continuity within a single dwelling as described to a newspaper representative.
Long report claims Quantrill leader James J. Quantrell survived wounds in a Kentucky hospital after a Civil War raid. The tale places him alive in Qualsino British Columbia using the name John Sharp, with various locals corroborating or doubting the claim amid recollections of the Fort Worth and Louisville histories.
New York teachers in the summer school at New York University support a ban on the Teddy Bear craze in classrooms. The change aims to shift focus from dolly sewing to dressmaking as educators fear the Teddy Bear replaces traditional crafts among school children.
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