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Newspaper
San Antonio Light
Location
San Antonio, Texas, United States of America
Date
Aug 21, 1908
Page
6
W. E. Thornton attempts to escape law by consuming acid during a police pursuit. Officers uncover a trivial theft case as the incident ends in suicide, leaving few additional details available.
Thornton, a white man known in San Antonio as a repeated offender, swallowed deadly corrosive acid during a pursuit after stealing a box of cigars from Berry's Salon on West Commerce Street. He collapsed on Laredo Street and died moments after police and a doctor arrived.
Secretary of state certified Milner resignation today as candidate for commissioner of agriculture. The committee will now name his replacement and move to fill the vacancy.
News of the death of John V Farwell, founder of the syndicate that built the Capitol in 1882, reaches Chicago. The state reportedly donated 3,000,000 acres to the syndicate as consideration for a project. Farwell was age 63.
In Chicago on August 21, several persons were slightly hurt as Whites and a Black individual clashed at a street corner near Chicago and Milloy venues. Police and guards responded, and the fight ended when the mob dispersed as troops arrived.
Wall Street stock trading today showed muted demand after yesterday’s late advance with majors slipping. New York Central and Great Northern preferred fell, American Smelting and Allied Copper declined, while Southern Pacific hit a new high at 8244 amid mixed activity and some support for Harriman stocks.
Weather bureau predicts additional showers with unsettled conditions as two lows linger in the trough. Temperatures run below par with high humidity creating oppressive, uncomfortable air across the area.
Congressman John W. Garner of Uvalde says Democrats must rally. He expects a hard fight in the district with 24,040 poll taxes and new voters, and notes potential campaign funding challenges while planning San Antonio as a campaign HQ location.
Fifty San Antonians travel to Kerrville for the fair aboard a special car run at 8:15 this morning via the San Antonio and Aransas Pass railway. The event, staged by the Busneys Men's club to foster ties between the towns, features a reception at the depot and a program led by Patrick and Cook. The return train departs Kerrville at 3 and reaches San Antonio at 11 06.
Des Moines welcomed W. N Bryan after a delayed arrival from Auginal. He traveled by train and, despite the late schedule, attended a reception at the Savery hotel with a large Democratic crowd and party leaders present.
New York Aug 1 James R Sherman Republican vice presidential candidate said after a Sagamore Hill conference with President Roosevelt that he spoke for a broad policy in favor of Governor Hughes seeking another term. He asserted the discussion extended beyond New York state politics and supported Hughes as the preferred candidate.
City Marshal Mauer announces new police clubs received this morning from Nickory mill and to be issued to officers tonight and tomorrow morning The lighter design aims to reduce damage when clubs strike and lessen risk of injury to officers and suspects Chief Mavermann confirms the clubs are lighter and well suited for use while noting their weight and manufacture by Nickary mill
Special to The Light. Austin, Aug. 2-10. The attorney general’s department held that street railway and streetcar companies are subject to the gross receipts tax and the occupation tax under the 1897 laws. The gas company must pay both taxes as required by law.
William Schumacher reports from Saatle Washington after attending the Grand Aerie of Eagles national convention as the San Antonio aerie representative. The meeting drew a large turnout with two long sessions to approve a seven point program. F J Monahan of Philadelphia was chosen president and Omaha named as next meeting site.
District Attorney 7. 0. Tiller sustained a fractured shoulder yesterday afternoon at 4 30 by stepping into an open nap door in Burns diap stere gore Houston Navatro sheets. Mr. Baker briefly stopped at the counter to get writing material and accidentally stepped into the opening. Mr. Baker Gray returned home and will be able to get about for perhaps a week.
The forecast shows cloudy conditions with a chance of showers and temperature ranges. The daily record notes today’s temperatures compared with last year, with an emphasis on regional weather patterns and county-wide expectations.
Special to The Light Fork Worth Tex Aug 21 Three political conventions meet here tomorrow two Democratic one Republican plus a second supreme court justice convention. Dunblin Fort Worth led in votes with his nearest opponent by margins across 99 counties. A H Rirhy Taylor county and I W Carswell Wise were opponents. The Democratic Twelfth congressional district convention meets to select Congressman W Gillisple Fort Worth who won in the primary. The Republican convention aims to nominate candidates with no primaries held.
In Vrakinsheros, a wealthy resident of Mexia, is in the city with his wife Jay Ayer Raughters. They arrived last evening aboard the Southern Pacific from the west and rented apartments at the Alenger hotel. They have just returned from Wares where they visited the principal conc hier.
Harry Fowler, shot Wednesday night on Adams Street, dies from injuries at his father’s home. Police detained several Black suspects but released them after failing to prove identity. Also reported: Mrs. J W Hudson, 21, dies at 22 Spruce Street from tuberculosis. She was wife of D W Hudson, a Southern Pacific railway pitchman. Funeral for Fowler to be held Sunday at Heymann Sons Cemetery. Theo Tapptany to conduct services.
John Canabecholo, an Italian laborer living on Savale Street between Frio and Medina, was found strangled with marks on the neck and a swollen jaw. Police and County Physician Dr. D Berray deem homicide likely, with robbery suspected as motive. body to be autopsied this afternoon.
Bettie Holloman sues Edwin J Cromwell for divorce in the district court claiming separation since 1907 after a 1902 marriage. The respondent denies the request, citing the date of marriage and period of cohabitation.
Lille Miller, a Toulouse girl, broke into the city jail by entering through a barred window and was found in a cell by Detective Tink Nownam about midnight. She admitted planning to spend the night inside the jail and faced a charge of larceny, with a $10 fine imposed.
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