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Newspaper
San Antonio Light
Location
San Antonio, Texas, United States of America
Date
Aug 22, 1908
Page
2
Eleven Democratic senators oppose submission in El Paso Times
The El Paso Times lists eleven senators from various districts who will vote against submission, defying their district instructions and the party platform. The article notes added figures, questions the likelihood of prohibition being submitted, and critiques local police actions and social conditions in the city.
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el Paso Times
The
Times
A. J. Harper
Charles J. Hume
Thomas W. Masterson
Wightesnth
D. A. Paulus
Q. A. Watson
John L- Peeler
C. Weiner
W. O. Mure
John G. Willacy
John F. ‘Onion
Diatvlel
Chiude B. Hadapeth
Ugt
Doughty Twelve
Crime and race worry and apple grading plan proposed
A fragment discusses violence near night streets and calls for driving out criminal elements. It notes a Springfield incident where a man was held up and shot by a Black individual. It also reports the International Apple Shippers association seeking federal action for uniform apple grading, with optional government seals to boost foreign demand.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Springfield
Myo International Apple Shippers’ Association
Congress
National Horticultural Society
National
Apple Growers
Telegraph invention shows 40000 words per hour transmission
The London Financial News reports a new telegraph device that writes 40000 words an hour and can be fixed to standard 120 volt lines. Early tests show 100 lines of type transmitted in seven seconds, with further trials needed before commercial use. Western rail traffic and crop shipments are discussed with engine and car needs estimated.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London Financial News
Dodging Duty in Emperia Gazette Style
A reflection on political duty urges voting for prominent figures. The piece repeats taunt of choosing leaders, alternating lines about voting for Bryan Taft and the Peerless One. It laments generational shaming and the burden of picking captains, urging steadfast support for Taft.
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Emperia
Bryan
Taft
Oraildren
Brean
Dallas Timess Herald on Franchise Values and Valuations
In a critical note the Dallas Times-Herald questions why city commissioners set a gas plant and franchise at 1.7 million while voting away a telephone and an interurban franchise for much less. The piece urges scrutiny and record accuracy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dallas
Timnes-Herald
Wong
Pointed Paragraphs in Chicago News Opinion
A collection of dry, wry maxims and misquoted proverbs on wit wisdom and gender norms. The snippets critique independence and romance with clipped observations, reflecting a period voice and urban humor.
Reflections of a Bachelor in New York Press
A disjointed column mocks gender norms and social pretensions. It satirizes women and men, noting beliefs about red hair, honesty, wealth, and the roles of women in public life. The piece mentions theater actors and photography, reflecting urban gossip and attitudes of its era.
San Antonio 21 Years Ago Train Robbery Fears Rally
Reported in San Antonio with strong guard and fears of train robbers after the Southern Pacific pay car returned from Houston. Sal. Hip Ford is ill at home with no serious condition noted. A boom committee met at the Southern hotel electing G. Patterson as permanent chairman and L. M. Gregory as secretary pro tem with another meeting to follow. Harry Yates injured a shoulder on Houston Street, and heavy rains swelled streams along the Aransas Pass. Milburn takes charge of Aransas Pass Railway telegraph work as council met yesterday.
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Southern Pacific
Houston
Guanlang
Hip Ford
Southern
Jlouston Street
Etty
Aransig Pasa
Contfort
Y. W. Milburn
Aransas Pasa
Wheelty Council
August 22 History Highlights Through Time
August 22 marks several historic notes including the 1815 battle and royal lineage shifts, early steamboat trial in 1787, the 1818 death of Warren Bustings, and a 1005 quake felt across Illinois Tennessee and Kentucky. Astronomical events list sunup and moonrise times with the moon near Venus and Neptune.
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Bastworthy
Richard
Cutlor
Henry VII
John Pitch
Delaware
Warren Bustings
Indiia
Bevere
Ilinois
Tennessee
Kentucky
Venus
Neptune
Passing Throng Of San Antonio Missing At Home
Henry Menper notes the city seems deserted as he walks West Commerce Street. He reports many residents have left for Corpus Christi or other destinations, claiming San Antonio is represented everywhere beyond the city limits.
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San Antonio
Jooks
Henry Menper
Garden Sounds and Rude Nonsense in Harper’s Weekly
Fragmentary OCR captures a playful, rhythmic jumble about garden sounds and rustic scenes. Names, places, or dates do not clearly emerge, but the text evokes whimsy and animal noises amid a colonial newspaper voice.
Why Immigrants Like America By Emil Reich
Historian EMIL REICH argues Americans boost assimilation of European immigrants through casual courtesy. He notes Germans quickly become “rabid Yankees” after New York greetings, saying the simple address of “sir” transforms newcomers and outpaces European efforts to assimilate.
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Europe
United States
New York
Europa
Shall I Find the Soul I Loved by Elizabeth Stuart Phelps
The essay argues that the afterlife will restore lost loves to the worthy, answering the perennial question of whether one will find the soul they loved. It contends love is a divine capacity granted by God and that restoring the sorrowed dead is a rightful obligation.
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Eyer
Babygarten proposal to broaden child's social view
Mrs. Charlotte Perkins Gilman argues children benefit from early public socialization. A babygarten would show babies there are others besides their mother, helping them grasp societal ethics beyond family interests. It would also free mothers to engage outside the home and grow as individuals.
The Folly of Youth in a Roaring City Tale
A satirical piece parodies youth folly and aging wisdom through Sheik Alben Hussein’s quips about youth’s haste and the lure of Bagdad markets. It contrasts old age’s caution with a youth’s dream of wealth, romance, and carefree mornings. It then rails at ambition delaying joy, illustrated by William Gilpin’s milkman saga in Perth Amboy.
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Sheik
Alben Hussein
Bagdad
Roadhouse
Demascus
William Gilpin
Perth Amboy
New Jersey
William
Willam
Fair Maida of
Willant
Cea Telegrams and Smylie Mockery in Baltimore
A fragment from the Baltimore American captures a taunting exchange. Smylie bristles at the mockery as a wife’s social pressure is hinted at, revealing tension over status and expense in a domestic dispute context.
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Baltimore American
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