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Newspaper
San Antonio Light
Location
San Antonio, Texas, United States of America
Date
Aug 25, 1908
Page
8
A long denunciation of high tariffs argues the tariff is a consumer tax that inflates prices and harms labor. It poses that Democratic reform would curb monopolies, lower materials costs, expand markets, and restore wages without war on capital.
Fragmented text depicts a courtroom inquest into the Hains Annis tragedy. Speech by a speaker defends lawful business, condemns unlawful ventures, and urges voters to back a Democratic platform led by Bryan. Includes mention of coroner photographs and named officials and attorneys.
W. J. Bryan criticized the Republican Party for its approach to reform and voiced concern over the Sherman anti trust act’s lack of criminal penalties for conspiracies in restraint of trade. He followed Mr. Kermana Rieke in discussing trusts and ongoing political indifference.
A historical winded editorial contrasts Democratic and Republican stances on enforcing antitrust law. It highlights disgust with party elites, cites 1909 steel trust actions, and argues for stronger federal measures, including a national corporate license and restrictions on cross state ownership to curb monopolies. It contrasts Taft era Republican inertia with Democratic calls for vigorous enforcement and broader reform.
Veteran writers of the United States will gain from the plage pensions paid by the International Typographical Union. Pensions of 34 a week for printers over six years old who have been union members 26 years or longer become effective, with the first payments to be made. Nearly ninety printers in Chicago are expected to receive pensions.
In a heated discussion on party platforms, Republicans defend interstate commerce regulation and deny abridging state rights while criticizing socialism. The piece cites vote counts from 1900 to 1904, noting Republicans and Socialists gains and arguing that corporate monopolies and trust power threaten individualism and economic liberty.
An enclosure rod failure at a Texas factory last night caused a $200 to $300 loss and forced a four week shutdown. Alpine officials, workers, and business leaders anticipate federal inquiry into safety and repair causes.
In Bryan a treasury officer Alderman Hynes reported a theft from the desk while the Negro General Baptist Sunday School Association held a meeting. About 318465 in coins was taken when the treasurer briefly turned away. funds disappeared from the desk.
Galmart Quintero Simon Montalva and Ruperts Rodriguez faced charges for the night assault on Guillermo Huerta on August 36. Bail set at 2090. defendants remain jailed as court proceedings proceed. Patrott’s bond of 500 remained unsettled, with most defendant statements excluded at yesterday’s hearing.
The record lists burial permits for Conera Martinez aged nine who died August 23 from chronic nephritis with interment at San Fernando cemetery. F Jom, age 40, died August 4 of stomach cancer with interment at Kingsville Valley. Eugenes Diaz, age 18, died August 24 after illness with interment at San Fernando cemetery. Frank Wade, colored, age 60, died August 23 of exhaustion at Chavez Street with interment at the colored cemetery.
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