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Newspaper
San Antonio Light
Location
San Antonio, Texas, United States of America
Date
Aug 28, 1907
Page
10
Educational Beeley School promises high standards tested by forty universities and colleges, urging early applications to secure limited positions. Improvements totaling $2000 were completed last year. Catalogue available from W. W. Bondurang, San Antonio, Texas.
Government HI San Antonio Texas notes the prominent academy near Fort Sam Houston. A high ranking officer writes to the American Ambassador in Japan praising the academy as offering opportunities unmatched elsewhere, akin to West Point.
A mixed review of Richard Harding Davis's novels praises the book's tasteful presentation and reader appeal while noting some titles may shock conventional tastes. It also surveys Ronald Burrows's Knossos study, linking Crete to Egypt and outlining key artifacts, periods, and the prospects of further illustration in future editions.
Nearly half a century of novels appeared with regular yearly outputs in English and original languages. The best known work Sane Fam ille was crowned by the Academic rancalse. His widow Madamie Hector Malot also writes fiction.
The Light notes a sunstroke case for Jim Downly with no serious condition. Mose Veith of Uvalde reports little rain in Frio and Texas counties. Archia Chevalley recovers from sunstroke. A school board meeting plans to seek higher pay for lower grade teachers. A pickpocket failed to steal from a railroad man on West Side and was knocked down. A city building boom continues and funds are sought to repair Madison Square church damaged by a storm.
Fragmentary dialogue shows a tense social exchange at a seaside resort. Characters include a young man and a young woman, with nameless speakers debating engagement and propriety in a brief scene. The passage preserves period tone and quoted mispronunciations.
Ernest Muensenberger of National lines of Mexico reports a government approved abolition of second class passenger rates to Mexico with immediate effect. Through tickets may use first class day coaches but no Pullman. Through second class tickets issued before September 30 may be honored in first class day cars. Immigrant agents cite anti pass law hurting business. counties hostile to regulation. railroads plan to push Congress to amend the interstate pass law to aid colonization and reduce tariffs filing burdens.
The article outlines detailed care for pigeons including housing, ventilation, cleanliness, and perches. It emphasizes warm, draft-free houses, large ventilated spaces, and safe roosting areas. It provides feeding guidance with specific grain ratios and schedules, water needs, and occasional green fodder in summer. It also notes predator protection, nesting materials, and the importance of monitoring intake and adjusting rations.
Sunset Station Commerce timetable lists departures to Houston Galveston New Orleans and many Texas routes. It notes trains to Dallas Fort Worth Austin San Antonio and Corpus Christi with arrival and departure times and various connections and street stations.
Texas principal lines meet in San Antonio to discuss mutual interests and rate adjustments under new state conditions. Attendees include C K Dunlap Sunset in Houston J W Allen Missouri Kansas Texas Dallas A Fonda Gulf Colorado and Santa Fe Galveston J C Mangham San Antonio and Aransas Pass N J Dowlin Frisco Fort Worth W H Weeks Frisco Port Worth. Excursion rates announced for San Antonio trip August 31 September 1 from Galveston and Houston with round trips 3.59 from Galveston 3 from Houston, return by September 2.
Disjointed OCR reads mention of Brenthumtes and Maine woods guides shot, quick way, Bullyons ace swims, and a ladies orchestra led by Schuermayer. Text is garbled with stray quotes and broken names, lacking a coherent event or clear dates. No discernible news item emerges beyond fragmented references.
A Spanish American War veterans group in West Virginia plans a permanent state protection program following a gathering of Cuban clan members in Wheeling on August 29. The event signals continued veteran involvement and civic initiatives in the state.
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