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Newspaper
San Antonio Light
Location
San Antonio, Texas, United States of America
Date
Aug 31, 1907
Page
2
A mixed set of local items from San Antonio highlights civic improvement talk, jokes about sidewalks and telegraph news, and promotional notes for the Tater National Fair to be held November 24. Observations span peanuts nourishment, Texas cane syrup, and playful quips about vacations and cakes.
An 1818 New York funeral marked Robert Fulton’s burial at Trinity Churchyard as plans for a lasting memorial to the inventor unfold. Ground will break for a Hudson monument in 1907 with an estimated 2 million dollars, plus tributes in Bordeaux and Paris. America and nations will join a Jamestown centennial marine review in his honor. The piece recounts Fulton’s role in steam navigation, early experiments, and the Clermont’s 1807 launch, igniting steamboat transport.
The article details a Ter Centenial Jamestown observance for Robert Fulton with a grand Hampton Roads naval review of steam propelled vessels. Prominent backers include Cornelius Vanderbilt and John Jacob Astor, with Grover Cleveland and Josiah Choate invited guests. September 23 is set for the closing King Edward and Sir Thomas Lipton cup race, alongside naval drills, formal ceremonies, and musical programs.
Reports from southern states show sustained growth in property assessments, with Louisiana at 208,224,112 dollars and increases across Orleans parish, West Virginia, Texas, Tennessee, Georgia, and other areas. The Manufacturers' Record notes rising total values, aided by assessment changes, signaling a steady march toward greater wealth in the region.
A critical noisemaking column questions the bias of Democratic and Republican newspapers. It laments constant partisanship and calls for a more honest press free of party pandering and demagoguery.
A Brookfield Missouri budget note hints at seeking a worthy standard bearer for the party next year. The item suggests a candidate who can face the public eye with confidence and claim rightful homage, describing a decisive “meat digcoverer” as a metaphor for resolve.
The lingering strike among telegraph operators disrupts communications as Wall Street reacts to delayed reports. Officials and executives hope for a return to full service, with investors seeking clarity on the poncho titles and supervisory actions.
A collage of quirky notes recalls a Scottish railway plan paying doctors for injuries, a Chicago anecdote about cautioning the tall passenger, and a tale of Aunt Mary funeral honors. It also notes secret inks that reveal writing when heated or exposed, plus a Baltimore Sun item on soluble inks. A supposed seer predicts dangers for the president, urging eye and teeth care and vigilance against accidents in the coming months.
New arrivals at the London Zoological Gardens include the Gallath beetle from South America. Its black and white body spans nearly five inches, its neck shoulder aperture acts like a vise, and a keeper found the beetle could bend a key by shrugging. It feeds only on rotten fruit. The piece also notes candle ant curios from Hawaii, with uses in medicine ink and tanning. A separate obituary recalls a dear New England spinner who died in Carlsbad, with family sending her body to Sack after her last wish.
In Wigton a licensed victualler called Dr Blaluik to testify for the defence as police visited the premises. The doctor noted the defendant walked a straight line, stood on one leg, recited hippopotamus clearly, and told time to a quarter minute. Magistrates dismissed the case.
A collage of brief notes covers museum attendance and daily theatre spending in Britain, labor and legal topics, sugar and coal production, and cultural items. It mentions Swinburne’s Rosamund to be translated into German, divorce law variety, a Venezuelan leper hospital, a Nottingham shale find, and mahogany tree hunting in forests.
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