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Newspaper
San Antonio Light
Location
San Antonio, Texas, United States of America
Date
Aug 31, 1908
Page
2
Coal Briquetting Progress and Related Mining Notes
New observations from B W Parker of the U S Geological Survey indicate rapid coal briquetting growth in the United States, with 1907 production of 62 163 short tons from ten plants, hurt by one blaze at Pittsburgh Landing. Internationally Germany led in 1906 with about 16 million tons, signaling growing efficiency, reduced waste, and policy interest.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
B. W. Parker
United States Geological Survey
United States
Germany
Pittsburg Landing
Cal
Parker
Roosevelt
Cattle Loans Boost Pasture Plans and Jewelry Revival
Priges will be offered for good cattle and fish loans granted for breeding specimens. Common pastures will be encouraged nationwide. The jewelry trade, first hit by low mood, is reviving as retailers replenish stocks after eight months of near silence from wholesale dealers.
Railroad folders banned as railways cut distribution
Railroads plan to reduce costs by limiting folders in hotel lobbies and on transatlantic ships starting September 1. An Interstate Commerce Commission ruling bars free nationwide folder delivery. only lines with timetables in the folders may carry them free. Printing houses face new mail-delivery constraints. In other news, Fulwood's Rents in Holborn is said to house the original Jack Sheppard hideout and a Dickensian London tale links to Fulwood's basement origins.
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Interstate Commission
London
Fulwood
Holborn
Jack Sheppard
Francis Bacon
Beild Dug
Never Free Trade and the Tariff Question
The New Orleans Picayune argues against free trade as impossible due to the annual government expenses of two trillion dollars. A revenue tariff on foreign goods is necessary to fund the state, not a tool to create monopolies. Some imports would boost revenue if not blocked by excessive charges. since they are not imported, they pay no duties.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New Orleans
Ravenues
Hum
Climate favorable cotton in Malfurrias era trade winds
Cotton prices have fallen about two cents per pound, roughly ten dollars per bale, as in many years. Local planters are about nineteen thousand to fifteen thousand six hundred dollars ahead due to climate advantages. The piece argues tropical Texas soils offer lower costs than northern farms, predicting future land rush and price increases once western agriculture adapts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tropic
Texas
Senator Bailey Confronts Critics Over Corporate Ties
Waco Times-Herald notes Bailey faces pressure over service from favored corporations. Critics claim reflections on the senator, who denies aiding the fay in seeking corporate favors. Editorial urges protection for Bailey against unduly influenced allies and asks for principled stands.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Waco Times-Herald
Bailey
Jag Bailey
Joe
Pennsylvania woman vows eternal sleep after mill disaster death
Alisa Tillie Lau of York Pennsylvania learned her fiancé perished in a rolling mill catastrophe. She dressed in mourning garb, took laudanum, and lay on a sofa. Her sister stopped the act by calling a doctor and flushing her with hot salt water. The bizarre scene sparked questions about motives and the odd choice of rag-time phonograph music as a funeral dirge.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alisa Tillie Lau
York
Pennsylvania
Wen
Tillie
Mullin
Juliette
In History Aug 31 Highlights From Antiquity
The entry notes Caius Caesar Caligula, the third Roman emperor, murdered. Pilgrim author Toko Buoyan, born 1628 and died 1836. Charleston earthquake described as terrible. It lists John Drew, American figure born 1818 and died Aug 31. Includes astronomical notes such as sunset at 8:30, moon phase details, and a new star in the Break nebula of Andromeda.
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Caius Cesar Caligule
Toko Buoyan
Charleston
John Drew
Kole
Andromeda
Poe Ore Bee
Germany
Talising Down
A Philadelphia Sunday school superintendent invited a visitor to address the children, who mostly are young. The speaker, famed for lengthy diction, began with an aim to offer an epitome of the act of St Paul and defined epitome as a synopsis to the tender audience.
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Philadelphia Ledger
Philadelphia
St Paul
Debating Club Outcome and Local News in San Antonio
Sim Hart reports Belknap Debating Club favored the negative on Resolvent but got choicest credit to Carlos Bee as best debater. Forty six prisoners held in county jail. Texas marksmen win in the Dakota department on the contest’s second day. J D Colton recovering from typhoid fever per California telegram. Superintendent J B Smith receives praise as his wife bears a baby boy Sunday. Dr P Ornelas' horse runs away wrecking a cart on Main plaza. Valentine Gorrell celebrated twenty first birthday with friends on North street. Dr F Fasehal and wife from Mexico en route to Washington for the International Medical Congress.
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The
Sim Hart
Antonian
Belknap
Baker
Corner
Hecker
Bee
Clavin
Krause
Carlos Bee
Texas Marksmon
Dakota Department
California
J. D. Colton
J. B. Smith
P. Ornelas
Main Plaza
Valentine Gorrell
North Street
F. Fasehal
Maxico
Cty
Washington, D. C
International Medical Congress
A Sense of Propriety
A Washington Evening Star anecdote presents a judge questioning a defendant about stealing an axe. The defendant deflects, claiming neighbors and propriety kept him from borrowing, while the judge presses for motive and the defendant cites unfamiliarity with the neighbor.
Instructing Rolls and a Quip on Playing Sports
The fragment features a playful exchange about sportsmanship and dead games as a talking point. It includes a quip about a man who alternates between showing generosity and borrowing money. A stray note references a misused whisky and confusion in translation.
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Rolls
Woellington
Httle Rollo
One Evil Result of Federal Deposit Guarantees
James B. Egagan, president of First National Bank of Chicago, argues that guaranteeing deposits in national banks would harm state banks which hold the bulk of public savings. He warns Congress cannot regulate state banks, criticizes uniform dangerous protections, and calls for strict audits to protect depositors and punish dishonest bankers rather than artificial universal safety that would ruin legitimate banks.
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James B. Egagan
First National Bank of Chicago
Congress
Woman Suffrage Will Come Eventually By War Secretary Taft
Secretary of War William H Taft argues that woman suffrage will come eventually after noting experiences in Colorado Wyoming and Idaho where women vote He cites representative government and self Interest as reasons and says indifference among women is the greatest hindrance to suffrage.
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Colorado
Wyoming
Idaho
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