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Newspaper
San Antonio Light
Location
San Antonio, Texas, United States of America
Date
Dec 02, 1907
Page
2
A jumble of garbled lines describes varied topics from calendar gaps in San Antonio to a police photo distribution scheme in Denver. It mentions a football punting note, a fatal game in Anniston, and references to Congress and Roosevelt, with scattered hints of immigration, industry growth, and farm opportunities.
The piece reflects on enduring hardship and rising hope as Andrew Carnegie claims the world grows better. It contrasts farmers facing market pressures with a broader view that humanity increasingly acts as its keeper, despite lingering doubts about perfection and social constraints.
Readable fragment urges coordinated charity groups to shift Christmas shopping earlier. It lists seven tips: start in December, complete most gifts before Christmas, shop daily, carry parcels, hire home delivery, avoid home delivery on holidays, and avoid shopping during peak hours. The piece argues earlier purchases ease strain on shoppers and benefit merchants and workers. It frames shopper cohesion as boosting holiday joy.
A historical survey quoting Charley William Janson’s Miseays tertatiius notes Philadelphia prices around 1807 and 1779. It details butter at high rates, coffee, beef, veal, and fish supply, market inspections, and contrasts with later normal prices, reflecting wartime and postwar cost pressures.
A Philadelphia Bulletin editorial notes growing public sentiment against campaign gifts and new limitations. It argues voters support laws preventing gifts and requiring disclosure of money sources and spending. The piece cites rising partisan expenditures over the past decade and calls for transparency in campaign financing.
A fragmented historical note recalls panic in New York echoing Britain's era sixty years earlier. It mentions Lord Russell approving expansive Bank of England note issuance, widespread bank runs, and a single incident of a pony causing chaos on Daniely Lorn Street that spurred a bank demand for funds as solvent banks rushed to cover losses.
A garbled notice hints at a Christmas sale offering forgiveness for debts or fines. It suggests people who repay or invest will receive forgiveness with no questions asked, urging broad participation and goodwill during the holiday season.
Mme. Josephine D'Anjou, noted beauty authority, will write for The San Antonio Light starting next Wednesday. She will answer letters in confidence on health, grace, and beauty topics for women, with Sunday and evening editions carrying her columns.
Will Woods, cashier of the Woods National Bank, faces federal charges of embezzlement and abstraction. A federal grand jury will convene in January to investigate the case, brought by Assistant United States Attorney CG Creston under section 809 of the revised code.
A Protestant home management appeal lists cash gifts totaling 361 dollars and 10 cents from various churches and individuals for an orphan relief fund. The article notes Thanksgiving dinner as the main event and mentions injuries from a railway mishap affecting Clerk Bawerd Arnold who remains at home.
Superintendent Homer Eads meets with Vice President Leroy Trice at headquarters in a conference seen as signaling a broad shakeup at the International and Great Northern. Eads heads to local headquarters after the meeting while Trice plans retirement once his successor is ready to assume duties. Horace W. Clarke may be named as vice president and general manager, with no further officer changes announced.
Mrs J A Magee daughter of Mayor Callaghan severely injured in an automobile accident in September. She will be operated on at the city hospital tomorrow morning. She has been at the hospital since the accident. It is expected no danger will result from the operation. Mrs Muyge was driving with her two small children when another vehicle struck theirs. the children escaped injury.
Kansas City Post editor of the Kansas City Post dies from a bullet wound after a confrontation. General Richard Horne was involved, with Associated Press reporting the death and local officials reacting with surprise and emotion. General Hore declined to discuss details.
Fire was discovered this morning in the hold of the steamer Wold of the Bultish, which arrived yesterday. The vessel lay at the Delaware river wharf and 18 city firemen were called to assist. The incident attracted spectators as the coal deposit within the hold remained shielded from heat by a cooled crust for years.
The Light offers a contest open to public and private school pupils for best essays on Anthony and Cleopatra. Ten essays under 100 words win free seats, orchestra seats, and a box of six dents. Essays due by 10 a m Saturday at The Light office. include name, address, and school.
Tributes to departed members were paid at Temple Beth El by San Antonio lodge No. 1 officers. The crowded temple heard ritualistic services, prayers, and addresses on the cardinal principles, with readings of deceased members and choral hymns concluding the memorial program.
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