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Newspaper
San Antonio Light
Location
San Antonio, Texas, United States of America
Date
Dec 02, 1908
Page
2
Uncle Sam as sleepy guardian and restless global actor
A satirical column critiques Uncle Sam as a sleepy guardian of peace while actors in Hayti and other regions destabilize, urging a tougher U S stance, blockade and coercive power to enforce justice. It references the Monroe Doctrine, calls for decisive action, and notes local civic honors and a tribute to Senator Green.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sam
Monroe
Joose
Hayti
Bowie
Hoyt
Samuel
Uncle Sam
Duty on hides discussed at tariff revision hearing
The article argues removing the hide duty will shift costs along the supply chain from hides to boots and shoes and raise finished goods prices. It notes cattlemen, packers, and manufacturers fear price shifts and seeks a balanced tariff to prevent impact on footwear and leather markets.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rae
Fefote
Washington
San Antonio Real Estate Prospects Linked to Brownsville Rail
The piece weighs tariff shifts on boots and hides against cattlemen and consumers, arguing cheaper hides won't guarantee lower shoe prices. It notes Southwest Texas towns mock San Antonio's railroad bonus pace, but affirms real estate gains as San Antonio prices hold steady and future growth hinges on the Brownsville rail line, which could boost land values by at least ten percent upon commencement.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Texas
Here
Brownsville
San Antonio
Apgd
Old Mose Harris and Taft Fairbanks loyalties in Texas
A Texan Republican debate notes Old Mose Harris of San Antonio shifting loyalties during Taft and Fairbanks campaigns. The piece recalls Harris backed Fairbanks, then supported Taft after his nomination, and reflects on party influence and internal rifts in Schulenburg remarks.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Simpson
Mose Harris
San Antonio
Taft
Fairbanks
Decause Liebrecht
Schulenburg
Mose Warris
Mose
Orth & Ruin
Nlio
Texas Itepublican
A Mean Poem From Kansas City Journal
A fragment from a Kansas City Journal poem describes a speaker meeting a queen on a throne who laments her condition while slaves row and carries a sense of ruin. A Matrimonial wife speaks of a discontented life and suffering, and another woman is heard lamenting. The piece ends with reflections on nervous wrecks.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kansas City Journal
Pointed Paragraphs Chicago News Parody
A witty Chicago style column of aphorisms critiques self boasting gamblers and romantic clichés. It satirizes vanity about family lineage and provincial knowledge while poking fun at romance and morality. The piece ends by asking readers who can recite the Ten Commandments.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago News
In History and Weather Fragments Mixed Decades
A scrambled list notes dates and figures such as Brand Xavier dying in China and Montgomery at Quebec with historical events from 1405 to 1776, alongside garbled astronomical timings and celestial mentions. The text mixes birthdays, battles, treaties, riots, and moonrise data in a fragmented, noncohesive entry.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Brand’ Xavier
Indies
China
Richard Montgomery
Quebec
Auaternity
San Antonio 21 Years Ago Glimpsed in The Light
The Light entry from December 2 1887 recounts train robberies on the International and Great Northern line near Pearsall and Laredo, a grafter tale of special officers Crase and Trase, a robbery at Professor Mattison’s Avenue 33 residence, an excavation for a federal building at Alamo plaza, and local notes on health travel and society figures including C F Wahrmund, John W Kink, Dr Howard and the Bean estate administrator with a $4 000 000 bond.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
International & Great Northern Railroad
T Hedral
Pearsall
Laredd
Peyreau
Laredo
Mattison
Avenue 33
Crase
Trase
Shevtt Lewis
Federal Building
Alamo Plaza
Thomas
Athels
Newcombville
Brackenridge Place
C.F. Wahrmund
John W. Kink
Wrederlekeburg
Mahneke
Dr. Howard
San Adelonio
IL Rich
Bonham County
Millonaire
Thomas Colmer Bean
Ant
Orville Wrights Schoolboy Essay Reveals Early Foresight
Ernest F Crummel recalls high school days at Day tm with Orville Wright now famed inventor. Wright read an early essay on airships to peers who laughed at his bold vision yet his youthful enthusiasm foreshadowed his future success in aviation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Orville
Wright
Yim Itong
Puzzle Answers From The Light’s Daily Challenge
The note provides solutions to yesterday’s puzzle. The dog upside down hints at a wordplay answer and anninnt sled. The weather man right side down yields another involved phrase.
Canadian wanderer in police court overvagrancy charge
Marmaduxe Cresson Spivey from Winnipeg told Judge Duckley a clash with Policemap Mack over a vagrancy arrest in Holston strant at midnight. He claimed a railroad agent urged him toward San Antonio, Texas to escape snow, but police took him to the station and charged him despite carrying a pound note and coin. He addressed Buckley as our worshipful nine times and clashed with Leonard Gurva Jr, the prosecutor.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bobby
Marmaduxe Cresson
Duckley
Mack
Spivey
Winnipeg
Hionmin
San Antonio
Texas
Snow
Holston
Strant
Chappy
Canaian
Assizoa
Water Saltiness Quiz Sparks Classroom Blunder
Modern Education presents a garbled classroom exchange on why seawater is salty. A pupil misstates, then another remarks on chemical content while the teacher prompts for answers, with stray phrases about tickets and phrases cluttering the scene.
Social satire sparks reader backlash in society pages
A verbose critique rails at a magazine article for depicting wealth and luxury while claiming to expose working class suffering. The writer accuses the author of narrowing American life to Manhattan and sensational socialites, ignoring real county labor and wage earners who keep society running.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Isle
Pure Romance
Bunhelmen
Ludlow
Bachalorg
Broadway
New
United States
Manhattan Island
Lower East Side
Father— G
Dextinitin
Family Characteristics Judge and bunco man dialogue
A dialogue fragment shows a judge and a farmer debating a con man named Daxton Perkins. The farmer initially doubts but becomes persuaded as the con man blends religion with deceit and attempts to steal from him. The exchange captures suspicion, trust, and courtroom vibe in a rustic setting.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Medders
Dancon Perkins
Snakersot
Daxton Perkins
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