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Newspaper
San Antonio Light
Location
San Antonio, Texas, United States of America
Date
Dec 27, 1908
Page
6
Police investigate a late today murder on the prairie at West 12th Street and Desplaimes Avenue Forest Park. A well dressed man about yy years old was found killed with no valuables, suggesting robbery after luring. No identity clues were recovered, fueling mystery.
A fragmented report describes a man killed in what authorities call a revenge crime. Suspects allegedly removed valuables and staged the scene to imply a Talay related death, while investigators seek to identify those responsible and reconstruct the events.
An untue appeal in Wall Watson, a Black man on life sentence for the 1907 Vicksburg murder of four white men, alleges jurors were influenced by intoxicating hymns and racial hostility during verdict. The appeal also notes a weekly magazine portraying a brutal crime was left in the jury room.
A fragmented passage describes a thrifty Scotch figure MacDougal from Success Magazine. It notes his frugality and a quirky line about wishing to wine less and eat more, with odd phrases like two to twelve and a whistle. The text includes stray words and nonsensical bits, reflecting OCR gaps. The overall sense is a satirical or observational sketch.
Governor Hughes appointed a Wall Street inquiry panel. The group met at the Chamber of Commerce led by Chairman Morace ne White to hear subcommittee reports. They will study the Produce Exchange and New York Clearing Exchange first and may cover expenses temporarily from private purses.
A morning blaze destroyed the corner drug store and the opera house hours. Boby Tex Da vis was in a house nearby when the fire broke out and merry makers fled in panic. Fire damages estimated at about 10 000 dollars.
For the first time in Juarez opposite El Paso gambling games failed to pay during the fiesta period. They closed Sunday, a week out. Concessionarios paid over $29,000 for the privilege of running the games and lost even more. Theo Artzt Orchestra. Both players
Refusing to show mercy, T We Chang pleads for the death penalty after being found guilty of murder in the second degree for the cast death of Durham W Stevens, Japanese adviser to Korea’s court. He vows to weep in prison, saying his only consolation is sacrificing his life for his crime. Judge Cook cannot impose the extreme penalty, and the jury returns a verdict of murder in the second degree with possible life imprisonment or less.
Chicago police arrest 17 year old Jennie Brown at Englewood station on a charge of setting fire to two churches on Chicago's South Side. The case aims to solve a spate of church blazes that have distressed Englewood and raised fear across the area.
Tolnnie Johnson, a Black man, was struck on Als in street saloon last night with a revolver. A two inch scalp wound was inflicted and believed skull fracture. Assistant City Physician Withers examined him at city hall. Warrant issued for a Black suspect. Attacks closed the gash in his leg.
Palestine Tex Dec 26 Sam Hats ton was shot and killed near Elkhart Anderson County early this morning by another Negro. They were attending Christmas festivities at a friend's house. A dispute arose over an old debt.
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