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Newspaper

San Antonio Light

Location

San Antonio, Texas, United States of America

Date

Feb 03, 1908

Page

2

Fragmented stray lines show campaign talk and local notices

A jumble of garbled text mentions a Michigan governor candidate George Humner, whisky arrests, a Rome Georgia figure, and local feature notes from San Antonio. It hints at campaign activity, newspaper writers, and upcoming fiction in The Sin Antonie Lishh, with scattered references to pulp stories and editors comments amid unclear context.

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Recruit Dilemma and Army Strain Reported in People Echo

The piece notes a surge of enlistments from northern states like New York and Ohio, with about 80 recruits initially and rising to nearly 400 later as shortages and unemployment drive men to military service. It laments overwork, crowded barracks, and calls for better treatment, pay, and drill conditions to sustain the army’s manpower.

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Texas Lumber Industry Faces Wood Scarcity Risk

The piece discusses Texas lumber’s dominance in yellow pine production, noting major output in the region and the Union with Louisiana, while warning of dwindling supplies. It highlights the industry’s reliance on southern timber, the growth of softer woods, and calls for steps to preserve pulp and supply amid looming exhaustion forecasts.

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The Army Problem and Recruitment Struggles

A distorted report discusses the Army’s manpower issues and government concerns over the draft process. It notes extended delays, rising enlistments in some branches, and administrative efforts to address shortages amid shifts in military education and training.

HOW THE FOREIGNER PAYS TAX

Fragmented OCR text discusses revisions affecting tariffs and steel trade between the United States and Britain. It mentions futures for steel materials, freight costs, and pricing disputes impacting American manufacturers in competing markets. The garbled lines reference duties, tax mechanisms, and imports, with mentions of steel and prices per ton, and U.S. producers facing higher costs.

Remarkable feat in marine engineering restore Survic to service

Restoration of the badly wrecked White Star liner Survic to active service is chronicled as a major marine engineering achievement. After striking rocks near the Goodhead coast, the bow was salvaged, the ship split, and the vessel rebuilt with a new bow and reunited hull. The process involved Harland & Wolff at Belfast building a new bow, towing to Southall-ten, and joining the two halves at Trafalgar dry dock, with the rebuilt ship then launched and relaunched as an ocean greyhound.

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Passing Throng Laughs Through Winter Streets

An obscure downtown scene unfolds as a uniformed procession, amid harsh weather, stirs crowd reactions and a lighthearted mood. Shifting winds and passing strangers mingle, sparking smiles and a sense of shared amusement among onlookers.

The Laughing Soldier and a Stunned Crowd

A chaotic street scene unfolds as a laughing soldier teases a crowd on Commerce Street. Bystanders, including women and children, drift toward the laughter, while police divert the throng. A guard struggles with the crowd amid mounting mirth and confusion.

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Fragmentary OCR text shows a confrontation scene with shouting and demands. The garbled portion mentions a character asking What’s Wanted and a dismissive reply to go home. Names like ScotIa and Wickes appear amid unclear dialogue.

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San Antonio 21 Years Ago Chronicle Snippets

An 1887 San Antonio item notes Chief Buerler supporting seven cusages in department apparatus and records Farnsl's reply to fle quern. Independent democrats plan a conversion at a local hotel as Wills Menor is measured at the hotel of that name.

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Maverick area officials seek bounty on animal predators

Officials led by John M Campbell J J Wroad Mull and Henry Flok announce a petition to the legislature asking for a bounty on animals preying on sheep and goats. Five people were arrested for complicity in a robbery near Gonlau but the case remains unsettled. DBR Fanthen bought 26 600 acres near Goliad to add pasture. A notable bed room sale at 260 for Miss Sara Mekn ta Nat Sulzbachyr. William Ross named acting commissioner by Governor Ons.

John M. Campbell J JF Wroad Mull Henry Flok Gonlau DBR Fanthen Goliad Albury Sara ‘A. Mekn

Funeral notice for Herbert W Booth in Meridian Mississippi

Herbert W Booth died in Meridian Mississippi on February 19 at age 26. The funeral will be held at 1 o clock p m at the residence of his mother, 401 Camden Street.

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