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Newspaper
San Antonio Light
Location
San Antonio, Texas, United States of America
Date
Feb 04, 1909
Page
2
Debts and Debts and the Law in Trusts and Gambling
A national decree labels debts owed to trust-involved corporations as gambling debts, non-collectible by law. Justice Harlan notes the ethical clash, while predicting cash-only credit trends, impacts on trusts, and increased pressure on debtors to prove creditor trust membership.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Justice Harlan
Bain
Polut
Waters Fieraec
Pirate threats and Tennessee politics spill onto page
The passage features a boastful pirate metaphor confronting a political gamble in Tennessee. It notes Governor Patterson’s veto of a prohibition bill, the state’s struggle with enforcing temperance laws, and public disputes around Nina Ho and the press. It frames the era as a clash between regulatory attempts and personal liberty amid heated public debate.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Patterson
Tennessee
Tennnessee
General Assembly
Prohibition
Nina Ho Ie
Stolen Sorrel Sparks Vigilante Hunt in Chicary County
Excitement runs through Beeleysport as word spreads that Judge Skoover's rare gold Dust sorrel horse has been stolen. Local Chicary County Rangers seek clues, scrutinize suspects, and plan an oyster supper fundraiser to replace the missing horse and bolster morale.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fellows
Chicory County
Beeleysport
Dudge Skoover
Rich Tadden
Poderstown
Skoover
Sledge
Chicary County Rangers
Rangers
Whiskey trade increases amid prohibition movement
New York report notes rising whiskey sales despite restrictive laws. Distillers Securities Corp shows steady growth since October with large current sales as dealers rebuild depleted stocks. Kentucky production for year ending June 1907 reached 38,155,918 gallons with 27,774,472 gallons withdrawn from bond, while June 1905 production was 16,072,830 gallons and withdrawals totaled 26,075,010 gallons, suggesting consumption did not decline and prohibition efforts may have boosted demand.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Kentucky
Dust as a health enemy and its deadly bacteria
PD Jon N. Barty highlights the danger of dust containing living microorganisms. He explains bacteria and protozoa in dust, noting most are harmless but many are disease causing and inhaled via dust. Dust harms eyes and lungs, can enter ears, contaminate food, and spread diarrheal illnesses including typhoid.
Texas detective scandal over president’s absorbed coal move
Beaumont Enterprise reports embarrassment as Sen Culberson seeks authority for absorbing Vie Tennessee Coal and tran entipaty by American steel corp. If the committee finds presidential action unlawful, a precedent setting crisis could follow. The piece notes Roosevelt’s past hostility and hints at a detective role in the upheaval.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Beaumont Enterprise
Culberson
Cmling
Vie Tennessee Coal
Tran
American Steel Corporation
Roosevelt
Cul Herson
Prohibitionists Push Sunday Law Across Texas?
Fragmentary remarks claim advocates of a blanket Sunday law in Texas will pass measures and enforce them, while critics fear broad harm to their race and oppose policing Sunday as a rest day.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paso Weraley
Tex
More Puritanism in Early Education Urged by Morack N
A letter argues for increased puritanical shaping of youths in early schooling. The author, J. By Morack N, stresses that boys should view school as work, escheaming amusement in early years. He urges thirteen to fourteen year olds to develop memory, accuracy, duty, and tolerance for hard work through years of discipline.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alton
Wilon
Wurthermere
Morack N
Foluextor
William H. Toft
San Antonio 21 Years Ago Notes and Festivities
A San Antonio snapshot from The Light on February 4 1688 describes Lydia Wrage’s guests at 844 East Houston Street singing and a fool’s evening jazzed by Atlal’s band. Delegates for a National Editorial association reception are to be arranged by city and boat committees. Dr H D Barnittte visits from Boerne. District Attorney Webeng leaves for Eagle Pass. A birthday serenade for Mrs Ed Ashley on Soleddd Street. Grand Jury discharged with no business. city council’s regular session ends quietly. Olympia Social Club plans a garden event at Mauth’s garden next week.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clents
Mise
Lydia Wrage
Atlal
Houston Street
Board of Trade
Callaghan
National Editoria Association
H. D. Barnitt
Boerne
Atttorney Webeng
Eagle Pass
Ed Ashley
Soleddd
Silhouette origin and public reform sparks ridicule
Questions and Answers traces the term silhouette from 1747 finance minister Witienne Silhouette reforms that cut expenses and angered officials. It notes later the term evolved from shadow pictures to silhouettes. The piece also touches on Devil's Island and a stray note about Sunday baseball in Texas and a few light anecdotes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Witienne Silhouette
Wwe
Silhouette
Publi
Smiles and satire mix in 1900s column notes
A fragmenting column blends humorous quips on politics suffrage and ships with a snapshot of era concerns. It notes predictions, tension between nations, and navy expansion, alongside jokes about politicians and patriots and a lampoon about street safety. The piece references Cuba, Peru, and New York transit capitalization amid broader social commentary.
False bats and fashion trends cross centuries in satire
A Cambridge professor asserts that the false batl has existed for at least seven thousand years based on Egyptian excavations, then delves into social commentary on fashion, wigs, and gender behavior, claiming women shape trends while men chase novelty and remain simple-minded, ending with a quip about keeping them guessing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Waldstein Slade
Cambridge University
Egypt
Cvacy
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