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Newspaper
San Antonio Light
Location
San Antonio, Texas, United States of America
Date
Feb 23, 1909
Page
2
The San Antonio Light published daily and on Sundays with morning and evening editions. Founded January 20, 1881, it is associated with the press and issued by the San Antonio Light Publishing Co. This brief item records the paper's long-standing, daily publication schedule and origin.
The Light asks subscribers to contact regular authorized sellers only and avoid paying warrants or unauthorized agents. The notice warns that certain phone numbers and altered staff names may be involved and urges adherence to official channels for payments and service.
The Light favors consolidating the branch under Broadway to match a long straight link from Houston Street northward to Alamo Heights. The avenue would remain a major city thoroughfare connecting business districts to suburbs, with no strong sentiment for current names. Broadway suits best, offering clarity and continuity across blocks.
A fragmented critique argues against class prejudice and agitators, praising citizenship across classes while condemning sedition. It cites a Calhoun trial moment and reflects on workers, elites, and the idea of national unity amid unrest.
A polemical piece argues class divisions are sustained by monopolistic finance and organized loot. It links the rise of a propertied class to agitators and suggests removing monopoly would erase class consciousness. Includes statistics on coffee imports and per capita consumption through decades and urges reform of judicial procedure.
The document discusses a proposed tariff on coffee and tea and its impact on prices. It argues most revenue would come from trade profits rather than consumers, criticizes wholesalers and retailers, and compares European duties to U.S. practice. It questions whether government action would reduce consumer costs and notes historical coffee pricing trends.
Sol Blumberg plans to kill a blue Uniformed official to free his blinded son after a perilous immigrant voyage to New York. He fights through a police chase in a stairwell to confront the officer, ending in arson and a dramatic mental breakdown as authorities intervene.
Everett True reports in New Orleans on a winter capital visit where a grand Creole dinner, cooked by renowned chefs, impressed the guest. The dish featured a stuffed sheep’s head and elaborate sauces with wines, spices, and oysters, reflecting local culinary prowess and ceremony.
A garbled excerpt mixes quips about a boy at a burning desk with a jokey line about a native son in a spelling bee. It mentions Knox, secretary, and a vapour hilt phrase, plus a jab at theatrical managers catering to vulgarity as long as it pays.
A San Antonio article notes some church members enjoy beer in moderation. It contrasts teetotalers with those who drink responsibly and views varied attitudes among clergy and parishioners. The piece implies respect for restraint while acknowledging differing beliefs.
San Antonio reports from 1888 include Bone Staphapses on a weeklong business visit to Mc Kinney and the Panhandle, noting colder weather with snow. Local events: an oyster supper at The Thirty MM church, reopening of old post office yard to become a two-danelog school, and a government musical and dramatic club show at Mall's garden. State Comptroller McCall and daughter visit. 48 election presiding officers appointed in Bexar County. city canals to meet. a Christian Endeavor anniversary entertainment at Madison Square Church. Tom Bailes reappointed U S deputy marshal. An amusing exchange concerns prohibition and temperance, churchgoing, and the view that both church and saloon can coexist with apposite voting.
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