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Newspaper
San Antonio Light
Location
San Antonio, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jan 18, 1909
Page
4
In Enid, Oklahoma, burglars blasted the First State Bank with nitroglycerin near Carrier, one mile north, and looted about $3000. Shots exchanged as the robbers fled. citizens awoke to gunfire but were forced back by armed raiders. Bank vault wrecked. a posse pursues and a pitched fight is anticipated.
Jacob Barge fadly sues Jacob Wagner and others in the Thirty seventh district court seeking an injunction to stop interference with his business and possession of the premises. The petition asks for restraining relief and any other relief the court deems fit. The location cited is De Garland, Chirveyant, 727 EB, Have tor street.
Rev T G Long a former Galveston pastor and three year missionary for the San Antonio Baptist Association has been extended a call to the pastorate of South Side Baptist Church. The church has been without a pastor for four months and is expected to accept.
A homeless boy arrived at the home of Mr and Mrs Gaines, 1008 Avenue B in San Antonio. Gaines, a known figure in the city, is connected with the Clower Installment Company and is well known locally.
An anxious couple, Mr and Mrs Thomas Siliees, reported a morning birth at their East Macon and McSwan streets home. The stork arrived at 8 o clock delivering four fine twelve pound babies, a vivid local account of a joyous event despite garbled context.
An important school board meeting is planned for Wednesday night at 8 o clock in their offices in the Washer Building. Officials hope to settle the matter of the Haltt Memorial School with the Wanderer and Wat option in the gift expiring Saturday.
Royal theater announces upgrades to seating and comfort to accommodate growing patronage. Management pledges enhanced accessibility and additional facilities, including reorganized aisles and improved legroom, to boost audience experience.
The Lovidt Lesson maintains Headquietens on the eroends of the Alaska-Yahoo Pacific exposition nex, yeu.
McArdie announces sales staff openings for cash boys at 222 East Houston Street. Application period begins Tuesday, with local hiring at the Great Sale event led by McArdie.
In a bitter, lengthy speech New York Representative Willet denounces President Roosevelt as a traitor to liberty and calls his White House a court. He praises Magna Charta while attacking the president's policies and allies, urging restraint and stressing the dangers to free speech and press.
Special to the Ight reports Kat y Railroad fined by federal court for violating the national eight hour law. Judge Pollack ruled that prior shipper consents granting longer cattle transport without water or food were illegal, forcing Texas railroads to make sweeping changes. The piece also recounts sharp attacks by Willet on historical figures and presidents, framing a broader critique of authority and governance.
A speaker denounces rulers who force subordinates into servile roles and allow aristocratic abuses. He cites West Palit mistreatment, a Panama scandal inquiry, and a decree condemning tyranny. He warns that a ruler, like Nero or Vespasian, shapes society through governance rooted in power, fear, and reformist delay.
Araujo was brought to federal court to stand trial on charges of aiding a revolutionary movement. The hearing occurred this afternoon as the government pressed the case amid the shaky record of the alleged Mexican insurgents.
Dispatches from Washington report the final hearing by the secretary commission on freight rates. A 16 percent increase is under review with the last hearing held in San Antonio. The railroads argue the rise is not justified while opponents urge prompt action. The announcement comes from St Louis with further word from the national capital.
The Georgia figure Upshaw, billed as Successor 70 Sam Jones, will deliver a new lecture titled John Stil Vis Hal at Prospect Hill tonight. A small admission will be charged. The show promises his familiar political energy and audience pull after recent appearances elsewhere.
In the second scene of Te Boys of Company B35 from the Peaceful Military School a drill and prize event is planned. Prof Taacack will supervise while a box is presented and the Welz will perform a Mephiy segment.
Amid Ville Franche harbor actions, American sailors repelled a hostile party near the harbor. The confrontation involved ships and a reported rescue, with no serious injuries among the crew.
McArdle's Great Sale at 222 Cast Houston Street advertises cash for bays and items. C A McArdle invites customers to visit Tuesday for purchases and sales in Houston.
Fragmentary OCR notes describe Tileves visiting a forentid Koerps on Montina street Saturday Wiehy and a thicken coop with half a dozen thoroughbred hens being shelled. Police were notified about the muller.
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