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Newspaper
San Antonio Light
Location
San Antonio, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jul 02, 1907
Page
6
Post Office announces earlier closing today with money order window at 4 50 and registry and stamp windows closing earlier in the evening at 6 20. Change comes after Postmaster Sigvens requested relief for clerks during hot months. Also notes successful mail clerk exam results with top earners listed.
An affidavit charges Rogie Toni of 521% North Flores Street with failing to sweep his chimney under city ordinance. Fire Chief Wright filed the affidavit. case set before Judge Buckley tomorrow morning in police court. A chimney fire at the home of Tena yesterday evening prompted promises of arrests for noncompliance, as chimneys must be swept thrice yearly in January April and September.
A freight train fire on a trestle near Lupton delayed arrivals five miles from the city as passengers walked or rode Katy tracks. Lupton, returning from Austin, alighted to assess the scene and considered continuing toward New Braunfels as others waited. The drummer remained determined to reach the city.
Two men crawled through barbed wire and walked five miles in hot conditions, reaching the train in an hour. They felt proud of beating the train and plan to issue a challenge to other general passenger agents in the state for a walking match at the next international fair.
Special to The Light reports Wag Texas and Gillespie charged as deserters from the battleship Milwaukee. They were arrested by Police Officer Will Taylor and are being held for instructions from the United States government.
In Idaho July 2, the defense in the Willam J. Woodward murder trial moved to extend direct examination by several days, aiming to show a wide conspiracy across many states tied to union labor and Pinkerton activity. Testimony covered Pinkerton reports, Colorado events, and alleged plots linked to Victor Cripple Creek incidents, with witnesses including a former Pinkerton stenographer and various miners and officials, while prosecutors contested the scope and relevance of the conspiracy claims.
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