Second Class Postage Notice Read at San Antonio
Entered as second class matter May 47907 at the San Antonio Texas post office under the act of Congress of March 3 1878.
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Newspaper
San Antonio Light
Location
San Antonio, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jul 12, 1907
Page
2
Entered as second class matter May 47907 at the San Antonio Texas post office under the act of Congress of March 3 1878.
Representatives in New York and Chicago exchange notices at the Tribune buildings. Subscribers should request address changes by calling 1309. If delivery is irregular, notify the office. Anonymous communications will not be noticed.
A fragmented note describes a period of change with reference to battleships sailing to the Pacific. It mentions increasing commerce and opportunity for the town, and notes concerns about water availability and agriculture amid growing crops. The text reads like a rail of opinion on wartime shifts.
Horatio W. Seymour, former editor of the Chicago Chronicle and War Pub, departs Chicago for New York to become editor in chief of His World and Joseph Pulitzer's newspaper. The respected journalist is praised for editorial writings and his role in Chicago newspaper history.
A Baltimore American fragment argues the progressive party’s push for a strong Japan government recount reveals weak friendship toward the Jips and urges immediate government mobilization. It contends the nation must fund battleships, expand shipbuilding, and project industrial and naval power to avoid national humiliation and loss of status on the world stage.
Saturday Evening Post quotes John Sharp Williams, Democratic leader in the House, recalling advice from his grandfather after first election to Congress. He warns against relying on prophecies, noting prophets are often burned tools whose predictions fail when events unfold.
Fragmentary notes from a 1900s era information page touch on New Yorker inventions, global debts ledgers, Appenzell stone-throwing contests, and a Suffolk bound list of trades. It references the Queensland Meat Company supplying the US Army in the Philippines, early peace efforts, and linguistic notes on ship terminology including port and van origins. The text blends scattered facts about finance, sports, and language in a collage of quotable curios.
New York July 12 The great White Star liner Adriatie from Southampton Cherbourg and Queenstown faced a summer storm after sailing Cherbourg July 8. A snow storm lasted about fifteen minutes off Sable Island then an electrical storm knocked out wireless. A torrential downpour followed, passengers sheltered in cabins as the ship battled the weather.
A Budapest based spiritualist Genninser eloped with his mother in law's daughter in Vienna on July 12 triggering a rift with his wife Dentach. Lamminger unhappy over seances and finances. the couple fled to Budapest after being robbed of belongings. Deutsch and his daughter sue for divorce.
A reference to an exposé or feature on the man behind a drug or pill settlement prompts readers to see Saturday edition for full story. Names, dates, and locations are not provided in the fragment. The item signals a forthcoming in-depth report likely involving a pharmaceutical figure.
Berlin reports rising tension among Rhine wine region growers. In Rheingau and Nahe, vineyard owners issue licenses and plan a meeting on July 20 to discuss improvements. Government promises close interest in developments amid widespread unease comparable to southern France's Midi.
A jumbled column notes widespread London banquets and rising eating trends, a dog with a lantern guiding a train in Muskogee, and light vignettes on artists, lotteries, and peculiar animal tales. It mixes weather, art gossip, inventions, and humorous anecdotes from various cities.
A new Texas auto law, effective today, requires all motor vehicle owners to register their names with the county clerk and obtain an identification number for the vehicle. County Clerk Newton, unaware of a copy of the law, notes it may cover gasoline and electric machines and possibly motorcycles, and could supersede existing city registration ordinances.
In Legorn on January 12 Lieutenant Voi Ya of the Tenth Infantry was severely wounded in a duel with Lieutenant Doe Notud of the same regiment. The men contended for about twenty minutes with eighteen issues recorded. Also advertised is Winslow’s Soothing Syrup for teething babies and Theo. Avitz Orchestra with guaranteed compliance under the 1906 Food and Drugs act.
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