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Newspaper
San Antonio Light
Location
San Antonio, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jul 14, 1908
Page
2
The note informs subscribers that every issue will be mailed to old and new addresses and asks that irregular deliveries be reported to the office by telephone. It provides the contact number 176 for changes or issues.
A Philadelphia Guffey led Democratic machine in Pennsylvania is ousted by Ryan at a state convention. Delegates from Philadelphia were unseated for collusion with the Republican organization, including fraudulent primary turnout. The Philadelphia Record notes no true Democratic party exists there and warns funds may flow to the Republican campaign.
United States Geological Survey investigators report a Morida well at Welaka on the St Johns River producing two distinct waters. Drilled to 800 feet with 110 feet of casing, it first yielded ordinary sulphur water at 160 feet, then a steamy mineral water at 0 feet. An inner lining extended nearly to the bottom to access both waters.
Describes dual pump systems for ordinary and mineral waters, notes limited well counts but potential expansion where waters differ, cites Florida investigations with state and federal cooperation, and warns about contagious sidewalk ease. Mentions railroad to Brownsville and a county campaign for ammunition.
The mineral kingdom holds many subjects and grows with mining. Rare earth minerals such as chromite, cobalt, tungsten, vanadium, molybdenum, titanium, uranium, and zircon gain attention. USGS reports notes on deposits across Maine, Corona California, Utah, Arkansas, Caro Hinag region, Bayinger Hill Texas, Spokane Washington, Routt County Colorado, and Snake Range Nevada.
Bartford Courant reports on a private letter claiming Henry Loomis Nelson and Grover Cleveland, both dead, critique Theodore Roosevelt. The piece frames Roosevelt as distrusted by intellectual classes and questions his place in history, noting Nelson’s virulent attacks and lasting notoriety.
A fragment rails against the vice presidency describing it as a violent chase to seize a man. The author argues the office endangers anyone near it and warns governors and senators that no one is safe from a political pursuit.
A letter from the El Paso Herald condemns loud billboard signs as a nuisance. It notes varying city rules requiring consent from a majority of adjacent property owners or the ability of opposing owners to block installations. The writer urges banning screamers in residential areas and parks.
San Antonio and Laredo teams are pushing to build a Tod mile macadam road to the Mexican boundary and seek Mexican aid. El Paso boasts a grand Rio Grande valley drive that could extend through the valley and into New Mexico, creating a formidable highway corridor.
The survey work in West Wad aiiition is led by tit engineer Maury. Plans for celebrating the Bastile overthrow include a banquet and concert at Casino Hall. A 50 mile walking match between a Waco man and a San Antonio woman is slated soon. Deputy Sheriff Ainsehedd lists Bexar county residents to answer charges. 120 names noted. County commissioners back a new reg nour house while the court wants to sell the old courthouse. highest bid was about 20 000. Grand jury indicts many lawyers for unpaid registration tax. most delinquents arrested with bonds posted. Ben J. H. Copeland campaigns for the ante at MecLranesol with engagements in multiple towns. Mrs Huppertz ill. Max Kalissi travels to New York for L Wolfson. Rev. Coulson was assaulted with lemons on the street last night.
Taylor Texas July 14 two men Gaston a palivond watchman and Kyrie ilel were injured in separate runaway accidents yesterday. Gaston was thrown from a wagon down a Milgot embankment and Kyrie ilel was hurled into a hay rake. Both are in critical condition.
A humorous essay contrasts two types of bodies in fiction and real life, exploring how excess weight and extreme smallness shape character roles. It notes that fat heroes are rare, while undersized figures appear as comic or pitiable beings, and it laments social biases toward body size with vivid, period voice.
A fragmented page lists historic figures and dates including Mazarin, Kruger, and the Bastille storm. It notes the Crystal Palace exhibition in New York and a World War II era context, plus astronomical events and assorted anecdotes from Chicago News and Washington Evening Star.
Thirteen divorce cases in Georgetown Texas were reported as missed by the local district court. Thirty additional divorce suits remain pending in the same court. A prominent Mason in Houston Texas, W. Wy. Bateau of the Houston Masonic lodge, died July 14 at age 70. Watson, long a noted figure in Texas religious circles, was also mentioned in connection with the day’s events.
The Light prints a slate of candidates for sheriff, district clerk, county clerk, county attorney, judge, district judge, constable, county clerk, county judge, justice of the peace, and related offices. Candidates include W. I. Goforth, James McCloskeyes, Chas. F. Stevens, Fred H. Lancaster, George Surkey, George W. Huntress, T. J. Newton, Andras Coy Jr., Angust Besenbach, John B. Tramayr, E. J. Heaven, J. Ed. Wilkens, Vivian J. Hardilton, Michael F. Campbell, Brink E. Newton, M. W. Buckley, Arthur W. Seeligson, Theodore Harris, Ben S. Fisk, Nelson Lytle, all subject to Democratic primaries or actions in July 1908.
Chester H Terrell is announced as a candidate for representative in race 3 in Bexar County. The filing concerns the Democratic primary action and supports Terrell as a party contender in the district election.
A notice from Bexar County names Otto Wahrnvind as candidate for Representative Place No 2 in a race. Details indicate the authorization to contest the seat and the official designation of the district.
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