Strange Texas Tree Links to Global Plant Family
A Rio Grande valley tree, called the dunce or junco tree, is claimed by the U.S. Forest Service to be a unique, isolated member of the plant family found only in Texas and Mexico. Its wood is noted for water resistance and polish, with potential uses from cabinet work to musical instrument parts, though its trunks are short and crooked.
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Odd Editorial Fragments Signal Local Campaign Gossip
The piece riffes on The Light's patrons and San Antonio oil wells, paring a festive candidate nearing the primary, noting the Chinage convention produced little noise, and joking about Bill Taft needing extra pants for a possible inauguration trailed by a nonsensical reference to a valise and BIE pats.
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Bill Taft
Texas
San Antonio 21 Years Ago in The Light 1887
In this 1887 San Antonio recap from The Light, the Typographical Union plans a meeting at Knights of Pythias, John Gallagher vows to debate any prohibitionist, anti monopoly delegates to a state convention in Waco are to be elected, a revolving book case aids assessors, grand jury indicts two Medina evittle thieves, Bexar Farmers Alliance to meet, mayoral figures Callaghan Mullaly Mickiejohn to Austin, Miss Mary Moore and Miss Emma Ammann noted ill, Prof Beck heads to Chicago for orchestra, Prof Steinfeldt resigns as organist at Masonic Square church.
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Knights of Labor
Waco
Start Poor
Farmers’ Alliance
Bexa
Steinfeldt
Masitsan [Square Church
Fire damages Dallas buildings and shops
A Dallas blaze caused about 14 000 in damage to the Fry building on Main street. The Beacon Shoe store and Dr. Wyco Eckles dental offices suffered additional losses. Other Texas items include rabies treatments in Austin, a fatal note in Gleburne, a four day Del Rio stock show, and various local incidents from Fort Worth to San Antonio.
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International Good Roads Congress in Paris
The international congress for studying highway methods will meet in Paris from the 4th to the 6th of next October. The French ministry invites governments to attend. An exhibition will display maps, plans, road construction information, machinery, and wheel forms with highway effects.
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Buncombe in New England Politics Sparks Public Debate
Providence Journal comments on the Republican campaign as full of buncombe. It argues the party wields the lesser evil argument to defend its record and mocks the currency reform talk as hollow. The piece ridicules free trade pledges with the Philippines noting sugar and tobacco as key exports.
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Providence Journal
Philippines
Philippine
Unclear Astronomical Details From Fragment
Fragmentary OCR notes list sun timing and moon phase with inconsistent characters and Yoruba-like phrases, offering limited readable data on rise and set times and a date fragment. No coherent event, location, or identifiable entities emerge for a proper card headline or summary.
Scattered notices mix death report and ads in Juarez region
Uribe a professor at agricultural college in Juarez Mexico found dead last night in his roaming house a white powder and letters found beside him a brisk request for work appears amid Civil War era recruitment notices and local business ads including The Model Tailoring Co J T Burnett Co Undertaker and other classified style items reflecting diverse wartime and civic notices in a single readable fragment
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Unfitness Proved by Salary Cut in State Assembly
The Springheld Republican denounces Willpinos as unfit for self government and cites the assembly reducing member pay by 32 percent. The author predicts Massachusetts legislators will face hard times in their salaries, arguing the measure provokes contempt in American legislatures.
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Ue Assembly
Massachusetts
America
Enterprising hoothlack boosts business with novelty ads
A young man in A city launches a novel summer plan to attract trade by carrying two advertising fins and a banner reading Shine, mister, a fan with every shine. He solicits customers with this gimmick, already drawing attention and promising more work than he can handle.
Baptism plans for Spanish royal baby announced
A report states the newborn son of the king and queen of Spain will be baptized on June 21. The infant is carried by the royal household and the event is recorded by J. T. Burastt & Co. Dagertaker.
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Local election announcements list many Bexar County sheriff candidates
The Light announces numerous candidates for sheriff county offices in Bexar County and other posts subject to Democratic primaries. It lists B D Lindney W J Goforth James McCloskey Charles F Stevens Fred H Lancaster George Surkey George W Huntress T J Newton Andres Coy Jr A Blesembach Chester H Terrell Nelcom Lyte John B Trdimer B J Reevas J Ed Wilkens Vivian E Hamilton Michael F Campbell Frank R Newton M B E Buckley Taft Theodore Harris Arthur W Seeligson and others for county clerk district clerk county attorney representative judge and constable positions, with primary dates in July 1908.
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Bevan County
George Surkey
Bexar County
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George W. Huntress
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Frank R. Newton
Hexar County
Taft
Arthur W. Seeligson
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Theodore Harris
Justice of the Peace
Harry Hartsberg
Andidata
Injunction plank adopted by G&tenga convention
The inj unction plank of the zepub lian platform drew most attention at the G&tenga convention though it proved overstated. The convention adopted the plank after a lengthy debate, but observers say its impact on law and federal court structure was minor.
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