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Newspaper
San Antonio Light
Location
San Antonio, Texas, United States of America
Date
Mar 04, 1908
Page
2
A jumble of local notices and quirky anecdotes. Suburban chatter covers delivery changes, a policeman laid off in Atlanta, farmers and autoists moving north, and a flourish of regional curiosities such as mint crops, julep season, and baseball reports. Also mentions Ohio Republicans, a Chicago doctor, Panamanian route gold rumors, Walter Wellman predictions, and Georgia town population shifts alongside rising money orders and package handling.
A polemic profile portrays Emma Goldman as a flamboyant agitator who defends or denies anarchist violence, seeks publicity, and travels to lecture against wealth and authority. The piece contrasts her advocacy with claims she never works and questions whether she would be free in older nations versus the United States.
The text counsels against censorious thoughts about others, arguing such thoughts waste vital energy and hinder personal achievement. It urges constructive thinking, steering minds away from envy toward gratitude and use of willpower, with reminders about focusing on admirable aspects in others.
Poem-like meditation urges readers to seek virtue in flaws and follow a fatalistic balance with life. It counsels gentleness toward fate, bending rather than fighting storms, and aligning with a divine order as water shapes a vessel.
The piece argues for deporting Emma Goldman, warning that deporting an undesirable figure would protect a defenseless woman from persecution. It claims Goldman propagates anarchy and violence, urging redress of wrongs by force and asserts the United States has no use for her views.
A historical note questions which state will provide the next U S president. It surveys origins of past commanders in chief, from Virginia and New York to Ohio and Nebraska, asking whether Ohio or Nebraska may mark a new entry in the list of states that produced a national leader.
A fragmented report mentions Rolia described as a sharpshooter and Albert Laupy injured by a broken arm after a mole kick near Fox Creek. The text is unclear but hints at prior accidents involving family members and warnings not given.
The Hartford Courant notes a tale about King Carlos who loved hunting and would laugh while riding through the woods with a gun. It claims he could shoot as accurately with his left hand as with his right, reflecting remarkable marksmanship and a fondness for the chase.
A Washington Star excerpt shows a new member advised to study the Marquis of Queensbury rules rather than court cases by Cushing or Roberts to understand congressional procedures. The dialog contrasts legal precedents with sporting rules as a learning tool.
A fragmentary verse warns against gazing into eyes, suggesting fate mirrored in vision. It describes a Greelin Ind figure loved by many who vanishes, with spring imagery of turf, rain, and jonquils. The lines blend dreamlike imagery and melancholy, ending with a cryptic signature.
The text argues life advances through the law of cause and effect, insisting past lives determine current conditions. It urges cheerfulness, optimism, gratitude, and tolerance as constructive forces, claiming growth is possible within present circumstances by resisting bitterness and criticism.
The Aero Club of America tested gas balloons amid San Antonio to New England flight talk. Alex Jaske faced playful ribbing as controversy rose over inflating a big navigator balloon. A committee floated him as ascent leader, then withdrew, while a balloon trade tale and a Rush Medical College reminiscence entertained the gathering.
A fragmentary report notes a local physician and friends in the evening scene discussing the renowned surgeon Nicholas Senn, highlighting a casual exchange about medical figures in a social setting.
San Antonio officers paid today amounting to 20881.12 dollars as part of the city payroll. Frank Huck celebrates a family arrival while Governor Rosé signs a measure. German singing societies entertained San Antonio crowds on the streets last night. An expected 300 to 400 Knights of Pythias in uniform prepare for next month’s state encampment. A company formed to develop kaolin properties in Uvalde County has been sold.
The New York Tribune says Roosevelt seeks to aid a successor, a plan echoing past politics. Gardner of Massachusetts shows the president Crockett’s Life of Van Buren to illustrate history repeating itself. Taft’s reception in the White House draws cheers from Oregon's Fulton who predicts an election win.
One of the state's largest box factories, Tt. L. Sumett Co at 315-827 Most Com street, is a major South area producer of all kinds boxes. President R L Burnett heads the business, serving major patrons in Texas, Louisiana and Mexico. The firm employs about 35 to 50 people and also sells wrapping paper, bags, twine, and related materials. Also notes U S Army recruitment for able bodied men aged 18 to 45, with English literacy required, for San Antonio posting at 401 Moore Big.
The T. M. I. social held at Beethoven hall featured an All Fools Dance with over 180 attendees in white dominos. Masks and dance caps were issued at entry and remained on until midnight. Prizes went to Daniel and Miss Molle Bhiinger for top entries.
The announcement lists Bexar County Sheriff hopefuls B. Lindsey W. Y. Goforth and James McCloskey subject to Democratic primaries. It also includes a candidate announcement for Texas County Sheriff and for County Clerk Vivlav Hamilton subject to Democratic primaries.
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