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Newspaper
San Antonio Light
Location
San Antonio, Texas, United States of America
Date
Mar 15, 1909
Page
2
A publisher urges subscribers to report both old and new addresses for paper delivery changes. If delivery is irregular, contact the office by telephone. Readers are warned to pay only authorized collectors and not outsiders or street solicitors.
A London scientist Ladle by the name of BE OT STEAD claims an instrument called the sexo phone will determine the sex of living beings and could predict a child’s sex before birth. The piece argues against perfecting such a device, fearing it would spoil the mystery and bring family discord, warning against tampering with natural outcomes.
A portrait of COLLIAR PLATT in politics and business, detailing his long influence and methods. The piece suggests his enemies view him as a machine manipulator while noting the fatigue of age and waning friendship despite earlier support. An interview reveals his weary, brief replies.
A reflective critique contrasts the old Platt political machine with reformist factions. James B. Weaver of Iowa, once aligned with Platt, left the pack to pursue integrity, later honored in the state Hall of History as a fading beacon against spoils politics. The piece likens 19th century power networks to predatory wolves and muses on friendship, loyalty, and the cost of reform.
The Waco Times-Herald reports Governor Campbell may push a two cent fare measure without public consultation. Critics say Campbell has changed stance for renomination, acting without rail commission input and defying the people’s agency on a large policy issue.
The International club of San Antonio elected its officers and directors for the current year. The organization promotes social and commercial ties between Texas and Mexico. It maintains the banquet board and supports the Texas sample case across the Rio Grande. Officers were recreated to continue last year’s plans and policies, reflecting the club’s aim to keep Texas growing.
A jumbled exchange between speakers ends in a brusque dismissal as familiar banter breaks into a frosty jab at a friend named McGall. The impromptu session leaves participants puzzled and the room tense.
A melodramatic tale follows Dowald obsessed with Catherine Gourke as he shadows her through mansions and social circles. In a staged chamber a Russian rival seems doomed, yet a twist frees Dowald, ending with a tense confrontation and misdirected murder attempts in a shadowy, artful setting.
In a tense scene Dewald and Neski risk life as a test of nerve unfolds. A Russian observer notes the peril and a hidden trap is sprung. Bells fly, a necklace crashes, a scream cuts the silence as danger tightens around the conspirators.
A fragmentary San Antonio page notes Bishop Neraza on annual traveling, the San Antonio Baseball association accepting a site for a West End ball park, Bed Cable with friends on a coastal hunting trip, United States Marshal Ed Van Riper and a prisoner jailed for singling, a birthday celebration for Missiounist Sehmeltzer, Emill Nigell and Henry Klappenbach starting a lumber yard at Hi Pago, and the Sam Antonio Gas company officers elected including President Lt. Gros and Vice President EB H Terrell.
The grei savant Toormaid works on a cut-im puzzle forcing his mind to fit pieces. He unravels a perplexing problem as he concentrates on the delicate task of arranging segments into a coherent whole.
A fragmentary note captures a heated, cryptic exchange where a speaker urges restraint and silence. The passage hints at fear of repeating rhetoric and a warning against opening up, suggesting a tense moment of withheld speech.
A fragment from Harper's Weekly notes a Indiana town hostel, the Intellectual Ane group forming a literary club. The scene includes a hostess named Alice trying to recall the discussion topic as members gather at a homey Crom house, referencing a new resident across the street and poet Longfellow.
A transcription of a fragmentary discussion on a free faith aligned with Waaini, arguing for a religion rooted in freedom and democracy. It references Warburg and Lincoln as models, noting a tension between religion seen as forceful creed and religion as interpretive spiritual practice.
A collage of stray jokes and phrases from a prewar era page mocks weather, fashion, and social scenes. It mentions a spring start March 31, quips about hydrogen gas as filler, King Alphonso declining an early aviation ride, and humorous exchanges about dictating letters and marital quirks.
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