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Newspaper
San Antonio Light
Location
San Antonio, Texas, United States of America
Date
Mar 16, 1908
Page
2
Fragmentary entry lists manager A G Mumao and Frederick Logan with a contact line for the San Antonio Light Publishing Co. The readable text provides no actionable event or date.
A jumble of editorial musings covers delivery changes, weather, Congress,Thaw trial, Pittburgh guesses, tombstone prices, noise invention, future bills, baseball rules, Magaleva date, Minnesota politics, Derby talk, and John F Stevens. It threads humorous asides with political and social references amid old news chatter.
The article discusses Sap Valley Railroad's plan to expand and develop an urban business corridor along its Kerrville branch toward Kanee, highlighting favorable geography and scenic beauty from Ban Anterle to Kerrville. It notes potential climate advantages and crystal streams shaping the valley economy.
Fragments describe San Antonians seeking summer opportunities along the Kerrville branch line. The piece notes railroad schedules as a key factor for developing a summer residency market in the region and the potential influx of residents to the community.
The creation of Ozark National Forest adds nearly 930000 acres across five counties on the divides of White and Arkansas rivers. It includes the Boston Mountains and southern Ozark fringe, with hardwood and shortleaf pine stands valued at about 1.5 million dollars standing and potentially six million dollars if developed. Government experts will guide logging studies and aid private tract owners across the Mississippi Valley. The new forest raises total U S national forest acreage to around a hundred million across the western mountains and plains.
A heated debate over the Frye bill sparks a gulf to midwest confrontation as eastern and southern interests push to block its passage. Opponents warn it could shift Panama canal and shipbuilding leverage, with New Orleans Progressive Union and Gulf coast groups rallying to defeat the measure. Congressmen Turton of Ohio argues the bill, while western allies press for restraint.
In a ballroom setting Cheater Chester and Miss Van Duren discuss love and wealth. The younger son faces pressure to marry for money, while complex flirtation and cynicism shape their plans and suspicions about a fortune hunter among their circle.
Livingston March 1 16 Negro gamblers were brought in by Deputy Sheriff Garvey from Onalaska tied together. report notes seventeen were arrested and tied together amid details of the operation.
Local notes from 1887 describe high fines on border guards, discussions over Houston land offers for the refrigerator business, and plans by Alamo Mill Co to enter brick patting on Eighth Street. Mrs Mary Meredith of San Antonio buys cattle from Colonel Harwood, Annie Mainz marries Henry Ronket, and a claim of negroes filling fish near Captain Braden’s ranch is reported along with a Duggy incident on Soledid street.
New York clergyman angrily urged married women to run "home saloons" and keep husbands at home. The sermon claimed women should stock hoes and honors in the household and rely on their spouses for social order. Local names and firms appear in the fragmented report alongside references to merchants, lawyers, and banks.
Burial permits list several individuals with ages and addresses despite OCR errors. Notable entries include a 74 year old William Ford of 622 Cameron, a 40 year old Mrs. Millie Shannon of 114 Danast street, and a 41 year old Benton Jolcoh of 214 Devinse nanites. The document records pneumonia as a cause for some entries and references multiple streets in the city.
The review hails this new novel as among the best from her brilliant pen and one of the decade’s finest works. It praises compact historical storytelling with mingled action suspense and a strong love interest, calling it a marvel of narrative power.
To Mr. and Mrs. £ 1. A. Anderana, 45 Broad avenue, a son. To dir. and Mrs. B. G. Howe, 210 Henver street, a son. To Mr. and Mrs Aning C. Jones, Bad Percy street, a daughter. To Mr. and Mrs Ernest Henning, 21 South Pisa street, a bon. To Mr. and Mrs. William Schwerts, 401 West Myrite street, a daughter. To Mr. and Mrs. Fat Kilday, 640 Camaron street, a son.
A fragment from a Washington Star piece notes public fascination with a famed maid nicknamed for her frontie. Amid chatter in New York and beyond, references span royalties, manners, and a London dinner anecdote about an Abyssinian prince who never attended, ending with a stray advert for local undertakers and suppliers.
The Light authorizes announcements of several candidates for Sheriff of Bexar County subject to Democratic primary action. Named contenders include B D Lindsey W J Goforth James McClokkey Phas F Stevens and Tyed H Lancaster in the race.
The Light announces Vivian J. Hamilton as a candidate for County Clerk subject to the nomination process. Local readers are informed that Hamilton seeks the office with party support and will enter the primary race if nominated by the party.
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