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Newspaper
San Antonio Light
Location
San Antonio, Texas, United States of America
Date
Mar 29, 1908
Page
15
A Texas court orders Western Union to halt all business activities in the state until further notice. The injunction bars processing money transfers and other services while the case proceeds, affecting customers and agents awaiting further guidance from state authorities.
District Judge Galhoun ruled in the Sitio of Texas versus Western Union Telegraph Company that the firm must obtain a Texas business permit and pay occupation taxes, enjoining it from general Texas operations except federal government message transit. The ruling, effective immediately, does not affect interstate activity, and the case now heads to the U S Supreme Court for final decision.
Night riders threaten Mayor Mark Droit in Cincinnati in a letter received Sunday. The note warns the city not to publish any more about the governor and to avoid making trouble, stating the writers are on the Kentucky side and imply consequences for publicizing their aims.
The state board of pardons met in regular session Wednesday as Kale Boise Morph and Harry Orchard sought clemency. Orchard declared he committed the crime for which he was sentenced to death and is willing to pay the penalty, while efforts pressed to remit the death sentence.
A. Hickey of Phoenis Arizona, or vaniver for the socialist party, was seized by Capt. McCabe while delivering a lecture near Houston Street and Avenue DT. He spoke on Frenzied Finance to a large crowd, and police planned to press the charge in corporation court.
A New York man and his accomplice were killed when an explosive meant to attack police officers exploded in a street. The suspect, dying on the pavement, confessed to the deed as he lay near the wreckage, revealing his intent to avenge police actions.
In Union Square Park Ignatz Hildebrand and an accomplice trigger a bomb intended for police. The blast injures five officers and many bystanders amid a mass panic as mounted and foot police disperse the crowd. Hildebrand admits acting to avenge a police action while other details tie him to a radical circle and a planned unemployed meeting.
A Wyoming mine disaster leaves about twenty men dead as a blast and ensuing cave in destroy the Lane mine. A rescue party of fifty miners is buried. a second explosion threatens the living. Names of several victims and officials are listed as authorities confirm casualties.
Mine operators prepare for a miners strike as coal mines in the Leavenworth area plan to shut down on Tuesday under a metal consent. Mules are being offered for sale in anticipation of the long contest and the impending contract expiration between miners and operators.
Arlington Mags March 23 The body of an unknown woman with her throat cut was found in an apartment near St. Pauls cemetery by boys today The condition suggested the woman had been dead for seven hours and authorities believed murder probable.
Weather report shows minimum and maximum temperatures for the 24 hour period ending early morning with a high of 96 degrees. Wind speed at 8 am recorded at four miles per hour. Yesterday’s temperatures are compared with the year-ago readings.
From Washington March 28 reports in foreign diplomatic circles say Lert Bacon first assistant secretary of state may be named the next U S ambassador to Germany. Charlemagne Tower is expected to retire or be recalled as talks consider Bacon's appointment as certain.
A confusing OCR fragment reports a Bandera area poisoning death and Rear Admiral Evans leaving the fleet to recover at a naval facility near San Luis Obispo. It mentions a death from poison and vague details about family and circumstances, with late March Washington dispatches describing naval concerns and moves to San Francisco.
Police HQ tonight saw active scenes with multiple detainees as city dances and street gatherings led to fights and arrests. Officers report a steady stream of incidents into the early hours, including a notable confrontation and a gun accusation tied to a feud.
Fort Worth Texas March 9 Six thousand visiting partisans packed the Coliseum to honor Senator Bailey as Gainesville supporters arrived with a large delegation. The day featured two speeches one afternoon and one night with a citywide rally that drew delegates from across the state and a strong show of loyalty amid a major party platform and presidential electors slate.
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