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Newspaper
San Antonio Light
Location
San Antonio, Texas, United States of America
Date
May 29, 1908
Page
2
Paying Taxes and Poll Tax Reminder in San Antonio
A municipal notice urges San Antonio property owners to settle their annual taxes by tomorrow to avoid penalties and reminders them to pay the poll tax if they plan to vote next year. It also mentions new electrical mining methods in use and a July 7 Ohio train fare law requiring tickets or extra fare to reduce conductor change handling.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
City of
San Antonio
Gian
Ohio
Ethics And The Law In The Legal Profession
A prepared report by the American Bar Association outlines a codified ethics guide for the legal profession. The document, about thirty rules, aims to cover contingencies in law practice and reflect high standards to counter discredit from a few.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
American Bar Association
IY Tavers
Ethics and loyalty Youths in the legal and immigrant aid front
A discussion on legal ethics condemns lax discipline among some practitioners and warns that silent compliance by conscientious lawyers harms the profession. It cites loyalty to the law as essential, notes corruption risks, and mentions Hailey Willis estimates of North China coal. It also covers immigrant work programs under the IYMCa, and a Fort Worth scuffle between Jake Wolters and Glan Tharins.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
International Young Men's Christian Association
Jake Wolters
Glan Tharins
Fort Worth
Victoria Builds Amid Rapid Local Construction
Victoria Texas May 29 reports substantial growth with numerous residences and sidewalks laid in the city’s residential district. Also notes a bridge collapse injuring farmer R. Mahak, a fall of a wagon and mule death, and rail and road updates across several towns in the Lone Star State.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Victoria
Tex
Temple
R. Mahak
Marely
Vanderbilts Greatest Trip Highlighted in London Brighton Journey
Haverhill Gazette notes Alfred Vanderbilt calls his coaching trip from London to Brighton the greatest achievement of his life. The piece contrasts his claim with a wider view, suggesting numerous workers in major American cities set higher ambitions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Haverhill Gazette
Vanderbilt
London
Brighton
Alfred Vanderbilt
Pleasing Outlook Described By Bryan And Johnson
Mr Bryan and Governor Johnson traveling by train toward the Washington conference express satisfaction with the outlook. Interviewers note a particularly pleasing view from car windows during the Pennsylvania system trip.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Providence Journal
Bryan
Governor Johnson
Pennsylvania
Washington
Women See Harry Thaw Insanity Headline Sparks Debate
A New Hedford Standard front page proclaims Women are crazy to see Harry Thaw, though not all readers agree. The banner hints the remark targets a subset of women while others defend Thaw’s notoriety amid public opinion.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New Hedford Standard
Must Be Good Climbers and Dry Tennessee Tales
A Washington Post feature notes humorous local sayings from Cookeville Tennessee about whiskey or alcohol, suggesting rising caution as liquor storages are moved higher due to safety concerns. The piece juxtaposes regional quips with changing habits in rural Tennessee.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington Post
Cookeville (Tenn
Tennessee
Locomotive Order Boosts Chicago Milwaukee St Paw Line
The Chicago Milwaukee and St Paw railroad orders fifty locomotives at a total cost of 1 600 000 stirring talk of prosperity. The Pittsburg Gazette Times notes the early announcement and potential regional impact as new rolling stock enters service.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pittsburg
Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paw Railroad
San Antonio 21 Years Ago In The Light 1887 Notes
From The Light May 29 1887 Mary Haneisen daughter of City Collector Tanetsen travels alone from Brackett to San Antonio visiting relatives Tence setters at work in Medina county George Junkin loses about a mile and a half of wire Pentecost observed with high mass at Catholic churches Henry Rheiner wed Miss Lona Weinhold at German Lutheran church Lottie Lyons returns from Texas Press association Kerrville visit General Roberts to command Houston state encampment Tom Meagher and Charles Schnieder of the eighth cavalry band injured in Decoration Day parade
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mary Haneisen
Tanetsen
Baying
Brackett
San Antonio
Tence
Medina
George Junkin
Henry Rheiner
Lona
Weinhold
Lottie Lyons
Gasrip
Texas Press Association
Charles Schreiner
Familly
Kerrville
Texas
General Roberts
Houston State
Tom Meagher
Charles Sehneider
Eighth Cavalry Band
Erate
May 29 in History and Astronomical Notes
May 29 marks key historic births and deaths including Sarah Jennings Duchess of Marlborough 1744 Patrick Henry 1799 and General Winfield Scott 1866. It notes Scott’s sixty year milestone in a Mexico campaign and Motley’s 1914 birth. astronomy entries list sunset and moonrise times and Venus at greatest brilliancy for western skies.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sarah Tennings
Duchess of Marlborough
Vom
Patrick Henry
Windeld Scott
Amy
Scott
Mexico
John Lothrop Motley
England
Compound Kidney Pills Offer Health Over Wealth
A vintage ad promises $1000 in gold for 50 cents, urging readers to choose health over money. It touts Kidney Pill results as a “positive cure” for time, wealth, and weak kidneys, claiming accelerated effects and availability at druggists.
Texas News Briefs From May Incomplete Fragments
Dam work unfinished leaves contractor at risk as flood toll grows. Laundrymen's Club meets in Dallas with 12 members and a flood relief donation. Contractor T B Beary found dead on porch with pistol in hand amid despondency warnings. Non residents flood Texas for hunting as open season ends. Monster bat captured in Cuero measured inches across and to be preserved. Southwestern university commencement exercises held in Georgetown with strong turnout and planned continuation. Four year old child reportedly burned to death in Frost Texas feeding a grim local tragedy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Laundrymen's Club
Dallas
Tex
Laundrymen’s Club
Sheriff Candidates Parade in Bexar County Race
The Light authorizes announcements for multiple sheriff candidates including Bexar County contenders such as Lindsey, Goforth, McCloskey, Stevens, Lancaster, Surkey, and others subject to Democratic primaries. Also announces for District Judge M. E. Buckley and County Judge Theodore Harris with July 26, 1908 primaries and related county offices including County Attorney, Constable, County Clerk, and District Clerk with primary constraints.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
The
Light
B. D. Lindsey
Bexar County
George Surkey
Vfce
Primarion
Agnoones
M. E. Buckley
Fifty-seventh District Court
Theodore Harris
John E. Trainer
Max F. Beeler
Representative Announces Heater Terrell for Boxar County
The authorized candidate H Terrell is announced for representative in Boxar County subject to the taxation of the democratic primaries.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
H. Terrell
Boxar County
Two Mills Planned by Kirby Liquidation In Texas
Tracing notices reveal plans by the Kirby Lumber Company to add two mills in Call and Rogan, Texas, within days. Nearby reports recount a Spanish American War veteran Lieut. Fitzgerald dying at Fort Byrd, and a local tavern tale of a counterfeit whisky tasting gone comically wrong as a patron failed to distinguish bourbon from rye.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Houston
Tex
Kirby Liber Company
Call
Rogan
Fitzgerald
Paso
W. OG. Fitzgerald
Whisky Claims Stir Local Market Pause
In a local exchange a tense scene arose as a group discussed whisky purity and origin. The talk included a man claiming to know a New Orleans supplier and a belief that five percent of whisky was pure, prompting comments from others in the gathering.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States
New Orleans
This Week Special Sale In Villa Resa Nt Fran Sat
An advertisement promises a weeklong sale on fat sections at Villa Resa nt Fran with prices 9400 below the standard. The small print mentions a recruiting notice for U S Army unmarried men aged 18 to 36 who can speak read and write English and have good character, with applications to Moore and Jackson addresses in San Antonio Texas. Also referenced is a medical note on diseases of women.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Smash
Saturday Evening Post
Eta
Rost
Villa
Bhig Paner
U. 8
ARMY
Abia
United States
Moore
San Antonio
Texan
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West Commerce Street
Liberal Credit
Hoyle & Rarick Clothing CO
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Austin
T. B. Beary
Loraine J
Cuero
Charles Lentz
Georgetown
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W. J. Goforth
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Offlee
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Vivian E. Hamilton
Michael F. Campbell
Frank R. Newton
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Priearian
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SAN Anono Commissions CO
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Alamo National Bank
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