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Newspaper
San Antonio Light
Location
San Antonio, Texas, United States of America
Date
Nov 07, 1907
Page
2
Fragmented 19th century clippings mention a Lusitania voyage, Windsor crowds, Democratic feasts, and economic jitters. References to London lectures, San Antonio politics, and the Houston Chronicle’s praised Sunday edition merge into a tapestry of contemporary events and public sentiment.
Expendibwes by Mr Mis signals a shift toward comfortable and even luxurious accommodations for men of small means. The new Mille hotel in Aiftewn towers over the area at twenty stories, featuring steel construction, bescon facades, Helt brick and terra cotta, and three spacious elevators. Marble trim, grand foyer, glass skylights, marble pillars, light courts, and expansive lounging halls define the elegant exterior and interiors. Guests find sitting rooms, a well supplied library, writing rooms, and games for free use, highlighting a refined urban lodging vision.
A Calveston Texas banking alliance backs farmers by advancing funds against stored cotton. The plan envisions a network of warehouse receipts as collateral to prevent market dumps and sustain fair prices. The article argues southern warehousing and banker cooperation will secure cotton as a strong credit asset for regional development.
Opened with 1564 rooms on Bloom Street and 600 on Seventh Avenue in 1898 the Hew Tilus hotel drives a philanthropy driven project. Bankers and American investors led by Mitts and partner with daughter Mrs Whitelaw Rold advocate for low rent lodging, citing overwhelming demand in uptown Manhattan and limited capacity at the big hotel. The Mille hotel initiative, begun by 150 Mitts, aims to provide rooms for men of small means, attracting continued support and public interest.
The Philadelphia guidance on race is sharp in a ledger tone. A Black family moving into a fashionable district faces immediate white backlash during a period when reform rhetoric fails to translate into real equality. Neighbors force removal under threat, while authorities stay silent as election incentives fade.
Miscellaneous scraps note Britain's navy cooling magazines by refrigeration after recent accidents while Europe tightens mine and road safety rules. England acts on auto speed controllers as Pacific islands mix religion and immigration. An 1874 Schiller debtor rescue is linked to a Mannheim monument to Anna Holzell. An American Analyst test hints at lie detection in a sewer gas alarm.
A fragment from a New York Sun column surveys eclectic topics. It notes manual power street cars in East Africa used by officials and wealthy residents, then shifts to a London shoemaker's quirky street names. It references Professor Lowell’s Mars canal photos and ends with a Mr. Walter’s anecdote about tipping in a New York restaurant culture.
A jumble of odds and ends from a city center, including a ticket office incident for employment at Le Four UpTown, critique of economic teaching at the University of California, an anecdote about Prof. Miller, a lumber incident involving Mr. Corliss and a dog, and notes on working women at Smith, Wesleyan, Barnard, and Ann Arbor. Also reports on a fire engine dog save and a dramatic street incident involving a runaway horse and a fire crew.
A historic medical claim describes Dr. Leonhardt's Hom-Rold as an infallible pile cure. Initially distributed to Nebraga town, demand grew and production expanded to Nob, with a month’s treatment priced at 100 dollars. Availability listed through Bexar Drug Company in San Antonio and Dr Leonhardt Co in Niagara Falls.
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