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Newspaper
San Antonio Light
Location
San Antonio, Texas, United States of America
Date
Oct 17, 1907
Page
2
A garbled digest weaves slang and misprints about Taft inquiries, rains washing streets, and sidewalks lacking due to mud. It mentions Maxim Gorky’s trial in Russia, Indiana literature, San Antonio’s fair opening November 9, and a medical journal extolling sleeping outdoors. A drowning incident at Gulfport involving a man tied to a fishline is noted amid crude remarks on smoking.
Charlemagne Tower, United States ambassador to Berlin, is poised to retire next spring amid praise for his eight years of diplomacy. The plan suggests maintaining U S prestige in Berlin while many officials expect major negotiations to move to Washington. Tower’s conduct, including a notable audience with Emperor Wilhelm II, is cited as shaping the embassy’s relations and influencing morale among American diplomats.
Former Senator Willard A. Glark argues honesty protects credit better than wealth. He notes that manys frauds and inflated assets undermine trust in finance, citing insurance schemes and other alleged abuses. He warns that without a debt law system, expansion may occur through deception rather than true growth.
The piece argues that credit is earned by hour and honesty, equating it with courage and chastity. It warns against deceit in lending and notes that fear of lawsuits leads to unsafe business. It condemns rascality in high finance and asserts prudent buyers avoid debt beyond their means.
Attorney General Hadley notes Missouri railroads benefited financially after a permanent two cent passenger fare reduction. July and August traffic overflowed Kansas City terminals with revenues $1000 higher than a year earlier, similar gains seen in St Louis. In fiscal year to June 20 1907, passenger earnings rose ranging from 700000 to nearly 400000 as New Haven Hartford also cut fares.
Postmaster General Meyer promotes a parcel post proposal aiming to raise the standard pound rate from four to eleven ounces and cut costs from 15 cents to 2 cents per pound, expanding cheap service to domestic parcels. The plan faces merchant opposition and the hurdle of the four largest express companies.
Fragmented prose paints Texas as an eternal spring and endless summer. The piece revels in rolling plains, rustling corlin, and autumnal winds while praising a land of verdant stretches and melodic countryside. It evokes seasonal harmony and a nostalgic, lyrical portrait of Texas.
A reflective fragment titled All Hands Around quotes Cleveland Leite and references figures such as Caria Voice and Stalwart Cohorte. The speaker contemplates the mind and heart under blame, mercy, and faith, with surreal imagery of a soul standing bare in arms and the mercy of God understood.
A collage of clipped tales includes Native nations such as Cherokees Chickasaws Choctaws Seminoles with education focus and school costs. Other items discuss Oregon sturgeon abundance and changes in Korea hair edicts, plus a British military anecdote on lancers and retreat.
Fragmentary OCR text appears to quote a poetic dialogue with misread names and phrases. It mentions admiration, a chaperon, dreaming, and references to ancient Greece, but lacks a coherent news event or clear persons, places, or dates to summarize into a factual item.
Fragments from the Atlanta Constitution and Philadelphia Ledger echo whimsical quotes about a famed poet and a frog show, then shift to European military commentary. The text jumbles remarks on poems, mobs, and a European armament debate, noting reactions to the lance and cavalry equipment.
A fragmentary summary of assorted statistics and curiosities from the era, noting bold figures about England’s fish catch, industrial practices, population afloat, early motor cars, and civic openings. Also mentions Queen’s College Belfast, emigration figures, shellfish value, and a quirky note about an African queen’s state attire, plus a garbled tip about a German physician and miners.
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