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Newspaper
San Antonio Light
Location
San Antonio, Texas, United States of America
Date
Oct 21, 1907
Page
2
A garbled SCRIBBLED column references damp weather, upcoming fair preparations, a wall of commentary on local events, fraud stories around Cassie Chadwick, railway station plans in San Antonio, and assorted anecdotes about public life, politics, and newspapers.
A tribute to John Mitchell detailing his rise to president of the United Mine Workers of America. The article praises his leadership, unity of factions, decisive negotiations, and steadfast honesty while noting challenges and opposition he faced throughout his career.
The piece praises John Mitchell as a fearless, fair, and dignified leader who earned respect from miners and capitalists alike. It notes his calm poise, opposition to strike violence, and devotion to workers, and hopes a future UMWA leader follows his example and policies.
The Brooklyn Eagle argues that a third Bryan bid would split the Democratic Party. It calls for Bryan and Hearst to abandon prayer for victory, unite with other democrats, and form a militant, broadly appealing party capable of attracting Republican disaffected voters.
Mary Jane Holmes died at Brockport New York at age 79 after a long literary career spanning fifty one years and thirty four books. Her novels sold over 61 thousand copies each and she wrote with plain storytelling focused on human hearts rather than sensationalism. Her last work remained unpublished but her memory endures among readers and admirers.
A historical critique notes higher prices for food clothing lumber and hardware hurt mid tier families and wage earners. It argues wages rise and fall independently of price shifts, blaming tariff policy and political stances while urging timely remedies ahead of the presidential election.
An item discusses foreign treaties and notes Americans can welcome peaceful relations with Japan. It argues treaties between other nations produce little direct effect on the United States and emphasizes opposition to alarmist interpretations of Anglo Russian arrangements.
The plan seeks to fix overdrawn public funds by restoring money taken from treasury channels and loans to borrowers. It proposes distributing the treasury rebound before excessive stringency and panic, avoiding widespread market disruption during the employment period.
The Netherlands plans to dry 1400 square miles of land from the Zuider Zee at an estimated cost of 76 million dollars. The project aims to create new villages, farms, roads, and economic activity for about 50,000 Dutch residents with expected yearly rentals exceeding five million. The Zuider Zee’s historic shores include Munuublik Hoorn Hardengel Norden and Fakholzen, once strategic in Holland’s naval history.
A wistful reminiscence on a mother's simple joys and treasured memories of infant clothing and keepsakes. The piece contrasts humble home life with scenes of motherhood, memory, and affection that endure beyond material display.
A compilation of brief notes touching on Berlin lighting, a man’s running record, new deck motor buses, dog containment, wax for soap from South Africa, railway ticketing at stations, Smyrna wool trade, Spain’s cultivated and uncultivated areas, dust safety, Tangier and Casablanca pier projects, Moorish water bids, French river works, early marriage rumors in a distant kingdom, and inquiries into royal matchmaking in Seon. The collection mixes various topics with uncertain details and fragmented phrasing.
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