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Newspaper
San Antonio Light
Location
San Antonio, Texas, United States of America
Date
Sep 23, 1907
Page
2
A San Antonio Light digest notes Roosevelt planning a southern tour with vigor, Oklahoma moves toward a Tea party trend amid election fraud charges, jobs and taxes spark debate, and Texas governors threaten drastic action on Baskin-McGregor law amid rising state tensions and travel buzz surrounding the city.
In Dake City a former postmaster turned saloonkeeper killed a man after a dispute over a drink. The wife testified of dishonor, the defense invoked unwritten law and brains storm, but the Colorado jury found the motive baseless and delivered a stringent punishment, upholding written law over sentiment.
Indications point to a costly telegraphers strike, potentially the most expensive industrial dispute since the great ARU walkout. The disruption would affect wire traffic nationwide, with losses estimated in the hundreds of millions of dollars and millions of workdays lost over the past decades, according to American Industries and labor bureau figures.
A compiled statisical review reports total strikes in the United States over twenty five years at 36,787 with related figures for lookouts and 199,948 establishments. It notes labor losses totaling 306,683,223 dollars and 6,105,094 wage earners displaced, averaging 42 dollars per worker and 2,194 dollars per affected establishment.
The Pittsburg Press notes forests’ loss reduces moisture and river flows. It argues future Pennsylvania legislation should allocate funds to expand forested areas and support irrigation across dry regions, urging regular appropriation for reforestation.
A New York Times excerpt argues Southern Democrats should heed leading papers and drop Brian, unite with Democrats from fifteen northern states east of the Mississippi, control the national convention, and nominate a candidate able to command electoral votes for a strong fight against Jr. Reoverent.
Farmers have had ten years of good crops and prices with occasional deficits. Last year brought record money and this year may exceed last by about 1 billion dollars. Farmers will buy freely, invest, and expect solid business for another year.
The piece notes Southern chivalry in refusing to contest Brown’s nomination, praising the irreducible minimum of democratic probability in the next election and suggesting Mr Bryan moves to the lead, as indicated by the text from the Baltimore American.
A terse, fragmentary item notes a provocative line about American broad interests and inland men who never saw the sea. It cites New York press and Professor Lowell claiming Mars as a birthplace of intelligent life, while questioning permission and branding in a sharp, satirical tone.
A reader recounts a long wait to settle a debt of fifteen cents showing patience and honesty. The incident presents a small but notable example for others to emulate. The tale underscores values of integrity and punctuality in financial relations.
A lyrical fragment celebrating September as a time of misty dreams and autumn beauty. It references gray and gold days, mystic sweetness, and a call to lovers to follow into a world of dreamlike grace and wonder.
Readable fragments discuss Queen Marys House tapestry from Jedburgh and royal visits. Mentions the Kronprinzes yacht Cecilie arriving, Neumann the chef, and attempts to study American oyster and dam recipes aboard a steamship linked to the crown princess.
A disparate collection notes Gost's milk deemed better for children than the cop, Japan’s emperor owning many residences, Europe’s theater count, Italy leading in certain metrics, and various oddities. It mentions a yawning laborer, Portugal’s sharp shooting, Tibetan news, a long-tenured nurse in Austria, wireless plans for battleships, and a burst of Wall Street activity. Brazil’s coffee crop data show a yearly increase with record highs and sustained growth across four years.
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