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Newspaper
San Antonio Light
Location
San Antonio, Texas, United States of America
Date
Sep 25, 1908
Page
2
Publisher urges The Light subscribers to pay only to authorized collectors. Do not pay car vers or other unapproved agents to avoid errors or issues with delivery or access.
The eleventh annual San Antonio International Fair starts tomorrow and runs to October 14, building on strong country conditions and improved exhibits. Counties, manufacturers, and stock raisers fill booths while racing crowds and visiting country folk are expected to boost local buying. City leaders urge clean streets and warm hospitality to welcome guests from near Brownsville and beyond as talks of a regional railroad expansion gain momentum.
Hearst suggests property owners should build sidewalks before winter. The note frames it as a courteous warning and urges timely action to avoid later disruption.
The editorial urges that a president defending his charges be ready with proof and that any false accusation against a public figure carries heavier weight. It cites Roosevelt and Haskell and argues Bryan’s demand for evidence is natural given the high office involved. The piece stresses accountability in political discourse.
In a heated exchange the writer argues the president failed to provide sufficient evidence to convict Haskell, labeling the president as biased and impetuous. The piece urges San Antonians to support the fair by attending events and notes Brownsville’s railroad plans and San Antonio’s need to act.
A domestic scene unfolds as a wife avidly reads the daily paper while her husband pleads and grows frustrated. He waits for the news, while she pages through headlines about markets and campaigns, leaving him agitated and uncertain about their harmony.
A fragment from the New York Press offers satirical musings on advice, aging, and women with sharp one liners. The piece lampoons social expectations and flaws in judgments about character and virtue, in a brisk, period voice.
An editorial argues America, especially the United States, is the most divorce ridden nation. It cites high divorce percentages versus Britain, attributes blame to liberty, lack of restraint, materialism, wealth pursuit, and pursuit of pleasure, and urges stronger public condemnation and social ostracism to curb the trend.
Denver Children's Judge Sy Benjamin B Lindsey argues poverty, not the public school system, drives juvenile crime. He says education reduces crime and schools cannot be blamed for failures that stem from poverty, urging schools to neglect no opportunity to shape capable citizens within their mission.
The speaker asserts strong belief in equal opportunity for all to show merit while rejecting equal rewards for unequal service. He denounces privilege and socialist ideas of taking from the common fund, insisting rewards should match service, acknowledging enduring inequality of service and thus of reward.
Chatty aphorisms and fragmented lines reflect a historic column's stray musings. The text bodies include remarks on male behavior, family planning, and misquoted sayings, with scattered regional hints such as Ohio and references to wives and friends.
Historical notes recount Columbus second voyage departing Cadiz in 1483 and the Battle of Bataloa? deciphered, British troops recapturing Lucknow during the sepoy mutiny, and American troops withdrawing from Dokl Chin. Also mentions astronomical events and a dated note about the Moon and margins.
The Italian colony organized the Christopher Columbus celebration with plans approved by members. District Attorney Paschal urged an injunction testing city and county plaza rights, reaching the Supreme Court to settle the issue. A Government Fill streetcar ran downhill without a driver, speeding toward a curve at Austin Street but with no passengers aboard. County Assessor Poor reported 1887 fiscal totals including property valuation of $19,413,124 with a tax rate of 13.78 cents per $10, acreage 802,922, railroad property $494,528, and town lots valued at $11,561,569.
Special to The Light Bonham Texas Bapt. 25 Atchia Conner aged four is dead from swallowing seven pins yesterday at his parents home five miles north of the city. He was playing with young companions when he swallowed the pins on a light.
Local fraternal and labor organizations announce meetings tonight at various halls including Hermann Sons hall, Magnolia Grove Woodmen Circle Woodmen de hall Bernards Reyes ramp Spanish listings, and Alamo lodge Mesonic Temple union halls. Tomorrow afternoon events noted for Davy Grockett lodge and Division No. 76 Pythian hall.
J W Llewellyn of the Bison company is in the city to film venues and identify San Antonio scenes for a motion picture titled San Antonio. The production will include fair scenes and outskirts of the city and will be shown in this city and northern and eastern cities.
A federal court in Austin adjudged the Home Furnishing Company of this city bankrupt. Judge T. Maxey issued the order after two creditor petitions were consolidated. The first petition was from Calvinia Shade Cloth Company and the second from Hibbard Spencer Bartlett et al.
Civil service exams set in Lit City. October dates list openings in engineering for highway and reclamation work with salaries from 2000 to 2800 dollars yearly. A veterinarian post offers 1800 to 1600, a telephoneman operator job pays 24 dollars daily, and a forest assistant role with 1400 yearly salary.
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