Rangers Dominate Texas Border War Narrative in Brownsville
A Brownsville report portrays Texas rangers as feared frontier enforcers across northern Mexico, detailing brutal bandit shootings and the Mercedes raid. It contrasts Rangers bold, autonomous pursuit with soldiers who only shoot when commanded, noting scant ranger numbers yet a dominating local presence and rapid justice.
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Brownsville
Tex
Washington Square
Zane Grey
Texas
Texas Ranger
Sterson
Rio Grande
New York Division
Rio Grands Valley
Mexico
Cantinas
Monte Houses
Mercedes
Nebraska
Iowa
Pal Bled
Donner
Wulong
Texas Rangers Triple Force in Brownsville Region Reforms
Governor Ferguson boosts Ranger strength in Texas after Brownsville area activity last fall and early this year. Rangers wear distinctive gear and use long barreled Colts fired from the hip. An NY journalist aboard a train marvels at a ranger’s calm, and asks, are you a Texas ranger. The ranger confirms, and the correspondent retreats in fear.
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Ferguson
Texas
Brownsville
New York
Harlingen
Naval militia learn ropes with Block Island maneuvers
Four thousand five hundred militiamen from seventeen states join naval drills off Block Island aboard the U S 8 Kentucky and other Atlantic Fleet units. They will train with regulars, receiving instruction on shipboard duties, target practice, torpedo and searchlight drills, landing exercises, and a possible battle problem to conclude the exercise.
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Naval Villa
Manhattan
Kentucky
Block Island
Gatlora
Atlantic Reserve Fleet
John M. Helm
Women Act as Drummers in Travel Sales Route
London reports wives of traveling salesmen are taking over rounds, with rising numbers of women on the road. A firm manager notes orders remain steady, praising neatness and reliability, while conceding that women are not always as effective as men and may be discouraged by setbacks.
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London
United Kingdom
Commercial Traveler’s Association
Fish Caught in Rat Trap Miraculous River Trick
In Cape Girardeau Missouri O H Macvers mayor of Egypt Mills recounts how a large wire rat trap became a fish trap. Lake Funk discarded the trap during house cleaning and it drifted to Flora Creek during flooding. Samuel Youngs’ sons found it filled with large catfish and began baiting it, yielding big hauls as the trap proved effective for catching fish rather than rats.
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Capa Girardeau
0. H. Macvers
Egypt Mills
Lake Funk
Alvig Hitter
Lt. Ritter
Flora Creek
Samuel Young
Rata
A Royal Sportsman King Alfonso Receives Note From Kaiser
The Spanish king, famed for riding, polo, and tennis, was photographed in Madrid while watching a bullfight. He reportedly received a letter from the Kaiser via Lt. von Arnauld of U-35. The note likely thanked Spain for aiding interned Germans after a solo 1500 mile voyage from Pola to Cartagena.
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Europe
Madrid
Alfonso
deHved
von Arnauld
U-35
Spain
Pola
Adriatic
Cartagena
Mediterranean
Six Legged Lamb Joins Boxelder County Pet Line
Ogden Utah six weeks old lamb with six legs arrives via Frank Smyth secretary of Intermountain Land and Live Stock from Boxelder county headquarters. Despite rarity the animal is lively and expected to mature as a healthy sheep. Extra limbs attach to ribs behind the shoulder blades and do not hinder normal forelimb use. Smyth lets the pet graze on his lawn where it amuses neighborhood children.
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Ogden
Utah
Ciy
Frank Smyth
Intermountain Land and Live Stock Company
Boxelder County
Smyth
New Cars for the Stout Patrons of the Boston Elevated
The Boston Elevated Railway company ordered 42 new cars with doors five inches wider to aid stout patrons. Complaints about narrow doors prompted the upgrade, aiming to improve comfort and convenience for passengers, with the firm noting wider doors will allow two people to enter together.
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Boston Elevated Railway
Money rules all, says old proverbs on fortune and prudence
A Hertford Courant reflection warns money controls life and urges prudent use of small sums. It contrasts ordinary caution with the danger zone of excess, stressing that preparation beats luck and that even five dollars, wisely managed, can seed fifty or more.
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Horace
Tacitus
Cicero
Hertford Courant
Daner
Opportunity
Why Demand for Big Men
The piece argues that preindustrial owners ran firms directly, knowing every employee and detail, including families and pets. It notes modern business outgrew single minds as corporations grew, causing demand for super executives, risky overloads, and uneven dividend payment across U.S. firms.
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Remarks Engineering Magazine
Vogas
America
Hum Aitrey s Witch Haze Oil and Related Home Remedies
An old catalog style note lists Hum Aitrey s Witch Haze Oil for piles and hemorrhoids with sizes and prices and promotes Bucklen s Arnica Salve for burns and skin ailments. Also advertised are Sloan s Liniment for muscle relief Adler i ka laxative and a sewing tip about patching stockings with netting for a neater repair.
Humphreys Ronen Medicine Company Ad
Humphreys Ronen Medicine Company at 156 Willis Slatet New York advertises medical supplies and therapeutic goods for local customers. listing implies a storefront notice and available products.
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Humphreys’ Ronen Medicine Company
Willis Slatet
New Yort
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Lone Star
Mercedes Raider
Noweed
Lone Star State
Naval Militia
Missouri Boye
Ackley
Humphreys
William Street
Bucklen
Sloan
F. D Weaver
Chretuk Hess
Flest
Ux CenTaun
Castoria
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