Troublesome Chinese in Texas Rio Grande Border Smuggling
The article describes how Chinese exclusion laws affected the Rio Grande border region of Texas, detailing numbers of Chinese residents at El Paso and San Antonio, deportations, and the role of El Paso and Juarez smugglers led by Dos Sing and Wong Ming Ting. It notes certificates of identification, smuggling goods, and the 1880s expansion of restrictions, with photo IDs required and enforcement challenges along the river frontier.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rio Gramde
Texas
Revere Dis
Rio Grande
Mexico
San Antonia
United States
China
Republic
Harper's Weekly
Wosinens Reese A
Congress
el Pago
John
el Paso
el Juarez
Dos Sing
Thomsendavara
Doo
Stars and Stripes
Ong Ming
Fen
Dl Paso
Wong Ming Ting
Donieatioc Lo
Wong Ming
Alatora
Nik
Critical Dates for 1995 Moon Sun Influences Noted
Prof Fallon and Prof Rudolph Palb discuss in the Deutscheis Kalander how lunar and solar positions affect tides and planetary masses. They list so called critical days with eclipses and atmospheric conditions likely to alter weather, noting most effects precede true dates by one to two days.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rudolph Palb
Leipelig
Deutscheis
Kalander
Moon
Earth
Fallinlees
Jesur
Augeust
Pebrunry
Osto- Dev
Avril
Terrapin Catching in Cold Weather Habits and Methods
A fragmented 19th century text discusses terrapin catching behavior in cold weather, noting that terrapin hide at the pond bottom during cold spells, making single captures common. It describes primitive methods using long poles or oyster tongs and mentions sporadic large catches by a lucky fisherman, including a reference to a high earnings claim.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sayd Davi
Lippincott
Jessy Tater
A Beautiful Snow-White Sky and Far Migrant Birds
A fragmentary account describes a stunning winter scene with a vast white surface on a lake, blue water, and migrating birds. The text weaves in a tale of an unsettled personal matter and a distant real estate note tied to Phineas Taylor Barnum’s grandfather.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sakhalin
Serosa
Tony
Resont
Kanawha County
W. Va
Phineas Taylor
Watertury, Gonn
Phineas
T. Barnum
Moneyed Redmen and Annuities Under Indian Treaty Details
The text outlines payments and rights under a treaty with the Yurehass tribe. It covers 170,000 acres to be opened for white settlement, varying payments to tribal members, cash versus check payments at agencies, and the structure of the trust fund lasting twenty-five years. Provisions include annual maintenance funds, schooling, courts, and a one time memorial payment. It also details land leasing rules and strict oversight by the Indian agent and commissioner of Indian affairs to prevent land sharks.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cleveland
Alfred Sally
United States
Secretary of the Interior
Treasury
Indian Affairs
Conch
Massage for Black Eyes Promoted by New York Herald Writer
A New York Herald writer cites massage as a quick effective cure for black eyes from fists. The technique involves rapid firm finger pressure to disperse clotted blood and restore natural coloration, ideally begun immediately after injury.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Saya
New York Herald
Atesk
Poisoning Wolves in Colorado Alarming Yet Destructive
A Colorado legislature note outlines poisoning wolves and other wildlife using strychnine. Methods include luring with fresh meat, placing poisoned baits in trees or on the ground, and using crystallized strychnine in capsules. Costs are cited at thirty-five cents per drachm bottle.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wid An
West
Colorado
Saamty
Ora
Denver
Parm
Foreign Fads and New Dress Modes Abroad Reported
A Paris bicycle dress and short skirts gain favor among women as fashion editors note outdoor wear and sport style. Stilts amuse guests at a Hudson party as Parisian dollhouses and dwarf tree centerpieces appear in English and French tastes. Telephonic links expand slowly with plans linking Berlin Vienna and other cities amid long continental distances.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
France
New York Tribune
Ois de Boulogne
Hudson
America
Europe
London
Paris
Brussels
Berlin
St. Petersburg
Gagne
Vienna
Monigsberg
Hodenbach
Trieste
Old Frontier Officer Gives Views on Indian Policy
A veteran of thirty years speaks on how to handle Native Americans. He advocates self support and assimilation, arguing Indians can be productive with proper care. He recalls wartime labor and irrigation projects involving Indians and notes a shift from punitive attitudes to practical cooperation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Winteas
P. He Ras
Thayer
Dyspepsia and a Letter from Mrs. Ht. M. Peck
A letter from Mrs. Ht. M. Peck, wife of Judge Peck, condemns certain Indian trade practices and praises Secretary of the Interior action. The piece also notes royal marriage tidbits, including Jindy Margaret Grosvenor’s dowry and the Teck nuptials. It closes with a look at Emperor Matsu Hito’s modernizing Japan and its growing investments.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cymyronse Manrure
Rene
Ht. M. Peck
Judge Peck
Tragg
Cal
Almont
Cueree
Ize Rellet
Sania
Notice of Receiver Appointment for O A Barrett Co
The undersigned appointed by the court as Receiver for the O. A. Barrett Co. urges all creditors to call and settle their accounts. O. A. Bannerr, Receiver.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
O. A. Barrett Co
O. A. Bannerr
Northwest journal free for a year with advance subscription
A promotional note offers readers in the Northwest a free year of the paper if they pay one year in advance, highlighting the publication as the best and cheapest in the United States. It encourages new subscribers and those with back issues to subscribe and pay ahead.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Thatum Haa
Northwest
United States
Tun Puxia
Great Northwest Journal
Fragmented OCR note on typefaces and volumes
A garbled OCR fragment discusses various typefaces and volumes, mentioning Savannah style and ornate type, small spines, and a record of the whale. It references weeks of reading and a coneal type regiment in a cryptic, non-coherent way.
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Il Orande
Fallon
Trellita
Sean Wa
Macay
Govotes
Judge Peck Dyspepsia
Hood
Margaret Grosvenor
Duke of Westminster
Prince Adolphus of
Teck
Seventeenth Lancer
Prince
Matsu Hito
Japan
Desorest
Dumoroat
Anny
Demorest
Bhronze
Laney
Demarest
Peanily
Mo Seni
Mangas Parfort
Ural
Teron Crey
Euving
Haley
Sa Et Shiloh
Annie
Andres Ome
Sundki Casey Pad Ane Co
la Crense
Church & CO
New York
JE. McNeill
Great Union Northern
Spokane
Minneapolis
ST. Paul
Omaha
Kansas City
Portland
San Francisco
Athena
W. Hi. Hurdrut
Geox. Puss Agt
Oregon
Femry
Payne, Tr
Northern
Pacific
Wanton
New
Boston
All Points
Rast
Don
Sankeney
Ee Ee
BOY Suoavwear
Pacific Farmer
Oregonian
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