The Story of Sam Houston and His Rangers
A historical survey of Texas origins from Spanish Florida to Texas independence. It covers Mexican rule, American settlement, and the Alamo and Goliad massacres, leading to Sam Houston’s rise, the San Jacinto victory, Texas statehood, and annexation by the United States. It notes Roosevelt’s preface and a future continuation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sam Houston and His
Rangers
Great Britain
Andrew Jackson
New Orleans
New World
Jackkson
Harrison
Tecumseh
Lousiana
Spain
Florida
Mexico
Old Hickory
California
Nevada
Arizona
Utah
New Mexico
Texas
Colorado
Kansas
Theodore Roosevelt
Tion
United States
Austin
Coahuila
Coahula
Kentucky
Tennessee
Tals
Petriot
Santa Anna
Samuel Houston
Asa
Houston
Southwest
Jackson
Mississippi
David Crockett
Goliad
San Antonio de Bexar
Alamo
Rio Grande
Santa Rnma
Germany
British Islands
San Anes
Rible
Travis
Sam Houston
Colonel Travis
Fannin
Fort of
San Jacinto
River Nueces
Lamar
France
Texan Rangers
Union
William E. Russell
Cambridge
Tuk Guopi
Polk
A Short Will tale from the Kansas City Times
A well known real estate man, known for wealth and lax business habits, drafts a will after dictating a single clause about paying debts. A lawyer, confident in the man’s intent, presumes no further details are needed, believing the debtor’s wishes will guide the estate to be cared for after his death.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kansas City Times
Thesie
An Arab Funeral Scene Described In English Ilustrated
The writer recalls attending a tribal funeral near a tent camp where women gather in a semicircle under dog bush shade and shrieking women wail while men stand around the grave being dug. He notes the tribe’s customs include sacrificing many sheep, reportedly 365, to mourn and console the deceased.
Fog Bell Run by Sails Innovation Gains Backing
W R Close, inventor of the fog bell run by sails, has received encouragement from Mr Whitney of Boston to set a bell in Boston harbor. Observers praise its performance and predict it will see general use soon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bangor Whig and Courier
W.R. Close
Whig
Whitney
Boston
Hunting Orangutans in Borneo by William T. Hornaday
In Borneo the author recounts an arduous orangutan hunt across Sarawak and along the Sadong river, describing treacherous swamps, screw pines, and jungle warfare while pursuing mias through tree tops. He details the chase, the canoe voyage, the dramatic kill of the Rajah Padang, and the giant male Raane, noting the expedition’s tally and museum trophies.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William T. Hornaday
Horatio
Borneo
Sarawak
Pontianak
Horneo
Sumatra
Sadong
Atang Lupur
British North Borneo
Koti
Samarinda
Africa
Mack
Equatorial Africa
Great Lakes
Henry A. Ward
Rochester
Sarawa
Simuan
Padang
Baread
Bleu
Eng Quee
Natural Museum
Labor Notes on Trades Unions and Knights of Labor
LaborNotes surveys union activity across the United States. Glasgow shoe workers resist a 16 percent cut while Key West reports 9870 cigar makers largely organized. carpenters expand and wages rise in cities nationwide. Denver, Philadelphia and Boston see organizing drives, strikes, boycotts, and new cooperative ventures as labor movements press for shorter hours and higher pay.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Glasgow
Key West
Fla
Brotherhood of Carpenters and Joiners
Knights of Labor Co- Operative Maites
Chicago
Denver
Vermont
Brace Brothers
Pittsburg
Knights of Labor
National Bakers’ Union
Ias
Philadelphia
J. G. Clinkard
New Carpenters Unons
Clinton
Fitchburg
Fall River
Rhode Island
Women Internatonal Council
L. A
Washington, D. C
Huldah B. Loud
Rockland
Carpenters’ Union
Owassa
Mich
Labor Exchange
Order of the Knights of Labor
Boston
Incinnati
D. M. W. Cavanagh
Columbia River Fisherman’s Protective Union of
Astoria
Ore
United States
Massachusetts
Pennsylvania
Ssachucsetts
New York
Penylvania
Ohio
Dinohere
Pennylvania
Morocco
Canada
Hatckers
International Associaton
Mass
Brook
Hamilton
Also Mentioned on This Page
Young People’s
The
Globe Newspaper Company
Iturbide
Themew
Alleghanies
Missouri
Iturbride
Bustamante
Bravo
Guerrero
Fort Velasco
San Antonio
Bowie
Holmes
Davy Crockett
Senator Shields
Washington
Texans
LABOR
Trades Unionists
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