Receptions Planned for Gomez in Havana
Arrangements are made for Gomez reception in Havana from February 23 to 28. He will be serenaded and attend a Tacon theater ball while processions honor him. General Brooke and American officials will attend with military honors and a troop review is planned. Gomez favors peace and concord and plans to discuss disbanding insurgent forces with General Brooke.
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Havana
Gomez
Matanzas
Tacon Theater
Brooke
Lee
Keifer
Wilson
Brigands Outdone in Matanzas Province Fight
A Cuban squad led by Major Arguelles chased seven brigands believed to be former Spanish guerrillas. Two bandits were killed and two wounded, with one Cuban killed and another wounded. Authorities see the clash as evidence insurgents can be organized into rural police.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Havana
Matanzas
Vidal
Arguelles
Cartegena
Gomez Dines With Spaniards On Policy Of Amalgamation
General Gomez dined at the Spanish club in Matanzas on Wednesday as Spaniards expressed acceptance of his policy of amalgamation. He replied that the war should be forgotten and past enmities buried.
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Matanzas
Gomez
Unparalleled Prosperity Hits Pittsburg Mills and Factories
Pittsburg reports an unprecedented boom as every mill and workshop runs at full capacity. Orders pour in from foreign markets driving up prices and prompting firms to prioritize shipments. Delays arise as manufacturers struggle to meet demand amid a booming iron and glass industry.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pittsburg
Mrs Hayes Named Honorary Regent in Solid South Room
Mrs Hayes daughter of President Jefferson Davis has been elected honorary regent of the Solid South room in the Confederate museum, succeeding Miss Winnie Davis. She sent 28 metal and 4 ribbon badges and promised the clothes Mr Davis wore when captured. Richmond
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hayes
Jefferson Davis
Confederate Museum
Winnie Davis
Death of E S Selzer in San Francisco Hotel
E S Selzer formerly of Jacksonville Florida and a former sergeant in Company M First United States Infantry was found dead in a downtown San Francisco hotel. Officials suspect Cuban fever as the cause. Also reported burglaries at Stringtown post office with about 40 in stamps and cash stolen.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
San Francisco
E. S. Selzer
Jacksonville
Fla
First United States Infantry
Cuba
South McAlester
I. T
Stringtown
Nodle
Looking Glass Delights Somali Women in Somaliland
A London Illustrated News tale recounts Mrs. Alan Gardner gifting a single looking glass to a Somali woman. The mirror sparks delight as the woman gazes for days, drawing a crowd of 40 who share the single communal mirror in Somaliland.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alan Gardner
Somaliland
Mrs. Gardner
London Illustrated News
Why He Liked Him Barber Mystery Ends With Deaf Joke
A portly customer from the dentist visits a barber who chats on weather politics and education. The customer reveals the barber’s assistant Jim was deaf and dumb, and the exchange ends with the quip that the barber still liked him. Pearson's Weekly.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jim
Pearson's Weekly
Rewarded For His Honesty
A farm laborer visits a small store and insists his fist weighs a pound. The storekeeper weighs bacon, then balances the fist against a hidden pound weight, balances with the fist, and the old woman exclaims she has seen a red herring for honesty in the amusing scene reported by the New York Tribune.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York Tribune
Comedy Provokes Police Censor In Berlin
Dr Oscar Blumen thal director of the Lessingtheater recalls a Baltic era incident when a joke in Orient Reise about a dread mother in law prompted a police order to delete lines. Authorities cited offense to religious feeling and demanded immediate suppression.
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Oscar Blumenthal
Lessingtheater
Berlin
Orient Reise
Lessing
Paris Herald
Remarkable 18th Century Family Death Notice
In The Courant from March 16 1784 a queer notice reports Lydia Peters wife of Colonel John Peters daughter of Joseph Phelps. She married at 14 and bore 15 children with 138 living. she had 15 grandchildren and 15 great grandchildren. She died after a long illness aged four times 15 years.
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Courant
Heston
Lydia Peters
John Peters
Joseph Phelps
Willie’s Family Plea Bluntly Seeks Lost Father
A London newspaper quotes a personal plea from a distressed wife and children. They threaten Willie with news of their mother's death by his own action if he does not reveal his whereabouts. The note also asks for his father’s colored meerschaum and ends with a wry remark on British humor.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Willie
Parlor Pause for Morning Paper in Domestic Sketch
A comic exchange shows Mrs Mann forbidding chores while The Worklady asks to read the paper after the husband finishes. The vignette hints at household roles and modest humor in daily life.
City Officers and Aldermen Listing in Local Directory
Eerie city directory lists Mayor A Adama Deputy Marshal R K Smith and other officials Jno M in the aldermen group includes R G Tabor W H Harris C H Wyse and Lawrence with secretary and treasurer Henry Rhodes and city sexton H H Jones.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
A. Adama
Marshall
T. P. Boyett
RK. H. Smith
Henry Rhodes
H. H. Jones
C. L. Baker
R. G. Tabor
Wwell
W. W. Harris
C. H. Wyse
Lawrence
oolHiow- Jno
County officers and church listings in county notice
A county notice lists officials including Judge, Board, Clerk, Attorney, Tax Collector J J Adams, Tax Assessor R M Nall, Sheriff T OC Nunn, Treasurer A W Buchanan, District Clerk J C Williams, and Commissioners R J Deens Lee Edge Felix Phillips Pp H Arrington. It also enumerates multiple church parishes with pastors, service times, and notes special observances at St Joseph's Catholic Church.
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Board
G. W. McMichael
Chas
Gainer
J. J. Adams
R. M. Nall
T. OC. Nunn
A. W. Buchanan
J.C. Williams
R. J. Deens
Lee Edge
Felix Phillips
H. Arrington
Fraternal Lodge Meeting Schedules and Officers
A compiled list shows Brazos Camp No 104 and many lodges meet on specific Fridays Mondays or Wednesdays. Officers named include W. R. Johnston C C Joe B Reed clerk and others like J H Mawhinney C Tr, W T James pres, A M Rhodes E C, N B Cole H P, and A Emden dictator. Meetings occur on varying weeks each month with several lodges listed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Brazos
W. R. Johnston
C. C
Joe B. Reed
Ryan
X. C
J. H. Mawhinney
R. K
Bryan
W. T. James
E. J. Jenkins
D.C. de Maret
Vulcan Lodge
A. W. Hollman
W. J. Walker
Bryan Lodge
Divorce Petition Published Citation in Brazos County 1899
Public notice commands the Brazos County Sheriff to publish a divorce citation for Billey Foley in weekly newspapers for four weeks before the March 1899 term. Bedford Foley sues for divorce custody and costs, asserting abandonment in 1891 after January 1885 marriage. Court documents dated February 8 1899.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
State OF Texas
Brazos County
Billey Foley
20Th Judicial District
Sach Judicial District
Texas
Bryan
A. D
Bedford Foley
J.C. Williams
Brezos County
J. O. Williame
Prazos County
Tex
B. F. Leman
Sale of Gentry & Co bankrupts goods at Wellborn Texas
Pursuant to an order of the District Court of the United States for the Northern District of Texas trustee in case No. 23 Bankruptcy will sell at Wellborn Brazos county Texas for cash on February 25 1899 the entire stock of goods wares and merchandise fixtures books and evidences of debt of H L Gentry Co bankrupts now in the storehouse at Wellborn. Sale begins 10 o clock a m and continues until sold. T C Davenport Trustee February 16 1899.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
District Court of the United States
District of
Texas
H. L. Gentry & Co
Wellborn
Brazos County
Wacolek
T. C. Davenport
Notice of Sale at Steele's Store in Brazos County
On Wednesday the 1st day of March 1809 between 10 a.m. and 12 p.m. at Steele's Store in Brazos county Texas the assignee will sell to the highest bidder for cash the signed general merchandise stock of H B Steele invoicing between 3500 and 4000 dollars and nine head of horses and mules for particulars address E D Cari Assignee Steele's Store Texas
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Mexico
Palestine
St.Louis
St. Louis
D. J. Prick G. P. A
Texas
Steele’s
Brazos County
H. B. Steele
E. D. Cari
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Wyo
Weed Station
Vanity
Eerie City Directory
R. D. Wilson
J. B. Cochran
Epworth League
St. Andrews
Navasota
J. D. West
Christian
J. L. Andrews
Christian Endeavor
Free Communion Baptist
A. M. Stewart
St. Joseph’s Catholic Church
Father Pelnar
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Frank W. McConnico
Equitable Life Assurance Society of
New York
Pacific Mutual Life
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Fidelity and Casualty of
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Williamson
Haffner
Denver, Colo
17Th St
Jerry and
Dan
Jerg
Ity Bakery
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Barking Works
E. Griesser
Proprieto
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Mang
Experien
Heelan
Bec Fon Rereg
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