College Record notes appointments and reforms
The article reports Prof. Giesecke to seek applicants for a second drawing department assistant. Prof. Harrington joins a State Teachers Association exhibit committee for St Louis. Updates include a renovated natatorium and Capt G R Fowler nominated for brevet major. Harrington advocates industrial education linking agriculture and manufacturing.
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Prof. Giesecke
H. H. Harrington
State Teachers’ Association
St. Louis
New Soda Fountain Promises Hygienic Modern Design
The soda fountain features a Mexican Onyx body and a handsome design. Syrup jars are porcelain lined with hard rubber faucets. No metal parts to cause contamination. Construction emphasizes hygiene and the latest improvements.
The Syrup Fountain Offers Pure Fruit Juices and Cream Sodas
The Fountain serves drinks labeled A. M. Grape and Cadet made from pure fruit juices and promises intoxicating deliciousness. Ice Cream Soda uses pure cream and is served with crushed fruit daily.
Desperate man fails to learn parentage at New York Foundling
Henry King a 30 year old who was raised at the New York Foundling asylum attempted suicide in the asylum vestibule after years of seeking his birth parents. Doctors say he will likely recover. He had sought discovery since a failed court action two years earlier and had become despondent over missing a supposed fortune.
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New York
Henry King
New York Foundling Asylum
King
Foundling Asylum
Maryland
Texas suit seeks lands from Webb county grants
In Fifty third district court Austin on Wednesday the state of Texas challenged old Spanish land grants in Webb county led by Thomas O OConnor to recover 19 410 acres. Additional suits target Claude Hamilton Procopia Garza de Villeral J A Ortiz Juan Manuel Flores and Juan Vela Cuellar with tens of thousands of acres in contention.
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Austin
Fifty-third District Court
State of
J. A. Ortiz
Juan Manuel Flores
Juan Vela Cuellar
Huddleston Held on Murder Charge in Arkansas
Little Rock reports J A Huddleston a Perry county merchant jailed on first degree murder charges in the death of Samuel Childers postmaster of Jennings Falls. Childers was found shot and throat cut April 24, with circumstantial evidence cited. Huddleston earlier faced a Paris Texas fugitive case and a habeas corpus writ was applied for.
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Little Rock
J. A. Huddleston
Perry County
Samuel Childers
Jennings Falls
Childers
Huddleston
J. A. Anderson
Paris
Tex
Texas
Governor Davis Replies to Discipline Charge
Little Rock May 8 Governor Davis has filed a reply to the charge preferred against him by the discipline committee at the Sarenand Rantiot. The action follows an investigation into alleged professional misconduct and seeks adjudication by the committee.
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Little Rock
Davis
Baptist church Charges require individual signature insists
A citizen of Wnienne 1sa argues church discipline charges must be signed by a single member and not by a committee, calling the latter unheard of in the Baptist church. The governor replies that a capable man behind the charges should sign them and be ready for trial, but not before.
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Wnienne
Baptist Church
Cherokee lawyer Charles Pierce dies after wagon fall
Killed by a fall in Vinita Oklahoma Territory Charles Pierce a prominent Cherokee lawyer from Braggs Indian Territory died from injuries after falling from his wagon He had lived in the Cherokee nation twenty years coming from New York and held several trusted Cherokee tribal government offices he was regarded as an honest public servant.
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Vinita
L.T
Charles Pierce
Braggs
I. T. Pierce
New York
Rabbis Discuss Shabbat to Sunday Change at Conference
In New Orleans on May 8 the conference of Jewish rabbis debated transferring the Sabbath from Saturday to Sunday. Many rabbis favor the change and reports from St Louis New York Cincinnati and Chicago indicate broad interest. The debate resumes today as the matter concerns all Jews.
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New Orleans
Conference of Jewish Rabbis
St .Louis
New York
Cincinnati
Chicago
Natchez Wins Team Trophy at Fifth Trap Shooting Meet
Natchez won the team trophy a solid silver loving cup at the fifth annual Mississippi and Louisiana Trap Shooters association tournament. Three men per team represented Greenville Vicksburg Woodville Natchez Miss Baton Rouge and Shreveport. The event closed at Gaillard Shooting club grounds Wednesday. The next tournament will be at Shreveport La June 17 and 18.
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Natchez
Miss
Mississippi and
Louisiana Trap Shooters’ Association
Gaillard Shooting Club Grounds
Greenville
Vicksburg
Woodville
Baton Rouge
Shreveport
Dominican Republic: President Jiminez relinquishes claims
Washington reports that President Jiminez has signed relinquishment of his presidential claims. Horacio Vasquez, the late vice president, grants amnesty to supporters of the former government and assumes the presidency.
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Washington
Jiminez
Dominican Republic
Horacio Vasquez
Accident Prone Hunt Ends in Fatal Head Shot
Whitewright Texas May 8 Roscoe Darwin and Charley Bail while hunting were shot Darwin hit in the head by a stray bullet from an accidental discharge doctors fear he will not survive Bail escaped injury as the incident occurred in the countryside near Whitewright authorities investigate the mishap.
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Whitewright
Tex
Roscoe Darwin
Charley Bail
Darwin
Mayors Convention Set for Corsicana May 22 and 23
Texas. Mayors Convention in Corsicana on Thursday and Friday May 22 and 23 called by Major Hicks. The annual gathering of the Mayors Association of Texas is scheduled with discussions and formal sessions in the Corsicana area.
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Corsicana
Tex
Major Hicks
Mayors’ Association of Texas
Bank Report of Condition from Brazos County Texas
Report of the condition lists assets including loans 217877.34 and U S bonds 52143.75 against total resources 501052.71 with liabilities and deposits. The document is sworn by H O Boatwright Vice President and notarized by A J Platner in Brazos County Texas on May 8 1902 with attestations from J W Howkell Guy M Bryan Jr and L L McInnis.
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H. O. Boatwright
de Solment
A. J. Platner
Notary Public
Brazos County
Texas
Revenue figures demand clarification from the issuer
A fragment lists monetary figures including 100000 and 316647.38 with 20000 14405.33 and 50000, but no clear context or entities. The item appears as a terse financial blotter note lacking names, dates, or actions.
Cotton chopping makes good progress in district crops
May 5 1901 notes a promising outlook for corn and cotton while reporting a cattle disease killing many. The White Man's Union elected George Sellock as president with Lee Guerant as vice president and others to the county executive committee. Local illness and obituaries are also mentioned along with church disruptions due to rain.
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White Man’s Union
George Sellock
Lee Guerant
T. H. Wren
Howell Neeley
Macy Iowa Notes May 5 1902 Local News
Health of the community is good. Crops fine and cotton chopping underway. An unexpected wedding took place in town on Thursday evening as Bert Loyd married Ola Thomas. Mr and Mrs W C Jones visiting Mrs Copeland at Burnsville. Mrs Selma McDonald visited Mrs James. Dellashaw family planning move to Indian Nation Tuesday. Tom Lawless couple visited Macy Sunday.
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Mayors’ Convention
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