Local notices and social items from yesterday's city prompts
Various brief items report visits by residents including Dr Finley and J H Weeden, and notes on purchases at Dougald's and Tyler Haswell's. Minor accidents, court fines, transit schedule changes, a new counter goods line, fresh seafood deliveries, and a Baptist Aid cake sale next Saturday are listed.
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Mattie Smith
Wellborn
J. H. Weeden
Bethel
J. EF
Madisonville
Tyler Haswell
S. G. Davidson
Edge
Ladies of the Aid Society of the Baptist Church
Henry Rhodes
Lively Summer Courtships Replace Ballroom Romances
A reader muses that summer courtships in 1899 favor outdoor activities like golf, hiking, and shooting expeditions over ballroom scene wooing. Wind and sun foster purer bonds, promoting stronger, healthier marriages through companionship and shared adventures in the warm months.
First Lieutenant Jenkins tops Army rank path at Fort Monroe
First Lieutenant Albert Jenkins of the regular army artillery passes a captaincy exam and attends the officers' school at Fort Monroe. He attended President McKinley’s funeral in Canton as acting captain, with commission expected midmonth but delayed by the president's death. Jenkins rose from private to lieutenant in five years, serving notably at Key West during a yellow fever outbreak. He chose artillery after a high exam and may soon receive his captaincy.
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Albert Jenkins
Regular Army
Fort Monroe
President McKinley
Canton
McKinley
Jenkins
San Antonio
Key West
Senator Hoars Odd Motions
In his opening speech Senator Hoar performs a familiar sequence of nervous motions. He touches his throat and tie, adjusts his waistcoat, studies his watch chain, shakes his cuffs, clears his throat, then begins.
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Senator Hoar
Grant says he is not seeking vice presidency
General Fred Grant told a Philippine interview he will not seek a vice presidential nomination and is not taking steps to secure one, though he would welcome the nomination “just as any other man naturally would.”
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Fred Grant
Philippines
Wall Street Firm Grants Widow Pension Benefit
Kuhn, Loeb & Co of Wall Street New York has provided a widow a pension of seven thousand dollars annually, equaling the full salary the late employee received.
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Wall Street
Kuhn, Loeb & Co
New York
Pigs and Other Animals Featured in Demorest Magazine Ad
A fragment notes an advertising spread in Demorest's Magazine showing young women with animals including pigs, rabbits, goats, and monkeys. The piece references ribboned pigs in home and street scenes as part of the promotion.
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New York
Sever
Demorest’s
Beard Submit 4304 Bill for Steno Report of Trial
Frank Beard, who prepared a stenographic report of the Molineux trial in New York, has sent the city a bill for 4304 dollars. The controller reviewed the request and it is understood Beard will have to go to court to recover the amount.
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Frank Beard
Molineux
New York
Mr. Beard
Loubet Fought Three Duels As French President
President Loubet of France fought three duels. He won two and was severely wounded in the hand in the third. The report notes his skill and the strong words used to praise him.
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Loubet
France
Uems
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Swift
Victoria
Dansby
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Sta
Lemp
Dr. Finley
Jewett
Alex Ewing
Derden Chance
Derden
Jim Johnson
Frank
John Congilosa
J. Dunn’s
Zannetti
California
August Guiffre
Webb Brothers
Hanan
Parks & Waldrop
Imen’s Outfitters
Jason
Puneis
Sully
Brazos Bottom Farm
Peters
Calvert, Texas
W.H. Walthall
Madison County
Nathaniel Colyer
Mecca
Huyler
McDougald's
Minkert & Loughridge
Care Eagle
McDougald’s
Cero
Premier Canned Goods
John M. Lawrence & Co
James’ Heat Powders
M. H. James
Bryan Texas
M. Bonneville, JR
B. S. Read
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