Staggered Europe News and Mexican Tales From 1900s Papers
A mixed digest reports on art theft in St Louis, U.S. patent prospects, the Philippines and Senate education debates, Mexican unrest fears, and vivid anecdotes from frontier army life. It recounts a Vernet painting found in an old cafe, a patent booklet offer, a Texan famine note, and a Christmas dinner mishap among soldiers, plus quotes about journalism and political fights.
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arta Vernet
St. Louis
Cuba
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D. A. Baew & Co
Patent Office
Washington, D. C
New Mexico Fortschritt in Education and Rights Praised
The piece defends New Mexico against southern critics, arguing the territory has better schooling and voting rights, low debt, and strong election laws. It notes progress in education funding and railroad limits due to aridity, and urges recognition of current conditions rather than condemnation.
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New Mexico
Mississippi
Nts
New Meriax
Caliber and gauge terms defined in firearm descriptions
A historic note explains bore, caliber and gauge usage. It details that caliber measures inside barrel diameter for rifles and shotguns, with examples such as 50 caliber and 22 caliber, and notes that terms bore gauge and caliber are often used interchangeably in common language.
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Buffalo Expres
Spectacle in Juarez Fails as Lion Refuses to Fight
About 3000 spectators including many Americans packed the Juarez arena to witness a lion versus bull bout. The bull showed ferocity but the lion balked at the fight, retreating injured after a volatile display. Spectators cheered the bull amid a charged, violent scene.
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Juarex
Talmage Dead in Washington After Illness
Rev. T. De Witt Talmage died at his Washington residence at nine o'clock. Infernal brain inflammation listed as the immediate cause. He had traveled to Mexico six weeks earlier for rest and had suffered from other ailments since returning. Funeral plans place his remains at Cove Church and then Brooklyn for burial in Green-Wood Cemetery, likely Wednesday.
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Third cavalry
Washington
T. De Witt Talmage
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