Rich heiress Mary Caldwell pledges 900000 for Catholic University
Mary Gwendolen Caldwell, heir to significant wealth and sister to a fortune of five million, donated 900000 toward a 10000000 Catholic University project in Washington. Engaged to Prince Joakim Murat, grandson of King Murat, Napoleon III's ally, the couple’s arc links English and Napoleonic lineages and high society.
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Mary Gwendolen Caldwell
Catholic University
Washington
William Shakespeare Caldwell
Fredericksburg
Virginia
John C. Breckinridge
Kentucky
Cincinnati
Louisville
New Orleans
Manhattanville
Europe
Caldwell
Joakim Murat
King Murat
Naples
Caroline
Napoleon I
Bordentown
New Jersey
Caroline Fraser
Napoleon III
Emperor's Palace
Tuileries
Wagram
Concord school of philosophy fades as Chautauqua rises
The Concord school of philosophy, once led by Emerson and Thoreau, declines due to its narrow scope and lack of broad support. It is replaced by the nationwide Chau tauqua summer school offering wide topics from music to political economy. The shift renews cultural interest and plants seeds of learning even if it yields fewer finished students.
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Concord School of Philosophy
Emerson and
Thoreau
Ascot
Concord School
Widow of President Tyler Dies in Richmond at 69
The widow of former President Tyler died in Richmond Virginia at age sixty nine a few days ago. She married Tyler after his White House entry and shared the honor of married to a president while in office with Mrs Cleveland. As White House mistress during a stormy era she was famed for hospitality and grace.
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Tyler
Richmond
White House
Cleveland
Offce
Fatal Oil Stove Fire Destroys Texas Home
In Waxahachie area near Ray Texas yesterday evening a fire caused by oil from a five gallon can exploding in a stove engulfed a house. Miss Daniels died from burns at the doorway while Mrs Patton, disabled by illness, barely survived as the residence and contents were consumed.
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WaxaAnacnir
Tex
Ray
Waxahachie
J. L. Patton
Miss Daniels
Headless Man Body Found In Galveston Bay
The body of a headless man was seen floating in Galveston Bay by the wife of the captain of the schooner Fox as it drifted near the anchored vessel. The woman, alone on board, reported the smear of a white male corpse, missing head, and raised arms, but catching it proved impossible due to swift tides.
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Galveston
Tex
Fox
Waer
Man Named Loper Kills McDowell Near Bristol Texas
In Ennis county near Bristol, Loper shot and killed McDowell with a Winchester rifle after a dispute over alleged insult to Loper’s family. Loper, 50, and McDowell, 35, lived on Mosley farm about 300 yards apart. Deputy Sheriff Barney追 and a posse pursued the slayer. no arrest yet.
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Ennis
Tex
Bristol
Loper
McDowell
al Mosley
Barney
Child Burned In Stove Fire Tragedy
In McKinney Texas on August 14 a coal oil can exploded while a stove was lit. The daughter of James H Webb caught fire as her dress ignited and she is dying from burns. The mother’s dress burned off as she tried to help, and the father suffered serious and possibly fatal burns.
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McKinney
Tex
James H. Webb
Boll worms threaten cotton district and trade
Cotton district farmers report boll worms eating cotton with vengeance. The invasion has caused unease and uncertainty, stalling trade as farmers resist taking on more debt until damages can be estimated. Lamps burned in fields prove too late to help.
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Roomey
Insanity Decree for Two Men in Ennis Vicinity
O. M. Baker and E. M. Odom appeared before Judge McDaniel on a writ de inquirendo lunatico and were found to be violently insane. They live near Ennis, Texas, and Odom had married only weeks earlier.
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WaxaAnacwix
Tex
O. M. Baker
E. M. Odom
McDaniel
Ennis
Odom
Mrs Elder Dies of Cancer in MipLormian Texas
Mrs. Elder wife of Rev A H Elder died at her home in MipLormian Texas August 12 of stomach cancer after a brief illness. She was a highly estimable woman, deeply mourned by numerous relatives and friends.
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MipLormian
Tex
Water Shortage Hits El Paso Street Sprinkling
The El Paso water company advised the city council that no further water could be supplied for street sprinkling. Officials warned of an approaching water famine, blaming factors tied to cross border supply.
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Paso
Tex
Dammed River at Las Cruces Blocks Water Flow
In Las Cruces the river is dammed at the current low stage and no water can pass. Efforts are underway to remove the dam and restore flow.
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Las Cruces
Pat Owens Shot While Hiding After Lynching
Pat Owens, a colored man, arrived at Houston from Orange after being shot in the shoulder aboard the Texas and New Orleans railway. He said he fled after witnessing the lynching of Jim Brooks at dawn, and a bullet struck him as pistols were fired at the suspended body, leaving a through and through wound.
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Houston
Tex
Pat Owens
Orange
Texas and
New Orleans
Jim Brooks
Pat
Sensational Arrest in Waco Over Forged Checks
Governor Ness issued a requisition at Governor Seay of Alabama leading to the arrest of C. M. Lewis. State officers placed him in the care of City Marshal Alf C. Neill and Capt. Van Hall. Sloss, cashier of the Birmingham State National Bank, alleges Lewis forged his name on two checks totaling $700.
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Waco
Tex
Tom Seay
Alabama
Ness
C. M. Lewis
Alf C. Neill
van Hall
J. W. Sloss
State National Bank of
Birmingham
Ala
Monopolists Target Lead Ores Draw Southwestern Action
The Southwestern Mining Exchange met at El Paso on August 12 and adopted strong resolutions denouncing Colorado lead monopolists efforts to impose an import duty on lead bearing ores. The board of trade and city council will act, and the entire southwest will be invited to join in resistance.
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el Paso
Tex
Southwestern Mining Exchange
Colorado
Board of Trade
Southwest
Narrow Escape Near Wallace Farm in Winona
A Black man riding a mule on John F. Wallace’s property in Winona narrowly escaped severe injury when the frightened mule threw him. Paris green dust covered his face and entered his mouth. A physician treated him and he is reported to be recovering in fair condition.
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Winona
Tex
John F. Wallace
Immigration Meeting Promises Lower Tariff for Delegations
Tyrer Tex Aug 14 The courthouse immigration meeting led by Judge J C Robertson formed a committee to confer with railroad officials to reduce passenger tariffs for delegations attending the East Texas immigration convention here on Sept 18.
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Tyrer
Tex
J. C. Robertson
Man Mourns Missed Witness as Simon Faces Jail Time
The report notes a man stating he missed the woman at the scene while Simon remains jailed. Without an insanity defense, he faces a difficult legal path ahead.
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Simon
Frisby Charged With Horse Theft Near Brownsboro
W P Jones from Falcon Ark and J H Duty with J B Francis arrested J B Frisby three miles north of Brownsboro at Mrs Puckett’s residence. Frisby is charged with stealing Jones’s horse in Arkansas and trading it for a mule on the way here. He is also accused of stealing five mules in Cherokee county last July. Frisby, about 30, is single and lived near Brownsboro part of each year.
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Brownspone
Tex
W. P. Jones
Falcon
Ark
J. H. Duty
J. B. Francis
Bullard
Smith County
Frisby
Brownsboro
Puckett
Jones
Arkansas
Cherokee County
Man Dies From Morphine Overdose in Texas Hotel
A 50 year old man registered as John T. Sullivan at the Laclede hotel in Gainesville Texas died after prolonged drinking and an overdose of morphine in his room. He left letters to John C. Palmer of Beaver Creek Colorado asking him to see his son and daughter there.
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Gainesville
Tex
Laclede
John T. Sullivan
Norman
Oklo
John C. Palmer
Beaver Creek
Col
Palmer
Order of Chosen Friends District Delegates Named
The Galveston district convention elected two representatives to the Order of Chosen Friends supreme council in Minneapolis. From Houston and Galveston respectively the delegates chosen were James B. Stubbs of Galveston and A. J. Jourde of Houston. Alternates are R. H. Barry of Galveston and Frank A. Adams of Houston.
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Galveston
Tex
Order of Chosen Friends
Supreme Council O. C. F
Minneapolis
Houston
Austin
Supreme Council
James B. Stubbs
A. J. Jourde
R. H. Barry
Frank A. Adams
Deserted a Babe in Texarkana Alley
A bartender named John Cotton found a newborn baby boy in the alley west of the Bonefield hotel and alerted police. Investigation traced the infant to a couple who registered as husband and wife the previous night and left on an early morning train to Whitesboro Texas.
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Texarkana
Tex
John Cotton
Bonefield Hotel
Cotton
Whitesboro
Young Workman Falls From Roof at Baptist Church
Thomas Dean, a young man, fell from the roof while shingling at the Baptist church in Batro Texas this morning. He suffered severe bruises and a broken rib but doctors believe the injuries are not serious.
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Batro
Tex
Thomas Dean
Dean
Worms Dying Out and Crop Prospects at McKinney Institute
McKinney news reports cotton worms dying off as Prof. J. W. Melton is elected president of the McKinney Collegiate Institute. Farmers also note bitter grain quality during thrashing and anticipate better prices ahead.
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McKinney
J. W. Melton
McKinney Collegiate Institute
Missouri Kansas Texas railway slows travel from Greenville
In SuLpuvan Springs Texas on August 13 residents complain that the Missouri Kansas and Texas railway makes trips to Dallas impractical. Trains now require four days round trip and force patrons to pay Greenville hotels for two nights, leaving travel prohibitively costly.
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SuLpuvan Springs
Tex
Missouri, Kansas and Texas Railway
Greenville
Dallas
Terrible Ravages of the Worm in Texas Cotton
In Prowninas Texas on August 14 observers report severe boll worm damage. A field near town has been stripped by caterpillars and the cotton crop faces major losses as worms attack.
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Prowninas
Tex
Aged Lady Mary Graves Dies in Mintorp
Mrs. Mary Graves, about 80, died Sunday Aug 4 in Mintorp Texas. An early settler, she was loved for her kind Christian conduct and leaves grandchildren children and many friends to mourn her loss.
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Mintorp
Tex
Mary Graves
Soldier paraded naked on street fined five dollars
Brownsville Texas August 13 Private Casimer Judge of the Fifth United States Infantry stationed at Fort Brown marched along Fifteenth street naked and attempted entry to several houses. Judge Hume imposed a light fine of five dollars in costs.
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Brownsville
Tex
Casimer Judge
Fifth United States Infantry
Fort Brown
Hume
Death of Tyler Pioneer A. T. Hunt
A. T. Hunt died at 1 o clock Sunday morning in Tyler Texas after a long life of enterprising civic work. His funeral was largely attended reflecting his standing in the community.
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Tyler
Tex
A. T. Hunt
Mr. Hunt
Sickness Widespread In IHoxny Grove Tex
In IHoxny Grove Texas on August 13, a surge of illness plagues the city and surrounding area. Doctors report little rest as a patient queues outpaced by a dozen awaiting prescriptions at a local drug store causing delays of about an hour.
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Ihoxny Grove
Tex
Home-seekers Arrive in Hlenry Carove Tex Area
Aug 13 report notes many home-seekers arriving in Henry Carove Texas with most staying in surrounding countryside and a few moving farther west.
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Hlenry Carove, Tex
Shooting at his Lady Love in McKinney Texas
Phil Simon fired three deliberate shots at his paramour Wilda Johnson in McKinney Texas last night causing her to scream and disturb his aim. The incident occurred amid a volatile confrontation and prompted police investigation.
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McKinney
Tex
Phil Simon
Wilda Johnson
Simon
Marketing Wheat Roome Tex big wheat station on the road
Wheat is being marketed rapidly. This is the biggest and best wheat station on the road. A field test of sulky plows is being made this evening by our dealers.
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Roome
Tex
Boll Worm Damages Cotton in Bottom Land Areas
In Gainesville Texas on August 12 the boll worm is reported to be causing heavy damage to cotton in bottom land while farmers with cotton on high sandy land report very little injury.
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Gainesville
Tex
Prison escapee Shulze recaptured near Saltillo
HRe captured SuLpour Springs Texas Aug 13. Information received today that Shulze who escaped from jail Sunday night was captured at Saltillo this county early this morning.
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SuLpour Springs
Tex
Shulze
Saltillo
This County
A Nation Aroused by a Swell of Prize Fight Fever
The piece notes wide public excitement sparked by the Sullivan Kilrain bout in Mississippi, contrasting it with unchanged world news. It discusses universal curiosity about human contests, citing Beecher and the public’s interest in a brutal sport. The author frames prize fighting as a social phenomenon rather than mere brutality.
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James G. Blaine
Grover Cleveland
Mississippi
John L. Sullivan
Jacob Kilrain
Richburg
Henry Ward Beecher
Blighted Love Exchange From Time Quotation
A fragment from a Time quote depicts Miss Ethel Simper Ah and Mr Callow discussing blighted love in a playful exchange. Cholly Callow jokes about fattening on heartbreak while Ethel remains silent after the quip.
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Miss Ethel
Mr. Callow
Cholly Callow
Ethel
Preferred Maid to Mistress Ends In Stamford Marriage
Benjamin Wellington of New Haven, known to Norwalk residents, deserted his fiancée Miss Emma Masterson daughter of Frank Masterson. He left on an express train from South Norwalk then eloped with Amelia the French maid taking her clothing. They perished to a Stamford clergyman and were married.
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Norwalk
Benjamin Wellington
New Haven
Emma Masterson
New York
Frank Masterson
Wellington
Amelia
Stamford
New Haven Union
Piling Blocks on the Floor Not Sunday Mischief
A Detroit Tribune item notes a vivid Sunday mischief joke by a small boy who says he is not piling blocks on Sunday but merely piling them on the floor. The grandma warns against Sunday conduct in a light anecdotal tone.
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Detroit Tribune
How Miss Gushing Enjoyed Her First Sea Bath
A Time interview recalls Miss Gushington’s initial fear of sea bathing. She describes shivering teeth, a scream at the first breaker, peers laughing, and later daily enjoyment after the first plunge.
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Mr. la de Dah
Miss Gushington
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