Texans debate keeping Alamo as a museum relic
The Denver Colorado Citizen notes Daughters of the Republic push to turn the Alamo into a Texas relic museum. The Houston Post reports Texas has about 900,000 males of voting age with 55,000 unpaid poll taxes. The Dallas Times argues delinquents should work roads or streets and those who refuse $175 for public schools should contribute labor.
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Alamo
Texas
Daughters of the Republic
Colorado
The
Houston Post
Dallas Times. Herald
Mrs Winslow's Soothing Syrup Blesses Teething Babies
An old advertisement touts Mrs Winslow's Soothing Syrup as a sixty year staple for teething infants claiming it soothes gums relieves pain cures wind colic and diarrhoea with a price of twenty five cents and world wide drugstore availability. A testimonial by Miss Julia Filbridge of Cornwall Conn praises Burdock Blood Bitters and the piece ends with a caution against poor business methods.
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Winslow
Burdock
Delly
Julia Filbridge
West, Cornwell, Conn
J. F. Crow Drug Co
Found Dead on the Streets in Baton Rouge
A young man was found dead on Baton Rouge streets. The report attributes death to congestive chill, claiming it could have been prevented by timely use of Dr. Mendenhall's Chill and Fever cure sold by The J. F. Crow Co. Druggist. Earlier notes mention Texas ex-Confederate pensioners to receive $1350 in stead of $9 during the next two quarters of the year.
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Baton Rouge
Texas
Stuicy Hayter
Che J Oe Co
Bright
Dr. Pierce
Roosevelt’s Alabama Welcome Draws Huge Crowds
President Roosevelt’s Alabama tour drew massive crowds as he passed through Montgomery Tuskegee and Birmingham on a triumphant procession. Spectators packed streets and rooftops while military escorts saluted the train and a Capitol Park speech drew loud applause.
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Birmingham
Roosevelt
Alabama
Montgomery
Tuskegee
Macor Ward
Union Station
Capitol Park
North Twentieth Street
Misa Sallie Herris
Wari
Fifth Avenue
Twentieth Street
Major Anderson
Rufus N. Rhoades
Birmingham News
Mr. Roosevelt
Sophie Wwittichen
Admiral Semmes
Roosevelt Visits Confederate Capital Montgomery Welcome
President Roosevelt arrives in Montgomery amid cannon salutes and cheers, arriving from Tuskegee to be welcomed by Congressman Wiley and Governor Jelks. He speaks briefly near Jefferson Davis’s inauguration site, is given a bale of cotton, and tours the city.
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Roosevelt
Tuskegee
Confederacy
Wiley
Jelks
Jefferson Davis
Chicago Mayor Seeks Sunday Closing Referendum
Mayor Dunne proposes a Sunday closing referendum in Chicago to decide if saloons should close. If the majority vote yes, the mayor will enforce closure. if no, current practices stay. The plan centers on the October referendum and the city’s response.
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Dunne
Chicago
Two Deaths Reported as Fever Breaks in New Orleans
New Orleans reports two deaths on Tuesday after six days with no fatalities. Four new cases noted as authorities say fever is waning and outbreak nearly wiped out. Girls’ deaths cited. other cases listed in Mississippi and Mexico regions, with nine new cases and one death in Pensacola, Florida.
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New Orleans
Vicksburg
Natchez
Mexico
City of Mexico
Superior Board of Health
Omenico
State of Oaxaca
Tuxtepec
Veracrus
Pensacola
Fla
Growing Worse as Freight Strike Paralyzes Traffic
St Petersburg reports a deepening strike impact with more small rail hubs tied up and the Warsaw Berlin line still open but shaky. Moscow fears famine as meat supplies dwindle. only twenty four cattle arriving since Saturday and 1000 head in yards while daily consumption hits 700000 pounds. relief needed to avert meat shortage though flour stocks remain ample.
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St. Petersburg
Strikers damage water conduit and halt telegraph links
Moscow reports 10 000 strikers with a meeting deciding to cut telegraph service as portions of the city lack water after damage to the Moscow Mytisatchi conduit. Lodz notes 38 000 workers on strike and a governor general urging martial law.
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Moscow
Mytisatchi
Lodz
Rioting in Buenos Aires Leaves Dozens Dead and Wounded
A Chilean dispatch reports about fifty people killed and six hundred wounded during rioting in Buenos Aires Argentina. Authorities struggle to control the unrest as casualties mount and investigations begin.
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Buenos Ayres
Argentina
Santiago
Chile
Laborer Fatally Injured On Southern Pacific Grading Crew
David Robedeaux a laborer on a Southern Pacific grading gang near Echo Louisiana was fatally injured when a cable broke while he worked on the spreader. The blunt end struck his neck severing the jugular vein and he died about two hours later in Lake Charles.
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Lake Charles
David Robedeaux
Southern Pacific
Echo
Robedeaux
Lincoln Wisdom Amid Patent Medicine Ads
A historical note recalls Lincoln’s advice against swapping horses midstream as a metaphor for rejecting risky health bargains. The ad touts Dr. Pierce’s Golden Medical Discovery as a non alcoholic, non narcotic cure that strengthens digestion, purifies blood, and claims success against weak stomach and related ailments with patient testimonials.
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Lincoln
Dr. Pierce
Pierce
Golden Medical
Ellis County Officers Charged in Conspiracy Indictment
Officials in Ellis County face an indictment on conspiracy to defraud. The case centers on a county purchasing officer who allegedly bought a typewriter from Dorsey Printing Co and paid via padded accounts in the county printing system.
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Ellis County
Dorsey Printing Co
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