City Council Discusses Main Street Paving and Occupied Agenda
Regular city council meeting attended by Mayor Branson and eight aldermen considered sewer extension on Fourth Avenue, action against Missouri River Telephone Co, electric light franchise talks, pond draining, cement sidewalk rebuilds, a new street crossing on Sanborn, and a plan to pave Main Street from Milwaukee depot to the Omaha line. A committee was appointed to gauge citizen opinions on paving.
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Bran
Markham
Duncan
Koch
Kings
Curtis
Wallace
Reeves
Byrne
Wells
Geo. A. Johnston
Fourth Avenue
Main Street
Sewer Committee
Telpehone Co
Supreme Court
A. BE. Hitchcock
A. H. Daniels
Arts and Winsor
Fifth Avenue
Branson
Aldremen Wells
Milwaukee Depot
Omaha
Omana Road
Sanborn Street
Council
Ae Paneer
Milwaukee
Cross- Milwaukee
City Council Actions Report From Summer Activities
The council opened bids for a cistern at City Hall and awarded the contract to C. ER. Perry for 98 dollars and 50 cents. Mayor Branson recommended Walter Newman for night police duty and the appointment was confirmed after praise of his performance. Finance committee audited and allowed the usual bills.
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C. ER. Perry
Branson
Walter Newman
Newman
Insurgent Cuban Commanders Rally Over Smoked Meat
The Chicago Chronicle notes Cuban insurgent leaders have secured smoked meat in large quantities and expect reinforcement. It recalls how Garcia's men joined General Shafter at Libony and feasted on bacon and other rations, suggesting food inspires Cuban patriotism and boosts morale.
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Chicago Chronicle
Shafter
Libony
Garcia
South Dakota Business College Faculty Prominent at Mitchell
The Mitchell college lists D. Virgil D. Boyles as court reporter and head of Shorthand, B. W. Boyles as a decade long book keeper and stenographer, Jin Omahzi as principal of Commercial, Frank L. Brown with eleven years in government and rail service as Telegraphy head, and Miss Kate Boyles with city school experience as English head, promoting practical business methods.
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Virgil D. Boyles
Fourth Judicial Circuit
B. W. Boyles
Jin Omahzi
Frank L. Brown
Railroad and Commission Service
Kate Boyles
Yankton
Complete plumbing and heating systems offered for homes
An advertisement promises installation of complete plumbing and heating systems for country and city homes with hot water steam heat and gas cooking. It highlights Standard Sanitary Co enamelware pumps pipes and fire protection, selling materials and filters at home to save trips to the depot, opposite the post office.
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Standard Sanitary Co
Class of 2006 presents busts for high school interior
The class of 2006 donated a Caesar Augustus bust and other bronze pieces along with a framed class picture. The bust stands on a pedestal near the entry on the landing, about five and a half feet tall, funded by proceeds from the class play.
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Caesar Augustus
Dhe
Appreciation for support after loss of Marion Warfield
George A Wallarfield and Sarah Mall Warfield thank President Nicholson, the faculty, the board of trustees, and the students for their sympathy and help during the time of sorrow for Marion Warfield.
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Marion
Nicholson
George A Wallarfield
Sarah Mall- Warfield
George M. Fiall
Rebecca J. Hall
Six Hundred Years Without a Doctor and Other Medica
The article discusses Pliny’s claim that Rome flourished for 600 years without a physician and notes possible Greek doctors in Rome during part of that era. It contrasts early medicine's scarcity with modern increases in disease and physicians and ends with a quip about longevity and per year activity.
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Pliny
Rome
Republican Committee Meeting Hears Broad Support Countywide
Chairman Wells calls a county central committee gathering in the city on Monday afternoon. Nearly all precincts are represented as the party ticket receives strong approval across the county. Republican headquarters to open immediately in the city hall, second floor southeast corner, with Weiss or Thompson on site during business hours.
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Wells
Republican County Central Committee
City Hall
Weiss
Thompson
Wounds Burns and Bruises Heal Fast With Antiseptic Dressing
Apply antiseptic dressings to wounds bruises and burns before inflammation to speed healing by about a third and reduce pain. Chamberlain's Pain Balm claimed to share the antiseptic principle and aid quick healing while preventing blood poisoning. Sold by all druggists.
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Chamberlain
Tidal Flux and Reflux Across Ocean Billows
A Philadelphia Record summary describes complex ocean tide movements as one tide billow forms every twelve hours in the southern Indian Ocean. It travels around Africa, past the Cape, Azores, English Channel and Dover, then along Britain’s western and eastern coasts toward the Thames, showing how outflow and inflow link oceans.
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Atlantic
Indian Ocean
Cape of Good Hope
Azores Islands
Cape
English Channel
Strait of Dover
British Islands
Scotland
England
Thames
London
Philadelphia
Recollections on Paris Revolutions and Morality
In De Tocqueville’s mood of reflection, he notes that Parisian revolutions begin with generous acts and triumph boasts. He argues governments and judges reassert control after victories, while those in power descend to petty passions. A distinct rebellion morality emerges, tolerating murder but condemning theft, yet robbing persists amid disorder.
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Paris
de Tocqueville
False Doctrine Joke Explained by Schoolboy
A School Examiner asks the meaning of false doctrine and a schoolboy replies it is when the doctor gives the wrong stuff to the sick, quoted from the Christian Register.
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Christian Register
Wheels Run As Hands Turn Cruel Story Says Ouida
A brief line quotes Ouida noting a harsh tale that travels on wheels and claims every hand gains from the motion, suggesting a moral about exploitation and mechanical progress. The fragment hints at societal critique through a Victorian lens without naming specifics.
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Ouida
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