Plague Outbreak Reported in Capetown and Local News
The Bubonic plague has broken out at Capetown. John B. Woolford was elected Mayor of Houston to fill the unexpired term after Mayor Brashear resigned. A. D. Mangum of Cleburne filed suit against the Santa Fe for 25 000 dollars after losing his foot climbing on an engine.
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Capetown
John B. Woolford
Houston
Brashear
A. D. Mangum
Cleburne
The
Santa Fe
Rockwall
Texas
Kansas
Bankruptcy cases filed in Austin court from Fayette county
A LaGrange correspondent reports ten Fayette county bankruptcy cases pending in the Federal court at Austin.
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LaGrange
Austin
Fayette County
Thieves Overrun San Antonio Amid Daily Robberies
San Antonio reports a surge of theft and pickpocket incidents with almost daily robberies and no arrests to date.
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San Antonio
Skulls Found in Brewster Cave Linked to DeCava Expedition
Austin reports twenty six human skulls unearthed in a Brewster county cave believed to be remnants of an expedition led by DeCava, a Spanish explorer who followed De Soto into the region. George R. Eager of Massachusetts files for bankruptcy with liabilities over a million dollars and assets around ten dollars.
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Austin
Brewster County
DeCava
de Sota
George R. Eager
Massachusetts
Train death near Yoakum and wide ranging Texas notes
A Yoakum bound rider reports a fatal train collision near Yoakum with Teresa Malik killed after her family attempted to cross a bridge as a west bound train approached. The issue details thefts, labor strikes, fuel cost concerns, salt prices, cattle markets, and local government bids across Texas including Halletsville and Gonzales County.
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Yoakum
Teresa Malik
Kentucky Game Law and Odd Local Notices
A bizarre mock law from Pleasanton Monitor lists extreme punishments and absurd rules for citizens, lawmakers, and various social groups. The text blends with local notices: land transfers, small ad pitches, medicine ads, and a request for correspondents from Old Moulton, Witting, and Nikel.
Cheatham's Laxatives and Local News Snapshots
The item lists various remedies such as Cheatham's Laxative tablets and Simmons' Cough Syrup with prices and guarantees, plus notices about nurseries, local residents traveling, a wedding in Moulton, a windmill project, and a Lord Rosebery anecdote at a country station.
War Time Relic Reveals Manassas Battle Plan 1861
Mr. G N Dilworth displayed a Galveston News supplement from 1861 showing a vivid description of the Battle of Manassas fought July 21 1861. It includes a wood cut map of the battlefield and opposing positions, found in an old trunk as a historical relic. The piece notes local interest in locating a tobacco experimental station in Lavaca county following Lavaca county tobacco prizes at the Houston Fair.
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G. N. Dilworth
Inquirer
Galveston News
Manassas
Dilworth
Gonzales Inquirer
Halletsville
Lavaca County
Hatletsville
Height differences among European soldiers by country
The article notes that soldier heights diverge from general population trends. Italian conscripts average 5 feet 5 inches, French 5 feet 6 inches, British 5 feet 7.25 inches, Irish 5 feet 8 inches, and Norwegian soldiers stand tallest at 5 feet 9 inches.
Hootoo Police Badge Abolished After Nine-Year Curse
Kokomo Indiana officials abolish Badge No 3 amid belief it curses officers. Nine years since badge adoption, every No 3 officer died within a year of starting to wear the hoodoo badge.
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Kokomo
Ind
London Municipal Band Funding Grows Substantially
London’s municipal music scene has expanded since 1892 with funding rising from 3000 pounds to nearly 10,000 pounds. For 1901 the music budget stands at 9,500 pounds, and last season 9000 pounds funded bands with 1045 performances.
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London
Tweed Allegations Stir Debate Over Diamond Button Claim
An old associate of Boss Tweed challenges Bish Potter’s assertion about a suspender button, denying truth to the statement and questioning the Herald’s portrayal of moralizing motives in the tale.
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Boss Tweed
Vere
Bish Potter
Boston Herald
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Dr. C. C. Moore Co
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Old Moulton
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Prysieux & Sounreeon
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Bas
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9. Louis
Hootoo
W.L. Tooley & Co
Tive Banking
Herman Riedel
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Jacob Tomosko
Philip Matats
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F. Nachlinger
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H.W. Wallace
Durell Miller
Hallersville
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