Democratic ticket platform and related quotes
The document lists Parker of New York and Davis of West Virginia as the Democratic ticket with platform points on reducing federal expenditures, curbing trusts, enforcing anti trust laws, tariff reduction, and limiting imperial overreach. It includes quotes about personal virtue, public service, and rhetoric from figures like Lamity and McGonigle, plus garbled El Paso reporting and celebrity show business notes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alton Brooks Parker
New York
Henry G. Davis
West Virginia
Democratic Party
Interstate Commerce Commission
Canada
Oklahoma
Indian Territory
Arizona
New Mexico
Porto Rico
Ants Arrive in Victoria for Entomology Experiments
Entomologist Cook reached Victoria with 5 000 Guatemalan ants in 89 colonies. Four weeks in transit with few losses, kept in bottles and fed on sugar. Ten colonies will be moved to farms for controlled experiments, while others remain for potential study. local residents in the boll weevil district await results.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cook
Victoria
Boll Weeyil
Local Social Notes From Valas and Yoakum
July 15, 1904. Mr and Mrs Will Ifill of Valas Williamson county visited Joe Kleihege family last week. Annie Balborn of Moulton spent several days with relatives. Wm Jaroszewski visited Scharlottenburg. Jacob Wendel family visiting Yoakum. School picnic at Scharlottenburg last Sunday. Leap year ball was a huge success. Gus Jaroszewski attending normal at Yoakum. Evergreen school closed after eight months term.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Will Ifill
Valas
Williamson County
Joe Kleihege
Annie Balborn
Moulton
Wm. Jaroszewski
Scharlottenburg
Jacob Wendel
Yoakum
Gus. Jaroszewski
Evergreen
Washington Letter from July 7 1904
The Washington Letter notes a quiet capital with subdued talk as summer arrives. It recalls the Blaine salutation controversy, Philippine Commission chatter, and Taft with Reid amid reflections on Mathew Stanley Joy’s frugal cash flow and a public funds case.
Regular monthly trades day in Halletsville
A large crowd gathered in Halletsville for a monthly trades day. At 10 o clock a procession led by the Silver Cornet band marched through the streets featuring about thirty farmer boys carrying hoes. The band played in the courthouse yard as townspeople traded and enjoyed the day.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Halletsville
Court House
Russians Reoccupy Port Arthur as Japanese Meet Heavy Loss
A Russian infantry battalion seized a position overlooking Port Arthur with support from the Novik and three gun boats. The Japanese fleet failed to block access to the harbor entrance. Land combat offshore Sunday caused heavy Russian casualties, estimated at 28,000. The report also notes Texas patents granted and a major packing industry strike in Chicago and other cities affecting over 45,000 workers, with no expected impact on Texas plants.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Shanghai
Port Arthur
Novik
United States
Chicago
Kansas City
Omaha
St. Joseph
Texas
Pointed Paragraphs From a Midwestern Joke Column
A Chicago News attributed collection of wry maxims on human error pride and cleverness. It notes how hiding faults profits of betting and cross examination expose flaws and offers quips about marriage work and learning while tongue in cheek contrasting Kentucky men.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fifth Ave
Kentucky
Chicago News
Cousins Defeats Lefevre for Banesianans Instructorship
Returns from Saturday's primary show R B Cousins of Mexia defeated Arthur Lefevre for the office of Banesianans at Public Instruction. Hurrah for Cousins.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
R. B. Cousins
Mexia
Arthur Lefevre
Banesiiaanans
Public Instruction
Cousins
Harpoon of a Printer Preaches for Local Ads
In a satirical lampoon a writer denounces a Texas town editor who prints little beyond local births events and advertisements. He mocks stingy merchants and urges robust local business support through newspapers and public notices. The piece ends with a sharp rebuke and a final roast at obituary time.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
S. bin K. Lamity
Texas
Philip
Theodore Roosevelt
Mark Hanna
W. J. Bryan
Russia
Austin
Dr Kings New Discovery Claims Cure All Lung Ailments
Mrs Chas Appelegate of Alexandria Indiana says she suffered nights of coughing and spit blood from consumption until Dr King s New Discovery cured her. She claims a gain of 58 pounds and guarantees relief from coughs colds la grippe bronchitis and throat and lung troubles with bottles priced 50 cents and 1.00 and free trials at druggists.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chas
Appelegate
Alexandria
Ind
Dr. King
News Notes Hinting at Invasion and War Fronts
The article claims Russians plan an invasion of India and reports heavy fighting near Port Arthur with Japanese forces within eight miles. It also notes a fatal train collision in Midvale New Jersey with seventeen dead and about a hundred injured, and cites World’s Fair admissions of 30,493,226 for May and June.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
India
Midvale
N. J
Port Arthur
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Ayer
Ross
Ice
Ck Co
Lowell, Mare
Moulton Eagle
Timape, Peuewisur Axp
Moulton, Yexae
Parker and Davis
K. Lamity
el Paso
Py McGonigle
Shognever
Carlsbad
Henkhaus News
Eptror Fagle
Washington
Eagie
Parker
Congress
Roosevelt
St. Uu
Gulf States
George Bb. Williams
Indiana
Burchard
Blaine
Fifth Avenue
Schirman
Panama
Taft
Whitelaw Reid
Mathew Stanley Juny
Manisty
Church
Hic Jacet
Moulton and
Lucas Rehmet
de Leseude
America
R. A
N. R. Stone
McKinney
L. A. Meiners
C. A. Snow & Co
Washington, D. C
Walter M. Bolen
James D. Buckley
George A. Clavin
San Antonio
Jakob Franck
Garwood
Isaac Guyton
Coleman
Joseph J. Hanes
the Country Papers
A. Baur & Son
Goolers
Moulton Tex
F. A. Kubicek
Driuacist
Eagle Office
Severa
St. Gothard’s
ALY DF
VIA
Cedar Rapids
Iowa
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