General Hoyt Reveals Life Behind Army Ranks
A wartime interview with General Hoyt highlights his Texas roots and West Point start in 1868, detailing postings from Texas to Dakota and Manila. He recalls commanding Mindanao, governor duties in the Philippines, and his long service since age 18, prefaced by humor and a reporter’s probing questions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
General Hoyt
The
Light
Texas
Hoyt
West Point
Eleventh Infantry
Dakota
Manila
Philippines
St. Paul
Goggan Brothers Piano Merchants Owned by Goggan Family
The business is wholly owned and controlled by the immediate families of Thomas Goggan and John Goggan, the second generation of piano merchants responsible for the establishment.
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Thomas Goggan
John Goggan
Ring as Seal and Army Hobbies in Philippines Memoir
In a 1900 Philippines service reminiscence Colonel Mills recalls sealing packages with a Florentine ring bearing Virgil’s head and counting over a million silver pesos for the insular department. He lists reading as a hobby and muses on civilian life, horses, and flowers while speaking with General Hoyt.
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Colonel Mills
8. C. Mills
Fort Sam Houston
New York
Philippines
Virgil
Mills
Captain Camp
United States Army
Thackeray
Marion Crawford
M. J. Locke
Fragmented Laundry Ad Copy From Misson City Page
The text reads like an old laundry advertisement with stray phrases about pretty horses flowers and a veteran speaker. It mentions a misconstructed phone number and a nonsensical line about a buttonless shirt. The overall piece is garbled and lacks a coherent story or event.
Smithville Railroad Notes Highlight Staff Movements
R B Hayes moved from operator and agent roles to the locomotive department in Smithville Texas. Several resignations and hires ripple through the machine shop and boilermaker ranks with personnel shuffles noted in Dallas Denison and San Antonio.
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Smithville
Tex
R. B. Hayes
South Texas
Locomotive Department
W. A. Churchill
J. H. Hale
Otto Franklin
J. Radford
Taylor
Gardner Ringgold
Elgin
Cman L. C
Denison
W. H. Davison
Mr. Davison
Houston
R. I. Patrick
Waco Hospital
Charles Peters
Dallas
William R. Terry
Wichita Falls
Claud Sims
West Point
Frank Rippy
Mr. Rippy
Poerraney
H. L. Rawley
San Antonio
Genuine Rembrandt Bought in Russia for $6
In St. Petersburg a court official bought a woman portrait for 5000 from an antiquary thinking it a Rembrandt. Police seized the work as stolen, but the dealer denied any agents. The canvas later proved to be bought originally for six dollars, with the seller paying seventy five.
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St. Petersburg
Rembrandt
Secret Police
the Antiquary
Spring Tonic S S S Promises Health Boost
A 19th century style ad extols S. S. S. as the best spring tonic. It claims the blood purifier rebuilds the depleted system, improves appetite, digestion and energy, and wards off spring ills. The ad notes availability at stores and lists The Swift Specific Company of Georgia.
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S.S.S
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Grocer
Magnolia
Houston, Texas
Elite Cafe
William Krauss
Ralph W. Hoyt
Richmond Suction Cleaners
Arcadian
Clark Jewel
Charter Oak
Herrick
Dana Food
Dana
Philadelphia Lawn Mowers
Bowers Rubber Works Hose
Diamond Cutter
Goldsmith's Baseball Goods
San Antonio Hardware Co
West Commerce Street
Met
OC. L. Gates Minn
I . Daore
Myractice
Hares E Riis
Swanson Pills
Bexar Drug Coq
Thos. Goggan & Bros
Chickering
Emerson
Angelus
Emerson Angelus
Apollo
Haines Bros
Krell
Goggan & Bros
Houston and Navarro Sts
Galveston
Waco
Galeveston
Thos. Goggan
Misson City
Russia
S.ss
WM. F. van Dyke
Fifth St
Beaver Falls
Penn
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