Colonel Simpson To Command Department Quartermaster Duties
Colonel Simpson will assume the duties of chief quartermaster and commissary of the Department of Texas replacing Major Thompson who is ill and may be relieved. Captain Eaton A Edwards of Twenty First Infantry is ordered before the army retiring board. he is a veteran of Indian campaigns and Spanish American War injuries. An estimate places repair costs for Fort Sam Houston at $13,700. The post notes arrivals and assignments of several soldiers and a German instructor, with local and transport service discussions at a Texas British Association meeting on South Africa war logistics.
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John Q. Slmpeon
Quartermasters Department
Department of Texas
Charles
Thompson
Ofajor Thompxort
Simpson
Eaton A. Edwards
Twenty- Rik Infantry
Army
Washington, DC
Sam Houston
Quartermaster General
South Africa
Texyes British Association
S. E. R. King
George Row
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Free State
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Capatown
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India
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Canada
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Rail transport in Cape Colony sustains Boer War effort
The article notes the Cape railway system under British officials powering a relief of Ladysmith and advance into Boer territory. It details line gauges, supplies, men, animals, wagons, and the volunteer engineering force supporting rail and supply convoys amid Boer threats.
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Lorne
Cape Rafiraad
Indwe
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Ladysmith
Burdex
Roberts
Bloemfontein
Watal
Cane Colony
Organized Labor Forms Boothiad Union in City
Organized labor in a local boothiack group completed a union last Thursday with a full slate of officers. Thomas C Artex is president and treasurer, W Jackson is vice president, and W Diiteheli serves as secretary. The piece hints at broader reach, including servant girls and ladies maids as future targets for organization.
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Boothiack
Boothiacks
Tressurer
Thomas Caartex
W. Jackson
W. Diiteheli
Union Label sparks New Orleans council review
Jason Hodges received a letter from Russell J Moore secretary of the New Orleans Typographical Union requesting a copy of the label ordinances recently passed by the city council. The issue will be discussed by the New Orleans council. After San Antonio and Houston passed similar measures Waco enacted a stricter policy requiring the union label on all printing and city work to be performed by union workers wherever possible.
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Jason Hodges
Russell J. Moore
New Orleans
Voters urged to go to polls on bond issue
A call urges readers to vote in the bond issue referendum. It stresses that those opposed should not stay home and that taxpayers should express their view at the polls.
The Man Without the Hom A Reply on Markham Poem
A fragmented verse analysis questions patriotism and duty, contrasting heroic figures with the burden of labor. The piece laments modern aspiration and moral clarity while praising enduring grit and public virtue. A separate column notes installation of officers at San Antonio Lodge No 218 and highlights a speech by Jas Tudlow. Clarence Martin’s arrival from Frisco is delayed by rail repairs.
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Onommerce
Bika
Sam
B. Weller
Chas
Wynone
Arthur W. Seeligson
Wm. G Frice
Iria
L McWlroy
Tyler
L. Meklroy
Adler
Tomby
Wm. A. Bedell, Jr
A. G. Collins
Henry A. Moracheau
Jas. Tudlow
Ess
Austin Willy
Eli
San Antonio
Austin
Symptons
Nf Byal
Weather outlook across Texas and plains with mixed skies
The forecast notes a storm center yesterday in South Texas near Galveston with low pressure extending over the Missouri valley and a high over the Lower Mississippi valley. Dry high pressure west of the Mississippi brings clearing in West Texas while Gulf Coast regions see cloudy but improving conditions. Temperatures range from 36 degrees in Denver to 60s in Galveston with notable warm spells and wind shifts.
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South
Texas
Galveston
Uaper Mississouri
Laiwer Miedastopt
Oklahoma
Southarest Paxas
Denver
Private Telephone Line Connects Gulf Shore Depot to Stockdale Merchants
A telephonic link has been established from the Gulf Shore depot to Sutherland Spritt's and Talley Brown & Co. store in Sutherland village, about a mile and a half away, providing direct telegraphic communication with the merchants of Stockdale.
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Gulf Shore
Sutherland Spritt's
Talley, Brown & Co
Sutherland Seriige
King San Antonoso
Stockdale
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