Congo Atrocities Protest Prompt Uplift of Human Rights
Contemporary outrages in the Congo spark protests against King Leopold of Belgium. The piece urges great powers to intervene, condemns transfer schemes that shield profits, and notes Berlin treaty guarantees and mixed reactions from European leaders. It also mentions French duelists and praises Texas nurses while touching on rainfall in North Texas.
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Europe
America
Congo
Leopold
Belgium
Congo Fres
United States
Spain
Cuba
Hile Doneessionary
Paper Trust Plans Exposed In Ridder Fight In Congress
Herman Ridder of the American Newspaper Publishers Association accuses the paper trust of inflating costs as he cites a 360 million increase in newsprint. The trust valued September 1907 pricing at 60 dollars per ton in New York and Glenwhere, versus 44 dollars per ton two years earlier. A paper maker in the trust declined to sign supply contracts with newspapers.
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Herman Ridder
American Newspaper Publishers Association
Congress
Prner
New York
Makam
Paper makers plan price hikes to 60 per ton in 1908
The article details multiple paper product groups increasing prices by 10 to 12 per ton across outputs from 18 720 to 7 029 000 tons, totaling about sixty one million dollars in additions over six years. It notes secret box board and manila associations admitting raised prices and hints at oil magnate influence from the Gould and Vanderbilt families threatening monopolistic moves.
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Nawsprint
Piper Anim
Box Board Combination
Wrapping
Manila
New York
Ite
American Paper and Fulp Association
Beaumont Journal Describes Working Man News Habit
The Beaumont Journal notes the afternoon paper serves the masses and is trusted by working men who read the day’s news printed while at work. It emphasizes advertisers rely on reaching the working class to grow business through timely daily papers.
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Beaumont Journal
Journal
Town that shot itself in Brownsville tale misleads senate
Senator Foraker presented a theory claiming Brownsville Texas staged its own defense by firing on houses and embedding bullets in walls to frame soldiers. He called the town Metropolis of the world and urged an expedition to destroy its foundations, painting its citizens as malevolent and wicked.
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Senate
Foraker
Brownsville
Tex
Sodom
HELPING THE MONOPOLY IN HAVERHILL OIL FRENZY
A New Bedford Standard story recounts Standard Oil pressuring an independent dealer near Haverhill by cutting price to a fraction of a cent per gallon. The crowd surged to buy while executives blocked a sale to 100000 gallons, exposing public demand for cheaper oil yet revealing flimsy sympathy for rivals.
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New Bedford Standard
Standard Oi
Haverhill
Belpw
Tt Scema
Roming and Going Divorce Rumors Stir Gazette-Times
In Piltaburg the Gazette-Tunes notes front seats asking if Howard has filed for divorce from Anna. The item hints at a domestic matter under local scrutiny with residents curious about a possible marriage separation.
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Piltaburg
Boeglatory
Howard
Anna
The Minister and the Sausage of Temptation
A tale from Rose Mac Rae depicts a pastor who abandons his wife’s health crisis for a new parishioner. The congregation notices, as the minister courts a fashionable stranger, while the Young Girls’ and missionary groups react with jealousy and scandal. The affair ends amid public curiosity and moral judgment.
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Missionary Society
Ife
Sean
Ladies' Aid Society
Need for Street Signs in San Antonio
A reader laments the lack of street signs in San Antonio causing repeated confusion for visitors and residents alike. The author notes civic neglect, calls for a citywide sign system, and describes the difficulty in locating streets and captains amid the current poor signage.
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San Antonio
Errest
Captain Stredta
The Most Interesting Baltimore American Fragment
A surreal newspaper fragment presents garbled dialogue about Congress members starting to become conscientious and mentions a mother with authority declaring it in mileage, creating a satirical tone and unclear context.
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Baltimore
Marriage and picnic news from San Antonio in 1887
Tingens Nordhaus wed Miss Emily Huelt at Justice Barnes's home. The fourth ward school organized a joyful picnic at Ben Mavermann's near the first mission, with four omnibuses transporting the crowd. Ed Steves, Sr, filed for a $12,000 Market Street store permit. The local post office reported gross receipts.
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Tingens Nordhaus
Emily Huelt
Justice Barnes
Fourth Ward
Ben Mavermann
Yince
Ed Steves
Market Stree
1887 Office Receipts Rise Through March Twenty First
The office for 1887 ending March 21 totaled 333,964.93 up from 31,431.24 in 1846 an increase of 2,533.69. Aransas Pass reports selling 630 tickets to excursionists to Boerne yesterday. Mrs J H Merrick, principal of the Fourth Ward public school, has invented and patented a combination pen and pencil holder.
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Aransas Pass
Boerne
J. Merrick
Fourth Ward
April 22 in History and Local Briefs
Historical notes recount James Buchanan birth and death dates, Andrew Curtin birth, Ramsey death, and a lunar event. Local items report Claude Darlington, deputy sheriff, moved from hospital after injuries from a family assault, Royert Woods involved in a job loss incident, and Alpine Businessmen meeting announcement.
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Darlington
Taylor
Tex
Claude Darlington
Royert’ Woods
Better No Divorces Than Secret Ones
Associate Justice David J. Brewer argues against secret divorce suits and secret judicial proceedings, condemning concealed testimony and court records. He warns that public trials expose unsuitable sensational detail and urges full openness in judicial action.
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Commis Sioney
Tifa
AIM
City plans mass circulars broadcast in new campaign
Saturday the city decided to circulate 10 000 circulars advertising municipal services and send them nationwide by broadcast to raise awareness and outreach.
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Turday
Texan Gunner Sets Naval Gunnery Record
In Fort Worth Texas on April 2, Mrs D. Starks received a letter from her son William in Uncle Sam's Navy. He serves two years aboard a battleship and reports as gunner in charge of a gun. They fired at a target 1600 yards away and he claims a record of 11 hits in 2 minutes 46 seconds with an 11 inch gun.
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Fors Worth
Tax
Handley
Texas
D. Starks
Willa
Imnots
Uncle Sam
Navy
Stomach Health Claim Prompts Patent Remedy Endorsement
Syracuse builder W. A. Hunis touts Mina Stomach Tubiets as a quick cure for indigestion and stomach weakness. He credits the product with restoring his ability to work after a year of illness. The ad urges purchase from Bexar Drug Co. with a money back guarantee.
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W. A. Hunis
Syracuse
Mina
Bexar Drug Co
Announcments of Sheriff and County Officials Nominated
The Light announces multiple candidates for Bexar County offices. B D Lindsey W L Goforth James McCloskey Chas Stavenson Fred H Lancaster are named for Sheriff with Democratic primaries. Vivian Hamilton for County Clerk. Wh J Reaves and Ed Wilkens named for Constable Precinct No 1, all subject to Democratic primaries.
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Sherif
B. D. Lindsey
Bexar County
W. L. Goforth
The
Light
James McCloskey
Chas. F. Stavenson
Fred H. Lancaster
Sheri
Vivian
Hamilton
Prinarigs
Licht Fe
Wh. J. Reaves
Procinet No. 1
Democratic Primario
Wilkens
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Burtews
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Op Mall
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York
Tribune Bathing
Chiles Whyne
Rhone
Ofice
Boni de Castellane
Graduate Nurses’ Association of Taxas
San Aritonio
J. Plevins
Paper Trust
Gould
Vanderbilt
Globe and Commercial Anger
Ther
Sign OF the Times
New York Evening Telegram
Sarah Simple Stories
Rose Mac Rae
Cai
Theodore Alvin Luddeth
Tunjor League
Tia
Hs Game of Hearts
DE Price
All Grocers
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England
France
Germany
Washington
District of Columbia
James Buchanan
Andrew Gregg Curt
Pennsylvania
Alexander Ramsey
Uary
Alpine
David J. Brewer
Supreme Court
F. Groos & Co., Bankers
Commerce and ‘Navarro
Petrich-Saur Lumber CO
Lamar
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