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San Antonio Light

Location

San Antonio, Texas, United States of America

Date

Aug 03, 1885

Page

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Miners on Strike and Global News From August 1

A compilation from Washington to Winnipeg covers a Grant pallbearer note in Portland, embalmers remarks at Mount McGregor, funeral escort preparations in New York, cholera cases in Madrid, railway sabotage in Sabine Parish, ballot box theft arrests, and a Riel trial verdict.

Washington Joseph E. Johnston Portland Oregon Merritt Belives New York Hancock Governor’s Island Jewett Eall North River Cleveland Grant Maprip Madrid Spain St. Louis Secret Service Office Missouri Pacific Railway Sabine Parish Morgan Mclaughlin James Cumberlander Texas and Pacific Railway Sodas Patrick Condon Princeton Ills Chicago Condon Arlington Canada O'Keefe Wasuinaran Garland Secretary of the Interior Interior Department Lamar Masston Ohto Magsilon Puncarnos Loxpox House of Commons

Cleburne drives new railway project stir state coverage

State wide notes report Cleburne agitation for a new railway while Austin endures heat records and Plano swelters. Other items include appointments, camps, waterworks receivership, crop reports, and local industry progress across Texas.

Cleburne Austin Plano Seven Day Adventists Arlington Sam Houston Institute Gainesville Grand Lodge of the Knights of Honor Houston Internal Revenue Dallas Bailey Rockport

Iceman and customer in a chilly misunderstandin g exchange

A Brooklyn resident jokes with an ice dealer about cold weather making ice last longer and customers thinking they’re getting more. The ice seller notes shoppers fear extra charges as ice lasts longer in cool temperatures. The fragment ends with a stray line about Opera cigarettes.

Brooklyn New York Journal

Truth Reflected in a Well Lesson from a Boston Courier

A reminiscence quotes a Boston Courier line about the saying truth lies at the bottom of a well. The teacher’s counsel about truth lingers as students recall looking into a well to see truth’s pleasant face reflected back.

Boston Courier

Englishman Boydell Arrested for Extortion Demands

An Englishman named Boydell was arrested in Vienna for writing to Mr. Gladstone demanding 1500 dollars before August 8. He threatened to publish private details and is alleged to have been hired by Irishmen to murder Gladstone. He also faces charges of extortion from women after childbirth.

Vienna Boydell Mr. Gladstone

Dilke Faces 20000 Pound Damages in Scandal Case

London reports pending proceedings against Sir Charles Dilke over damages of 20000 pounds amid calls to avoid a public trial. Dilke is prostrated and retired to the country. The involved lady is related to Mrs. Ashton Dilke. her husband, a radical former minor officeholder, seeks a divorce and vindication of honor. The dowry was 100000 pounds from her MP father. The couple have no children and the affair dominates social chatter.

London Sir Charles Dilke Ashton Dilke House of Commons Carla Dilkerg

Marrying for Money and the Illusion of Love

A witty exchange about marriage for wealth ends with the woman marrying an English nobleman a year later. The piece contrasts beauty and money as motives, noting the peril of love built on material rather than genuine affection. The closing lines dismiss sensational claims about Mexican defeats and urge caution against dangerous speculations.

New York Temple Bar

Quiet Sunday in Brownville Sunlit by Churches and Watermelons

A Sunday in Brownville featured mild weather, bustling plazas with watermelon stands, and peaceful churchgoing across St. Mary’s Catholic, Episcopal, First Presbyterian, Paine M E, and San Fernando cathedral. Clergy included Father Parisot and Rector Richardson. Thrall preached at Paine M E on Christian unity and progress.

St. Mary’s Father Parisot Brownville Father St. Mary’s Church Episcopal Cathedral Richardson First Presbyterian Church Alexander Paine M. E. Church H. S.thrall San Fernando Bella Alamo City

Davenport and Price Seek Criminal Libel Arrest

Fanny Davenport and her husband Ed win H. Price filed for the arrest of William Cauldwell publisher of the Mercury for criminal libel. The July 19 article described a dramatic altercation in New York involving Davenport Selina Dolaro and Harrison Gray Fiske. Price says the report is false and Fiske also sued Cauldwell. western papers reprinted the piece and Price plans action against editors.

New York Fanny Davenport Edwin H. Price Smith Today William Cauldwell The Mercury the Mercury Mme Selina Dolaro Harrison Gray Fiske New York Mirror Peonsedes

Illinois Democrats and penalties discussed in Chicago

The New York Tribune notes that Illinois Democrats may face prison terms, with some in Chicago viewed as deserving five years, though there is doubt they will receive such sentences.

Chicago News Illinois Chicago New York ]Tribune

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