Quarantine Talks Twist Texas Cattle Fever News
Telegraphic items from various towns report Utah electing county officers, cholera deaths among refugees, Montana quarantines on Texas cattle shipments, and a Dayton Soldiers Home probe revealing abuse and harsh discipline. Reports also note Diaz injury rumors in Mexico City and political shifts in Parramouth.
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Savy Lake
Utah
Tovrox
Herens
Montana
Crosby
Texas
Caiiaco
Harrison
Illinois
Chicago
West Shore
Albany
Cleveland
Vera Cruz
Custom House
Portsmorton
N. Hi
Chandler
Bear
Thetis
Alert
New York
Washreton
Mexico
United States
Guaymas
el Paso
Lancaster
Lancaster County
Helena
Cottonwood
Mussel Shoal River
Granville Stuart
Logan
Republican National Committee
Jones
Amuel Fessender
Walter Phelps
G. A. Hobart
Hawley
Barrows
City of
Porfirio Diaz
Rocha
Monterey
Associated Press Association
Foundaon
Sunsets Meet Galvestons in Close Second Game
The Sunsets and Galvestons played a tight 5 inning contest with Galvestons scoring six runs early and Sunsets matching with two runs apiece in each of eight innings. Davis at first base stood out for the Sunsets, while Galvestons fielding and baserunning showed strong work. A deciding game was set for this afternoon with two Galveston stars expected to return and influence the outcome. The accompanying score was listless in the report.
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Sunsets
Galvestons
Davis
San Antonians
Galveston
P.O
Carrigan
McKale
Ann
Palmer
Green
van Vieck
Flanders
Stevenson
C.f
B. M. PO
McCormick
Weet Lloyd
Praee Rebenac
B. c
Curry
Eene Gunderman
R. F Reid
Ewe
Carrin
Ballsa
Cruso
Wild tech—Flanders
Pujol
Rebenac
Gunderman
van Vleck
B. Elw
Quartette Club Welcomes New Orleans Visitors
According to a long arranged programme, visitors from New Orleans arrived yesterday on the Sunset Railway at 6 p.m. A Converse committee of singing association members met them to escort them to Scholz's Hall where Captain Karber gave a welcoming speech.
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New Orleans
Sunset Railway
Scholz
Capt
Karber
New Orleans Visitors Enjoy Beethoven Club Concert in San Antonio
Prof J H Dieler presides over a reception as the Bethoven club performs Wenn das Atlantische Meer and the New Orleans club answers with Mein Herz. Eighth Cavalry band and Beethoven club serenade at the Menger hotel. Visiting delegates listed with officials and sponsors. A grand concert tonight with local associations and visitors to share the program.
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J. H. Deiler
New Orleans
Mission Garden
Bethoven
Eighth Cavalry Band
Beethoven Club
Menger Hotel
J. Hanno Dieler
Charles B. Stafford
C. P. Leonard
Julius Simno
Charles
Prickley Pear Letter from San Antonio Reporter
San Antonio correspondent from Texas Siftings shares local tidbits about the Alamo site, monuments, and town life. He jokes about the Alamo monument, Bartholdi statue, and old residents like Chrysler while noting population near 30,000 and regulars at Hoerner’s saloon.
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San Antonio
Texas
Siftings
Thermopyle
Travis
Bowie and Crockett
Alamo
Sweeny
Laveredo
Alamo Plaza
Alamo Monument
Bartholdi
Chrysler
Gulf
Old Chrysler
Galveston
George Hoerner
Hoerner
Recorder’s Court Dockets Multiple Offenses and Fines
In the Recorder's Court John Cavanaugh was dismissed for striking. Annie Williams fined 10 dollars for disorderly conduct. Thomas Jefferson fined 5 dollars for quarreling and fighting. Rachel Anderson vagrancy continued. William Maibaum Jr fighting fined 5 dollars. Sam Randall dismissed for striking. Mrs Mesch 5 dollars for insulting language. Jim Laird struck Eliza Carpenter and Sarah Perry two colored girls dismissed. Ramon Ramon insulting language and throwing stones dismissed. Amon Doyle drunk and disorderly fined 10 dollars. Mrs Widhoff drunk 5 dollar penalty. Mary Williams vagrancy 5 dollar fine. Frank Ferguson fighting continued.
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John Cavanaugh
Annie Williams
Thomas Jefferson
Rachel Anderson
William Maibaum, Jr
Sam Randall
Mesch
Jim Laird
Eliza Carpenter
Sarah Perry
Ramon Ramon
Amon Doyle
Widhoff
Mary Williams
Frank Ferguson
A Jokers Joke Spoiled At Produce Exchange
An exchange with a new building fosters practical jokes as members employ agencies to stage astonishments. A planned bar room arouses talk due to liquor ties, while a humorist hires four curiosities from a Bowery dime museum to set a staged scene.
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Produce Exchange
Exchange
Build- NB
Bowery Dime Museum
Giant street show baffles crowd at Boston brokerage event
A tall nine-foot performer and a dwarf entertained a broker’s guests with odd tricks in a Boston office. The giant and his companions greeted each other with cordiality while strange acts unfolded and a plan to move to the broker’s office was proposed. The crowd watched with sober curiosity as the spectacle drew laughs and raised questions.
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Chan
Colonel Goshen
Chicago
Major Barkins
Bob
Boston
Bank Official Admits Defalcation Fleeing Abroad
A bank official tells his wife he must leave the country after his defalcation is discovered. Detectives have notified him they will arrest him within a day or two. The New Orleans Times reports on the developing case and its financial scandal implications.
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New Orleans
Atlanta man mails long overdue letter from past debt
An Atlanta man mailed a letter he received eighteen years ago. If the letter held a remittance for a suit bought on tick, the creditor would not be surprised by the delay. He would simply remark that the payment is a bit more prompt than usual as he pockets the money.
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Atlanta
Water Quality Crisis on Cuyahoga River
The Cleveland Leader reports the Cuyahoga River water is discolored and filthy with sewer and factory refuse. With vessels passing through, agitation worsens the odor, prompting calls for urgent action by sanitary authorities.
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Cuyahoga
Cleveland
Pulque Brings Bold Delusions to Southwest Visitors
A Philadelphia Press note describes pulque's arrival in the Southwest and its quirk: two or three drinks inflate a man’s sense of importance making him imagine crossing a mountain range in a single step and needing to climb down a ladder to undo a shoe.
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Southwest
Philadelphia Press
Plumb Touts Massachusetts Support for Blaine
Senator Plumb spent days in Massachusetts and heads to Washington declaring the state will back Blaine. His political prescience and party faith could persuade the State Committee to name him adviser and consoler for the campaign.
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Plumb
Massachusetts
Washington
Blaine
State Committee
Boston Globe
Democratic
Army worm outbreak draws candidate away from race
E L Hawk, at the San Francisco Republican convention, received word from his Rocklin ranch that army worms are proliferating near Penryn and demands his immediate return. He abandoned his bid for Auditor and Recorder to combat the pest.
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E. L. Hawk
San Francisco Republian
Rocklin
Penryn
San Francisco Chronicle
Luck and love mix in Blaine’s early courtship tale
An easterner recounts Blaine escaping a triple love choice to wed Gail Hamilton. The anecdote frames his life as lucky and highlights a clever, decisive moment that led to a long, happy marriage. The Chicago Herald source notes the unusual path to his engagement.
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Blaine
Tremont House
Gail Hamilton
Thunder
Chicago Herald
Echoes of American Identity in Diverse Jewish Community
A historical reflection argues that birth in the nation makes one American first, with language and culture gradually aligning to American norms. It notes that foreign origins fade among young American Israelites, except for two traits: historical consciousness linked to being a descendant of Israel and energetic intellect tied to denomination, shaping religious feeling and confidence.
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Israel
Road to the Gulf Meeting Forms San Antonio and Aransas Pass Railroad
A subscribers meeting in the district court room elected Ben J. Manermann chair and Dr. M. Lindner secretary to organize the San Antonio and Aransas Pass Railroad company. Captain Merritt spoke on immediate payment of the 5 percent assessment while a charter committee drafted the articles. The group set a 200,000 share charter with 100 per share, to operate from San Antonio to Aransas Bay, with a 50 year term.
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San Antonio and
Aransas Pass
District Court Room
Ben. J. Manermann
M. Lindner
C. H. Merritt
Capt
Capt. Merritt
Sam Maverick
C. H. Clifford
Merritt
Maverick
Dr. Lindner
J. C. Howard
William H. Maverick
D. C. Robinson
Committee On Charter
State of Texas
San Antonio
Bexar, County
Texas
Aransas Bay
Aransas County
Bexar
Wilson
Atascosa
Karnes
Live Oak
Bee
Goliad
San Patricio
Refugio
Aransas
Bexar County
State of
Bexar One
Board of Directory
Queen Victoria’s Taxidermy Affection For Pets
The Beacon notes Victoria’s penchant to stuff beloved animals after death. The piece humorously wonders if she ever considered taxidermying trusted servant John Brown, implying the queen’s extreme regard for companions and a hypothetical grim extend.
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Victoria
John Brown
The
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Toulon
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N. H
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Picrssure
Algamated Association of the Iron and Steel Workers
Keene
Weihe
Ontcaco
Journal
Springfield
Pearen
Virginia
North Carolina
South Carolina
Georgia
Alabama
Florida
Deeps
Louisiana
Arkansas
Indianerritory
Tennessee
Inico
Missouri
Pranane
Dayton
Congressional Investigating Committee
McMahon
Warer
Gunkie
M. R. Patrick
Harris
Cincinnati
Quartette Club
Gulf Road
Recorder's Court
Bat Cave
N. Y
Euclid Avenue
Senator Plumb
American Judaism
the Gulf
Steves & Sons
California
Offich
Ceonte’ Beckhackee
Geis
Betus
Lee Neneee
Enum
SCC
UCONN
G. B. Frank’s
Alamo Store
Rich Bros. & CO
Soledad
H. I Whittemore
Hegeman & Co
Rice Brothers & CO
West Houston Street
Soledad Block
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