Vaccination of Boomer Expulsion and Western Alarm
Telegraphic notes describe outbreaks of cholera deaths in towns, new quarantine in Wyoming, and military actions in the Indian Territory. Reports cover European politics, leprosy shipments from San Francisco, Blaine's reception, and the destruction of Rock Falls with 250 people evicted as troops burn facilities.
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Marseilles
Townton
San Francisco
China
Oceanica
Apany
Grover Cleveland
Adirondacks
Harrison
Chicago
Cleveland
Paris
Aix
Aries
Cuattancoca
New York
Sheridan
Hazen
Hancock
Governor’s Island
Bear
Thetis
Greely
Woodshall
Cueyenne
Hale
Wyoming
Texas
Oxfo Orchard
Grand Army
Blaine
Old Orchard House
Robie
White Elephant Anniversary Lunch Atop Elegant Opening
The White Elephant celebrated its first anniversary with an elegant lunch and unlimited champagne punch provided by Fowler Berliner and Co. Patrons enjoyed drinks from morning to night and a lavish menu. The exterior was festooned with multicolored flags and a white elephant banner, designed by Baranelli and Ewing, as the hosts maintained order and hospitality.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
White Elephant
Messrs. Fowler, Berliner & Co
Messrs
Baranelli
Recorder's Court Hears Fines and Warnings in Local Cases
Frank Ferguson fined five dollars for fighting. Eugene Diedrich linked to an alias warrant. William Kempen fined for a boy’s act. his father pays five dollars. Joe Wilkin dismissed as cases conflicted. Ben Asher and Jacob Marx charged over obstruction and insult. Recorder dismisses both. Several vagrancy cases and warrants noted. Mahoney disorderly. I C Tuttle alias warrant. Lubock fined five dollars for tying a horse to a lamp post.
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Frank Ferguson
Eugene Diedrich
William Kempen
Joe Wilkin
Jacob Marx
Asher
Ben Asher
Marx
Recorder
Nellie Johnson
Rosie Smyson
Ella H. Borelle
Belle Clayton
Oral Cainet
Jewelry Robbery Suspect Arrested on Bowie Street
Willis Bill, jailed on a jewelry robbery charge dated July 3 on Bowie Street, faced strong suspicion from Captain Hughes after a box contents were dropped by a house resident. Two women north of San Pedro provided a clue that Bill asked them to guard a box the morning of the theft, tying him to the stolen goods.
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Willis Bill
Bowie Street
Hughes
San Pedro
Bao F
Llis Bill
Mendelssohn Singing Society Hosts San Pedro Springs Picnic
Last evening the Mendelssohn Singing Society with the Beethoven Maennerchor gave a picnic and dance at San Pedro springs for members of the New Orleans Quartette club. Guests enjoyed the many pleasures provided and selections were admirably sung during intervals, with harmonies traveling through the night air.
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Mendelssohn Singing Society
Beethoven Maennerchor
New Orleans Quartette Club
San Pedro Springs
Harmon Traveling
Ihru
Interview with Col. Prather on Cleveland charges sparks Democrat debate
From the St. Louis Chronicle Democratic desk comes Col. John G. Prather’s claim that allegations of Cleveland’s immorality never harmed Democrats. The piece weighs the morality talk, cites religious and social judgments, and includes recollections of Lieutenant Greely’s life and character.
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St. Louis Chronicle
Democratic
Cleveland
John G. Prather
Missouri
Prather
Senator West
Col. Prather
van Horn
America
Potiphar
The
Catholic Universe
Lieut Greely’s Arctic Endeavor Tested Mental Endurance
The article extols Lieut. Greely’s belief that civilization aids endurance over sheer strength as he led an Arctic expedition. It notes Americans survived the Esquimaux contact and describes Greely as modest yet stubborn, with a strong will and disciplined method guiding the perilous journey.
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Greely
Whittier
Shakspeare
Lucian
Ome
Adolphus
Washington
Lucian Dravne
John A. Greely
Adolf
Canett
Newburyport
Crawford House
White Mountains
Arctic
Lieut. Greely
Esquimaux
Lieut
Lieutenant Greely
Man Slain in Camp Meeting Fracas
Gates was struck on the forehead with a revolver butt during a quarrel with his brother in law at a distant camp meeting. He was brought to Mrs. Porter's boarding house on Dolorosa Street for surgery. the frontal bone was fractured and bone splinters removed. Doctors expect recovery.
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Gates
Belknap and Dwyer Return From New York
Colonel Belknap and Major Dwyer returned from New York and look well. A Licur reporter spoke with Belknap who praised Governor Cleveland and pledged support for him for President. Belknap describes Cleveland as dark complexioned with piercing black eyes and a strong stern face. He believes Cleveland would make a good Chief Executive if elected.
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Belknap
Major Dwyer
New York
Licur
Cleveland
Do you keep Late Hours song reference in music store
An elderly lady visits a music store to ask a clerk about a song named Late Hours. The clerk, realizing she is the mother of a friend, blushes as she explains her daughter heard someone sing the tune recently and wanted to obtain it.
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H. I Whittemore
Hegeman & Co
New York
Acquitted in Obstruction Case at Eagle Pass and Local Fatality
At Eagle Pass on August 7 Alex Hayes, colored, was acquitted of obstructing the United States mail after witnesses showed two men slept in a mail car and Hayes objected to opening the door. An Episcopal church festival raised funds amid a juvenile brass band led by Pasqual DeBona. Tom Leaky was shot and killed in Dowe's saloon by Robert Dowe. the inquest verdict found death by pistol shot fired by Dowe. Robert Dowe, from Cuero, claimed self defense. Fate of other locals referenced.
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Pitrsnurg
Curiaco
Catholic Total Abstinence Union of America
Notre Dame
Indiana
Newhaven
Connecticut
Spaulding
Ireand
Deer Park
Stephen B. Elkins
West Virginia
Elkins’ Cottage
Elkins
Davis
Don Cameron
Maxwell
Republican National Committee
Wheelng
Ban Anara
Sing Kee
Bismarck Farm
Concho River
Charley Ross
Seminole Johnson
Blue Ribbon
Ross
Caine
Campwell
Hatch
Finley
San Antonio
Eacy Pass
Alex Hayes
United States
Hayes
J.T. Lewis
Episcopal Church Building Fund
Pasqual DeBona
Tom Leaky
Dowe
Robert Dowe
C. C. Dowe
Robert
Thomas Leaky
Jesse Sumpter
E. L. Wirt
Carrier Pigeons Show Value and Tricks of Trainers
A Boston Globe excerpt details genuine carrier pigeons and their price, colors, and distinguishing warting on the beak. It notes a $300 price in Philadelphia, frauds like cork under the beak, and that Antwerp stock, brought by Hubbell, can fly 500 miles. The piece describes training steps, homing traits, and public racing interest in Belgium.
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Joseph M. Wade
Philadelphia
England
San Francisco
Union Pacific
California
Antwerp
Soas
Belgium
Boston Globe
Labor and virtue define happiness despite wealth
Louis Britton writes that true contentment comes from labor and temper, not status or riches. He argues the idle deserve no bread and honest work brings peace, urging devotion to God and fellow man as the path to happiness in life and death.
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Louis Britton
Louis Barrron
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Telegraphic News
Virginia
Rogers
Kansas Line
Payne
Arkansas
Jackson
Oklahoma
Rock Falls
the White Elephant
Recorder’s Court
Ball
Mr. Cleveland
Brackett
Eagle Pass
Cuero
Britton’s Soliloquy
Steves & Sons
Offich
Middlesex
Cassimere
Wegawa Cares
Franks
Alamo Store
Rich Bros. & CO
Soledad
Rice Brothers &Co
West Houston Street
Soledad Block
San Antonio, Tex
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