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Newspaper

San Antonio Light

Location

San Antonio, Texas, United States of America

Date

Aug 17, 1885

Page

2

Degener Elected Alderman in Third Ward Public Notice

Citizens of the Third ward praise H. L. Degener as an active business man who will represent their interests well as Alderman. A Cuero Cuero Star note calls a mass meeting for August 22 to discuss improving railroad facilities and connections with the San Antonio and Aransas Pass and the Sunset lines.

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Prohibition splits parties and railroad progress noted

The paper discusses a looming Democratic split over prohibition with senators and congressmen targeted by anti prohibitionists. It notes Republican strain in the North and East and Democratic shrinkage in the South. Brackett News reports San Antonio and Aransas Pass railroad progress with ties laid and two engines arrived.

Coke Mills

Uncertain August Cholera Case Sparks Fearful Speculation

In the British Isles no cholera case has appeared since before October except for an August incident now stirring cautious debate. The event is viewed as possibly accidental, sporadic, or potentially a harbinger of a new outbreak, leaving experts to weigh risk and cause for concern. Meanwhile a man in dire health near the Poor House seeks relief off the record, until a Texas letter touts Brown's Iron Bitters as a quick remedy for long standing dyspepsia.

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Next in line confrontation at the law office

A busy lawyer tells a waiting client he is next, but the client resists and heads for the door saying he did not come to be shaved. The exchange captures a brisk, half humorous moment in a legal waiting room.

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Riots in Kinmentchoog as Turkish residents attacked

In Kinmentchoog a Russian city on the Dneiper, Turkish residents were attacked by the populace after tensions rose. The military restored order after much difficulty and many were wounded. Thirty native leaders were arrested, raising fears of further sectarian clashes.

Constantinople Kinmentchoog Dneiper Potava

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