Railroads protest costly Austin to Orange orders amid delays
Texas dispatch reports Adjutant General orders two railroad officials to proceed to Orange and Whe, while railroads protest heightened valuation by the city board. Officials say railroad costs, ballast, ties, and other items inflated, as the board prepares a August 24 effective deadline. Waco carriers also contest valuation by the city, escalating tensions with railroad commissioners and local officials.
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New YMCA Secretary Named in Waco Report
Special to the Sunday Light from Waco Texas dated August 10 reports Lanvis named state secretary of the YM C A to replace Parker of Galveston. It notes the possible arrival from North Carolina and outlines duties including leading the head office and related tasks for the organization.
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Caroline Tolly
Convicts in Truth Now Court Orders County Work
Victoria Texas August 19. The commissioners court adjourned after a week long session issuing orders for county convicts in convict garb. Convicts are to feel the lash and be employed as needed. A coupty firm is in prospect. No lost steamer sighted Wyeciat to the Sunday Light Sayvanoan California August 19. The favored steamer Kansas City from New York has not been sighted late Ada afternoon. reports aim to bring in fresh intelligence.
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New York
Big warehouse loss sparks fire dispute from Vicksburg
Special to the Sunday Light reports a warehouse fire in New Orleans area with losses around 200,000. Dispatch notes ongoing conflict over insurance and responsibility as authorities investigate the blaze at a major storage facility.
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Ambiguous War Time Report Sparks Arrest Notes
A special report from Sumlay Light in Washington dated August 19 mentions an arrest of a Domini journalist Fiminez and notes possible follow up actions to prevent further disruption. The piece also cites Berlin reporting on Prussian Diet rejection and canal debate, with London observations on August 11.
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Berlin
Union Reform Party Heads to Ohio State Convention
Special dispatch from Columbus reports headquarters opened at the Great Southern hotel for the Union Reform party state convention. Delegates from eighty-five counties arrive as the party aims to nominate a state ticket and conduct officer business ahead of campaigns in Ohio and other states.
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Extradition Row Over William A. Cox Case Reaches Courts
Washington August 19 Acting Attorney General Houdius rules on extradition for William A Cox sought by Cuba and New Orleans police. Cox, wanted for embezzlement, was arrested after a telegram to the state department. Legal questions center on Cuba’s status and lack of extradition treaties, with debate over comity of nations and potential court rulings shaping future cross border arrests.
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Nicaragua Coming Down Speelni to the Sunday Light
Dr Max wo Agenjo of Nicaragua and a close friend of President Zelaya arrived in New Orleans aboard the Rover. He brings word that a special commissioner has been appointed to study affairs at Muofelds and draft a tariff scheme to harmonize coastal and national duties, easing conflicts that have disrupted trade and strained relations with General Torres and Mosquito allies.
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Ladies Bose Turners Association Social Dation at Turner Hall
The Turner association ladies section hosted a pleasant social event last night in Turner hall with a fine concert by Verala's orchestra in the garden.
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Toronto Rach Contest Draws North American Spectators
Hundreds of stringers from Chicago Cleveland Toledo Milwaukee Buffalo Detroit New York and Rochester travel to witness the great race between Beaver and Genessee on Lake Ontario. Beaver skippered by Connie dare Jervis challenges Genessee captained by Chan G Davis in a 45 foot over all yacht race to defend the Royal Yacht Club of Montreal’s title amid keen cross-border interest.
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Explosion devastates hog mill plant at Portsmouth
Special to the Sunday Times reports a boiler explosion at a large Portsmouth lumber plant killing a fireman and injuring several others. Witnesses say an upper boiler section shot into the air hundreds of feet before crashing near the plant yard as chaos spread through the facility. Local authorities and workers describe a dangerous scene with debris and smoke filling the area as responders arrived.
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Downey and O'Brien Set Monday Night Ring Rematch
In New York Aug 19 two boxers Jack Downey and Jack O'Brien will meet again to settle their claim to boxing supremacy. The bout, a 10 round bond between the rivals, is the headliner of the Coney Island Sporting Club program for the Monday night show.
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Jack O'Brien
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Lieutenant Alfred W. Drew Dies in San Antonio
News from Houston dated August 19 reports the death of Lieutenant Alfred W. Drew of the Twelfth Infantry. A Texas native and former instructor with the Texas Volunteer Guard, he served in the Spanish American War era. His body will be shipped for interment, with services to be held locally before burial in Manila.
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Austin
Texas
San Antonio
Charles A. Culberson
Clark
Mayfor Dew
Wilikt Seeks Nomination for Lieutenant Governor in Mississippi
Wilikt, a young lawyer from Gloster, Mississippi, enters the race for Lieutenant Governor ahead of the Democratic state convention in Jackson on August 28. A former presidential elector and long-time district party official, he is described as honest and loyal and is a Centenary College and University of Virginia alumnus.
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Centhnary College
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Ear pain and strange ear intrusion in a Crest resident
Henry Wy leis of Crest in Colquitt county visited a physician in town after two weeks of ear pain and a waking nightmare. He described a metal probe sensation and a melted waxlike liquid in the ear while he slept, with his wife waking in distress during the night.
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Henry Wyleis
Crest
Colquitt County
Itacris
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Tradt
New York Metal Grocers Co Formed to Control Beet Sugar
Special to the Sunday Times reports the New York Metal Grocers Co forming with other eastern firms to curb a beet sugar trust. The capitalization is listed at 200000 dollars with 52 incorporators, 49 of whom are grocers from New York holding five to fifty shares each. The plan includes a capital stock of 2600000 dollars and 100 dollars per share.
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Aighat
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Tis
Pre Yetiul Gracera
New York
Doctors Confirm Yellow Fever Germ Found in Gastrointestinal Tract
Special to the Sunday Times from Washington reports Doctors Enigene Wasdin and Gedhlings of the Marine hospital corps, commissioned by President McKinley in 1897, conclude in a Surgeon General Wyma report that Italian professor Snuarelli’s claim is correct and that the yellow fever germ first lodges in the logs.
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Gedhlings
Marine Hospital Corps
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Itayana
Wyma
Snuarelli
Ol Bologna
Mary
Marthel
Otter
Karmel Boiler Explosion Claims Seven Men
August 19 near Cardenas Mexico a boiler explosion aboard a Mexican Central locomotive killed seven men and fatally injured three others. Four American engineers were aboard the cab named Shannon Fitzgerald Finesy and Gibson. Lockhart was nearby and fatally injured. Three Mexican workers and a third American were also killed as debris and heavy iron parts were hurled from the wrecked engine.
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Mexico
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Mexican Central Railroad
Cardenas
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Finesy
Gibson
Aiked Lockhart
Shanen
Heays
Maqui Soar Report From Mexican Front Near Yaqui River
Special to the Sunday Light Ortiz Mex via Nogales Aug 11 Colonel A H Moor of New York mines 30 miles northeast of Waqui reservation reports from his property near the Yaqui. He finds no signs of Yaqui depredations and finds only a gathering of Indian and Mexican renegades. He trusts Mexican troops to handle the renegades and notes the relatives of a Kansas City victim are in Hermosillo for care.
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Tremley
Kansans City
Fire Destruction Strikes Second Floor of Webbington Store
A major blaze tore through the second floor of the Webbington store building in Austin Texas during the night. The fire started near Dr Hamilton's office on the upper level and the exact cause remains under investigation. Firefighters battled the flames as smoke filled downtown streets. No injuries are reported yet, and investigators will inspect the site for clues once flames are fully subdued.
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Austin
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Webin Tong
Confederate Penstons Pension Applications Processed
Twenty-two Confederate war pension applications passed for the November term. The county commissioners certified 104 applications to the state comptroller. One case was rejected for desertion. twenty-two were deferred to the next term. Names read include Peter Weatherspoon Abel Stowe John McGaugh and Candoeleria C Coy.
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Peter Weatherspoon
Abel Stowe
John McGaugh
Candoeleria C. Coy
John R. Palwox
County Commissioners Schedule This Week on Road Matters
County commissioners plan to finish their labor this week on a board of equalization. Next Thursday they focus on road matters. Monday covers precinct 1, Tuesday precinct 2, Wednesday near, and Thursday precinct 4.
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Cogs Progress and Muster Rolls Filed for Approval
Corresponding Secretary Emil ins Meyer of Company G completed the muster rolls and officers commissions and sent them to Adjutant General Scurry for approval. The bonds of $1,000 for guns and accoutrements were approved yesterday by the district clerk and forwarded to Anailn for General Eure's approval.
DREYFUS DILEMMA LOSES GROUND IN COURT REVIEW
A European correspondent describes the Dreyfus trial as the court nears a decision. Mercier and Reset stand with military bluntness while the defense suffers from fresh setbacks. The jurists and generals watch closely as witnesses are cross examined and the crowd weighs the possibility of a miscarriage of justice.
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Aida
Foresters of America convene in Detroit for five day session
Special to Sunday night from Detroit Michigan reports two hundred delegates have registered at Detroit hotels for the fifth biennial meeting of the Supreme Court of the Foresters of America. The event opens Monday with a public reception in their honor and the first business session set for ten o clock Monday morning. Joshua Shaw of Brooklyn is named supreme chief ranger of the order.
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Brooklyn
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Boy Bitten by a Dog Receives Madstone Treatment
Special to the Sunday Light from El Paso reports George Tylor, son of G. E. Taylor, bitten by a suspected mad dog. The father killed the dog and summoned a madstone, which was applied to the wound without delay. The treatment reportedly drew in the virus promptly, with rapid effects observed within minutes.
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Voss
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G. E. Taylor
Entarurope
Morti ng Casualties From Puerto Rico Storm Report
Special to Sunday Light reports in Ponce Puerto Rico on August 10 that storm tolls include 435 dead and many more buried or hospitalized. The casualty figures reflect widespread devastation with ongoing relief efforts and medical needs across the island.
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Puerto Rico
Eea Ani Fortouas Hospital
Increased Consumption and Pardons Highlight Alabama Report
Montgomery Aug 19 The state penitentiary records show a twenty year rise in consumption among the black population in Alabama and Gov Johnston granted nine pardons to men reported as incurably afflicted by physicians. He also selected six officers from Alabama regiments for emergency needs. The State Board of Examinations found Miss Indson Chirke the only Montgomery county teacher with a first class certificate. no other certificates were granted. Scholarships to Peabody College in Nashville were awarded to Miss Afran Sweatt and Miss Brwla Evergren with others listed from Pike and Crenshaw counties.
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