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Newspaper

San Antonio Light

Location

San Antonio, Texas, United States of America

Date

Aug 21, 1898

Page

2

Tom Corbett and McCoy Boxing Tales From Saratoga Shores

A garbled boxing column traces Tom Corbett and Jim McCoy as rivals, with training camp chatter, past bouts, and Terry of training grounds. It notes Corbett’s youngster Tom and George Considine in recent sparring, plus O’Rourke’s betting allusions and Lakeview misadventures surrounding McCoy and his dogs and a midnight altercation with Joe Choynaki’s era.

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Gun Boats by Rail: British Nile Paddle Steamers

British forces push along the Nile using steel gunboats carried by rail to overcome riverine logistics. Each 140 foot craft, with 21 foot beam, sails with an armament of ten guns and machine guns, drawing 10 inches of water for shallow water operations.

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Not the best shots in the world gunner facts and figures

A critic argues American gun crews are not the finest, presenting figures from battles such as Santiago and comparing U S Navy gunnery to British practice. It cites shells fired and hit rates, noting U S hits around 2.6 percent versus British 21 percent, and questions range and conditions.

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Local Browstone politics stir as candidates jockey for position

A jumble of names and rumors circles San Antonio area politics with talk of judges, commissioners, and a Brownstone influence. Vague notes reference John Campbell, Peter, Lewy, Southey, and a Mayoral style power play around Alamo plaza, plus local municipal staffing and printing bids.

Diphtheria Cases Reported in Karnes County

Range August 20 two new diphtheria cases, one infant of Jim Gilliland at his father in law Paine home ten miles below town and eight year old daughter of Lee Maulding four miles below town. Married Wednesday night at 6 o clock OM Lewis and Mrs Nelile Payton at the bride mother Mrs Paste Wofford’s home, Rev 1s itating, 0. C. Tooke of Vick appointed to fill railroad vacancy yarivement of J. S.

Karnes County Jim Gilliland Paine Town Lee Maulding C. Tooke Vick Rooilroad

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