Sayres Study Settlement Work in London visits Barnardo Home
Mr and Mrs Francis B Sayre spent a day in London visiting Dr Barnardo s Home for Orphans in Stepney and the Ranelagh Club. The couple toured the facilities and spoke with chief staff about child upbringing amid a demonstration by several hundred children cheering them on departure.
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London
Francis B. Sayre
Dr. Barnardo
East End
Mrs. Sayre
Mr. Sayre
Sayres
Ambassador's
Ranelagh Club
Colonel Squir
Ranelagh
Longtime Texas settler Maria Ahr dies at 83 in Castroville
Mrs Maria Anna Ahr a pioneer resident of Texas died at 11 20 last night at the home of her daughter Mrs John Arnold 145 Leopold street She was 83 and had lived in Texas since 1844 Born in Alcesa 1830 she came to Texas in the Castro colony Castroville then the westernmost white settlement She married Stephen Ahr in Castroville and marked a golden wedding in 1897 Her husband died in Castroville in 1903 She is survived by one sister five sons two daughters 29 grandchildren and 13 great grandchildren Body to be sent to Castroville for burial.
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Maria Anna Ahr
Texas
John Arnold
Leopold Street
Ahr
Alcesa
Castro Colony
Castroville
Stephen Ahr
del Rio
San Antonio
James Murphy
Frea Hilton
Kirkwood
John Hilton
Mary Sharp
Anne Miller
Kerrville
Agnes Weltman
Bracketville
William Murphy
Joseph
Francis Murphy
Joseph Zipp
St. Louis
Ferdinand
Germany
Catholic Sisterhood
Elks donate to flood relief in San Marcos
San Marcos residents and the Elks lodge respond to flood damage with donations. Secretary Fred M. Heard announced a $50 contribution from the lodge to Governor Colquitt, joining already pledged local funds totaling $140 for flood sufferers.
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San Marcos
Tex
the Elks Lodge
Fred M. Heard
Colquitt
Dark Ages nickname prompts medieval study debate
In Wisconsin Sphinx humor, a history professor questions why the Middle Ages are called the Dark Ages. A witty Wise Fresh reply attributes it to many knights, highlighting a playful student exchange on historical labels.
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Wisconsin
Sphinx
Harsh Exchange on Votes and Masculinity
A London Opinion item notes a blunt remark accusing voting rights of making women masculine. A sharp retort counters that assertion and dismisses any such effect. The piece then mentions Panama exporting roughly five million cocoa nuts annually to the United States.
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London
Panama
United States
Muddy Streets Cause Hardship for City Families
Prolonged rains have left several city districts in heavy mud making streets impassable and preventing deliveries of groceries meat bread milk and other essentials. West End Prospect Hill Beanville South Heights East End experience missed deliveries as dairies and grocers shift shopping to downtown areas.
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West End
Prospect Hill
Beanville
South Heights
East End
United States Mocked by Mexicanized Governance Satire
At a Gridiron Club dinner in Washington a humorous scene depicted a Mexicanized U S administration with a parade led by Bryanna Bryana and Tumulto. Mrs Pankhurst demanded votes for women as chaos ensued amid satirical government reform sketches.
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Washington, D. C
United States
Gridiron Club
Bryanna Bryana
Governor Directs Flood Relief Effort Across Texas
Governor Colquitt returns to Austin and personally directs Texas flood relief efforts. He asks mayors and associations to wire relief subscriptions and coordinates clothing food and shelter with Red Cross stakeholders. He sends funds and dispatches to Calvert Hearne Millican Bryan Navasota while coordinating tent supplies and refugee assistance.
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Austin
Tex
Colquitt
Texas
Red Cross
J. T. Bowman
H. C. Wagner
Regular Army
Calvert, Hearne
Millican
Bryan
Navasota
Brazos River
B. F. Delamater
Caldwell
Second Infantry
Burleson County
Brazos
Delamater
Hutchings
Rosenberg
Crabb
Richmond
General Bliss
Bay City
Obituary notices and funeral services in San Antonio
Funeral services are listed for Dr. Houston Chaney and several others with details on dates locations and relatives. The items cover interment plans at Bandera Texas City Cemetery and arrangements at Mission Burial Park plus multiple local deaths and memorials in San Antonio.
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Dr. Houston Chaney
Son
Regency era romance of Jane Arden and the Macfarland heir
A Scots girl Jane Arden weds the heir of Sir Edward Macfarland after gaining fame as an artist feeding imperial designs. Her rise from a village designer to court favorite is chronicled along with editorials and jokes from the era.
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