Military drill debate stalls school introduction plan
A Boston committee led by Col. T. I. Edmunde Dudley A. Sargent and Edward W. Hartwell finds military drill in public schools impractical and harmful. experts from West Point and local papers argue rifle training is unsafe and offers poor physical exercise for growing boys.
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Physical Education Society of
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Col
T. I. Edmunde
Dudley A. Sargent
Edward Wi. Hartwell
Vais
H.J. Koehler
West Point Military Academy
Springfield
Toughest scalp in New York case at Gouverneur Hospital
The New York World cites Gouverneur hospital surgeons who describe Skinner Meehan’s scalp as thicker and tougher than any seen, after he fought Policeman Turner. The officer used a nightstick. Meehan was treated with 17 stitches using the back of a brush to drive three cornered needles through the scalp. Meehan left after the operation seeking his assailant.
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Skinner
Ameehan
Skhinar
Cataney
New York
Gouverneur Hospital
Afechan
Turner
Madison Street
Skinnee
Meehan
Coffin Torpedo Aims to Foil Grave Robbers
A London Times letter reports a new coffin device, a regulation bomb triggered by lid pressure to explode in case of tampering. The alarmed Canterbury Cathedral appeal notes poverty and deterioration after centuries, urging aid for the church and its dignitaries.
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New York Journal
Canterbury Cathedral
Dean Farrar
London Times
Farrar
Ryloo
Cougar At Bay Ends Rampage In Pack Hunt
A large female cougar feared near 7 Wash. killed four calves and a colt in one week. Pearl Ames and a 19-dog deer pack tracked the animal, which fought back from a tree before Ames killed it with a shot to the brain. Dogs suffered injuries, mate still at large.
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Ley
Niacios
Abe
Uoness
Pearl Ames
J. C. Ames
Sno
Ames
Anes
Rat Preys on Sparrows Under Saloon Trough Morning
A rat inhabiting a sidewalk near Twelfth and Loomis streets preys on sparrows each dawn. It stalks from its hole, targets a plump bird at Falcon saloon, drags it under the sidewalk, and returns next day for another breakfast while bystanders watch. The scene draws attention to urban animal ingenuity and feeding behavior.
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Twelfth and
Loomis Streets
Falcon Is & Tatering
Prietor
Horace
Letters From The People On Republican Convention Plans
Readers in Marlin Texas and surrounding counties discuss when and where the Republican convention will be held and who will carry Dresiilo county this fall. A mix of letters urges for a straight ticket, endorses McKinley and Hobart, and comments on local political dynamics and party unity.
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Dresiilo County
C. I. Niccolls
Marlin Voxag
Maloney Sees Light in Irish Park Commissioner Tale
A Chicago Tribune interview recounts Maloney the “sparrow cop” recalling clashes with the Watson family, Park Commissioner Watson’s relatives and their lanternless bicycles. He describes detentions, a late-night chase, and identifying Watsons with a mix of Irish and American accents amid a district banter.
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Meloney
Chicago Tribune
Watson
Maloney
Tmi Trish
Republic
Droive
Tava Min
Cary
Ortleer
Aalil
Mi Zion District association meets in Yoakum Texas
The twenty sixth annual session of the Mi Zion District association gathered in Yoakum with Dit. Sinal Baptist church led by Rev J C Dixon. Delegates from Golind Gonzales Jackson Victoria Bee Fayula Lavaca and visitors from San Antonio and Houston attended. The aging body, organized under Rev B P White, elected clerks and opened with devotional services as committees formed on credentials education and finance.
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Yoakum
Texas
Daily Light
Mi. Zion District Association
Ills Elty
Sinal
White
Mates
A. T. Rowlatus
Goliad
Win
Yicomods
AiIno
Mo Willnuts
San Antonio
Steve. Gon Curry
W. O Mayler
Semuin
Towa AL HL
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M. IT
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B. W. Whitfield
B. W. White
L. Prince
S. E. Tippins
Whlenh
AF. Wiltming
Aldl
Denning
Train Schedules and Local Merchants Ad Offerings
A fragment lists multiple railroad lines and daily trains with arrivals from various cities including New Orleans Houston and Galveston. It notes leaves for Cuero Waco Kerrville and Corpus Christi with special Saturday schedules and a few outlinks. The passage also advertises goods such as parlor suits and rattan items, plus local business notices and community updates from Yorktown with brief notes on local banks elections and infrastructure projects.
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Lerece
Mexico
Amave Prom Tex
Laredo
FEOM
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Waeo
Su Louis
Hanges
Csciee
Tralys
Wate
St. Louis
Kansas Clay
Southern Pacific Railroad
Yast Bourd
Houston
Galveston
New Orleans
New Osten
Yeston
Tapas
Eagle Pass
Mezco
Soavi Francisco
Marlee
Eagle
Oo el Paso
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Uraine
Cuero
Galveton
Waco
Beeville
Rockport
Corpus
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Corpus Orisville
Rockpor
Forrville
Booyne
Gossfort
Kerrville
Kerrville . 200 P. Io Arrive Batuadat
Bedding and health mattress ad and Texas Republican meeting
An old advertisement touts African fibra bedding promising healthful benefits and durability with a bold offer from Crownr at Houston and Soledad. It is followed by a notice from the Republican League executive committee of Texas calling a Dallas meeting at Windsor hotel on August 6 1896 to select delegates for the National League convention, aiming for broad participation and a strong delegation.
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Houston
Soledad
Republican Leaghingotich
Republican League Executive Committee
Atkte of
Texas
Dallas
League
Local Furniture Firm Builds Largest City Trade
Less than a year after opening Mammoth Fuaraculture House, the firm leveraged native grit and cash purchases to stock heavily and draw customers from established shops. Prices set to outpace 19 other stores, yielding the largest trade in the city.
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Bougeis
Qom Parison
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