Victoria's Letters Reveal Queen Victoria and Royal Alms
Xavier Paolo recounts how Queen Victoria received daily letters from unlikely applicants while at Nice. He notes many beggars and stamp collectors sought favors and explains the Maundy money ceremony in 1898 when the queen was 79. One Cannes pensioner even sent her birth certificate claiming May 24 as her birth date.
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Xavier Paolo
Queen Victoria
Edward
M. Paolo
Victoria
Nantes
Westminster Abbey
Westminster
Nice
Riviera
France
Cannes
Saved From Sacrifice A Philippine Tale On Manila Road
A Chronicle report recounts a famine era event on Luzon where a two year old aboriginal girl Felicidad was bought for 30 pesos by a Filipino woman. The child survives a ritual burning and is later taken to Manila, passing through several caretakers until Mrs J J Dunham acquires her on her deathbed.
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San Francisco Chronicle
Luzon
Philippines
Felicidad
Abreu
China
Manila
Little Felicidad
J. J. Dunham
San Francisco
Overland Orchestra to Play Concert at Gunter Hotel
The world's famous Overland Orchestra of 42 pieces will present a concert at the Gunter Hotel from 7 30 p m to 10 p m on June 19. Special dinner priced at 1 00 with wine 1 25 per plate. A la carte service until midnight. Reserve tables in advance.
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Overland
Gunter Hotel
Woodward Carriage Co Special Rubber Tires
Woodward Carriage Co offers a guaranteed special rubber tire line advertised as a premium product. The notice emphasizes durability and value for carriage and early automobile use.
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Woodward
Woodward Carriage Co
Dr. Cunningham Receives Osteopath Listing at 449 Moore
A professional listing shows Dr. R. Cunningham at 449 Moore named as an osteopath. The entry notes an old telephone reference 984ring.
Democratic delegates prep for Baltimore convention clash
Local prophets hint William Jennings Bryan may emerge as a dark horse at the Democratic National Convention in Baltimore starting June 26. Texas delegates from San Antonio and nearby start for Baltimore today with Woodrow Wilson still a debated choice despite 40 Texas votes pledged at the Houston convention.
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Chicago
Baltimore
San Antonio
Vicinity
Texas
Woodrow Wilson
Houston
Wilson
Bryan
William Jennings Bryan
Dark
Marshal Hicks
Perry Lewis
Frank C. Davis
Jack Hamilton
Kerr County
J. F. Nooe
Kendall County
Miss Emily Clapton Wed Lt Elkin Franklin at Home
Miss Emily Clapton of a prominent St. Louis family married Lieut Elkin Franklin of the Thirteenth Cavalry at her home. Bishop Scannel of Omaha performed the Catholic ceremony after Franklin joined the faith at her request.
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Emily Clapton
St. Louis
Cadet Bishop Death Prompts Navy Shave Policy
Washington dispatch says Cadet Julian B. Bishop died May 4 from blood poisoning at the naval academy. A board of inquiry led by Commanders Evans and Laws and Surgeon Dunbar investigates the death and will examine Annapolis barber shops for sanitary conditions.
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Julian B. Bishop
Naval Academy
Washington
George R. Evans
G. W. Laws
A. W. Dunbar
Navy
Bishop
Academy
Annapolis
Naval Board of Inquiry
Secretary of the Navy
Colquitt Club Formed Endorses Colquitt Candidacy
In Cuero Texas on June 19 a De Witt County Colquitt club was formed at a rousing meeting. A committee of leading citizens from all precincts was named to recruit members to pledge to vote for Colquitt in the primary. The group also favored Jake Wolters and R A Pleasants for office.
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Colquitt Club
Cuero
Tex
Dewitt County Colquitt Club
Colquitt
Jake Wolters
R. A. Pleasants
Callouses and Corns Relief Treatment Promises Rapid Foot Comfort
A vintage notice touts Calocide compound as a cure for callouses corns bunions and sore feet. It claims soaking feet in a Calocide solution dissolves pain and removes the cause with a week of use and offers a twenty cent box from druggists.
Odd engagement of Miss Jessie Holliday to Edmund Dana
The article notes an unconventional betrothal between English portrait painter Jessie Holliday and Edmund T. Dana, Longfellow’s grandson. A Boston lawyer, Edmund M. Parker, will formalize the agreement by taking acknowledgements of the contract on June 15 at the Danas Cambridge estate. Dana is described as a model husband who abstains from drinking smoking or chewing and loves home life.
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Jessie Holliday
Edmund T. Dana
Longfellow
Cupid
Edmund M. Parker
Boston
Cambridge
Danas
Intervention in Cuba Not Necessary, Says Havana Plant Owner
Preston C. Wright of Havana, a Cuban plantation owner, arrived in San Antonio and stated that U S gunboats will deter rebels and protect foreigners. He predicted the organized government will crush the insurrection and that U S intervention would not be needed. Wright noted foreign opinion will back any U S course.
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United States
Preston C. Wright
Havana
San Antonio
Wright
Island
Aamere
Cuba
Bull Attack on Train on Spanish Portuguese Frontier
The New York Sun reports a dramatic incident where a herd of bulls halted a train between Mirabel and Canaveres on the Spain Portugal frontier. A lone bull charged the locomotive and was killed, blocking the track as the bulls attacked the carriages until workers and passengers repelled them with stones and the line was cleared at night.
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Mirabel
Canaveres
Spain
Portugal
New York Sun
Rooster Alarm Helps Foil Neighborhood Burglars
A Louisville man credits his rooster with alerting neighbors to burglars raiding F. Renfro’s hen coop on West Broadway. The thieves grabbed four fowls and fled, abandoning several bags, while being chased by neighbors who spotted dusky figures near 3911 West Broadway.
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Louisville Courier Journal
Wallace Renfro
West Broad
West Broadway
Renfro
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