Rapid Transit Rail Link to Gulf Coast Proposed
The San Antonio, Rockport & Mexican railway plan emphasizes ninety pound steel rails on rock ballast with a maximum gradient of eight tenths of one percent per mile to deliver rapid safe service. It promises gulf coast trips under four hours to the coast and eight hours to the Rio Grande, vastly boosting trade and travel. The plan calls for British statute based rail standards to attract investment and enable faster schedules, comparing favorably with English and continental express rates. It urges San Antonio to fund $250,000 multiple times and seeks Chamber of Commerce rebates to supporters.
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San Antonio
Great Britain
England
Pennsylvania Railroad
New York
Philadelphia
Seacoast
Cora Christi
Aransas Pass
Gulf Hotel
Chamber of Commerce
Democracy and the unit rule in American politics
The passage argues that democracy lacks full public confidence in America and notes fear and doubt among sincere believers. It explains the four year struggle with the unit rule across precincts counties and states and hints at distortions fed by the national convention.
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America
Democratic Party
Ramsey Endorsement Debate Sees Prohibition Motives Exposed
A campaign document backing Judge Ramsey is accused of masking a prohibition agenda. Critics argue the group ties Ramsey to prominent prohibitionists like Cone Johnson Poindexter and Tom Campbell, challenging claims of a “better government” platform and urging a clean slate on governance.
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Judge Ramsey
Ramsey
Colquitt
Cone Johnson
Poindexter
Tom Campbell
Ball
Texas
Ramsey Party
Messrs
Johnson
Campbell
Debating the Unit Rule and Recall in State Politics
The article criticizes the unit rule as a distortion of representative government and discusses calls for popular vote elections for U S senators and judiciary recall. It notes Republican and Democratic platforms, contrasts governors Colquitt and Campbell, and argues Ramsey’s and party partisanship undermine sincere governance.
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United States
Democratic Party
Bryan's rise shown as pure democracy in three weeks
BRYAs and The Democrat review William Jennings Bryan's three weeks of public work. He led a major party in pivotal contests, spoke at Chicago, and now plays a key role at Baltimore. The piece praises his democratic conduct and hints at another presidential bid.
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William Jennings Bryan
Baltimore
Chicago
Bryan
Courage on the Sea Wind Aces a Birthday Flight
Cecil Travers on her twenty first birthday joins aviator Ronald Clavering for a charity flight from Seaham aerodrome. A sudden gear failure forces a perilous descent over the sea. Cecil’s grit and Clavering’s calm save them, and romance blooms as he confesses his love after the ordeal.
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Sis
Ronald Clavering
Cecilia Travers
Hera
Cecil
Jack Travers
England
Mr. Clavering
Jack
Clavering
Ronald
Deeil
Carrie
Anald
Miss Travers
Boy reads grown ups books titles aloud at home
Jenn shows off new reading skill by reciting book titles from a shelf and asks the family which to read. His elder brother inquires who authored one title and Jenn haltingly answers by mispronouncing it as Irustrations, in a humorous local moment.
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Kenyon Cox
Jenn
Proacly
John
New Eleven Register Adds Pasty Girl Item
A fragment notes a New Eleven Register mentioning a pasty girl item. The wording suggests a playful or descriptive caption accompanying a local feature or advertisement in the paper. No clear events or names beyond the quirky label.
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Iery
Jack
Homecoming Poem of Tex and the Cattle Life
J Edward Hungerford recalls returning home to Texas after roaming cities and ranch life. The speaker describes meeting friends, a tired bronc named Monty, and the longing for clean air, hard work, and familiar welcome in a rural setting.
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J. Edward Hungerford
Popular Magazine
Madame Ravignac and a Parisian Life of Daring Simplicity
Elizabeth Shepley Sergeant reflects on Madame Ravignac, famed in Paris as a bourgeois housewife and beacon for American girls. Her decision to sell the Seine-area home for a flat signals a shift from domestic radiance to a life of austere theory and public influence, challenging pensionnaires and inspiring readers to reexamine purposeful living.
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Madame Ravignac
Maine
Paris
Seine
Madame Ravignacc
Daughters of Liberty
Ravignacs
Monsieur Ravignac
Elizabeth Shepley Sergeant
Brazilan Tron Ore mining prospects in Minas Geraes 1911
A Cassier's Magazine summary notes Minas Geraes iron ore fields as a world class source. An electrified Victoria to Itabira railway began to serve a British syndicate with ore holdings. Four American firms dispatched experts to study prospects but none took titles.
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Minas Geraes
Victoria
Itabira
J. B. Elgar
Cassier’s
The earliest record of a marriage contract
The snippet notes a historic marriage contract dated early in the record, mentioning a sum of ten dollars as the consideration.
Man Declares Old Melon Grievance in Downtown Store
A stranger in a downtown grocer waited and spoke of a past melon sale with lopsided fruit. He claimed regret and insisted on restitution, then paid a dollar before leaving, prompting the grocer to joke about religion.
Panama Locks Water Density Question Sparks Debate
An article in Cassier's Magazine June issue discusses the Gatun and Miraflores locks on the Panama Canal. It analyzes freshwater from Gatun and Miraflores lakes entering lock chambers during discharge and the resulting pressure differences. The author recommends aligning discharge culverts horizontally and lowering intake depths to 21 feet at Gatun and 25 feet at Miraflores to manage potential pressure imbalances.
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Gatun
Miraflores
Gatun Lake
Miraflores Lake
J. F. Springer
Cassier’s Magazine
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