Sign of the Times See business tours pass through San Antonio
The article notes business and tourist trips through San Antonio en route to Mexico signaling a new era of development in the region. It urges San Antonio to become a center of industry and distribution to capture the commerce flowing into Mexico and to strengthen ties with business travelers from across the United States.
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Daily Press
United States
San Antonio
Mexico
Law Observance ENATE Bill Signed as State Law
Governor Miriam A. Terepo signs ENATE Bill 115 declaring evidence obtained in violation of law shall not be admitted against the accused at trial. The piece emphasizes officers must enforce all laws within constitutional rights, warning against end-justifies-the-means tactics and urging vigorous prosecution of all violators.
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Miriam A. Terepo
State of
Paris jury acquits Polish actress in lover's fatal shooting
Mile Stanislawa Uminska, 23, on trial for killing fiancé Jean Zysnowsky in Paris after he begged for death during cancer treatment. She testified to nursing him and firing the revolver at his request. the jury returned a unanimous acquittal.
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Mile
Stanislawa Uminska
Paris
Jean Zysnowsky
United States
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ABOUT COMING ECLIPSES BY GARRETT P SERVISS
The article describes forthcoming solar eclipses from 1896 onward, noting paths of totality across Africa India and Asia and future eclipses over Britain in 1827 and Sumatra in 1929. It explains the Saros cycle, its 18 year 11 1/3 day period, and how eclipse paths shift westward with each return.
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America
Africa
Indian Ocean
Sumatra
Philippines
British Isles
England
Scotland
North Sea
Scandinavia
Malay Peninsula
Indo-China
North Pole
Hudson's Bay
Canada
New England
Wun- Reh
Exclamatory intellects and the exclamation mind
The essay critiques the exclamatory style favored in American culture. It argues capitalized praise and single word superlatives distort value, turning many into stars and elevating trivialities, which erodes proportion and accurate judgment. It warns that this habit muddies worth and endangers discernment.
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Strug
Clock Misreads Dawn to Evening On Broadway
A resident recounts how a broken clock outside a Broadway store caused missed dates. The clock stuck at 4, then showed 2, 6, or 7 depending on eye and mood, finally failing again. The narrator rushed between office and home, chasing a time that never settled. The clock remains unrepaired and unreliable.
Daily Good Deed Prompt from Warden Urges Clerks Respect
A warden urges a kinder approach in daily dealings to avoid forcing clerks to retrieve worn or tainted items merely for the sake of shopping. The note emphasizes humane treatment and restraint in routine tasks.
Campaign for Mail Voting Advocated by William Hamilton
Dr. Frank Crane reports William Hamilton of Milwaukee promotes a state statute to allow mail voting in towns and cities. He argues mail voting could reduce costs versus in person voting and questions why the post office cannot handle the volume while preserving ballot secrecy. He suggests women voters could drive the reform.
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William 2. Hamilton
Milwaukee
Renee
Hamilton
Aeter
Quearright
McClue Newspaper ‘Syndicate
Prisoners and music should stay behind bars
A public writer argues sympathy should target crime victims, not criminals. He distinguishes criminals by crime type, calling burglars and forgers natural enemies of society and urging punishment that is firm and clear. He allows music as a prison aid but warns against broadcasting it publicly.
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Josh Billings
Mraus
Lonely Life in the City Hurdles Draw Outsiders
Excerpt discusses urban loneliness in a large city, noting dense crowds heighten isolation. It notes the city’s pace leaves individuals unseen, with residents wary of friendliness and the struggle of newcomers, especially women, to gain acceptance and entry into the social “charmed circle.”
Toad Eater Origin in Figures of Speech
A discussion traces the phrase toad eater to tales of a courtier who fed a cooked toad to a nobleman to curry favor, with alternate stories of a traveling showman boy, once believed poisonous, proving his skill by having a toad eaten publicly.
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