Election of Officers and Health Officer Annual Report
A regular Board of Health meeting at the Mayor's office elected Dr. F Herff president for the year. Dr Braunagel presented the annual health report for the year ending March 1 1885 noting 832 death approvals and 38 stillbirths, with 187 from zymotic causes and a high mortality among whites. The report details numerous diseases and deaths by category and notes public health conditions in San Antonio.
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Board of Health
Callaghan
F. Herff
Amos Graves
Braunnagel
Edward Bennett
Andrew Stevens
Health Department
San Antonio
Treasuries
City Hall Location Sparks West Side Debate
A West San Pedro resident denounces H Semlinger as the center of depravity and questions his authority in a letter about the city hall site. The interviewee, a City Council member, says no fixed preference exists and supports whatever the people choose, whether east or west of the creek.
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San Pedro
Semlinger
Liaur
Austin
Man in Georgia Shoots Self After Night Visit
Norcross Georgia March 16 A farmer N M Miner about 40 years old shot himself with a shotgun in a spring morning tragedy. He had visited relatives near Chambers mill with his wife and children the night before and died from a self inflicted wound beside an empty gun. He left a wife and several children in deep grief.
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Norcross
N. M. Miner
John D. Steeles
Chamblers’ Mill
Mr. Miner
Dog Meat for Veal Sparks City Police Probe
Pamapetraia March 16. Second district police arrest George Rush a butcher at 606 Pennsylvania street for killing dogs and selling meat locally. A dog carcass hangs in his cellar and he faces cruelty charges while police plan a search of the smokehouse for possible sausages and missing pets.
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Gillingham
Rush
John T. Baizley
Library Board Bans Huckleberry Finn from Shelves
The Concord Public Library committee in Massachusetts has unanimously decided to exclude Mark Twain’s new book Huckleberry Finn. Members criticized its language, coarse dialect, irreverent tone, and what they call trashy content that degrades morality and could corrupt readers in the slums.
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Coxcorp
Mass
Concord Public Library Committee
Mark Twain
Boston Telegraph Operators Strike Across Lines
Telegraph workers in Boston halt night shift amid payment arrears and a general company-wide strike. The dispute follows a 70 percent settlement offer rejected by staff, sparking labor action across the network and spillover into New York operations.
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Littter Rock
United States
Berry
Dunn
Newton
Fishback
Horner
House
Bridges
Kerr
Maroon
Louisville
Green Clay Smith
F. T. Fox
Boston
Bankers and Merchants Telegraph Company
New York
Galvestox
James Holliday
Khan
Grant
Douglas
St. Louis
Missouri Pacific Railway Company
Segpion
Hoxie
Fitzgerald
Chicago
Des Moines
Iowa
Sherman
Brown
Cattells Auditor Pro Tem
Washington
Jowett
Clark
Alliance
New Orleans
Carthagena
Baranquilla
United States of Colombia
United Mageannys Steam Navigation Company
Ciry
Mexico
Guanaja
Barrios
Guatemala
Trios
Diaz
Pettes
Hegret
Ublcs
Presi- Tisberber
Giddy Girls On Street In Masculine Disguise Noted
A Licur reporter observes two young women known in skating circles dressed in coats hats and pants with a puzzled youth. The trio laughs as they are followed to a residence on Soledad street and police will monitor future appearances.
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Soledad Street
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J. H. Merritt
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Billy
the Forrests
Nola
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Margerald Davene
John H. Merrie
Nola Forrest
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Wizard of the West
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Don Hartegan
The
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Scorpion
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Tarantula
John H. Merritt Poydras
Monster
Chas
Connors Tamaulepas
Rolot
Richmond Gem
Sim Hart
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