If Harriman Seized the Missouri for a River Empire
A syndicated opinion piece imagines Harriman owning the Missouri and expanding it into a 12 foot deep waterway. It envisions vast bond issuance and stock profits, riverboats, docks, and freight networks transforming wheat, coal, and livestock into a continental free highway. The piece argues for public river development over private control and urges decisive action now.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harriman
Mirsons
Antriman
Atlantic
Montana
North Dakota
Missouri
Kava
Callaghan's Hallmark: San Antonio Mayor Re-elected Unopposed
Historical note recalls Bryan Callaghan's 25 years as mayor of San Antonio. He is praised for using city machinery to expand streets and highways with business support, leading to broad development and his unopposed return to office. The piece reflects on civic progress and the city’s outdoorsy culture.
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Bryan Callaghan
San Antonio
Callaghan
Ekean Tite
Minductsha
Texas
Ayer
Quaterday
The Window Cleaner’s Soliloquy Fragment
Fragmentary OCR notes reveal a dyslexic style meditation on wage pay and power dynamics. The speaker critiques a supervisor’s payment choice, imagining escape and revolt while referencing a worker’s life and precarious labor conditions.
Four talk in a corner as drums boast about line of battle
In a private exchange a drummer boasts no house in the country has more men pushing the line of duty than theirs. A rough quarrel arises between lovers over secrecy and a vow before marriage amid tears and unresolved questions.
Thirsty duo foiled by city booze ban prank
Observant citizen recounted two men wandering Commerce Street on election day as liquor stores closed. They entered a hallway, drank from a small bottle, and were warned by a sharp voiced woman from upstairs. A telegram to Baltimore followed urging bets on a racing outcome, leading to expectant daydreams of winnings.
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Wop Creek
Commerce Street
San Antonio 21 Years Ago in The Light May 12 18k
San Antonio defeated Houston Center by a score of 9 to. School teachers petitioned the board to observe a day for Aig tin festivities. Various local notes include arrivals, building permits, and remarks on civic and military events with scattered names and places.
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San Antonio
Houston Center
George Daner
New
Baal Vora
Polish Young Men‘s Union
ALJ
Avant
Arecy & Building
South Laredo
Brrent
Belknap Rifles
San Antonio Rifles
Avatin
Dixies and
Sunsets
Furmer
The Difference When I Met Matilda
A fragment recalls Matilda wearing no hat and shawl, appearing simple, then notes her later fashion sense as a milliner’s clientele grows. The speaker contrasts her clothes with her old concealment and hints at earning money from fashionable creations.
Evolution of the Home Admitting Caller and Hostena Dialogue
A fragmentary dialogue discusses modern home improvements, claiming homes now resemble mobile camps and boast strength. The exchange hints at social perceptions of technology, optimism, and pessimism about progress, with stray references to a card broker and unfamiliar speakers.
Star of a Garden Monologue Goes Off In Odd Fashion
A humorous local voice rants about gardening failures and odd crops. The speaker boasts odd successes, from beans to lettuce, mentions planting schemes, and jokes about flowers and future grafting projects. The piece reads like a playful, rambling monologue with exaggerated garden misadventures.
Debatable Lines From Josh Wine and Princeton Tiger Notes
A fragmentary page shows quirky remarks and banter about editors, diplomats, and society figures. It references Princeton Tiger, a declined diplomatic job, and humorous asides on eye glasses and stage women, with playful jabs at Roosevelt era politics and social mores.
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Associated Press
Evening Daily
Neka Manager
B.S O'Reilly
Dar
Hattoriel Department
Bal
the &. C. Beckwith
Specis
Sepatiron
New York
Tribune
Chicago, Tribune Buglléini
Plessa
Light and Gazette
Missouri River
Merriman
Les
Detroit Tigers
NED
Amust
Rees
Fotre Alps
SONE
IM Canada
Pimiico
Baltimore
Sean
Tan Gee
Pat
Amet
Matilda
Matilde
Hostena
Optimsat
Vinilor
Hay Genter
Érlend
Oltickep
Auastar
Hes — Chaefer
Coxnatalle
Josh Wine
Cholly
Miss Wiser
Harry
Torn
Princeton Tiger
Teddy
Diapateh
Bosphorus
F.groos & Co, Bavxers
East Houston ST
Alamo “National Bank
Antonio
STATE BANK @ TRUST co. E
Houston Str. Antonio
Howton
T. McCampbell
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