San Antonio Ordinance on Street Railway Lights
San Antonio passes an 1897 ordinance requiring steam railway companies operating within the city to install lights at street railway crossings. The measure details notice, service, penalties, and enforcement through the Recorder's court with fines up to fifty dollars and fier facias for collection. It names Mayor Bryan Callaghan and City Clerk Theo Vinke.
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City of
San Antonio
Cpuntil
Corporation of Association
Recorder's Court
Cotenet Corporation Or Association
Texas
eMeer
City Recorder
City Recorder's Court
State of Texas
Bryan Callaghan
Theo. Vinke
For Sale Type and Engine Offers and Pound Notice
For sale: various type fonts and jobs faces, bulk quantities and sizes. Also offers on 5 to 9 horsepower turpentine engine power units for farm use with lower fuel and cleaner operation. Pound notice lists branded horses seized on May lith day 1597 with distinctive marks and brands.
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Atreke
Washington Gas Memory From a Frederickburg Mammy
A curio story recalls an old enslaved woman in Fredickeburg who claimed to have nursed George Washington as a baby. The tale ends with the woman insisting gas was used in his day, while clarifying she meant another George, leaving her to her charming delusion.
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Les George
Washington
Fredickeburg
Kodak
Jess
Missy
George Washington
George
Wild horses in Texas Panhandle and Beaver county
Wild horses terrorize stockmen as domesticated animals mingle with mustangs. The Cincinnati Enquirer notes horses become difficult to control, often taking days to recapture. Some mustangs are shot when opportunities arise, as horse ownership shifts from trusted helpers to pests.
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Texas Panhandle
Beaver County
Cincinnati Enquirer
Bere
Pennsylvania Fox Hunting Packs in Decline Amid Rabies Scare
The New York Times notes Pennsylvania fox hunting remains a winter sport with large packs in the southeast, rivaling English packs in vigor. A rabies outbreak at Strafford Hunt kennels forced culling of 25 hounds, many imported, after a rabid dog bit a hound and spread fear of hydrophobia across packs.
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England
Americops
Pennsylvanis
New York Times
Quorn Peck
Earl of Lonsdale
Pennsylvania
Strafford Hunt
Remarkable color changes blot Jamaica woman’s life
A British medical circle notes a Jamaica born woman about 45 who inexplicably alternates skin color each year. She shifted from black to white and back repeatedly since early adulthood, with rapid transformations spanning months and marking a recurring, unexplained pattern.
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Great Britain
Ireland
Trigh
Jamaica
Joen
Nashville Centennial Exposition Draws Wide Attention
Descriptive letter from Nashville reports rapid progress at the Centennial and International Exposition. Government building opened. various pavilions including Streets of Cairo Moorish palace and California tree attract crowds. Barnard’s airship device draws interest, while the Woman’s Building and agricultural displays receive praise. Ohio Day with McKinley expected. local interest high with notable residents and visitors.
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Nashville
Tenn
U. S
Cairo
Mooriah Palace
White City
Barnard
Atlanta
Chicago
Minerals and Forestry
Bucklen's Arnica Salve. The beat valve in the world for Cuta.
Bucklen's Arnica Salve touted as the best remedy for cuts, with emphasis on rapid relief and healing benefits. Public notices claim strong efficacy for minor injuries and skin irritations, positioning the product as a trusted household medical aid.
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Bucklen
Valve
Cuta
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Lita
Atte
Sested
Norearell
Aleo
T. 3
Johnson, Masager, & A. Light
Tigit-ofice
Com- Tuerce Street
LOT NO
L. Wolfson
Bosou Madras
Sunday Light
Kathrine
Tennessee
Knights of Pythias
Ohio
McKinley
Frank Parker
Galveston
Frank
Alamo City
Maverick-Clarke Litho Co
Clarksville
Rob
Charles H. Wetzel
Sunbury
Metick’s
Walter Shipman
J. P. Pain
All Drug Griete
Mayer & Adler
United States
Bates
Jake
ST. Louis
Limiter
Sunset Depot
Fort Worth
Dalidh
North Texas Points
Pullman
Sunset” Depot
Fort W
Nalias
A. Mi
Sunset” Ticket Office
E. J. Martin
L. J. Parks
G. Pla
S.A
A. P. By
J.J. McHanna
W. Commerce Street
SAN Antonio Gas Company
Mutual Electric Light Company
Lonning
Beeville
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