San Antonio Pride in Railroad Link Encouraged by Light Club
San Antonians express pride in regional rail cooperation urged by The Light and the Business Men's club. They welcome a Rio Grande corridor railroad, viewing it as beneficial to social and commercial ties, and noting strong local inducements and mutual goodwill from the Lower country.
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Peo 46
Here
Brownaville
The
Light
Met
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San Antonio
Tower Rio Grande
Busters Man's Club
Ranger of Fire Spreads Caution for Early Cool-Weather Fires
Cool weather prompts added fire safety as residents prepare for the first seasonal use of stoves and heaters. The city notes a rise in fires when stays are started for the first time, urging homeowners, especially in frame-construction homes, to exercise extra care and prevent careless handling that leads to fires.
Fire safety and Lincoln-Douglas anniversary notes
A column urges fire safety by cleaning stoves dampers and proper pipe adjustment. It recalls Omar’s saying and emphasizes precautions to prevent fires. The piece also notes Taft and Bryan speaking in Galesburg on October 7 during the Lincoln Douglas debate anniversary, with the Republican Register publishing a special illustrated edition. Galesburg hosts the historic battle reference and commemorations.
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Galesburg
Ill
Taft
Bryan
Republican Register
Near Coercion Campaign Funds Boosted by Hill Aid
Chicago reports say the Republican campaign chest has been replenished mainly by J. J. Hill. He is said to be adopting a Taft friendly stance to support the president while using his influence over railroad interests to back the ticket. The motive behind Hill’s renewed generosity remains unclear and alleged to be tied to access to favorable treatment for his roads.
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Indianapolis News
Chicago
J. J. Hill
Mr. Hill
Bryan
Mark Hanna
Hill
Hun
Uderstand
Taft
No Real Equality Before the Law in Taxpayers' Courts
District Attorney William Travers Jerome argues that true justice fails when wealth determines legal outcomes. He contends poor defendants lack funds for witnesses, experts, and skilled counsel, while the rich access the best lawyers and legal loopholes, risking biased juries and unequal trials.
Hurts the Party in Tennessee Primary Planks
The piece argues that double-stage elections, with primaries and postis, inflate campaign demands and favor professional candidates who rely on regular voters. It warns that large party majorities and plurality rules in primaries undermine party unity and invite discredit and disintegration.
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Galveaton News
Teme
Alloii
Rjinn
Tennessee
Burro Wisdom and a Poetical Rant on Patience
A rambling 19th century style essay extols the burro as patient and wise, contrasting its slowness with human oppression. It blends quotations, literary allusions, and vivid, sometimes frenzied imagery about Rocky landscapes, a goaded animal, and a longing for freedom, ending with a curiously abrupt note on postal mail rules.
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Burra
Goethe
Avernus
San Antonio News 21 Years Ago Highlights
A miscellaneous 1887 San Antonio column notes a birth to Mr. and Mrs. Vinton James, a wedding involving Francisco Olivarz and Ware, and a San Pedro club ball planned for November 1 at Krisch's. It mentions an excavation bid for a new general building, a Young Men's Benevolent Association ball at Cagina hall, editor RB Vinridgé’s return from Chicago and St Louis, and a five week absence for La Ovynslei. The Aransas Pass passenger train set a 90 mile segment on Wednesday, and the Belknap Rifles plan a farewell event Tuesday night.
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San Pedro
Gordon
Bida
Young Men’s Benevolent Association
Cagina Hall
RB. R. Vinridgé
Texas Stockman and Farimér
Chicago
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Alg
Merlen
Arastsag Pass
Yorktown
San Altonso
Belknap Rifles
Arnold
Departments of Government Must Be Kept Separate
Senator Joseph B Toraher argues for strict separation of three independent departments. He warns executive overreach threatens checks and balances and could undermine independence and effectiveness of the other branches. He urges vigilance against patronage power and subtle influences undermining constitutional limits.
Reflections of a Bachelor in New York Press
A column of dated reflections on love and trust contrasts male and female behavior. It argues a young man’s insight grows with age and notes women seek faith in men to endure mistrust. It claims two types of girls become maids and touches on premarital affairs and suspicion.
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New York
Hira
Steve
Lodge Meetings Tonight in Grinnell and San Antonio
A roundup of lodge and society gatherings listed for tonight across San Antonio and Grinnell. Meetings include San Antonio lodge No 11, Grinnell lodge No 1, Royal Achates, Pythian and Masonic bodies, and union and women’s groups, with times around 7:20 PM.
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San Antonio
Odd Fellows
Grinnell Lodge
Weedmen
Alamo Lodge
Pythian
Alamoodge
Fraeedal Brotherhood
Red Met
San Antonio’ Council
Columbus Hall
Alamo Indya
G. DB
H. S. Harmony Sans
Leary Camp
Woodmen Hall
G. Ordcota
Wasdmen Hall
Woman's Club
Club Howe
Sarpentere
Tradex Gounell Hall
Bricklayers
International Piles
Trades Council A Operative Plasterera
Ntelational Association
Trades Counsil
Incomplete Historical Snippet About 18th Century Events
Fragmentary note mentions Captain James Cook born 1728 and killed 1779 at the Sandwich Islands. Also references 1870 surrender of Mars and 160,000 French to German forces by Marshal Bazaine. Mentions New York subway opening and astronomical events with unclear data.
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Hoglish
Sandwich Islands
Mars
Marshal Razzine
New York
The Passing Throng A Broken Wagon On Avenue Streetcar Route
A passenger notes a broken farm wagon on the north side of Fourth Street west of Avenue 0, blocking the street and posing a danger. The rider urges city authorities to remove or purchase the wagon to clear the obstruction and improve street safety.
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Fourth Street
Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound Promoted for Female Ills
An article extols Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound for women with melancholia and other female troubles. It cites letters from Mrs F Elsworth of Mayville and Mrs Mary J Williams of Bridgeport praising the cure and urges others to try the remedy as a standard herbal treatment for displacements inflammation irregularities backache and related pains.
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Lydia E. Pinkham
F. Elsworth
Mayville
N. Y
Mrs. Pinkham
Lydia EB. Pinkham
Mary J. Williams
Bridgeport
Poor Woman Receives Kindling Wood Note
Dr H Myehes confined to his room at Hut Wells hotel for five weeks shows slight improvement according to a fragmentary report. The text references a poor woman receiving kindling wood, but details are incomplete.
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Beo
Bis
Hut Wells
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