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Newspaper
San Antonio Light
Location
San Antonio, Texas, United States of America
Date
Oct 29, 1899
Page
11
A bizarre racing tale unfolds as the Derby favorite’s owner, Crook, dies during a cruel hoax. His filly wins the Oaks, crowds celebrate at an open window, unaware the cheers greet a dead man. The intrigue, illness, and final revelation shock the turf world.
The Tarbolton parish hearse, supposedly the oldest in the world, sits in a shed where its leather straps pendulum the coffin body. It was bought for 156 dollars, first used in 1783 by Alexander, tenth Lord Blantyre, and remained the locality’s sole hearse, sparking parish debates over its move amid records of its long service. A digressive aside links genius to madness with references to Cromwell, Swift, Shelly, and Byron, noted as examples of imagined mental instability across history.
An American citizen is named apostolic delegate and head of the Catholic church in Canada, amid a tense Vatican mission. Archbishop Falconio, a storied Franciscan reformer, previously served in New York and Allegany. He will reside in Ottawa with a secretary, under papal authority, as Canada manages church affairs.
Official notices from San Antonio announce bids to the Mayor for a steam rock crusher elevator and screen with 12 ton per hour capacity, bond and certified check requirements, sample rocks, and City rights to reject bids. Also an ordinance amending section of the Revised Criminal Ordinances detailing impounding and sale of livestock with associated fees and procedures.
The article discusses Grand Duke Michael as heir prospects amid rumors of a czarist succession crisis. It notes Michael’s rugged, resolute nature, Russia’s idea of a grand empire, and the tradition that brothers of the czar succeed before the czar’s children. It mentions Siberian railway gains and Russia’s broader Asian stance.
A grand monument titled the Turull bird rises atop Ranhida mountain in Kn tora, Vitngary, commemorating the avillenatum era. Erected with copper and iron, the sculpture by Donalh Gyule features a 63 foot wingtip, 46 foot wing span, and a 40 foot sword grasped in its claws. The project fueled national pride through Magyar poet Solkat and local fund drives.
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