Zoo in the Park in San Antonio Proposal
San Pedro Park could gain a zoo and museum at minimal cost through a Scientific Society of San Antonio plan. The society would house and build the facilities, while the city would set aside land and cover upkeep, drawing visitors with living animals and exhibits on Texas natural history and agriculture.
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San Pedro Park
San Antonio
Scientific Society of
Texas
Scientific Society
Kansas City
Hhe Park
Imports and Exports Claim Mexico Is Stable
The New York World argues Mexico had record trade in the year, implying peace despite reports of turmoil. It asserts imports and exports prove stability while acknowledging limited understanding of Mexican affairs and noting much of the trade involves rifles and military equipment.
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New York World
Mexico
State of
New York
Questioning Bryan's Chautauqua Tour as Secretary of State
A political column debates whether Secretary Bryan's $250 lecture circuit hurts State Department work. It cites access problems, conflicts with interviews, and claims the department lags in policy and routine tasks. The piece weighs resigning versus accepting limited tenure, noting Bryan's long minority leadership role and differing executive demands.
Not Attending Office Duties Attributed To Ineptitude
The remark suggests his failure to complete daily work stems not from lecture circuit time but from natural and unsuspected ineptitude. The comment frames the lack of diligence as a personal shortcoming rather than a scheduling conflict or external distraction.
Great Dipper to Fade From Northern Sky
A Lick Observatory scientist reports the Great Dipper is slowly drifting apart as its stars move away, promising a distant future when the constellation will no longer look the same. The piece muses on permanence, change, and the unsettling feeling of impermanence in a familiar sky landmark.
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Curtis
Lick Observatory
Aldrich
Cannon
Taft
Lick
William J. Bryan
Bellicose Editor Urges War with Mexico in Palladium
The Washington Kansas Palladium editor, long past military age, advocates war with Mexico. He argues Mexico needs a licking, calls for territory gains, and suggests using the northern Mexican lands after killing off the Greasers, with Democrats getting a pension list. The Beaumont Journal notes these reasons as principal motivations.
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Washington
Kan
Mexico
Beaumont Journal
Targer Navy is Needed
After the Spanish American war the U S navy showed deficiencies forcing a push to build a first class fleet. Without action the U S could drop to fifth or sixth by 1916 as ships age. The piece blames backwoods statesmen in Washington for blocking bigger naval budgets.
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United States
Washington
Galveston Tribune
Cost of Living Rise Dims Hopes For Farmers
Statistics from the federal bureau of labor show the cost of living on June 15 this year was 60 percent higher than the 1890–1900 average and 15 percent above two years ago. Over the past year eleven of fifteen food items rose while four declined including potatoes sugar wheat flour and cornmeal. The Houston Post notes tariff fears may reduce farmer compensation for free listing of products.
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Federal Bureau of Labor
Houston Post
The Apotheosis of Labor’s Enduring Power
A Yoakum Times reflection extols labor as the source of worthwhile achievement across physical mental and spiritual realms. It frames labor as a colossus sustaining human happiness and progress, contrasting it with life void without effort and citing scriptural blessing in toil.
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Yoakum Times
The Black Hole of Calcutta and Texas History Quote
The Corpus Christi Caller characterizes the Black Hole of Calcutta as a product of religious fanaticism and fiendish zeal and contrasts it with the Black Hole of Texas, excused only by brutality and degraded human instinct.
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Calcutta
Texas
Corpus Christi
The Artist and the Land of Flowers in Japan
An artist visits a misty Japanese woodland near a geisha house. He becomes enthralled by Fuji, nature, and a geisha named Namiko. Their encounter culminates in a shared, transcendent moment beside a pool at dawn.
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Japan
Fuji
Daily Fashion Hint on Neckwear Delights Frocks and Blouses
The neckwear of the day is a key feature for many frocks and blouses. A soft wash net or tulle piece, available by the yard, can be fashioned into a collar or vest and is hand embroidered along the edges for an up-to-date look on last year's garment.
Sunrise on the Mountain and a Silent Embrace
In a quiet lakeside scene a woman repeats a past gesture from a geisha house as she binds a man with a sash. A ripple touches the water while musk scent lingers and a white owl dips by the shore as dawn lights the cone of the mountain in rose and gold.
New tariff era brings energy and price stability
The New York World notes that as the tariff takes effect business activity rises with optimism while prices for essentials do not rise. It argues lower schedules may reduce or stabilize living costs and claims the country moves toward freer trade and end of monopolistic restraints.
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New York World
Letters To The Light Protest Frio Street Franchise
A resident, John Kenney, protests the city council granting a franchise to the San Antonio and Aransas Pass railroad to lay tracks eleven blocks on South Frio Street. He argues the street should remain free for residents and that owners may seek court action to challenge the grant.
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South Frie Street
San Antonio & Aransas Pass
South Frio
International & Great Northern
John Kenney
War and Bird Seed Price Ties to Balkan War
The New York Sun explains how the Balkan war disrupted canary seed supplies, raising Turkish seed prices from 3.5 to 5.5 cents per pound. It notes Turkey and Argentina as major sources, describes bag sizes, and cites import volumes and yearly value of U.S. bird seed, with retail spending surpassing one million dollars annually.
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New York Sun
Turkey
Rhodesio
Argentine Republic
France
Morocco
Germany
Persia
London
Buenos Aires
New York
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Associatedress
Charles 8. Dieul
Harrison L
ACM
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Wilson
Mr. Bryan
Bryan
State Department
Chautauqua
New York Evening Post
Old Dipper
LU Take
Iwo Copie
Cliffynles
the Light's Daily Story
Chinju
Namiko
Nami-ko
Land of Flowers
CHIC
The
Light
Bonescraper
Who
Cliffville
Two Bearskins
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