Carnegie Library Plans Open to National Architect Competition
San Antonio invites established architects to submit designs for a Carnegie library. The city sets exact drawing specifications, scales, and formats, with a 45 000 dollar cap and prizes up to 500 dollars. The mayor and city council will judge and may adopt parts of any plan.
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Carnegie Library
Andrew Carnégie
City of
San Antonio
Aire
India
Market
Presa
Texas
Green aspires for Bexar County judge seat
The Cuero Star notes Robert Green a district judge may run for county judge in Bexar County. The editorial calls this a bold move potentially reshaping San Antonio politics, praising public spirit but questioning politicians' self sacrifice.
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Fon
Robert Green
Bexar County
San Antonian
San Antonio
Cuero Star
Castroville Flood Recalled From 1843 Visit
The Castroville Anvil notes past flood visitation mentioning a 1843 Mexican settlement. Hy Arnold and his Mexican wife lived in a picket house on the current site of August Holzhan’s residence and produced shingles for the San Antonio market. Floodwaters carried away loose shingles and drifted wood, with packed shingles gathered later.
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Castroville
Hy. Arnold
August Holzhans
San Antonio
Indignant Talk Over Doctor’s Bill Frustrates Visitor
A brief quarrel unfolds when a person seeks payment from Dr. Pitter. The visitor complains that the doctor shows no sympathy, noting the lack of explicit demand before, and expresses concern over settling the bill. The exchange appears in the Indianapolis Journal.
Centenarian Mary Yardley Dies in Chicago at 105
Mary Yardley aged 105 died at 710 West Monroe Street Chicago at her nieces residence Annie Elizabeth and Mianon Tustin. She had lived through every U S presidency and two centuries never meeting George Washington and was born January 10 1795 in Philadelphia. She moved to Chicago in 1873 and remained active until after her 90s walking to church and watching the city rebuild after the fire. The final illness began last Monday with a peaceful end on the following Wednesday.
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Mary Yiardley
Monroe ‘Street
Chicago
Annie
Elizabeth
Mianon
Miss Yardley
United States
Wyhree Dil
George Washington
Independence Hall
Washington
Miss Yardtey
Philadelhia
Miss Yarlley
Miss
Detective Pat ONeil Known in Detroit Stories
In Detroit the well known Detective Pat ONeil walks with his two sons who look alike and joke about their ages. Friends ask if they are twins and Pat jokes that one is five and the other six years old, sparking laughter among onlookers.
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Detroit
Pat O'Neil
Pat
Frieds
Mr. O'Niel
George
Detroxi Free Press
Designing a Lake Steamship Body Plans by Cedar Moulds
Walden Fawcett describes lake steamship design methods contrasting British European and Atlantic coast yards. A quarter inch scale cedar mould and pine half model create water lines and body plan quickly, with cedar slips replacing tedious caliper work, then final dimensions are sent to the mold loft for keel, bulkheads, and deck layout.
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United States
Walden Fawcett
Woman Overpowers Burglar Faints After Realizing Mistake
A Chicago woman lured a burglar into her home and fought him fiercely, striking with blows that left him blackened eyes and a broken nose, and she kicked his ribs. She fainted when she discovered the intruder was not her husband, for whom she had stayed up all night.
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Chicago
The Prayer of the Trusts Parody Poem
A satirical verse reworks a bedtime prayer to joke about creating trusts and layering legal structures. The speaker muses on forming another trust and protecting wealth, with ironic lines about dying before waking and barring others from access.
Great Minds Don't Run, Etc. Cartoon Dialogue
A brief comic exchange imagines Sir Isaac Newton’s apple incident and a mugger’s quip about the impact. The humor hinges on the sudden idea of gravity and a playful misreading of a famous moment.
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Sir Isaac Newton
Muggins
No Plot Noted in Landlady's Son Tale
A Syracuse Herald mini dialogue notes there is no plot in the landlady's son story and hints the situation could develop later if circumstances change.
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Syracuse Herald
Railroads Shape Nation’s Growth and Labor Ties
A historical reflection on railroads shows how habit and progress shifted travel from post roads to trains. It notes over ten billion dollars invested, widespread economic impact, and about 900,000 direct jobs with many more supported indirectly by railroad wages, highlighting their central role in the trans Mississippian development and politics. Sunset Central Routes Houston.
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Phere
trans-Mississippi
Lutrroturm Bureau
Houston
Railroad consolidation praised as benefit to public and shippers
A New York banquet speaker argued that consolidation under single management improves transit, equipment, and stable rates, eliminating transfer delays and benefiting the public. He cited large lines like the Sunset-Central routes and adjacent centers as evidence of improved conditions.
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New York
Literary Bureau
Cenral Routes
Houston
Marabelle’s Vacation Letter Delights Readers
A private letter from Marabelle to her aunt becomes public via the Chicago and Northwestern railway print, spanning over twelve pages. It describes Green Lake Wisconsin with vivid, refreshing detail, praising the area as a spa-like destination enriched by nature and art.
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Marabelle
Chicago and Northwestern Railway
Green Lake
Wis
Welcome Visitor From Springfield Heads North
Mr and Mrs H C Hougham formerly of this city now of Springfield Ohio are visiting the city. He once worked for the I and G N office here and was a leading officer in Lotus lodge Knights of Pythias when first organized. His mother Mrs Hunt formerly of this city now lives in Cincinnati. The couple stay two weeks with Mr and Mrs Frank Kline and receive warm welcomes from old friends.
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H. C. Hougham
Springfield
Hougham
Lotus Lodge
Knights of Pythias
Hunt
Cincinnati
Frank Kline
Riot on the first floor shocks Ohio State Journal scene
A clerk reports a riot on the first floor while the proprietor is stunned by Dimity priced down to five cents in a passage from the Ohio State Journal.
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Dimity
Ohio State Journal
Peculiar Washington Sunday Law Cited by Picayune
The New Orleans Picayune notes a strange Washington statute allowing a man to be drunk on Sunday while forbidding him from being shaved. The odd law reflects the era's quirky legal quirks and social norms.
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Washington
New Orleans
Picayune
Life's Problem. Real life and earnest effort to pay golf
The Philadelphia North American line hints at life’s earnest struggle before leisure, emphasizing work over play as a theme. The fragment presents a dated tone contrasting duty with golf as a social pursuit.
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Philadelphia
Train Driver Saves Sleeping Baby From Furying Mother near Vandergrift
West Penn express engine driver Harry McKee halted a 40 mph train when a sleeping Hungarian infant lay on the rails near Vandergrift. The mother spanked the child, tossed it over a fence, and walked away as the engine crew rescued the baby.
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Greensburg
Philadelphia
Harry McKee
West Penn Express
Vandergrift
McKee
Chicago dog catcher captures owner in dog dispute
Ben Hanson attempted to catch David Goldstein s dog at 84 Wallace Street. The chase ended with Goldstein grabbed by a lasso and taken to Maxwell Street station after resisting arrest. Hanson says Goldstein interfered. Goldstein claims assault. Hanson fined one dollar and costs.
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Ben Hanson
Chicago
David Goldstein
Wallace Street
Goldstein
Maxwell Street
Hanson
Justice Dooley
Oregon minister and Band of Mercy boy encounter
A clergyman in Oregon, after a month of hiring an Indian boy for small tasks, brandished a shotgun and offered a day’s prairie hunt. The boy replied that he belonged to the Band of Mercy and did not shoot for sport. The minister put away the gun and has not used it since.
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Oregon
Band of Mercy
Contributory Negligence in Kentucky Dog Bite Case
A Kentucky Court of Appeals ruling holds that a person who annoys a dog while it is eating and is bitten bears contributory negligence and cannot recover damages. The decision underscores fault assigned to the victim in animal bite incidents.
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Kentucky Court of Appeals
Marriage Consent Tied to Smallpox Vaccination in Brazil
Brazilian law allows guardians to demand a medical vaccination certificate from would be spouses before giving consent to marriage. The measure aims to guard against smallpox by requiring proof of vaccination.
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Brazil
Sunset Wood Co Sells Oak Stove Wood at 4.00 Per Cord
Sunset Wood Company advertises oak stove wood at 4.00 per cord and four foot wood at 3.75. Phone number 81, 1-10-tf for orders and delivery details.
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Sunset Wood Company
Old Debt Paid as Arkansas Clears State Treasury Bonds
Special to the Sunday Light. Little Rock Aug 4 The state treasury has wiped out the last debt to the United States government by redeeming the remaining utility bonds provided for in the 1897 debt settlement The dispute over the issue was bitter and involved Congress and two state legislatures A special fund was created to meet the obligation and the government payment totaled 160000 dollars
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Little Rock
Ark
United States
Congress
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