Spanish Silver Hoard Believed Buried at Collins Lake Texas
A San Francisco Call report details a Texas venture to locate over 100000 dollars in Mexican silver sunk at Collins Lake fifteen miles south of Oakwoods. A Oakwoods led joint stock company will drain the 25 acre lake using steam pumps. Legend says Spaniards hid the silver during an Indian raid, a survivor later told Mexico of the site.
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San Francisco
Collins Lake
Leon County
Texas
Oakwoods
City
Mexico
Bank cashir’s theft shocks Madill readers
A Madill paper recounts L. T. Smith assistant cashier of the First National Bank embezzling about 21,600 dollars while cotton futures speculation and pocket change figures figure in the loss. The bank remains solvent, deposits were honored, and Smith fled before Thanksgiving leaving a remorseful note.
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Madill
Frank Hedrick
Hedrick
Kossuth
L. T. Smith
First National Bank
C. B. Dorchester
Merchants and Planters Bank
Sherman
Texas
Smith
Advice to Parents on Preventing Youth Crime
A cautionary editorial urges parents to monitor their children after dark. It argues that negligent supervision exposes youths to saloon and improper influences, shaping minds at a vulnerable age and risking future trouble. It stresses that parents often trust their children's words without verification.
Reading for Girls in a Tribune Prom Night Editorial
A Tribune Prom editorial urges parents in Duluth to guard daughters after dark. It warns against street temptations and emphasizes parental responsibility over police or teachers for safeguarding young girls. The piece cites Wildean vigilance and Victor Hugo while urging home guidance to prevent vanity and danger. Transient merchants in Germania face a new six month residency and licensing rule.
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Superior Street
Victor Hugo
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E. E. Conner & CO
Haviland
Morage
Yours Truly
Dutton & Sorensen
Algona
Academy
Public
Hodges Bros
Company of Texas
Illinois
North Iowa Lumber Co
Isitl
Advige
Mankato
Tribune
Duluth
Germania
Lowe
Chas. Stewart
Kent
Grant Township
F. Norton
Algona, la
J. G. Bertrand
Chicago & North-Western
Minnesota
St. Paul
Wry
Ili Pmlini
Iowa
Des Moines
Chicagn
Milwaukee & ST
Issengern
Thalns
Iowa Central
Peoria
St. Louis
Kansas City
Taumpton
Coe
J. R. Laird
Court House
State Street
Woodford, Wheeler & Tompkins
Richardson
Stock Bros
Wheeler & Wilson
Wheeler & Wi
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