Texas Sues for 1,846,000 Acres in El Paso County
The State of Texas files in Travis County District Court to recover title to 1,845,000 acres in El Paso County and $25,000 plus costs. Attorneys General Lightfoot Dale and Terrell lead against James O Wiley W H Yoakum and C F Gregory of Dallas. The suit aims to clear title and recover land formerly set aside for the free school fund and the University of Texas, alleging unlawful occupancy and a clouded title. The case references land boundaries and claimed monopolistic ownership by defendants, plus a request for a rehearing in a related matter State v Haley and Brewster County lands.
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Sad River
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State University of Texas
University Fund
State of Texas
Clouding Plains
el Paso
Snodgrass
Lawrence Haley
Brewster County
Court of Appeals
West Texas Calf Brings Record Price At Fort Worth
The Hereford calf Silver Valley sold for 270 dollars at the Fort Worth Fat Stock Show to M. J. Davis & Co. of Jackson Mississippi. Bred from a pure Hereford sire and an inferior dam, the 1080 pound winner topped bids amid fierce competition as Coleman breeder J L Boog-Scott claims his herd holds a superior calf. The sale marks renewed confidence in West Texas cattle methods and a bid to repeat grand championship honors in 1912.
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West ‘Texas
Fort Worth
J. L. Boog-Scott
Coleman
M. J. Davis & Co
Jackson
Miss
Davis
Boog-Scott
Silver Valley
Texas
Armour
William Sims
el Paso Times
When United States Troops Crossed the Mexican Border
Del Rio Texas recalls a past border clash when Gen McKenzie led U S troops into Mexican territory to pursue raiding bands. The confrontation with Mexican forces ended with several raiders killed, illustrating a historic pattern of cross border action amid tense diplomacy.
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del Rio
Texas
United States
Rio Grande
Santa Rosas
McKenzie
Kurt Clark
Las Vacas
Big Creek
Menie
John L. Bul
Ramolena
Red Man
Mexico
Epidemics and the Real One Critique of Epidemic Fears
The piece argues tuberculosis poses a greater public threat than smallpox and that fear can spur eradicating measures. It notes Baltimore’s diphtheria panic and contrasts strict quarantine with tuberculosis persistence, urging widespread common sense precautions to curb TB.
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Baltimore
el Paso
Notice to Brewster County Property Owners for Tax Roll Listing
Brewster county property owners must render all real estate by April to appear on the tax rolls in their name. Unrendered properties risk tax penalties and lack of notice from collectors. J. W. Panes, Tax Assessor, warns he will try to visit owners but may miss some. Do not dodge the tax assessor as costs may rise.
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Brewster County
J. W. Panes
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