Agricultural and market notes from Texas and beyond
Reports from Ellis and Lamar counties show corn up and promising, while falls county notes late corn. Wheat outlook good in Ardmore and Chicagos show despite pest warnings. Livestock shipments from Flatonia to Comstock and Donahoe to northern markets, with cattle and hog totals and a $160 million Alaskan syndicate formation. Weather damage in Pittsburgh and Sarger noted, goat sales in Kansas City, and widespread farm advisories on wheat pest lasting two years.
Stribbling Oil Find Promises Beaumont Field Expansion
Beaumont Texas April 9 oil excitement grows after Colonel Stribbling claims a 1200 foot well yields light oil with Corsicana-like sand and strong production prospects. Denials follow yet publication boosts hopes of a major Beaumont field influx and eastward expansion near Gladys City. Manila news notes Aguinaldo’s unsettled status and trials of insurgent suppliers amid mistrust among Filipinos.
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Beaumont
Texas
Daily Journal
Gladys City
Stribbling
Southern Lumber and Land Improvement buys Haast land in Tennessee
The Southern Lumber and Land Improvement Company, Illinois capitalists, bought 1845 acres of Haast Chattanooga Land property in Chattanooga Tennessee. Trustee and part owner is Pension Commissioner H Clay Evans. The firm plans saw mills brickworks and a steel plant to process timber and clay for export.
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Pinter
Chattanooga
Tenn
Southern Lumber and Land Improvement Company
Illinois
Haast Chattanooga Land Company
H. Clay Evans
Peoria
Blount
Tennessee
Texarkana Post Office Robbery Suspect Held for Trial
Assistant Postmaster Spafford of Stamps Arkansas was brought to Texarkana by U S Marshal Holman on a charge of robbing the mails. He faced a preliminary hearing before Commissioner J M Sommerville and was held for the federal grand jury in a $1000 bond. The man had recent GOP backing for the Stamps postmaster position.
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Texarkana
Texas
Spafford
Stamps
Ark
Here
United States
Holman
J. M. Sommerville
Republican Central Committee
New Franco Italian Entente Reported in North Africa
Dispatch from Tangier in the Daily Chronicle notes a Franco Italian entente in North Africa. Italy would abandon opposition to French designs in Morocco in exchange for Tri Poli. Britain may favor a friendlier Tunis to Egypt state and a major move could follow Del Casse's St Petersburg interview with Count Lamsdorff.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Daily Chronicle
Tangier
Arbitration ends strikes among typographical workers
Indianapolis April 9 arbitration members of the International Typographical union by a mail vote have approved the arbitration plan to settle disputes with the News Publishers' Association. The association has adopted the plan, ending all lockouts strikes or boycotts on newspapers in the association.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Indianapolis
Ind
International Typograpical Union
News Publishers’ Association
Guards Tighten Watch On Detained Valet Jones
The New York State guards have doubled on Valet Jones in the house of detention after Assistant District Attorney Osborne received a warning that Jones might attempt suicide again. Guards now stay in his room around the clock, even when he sleeps, to prevent any self harm.
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New York
Jones
Bids Sought for Troop Transport to Cuba and Puerto Rico
New York April 9. Colonel A B Kimball invites bids for moving troops and supplies from New York to Havana Matan zas Cienfuegos Santiago Manzanillo Neuvita and San Juan Porto Rico. Circular shows January to March totals of 121 tons and 857 passengers to Cuba and 605 tons and 400 passengers to Porto Rico.
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New York
Havana
Matanzas
Cienfuegos
Santiago
Manzanillo
Neuvita
Cuba
San Juan
Porto Rico
A. 8. Kimball
United States Army Depot
Wills of Wm Marsh Rice Set for Trial Dates
In New York Surrogate Fitzgerald adjourned hearings on two Rice wills for trial date setting. Attorneys for Albert T. Patrick the Rice heirs and the Rice Institute argued for June adjournment or immediate trial. The adjournment covers dates tied to Patrick’s murder case before Justice Jerome.
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Patrick
Jerome
Plans to Consolidate Dry Goods Firms Adopted
The Journal of Commerce reports a definitive consolidation plan for large retail dry goods companies led by John Claflin. A J P Morgan syndicate of 20 million dollars has been organized to finance the merger.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
The
Journal of Commerce
John Claflin
J. P. Morgan
Thief Steals Hotel Safe. Money Recovered in San Antonio
A box taken from a hotel safe contained 469.35 dollars and a gold watch. Police recovered 443.75 dollars the next day and arrested a suspect who remains in the city jail.
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Tecusar
San Antonio
Texas
Boers Unyielding Fight Seen To End Only In Crashed Defeat
London reports Lord Kitchener says 18 volunteer companies freed by reliefs return home and more troops are being prepared to replace weary units. Pretoria’s Morning Post correspondent warns Boers will fight to a finish as Dewet and Botha reportedly meet at Vrede. Kru ger plans U S visit in June with stops in Washington, Boston and Chicago.
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London
Lord Kitchener
War Office
Lus
Pretoria
Morning Post
Brussels
Schalberger
Leydesdorp
Daily Mail
Hilversum
Kruger
United States
Washington
Boston
Chicago
Times
Kroonstadt
Dewet
Botha
Vrede
Merrimac Explodes to Clear Havana Harbor Entrance
In Santiago Cuba on April 8 authorities used 1500 pounds of dynamite to blow the forward superstructure of the U S collier Merrimac. The blast was heard five miles away and divers found forty feet of clearance over the wreck. Port Captain Irwin planned mines aft to finish clearing the harbor within a week.
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Santiago
Cuba
United States
Irwin
Smith Key
Strike Likely On Central Railroad of New Jersey
In New York on April 8 observers expect a strike on the Central Railroad of New Jersey. Leaders failed to secure productive negotiations with Vice President Warren over key labor disputes. Union locals met along the Jersey Central line and a vote on strike advisability was reportedly held.
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New York
Central Railroad
New Jersey
Warren
Messrs
Arthur, Sargent and
Clark
Jersey Central Line
Drowned Mother and Daughter in Milwaukee River Incident
Mrs Michael Chart and her 77 year old daughter Mary died when a buggy horse spooked and plunged from an open bridge into the Kinnikinie river near the Kinnikinnie avenue lodge in Milwaukee. Mr Chart was rescued by a policeman who threw him a rope. The two women were pulled under the buggy top and drowned.
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Milwaukee
Wis
Michael Chart
Mary
Kinnikinnie
Kinnikinnie Avenue Lodge
D.s. Chart
Waco Grand Jury Takes Up Womack Killing in Session
In Waco Texas the grand jury convenes in special session to consider the recent killing of Womack among other matters. The proceeding signals a formal inquiry into possible charges and legal actions.
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Waco
Texas
Womack
Explosion of Giant Powder Car Wrecks Bowie Yard
In Bowie Texas on April 6 a box car carrying thirty one thousand pounds of giant powder exploded at a Rock Island Denver crossing. No serious injuries but property damage tops four to five thousand dollars. The blast shattered fifty nine school windows and burned five hay loaded cars on a sidetrack. A brakeman barely escaped as the powder car separated from a burning car and the rest failed to explode simultaneously. The blast was described as the loudest noise ever heard locally.
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Bowie
Texas
Rock Island
Denver
Soil surveys planned for Texas by Bureau of Soils chief
Representative Burleson met with Prof. Whitney to discuss Texas soil surveys and tobacco culture experiments. A full Montgomery county survey and parts of Brazoria will be done, including soils on the state farm along the lower Brazos. Whitney pledged a complete survey once funds are available, while Wilson said the Taylor weather station will not replace the Palestine station, easing local concerns.
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Bureau of Soils
Washington, D. C
Burleson
Whitney
Agricultural Department
Texas
Montgomery County
Brazoria County
Lower
Brazos
Wilson
Taylor
Palestine
Boers Active in South Africa Disrupt Rail Traffic
Dispatch from London says the Boers attacked trains near Johannesburg last Saturday but were repelled without loot. Rail traffic in South Africa remains uncertain and Rand mine reopening may worsen supply problems. Dewet stays at Vrede despite rumors of crossing the Vaal, as authorities try to stop Botha from meeting him.
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New York
the Tribune
London
Johannesburg
South Afric
Dewet
Vrede
Vaal
Botha
Shotgun Killing of Brother in Nacogdoches
In Nacogdoches Texas at about 1 30 this morning William Hardin shot and killed his brother John Hardin one mile west of the city. Both men were intoxicated and quarreling over a trivial matter. William used a shotgun while John had a Winchester. Cartridges had been removed but William found shells and loaded them. The incident has caused considerable excitement in the community where both men were well known.
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Nacogdoches
Texas
William Hardin
John Hardin
Boy dies en route to Pasteur treatment after rabid cat bite
The 12yearold son of Charles Cylinger of near Taylor died on a train while being taken to Chicago for Pasteur rabies treatment. The body was brought to Austin for interment. Two other Cylinger children were bitten by the same cat as the father continued to Chicago with them.
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Bilten
Austin
Texas
Charles Cylinger
Taylor
Chicago
Mr. Ciinger
Allen's Successor Nominated by Porto Rico Merchants Group
Wenceslao Gorcia writes to the president urging Francis H. Wilson postmaster of Brooklyn be named successor to Governor Allen in Porto Rico. The Merchants Planters and Bankers association of Porto Rico backs Wilson for the post.
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Allen
Washington
Wenceslao Gorcia
Merchants, Planters and Bankers Association of
Porto Rico
Francis H. Wilson
Brooklyn
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