Alpineo Dri Rangers Wanted at Terlingua Mining Camp
A Terlingua correspondent to the San Antonio Express reports rising lawlessness in the Terlingua mining district. Sheriff Walton has pressed for rangers to curb violence. past ranger deployments ended after 1900. Justice Fleischmann’s hard line on minor offenses has calmed some, but residents urge ranger presence to counter a wider criminal reach into Mexico. Weather dries, cattle move toward Kansas pasturage. district court grand jury returns murder and gaming counts. Ladies Aid nets 150 dollars toward a Methodist church.
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D. A. T. Walton
Brewster County
Alpine
Simon Fleischmann
del Rio
Mariposa Commissary
Adjutant General's Office
Justice of the Peace
Fleischmann
Adjutant General
KE. E. Baldridge
Gibson & Baldridge Bros
Pecos
Pecos City
Kansas
Morgan Livingston
Waggoner
I. T
James Rooney
Mr. Livingston
A. G. Anderson
Anderson
Thomas
Ladies’ Aid Society
C. W. Williams
Brown Stirman
Hal Carmichael
J. L. Moore
Frank Rooney
F. W. Young
Supreme Court refuses mandamus in Fish Cattle case
The Texas Supreme Court denied the mandamus petition by Fish Cattle Company against the State Land Commissioner over 190000 acres in Linn Terry and Dawson counties. The decision follows the Ketner ruling and explains the consolidated lease action. Also notes Pecos Times border dispute and state Democratic conventions set for June 21 in San Antonio and August 2 in Houston.
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Austin
Tex
Supreme Court
The
Fish Cattle Company
State Land
Linn
Terry
Dawson
Ketner
Mrs Charlotte Slight Dies After Long Illness in Texas
Mrs Charlotte Slight died at her Wilson County home Friday evening after a two year illness caused by lung trouble. Born 1871 in Mississippi, she moved as a child to Texas and married R Bb Slight in May 1898. She leaves two children, Gladys and Bernal, plus two brothers J T Williams and R N Williams. She was an active Methodist member for fifteen years and funeral services were conducted by the local pastor at the church.
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Charlotte Slight
Charlotte Williams
Mississippi
Wilson County
Texas
R. Bb. Slight
Gladys
Bernal
J. T. Williams
Cortes
Matagorda County
R. N. Williams
Methodist Church
Methodist
Investigating the Loco Weed by Federal Researchers
Doctor H 1 True of the United States department of agriculture will lead early May investigations in Denver with Professor W I Carlye of the Colorado experiment station and Secretary Johnson of the Colorado Cattle and Horse Growers Association. They will study the plant’s composition and its effects on different animals through Washington backed experiments and report findings for cattlemen and stockmen.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
West
Dostor H 1. True
United States Department of Agriculture
Denver
W. I. Carlye
Colorado Experiment Station
Fort Collins
Johnson
Colorado Cattle and Horse Growers’ Association
Rue
Washington
Border unrest and local news from Terlingua and Palestine
An early 20th century clipping discusses Deputy Sheriff Willin Taylor and Dave Upton arriving from Terlingua on a murder case against Geo Reed, editor Col J C Tipton visiting Alexandria Journal, Baylor Museum curator J K Strecker planning a regional bird and fauna tour, and Palestine boy theft rings with organized by-laws. It notes German parcel delivery efficiency in Berlin.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Willin Taylor
Terlingn
Dave Upton
Geo Reed
Marathon
Spooner Defers Depew Story In Senate Banter
Washington Post notes Senator Spooner told a story to senatorial listeners, drawing laughter. Senator Allison warned against inflation of Depew tales, asking if it was one of Depew's stories. Spooner replied not yet.
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Depew
Spooner
Allison
Wisconsin
Senator Spooner
Washington Post
Electric rat trap and Adargoma wrestling tale
A Brooklyn newspaper excerpt narrates a home electric rat trap using powered plates, cheese bait, and accidental rat deaths. It also recounts Adargoma of Grand Canary famed for two hour wrestling endurance and a wine challenge in Seville highlighting strength contests.
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Manhattan
New York News
West Street
Adargoma
Grand Canary
Spain
Seville
la Mancha
Dexines
Oilers
Livery and Feed Stable Advertises 24 Hour Conveyance
The notice touts good teams and rigs with prompt service. Conveyance furnished to carry anybody to any place at any hour of the day or night for business.
Cattlemen Seek Remedies as ICC Hearing Opens
The record shows cattlemen and Captain Lytle testifying that changed conditions have worsened the industry. Merchant warns that 50 percent of cattlemen may be lost without remedies as rail service declines and rebates disappear, threatening prospects for railroads and livestock shippers.
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Merchant
Interstate Commerce Commission
Capt. Lytle
Mr. Merchant
Sanders
Grading Work Progress and Proposed Rail Moves Near Minuea
Orient work at kilometer 40 west of Minuea advances under Col. D Shaw. Contractor G Webb shifts to Los Picaedos near the Rio Grande, 20 kilometers away, with grading under way. The Orient crossing point to the river lies 135 kilometers east of Chihuahua City.
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Col. D. Shaw
Minuea
G. Webb
Los Picaedos
Rio Grande River
Chihuahua
Drought Worsens in Ozona Area With No Rain Since 1903
Ozoena reports no rainfall for nearly a year and a half, April 18, leaving Ozona and surrounding twenty mile radius barren. Ranches in distant areas report rare showers while local ground remains dry and spring grass absent.
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Ozona
Tex
Ozoena
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Alpineo
Rangers
Terlingua
San Antonio Express
Mexico
Rio Grande
Fort Stockton
J. A. Gillett
Marfa
Boundry
Jeff Davis
Brewster Counties
San Antonio
Houston
Larixin Go
Col. J. C. Tipton
Alexandria
Saerald
Atlanche
Questors
Col Tipton
Palestine
Bryan Eagle
Gemany
Berlin
L. N. Halbert
Brewster
N. ES. Means
Ford Lines
el Paso
Geo. Gould
Stilwell
Sierra Madre
Juarez
Nuevas Casas Chandes
Wacific
J’acific
Minaca
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