Texas News Briefs From Various Cities In 1900s Era
Texanette Tyler and Sulphur Springs mayor resignations noted amid club growth. Pr atville diphtheria cases. Fort Worth hotel planned. Grand Saline depot to rise. Annona Company boosts capital to 100000. Abilene bonds for two brick schools. Katy railroad coaches built. Joseph Woodland wounded near Reagan. Angelo Chamberlain surrenders. Texarkana lumber firm files charter. Santa Fe brakeman killed near Milano. Northwest Texas fair to exhibit at Quanah Aug 19–22. Revival converts reported in Dallas Floyd Street church. Texas election proclaimed for Nov 4. Port Arthur accident injures two. Postal Cable Telegraph tax paid. Clark Cade jailed for assault. Frisco National Bank authorized to begin with 26000 capital. Dallas Good Templars report big membership rise. Arianna Morrison drowns at Pine Oak creek. DeWitt Benson dies after gun misfire. Fire at Dallas fairgrounds harms Texas Reunion gear. John Irwin identified as dead man near Mesquite. A child drowns in cistern near Greenville. Galveston firm wins SP steamship service work. 600 laborers hired at Dallas plant. LY August Busch plant planned with cold storage. Dining cars to be purchased from American Car and Foundry for 64243.80.
Many Farms Inundated As Rains Pound Texas
Flooded sections from central to northern Texas cause heavy damage to cotton and crops along Brazos and Colorado rivers. Navasota and Hearne report hundreds of acres under water while Hearne and Stone City face rising rivers. Rail lines show improved service though Colorado and Brazos crossings delay trains. Waco and Denison rail repairs progress with near-term resumption of service.
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Houston
Texas
Brazos
Waco
Navasota
Hearne
Austin
Colorado River
Texas Central
International
Great Northern
Colorado, Brazos
Miller bids sought for Kirby Lumber machinery in Milwaukee
Theo dore S Wilkix manager of the Kirby Lumber Company seeks bids in Milwaukee for 100000 worth of saw mill machinery planned for new mills to be running by next spring. Three additional mills of similar capacity will be started soon. Company lands hold about 3000000000 feet of yellow pine ready for cutting.
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Milwaukee
Wis
Theodore S. Wilkix
Kirby Lumber Company
Beaumont
Texas
Desperado Killed in Juarez Saloon Duel
In El Paso on Sunday night c H Dunbar shot and killed Black Jack McDonald after a quarrel over dice. Both men fired at once in McDonald's Juarez saloon. McDonald, once a Fort Worth brakeman, later joined a string of train robberies before fading from prominence.
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Desperado
el Paso
Texas
C. H. Dunbar
Black Jack McDonald
Juares
Fort Worth
Violent earthquakes hit Lompoc and nearby towns
Reports from Lompoc California Omaha Nebraska Santa Barbara California and Yankton South Dakota describe strong earthquake shocks on July 29. Lompoc residents fled as dishes and clocks toppled in a 30 second quake with aftershocks. others across the region felt shocks lasting from 1 to 15 seconds with varying damage but no widespread reports of harm.
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Lompoc
Cal
Lompoc Valley
Omaha
Neb
Nebraska
Iowa
South Dakota
Santa Barbara
Los Alamos
Yankton
S. D
Eruptions in St Vincent Cause Refugee Flight
Soufriere volcano remains active with two seizures since Monday and a tidal wave earthquake that washed a fire swept estate. Many residents flee fearing disaster as government feeds 6,000 refugees. Hut settlements on safe land progress while Newington reports deeper sea and failed cable recovery attempts north of St Vincent.
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St. Vincent
Kingstown
Newington
Death by own action in Chicago department head
A. M. Rothschild, once head of the State street department store firm A. M. Rothschild & Co., killed himself at his home on Thirty seventh street and Michigan avenue. Acute insomnia, said to have caused temporary insanity, was blamed. He had just returned from a six weeks outing in Minnesota and had seemed physically improved, with no prior sign of mental distress.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
A. M. Rothschild
State Street
A. M. Rothschild & Co
Thirty-seventh Street
Michigan Avenue
Rothschild
Minnesota
Ordner to Use Fuel Oil in Yoakum Season
In Yoakum Texas on July 29 Mr C W Ordner manager of the round began here will use fuel oil during the coming season The National Compress Company used it last season and was well pleased with the result of the experiment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Yoakum
Texas
C. W. Ordner
National Compress Company
Study of Yellow Fever in Havana Cabinet Discusses Discovery
Havana reports that at yesterday's cabinet meeting Diego Tayamo announced the American medical commission at Vera Cruz believes it has found the cause of yellow fever. He planned to write the commission and, if favorable, send Dr. Guiteras to Vera Cruz to learn details of the discovery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Havana
Diego Tayamo
American Medical Commission
Vera Cruz
Guiteras
Change of Agents at Alice Texas
G J Schoen bahm, longtime cashier and operator for the Mexican National in Alice, has been promoted to agent after five years in the post. Local businessmen praise the move as well deserved and widely approved.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alice
Texas
G. J. Schoenbahm
Two Women Drowned in Hillsboro Creek
Hillsboro Texas July 29 two women drowned Sunday morning when Mrs Eliott was carried under by the current while crossing a creek and could not be found until Sunday night. Mrs Handy also drowned attempting to cross the same creek.
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Hillsboro
Texas
J. G. Eliott
Handy
Lightning Claims Baptist Minister in Kentucky Town
Owensboro Ky July 29 Rev 8 O Mitchell a Baptist minister formerly of Texas was killed by lightning yesterday at Yelvington.
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Owensboro
O. Mitchell
Louisville
Texas
Yelvington
FINE FARMS ARE SAVED BY LEVEE REPAIRS AT BRAZOS
Brazos River in Texas recedes leaving relief for planters as damages are lower than feared. Coke levee eight miles below Waco saved thousands of acres of crops though the Slayden levee on the west bank was breached. Texas Central railroad unable to operate after three miles of track washed away and bridges lost. service expected to resume in two days.
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Waco
Texas
Texas Central Railroad
Brazos
Rio Grande reports trend shows river rise slows
Galveston Texas July 28 reports from the Santa Fe line indicate the Bra- 208 river rise is moderating. Near Navagara the rise held at three inches per hour but fell at points above, with expectations of a fall at Navasota today. The river remains within banks, needing four more feet rise to overflow the country.
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Galveston
Texas
Vanta Fe
Nav- Agara
Navasota
Heavy rains flood Colorado Texas as rivers rise
Heavy rain fell from yesterday afternoon to this evening in Colorado Texas, marking the heaviest downpour in years. The Colorado river is at the first bank and still rising, with washouts on Lone Wolf creek crossing and flooding in the city's lower districts.
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Colorado
Texas
Lone Wolf Creek
Palestine Train Service Halted by Heavy Rains
Crippled at Palestine Texas July 28 due to recent heavy rains the train service in and out of the city has been stopped No trains went north or west Sunday and on the west end no train has passed since Saturday
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Palestine
Texas
River News Bodes Well for Brazos Planners at Navasota
In Navasota Texas on July 28 agents await river conditions as the Brazos rose five and a half feet from Saturday night eight o clock to eight yesterday morning. The rise fuels expectations for bottom planters across the area as river reports draw keen interest.
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San Antonio
Texas
Sanderson
Navasota
Brazos
River near Brazos at Stone plantation may overflow
Hempstead Texas July 28 very little rain fell yesterday. The Brazos river at the Stone plantation in this county lacks eleven feet of being out of its banks. It is hardly likely that the river will overflow.
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Hearne
Texas
Brazos
Stone City
Port Sullivan
Little River
Hempstead
Stone Plantation
Rain Benefits Range Lands Across San Angelo Area
In San Angelo Texas on July 28 another fine rain fell here and at points in Som Green Sterling Irion and Crockett counties. The soaking rain will have a particularly beneficial effect on range interests.
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San Angelo
Texas
Som Green
Sterling
Irion
Crockett
Training Filipino Teachers in Manila
Commissioner Bernard Moses head of the department of public instruction for the Philippine Islands is perfecting plans for a Manila college to train Filipino teachers. His objective is to fit Filipinos for roles now held by American teachers, with continued importation of American teachers deemed advisable.
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Manila
Bernard Moses
Department of Public Instruction
Philippine Islands
Moses
Examinations Underway at North Texas Normal School
Denton report states examinations are held this week at the North Texas State normal school with nearly 400 students taking the test for State certificates.
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Denton
North Texas State Normal Dool
Tobacco and Pea Crops Reported for Texas in 1899
A census bulletin notes U S tobacco production across the nation totaling 868 163 275 pounds valued at 56 893 003 driven by Texas with 1 443 acres yielding 650 120 pounds worth 104 694 The bulletin also cites Texas pea production in 1894 at 333 462 bushels from 23 974 acres beans 2 878 acres yielding 28 128 bushels at 1 51 per bushel peanuts see 784 668 bushels from 19 534 acres broom corn 3 743 acres producing 1 638 150 pounds valued at 6 313.
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Washington
United States
Cesus
Texas
Press Association Meeting Entertains in Gonzales Texas
The Southwestern Texas Press Association general committee on entertainment plans a barbecue supper at Santa Anna mound across the river for visitors on August 22 and 23 in Gonzales Texas. The site, historic for the independence war and rumored treasure, features a city carriage ride and a reception at J B Kennard residence on Friday evening August 22 hosted by Gonzales ladies.
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Gonzales
Texas
Southwestern Texas Press Association
Santa Anna Mound
J. B. Kennard
Jealousy Tragedy Ends With Shootings In Missouri
In Sprigfield Missouri on a July night Charles Weyley 25 of Norwood shot and killed his former sweetheart Miss Josephine Sheridan at her home then killed himself. Four shots rang out as guests were in the back yard. both died on the porch. They had been engaged to marry until a month earlier. jealousy likely prompted the tragedy.
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Sprigfield
Charles Weyley
Norwood
Josephine Sheridan
Miss Sheridan
Weyley
Storm wrecks Brown hoist on Detroit ship yard ferry
A fierce storm in Detroit yesterday wrecked the Brown hoist used in ship building. The massive crane on a forty foot high track slid off and crashed onto a Michigan Central ferry transport at Wyandotte ship yard. Estimated damage reaches $50,000 with no reported fatalities, though nearby towns suffer property damage.
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Detroit
Mich
Michigan Central
Wyandotte Ship Yard
Gale Sweeps English Coast Causing Crop Destruction
A Sunday gale across England and the United Kingdom wrecked crops, halted navigation on the Liege Maestricht canal, and damaged many structures. Reports also note widespread injuries in Aix La Chapelle and Stolberg as trees and chimneys fell.
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English
London
England
United Kingdom
Atlantic
Liege and Maestericht Canal
Liege
Aix la Chappelle
Stolberg
Prussia
Floods Hit Central Luzon After Typhoon Subsides
Floods in Central Luzon and Manila report extensive damage after a typhoon swept over the region. Telegraph and telephone wires are prostrated as floods prevail, causing disruption and property harm.
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Luzon
Manila
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Katy Road
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Joseph Woodland
Reagan
Angelo Chamberlain
Southern Pine Lumber Company
Texarkana
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Quanah
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Menegos
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Hallettsville
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Asault
First National Bank of
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We Good Templars
Arianna Morrison
Pine Oak Creek
Northdup
DeWitt Benson
Grapeland
Ao Hunting
Texas Reunion Association
J. Robert Lancaster
Oak Clif
Lancaster
Ellis County
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Dallas County
John Irwin
Miles
Greenville
Southern Pacific Railway Company
August A. Busch & Co
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International and Great Northern Railway Company
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