Sylvester Updates Progress on Orient and Mexico Rail Lines
W W Sylvester vice president of the Kansas City Mexico and Orient road visits Fort Worth and reports near completion of sections from Fairview Oklahoma to Milton Kansas and from Sweetwater north. He says rails are ordered and material is on hand to lay forty miles, with track already laid toward Wichita and 360 miles in Mexico. He notes 126 Orient miles are in the United States with Texan work soon, and cites $75,000 grading cost for Sweetwater to San Angelo.
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W. W. Sylvester
Kansas City, Mexico & Orient Road
Fairview
Okla
Milton
Kan
Sweetwater
Wichita
Mexico
Orient Railroad
Kansas
Texas
Orient
United States
San Angelo
Ethics of Journalism and a Fatal Shooting in Texas
A Fort Stockton editorial defends a journalist's duty to correct errors and avoid blanket approval, while a May death near Sheffield Texas reports Victor Gonzales dying from gunshot wounds. Gonzales stated on his death bed that Lucas Graza fired without cause and left him to die, with Graza fleeing the scene.
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Fort Stockton
Lex
Victor Gonzales
Carruthers Brothers
Sheffield
Justice Achterberg
Lucas Graza
Democratic Executive Committee to Decide Primary or Convention
The Eagle Pass meeting of the 63rd Judicial district Democratic Executive Committee on June 4 will determine whether primary elections or conventions will nominate a district judge. The debate centers on fairness versus cost, with Chairman Van Sickle estimating Brewster county primary costs near 200 dollars. The committee’s action aims to ensure fair elections and avoid machine control by party bosses, while inviting qualified white Democrats to participate under the party’s voting pledge. Roosevelt vows no spanking if nations behave.
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Democratic Executive Committee
Eagle Pass
van Sickle
Brewster County
Executive Committee
63Rd Judicial District
Eagle Wass
Democratic State Executive Committee
H. L. Kokernot
Sixty-third Judicial District
Local notes from Marfa and Brewster County stalls
Judge Kilpatrick of Marfa visits area as residents list ranch activity and social notices. Breckinridge style reports note yearling sales, cattle drownings, bail in cases, and new arrivals at Alpine Hotel with paragraphs on local business, weather, and cattle markets.
Alpine Times and Local News Amid Late Weather and Tragedy
The Alpine Times notes the death of the Cartweright child after a twelve day illness, alongside editor McKinney’s Brewster County readership. Weather reports include a Friday rainstorm, flooding, and hail that damaged property near Marathon and Uvalde County stock losses. Community figures like W. H. Parley and cattle interests in Alpine and nearby areas feature in the brief notices.
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