Texas House endorses Yantis fourteenth amendment repeal
In Austin, the Texas House adopted by 51 to 34 a concurrent resolution urged modifying the fourteenth and repealing the fifteenth amendments. Henderson County editor and speaker W. H. Yantis argued for social equality as vital, noting the negro vote’s balance in national elections and defending Southern actions to ratify the amendments. The measure moves to the Senate for action.
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Austin
Texas
House of Representatives
Yantis
Ohio
Illinois
Indiana
House
Henderson County
Kentucky
Maddox
Booker Washington
Urney
Congress
South
Fuller
Robertson
Bell
Senate
Messrs
Anderson
Baker
Hood
Panola
Barrett
Bartlett
Bierschwal
Bostic
Bowles
Branch
Briscoe
Brookshire
Baves
Cox
Currey
Dalby
Davis
Dotson
Driggers
Harman
Humphrey
Leach
Lively
McCallum
McDaniel
McDonald
Merc Lain
Minton
Morris
Munson
Nelson
Kaufman
Nickels
Bryant
Odom
Pharr
Rabb
Ray
Black business leader Scott Bond challenges color line in New York
At a National Black Business Men's League meeting in New York, Scott Bond of Madison Arkansas stirred controversy with a provocative call to Black attendees to move to Arkansas. Bond, reportedly wealthy with nineteen farms and twenty stores valued around four million dollars, defended his stance amid criticism from Afro-American leaders. He remains unapologetic about his fortune and vision for Black uplift.
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National Negro Business Men's League
New York
Scott Bond
Madison
Arkansas
Booker T. Washington
Huasteca Oil Co Produces 15000 Barrels Daily at Casiano
On August 14 the Huasteca Oil Co brought in a new well at Casiano south of Ebano in the district now producing 15000 barrels of oil every 24 hours. The oil is asphalt base with 22 degrees gravity and output has risen since initial breakeven. The company also operates other wells in the same section and is building an 8 inch pipeline 112 kilometers to tide water Tampico to be completed this week.
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Huasteca Oil Co
Casiano
Ebano Ol
Mexico
Tampico
Chihuahua
Enterpris
Tongue Twisters Prize Winners From London Paper
A London newspaper announced prizes for best tongue twisting sentences. Winners include The bleak breeze blighted the bright broom blossoms and various sequences featuring Toads, snakes, Susan, shoes, socks, and a haddock, plus Oliver Oglethorp who ogled an owl and an oyster.
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London
Tedbury
Stephen Stringer
Susan
Haddock
Oliver Oglethorp
Oliver Ogle
Thorp
Opel
Undertaking Establishment Opens in Marathon
To the Citizens of Marathon we have opened an undertaki ng establishment at Marathon and will be prepared to farm caskets coffins and burial robes day or night Leave your orders at Dr George s drug store S-18th Ave Foaxrame Co Notice to City Tax Payers All city taxes are now due and payable at my office in the court house Office hours from 9 to 12 and from 1 to Spm Call and pay up as all taxes will be delinquent October 1st R D Suits S18tt City Tax Collector
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Marathon
Dr. George’s Drug Store
S-18th
Avie Foaxrame Co
Spm
R. D
Land for sale and land to buy ads in Kerrville area
Land buyers seek owners with improved or unimproved land to sell cheap. Ads promote extensive land marketing and clientage for buyers from northern and eastern states. Also notices announce the Fort Davis reservation sale of 290.09 acres in November 1910 with bidding and payment details.
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Tean
J. J. Snyder
Guadalupe River
Kerrville
West
Texas
J. B. Mosby
Moore Bidg
San Antonio
Satt
Fort Davis
Ananowsa Military Reservation
Inveason
Wash
Inetox
D.C
Congress
James W. Witeen
New York
Fred Dennett
General’ Land Office
Ee Cheah Tets Roved
Sk SV. Provorit
Frank Prince
Acti J
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Alpine Real Estate Exchange
Alpine
Brewster County
H. S. Wigie & Company
A.M. Turney Land Company
John Young Land Company
Alpine Land Company
L. B. Caruthers
W. H. Ragin
Otis Turner
H. J. Gray
Orient Land & Abstract Company
Ace
School House
A. McCallum
Agt
Paul J Vogt
Alpine Steam Laundry
J. L. Wade
A. B. Sandifer
Se — Wes
Texaco
Texas Company General Offices
Houston, Tex
Old Mexico
Brewster
Presidio
A. M
Turney, Land Company, Alpine
Holland Hotel
Boswell
Hryne
Crisp
Elliott
Fitzhugh
German
Gilmore
Goodman
Hamilton
Childress
McCulloch
Hill
Kennedy
Lawson
Matthews
McKinney
Hopkins
O'Bryan
Porter
Ralston
Rayburn
Reedy
Travis
Schluter
Schofield
Stamps
Terrell
Bexar
Tillotson
Turney
Wahrmund
Werner
Worstham
Washington
Packer
Johnny
Alpine Drug
R.B. Slight & Co
Tex
Lidies
Keey
Anne Ony
Cosworouran Machane
Alaice
TC Campbell Coemopel- San Magasing
Broadway
New York City
Benj. F. Berkeley
M. D
V. M. Bass
Office Palace Pharmacy
MD. A. Hardy
Wigfall van Sickle
James
Court House
Tce
A.M. Turney
tAveine, Ee
E. F. Higgins
Largent & Sargent Dentists
Texi
W M Sanford
Imer
Colorado
Pacific Coast
G.h.&s. A. Railway
Tae Tapia Ocern Paibe
Poe Frentoraton
Agwot
IC. K. Dunlap
T. J. Anderson
Ag’t
W. T. Henderson
Scenic Glen Ranch
Carazonas Ranch
Livingston Certain
Texa
Livingston
Embalmer
Collins’ Stable
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