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Newspaper
Brookshire Times
Location
Brookshire, Texas, United States of America
Date
Dec 05, 1913
Page
4
The fragmentary text shows distorted names and quotes about elections and office holding. It mentions Doak and Mrs Fiangtin, a discussion on who should hold office, and a general sense that politics may govern precious time, with stray references to a cardigan of names and a beverage remedy.
General Mercado reports most federal generals in Chihuahua City ready to surrender to Villa. Evacuation of northern strongholds proceeds as troops cross toward the United States border with 200 guards remaining for police duty. Civilians flee starving conditions as 2,000 leave Chihuahua City and hundreds head for Ojinaga.
The text outlines: a Hillahors federal post office project with a $60,000 grant, a new Gente bury depot with $2,600 cost, $1,200,000 for arrest pavitie purposes and $400,000 for bridges. It notes a Hillsboro expansion, the Dallas road effort, a Clatremont Reporter move in December, and a $60,000 Methodist Church completion. It also mentions political shifts, railroad franchise sales, the Nine-to and Elephant Butte dam progress north of El Paso with $10,000,000 budget. Water for Rio Grande valley farming begins in 1914 with further completion in 1915.
A chaotic note outlines a new program to supply replacement parts for Maxwell-Briscoe cars. It claims 122,000 owners face unavailable parts, with the Temple North Western plan to build a road toward Dublin and Freeport as a regional link.
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