Texas cabbage outlook boosts Texas growers earnings
W H Ogden, superintendent of a St. Louis refrigerated line, told Houston Tuesday that Texas truck growers may gain over 100 percent from this year's cabbage crop if weather holds. He cited stronger Gulf east district acreage and reduced Northern supply from warm Northwest weather, forecasting Texas prices of 35 to 40 dollars per ton versus 5 to 15 last spring.
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Houston
Tex
Texas
W. HE. Agidén
St. Louis
Rio Grande Valley
Gulf East Country
Ogden
Chicago
Northwest
Territory
Seizure of Terrazas Millions by Constitutionalists
General Francisco Villa declares the vast Terrazas fortune seized in the name of the constitutionalist government. The decree confiscates real estate personal property cattle stocks bonds banks money household effects and even documents of General Luis Terrazas his family Enrique Creel Juan Creel and other alleged accomplices connected to the Orozco and Huerta rebellions.
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Francisco Villa
Cnorth
Terrazas
Afd
Towelea
Luis Terrazas
Enrique C. Creel
Juan Creel
Pascual Orozco
Victoriana Huerta
Gregg Secures War Claims For Texas Items
Representative Greggs of Texas, chair of the House War Claims Committee, secured passage of his omnibus claims bill within two weeks of the session start. Texas items include Mrs. Gertrude O Bannon of Hunt County 1450 dollars Mary A Shirn of Corpus Christi 700 dollars and heirs of Robert M Williams of Dallas 1140 dollars.
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Gregg
Washgton
Greggs
Texas
House Committee On War Claims
Gertrude’ O'Bannon
Hunt County
Mary A. Shirn
Corpus Christi
Robert M. Williams
Dallas
Readjustment Talk Shapes G. O. P. Convention Rules
After five hours of debate the Republican National Committee concluded it could reorder the party’s national conventions and reform convention rules and procedures. The move follows demands from various factions since 1912 and the Democrats’ victory last November.
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Washington
Republican National Committee
Soo Mo
Cardinal Rampolla Dies in Rome
Cardinal Rampolla former papal secretary of state died Tuesday night in Rome. He celebrated the Te Deum on May 11 in thanksgiving for a recovery.
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Rome
Cardinal Rampolis
Cardinal Rampolla
Mexican Congress Adjourns as Huerta Rules Without Body
Congress adjourned until April 2 leaving Huerta to govern without a formal legislature. The session ratified his power over departments and renewed dictatorial authority. Notable action included approving a concession to a Belgian syndicate for 6 000 miles of narrow gauge railway. Villa's harsh treatment of Spaniards in Chihuahua drew sympathy from Mexico City’s Spanish colony. The Spanish minister thanked the U.S. for aid to his forces at some frontier posts.
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City of
Mexico
Huerta
Congress
Villa
Chihuahua
Mexico’ City
Rice Crop Estimate Tightens Across States in 1913
J R Leguenec of the Millers' Association released a Dec 10 estimate showing a total U S rice crop of 6 254 442 bushels with Louisiana 2 962 260 Texas 2 183 589 Arkansas 1 003 613 while the government Dec 15 estimate tallies 6 436 000 bushels for the same states and 6 700 000 from Bignus of the Southern Rice Growers' Association earlier pegged total milling at 6 000 000.
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Beaufort
J. R. Leguenec
Millers’ Association
Southern Rice Growers’ Association
Arkansas
United States
Texas
B. ‘A. Bignus
Southern Rice Growers’ ‘Association
Lopez Still Alive In Mine Near Bingham Utah
Sheriff search for Ralph Lopez the alleged six man desperado resumed after mine owners objections halted operations. A conference led the company to withdraw opposition and Shift Boss Sam Rogers resigned refusing to enter Lopez stronghold.
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Lopez
Bingham
Utah
Ralph Lopez
Sam Rogers
Railroads Recovering From Flood
Houston reports rail lines rapidly returning to operation after flood damage. Work trains push repairs as waters recede and many lines are connected again, restoring train service on their routes or via detours.
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Houston
Tex
Schmidt Sought Life Insurance on Anna Aumuller
Hans Schmidt sought $5,000 life insurance on Anna Aumuller as early as April, testified Dr. Harold M. Hays at Schmidt’s murder trial. The state argues Schmidt planned to kill the young woman. she was slain on August 31.
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Schmidt
New York
Hans Schmidt
Anna Aumuller
Harold M. Hays
Xdminer
Mona Lisa Restored to Italian Custody from Louvre Theft
A stolen Mona Lisa once nabbed from the Paris Louvre was recovered in Florence Italy. Vincenzo Pergola posing as a patriot arranged to unveil the painting at Milan with a man claiming Leonard the Italian was the decoy. The painting was identified by Dr Pogel director of the Florentine Museum and returned to France.
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Florence
Italy
Lagonardo da. Vinel
Louvre
Paris
France
Cyrona Wide
Lisa del Giocondo
Florentine
Senor Geri
Leonard
Gerf
Milan
Vincenzo “Pergla
Admiral Fletcher Orders Mexican Battle Ceasefire
Rear Admiral Fletcher, commanding American naval forces in Mexican waters, ordered rebels and federals at Tampico to cease firing on Friday. He warned he would open fire with the gunboat Wheeling if the order was ignored, and both sides complied.
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Fletcher
Méaxico
Tampico
Gunboats Slaughter Rebels at Tampico
Two U S gunboats and federal artillery bombarded Tampico on Saturday, routing the rebels within an hour. The report says the rebel forces are scattered and the remaining army moves toward Victoria.
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City of Mexico
Federal Field Artillery
Tampico
Victoria
Garrison Calls for 85,000 Army in Peace Time
Secretary of War Garrison told the House committee that the army’s total authorized strength was 85,090 to guard a population of 100 million under the American flag and that the government could not operate in peace with less than that number of soldiers.
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Garrison
Washington
House Committee On Military Affairs
Villa Shifts Strategy in Mexican Campaign
Juarez leader General Francisco Villa directed constitutionalist troops away from a direct assault on Ojunaga and sent forces to Torreon to trap a federal column commanded by General Velasco occupying the town.
Floods End Shift to Normal as Texas Victims Rebuild
Texas flood recovery advances after record-high river crests in the Brazos and Colorado valleys. Assessments place damages from 7.5 to 16 million dollars with hundreds displaced and rail service gradually resuming along Santa Fe, Southern Pacific, and Katy lines. Adjutant General Hutchings reports normalization near Rosenberg and Sealy as communities cope with losses and ongoing rehabilitation efforts.
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Brazos
Gulf
Texas
Gulf of Magxico
Colorado
Santa Fe
Southern Pacific
Katy
Iiazos
Marlin
Hutchings
Rosenberg
American Red Cross Society
Prn
Arsaly
Hempstead
Kopper Waco
Itta Eaff
McLennan, Falls
Robartaga
Koppers
Valley Junction
Booth
Houston
Rogers
Brazos County
Banger
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