Texas Railroads Lose Millions in Nine Months
Austin statistician General H G Askew reports 32 Texas railroads show a nine month period ending March 31 1914 with operating revenue 88 288 482 39 down from 92 987 191 2 19 for the previous year a net deficit of 3 187 891 94. The report covers most of the state's mileage and suggests a total annual deficit exceeding 7 000 000 by June 30 1914.
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Austin
Tex
H. G. Askew
Texas
Frogs
State Quarantine Law Modified to Ease North Texas Areas
The Texas governor on Tuesday modified the state cattle quarantine law, releasing Moore, Potter, Randall, Deaf Smith, Swisher, Terry, Dawson, Crosby and Kleberg counties and the part of Palmer County north of the Pecos and Northern Texas railroad from the scab quarantine area.
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Austin
Tex
Moore
Potter
Randall
Deaf Smith
Swisher
Terry
Dawson
Crosby
Kleberg
Palmer County
Pecos
Texas
Taft Plan Declared Invalid by Federal Judge
Judge Maurice T. Dooling of the U S district court in San Francisco ruled Tuesday that a Taft era plan exempting certain California government land withdrawals from entry was invalid. The dispute centered on lands valued at between 260 million and 1 billion dollars, affecting California lands and federal policy.
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Los Angeles
Cal
Willian T. Taft
California
Maurice T. Dooling
United States Court of San Francisco
Balloon explosion wounds sixty in Sezanne disaster
In Sezanne France a balloon ceremony turned deadly as a gust blew the balloon into a tree tearing its envelope and releasing gas. The ensuing explosion injured around sixty people including several likely fatally injured bystanders.
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Sezanne
France
Gas Main for Brownwood Nears Route Survey
Natural gas supply for Brownwood Texas is assured with surveying set to begin on the twelve mile route for a pipeline from nearby gas fields. An additional gas well was recently brought in to bolster the supply.
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Brownwood
Tex
Katy to Be Sued by State Over Demurrage Law Violation
Austin Assistant Attorney General Luther Nickena announced that a suit would be filed in Travis County against the Missouri Kansas and Texas Railway Company for alleged violation of the new general demurrage law.
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Austin
Tex
Luther Nickela Friday
Travis County
Missouri, Kansas and Texas Railway Company
Attorney General
Senate
New York Central
Norris
Nebraska
Huntsville Convicts Put to Work on Tyler Road
Twenty two Huntsville penitentiary convicts were placed Friday on the Porters Muff road in the Tyler good roads district. The workers operate on the honor system and are without guards.
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Tyler
Tex
Huntsville
Porters Muff
Tyler Good Roads
Texas Briefs Highlight Oil Drilling and Infrastructure
Drilling started on the first well for a 9 000 acre tract near Slaten. Citizens of the Capital City secure the first government highway in Texas. Construction begins on a large concrete fire proof grain elevator at Floydada. Bonds totaling 210 000 dollars approved for Lanham highway projects after three elections. Cleburne dairymen organize to build a large creamery. Trades day set for the first Monday monthly in Clarendon, inaugural event in June. Oil and gas field development planned in Leon county with a stock company of 100 000 dollars capital.
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Texas
Panhandle
Floydada
Lanham
Clarendon
Leon County
Agricultural notes and farm methods from Texas and beyond
Dense compilation of farming tips and rural news covering animal husbandry, irrigation projects, rail deals, and new farm associations. Mentions Stone Webster purchasing the Denton Fort Worth interurban, a Harlingen irrigation district vote for 700000, Asherton & Gulf railroad extension, and overviews of hog cattle poultry practices plus county road bonds in La Salle.
Stella Vitae Health Ad Persuades Mothers
An advertisement urges mothers to ensure daughters' health for future roles as wives and mothers. It touts Stella Vitae as a natural remedy, claiming it benefits girlhood development and offers a money back guarantee if not beneficial. The ad lists Thacher Medicine Co of Chattanooga Tennessee as distributor and promotes $1.00 bottles.
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Ford
Thacher’ Medicine Company
Chattanooga ‘Tennenses
Man Persists in Plea as Bryan Refuses Offer
A distraught old man pleads for a drop from Bryan amid evident melancholy. Bryan refuses thrice, the old man’s eyes bulge and he softly concedes that he will do the best he can.
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Bryan
Mr. Bryan
Pilgrim's Progress Sited With Travel Books
A young bride arranging her library asks where to place Pilgrim's Progress. A maid suggests it belongs with the travel books, implying its thematic fit.
Unclear Fragmentary Quote on Kicking
The readable line suggests a remark about kicking perhaps with both toes and hints at a broader discussion or joke. No identifiable people or organizations are present in the fragment.
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General Askew
Taft
Katy
Cleburne Dairymen
Eeeadowerock
William Get
Stone-Webster Syndicate
Denton-Fort Worth
Harlingen
New York
Asherton & Gulf Railroad
Rio Grande Valley
Branch House of
Fort Worth
Galveston
Paraslia
Dallas
Chicago
Fonauniers
la Salle County
Cornell University
Runnels County Hog Haisers' Association
Census Bureau
Continental
United States
Rebecca Sealy Purnes
Medical Department
University of Texas
Poultry House
Plana
San Saba
Fannie McKennan
Tepic
Alvarado Obregon
California Railroad Commission
United Railroads of
San Francisco
Patrick Calhoun
United Railroads
Orato
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