Mystery House Across the Street From Powhatan Club
The Powhatan Club notes strange doings at 1313 across from its quarters the House of Mystery. Neighbors report blinds drawn and no contact with a new occupant since the house’s quiet occupancy began, while club members speculate on who lives there and why it remains hidden.
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On the Stroke of the Hour at the Watchful Window
Rudolph Van Vechten remains imperturbable as he waits from the window for a visitor. A second stranger arrives and approaches the same house, rings the bell as the clock strikes ten, drawing his calm curiosity toward the unfolding moment.
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Texas Briefs From Various Counties and Events
Fairfield votes 15000 in bonds for a new school building and Scurry county sells 50000 in bonds for road improvements. Irrigation work for 20000 acres near Wharton starts immediately. The sixty ninth North Texas Medical Association meeting drew about 200 physicians in Gretnaville with another Dallas gathering planned in December. A contract for 30 miles of graveled roads in Bell County was let to a Temple firm with 150000 in bonds approved. Dallas trust company plans expansion from 1600000 to 2000000 in capital stock. Fort Worth Southern Traction seeks name change to Tarrant County Traction Company. Hancock left Galveston for Vera Cruz voyage aboard the Vera Cruz with 278 passengers, mostly Americans repatriated after Veracruz events. Memorial for August A Busch plans a 16 story Adolphus hotel on one half block in St Louis at 2500000 cost. Dallas and Oak Cliff insurance key rate reductions requested to cut Dallas to 180 from 226 and Oak Cliff to 1660 from 38. Vincenzo Perugia sentenced to about six months in prison for Mona Lisa theft. Rio Grande levee near San Benito breaks flooding the area. Grasshoppers active in Oklahoma, alarming Lincoln and Lindsey counties. Dallas county tax collector reports 693000 1913 taxes. port of Galveston May exports total 72521650 pounds cotton valued 9214771 with 580.003,786 pounds shipped from Texas docks.
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