Brazos County Advances Bond Plan For Rural Highways
A joint meeting of the Brazos County Commissioners and the Good Roads Committee approves a bond issue plan to finance highway improvements radiating from Bryan to all parts of Brazos County. The measure extends road work and outlines bond terms, with court and county officials endorsing the plan and directing further steps.
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Commissioners and Good Roads
Nidge
Moard
Javer A Morton
Major Molinia
Joeman
Waco Preachers Criticize Cotton Palace
Reverend H. O. Knickerbocker of Austin Avenue Methodist Church and other Waco ministers denounced conditions at the Cotton Palace in a November gathering. They specifically criticized the opening of picture shows and the carnival activities hosted there.
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Annodated Press
Waco
Texas
Raev
Knickerbocker
Austin Avenue
Chinese Rebels Gain Gunboats in Kinane Province
Report from the scene says three gunboats under Admiral Sah Chang Mng joined the rebels at Wen. The Ching Kiang river port has fallen into rebel control, signaling possible Pekin fall. The dispatch notes gunboats deserting imperial forces and heading toward revolutionary forces.
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Pron
Shanehal
Sah Chang
Pay-As-You-Enter Street Cars in Waco
A local plan discusses pay-as-you-enter street cars in Waco. The article notes a bond tax rate of 20 cents per $100 and reports that railroads and Bryad city will pay more than a third of the levy, easing the rural tax burden while funding proposed lines. The committee will meet next week to plan a county wide campaign after the election is ordered.
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Ianue
Wonderful phenomenon off Venezuelan coast described
A garbled report describes an unusual sea phenomenon near the Venezuelan coast and mentions ships, waves, and observers. The text references a coast location, a port area, and an apparent event that drew attention from maritime or coastal entities. Readable names and precise details are obscured.
Contempt Charge Shocks McComb City Court
A court hearing in McComb City on November 1 concerns contempt findings toward several men linked to a central railroad dispute. The proceedings focus on alleged acts of violence and violations of a federal injunction related to a local labor quarrel.
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Mluk
Teralon
Oplied
Umthern Utelér
Meslanipp
Mamiber Af Thane
Val
Stetke Drewkors
Alvin the Pirikw
Testino
Central Railroad Sho
McComb City
Supreme Court Affirms Death Penalty Tite Term Convict
Washington court opinion today holds a long term convict who assaults another with a deadly weapon may be sentenced to death. The ruling addresses a case involving a violent crime and clarifies penalties under federal law.
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Washington
Court of the United States
Lucretia Borgias Widow Remains Hospitalized After Poison Plot
Mrs Loulie Vermillya widow of Patrolman Arthur Biasonette will be arraigned in her hospital room after a poisoning attempt at home. Police moved her to county hospital to avoid further self harm and ensure she cannot repeat the act of poisoning herself with pepper and arsenic in her meal.
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Prem
Chicago
Mra
Loulie Vermillya
Arthur Biasonette
World cotton demand estimate for Jordanian production
New estimates by American committees place world cotton needs at 1,218,112 bales of 500 pounds to supply all Jordanian countries for manufacturing purposes through September 1, 1912, excluding Italy and England.
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Toniggton
Italy
England
Was Fernando Gomez a Hanged Boy in Lynching Case
The trial over the asesinato of Fernando Gomez, a Mexican boy allegedly 13, moves forward as prosecutors claim his age and weight challenge a charge. Defendants Hara Stephens, G. P. Noack, Harry Wueneber, and Z. T. Gore face accusation for the June 19 lynching after Gomez reportedly stabbed garage owner Charles Zoftung following a prior insult. The Thorndale lynching case is scheduled again for November 13.
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Cameron
Texas
Hara Stephens
G. P. Noack
Harry ‘Wueneber
Z. T. Gore
Fernando Gomez
Gomez
Charles Zoftung
Corn
Orst
Thorndale
Taft Arrives in Cincinnati to Vote Tomorrow
President Taft arrived in Cincinnati and will stay to cast his ballot tomorrow. He declared his plan to vote the regular Republican ticket despite insurgent protests.
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Taft
Cincinnati
Ohio
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