Diversified farming notes and public notices from Texas and beyond
The item cites the state school fund at 11 1/2 million and discusses agricultural experiments by the U S Department of Agriculture debunking claims about ancient mummy wheat seeds. It mentions a fair developing for the town and county, saloon licensing discussions, a District Smither letter, and a niece injunction context. It also notes the I G N railroad illustrated farming number and how to obtain copies via D J Price Palestine Texas.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
I. & G. N. Railroad Company
D. J. Price
Palestine
Texas
Advertised Letters List for Week Ending August 10 1903
The Bryan post office advertises letters remaining for the week ending August 10 1903. Ladies names include Anthony Hester Cooper Conway Craig Hut cheson Johnson Beatrice Johnson Martha Johnson Mary Kab Mary Little C E O Laine Dora Robinson Mary Shomse Mary Smith Clary Williams NB Adams Wilson Clemons E M Hunt R H Moss John Shelton Sam Terrill Walter Wilson SH. A one cent charge per piece. Call by advertising and provide date. J A Myers P M.
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Anthony
Hester
Cooper
Anne
Conway
M. A
Craig
Bettie
Hutcheson
L. C
Johnson
Beatrice
Martha
Mary
Kab
Little
C. E
Laine
Dora
Robinson
Shomse
Smith
Clary
Williams
N. B
Adams
Wilson
Clemons
E. M
Hunt
R. H
Moss
John
Shelton
Sam
Terrill
Walter
S. H
Bryan
J. A. Myers
P. M
Text Books Delay Opening of Texas Schools
Austin Aug 12 Superintendent Lefevre says textbooks adopted by the state board cannot be distributed in time for the September 1 opening. He advises delaying the start of schools to the third Monday in September to ensure smooth work, with a circular to follow after the governor proclaims the board action.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
LaFevre
Austin
Superintendent of Public Instruction
Lefevre
Travis County Pioneers On Good Roads Project
Travis county commissioners approve a citizen led plan to build and grade three miles of county road at the citizens own expense. A delegation proposed supplying teams and tools and the county would oversee the project. The move is described as potentially setting a pace for other counties statewide.
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Travis
Austin
Travis County
Wanted hogs on share plan by J M Teague
Wanted 25 to 200 hogs spayed sows and barrows to keep till next February or March on the share plan. J M Teague 212 Mumford Tex. Five room house for rent near Main street with brick cistern. Apply to Mrs JT P Wooten 212. Also notice of season tickets for the fair and local vendor ads.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. M. Teague
Mumford, Tex
JT. P. Wooten
Fragments of dialogue and quotes from readers
Incomplete excerpts feature old style quotes about war, kindness, and gendered spaces. The lines include a warning against fighting and a sly remark about a women's club, attributed to miscellaneous voices.
Penitentiary Board Meets as Convicts Rise
In Austin the state penitentiary board held its monthly meeting. The financial agent reports receipts of 71655 and disbursements of 69255. Superintendent Baker notes convicts on hand July 4044 and Aug 1 4051 with three pardoned, three escaped, and three died.
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Penitentiary Board
Austin
State Penitentiary Board
Searcy Baker
Tornado Blows Salt Fork Town Injures and Kills Count
A Pond Creek special reports Salt Fork, a town southeast of here, was blown away by a tornado. One man is killed and several injured. A relief party has departed. Also, Denver hearst convention endorses Hearst for president and Wadley for U S labor commission on Wright retirement.
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Oklahoma
Oklahoma City
Okla
Pond Creek
Salt Fork
Here
Hearst
Denver
The
National Building Trades Council
William R. Hearst
United States
W. S. Wadley
Rochester
N. Y
United States Labor Commission
Carroll D. Wrighht
Irish Land Bill advances to third reading in Lords
London Aug 12 The house of Lords passed to the third reading of the Irish land bill. Before the vote the Duke of Devonshire said he could not forecast the Commons action on landlords amendments but trusted government position in the lower house would remain reasonably acceptable.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
House of Lords
Duke of Devonshire
House of Commons
Labor Day celebration and various regional happenings
Labor Day events in Dallas set for September 7. A German gunboat to visit Galveston around August 20. Arizona storm damage hits Southern Pacific. whisky stock in Kentucky distilleries cited. Missing bank cashier in Ohio. trap shooter B L Woodward dead in Brockton Massachusetts. Tornado devastates Salt Fork Oklahoma. one seriously injured. Reginald Vanderbilt pays eight thousand dollar import duty in Boston. Hepburn of Idaho to wed Geraldine Yeaton in Philadelphia. Martin Lipman assassinated in Central America amid land dispute. Helena Montana suspects jailed for vagrancy after Northern Pacific bridge blast. Longtime U S official Oliver E Roberts dies in Orange New Jersey. Kentucky distillers plan 20000 barrels bound for Hamburg and Bremen.
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Dallas
Galveston
Arizona
Southern Pacific Railway
New York
Louisville
Kentucky
John K. Brown
Union Bank
New Holland
B. L. Woodward
Hom
Brockton
Mass
Salt Fork
Oklo
Reginald S. Vanderbilt
Boston
Senator Hepburn
Idaho
Phildelphia
Geraldine Yeeton
Hong Kong
Orange
Stone
Eldon
Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers
P. H. Arthur
Frederick Seymour Barrington
James McCahn
St. Louis
Grand Jury
Distillers
Hamburg
Bremen
Europe
Cape Horn
California
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Cross & Blackwell
Canada
Oka
the Daily Eagle
RV Connelly & Carnes
Bryan Texas
Dante
West Indies
United States Department of Agriculture
U. S
Emmel’s
Prescription Pharmacy
Pearance
Hunter & Chatham
N. M. McDougald
Parks & Waldrop
Tyler Haswell
M. H. James
Paul Bradley
Rucker & Chambers
Texas Bakery
Otto Boehme
Chatham Machinery Co
Brooklyn
St. Louis Star
Lire
Colton
N. Jametta
Zonneville
Levy Brothers
Washington
International Typographical Union
Rock Island
Frisco
Rock Island and
Seaboard
Geo. A. Adams
Parker Building
Hoskdeae
Franklin
E.J. Jenkins
National Capitol
Messrs
Harrison Bros. & Co., Inc
Capitol
Harrison
Paint, Oil and Drug Reporter
A. D. McConnico
J. L. Fountain
San Antonio International Fair
York FE
Ryan, Tex
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