Statehood Bill Passage Shifts Senate Power Struggle
Democratic and Republican factions clashed for nine hours as a statehood bill neared approval, with Utah gaining 7000 square miles of Arizona, amid shifting allegiances and a pivotal Platt departure. A statewide good roads convention follows on Feb 20 21 in Austin with rail fare incentives to attend.
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House
Arizona
Senate
Beveridge
Bailey
New York
Platt
Kearns
Utah
Mr. Kearns
Senator Platt
Foraker Phalanx
Homemade Canning Outfit Offers Cheap, High Capacit y
In Farm and Ranch Bryan Texas reader describes building a low cost home canning setup using a ham boiler perforated basket tongs and soldering iron. He reports producing 200 cans of peaches pears and tomatoes with no preserving fluid and claims the outfit costs about 2 10 yet rivaled cannery quality. He suggests a future 40 investment could yield 1500 2000 cans daily and 60 000 75 000 cans per year with wife and farmer participation.
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Falkner
California
Farm and Ranch
Bryan
Texas
Community Notes From Rock Prairie February Update
Cold weather grips Rock Prairie as resident J P White departs for Fort Worth to establish a new home with Mrs White to join him later. Rev W D Crane plans services on the third Sunday and the preceding Saturday night. Mrs Kelly of Harvey visits. E Gandy is ill. Miss Coma Gandy returns from Bethel after four months teaching. Mrs J A Gandy visits grandparents in Wellborn. Valentine signs off.
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W. D. Crane
Rock Prairie
Bro. Crane
Kelly of
Harvey
E. Gandy
Coma Gandy
Bethel
J. A. Gandy
Wellborn
Valentine
County to reduce debt by taking up 11000 bonds
Brazos county commissioners heard a report from County Treasurer Jno M Lawrence showing the sinking fund abundance. They decided to retire 11000 outstanding bonds owned by the school fund reinvesting the proceeds to reduce county indebtedness and recharge other funds.
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Commissioners’ Court
Jno. M. Lawrence
Mi o na and Melba featured in early 1900s notices
An advertisement extols Mi o na as a stomach remedy promising natural digestion and general cure for digestive ills priced at 50 cents with a guarantee. The note then chronicles Melba’s career from Europe in 1886 through major American appearances by 1904 including Boston and New York engagements and tours with Damrosch Ellis Grau and others.
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BE. J. Jenkins
Melba
Europe
Leonard Emil Bach
London
Paris
the Monnaie
Brussels
Gilda
Lucia
Covent Garden
Ophelia
Opera
Australia
United States
New York
Boston
Abbey, Schoeffel & Grau Company
Mechanies’ Building
Juliet
Damroschh & Ellis Company
Star
C. A
Travel rate bulletins across cities for various events
Washington offers isolation rate 39.30 for flights Feb 28 to Mar 2. Colonist tickets to California Arizona New Mexico on March 1 to May 15 at 25.00. New Orleans Mardi Gras sale Mar 1 to 6, extendable to Mar 25 at 1.55 round trip. Houston Savage Grand Opera Co. Feb 14 15, 3.05. Monterey Mexico round trip 8.25. Laredo Texas round trip 5.25 Feb 20 21. Houston good roads meeting Feb 14 15. Fort Worth farmers union Feb 13, trains morning 14. Waco letter carriers association Feb 21 trains morning 22. Austin good roads convention rate 3.60 Feb 19-20. Fort Worth bankers association Feb 21 trains morning 22.
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Washington
D. C
California
Arizona
New Mexico
New Orleans
Houston
Savage Grand Opera Co
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Superior Groceries
E. J. Fountain & CO
Connelly & Carnes
Austin
T. S. Minter
Emmel’s Prescription Pharmacy
Cood News
Ridgely - Walker Co., Tailors and Designers
Hunter & Chatham
J. P. White
Mr. White
Fort Worth
Mrs. White
Brazos County
H. & T. C. Rates
Bryan Steam Laundry
A. E. Worley
Landreth’s
B. S
Konecny Bros. Siysiursssis
Stlas B. Johnson Parker Rye
Montreal Rye
Orienial Rye
E. Rohde
Cole Hardware CO
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