Winter vegetables ship from Texas to distant markets
Winter crops move in carload lots from Cuero Corpus Christi and Rockport near San Antonio Texas Beets cauliflower spinach and turnips top the shipments with cabbage and lettuce profits ranging from 125 to 200 dollars per acre. Belgian farmer Moeller sold his stake and returns to Belgium with 13000 after five years of gardening under F F Collins supervision.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cuero
Corpus Christi
Rockport
St. Louis
Chicago
Western Points
Moeller
F. F. Collins
Collins
Belgium
Mr. Collins
Week Begins as Congress Sets Finance and Policy Agenda
Washington forecasts a busy winter session with focus on currency and finance. New potential measures include liquor, grain and cotton option laws. Ohio legislature plans local option and primary reforms. Harry Thaw faces a second murder trial in New York City. Farmers Union meets to set plans to curb cotton in hope of raising prices. Bryan Folk Johnson and other leaders appear at Jackson Day in Chicago. American battleships head to Rio de Janeiro for four to five days of drills and entertainment preparations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
D. C
Core
Standard Oil
New York
Standard of
New Jersey
Farmers’ Educational and Co-Operative Union of America
William J. Bryan
Folk
Tom Johnson
Chicago
Pacific
Rio Janeiro
Dixie Flyer Tomorrow Between Chicago and Florida
The first permanent through passenger service between Chicago and Florida will start tomorrow by the Chicago & Eastern Illinois and the Southern railways. The Dixie Flyer will run daily between Chicago and Jacksonville, via Nashville and Atlanta, on a thirty six hour schedule.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago, Ill
Chicago
Florida
Chicago & Eastern
Ilinois
Southern Railways
Jacksonville
Fla
Nashville
Atlanta
Notable Russian Leader Sails for NewYork
Liverpool January 3 Among the notables sailing for New York on the CarMania today is Prof Paul M Milukoff leader of the Constitutional Democrats in the Russian Duma He will speak on political matters in America and seek support for reform in Russia.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Liverpool
New York
Paul M. Milukoff
Duma
America
Milukoff
Russia
Oil boom grows at San Antonio field with new derricks
Oil operators from Pennsylvania Oklahoma and Ohio lease land in the San Antonio oil field near San Antonio Texas. John Oglesby of the Marsh Brown syndicate buys land and plans three derricks while Park and Wallace of Pennsylvania lease and prepare to operate. M F Green of Tulsa has drilled the first derrick. over thirty derricks now in operation with three wells producing 100 to 400 barrels daily. Plans include a pipeline and a glass plant to supply fuel. Landowners take one eighth royalty or sell outright as the field expands.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
San Antonio
Tex
Pennsylvania
Okalhoma
Ohio
John Oglesby
Marsh-Brown Syndicate
Pittsburg
Park and Wallace
M. EF. Green
Tulsa
Okla
Oklahoma Deposit Guaranty Rights Discussed by Comptroller
Washington January 3 The comptroller of the currency outlines the procedure for Oklahoma national banks to use the state law guaranteeing deposits He notes prior attempts to obtain AG opinions were blocked because the law had not been enacted He says a bank must apply in writing to the state board and request an agreement on terms before the Department of Justice will issue guidance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Oklahoma
Comptroller
Department of Justice
State Board
State Banking Board
Bank Commissioner
Attorney General
Probable delay in Gandolf trial over witness extradition
The Gandolf trial in New York may be postponed until William Walker, the New Britain Savings Bank treasurer, is brought here to testify. Walker was arrested in lower California and extradition will take weeks. Gandolf allegedly obtained 135000 from the New Amsterdam Bank via bonds of the Chicago St Paul Minneapolis and Omaha Railroad Company.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Chas. L. Gandolf
Court of General Sessions
Tomorow
William ¥. Walker
New Britain Savings Bank of New Britain, Connecticu
Walker
California
Gandolf
New Amsterdam Bank
Chicago
St. Paul
Minneapolis and
Omaha
New Britain Savings Bank
Walter
Gondolf
Daylight Lynching in Brookhaven Marks Early 1908
In Brookhaven Mississippi on January 3 a mob seized a black man accused of killing a policeman in Oakvale and shot him in broad daylight. Officers were forced to yield custody via a lasso over the neck as the crowd gathered, but the mob abandoned any hanging plan after a city officer intervened. A witness identified the dead man as Coot Autman, linked to the December 10 shooting.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Brookhaven
Miss
Oakvale
Coot Autman
Ordered Out Liquor Shipped to Kansas City
Guthrie January 3 news item reports liquor valued at 1500 dollars seized in the county office and ordered shipped immediately to Kansas City. The notice notes enforcement action and the destination of the liquor.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kansas City
Guthrie
Southern Cotton Association to Convene Dallas Meetings
President Harvie Jordan calls the national executive committee to meet in Dallas on February 19 as the annual convention gathers February 19 and 20. State divisions are to hold regular annual meetings across the cotton belt on their respective dates.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Atlanta
Harvie Jordan
The
Southern Cotton Association
Dallas
Cotton Belt
scandal in paris as castellan and cousin clash at church
Count Boni de Castellane and Prince Helie de Sagan fought after an insult at St. Pierre de Chaillot during a memorial service for Lady Stanley Barrington. Boni spat, cane duels ensued, both men muddy and injured, three held by a butcher until police took statements. The prince filed assault charges and the case heads to the public prosecutor. a duel appears unlikely.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paris
Count Boni de Castellane
Helie de Sagan
Mme. Gould
St. Pierre de Challiot
Stanley Barrington
England
Count Boni
Count Elan de Castellane
Elan
Boni
Arkansas Railroad Commission orders to take effect
Little Rock Ark January 3 Several recent orders of the Arkansas Railroad Commission aimed at better accommodation of the traveling public are scheduled to become operative tomorrow on all railroads doing business in the state Under
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Little Rock
Ark
Arkansas Railroad Commission
This Date in History Compendium 1995 to 1893
A compact chronology notes events ranging from the 1995 death of the Duke of Luxembourg born 1828 to 1893 President Harrison granting amnesty to Mormons evading polygamy prosecutions. It also lists earlier items such as the 1790 New York Congress session and the 1812 Battle of Albuera.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Duke of Luxemburg
Great Conde
New York
Russia
Prussia
Poland
Albuera
Henry W. Werren
M. BE. Church
Mass
Lecompton
Kansas
Ryan
Philadelphia
Harrison
Japan Aims to Meet U.S. Immigration Desires
Washington dispatch reports Ambassador O'Brien transmits Japan’s lengthy reply to the immigration memorandum. Secretary Root has not fully reviewed it yet but early indications show Japan intends to meet U.S. desires in a satisfactory manner. The Japanese position aligns with Objective of a cooperative approach.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Japan
Washington
Root
O’brien
Tokio
America
Also Mentioned on This Page
Texas
BieeTere
Sesson
Farmers’ Union
Matters Political
Teddy
Dixie Flyer
Grand Opera House
Messrs. Martin & Emery
Richard Wagner
William Lynch Roberts
Saurday
National Bank
Jordan
Buter
Castellane
City National Bank
the City National
G. S. Parker
H. Astin
A. W. Wilkerson
E. W. Crenshaw
J. N. Gole
J. W. English
J. K. Parker
Stevenson
Manufacturin
Office and Win and Nerse Part
Ofltown
Ital
Reed
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!