Local notices and social snippets from Hearne area
Local items report T L Grace visiting Calvert, Ed Hall from Waco, Mrs Beulah March re Gause, visits by Mrs E J Butler from Austin, and many social calls. A colored normal school opens with 44 students, a reunion at Camp Davis draws thousands, and bids for J F Parks residence improvements are sought. Community updates include picnics, church events, and local business ads.
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John Henderson
Austin
Lemp
Hattie Ray Harbers
Hearne
Mr. Vernon
Exposition
Beulah
E. J. Butler
W Parks
Tom Luptacre
Galveston
W. H. Dunlap
J. F. Eaves
Millican
Reedy
Plano
W. H. Dean
Cedan Creek
B. Ripwies
Fred Connor
Roland Connor
Connor
Madison County
W. R. Rhodes
Taliaferro
Robinson Place
New Depot
F. A. Lee
Shelburne Place
Beulah Mareh
Colored Normal School
C. C. Carter
P. Landry
A. R. Wilson
Bryan
Alex Terrell
Anderson
A. J. Criner
Wharton
Rogers Prairie
Sam Davis
First National Bank
J. F. Parks
Knights of Honor
B. H. Knowles
Farmers Congress at College Station draws five hundred attendees
The Farmers Congress at College Station reports its strongest turnout yet with about 500 participants. Hon. Heber Stone of Brenham spoke on how banks aid farmers while Ex Gov Geo T Jester and Gov Sayers among guests praised the movement and called for improved waterways and a Nicaragua canal to boost Texas agriculture.
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Farmers Congress
College Station
Heber Stone
Brenham
Geo. T. Jester
Corsicana
Gov- Sayers
Congress
Texas
Nicaragua
China
Liverpool
Bremen
Harare
Gulf of Mexico
Pacific
Mediterranean
M. College
Bandits Plague Texas Border Ranches Amid Theft Spree
Reports from Presidio and nearby counties describe bandits exploiting border gaps from Paso to Devil's River. Robberies include the Hensley store at Palvio and Leando Carrasco's premises with 1100 dollars seized after a brutal beating. Cattle thefts rise as ranchers push for stronger state and federal action. peace officers struggle to cover vast territory. The attorney general's ruling weakens the ranger force, worsening the crisis.
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Tex
Paso
Devil’s River
J. Hensley
Palvio
Presidio County
Leando Carrasco
State wins first victory in anti trust Tariff fight
In Jackson Mississippi Judge Powell overruled the insurance companies demurrer in the Southeastern Tariff association case finding anti trust law violations. Thirty seven companies are involved and the case advances to trial at the next term. In Phoenix Theresa Urrea known as Santa Teresa allegedly incited Yaqui revolts and was shot by G N Rodriguez who had just married her two days earlier. Rodriguez was captured after a mountainous chase and beaten. Urrea is expected to live.
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Jackson
Miss
Southeastern Tariff Association
Powell
Phoenix
A. T
Theresa Urrea
Santa Teresa
Mexico
Clifton
G.N. Rodriguez
Rodriguez
Southern Pacific backed Boer immigration plan eyed
New Orleans report says Southern Pacific management backs a scheme to secure large Boer immigration into unsettled western Louisiana and Texas territories via company lines. Beer agents prefer SP over Union Pacific and Great Northern for climate.
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New Orleans
Southern Pacific Railroad
Louisiana
Texas
Southern Pacific
Union Pacific
Great Northern Railway
Killing in Mineral City area prompts arrests in Texas
In Beeville Texas Estanilado Astrada a Mexican was shot and killed Boss Burdette surrendered and Russell Burdette was arrested as an accessory In Shreveport a passenger train collided with a switch engine at a crossing injuring and demolishing parts of both engines In Temple M W Holley and in Hunt County Will Browning were killed in separate incidents with arrests following the Browning case Broshers was jailed
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Beeville
Tex
Mineral City
This County
Estanilado Astrada
Boss Burdette
Russell Burdette
Shreveport
Houston
Davis
Jake Hip
Hunt County
Greenville
Will Browning
Dixon
Frank Broshers
Broshers
Insect Devastates Sugar Cane Crops in Orange
A small black bug that bores into sugarcane near the ground has appeared in Orange Texas and damaged crops seriously by eating the pith and killing the stalks.
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Orange
Tex
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T. L. Grace
Calvert Yesday
Mike
Ed Hall
Waco
M. D. Willis
el Paso
Tom Searcy
Eagle
Searcy
R. M. Gordon
Mr. Gordon
Pechuta
J.W. Dyer
A. B. Ballard & Co
W. O. Sanders
Willis & Coleman
Ada Henderson
Cameron
Libby
Ferndale
H.&t
Tyler Haswell
Sayers
Nicarasua Canal
W. Buchanan
Rio Grande
Minerals
Colorado
T. Sinclair
Colorado River
Sinclair
Fort Worth and Rio Grande
Ardmore
I. T
Waxahachie
Waxahachie, Tex
Waxahachie’s
Santa Fe
Temple
M. W. Holley
Rogers
Cleburne
Bugs
White House
Ajax
Just
Dozier Bakery
Jno
M. Lawrence Co
E. C. Harder
Wilson-Jenkins Drug Co
I Hone
Franklin Bros
Butchers
John B. Mike
Bryan Water, Ice, Light &Power Co
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