Prophesy of Wheat Shortage and Nitrogen Fixation Plan
At the British Association opening President Crookes warned wheat supplies may not meet future needs beyond 1981. He urged nitrogen fixation as a solution, even suggesting Niagara Falls could produce fixed nitrogen at 25 dollars per ton, potentially raising yields to 80 bushels per acre. The report also covers U S military mobilizations and supply issues in New York and Washington.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bristol
Eng
British Association For the Advancement of Science
Crookes
Niagara Falls
Train timetable glimpses between Hearne and San Antonio
Fragmentary timetable notes show numbered trains between Hearne and San Antonio with sporadic arrival and departure times. Mentions include No. 4 leaves, No. 9 leaves Hearne, No. 10 arrives at Hearne, and Hu. & T. C. time references with northbound and various a m and p m stamps.
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Hearne
San Antonio
T. C
Local notes and notices from Waco area and Brazos bottom
Antone Conrad and others visited town yesterday while Cole Spell and Carly Cahill came from the Brazos bottom. Miss Mattie Winter to teach at Calvert this year. Farms and rooms for rent listed near Wellborn, Ira Gooch, and Mrs. W. H. Webb. C. G. Parsons sells first class cigars and fresh Berwick Bay oysters. District court progress noted. Livestock stables and insurance services advertised. Waco Telegraph and Palestine Press items and local entertainment updates.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Antone Conrad
Cole Spell
Brazos Bottom
Mattie Winter
Calvert
Ira Gooch
Will Woods
Berwick Bay
C.G. Parsons
District Court
Joe Groginski
James
J. M. Soles
W. T. James
Joe B. Reed
Jerry Tebell
J. W. Isbell
Will Gladden
J. C. Thomas
Trenton Burke
Adam Wilson
Grimes County
H. H. Harrington
College Station
Bryan Eagle
Bryan
Palestine Press
Cleveland’s
George Wilson
Consolidated Minstrels
John B. Mike
Opera House
Col
A. M. Rhodes
H. G. Rhodes
Capt
A. F. Wilson
H. D. Wilson
Marion Moseley
Montgomery County
Ry Serdrives
American Princess at Opera House Tonight and Gyp Tomorrow
Will Harman among ill, patrons urged to secure seats for An American Princess tonight. Miss Wales’s piece praised. 10 20 30 cent prices. Gyp and Struck Gas showings listed. matinee 2:30 Saturday. Several local visitors from Madison and Grimes counties noted.
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Gyp
Opera House
W. F. Compton
Madisonville
Houston
E. W. Kerr
North Texas
Glyde Mitchell
Comanche
A. and
M. College
W.S. Stuart
Gatesville
Wiley Colson
H. Neeley
Lee Geurrant
Will Taylor
Grimes County
K. T. Gibbs
Mansfield
H. L. Fountain
Dr. Pepper
G. Parsons
Robert L. Dinwiddie
San Antonio
H. T. Coulter
Quince Adams
J. T. Rasco
R. Dp. McGill
R. A. Richards
G. W. Bramby
M. Nash
Madison County
T. H. Hairston
Eagle
Bryan
J. J. Martin
W. A. Berry
A. Drake
Jim
Dave Batson
Wallace
Henry Griffin
Noah Griffin
Ben Leonard
T. C
Miss St. Leon
Bryan and
Will Reaves
Burt Norwood
Daily Eagle
Old Bryan
Mr. Reaves
Nashville
Ark
Frank Bittle
Bearnard, Baer & Co
Commission Merchants
St. Louis
Texas
Regiments Leave Camp Thomas For Muster Out
Two regiments depart to be mustered out as de parture work completes for Grigsby’s rough riders. The First Arkansas heads to Little Rock and the First Mississippi to Lauderdale Springs after finalizing arrangements. General Miles criticizes Shafter. Shafter declines to comment. American Indigo Company secures Puerto Rico Cuba properties. Chicago gas consolidation legality affirmed by Judge Dunne.
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Chickamauga
Camp Thomas
Arkansas
Little Rock
Mississippi
Lauderdale Springs
Grigsby
Rough Riders
Chicago
Sept S
Dunne
British Smugglers Hidden Goods in Coastal Caves
The article describes smugglers hiding goods in sea coast caves from Devon to Cornwall and along the Bristol Channel. Donkeys carried kegs of brandy and sacks of sand up sunken passages and away from guards, with locals digging banks to shield caravans from seas and weather. A rat scene punctuates the piece with a grim, abrupt note.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
England
Devon
Cornwall
Bristol Channel
Coast Guard
Rat with no forelegs found in Belmon t trap
In Belmont Massachusetts a rat captured in a poulterer Harbison’s trap hops on two hind legs, later found to be born without forelimbs after a post mortem. The report notes the animal’s lifetime chicken predation.
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Belmont
Mass
Harbison
Conversation Sparks Secret Salary Talk
In a fragmentary exchange Mabel's father questions a young man about delaying marriage as a coincidence arises. The responder affirms, and the dialogue reveals Herbert asked about the other party's salary, hinting at hidden motives and social pressure.
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Mabel
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Crooks
New York
Illinois Volunteers
Long Island City
Montauk Point
Jersey City
Turner
Chicago Relief Committee
Amaganzett
Washington
Comal
Havana
Cuba
United States
Spain
General Miles
Miles
McKinley
Waldorf-Astoria
War Department
General Shafter
Major Miley
Camp Wikoff
Shafter
Dr. Miley
Texas Volunteers
Fort Clark
Tex
District of Columbia
Sam Sancer
G.N
Will Harman
L. T. Fuller
R. H. Seale
Benchley
T. P. Maddox
Navasota
Tom Causey
Wellborn
Wikoff
Porto Rico
American Indes Company
Doone
Richmond
China
Kangaroo Rat
J. F. Parks
Ss. W. Buchanan
Texas Bakery
Otto Boehme
Paul M. Baylor
Bryan, Texas
James Drugstore
Palmer
Wright
Crown
Herbert
Jesse G. Minkert
Brazos County
A. W. Buchanan
J.T. Closs
Office of Justice of the Peace
the American Laundry
Exchange Hotel
E. D. Beach
B. S. Read
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