Defeat at Villa in Lerdo battle reported by villa telegram
Telegram signed Villa from Gomez Palacio reports Lerdo defeat after ten hours of fighting. previous messages hinted at obstacles and rushed supplies. Washington says 5000 Federals under Moore moved from Sallo to reinforce Torreon. Villa predicts Torreon fall by weekend.
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Als
Torreon
Lerdo
Accord
Washington
el Paso
Moore
Saltillo
Constitutionalists
Villa
Gomez Palacio
Dr Porter's Antiseptic Healing Oil Ad
An old medical advertisement urges immediate use of Dr Porter s Antiseptic Healing Oil as a surgical dressing to relieve pain and accelerate healing. The price is one shilling.
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Porter
Fifth Week Jurors for March Term District Court
The list names petit jurors drawn for the fifth week of the March term. The pool includes M Boggs J C Chance Wade Cox J A Conaway M P Elliott W F Gibbs T B Goodman Ed Graham E Grieser William Hudspeth F W Hawthon J W Hunnicutt L A Hamilton J 8 Henry Ben Higgs W W Hall R W Howell Jesse Henry J E Hensarling Onie Hopkins J D Jones Will Josey J Kernole W A Locke Walter Lowry Seth Mooring J A Moss J H ONeill J W Poteet J B Stevenson J G Shows W C Sanders W F Terry T A Tobias J H Wilcox Powell Winter.
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District Court
M. Boggs
J. C. Chance
Wade Cox
J. A. Conaway
M. P. Elliott
W. F. Gibbs
T. B. Goodman
Ed Graham
E. Grieser
William Hudspeth
F. W. Hawthon
J. W. Hunnicutt
L. A. Hamilton
J. 8
W. F. Terry
T. A. Tobias
J. H. Wilcox
Powell Winter
Misread Names At Banquet Prompt Humorous Reveal
Senator George Sutherland recalls a tale where Miss Cocker and her niece share the same name at a reception. The footman, mishearing, parades them as Miss Cocker and Miss Cokatoo to the amusement of guests in Philadelphia.
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George Sutherland
Utah
Miss Cocker
Torrens System Explained Clarifies Land Title Reform
Virginia paper outlines how the Torrens system guarantees title stability with state backing, detailing owner petition, public summons, exhaustive title examiner review, court hearing, and final decree certifying fee simple title with registered boundaries.
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Norfolk
Virginian-Pilot
Virginia
Cardui Featured As Aid For Woman’s Health In Pleasant Hill
Mrs. Walter Vincent of Pleasant Hill recounts severe three summer health struggles including headaches, prostration, back pains, and weakness. She credits Cardui, a vegetable tonic, with restoring strength and appetite after three months and three bottles. The ad touts Cardui as gentle on the nervous system and claims it has helped over a million women in fifty years.
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Pleasant Hill
N. C
Walter Vincent
Cardui
Registered Title Guarantee Under State Certification
A description defines a registered title set apart for the purpose as guaranteed by the State. The certificate of registration remains a soundness guarantee despite transfers or subdivisions, eliminating repeated title examinations and related expenses. The Progressive Farmer is cited as the source quote illustrating the principle.
Poisoning deaths in Texas prairie dog case
Vernon Texas March 26. W W Parley and Dan Redman were poisoned while lacing prairie dogs with arsenic. Parley died and Redman faces execution likely to die.
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Associated Press
Vernon/Tex
W.W. Parley
Dan Redman
Armic
Parley
Redman
British Army Crisis Looms as Ministers Face Dissent
London march 26 Premier Asquith is believed to table a plan dealing with army guarantees and officer obedience. Seely withdraws assurances, risking mass resignations. High army officers warn of potential disruption and further mutiny as dispatches report. Sir John French resigns today.
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London
Brgnd
Asquith
Arantees
Arkansas voter return hints at reelection margin
Report by the Associated Press from Little Rock Arkansas notes near completion of the primary results. It indicates Senator Mark Wag or Mark Wag redimninates with about a ten thousand vote majority over F. Kirby in the United States Senate race.
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Little Rock
Arkyard
United States
F. Kirby
Ark
Frisco
Maney Junction
Fort Smith
Federal fugitives arrive in Texas seek work in onion fields
A March report from Laredo Texas notes that three hundred federal fugitives arrived at Guerra plantation and declared they would return but would seek work in American owned onion fields if available.
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of Guerra
Bryan mayor urges Democratic convention choice at Brazos Hotel
Clifford A. Adams, fifteen years mayor of Bryan, spoke from the Brazos Hotel urging the Democrats to convene a convention to select a lead candidate. He called the meeting momentous and said the state cannot risk choosing an unsuitable candidate.
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Clifford A. Adams
Bryan
Brazos Hotel
Houston
Fire Sale Planned by Sam B Wilson at Former Howard Cavitt Garage
Sam B Wilson announces a fire sale at the site of the former Howard Cavitt garage to salvage damaged goods from a recent blaze. The sale will be held at the location noted in his advertisement in this newspaper.
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Sam RB. Wilson
Howard Cavitt
Tnce
Oil Struck Near Taylor at 172 Feet on Fuch Farm
Oil was struck at 172 feet on the Fuch farm near Taylor last week, with plans for further development. The report notes expansion of local utilities and rail upgrades, including new engines for the International & Great Northern Railroad and additions to rolling stock.
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Taylor
Fuch
Here
Palestine
International & Great Northern Railroad
The Tired Business Man's Song
A city night inspired poem as a tired man longs for ragtime and tavern songs. The speaker rejects highbrow masters in favor of Tin Pan Alley style tunes to lift the mood and banish care with lively, mischievous verse.
Corn Planting Off to Slow Start in Bryan Area
James J. Conway visiting from Gentry place three miles southwest of Bryan reports planting corn for the second time and notes sparse emergence. He says prospects look discouraging for the community and expects a tough season ahead.
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James J. Conway
Gentry Place
Bryan
Conner
Facts From The Farm: Texas Farmers Call For Credit Reform
Peter Radfore of the Texas Farmers' Union argues agriculture lacks proper financing. He notes over half of Texas farmers are landless, with 24 000 farms over 500 acres and total farm debt reaching 200 million dollars at 10 to 20 percent interest. He cites home and field education as key and urges a rural land credit system for long term, affordable loans.
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Texas
Powers Dies After Long Illness In Providence
W J Powers died March 18 at his Providence home after over two years of illness. He faced hardship with patience and left three daughters Mrs J H Scott, Mrs Ed Royal, and Miss Bessie Powers. A Baptist, he was well known in Brazos and neighboring counties and buried beside his wife in Alexander Cemetery on March 19 1914.
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W. J. Powers
Provdence
Mr. Powers
J. H. Scott
Ed. Royal
Bessie Powers
Lfe
Powers
Brazos
The
Baptist Church
Alexander Cemetery
Chinamen Beat Farmers In College Baseball Tilt
Yesterday afternoon A M College faced the Chinese University team touring the country. The Farmers fell 4 to 2 as the Celestial Kingdom players pulled ahead in the ninth inning after a strong start by the A M squad.
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A. & M. College
A. & M. Boys
Celestial Kingdom
Mr. B. F. Kelly Dead In Navasota
Mrs. Dan Kidd mourns the death of her father Mr. B. F. Kelly at his Navasota home on Wednesday evening. A Navasota Examiner tribute notes he was a Methodist Church member who trusted in Jesus, and honored as a good son, brother, husband, father, soldier, citizen, and Christian.
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Daily Eagle
Dan Kidd
B. F. Kelly
Navasota
Otlock
Kidd
Kelly
Methadlist Church
Jesus Christ
Legislature Ends Session Abruptly Without Passes
Albany March 28 The New York State Legislature adjourned sine die leaving unfinished business including a $31,000,000 appropriation bill that will require an extraordinary session. The House quit abruptly without notifying the Senate or the Governor.
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Associated Press
Albany
New York State
House
Senate
British cotton buyer studies Texas farms for mills
Associated Press reports Thomas Heyworth, a Lancashire cotton manufacturer, visits Austin to study Texas cotton production with the aim of purchasing Texas farms for British manufacturers. It is unclear if cotton from Texas would be shipped to England or if mills would relocate here.
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Austin
Tex
Thomas Heyworth
Texas
Smallpox Cases Rise in City as Cooperation Drops
City Health Officer Hunnicutt reports eight smallpox cases growing more serious due to lack of public cooperation. He notes some infections are of attacking nature and says negroes conceal the disease while asking white residents to report illness among their colored servants promptly.
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Hunnicutt
County Road Notes and Bridge Work Progress
Judge J. T. Meloney reports county raid forces are grading the Bryan to Nava sota river road, with all trees removed and completion in thirty days. Bridges on Bee creek near Allen farm washed away by flood have been replaced and are in use. Work on the Little Brazos bridge is well under way and pushed rapidly.
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J. T. Meloney
Bryan
Navasota River
Bee Creek
Allen Farm
Little Brazos
Cambridge Defeats Oxford in Annual Eight-Oared Race
Cambridge won the annual eight oared race against Oxford in London today per Associated Press. The victory adds another chapter to the historic rowing rivalry, with Cambridge securing a decisive lead in this traditional contest.
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Associated Press
London
England
Cambridge
Oxford Today
Heavy rain floods Paris as six hours yield 3.15 inches
Paris Texas records 3.15 inches of rain in six hours the heaviest in years as the day’s weather news dominates. Nearby reports note rail collisions, local deaths, and workers contesting night-engineer seniority while Washington passes a rivers and harbors bill totaling 45 million dollars.
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Paris
Tex
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