Killough Massacre Victims May Have 25 Foot Monument
The Killough massacre site in western Cherokee county may receive a 25 foot monument of native rock marking the last resting place. The planned marker honors the Killough settlement tragedy of 1838 and its survivors, with the cemetery to be enclosed and cared for as part of honoring Texas Cherokees and a historic restoration effort.
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Killough
CWA
Cherokee County
Texas
Isaac Killoughs
Alabama
Mt. Selman
Elizabeth Killough
Elizabeth
Kras. Williams
Polly
W. F. Partlow
Narcissa Killough
Fort Lacy
Thomas J. Rusk
C. W. Matthews
Garden Valley
Smith County
Brazos Farmers Ship 5900 Turkeys by Rail to Christ mas
About 5,000 Brazos county turkeys were shipped from Bryan toward the north for Christmas consumption. Harvest community farmers pooled their birds, sending wagons to Bryan on Monday and Tuesday, with four rail cars carrying roughly 1,200 birds and about 14,000 pounds per car.
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Brazos County
Bryan
Harvey
Lower Gasoline Tax of U S on New Year s Day
Houston reports that Texas motorists will gain about 3.5 million dollars annually as the federal gasoline tax of one half cent per gallon lapses on January 1. The National Recovery Act levy, raised to 1 1/2 cents, will drop back to one cent, with liquor tax revenue filling the gap.
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Texas
Lone Star
Texas Good Roads Association
Congress
Sheppard
Babson the famed statistician and forecaster
Roger W. Babson, a renowned statistician, became known to Americans for his 1929 crash prophecy and remains a leading forecaster. Born in Gloucester, Mass., he earned an MIT B S in 1891, founded Babson’s Statistical Organization, and held roles with multiple companies and the U S government during war.
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Roger W. Babson
Babson Wee
Gloucester
Mass
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Grace Margaret Knight
St. Paul
Babson Park
Babson's Statistical Organization
Wellessey Hills
Babson Institute
Newton Trust Company
Adirondack Light @ Power Company
Mississippi River Power Company
Easter
Texas motor fuel tax cut boosts motorists by a few dollars
A tax cut on motor fuel in Texas reduces the average motorist bill from 30.58 to 27.80 dollars per year based on an estimated 556 gallons. Only two cents of the total goes to the highway construction and maintenance purpose, while the rest benefits other areas. The road association estimates the typical motorist gains about 2.78 dollars annually.
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Texas
Road Association
Texas 3.2 beer legality case challenges county court authority
A Mitchell County dry-area beer ruling sparked an appeal arguing the county court lacked jurisdiction to try a $25 sale of 3.2 percent beer. The case contends the Dean law governs offenses and that the 3.2 beer statute conflicts with constitutional provisions and existing dry laws. The appeal asserts the beer law is unconstitutional and cannot supersede state prosecution statutes in dry territory.
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Texas
Mitchell County
Ube Trial Court
Fragmentary legal note on law approval and conviction
A garbled entry discusses upholding a conviction and the necessity to approve laws. It mentions criminal matters and legal actions but lacks clear names, dates, or places to identify entities or events. The readable parts suggest a procedural context without specifics.
Stratosphere record officially set in Paris balloon flight
Paris Dec 13 The United States Lt Comm T G W tle led a gas V8,665 meters 61,237 feet ascent over the city in a balloon, with the Internal Aeronautic federation marking the achievement as a new record. The event, witnessed by officials, crowned the flight as an official world record in high altitude ballooning.
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Paris
United States
Aeronautic Federation
Ohio
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