Wellborn Rural Notes From the Valley City
Wellborn and Harvey area residents share family visits, social events, and local notices. Mrs. M S Dew returns home after visiting her parents Mr and Mrs J B Neeley. The Ladies Aid met with Mrs L S Hensarling. next gathering set for February 7 with Mrs Charlie Graham. Birthday party honors Miss Lola Eidson, 16, with games and refreshments. School notes include upcoming musical comedy February 20 under Miss Sanders. Several residents travel to Bryan, Hockley, Millican, and Stoneham for work, visits, and teaching.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wheeler
M. G. Buchanan
Rea
Bertha Turner
Winnie Belie Graham
Atha Todd
Ladies’ Aid Society
L. S. Hensarling
Charlie Graham
Marion Peters
Allen Academy
Marion Carroll
Harvey, Tex
J. P. Royder
F. A. Royder
Hockley
J. L. Hensarling
L. M. Gandy
Bryan
A. G. Neeley
Abram Hensarling
Wellborn
A. W
Lola
Miss Eidson
Annie Maud Royder
Miss Kidson
Miss Soles
Miss Brunson
Houston
Howell Gandy
Ed Carl
Lola Eidson
May Foster
G. C. Boyder
Sims
Onie Williams
Millican
Grace Ramsey
Miss Sanders
Zonnie Seale
Myrtle Broadway
Gladys Barron
Stoneham
Brazos Bottom
Grace Gandy
Ro Gandy
Tex
Minter Springs Letter Reflects Flood Aftermath and Recovery
A post flood reflection from Minter Springs notes the long silence after December and January horrors. It praises charity that fed and housed the needy, praises rescuers in Brazos bottom, and reports renewed activity, good health, no smallpox, better farming weather, and Rev. D. B. Waite as pastor with growing Sunday school interest.
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Minter Springs
Texas
Brazos
D. B. Waite
Bryan
Harvey Happenings in Local Community Notes
Local column reports moving into a new home by W D Yardley and visits by Dr and Mrs Rea to Bryan. Several residents including D C Buchanan and M B Freeman travel for business or family visits. Wrgan and Bedias residents join locals for weekend gatherings. George Pugh plans to return to Mississippi. A telegram to the Goens shares concerns for their daughter sick but not seriously. Smallpox cases are noted and church services held Saturday.
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Rea
Bryan
D. C. Buchanan
Freeman
N. A. Cotham
Bryan Blotts
Bedias
Nat Graham
W. B. Barron
Rock Prairie
J. H. Ferguson
Tom Cloud
Cora
Verna Massey
Dolores Thibodeaux
Wrgan
Will Goen
George Pugh
Mississippi
North Zulch
Missley
League Notes Speaker Burgess Proposes Meeting Plan
A Sunday League meeting featured Mr. I B Duck in the president’s absence. Burgess from College spoke on League benefits, favorably received. A suggested plan asks attendees to bring their Sunday school quarterly to discuss next lesson. A member, Mr. J W Phipps, died unexpectedly. A new family moved into the neighborhood and may join the League.
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I. B. Duck
League
Burgess
J. W. Phipps
Moorish Tribesmen Suffer Heavy Losses in Battle
Reports from Tetuan Morocco say several hundred Moorish tribesmen were killed and wounded in a battle south of the city with Spanish forces on Thursday. Twenty six Spaniards were reported killed.
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Tetuan
Morocco
Here
Cotton Sheds Burn in Houston Fire Lossing 16 000 Bales
A fire in the Southern Pacific cotton sheds at Clinton on the Houston ship channel destroyed 16,000 bales of cotton and caused estimated losses of 1 million dollars. Sparks from a passing tug boat are believed to have started the blaze and the sheds were completely ruined though insured.
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Associated Press
Houston
Tex
Southern Pacific
Clinton
Ship Channel
Here
Katy merger suit settled without details reported
The Katy merger suit, filed for over 400 million dollars, was unofficially settled today in Austin Texas. No specifics were released though extensions are rumored as part of a compromise and penalties remain uncertain.
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Associated Press
Austin, Tex
Katy
Exports of Canned Goods Reach About 20 Million Dollars
Washington reports that roughly 20 million dollars of canned goods were exported from the continental United States in the year just ended. Salmon is the largest item, with Alaska producing about 80 million pounds valued at around 7 million dollars, and England remaining a major customer for salmon and fruits.
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Washington
United States
Tropics
England
Alaska
Pacific
Columbia River
Australia
New Zealand
United Kingdom
Hawaii
Porto Rico
Canned Meats and Exports Rise in 1913 Eleven Months
The eleven months ended November show pork and beef near half a million dollars each in export value while other canned meats reach 1% million. Canned beef falls to about half 1912 and one third of 1911. pork declines slightly from 1912. Tropical destinations drive canned meats and condensed milk exports, with condensed milk at 13 million dollars and canned vegetables at 1% million in 1918 compared with earlier periods.
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Tropics
Deserted Village debate on Goldsmith’s inspiration
The article weighs whether Goldsmith’s Deserted Village depicts Auburn Holderness Lissey or a composite coast village. It notes the coast sea loss near Bridlington, references Lissey in Ireland, and cites Moore and other scholars. It highlights Goldsmith’s Ireland years and the poem’s 1796 writing, published in May 1797, praising its enduring compact craft.
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Goldsmith
England
United States
Yorkshire
Bridlington
Lissey
Auburn
Holderness
Moore
Pallas
County Limerick
Ireland
Wordsworth
Windsor Forest
Pope
Thomas Byrne
No extra words the reader must hear every one
A compact line stresses economy of language and the urgency of precise wording. It urges readers to value each word as essential and deliberate.
Aviator Circling Globe Prize Pooled at Exposition
One hundred fifty thousand dollars in cash prizes at the Panama-Pacific Exposition were posted to reward the first aviator to circle the globe within ninety days. Individual firms expect to double the total funding.
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San Francisco
Cal
Dr Frank Rainey Dies in Austin at 80 After 21 Years as Superintendent
Dr Frank Rainey aged 80 longtime superintendent of the State Blind Institute died in Austin Texas on February 2. He led the institute for twenty one years and was a prominent figure in the blind service community. His death marks the end of an era in the Texas program.
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Associated Pross
Austin
Tex
Frank Rainey
State Blind Institute
Soudan Grass Gains Ground in Brazos County
A. W. Buchanan reports on six farmers who grew Soudan grass from seed provided by Texas A&M. Four plots reached five to eight feet, with stalks denser and riper than Johnson grass. Yeager yields 125 pounds seed from a quarter acre and notes cattle prefer the hay. Prospects point to wide planting and greater forage value for local livestock wealth.
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A. & M. College
Steep Hollow
F. W. Yeager
Mercy Hospital to rise in Houston in two divisions
A charter has been secured for a half million dollar hospital in Houston named Mercy Hospital. Construction is expected to begin soon and the facility will operate in two divisions, one for white patients and the other for negroes.
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Houston
The
Mercy Hospital
Gompers Accused Of Gloriously Drunk Display
Duncan McDonald of Illinois testified at the Union Mine Workers convention that Samuel Gompers appeared gloriously drunk at the Seattle AFL gathering. McDonald said he and his wife were disturbed by rowdy guests in a hotel room nearby and found Gompers with an alcohol bottle on the table.
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iBy Associated Press
Indianapolis
Ind
Duncan McDonald
Illinois Today
Union Mine Workers’ Convention
Gompers
Seattle
Poll Taxes Paid in County and City by Precincts
The county and city issued 2101 poll taxes with 75 exemptions across 11 precincts led by Kurten 1276 polls and 9 exemptions City Hall 413 taxes 19 exemptions and Court House 87 taxes 17 exemptions. City and county offices stayed open late to collect taxes with year over year gains.
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Millican
Wellborn
College
Steele’s
Harvey
Kurten
Cottonwood
Edge
Smetana
City Hall
Court House
T County
President Wilson Seeks Leaders’ View on Immigration Limits
President Wilson says there is universal agreement on restricting assisted immigration and will not reveal his stance on literary tests in immigration bills until he consults congressional leaders. He plans to wait for talks with lawmakers before outlining his position.
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Washington
Wilson
Congress
Fire and Blood Rage in Haiti Gonaives
Reports from Port Au Prince say sharp fighting rages in Gonaives between Davilmar Theodore and General Or te Zamor followers. The city is reportedly set ablaze amid vague casualty reports as revolutionary leaders are executed by government troops. A local safety committee demands withdrawal of American and German marines from the city.
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Associated Press
Port Au Prince
Haiti
Gonaives
Davilmar Theodore
Orte Zamor
Govram
Am Can
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Penning
Minter
Harvey Happenings
W. D. Yardley
Union Hill
Goldsmith's
the Feat
Brazos County
By. A. W. Buchanan
Half Million Dollar Hospital
Union
Workers’ Convention and Author
Hait
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