Suffragist Victory at Texas Daughters of the Confederacy Meet
Mrs. Charles L. Hamil of Longview elected president of the Texas Division. El Paso chosen as 1914 convention city. Officers named for the ensuing year include Miss Elsie Griffing Dallas and Mrs. T. C. Westbrook Hearne. Contested presidency marked the convention’s highlight amid anti suffrage challenges.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
San Antonio
Tex
Charles L. Hamil
Longview
Texas
The
Daughters of the Con
Elsie Griffing
Dallas
T. C. Westbrook
Hearne
M. D. Farris
Huntsville
L. P. Talley
Temple
John van Nest
Marshall
J. K. Bivins
J. E. Burton
Houston
Clara Sperzing
Austin
Charles G. Barrett
Premier Asquith Attacked by Suffragists in Scotland
Associated Press reports Premier Asquith was attacked by suffragettes with dog whips in Plean Scotland. He and accompanying officials were more frightened than injured as the group shouted and struck at them during a visit on November 1.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rv Associated Press
Edinburg
Sctoland
Asquith
Plean
Cadet Corps Drill Promises Creditable Dallas Showing
About two fifths of the company at A. and M. are new to drilling but perform well. Commanding officers report no fears for a creditable display at Dallas.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cadet Corps
Dallas
Secretary McAdoo Celebrates Birthday in Washington
Secretary of the Treasury William G. McAdoo born near Marietta Georgia marks his fiftieth birthday in Washington by working hard. He receives visitors and a flood of congratulatory letters and telegrams.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Secretary of ‘the Treasury
William G. McAdoo
Marietta
Meade Barr Identified in Waxahachie Jail
Dallas police confirm the man held in Waxahachie jail is Meade Barr, brought from an Indiana reformatory on a murder charge in the July killing of Miss Florence Brown. Barr is not available for sight or comment.
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Associated Press
Dallas
Texas
Waxahachie
Meade Barr
Indiana
Lincoln Highway Set for Dedication Across Nation
Lincoln Highway will be dedicated tonight as a permanent memorial to Abraham Lincoln with nationwide celebrations from New York to California. States arrange sermons and decorations along the route, funds for the project reach $10,000,000, and schoolchildren will plant trees on Arbor Day 1914 to beautify the highway.
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Detroit
Mich
Abraham Lincoln
New York
California
San Francisco
Lincoln Highway Association
Lincoln
Stay on the Farm Editorial Urges Youth Campaign
Mrs. E P Turner chairing Texas Farm Life Commission calls for a stay on the farm movement to curb rural youth migration to cities. She backs social centers country parks playgrounds libraries and the creation of a Director of Public Recreation in every Texas community.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
E. P. Turner
Homes and Schools
Texas Farm Life Commission
Texas
Building operations resume at A. and M.
Work had stalled on the Main building and the Y M C A at A and M but crews have returned to the job and progress is steady. Finishing on the Main building is underway and occupancy is hoped soon.
Dreadnaught Texas Delivered After Meeting Contracts
The Dreadnought Texas was returned to the builders after meeting all contract requirements. The trial board praised its performances, noting speeds greatly exceeded the contract specifications.
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Associated Press
Newport News
Texas
Diaz Says Foreign Attack Could Unite Mexico
General Porfirio Diaz declares no plan to return to Mexico unless a foreign nation attacks. He says such an attack would unite the country, but he declines to comment on U S attitudes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mexico
Associated Press
London
Porfirio Diaz
Ford agency to move into old water plant in Bryan
Builders began work today to ready the old water and light plant for a new Ford automobile agency. Promoters B M Barker of Austin and M R Newnham of Chicago will run separate houses. Newnham moves to Bryan as manager, Barker remains in Austin. The building should be ready in about ten days with stock shipments to follow shortly.
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Ford Automobile Agency
B. M. Barker
Austin
M. R. Newnham
Chicago
Newnham
Bryan
Barker
Messrs Barker
Fort Worth
Rebels Bring Wounded to Brownsville Amid Monte rey Fight
Eighty rebels wounded in the Monte rey area were brought to Brownsville from Matamoros as Federal reinforcements reach Monterey. Reports say General Gonzales retreated from Monterey and that rebel forces have heavy reinforcements surrounding the city, with renewed fighting anticipated.
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Brownsville
Monterey
Matamoros
Gonzales
Cane Crop Good In The County
The Eagle notes a load of ribbon cane sold on streets, calling it a profitable, reliable crop when planted on good ground and properly worked. The writer urges more planting in the county, contrasting past acreage with recent neglect in favor of cotton.
Old Friends Meet Capture of Terrapin by Two Men
Will Nix and Capt. A. J. Rocket, strolling in Volney on April 17, 1887, spotted a common terrapin and captured it during their walk.
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Will Nix
A. J. Rocket
Volney
Terrapin mark survives, 26 years later noted by locals
In Burleson County Ledger a terrapin found years after 1887 bears a carved date April 17, 1887 on its back. Mr. Nix and friends discovered the reptile about a mile and a half from the earlier spot, and the terrapin appeared unchanged, hale and healthy, recognizing Will Nix after the long lapse.
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Capt. . Becket
A and M Exhibit Shines At Waco Cotton Palace
Work began on the Texas A and M College exhibit at the Waco Cotton Palace. Dallas fair displays are augmented with new features for Waco, showing animal science, horticulture, textiles, entomology, architecture, and mechanical engineering efforts.
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Texas A. and M. College
Waco
Texas
Dallas
Texas Experimental Stations
Waco Cotton Palace
Department of Architecture
College exhibit showcases wireless telegraphy and road engineering
The display includes a complete wireless telegraphy outfit run by electrical engineering students connected with Houston and Galveston operators. A good roads exhibit from Dallas features road materials and models. Farm terracing models and terraced plots demonstrate erosion control and soil conservation for hillside farming.
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Electrical Engineering
Wll
Houston
Galveston
Dallas
Waco
Texas
R. J. Potts
Department of
R. R. Pearce
Rebels Driven From Monterey After Siege
Private and railroad telegrams report rebels pushed out of the Monterey area. Generals Tellez and Maas arrived with 700 federal reinforcements after a nine day move from Laredo. Officials say rebels burned 650 freight cars 3 passenger coaches 17 locomotives and rail shops during the siege.
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Associated Press
Mexico City
Monterey
City
Tellez
Maas
Laredo
Mexican National Railways
Mexican Central Railway
Proprietary malaria remedy promises quick fever relief
An 19th century advertisement touts a prescription "prepared especially for MALARIA or CHILLS & FEVER." Five or six doses claim to break the illness and serve as a tonic to prevent recurrence. The remedy supposedly targets the liver, avoids gripe, and costs 25 cents.
Sheriff’s Sale Notice in Brazos County Texas 1915
The sheriff of Brazos County Texas will sell on the first Tuesday in November 1918 a tract of 122 62 100 acres tied to the Dansby Hearne and related lines. The sale, for cash, is to satisfy a judgment of 2146.47 plus costs in the case Parker versus Rae et al. The property lies along Bryan and Hearne Road and adjacent tracts described in deed records.
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CIA Rae
County of
Brazos
R. M .Dansby
W. O. Hearne
Brazos County
Texas
Bryan and
Hearne Road
S. E
R. M. Dansby
Giovanna
Pomillo
N. E
Francisco Arizalone
S. W
India
Bryan
Lee Rao
Francis Rao
Ned Rao
Lucia Rao
M. J. Parker
A. D
J. D. Conlee
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Charles Hamil
EL Paso
Galveston and
Mar
Shall
S. W. Scholars
Orange
Hamil
Ponent
Daughters of the Confederacy
Sholars
Lord Asquith
M’adoo
Florence Brown
Lincoln Highway
Morial
Dallas Fair
Mars
Sheriff’s. Sale
State of Texas
County of Brazos
District Court
Lee
State of
Columbus
Moon Bros
Surrey
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