Partial Flood Loss Report At Houston County Recovers
Twelve Texas counties report 500000 acres flooded with total damage $2750000. Estimates suggest final losses above $ five million. Relief plans include a Washington trip to press seed aid and urgent feed needs. Congressman Summers and Red Cross officials attend conference and prepare next steps.
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Houston
Washington
Hatton W. Summers
Ernest P. Bicknell
Red Cross
W. D. McGrath
Birmingham
Taft Endorses Churchgoing Movement in New Haven
Former President Taft accepted a tire button emblem for the everybody-at-church Sunday drive in New Haven as Rev. John Hoag outlined the effort. He urged widespread churchgoing to counter acts of ill advised emotionalism and to promote personal responsibility.
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New Haven
Conn
Taft
John Hoag
Hightower Family Longtime Herald Readers Praised
Gr Hightower and family near Ben Arnold have read the Herald for over 30 years. He visited Cameron to review the service and praised the new offerings while noting his finances and seven sons following his farming example. Mr C Pressley of Minerva stopped in Milam County Monday as a long-time Herald friend.
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Gr. Hightower
Ben Arnold
Herald
Hightower
Cameron
Force
Milam
C. Pressley
Minerva
Minerva Country
Governor Pardons Harrison Vick in Texas Murder Case
Harrison Vick, sentenced to ten years for murder in 1912, was pardoned on New Year’s Day 1914 after serving less than five months. He returned to Waco and faced a years-long fight for liberty, saying he couldn’t see Huckelberry in the bushes when the fatal shot was fired. Huckelberry, a traveling man, died during Christmas week 1911 on Vick’s property in a disputed shooting claim.
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Waco
Texas
Harrison Vick
Fifty Fourth District Court
Vick
O. B. Colquitt
E. M. Huckelbeery
Court of Criminal Appeals
Huckelberry
Menk Family Purchases Interest in Brenham Lumber
Mr R A Menk and family have moved from Buckholts to Brenham where he has purchased an interest in a large Brenham lumber company and will become assistant manager this week. The Herald notes the family’s move from Cameron with best wishes for success in their new home. Before leaving Cameron, Mr Menk visited the Herald office and updated his figures to 1915 to ensure a copy is kept.
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R. A. Menk
Buckholts
Brenham
Menk
The
Herald
Cameron
Monk
Santa Fe Losses Estimated in Flood Damage
Santa Fe railroad losses in Bell county and on the Southern division are estimated near 100000 dollars, far below earlier guesses. The figure excludes revenue losses from suspended operations across a significant part of the Southern division.
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Santa Fe Railway
Bell County
Southern Division
Guess
Advertisers Urged to Support The Herald in Cameron
The Herald’s new management seeks advertiser cooperation to grow Milam County's paper. It notes current ad rates are low yet production costs up 50 percent, pledges honesty, and outlines plans for higher rates, expanded features, and investment in new material while stressing benefits to Cameron and Milam County merchants and farmers.
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Herald
Milam County
Cameron
Texas
Ottawa saloonists limit patrons to four drinks daily
Ottawa Ontario saloonmen posted notices declaring a temperate liquor policy. Habitual tipplers will be allowed four drinks a day, one before each meal and one at bedtime. A dealer quipped that some fellows are hogs and a cap must be placed on excess drinking.
Cullen Thomas Proposes Plan to Unify Texas Prohibition Democrats
Dallas January 3 Cullen F Thomas proposed a harmony plan for Texas prohibitionists to Lieutenant Governor Mayes and Comptroller Lane. He urged unified candidacies or immediate withdrawal to avoid division and defeat by liquor forces. He cited S P Brooks T H Ball and W F Ramsey as supporters and praised Lord Brooks of Waco as a potential leader.
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Dallas
Texas
Cullen F. Thomas
Mayes
W. P. Lane
Thomas
Lane
Judge Walker
Mr. Thomas
S. P. Brooks
Waco
T. H. Ball
San Antonio
W. F. Ramsey
Austin
Lord Brooks
Candidate for County Commissioner Named by Local Resident
Our old friend C. A. Booker, of Cameron route 2, told a Herald reporter he would be a candidate for county commissioner. A Milam County citizen, real estate man, and successful farmer, Booker has served as tax assessor in beat No. 2. Bob Wiley, the present tax assessor, commends the choice as wise.
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C. A. Booker
Cameron
Herald
Milam County
Booker
Bob Wiley
Personal crisis reports rise in United States in 1913
Chicago figures show 13 106 personal crisis reports in 1913 up from 12 981 in 1912. The split is 8 603 male and 4 504 female, with physicians leading professionals at 34. Mr Harley Perry of Rockdale visited the city for a time.
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Chicago
United States
Harley Perry
Rockdale
State to Forge Full Rendition
The Texas State Tax Board met in Austin on January 5 and adopted a resolution to enforce full renditions of property at its reasonable cash value. It said many counties underreported value in 1913 and will report violations to the attorney general for prosecution, urging tax assessors and county judges to ensure accurate renderings.
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Austin
Texas
State Tax Board
Former Towns Man Injured In Hunting Incident
J. P. Houts of the Sneed ranch in Milam county was shot in the face while hunting his horses last Friday afternoon. The injury included a facial wound and a bullet penetrating his eye. He was taken to Waco with help from ROK. Aycock where doctors removed the injured eye area. Early reports suggested possible loss of sight, but Providence Sanitarium updates indicate the left eye sight is recovering. The community expresses sympathy for the affliction.
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J. P. Houts
Sneed
Milam County
Waco
ROK
Aycock
Provident Sanitarium
Rosebud News
New Parcel Post Rates In Effect January First
New parcel post rates go into effect January 1 with higher weight limits for second zone shipments up to 50 pounds and within other zones up to 20 pounds. Rates apply as: third zone six cents for the first pound, two cents per extra. fourth seven cents, four cents per extra. fifth eight cents, six cents per extra. sixth nine cents, five and a half cents per extra. Packages over 72 inches in length and girth not accepted. Mr Arthur J Slone returns from Kansas City and is at home in Buckholts.
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Taft Indorses Church
Slayer of
Huckleberry
Brenham Lumber Company
Santa Fe
Ottawa
Ont
Cullen Thomas
Lottier
Get
Rosebud
Arthur J. Slone
Kansas City
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