Texas Cotton Prices Slip Amid Light Demand Across State
Waxahachie sees light sales as farmers hold for higher prices after a holiday. McKinney reports cotton at 12 1 2 to 18 3 4 cents a pound with 160 bales received. Marshall notes 125 bales traded at 11 to 12 1 2 cents, with 1000+ bales held countywide for better prices. Cottonseed at $18 a ton.
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Waxahachie
Ellis County
Sand Lake
McKinney
Marshall
Charles Hi. Welsh
Temple
Bell County
Fossil Forest Trunks in Arizona Show Stone Replacement
In Northern Arizona many ancient tree trunks reach over 100 feet. During decay wood cells were replaced by sandstone minerals, producing chalcedony opals and agates with some trunks resembling jasper and onyx. A Western state considers mandating fingerprints with signatures on official papers.
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Petrified Forest
Arizona
Wild Horses Still Number Over a Million in West
Report notes more than one million wild horses remain in the United States with most dotting Western states. The figure highlights ongoing conservation and management debates among federal agencies and ranching communities.
Cameron Mill Blaze of 1925 Destroys Old Structure
On April 21 1925 a south gale drove flames from the Cameron mill endangering nearby homes and the Christian church. Firefighters from Rockdale Rogers Belton and Lott fought the blaze saving the mill office and nearby property. The church and Otto Govenda residence were damaged by flying embers. a banquet honored the firemen afterward and a new church building is planned.
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Christian Church
Cameron
Cam
Thomas
Otto Govenda
Rockdale
Rogers
Belton
Lott
Butte
Hubert Hefley Motor Company
Batte
Capacity of Cameron Cotton Oil mill reaches one hundred tons daily
The Cameron Cotton Oil Company unveils a new plant with a capacity of 90 to 100 tons per day. Mr. Batte notes the mill’s equipment and service rank among Texas facilities, powered by electricity under underwriters’ code. The Texas Public Utilities Company supplies the current, offering low rates for industrial use in Cameron.
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Cameron Cotton Oil Company
Texas
Batte
Cameron
Texas Public Utilities Company
Saltpeter From Mammoth Cave Powers War Era Industry
Powder for the War of 1812 relied on saltpeter from Mammoth Cave Kentucky. Ox-drawn wagon ruts remain visible in the cave. The maxim silencer designed to dampen firearms blasts is being adapted for industry. Eight railroads use it on oil electric locomotives.
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Mammoth Cave
Kentucky
Oil and Gas Leases and a Wildlife Chronicle
Gustav Lorenz and wife transfer 100 acres to Rockdale Development Co for 250 dollars in Thompson and T. J. Chambers grants. W Wade and wife deed 14 acres from Wm Allen grant to J W Lich Iyter. Meanwhile reports note harpened whales battling for two days and a mammoth remains the sole living representative of prehistoric mastodons. The world Jewish population is about 18,080,600, with the US claiming 4,400,600 and New York City at 2,000,000. An illiteracy rate around eight percent is cited for China. A British Columbia rancher faced a grizzly when hunting a stray horse, using a club to kill the bear.
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Gustav Lorenz
W. Wade
J. W. Lich Iyter
Wm. Allen
United States
New York City
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Wichita Falls
Wichita
Archer Counties
J. C. Philo
Bureau of Census
United States Department of Commerce
Archer County
Hontsville
Walker County
Paris
Herald Publishing
R.L. Batte
Eron
China
British Columbia
Epsved
The
Cameron Commercial Club
Civic Endea
R. L. Batte
Commercial Club
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