Death Valley Scotty admits no gold mine wealth myth ends
The desert legend Death Valley Scotty aka Walter Scott admits there is no hidden mine and says his wealth came from other people’s money. He also claims he was broke in the stock market and blames sensational reports on overblown rumors while calling himself Death Valley’s press agent. He names A. M. Johnson as a money source and dismisses claims of lavish wealth.
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Death Valley
Scotty
Walter Scott
California
Chicago
A. M. Johnson
Scott
Paris
Terns of Twenty-Four Years Ago in Eagle Lake
A 1906 Eagle Lake column notes city progress from road work by City Marshal Fort Westmoreland to the barber shop change of ownership by L. Burger. It lists hotel plans to replace an old building, local hunting trips on the lake, a new Emerson steam pump agency, and various social events and travels of residents including Miss Kate Griffin, Miss Robert, and many others. A Washington’s Birthday holiday closed banks and schools. The piece also mentions a social gathering for Miss Kort Maker with prizes, plus a strange report of blind fish with ferns found in an underground street near Presidio County, three inches long, boring into mud when disturbed.
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Fort Westmoreland
Bl. J. Burger
Calvin Brown
J. J. Garrison
Lake Buffalo
Thomas
Altair
Ree Belt
Eagle Lake
S&s Stricklind
Columbus
Kate Griffin
Houston
Galveston
Olva Davis
Washington
Canaday
Mexico
del Rio
Leon Williamson
Moore Navigation
Mentor Northington
Egypt
Jr. Z. Whatley
W. A. Thatcher
Robert
Bon Antonio
Mike Menahan
Jim Newsom
Lane City
Ben Callison
Wallis
W. J. Roberts
Altay
John Norris
Glen Flor
W. H. Korthauer
Kort
Weeren
Burton
Nina Byars
Bruce Mel Carty
Presidio
Alpine
Santa Fe
J.P. Swazell
Ita
al- Ata
Old John Teddy Married Twice in Civil War Era
A veteran known as Old John Teddy was described as married twice and having served in the Civil War. Mrs. R. A. Rillen and Miss Wie McParland visited Houston on Saturday with social visits noted. The text also mentions Mr. and Mrs. Gordy and family, and Mollie Goodson visiting relatives W. P. and G. W. Goodson.
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John Teddy
R.A. Rillen
Wie Mc-Fartland
Houston
Miss McParland
Gordy
Presley Ward
Fred. Frnsen
Praise for Moody era Highway Commission ends soon
The article argues the Texas Highway Commission, under Governor Moody, has built a competent department and delivered a rapid expansion of road mileage. It notes $33,000,000 spent in 1929 on roads and maintenance, with emphasis on efficiency and businesslike administration. Dallas News.
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Highway Commission
Moody
Moody Commission
Texas
Sterling
Ausocittes
Twighway
Caxens
Gems Mission
Wtty
Just Work and Overwork in the Eye of Health
A reflective piece argues overwork does not cause death if proper diet sleep and regular exercise are kept. It contrasts a sedentary lifestyle in a swiv el chair with a quarry worker who died of natural causes at eighty two and emphasizes personal responsibility for health.
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Oll Rever
Ganyon
Mtr
Yinnember
Tbs
Noted Texas Bandit Sun Bass Tragedy at Round Rock
A retold 1899 Wits Point Chronicle account recounts Sun Bass and his gang’s Round Rock raid. Texas Rangers pursued after a bank-robbery plan. marshal Dick Ware killed, Bass mortally wounded, dying at Round Rock. Ware identified as Bass’s slayer. era’s violence and frontier justice described.
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Sun Bass
Wits Point Chronicle
Round Rock
Williamson County
Oxi
Love Star
Sam Bass
Texas
Indiana
Texas and Pacific
Dallas
Mexico
Texas Rangers
Nick Ware
Wittinos
Lin
Ted
Dick Ware
Barnes
Boas
Bass
Bas
Tess
Tanne Rock
Ware Jie
Howe
Tobacco chewing and stomach distress urged in age note
A U S physician notes that chronic stomach issues may result from tobacco chewing and alkaline saliva. He cites a centenarian who chewed since youth, argues moderation, and recounts a local purchase of a seven passenger car with radio and dash features.
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Ate Dave
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Crim & Chapman
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Morons
Eva Edmonds
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Ed, McRee
J. B. Stewart
J. R. Westmoreland
Frank Lattwin
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Cleo Flowers
Ruby Walls
Mary
Robert Thatcher
Lett Lewis
Lizzle York
Edna Balhorn
Ninette Walker
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Sam Little
F. R. Lewis
R. Winston
Max Conner
Frank
Wilbur Forrest
Jack Davidson
Terry Balhorn
Roy Dobbins
Jin Gordon
George Vick
Jon Chumney
Everett McRee
Ned Callison
Jin Newsom
Oliver Plowers
Brahan Prager
Oly Davis
T. W. Shugart
Eagle Lake Insurance “Agency
First National
Bank
Mollie Goodson
W. P
G- W. Goodson
Manamegne
Eagle Lake State Bank
Harrison's City
John Joseph Coakes
Calvert Drug Co
Allen Motor Co
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