Tragic airship explosion near Absecon Inlet kills Vaniman crew
Melvin Vaniman and his crew perish when the dirigible explodes at 1000 feet over Absecon Inlet near Brigantine Beach. The envelope erupts in flames,救 drops 18 feet of water entangling survivors, and four crew members are believed trapped as rescuers search the wreckage.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Absecon Inlet
Melvin Vaniman
Atlantic Ocean
Calvin Vaniman
Fred Almos
Walter Guest
George Brilliant
Brigantine Beach
Lambert Parker
Abese
Federal
Vaniman
Carger
Vaninian
Meeting at Fox Hollow Before First Sunday in July
A community gathering is planned at Fox Hollow on Friday night preceding the first Sunday in July. Everyone is invited to attend and join in a few days of service and fellowship.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fox Hollow
Railroad Contract Closed for Kansas City to Quanah Line
E Walker president of the Kanah Seymour Dublin and Rockport railroad announces a written contract with L Cowrethwait and London associates to finance and build the road from Rockport to Belton in two years and Belton to Quanah in three years from July 1 1912. He submits a proposal to Austin residents to route the line through there while under consideration.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
E. Walker
Kanah, Seymour, Dublin
Rockport
L. Cowprethwait
Land for Trade near Palo seeks quick sale or exchange
Land for trade ad from E. C. Stovall offering the south half of survey 318 comprising 158 tillable acres in the northwest county area near Palo. Seeks sale cheap or exchange for stock or good vendor's lien notes. Read as a bargain in a good community.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Palo
E. C. Stovall
Taliaferro Leeves leaves Seymour for Wichita Falls job
In Seymour Texas residents note Prof Taliaferro Leeves leaves town with his musical instruments to take employment with Jesse French Piano Co in Wichita Falls. They regret his departure yet wish him success and hope for a future return to raise local musical standards. Also a housewife health ad by Sloan Drug and a booster note urge advertising for business growth.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Seynour Ileses
J. B. Taliaferro
Wichita Falls
Jesse“reneh
Taliaferro
Jesse-French Piano Company
Seymour Banner
Prosperity via local commerce and home industry push
A local editorial extols supporting Texas markets and the Commercial Club. It argues vigor plus capital drives growth and that showcasing community produced goods boosts home industry more than any other tactic.
Deadheading Vegetables Promoted by Prison Officials
Special to the Chronicle from Eagle Lake Texas dated June 29 reports Prison Commissioner R W Brahan and Captain A K Cunningham urging weekly or ten day shipments of vegetables to Hon Jno L Wortham in Austin. The letters suggest express shipments billed to Wortham with half to be sent to the Governor, to avoid express charges and benefit both officials.
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The
Chronicle
Eagle Lake
Texas
Wortham
Colquitt
W. T. Eldrige
Sugarland
A. K. Addison
Huntsville
Hon
Jno. L. Wortham
Austin
Express
R. W. Brahan
A. K. F. Cunningham
Bonus
Land Titles Guaranteed by Akin Abstracts
J. W. Akin of Graham is an approved abstractor for the Western Casualty & Guaranty Insurance Company Title Guaranty Department. We guarantee titles and correctness of abstracts. Compare costs with benefits and stay safe when obtaining titles. J. M. Terrell, Manager.
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J. W. Akin
Graham
Guaranty Department
The
Western Casualty & Guaranty Insurance Company
J. M. Terrell
Saloonmen Back Colquitt Campaign in Alamo City
The San Antonio Retail Liquor Dealers Association, reforming at Turner Hall with 40 to 50 members, urged support for Governor Colquitt and Bob Barker in Texas politics. Judge P H Shook and George F Mayer urged renominating Colquitt, while Bosshardt announced an executive meeting to further Colquitt and Barker. Next meeting set for July 10.
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Colquitt
San Antonio Express
Retail Liquor Dealers’ Association of
San Antonio
Turner Hall
Charles E. Bosshardt
P. H. Shook
Judge Shook
Bob Barker
George F. Mayer
Texas
Mr. Bosshardt
W. P. Lane
Cleburne Morning Review
Railroads and community welfare linked for growth
The piece argues that railroads boost prosperity and that town development depends on coordinated efforts among all community parts. It uses a farming metaphor of a tree to emphasize unity of leaves, twigs, branches, and roots in progress.
Oklahoma Wheat Crop Fails to Match 1910 Record
Oklahoma's 1912 wheat crop lags the 1910 record despite progress. June 25 conditions show 13.9 bushels per acre so far with 47.3 percent harvest. full yield is expected at 15 to 18 bushels. Reports note strong fruit conditions and general steadiness in corn and cotton.
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Oklahoma
Board of Agriculture
Oklahoma Times
Citation by Publication in Young County Texas
Public notice commands Sheriff to summon Peter P Sutton and unknown heirs by weekly publication for eight weeks before the September 1 1912 district court term in Graham Texas. Plaintiffs A J Waters and Mollie Waters seek judgment for possession and damages in suit No 1518 over land described as Texas Emigration and Land Co survey 293 abstract 540, claiming ten years of peaceful possession.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Texas
Young County
Peter P. Sutton
30Th Judicial District
District Court
Graham
A. J. Waters
Mollie Waters
Young
Texas Emigration and Land Co. Survey
J. L. Vaughan
Notice of Gallant Thomas heirs suit in Young County
The state of Texas summons George N Thomas minor and others by publication to appear at the September 1 1912 term of the District Court of Young County in Graham to answer a petition filed June 17 1912 in case No 1442 by Burl D Thomas et al against J N Thomas et al. The suit concerns a community estate of 160 acres known as the Robert Shaw survey abstract No 1635 cattle horses and a deposit of 433 20 at Beckham National Bank with a contested inheritance between heirs from Joe A Thomas and Mary A Thomas and a land sale requested to divide or sell the property. WITNESS J L Vaughan Clerk.
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George’n. Thomas
Jasper F. Thomas
Amanda Cryer
Cryer
Joe A. Thomas
Mr. Thomas
30Th Judicial District
Young County
Graham
Burl D. Thomas Et al
J. N. Thomas Et al
Texas
Mary A. Thomas
Beckham National Bank
Joe A Thomas
Young
Jasper N. Thomas
Burl D. Thomas G
J. L. Vaughan
District Court
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Melvin Vanimans
Senate
Aang
Mr. Wolters
Wolters
Randell
Organized
Mr. Randell
J. B. Gambrell
Baptist Standard
Bowie Commercial College
Bowie Texas
Jupiter Pluvius
Europe
America
Joe R, Mayes
Graham, Texas
Prof Sser Taliaferro Leeves
Sloan Drug Co
Iece
London
Dublin
Paris
Berlin
Munich
Vienna
Warsaw
Budapest
St. Peters- Eve
Amsterdam
Stuttgart
Turin
Rome
Lisbon
Zurich
Tokio
Inghai
Sydney
Canada
South ‘Samariah
Pameaion
West Fourth St
Baynes
Lear
State OF
Websters New
International Dictionary
Merriam Webster
Tion
Beca
Because Courts
Schools
Press
Beche
Merriam CO
Springfield
J. H. Washburn, Jr
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