Texas aims to bar advanced tuberculosis cases from the state
Austin reports Dr. William Brumby, Texas State Health Officer, urged Bexar County doctors to quarantine advanced tuberculosis cases. He argued indigent consumptives overwhelm cities, strain taxpayers, and hinder disease control. He called for legislative power to restrict movement and protect public health.
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Austin
Texas
Wiliam Brumby
Bexar County
Antonio
State Health Department
Baskin-Megregor saloon law takes effect in Texas
The Baskin Megregor act tightens saloon regulation, raises licenses, and permits forfeiture for violations. An Attorney General ruling pressed saloons to close at midnight on July 11 until licenses under the new law are granted, implying about two weeks of de facto prohibition.
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Ing Thinos
Baskin-Megregor
Attorney General's Department
Texas
Turpentine Deters Boll Weevils in Coushatta Fields
In Coushatta Louisiana a turpentine treatment drove boll weevils from cotton fields. A sack soaked in three parts water and one part turpentine was attached to a plow and dragged through the crop. The scent lingered for a week with no weevils observed. About one gallon of turpentine per four acres was used.
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Alexandria
Coushatta
Paul Lisso
First National Bank of Alexandria
Dire Deed Done in Dementia in Tacoma Drama
Frank Harvey, driven by false promises from his lover, shot and killed Mrs. Gertrude Hall and wounded Sheriff Blanchard in Tacoma Washington. He surrendered after the crime. A note in his pocket directed his money to the woman he killed if he died.
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Tacoma
Wash
Frank Harvey
Gertrude Hall
Sheriff Blanchard
Bankhead Nominated for U S Senator by Alabama Democrats
Former Congressman John H Bankhead of Fayette County Alabama was nominated by the Democratic caucus in the Alabama Legislature to fill the unexpired term of Senator Morgan. The move follows state political shifts and sets up a Senate appointment.
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John H. Bankhead
Fayette County
Ala
United States
Morgan
Alabama
American Scraper Company
Sydney
Ohio
Texas
Saloon Openings Vary in San Antonio and Fort Worth
In San Antonio only one of 227 saloons opened yesterday and the owner insists on doing business. In Fort Worth several saloons did not open yesterday despite expectations of a continued hiatus under the Bas kin McGregor bill, with some remaining closed during the twenty day period.
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San Antonio
Fort Worth
Saloon Closures Lag in Galveston July 13
In Galveston on July 13 the new liquor closing law is mostly ignored with about six saloons remaining open while others comply. Local authorities report general observance of new laws but liquor restrictions remain uneven.
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Galveston
Houston Saloons Open as Usual Amid Prohibition Tactics
Houston, July 13. Saloons began business yesterday and will keep operating unless prohibitionists file formal proceedings. Officials note no immediate crackdown and the situation hinges on legal action.
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Houston
Saloons in Waco close for hiatus during repairs
In Waco on July 13 all saloons closed and many saloon men are away fishing or fixing buildings during the interim. Authorities expect the shutdown to be observed by all saloon operators.
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Waco
Laws for Lawyers' Benefit in Baskin-McGregor Bill
In Austin lawyers reap gain as saloon keepers hire counsel over the Baskin McGregor liquor bill. The Controller's office sent blanks and about 4000 permit applications await signature, filed ready for issuance Friday.
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Austin
Hill County Farm Land Valuation Increase Adopted
The Commissioners Court of Hill County raises farm land value by 50 percent and sets an average maximum valuation at 18 per acre, with most renditions assessed near that figure.
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Commissioners’ Court of
Hill County
Fatal accident report at Seventeenth Street junction
John Owens aged 40 a switchman for the Galveston Wharf Company's terminals was run over by a string of cars at Seventeenth Street and Avenue A last week and horribly mangled.
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John Owens
Galveston
Seventeenth Street
Avenue
Fire destroys Bartlett restaurant and bakery
Last Thursday night a blaze gutted a Bartlett restaurant and a bakery, causing an estimated total loss around 2000 dollars. No injuries were reported, and investigators began assessing the cause.
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Bartlett
Woodford I T Asphalt Company Plans Major Plant Upgrades
The Woodford I. T. Asphalt Company will invest substantially to install new machinery and develop its plant and mines, signaling a large capital investment and expansion in operations.
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Woodford, I. T. Asphalt Company
Shooting near San Augustine injures man in sleep
Eighteen miles southwest of San Augustine an unknown assailant shot John Wells as he slept on his gallery. A shotgun loaded with buckshot was the weapon used.
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San Augustine
John Wells
Ties Arrive by Forty Car Loads for Local Railway
About forty car loads of ties have arrived at Anson in Jones County for the Roscoe Snyder and Pacific Railway and are being hauled out on the line.
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Anson
Jones County
Roscoe, Snyder and Pacific Railway
Survey Work Underway for Bonham Sewer Project
A civil engineer and several assistants are surveying the streets of Bonham to plan the sewerage system, marking the initial phase before construction begins.
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Bonham
Judge Brooks Finds No Hiatus In Saloon License Law
Dallas July 15 Judge M M Brooks of the Court of Criminal Appeals in chambers Saturday night held there is no hiatus between the old and new saloon license laws The appellant H B Rodgers from Orange is deemed subject to old law privileges until complying with the new law The State was represented by County Attorney D L Lewelling with Attorney General input Briefs were filed by multiple lawyers for brewery interests wholesale liquor dealers and others in San Antonio and Houston
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Dallas
M. M. Brooks
Court of Criminal Appeals
House
Senate
Texas
H. B. Rodgers
Brooks
Orange
D. L. Lewelling
J. J. Eckford
Newton and Ward
San Antonio
Wiliam Aubrey
J. F. Wolters
Houston
J. F. Onion
Besland
Fort Worth
Denver
Rhome
Grapevine Independent
Jesse R. Grant
Ulysses S. Grant
Brownwood
Waco, Hamilton
Fred E. Smith
Akron
Ohio
B. A. Parmalee
Waco
Hamilton
Taylor
A. ©. Lewelling
Mount Pleasant
Limestone County
Antis
Texas Oil Company
Canton
Keokuk
Iowa
St. Louis
Memphis
Cairo
Waterways
Washington
Clarksburg
W. Va
W. A. Wilson
Denton County
R. T. Wilson
New York
Denton
Leslie Ashcroft
Rock Island
Randolph
I. T
Hattiesburg
Miss
James Cannon
Joe Thompson
M. B. Harper
Harper
Sanger
W. C. Womble
Port Arthur
Womble
Gaines County
Francisco Alberdago
Six Die as Train Collides with Switch Engine Near Johnson City
Six people killed and twenty injured in a collision between eastbound Southern Railway No. 42 and a switch engine west of Johnson City Tennessee. The switch engine, manned by a hustler, fled to safety after reversing, then derailed at Carnegie. The heavy mail car saved mail clerks. a party of twenty African Americans from Alabama to North Carolina suffered multiple deaths and injuries aboard the second-class coach.
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Johnson City
Tenn
Southern Railway
Carnegie
George Moore
White
Laor
Virginia and Southwestern Railroad
Alabama
North Carolina
Moore
Cleburne Cannery to Start Soon After Arrival
Jeff Beasley of Cleburne, living six miles east, says the local canning factory will start immediately. A Michigan processor is en route and a carload of cans has arrived. The first run will be tomatoes, with several hundred acres of tomatoes planted to sustain operations for some time.
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Cleburne Cannery
Cleburne
Jeff Beasley
Michigan
Methodists to Build National Cathedral in Washington
The Methodist Episcopal Church South plans a new national church in Washington, to resemble a cathedral in plan similar to the proposed Presbyterian Cathedral. A commodious site is said to be purchased, with Mount Vernon Church to oversee the project. Estimated cost is $275,000.
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New York
The
Methodist Episcopal Church, South
Washington
National Church
Presbyterian
Justice Arlan
Mount Vernon Church
Trolley Line Planned Between Atlanta and Augusta
A trolley line linking Atlanta and Augusta, a 160 mile route, is planned by the Atlanta and Carolina Construction Company. The firm, well capitalized at five million dollars, aims to begin operation once plans are carried out.
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Atlanta
Augusta
Atlanta and Carolina Construction Company
Horrible Turret Explosion Aboard Battleship Georgia
The battleship Georgia returned to Boston harbor after target practice off Cape Cod Bay. A powder ignition in a turret killed one officer and five men before port, with two more dying at the hospital. The loader and crew instinctively shielded themselves as a flash enveloped the turret. Flames and nauseous gases filled the confined space, yet the ship suffered no external damage.
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Georgia
Boston Harbor
Cape Cod Bay
Charlestown Navy Yard
Barnstable
Negro Shooting Near Pittsburg Ends in Arrest
Mary Ivy a Negro woman was killed Sunday night about 10 o clock four miles northwest of Pittsburg. Will Jingles was shot in the arm. R D Thomas also a Negro, 19, was arrested at his home hours later and jailed after the examining trial denied bail. The shooting occurred in the woods about 150 yards from a house.
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Pittsburg
Mary Ivy
Will Jingles
R. D. Thomas
Carpenter
Guest
Thomas
Frisco System Expands Machine Shop Floor Space
Sherman Texas Vice President and General Manager Nixon and the official party surveyed Texas properties with blueprints and selected a site for brick and stone shop buildings under contract. Nixon said the machine shop plan lacked capacity and he increased floor space by 25 percent.
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Sherman
Tex
Nixon
Frisco System
Texas
Dallas the Future Oil Center
Dallas becomes a major oil hub as Texas Oil Company finishes Tulsa to Dallas pipeline. Large storage tanks rise in Dallas and the West’s largest refinery is under construction. The line will carry over 20,000 barrels daily once fully operational, aiming to make Dallas a premier distributing center for refined and fuel oil in the West.
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Tulsa, I. T
Texas Oil Company
Tulsa
Dallas
Dignitaries, Demises Reported in Brief News Roundup
Father C J Smith died suddenly in Eagle Pass while administering baptismal rites on Sunday evening. Right Rev Dr Thomas Bowman, senior Bishop of the Methodist Episcopal Church, celebrated his 90th birthday and is noted for living longer than any Methodist Bishop. D G H Worsham dies at his Greenville home at eighty. Mrs Margaret McMahon of Newark, the largest woman in New Jersey at nearly 500 pounds, dies at her home. James Berry, Arkansas Comptroller under Governors Murphy and Clayton, dies in Waco at his daughter Mrs William Cameron's home at age 79.
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C. J. Smith
Eagle Pass
Thomas Bowman
Orange
N. J
Bishop Bowman
D. G. H. Worsham
Greenville
Margaret McMahon
New Jersey
Newark
James Berry
Arkansas
Murphy
Clayton
Waco
William Cameron
Thrilling Campaign Scenes Across Texas and Nationwide
Governor Campbell drew vast crowds at the Taylor Fair Grounds while legal moves push a new Thaw trial to September. Numerous local incidents followed including a derailment injuring three, a bond vote in Grapevine, and a hospital list of fires rail talks and railways. Also noted are political shifts, a Canton Keokuk Memphis presidential itinerary, tragic deaths from accidents and violence, and railroad development in West Texas.
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T. M. Campbell
Taylor Fair Grounds
Harry K. Thaw
Texas and Pacific Railway Expands Air Car Shops at Marshall
The Texas and Pacific Railway bought more land in Marshall to greatly enlarge air car shops capacity. The fourteenth annual session of Old Landmark Negro Baptist Association was called in order for Friday in Waco by Rev. A Barbour, the Moderator.
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Texas and Pacific Railway
Marshall
Old Landmark Négro Baptist Association
Waco
Rev
A. Barbour
Farmer John Y. Gray Jr. killed by lightning in Kentucky
John Y. Gray Jr., a prominent farmer and tobacco dealer, was struck and killed by lightning in Christian County Kentucky on Friday afternoon. One of his workmen was severely shocked and is expected to die.
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John Y. Gray, Jr
Christian County
Kentucky
Governor Campbell to decline reappointment in Houston weighers
A private tip states Governor Campbell will not reappoint the five cotton weighers in Houston who have held office through several terms. The move signals a shakeup in the local cotton trade oversight and may affect weighers’ tenure and duties in the port area.
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Campbell
Houston
County lowers Titus County valuation to 3.5 million dollars
After tax protests, the Titus County Commissioners cut county property valuation from 2.25 million to 3.5 million. In Harris County, 404 petitions for liquor licenses under the new law were left with the County Clerk by Friday night.
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Titus County
Harris County
Tulsa bond issue for school and sewer extensions carried
A proposition to issue municipal bonds totaling 50 000 for school and sewer extensions in Tulsa Indian Territory passed by a nearly unanimous vote. About one fifth of eligible voters participated in the election.
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Tulsa
I. T
Fort Worth Mineral Wells Interurban Plans Nearing Shape
Plans for an interurban line between Fort Worth and Mineral Wells are expected to become definite within days. Gid R. Turner of New Orleans and Judge James J. Finn of Decatur, both investors, are currently on the grounds expressing interest in the projected route.
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Fort Worth
Gid R. Turner
New Orleans
James J. Finn
Decatur
Surveyors Probe State Road Continuation From Rusk
Surveyors are surveying for the continuation of the State road from Rusk. Surveys have been made into both Palestine and Crockett in anticipation of the construction of this continuation, when the matter of the road's terminus is finally decided.
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Rusk
Palestine
Crockett
Fort Worth Fuller's Earth Co Forms Mining Venture
Parties have incorporated the Fort Worth Fuller's Earth Company with a $10,000 capital to mine this mineral on land in the Rosen Heights third filing where large beds of the commodity have been uncovered.
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Fort Worth
Budapest Spiritualist Elopement Story Amid Family Tensions
A Budapest resident, a spiritualist by profession, eloped with the son of a local owner named Deutsch. The incident caused friction with his mother-in-law, who was deeply devoted to spiritualism while his wife showed little interest in seances.
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Son
Budapest
Ign
Deutsch
Sper
Inlaw
Election of W M Holland as County Judge confirmed
The County Commissioners Court officially confirmed on Friday the election of W M Holland as Judge of the County Court at Law of Dallas County. The post, created by the Thirtieth Legislature, carries a salary of 3000 dollars per year.
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W. M. Holland
Dallas County
County Missioners’ Court
Rising Star Commercial Club Formed At Meeting
A very enthusiastic crowd in Rising Star gathered last week after speeches on local needs and conditions. They organized a Commercial Club with G. Tl. Barnes serving as president.
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Star
G. Tl’. Barnes
Stephenville Wins Contract for New Public School Building
The Stephenville public school building contract valued at $35,000 has been awarded. Work will start August 1 and the structure is slated to be completed in nine months.
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Stephenville
Oil Tank Fire at Bridgeport Doubles Losses
Lightning struck three oil tanks in Bridgeport Indiana on Friday. Each tank held 37500 gallons of oil, two owned by Jennings Brothers and one by Standard Oil Company. Estimated loss stands at $100000.
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Bridgeport
Ind
Jennings Brothers
Standard Oil Company
Interurban Line Plan Linked to financier in the East
George Silsby completed plans for an Oklahoma City to Norman interurban electric line and has traveled East where he reportedly secured financing. Elias Treblailie, twice spared by postponed sentencing after a death watch, was hanged Friday in Martinsville Louisiana for wife murder based on circumstantial evidence.
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Oklahoma City
Ad Norman
George Silsby
Elias Treblaiie
Martinsville
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