Recollections of the Civil War Battle of Milton
A Civil War veteran recounts the Battle of Milton with Col Breckenridge and Gen Morgan. He describes delaying courier actions, intense infantry fire from cedars, a retreat to Liberty, a seventeen mile march, and heavy losses including officers wounded and captains killed. He notes ammunition exhaustion and a final withdrawal, sharing personal hardships and a brief rest at a house before returning to camp.
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Milton
Meir
Cedars
Gen Morgan
Col. Breckenridge
Morgan
Gen. Morgan
Mear
Duke
Morgan Them
Quirk
Napier and
Grigsby
Sale
Marr
Cooper
Cossett
Jim Speer
Texas
Jim
Liberty
Jabez Andrews
Cardui Woman's Tonic Praised In Houston Letter
A Houston reader reports dramatic recovery from womanly troubles after two bottles of Cardui. She gained weight and can do housework again, praising the purely vegetable tonic. The Chattanooga Medicine Co offers guidance and a 64 page home treatment book.
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Houston
Texas
S. C. Burton
Cardus
Chattanooga Medicine Co
Chattanooga
City enforces sidewalk and stock laws after June first
The city will rigidly enforce a sidewalk driving ban starting June first with fines from five to twenty five dollars. The stock law will also be enforced and W E Eddleman is elected City Marshall to oversee these matters.
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W. E. Eddleman
Local Official Candidate Announcements List
A lengthy notice lists numerous political candidates for county and district offices including comptroller representative district judge district attorney congressman at large county judge county superintendent county attorney sheriff county clerk treasurer tax assessor tax collector district clerk and several commissioners public weigher and justice of the peace with multiple names per post.
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J. W. Akin
Edgar Scurry
30Th Judicial District
Leslie Humphrey
R. B. Humphrey
W. P. Stinson
J. W. Jackson
B. W. King
A. L. Brantley
C. F. Marshall
Sor
J. L. Vaughan
R. L
Uncle Bob) Williams
G. D. Hinson
F. M. Berry
John A. Brown H. Brashears
W. E. McCharen
John W. Saye
J. M. Barnett
J. R. T. Carter
Mala I. F. Porter
J. W. Davis
J. L. Duncan
Justice of Peace
C. D. Brewton
S. W. Ratcliff
Joe T. Carter
G. W. Lanier
A. B. Daniel
Texas Facts on Industry and Manufacturing Landmarks
Texas hosts 228 cotton seed oil tills producing 30 million dollars in yearly output. Rice mills total 19 plants with eight point one four million dollars of products annually and 372 million pounds milled yearly. The state ranks fourth in petroleum refining and second in rice manufacture. Dallas leads saddle production globally.
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Texas
Texas Wheat Production and Yields 1913
Texas ranks seventeenth in wheat production yet offers higher prices paid and yield per acre. One acre yields $2.16 more than the national average, with 7,000 planters mainly in the Panhandle. Average per farm is 1,545 bushels. Texas has 780,000 acres yielding 13,650,000 bushels sold for $12,831,000 in 1913.
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Texas
Texas Wheat and Milling Industry Metrics
Texas hosts 238 flour mills employing about 2,000 people. Over ten years the state population rose 27 percent while wheat production gained 30 percent. In 1913 average Texas wheat yield was 17.5 bushels per acre at 94 cents, netting roughly 16.45 per acre. Texas output is 2.8 bushels per capita annually, with 5.4 bushels consumed per person.
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Texas
Texas flour mills capital investment and capacity
The Texas flour mills have a capital investment of 13 219 000 dollars and an annual capacity of 7 800 000 barrels.
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Texas Flour Mills
Texas Hay and Forage Industry scales large farms
Hay and forage are major Texas crops with tame hay grown on 111000 farms. The state’s hay and forage crops have an annual value of 15000000 dollars, while the range yields about 19000000 dollars in wild grasses each year.
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Texas
Texas Ranks Sixth in United States Petroleum Output
Texas leads in mineral production with petroleum as the dominant share. The state yields 31,000 barrels daily, 2,100 miles of pipelines move crude to refineries, and eight refineries operate within Texas. Port Arthur dominates oil exports. total annual Texas production reaches 11,735,000 barrels valued at 8,853,000 dollars, with 136,225,000 gallons exported from ports valued at 6,500,000 dollars. The first Texas oil came in 1889 at Corsicana with 43 barrels.
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Texas
The
United States
Texas Fields
Corsicana
Texas Asphalt Output and Salt Mining by County
Texas ranks second in asphalt production, producing 60 000 tons annually valued at 800 000. Salt mining in Texas yields about 300 000 yearly. Mining is concentrated in three counties across the state.
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Texas
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Col. Breckeridge
Mrs. Burton
J. L. Franklin
99Th Dist
E. W. Fry
QO. H. Brown
Mal M. Wallace
J. L. Munsey
W. J
Will) Jennings
C. W
Lum) Hinson
W. A. (Pick) Campbell
J. L. Graves
Mor
A. F. Stewart
J. C. Casbury
Rube Loftin
F. M. Burkett
I. B. Padgett
J. C. Owen
M. P. McCracken
L. H. To
Harris
W. A
C. Rutledge
Rutherford
W.E. Crim
Henry G. Frie
Henry Graves
J. E. Parsons
Farmer Stout
Southwestern
Dallas
L.e.9
Masonic Hall
Texas Rice Mills
Texas Breweries
Jefferson, Texas
Central Electric Light and Power Plants
Southwest
Panhandle
Fay Marshall
Graham, Texas
Court House
Kay & Akin
Graham
Cartwright
Henderson’s Wagon Yard
Ind
Johnson & Brantley Lawyers
Arnold & Arnold
W. A. Morris
Graham National Bank
M. H.chism
Pythian Hall
Wm. Johnson & Co
Tex
Port Arthur
Texas Petroleum
Stamford Marble Works
W. E. Baker
ST. Louis
Chicago
Traislang
Rock Island
C. S. Wynns
W. Grove
Jesse French
Field Lippman
Go’s
Behming
Kurtsman
Remington
Mellowtone
Steinway
E. Turner Graham
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