New York Giants visit Albany as Commercial Club plans reception
Albany citizens vote to incorporate the town and form a Commercial Club. W H Stephens is named secretary as the club begins with bright prospects. The Giants baseball team will be welcomed informally upon arrival. Bridgeport coal mines resume after a suspension. January output reaches 3 250 tons due to Rock Island's switch from oil power.
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Graham's Growth and Local Hopes Rise in Northwest Texas
Thirteen items report on Sheriff Brooks guarding his pan ther, plentiful wildlife in the region, a spelling bee, and a Webster's book for poor spellers. Capitalists with the Texas & Pacific Rail road praise Graham as the prettiest new town, with new residents arriving from Louisville. The Graham Lyceum reorganizes with officers, and plans for railroad expansion and a sixteenth mile flouring mill by Mr Foley, promising prosperity and rapid development in Northwest Texas.
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Letter from Chester Pratt praising local growth in Ralls
C F Pratt writes Graham Leader from Ralls Texas dated February 26 1913 praising the town as a year old growing community. He notes a top cotton gin a fifteen thousand dollar school building substantial improvements and about two hundred good citizens. He expects a bright future for the town and surrounding country.
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Moon Brothers Buggy Line Showcased at Norris Johnson Hardware
Town viewers are invited to inspect Moon Brothers buggies at Norris Johnson Hardware. The ad promises the latest model with a notable guarantee. Also mentions Mr. Bewelling of Dallas setting a record for six bills in one day and political resolutions on Mexico’s government.
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In memory of infant Glenn Milton Milton
An obituary honors Glenn Milton, infant son of Mr and Mrs Walter Lawrence of Cotton California, who died February 15 1913 aged twelve days. The poem reflects on his short life and the parents’ sorrow and faith. The piece then shifts to editorial notes praising farming and referencing legislative items about newspaper contests and a Texas home for dependent girls.
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Walter Lawrence
Cotton
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