Consolidation of Railroads Urged Across Texas
Cameron county Brownsville expands flood control and irrigation bonds. Texas growth cited with rail extensions, mills, ports, oil and gas finds. Debates on railroad consolidation led by Coolidge administration and Senator Watson with a push for voluntary and compulsory schemes and tax reform.
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Cameron County
Brownsville
Amarillo
Texas
Gulf
Swampscott
Mass
Coolidge
Watson
Indiana
Interstate Commerce Committee
van Sweringen
Interstate Commerce Commission
Airship Shenandoah Destroyed in Storm
The Shenandoah giant dirigible of the U S navy broke up in a severe storm during its western cruise from Lakehurst New Jersey. Fourteen crew were killed and two injured as the airship buckled at about 7500 feet and split into three sections. A list of the dead includes Commander Zachary Lansdowne Greenville Ohio and Lieutenant Louis Hancock Austin Texas with many others named as officers and crew. Several survivors were rescued as sections landed near Sharon and Ava. The injured include John McCarthy Freehold New Jersey and Chief Gunner Raymond Cole Lima Ohio.
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Sharon
Ava
Zachary Lansdowne
Greenville
Ohio
Louis Hancock
Austin
Texas
J. W. Lawrence
St. Paul
Minn
A. R. Houghton
Allstone
Mass
E. W. Sheppard
Washington,d. C
George C. Schnitzer
Tuckerton
N. J
James A. Moore, Jr
Savannah
Everett P. Allen
Omaha
Neb
Ralph T. Joffrey
St. Louis
Bartholomew B. O’sullivan
Lowell
Aviation
Williamh. Spratley
Venice
Charles H. Broom
Tom's River
Celestino P. Mazzuco
Murray Hill
James W. Cullinan
Binghamton
N. Y
John McCarthy
Freehold
Riggar
Raymond Cole
Lima
Restoring Texas Independence Era Capitol Building
The first Texas capitol will be reconstructed in Washington State Park under a Board of Control contract. The small building where the Texas Declaration of Independence was signed on March 2, 1836 will be restored to its original appearance as a historic reminder of Texas independence.
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Austin
Tex
Texas Capitol
Washington State Park
Washington- son-the-Brazos
Board of Control
Oil shipments drop in Laredo district August totals
Texas figures show Mirando crude from Mirando City moved 776 carloads east via Port Aransas and 133 carloads west via Laredo in August, totaling 909 carloads. A continued decline in shipments was noted for the district.
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Laredo
Tex
Texas-Mexican Railway Company
Mirando
Mirando City
Miranda
Port Aransas
1924 U.S. crude petroleum output falls from 1923
Final figures from the Bureau of Mines show U S crude petroleum production in 1924 at 713,940,000 barrels, down 18,467,000 barrels from 1923. Data compiled under G B Richardson of the U S Geological Survey before the division's transfer to the Bureau of Mines.
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Washington, D. C
United States
Bureau of Mines
Department of Commerce
G. B. Richardson
United States Geological Survey
Department of Interior
Division of Miner Resources
Mecoa Oil completes best initial producer in hull field
The Taylor No. 4 well of Mecoa Oil Co in Hull field began flowing at 6700 barrels per day, marking the gulf coast region’s best initial producer in the past three months. The well was struck while drilling deeper at a depth of 4027 feet, with production confirmed Tuesday.
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Hull, Tex
Mecoa Oil Company
Gulf Coast
Taylor No. 4
Hull
Value of Crude Output in Leading States 1924
Value at the well of crude output in 1924 shows California at 274.65 million Oklahoma 272.46 million and Texas 203.87 million. Average value per barrel: California 1.20 Oklahoma 1.57 Texas 1.52. Texas had 18 250 wells with 2 270 in the gulf coast region and 15 980 in the rest of the state.
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Washington
D. C
Califorpia
Oklahoma
Texas
California
Gulf Coast
Rockdale Refinery Sold in Texas Deal
Rockdale Texas reports the Owens Refining Company plant and two producing oil leases sold for 100000 dollars. Kent and Middleton of Corsicana, owners of a refinery plant at Angus near Corsicana, took possession on Thursday.
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Rockdale
Tex
Owens Refining Company
Kent & Middleton
Corsicana
Angus
Laredo Oil Well High Producer in Henpe Field
Laredo Texas No. 140 W Killam on Martinez ranch block 14 survey 266 Henpe Witch and Faris field in Jixastog8 county was brought in at 2060 feet and flows 500 barrels daily, one of the field’s best producers.
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Laredo
Tex
W. Killam
Martinez Ranch
Henpe
Gas Company Gets Permit in Texas for Houston Use
Houston Gulf Gas Company of Delaware wins a Texas permit to operate in Houston. Natural gas will be piped and available to Houston consumers during November of the current year, officials announce.
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Houston, Tex
Texas
Houston-Gulf Gas Company of Delaware
Houston
Roxana Petroleum renews leases to 4000 acres in Victoria County
In Victoria Texas Roxana Petroleum Company renewed leases on a 4000 acre block along Arenosa creek in the northern part of Victoria County. The filing heightened interest in local oil operations and suggested ongoing development activity in the region.
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Victoria
Tex
Victoria County
Roxana Petroleum Company
Arenosa Creek
Loving County Wildcat Strikes Oil Depths Reported
In Western Loving County Texas a wildcat well called Wheat No 1 owned by Wallace Lee and others is reported to stand at around 8000 feet in oil with a gravity of about 40 to 42 degrees. The drill reaches 25 feet into pay at 4235 feet.
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Loving County
San Angelo
Tex
Wallace Lee
Salt Water Well Found at Goose Creek Wildcat
The Rucker prospect in Chambers County near Goose Creek yielded salt water, confirming the wildcat well is saline rather than productive. Geological team reports indicate no oil show, with salt water flow observed at the well site.
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Goose Creek
Tex
Rucker Chambers County
Rio Grande River Flood Efforts Near El Paso and Ysleta
About 2,500 workers from the city county and reclamation service join farm hands to build levees and reinforce dikes near Ysleta twelve miles from El Paso and at Fabens thirty miles away to prevent Rio Grande flooding of large cotton plantations.
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Rio Grande River
el Paso
Tex
County and Reclamation Service
Ysleta
Fabens
Rio Grande
Hammons Named Dry Enforcer In Texas Designation
George A Hammons formerly a member of the prohibition general agents staff in Texas is named acting deputy administrator for the Southern district of Texas with headquarters in Houston announced by Major White city administrator on Thursday.
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Hammons
Fort Worth
Tex
George A. Hammons
Prohibition General Agent
Texas
Houston
Major White
Canning Factory Planned for Valley Area in Edinburg Texas
Edinburg business men and farmers held a Wednesday meeting to launch a canning factory with a capital stock of 40000 dollars all to be locally subscribed for the Valley area in Texas.
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Edinburg, Tex
Edinburg
Walton New President Elected at A and M College
A and M College in Houston Texas elected T O Walton as president on Thursday. Walton, director of the extension service, will lead the institution into the new term.
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Houston, Tex
A ‘and M. ‘College
Max Mason
University of Chicago
Franklin Gowdy
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