Local Notes On Politics Rail Travel and Rural Mules
Copy discusses congressional adjournment and Beveridge’s stance on statehood and Beef Trust, three constitutional amendments for November, and a Central Telephone Office opening in Cleburne. It notes railroads offering free trains for the President, the Republican cost shift, and county purchase of two mules for road work with a call to insure the mules.
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Beveridge
Jimp
R. D. Hart
Central Telephone
Cleburne
Republican Congress
Coult
Profit promises in oil wells draw reader caution
An issued prospectus from the DeKalb Development Company extols oil profits with figures on well value and land potential. The text also criticizes railroad rate passes and praises strict judicial enforcement, urging readers to respect law and deter crime.
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DeKalb Development Company
Bigger and better than ever for Dallas State Fair
Dallas invites a record setting fair from October 13 to 28 with a $100000 boost in investment and expanded exhibits around the race track. The auditorium features top attractions, the Pike lines up top amusement acts, and racing offers daily purses approaching 50000 with five to seven races and two to four harness events across thirteen carnival weeks.
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Dallas
Texas
United States
Canada
The Great Magic Stock and Poultry Food
A brief advertisement claiming the Great Magic Stock and Poultry Food aids digestion builds strength and improves appetite for horses and cattle. It promises pure rich milk and urges purchase from D. M. Smith.
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Gale
D. M. Smith
For Sale Two Log Wagons at Norwood Texas Saw Mill
For sale two log wagons visible at Norwood Texas at Brown Lumber Company's saw mill. Brown Lumber Company listing.
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Norwood
Texas
Brown Lumber Company
BROWN
Oil wells near Bataan report and other Texas notes
State items report two new oil wells near Bataan this week and a 106 degree shade reading at Granbury on Sunday. Brownsville sent first cotton bales, and Atlanta area sections need Rainie for corn. Rogers locomotives ordered for T P Ry to arrive about October 1. Asbery Wright’s Gilmer home destroyed by fire, insured for 1000. Capital Hotel in Marshall changes hands with A K Hanney and C L Alexander leasing July 4. Winnsboro special school tax carried 4 to 1 in July 8 election. Kirby Lumber mill at Silsbee burned July 4 with 8 million feet lost, total about 125000 dollars, insured partly. J W Cochrane of Hunter Transfer died of heart failure July 4 in Texarkana Bank saloon.
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Capital
Marshall
A. K. Hanney C. L. Alexander
Kaufman
Winnsboro
Winnsboro Independent
Kirby Lumber Company
Silsbee
J. W. Cochrane
Hunter Transfer Company
Texarkana
Three July Disasters Reported Across States
Three people died in a Monroe Louisiana hotel fire on July 4. Adams Machine Works plant in Corinth Mississippi damaged by fire July 4 causing about 150000 dollars loss. A July 3 hailstorm near Kenton Oklahoma hits a Arizona ranch killing 400 sheep and injuring three herders. At Lake Manawa Iowa near Omaha a landing dock collapsed trapping nearly 100 people in about sixteen feet of water.
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Adams Machine Works
Corinth
Miss
Kenton
Arizona Ranch
Lake Manawa
Iowa
Missouri River
Omaha
Alpine Elevator Opens Access to 3600 Foot Summit
Tourists and climbers can reach the Hammer Schwend mountin at 3600 feet above sea level via the world’s longest elevator. Located near Lucerne, the electric shaft hides a 12 by 12 foot cage that ferries seven passengers per trip in about three minutes.
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Lucerne
Cheesing on St Samuel Street Ends as Street Moves
The New Philadelphia Democrat notes Cheeser St. Samuel Street has moved near Walnut Creek to produce cheese this summer. John Reeser will cheese at the new location. Locals regret Street's departure but hope the successor achieves similar success.
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St. Samuel Street
Philadelphia
Walnut Creek
John Reeser
Street
Nassau jail receives organ and library for women prisoners
Mrs. Clarence H. Mackey presented Nassau county jail with an organ and a library for the use of women prisoners.
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Clarence H. Mackey
Nassau County
Distinct Relatives Queried in Knicker Saga
The cartoon spoof questions who counts as distant kin, with Bocker joking about relatives at a million dollars, attributed to N Y Sun humor column.
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Bocker
N. Y. Sun
Mrs Buck Dies at Fort McPherson Life of Army Officer Wife
Mrs Kate Buck wife of Captain B B Buck United States Army Sixth Infantry died at Fort McPherson Georgia on June 14 after brief illness. Burial was at Arlington Heights beside her father General B F Bernard. Survived by husband two daughters Mrs Alice Churchill and Mrs Pauline Hyatt and a ten year old son Beaumont. Born in Arizona she spent much of her life at army posts and in the Philippines. Captain Buck, appointed to West Point from Dallas, later commanded a Texas regiment in the Spanish American War.
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Atlanta
Kate Buck
B. B. Buck
United States Infantry
Fort McPherson
Sheas
Arlington Heights
National Cemetery
B. F. Bernard
United States Army
Alice Churchill
J. M. Churchill
Pauline Hyatt
Leeutennant
John W. Hyatt
Beaumont
Eleven Killed in Mine Car Runaway Disaster
In Altoona Pennsylvania on July 4 a runaway mine car sped down a branch track from Puritan to Portage. Eleven men were instantly killed and several others injured as the car, left near Puritan, rolled down the incline after brakes were loosened. The four mile Martin's Branch line saw the fatal speed four miles to Portage.
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Altoona
Puritan
Portage
Martin
Man Jumps From Thirteenth Story of Chicago Skyscraper
An unidentified man about forty five with a full beard leaped from the Stew art building on the thirteenth floor into an inner area. Railroad tickets show recent extensive travel in Indian Territory. Other dispatches note Kanawha ashore at Chatham and continuing disorders in central and southern provinces near St. Petersburg.
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Chicago
Stewart
St. Petersburg
Accidental Killing Near Gulf Refining Plant
Port Arthur Texas July 4 H Q Black superintendent of the Gulf Refining pumping plant was cleaning a revolver when it discharged the bullet entered his bowels. He walked home about fifty yards and died shortly after.
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Port Arthur
Tex
H. Q. Black
Gulf Refining Company
Velasco, Brazos Valley and Northern Railway Sold
Velasco Tex July 4 The Velasco Brazos Valley and Northern railway was sold at Angleton. Receiver C H Alexander president of the road bought it for 80000 in a sale that discharged a judgment of 206000.
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Velasco, Brazos Valley and Northwestern
Velasco
Tex
Velasco, Brazos Valley and Northern Railway
Angleton
C. H. Alexander
Great Baptist Encampment Opens at Palacios Texas
About 2,000 Baptists attend the first session of the Palacios encampment in Texas with Rev. Dr. W. H. Gelswert of Chicago delivering the opening address and Rev. Carroll Smith of Houston in charge. Ice water abundance noted amid event. Also news of a grain rate cut by Santa Fe on shipments to meet a rival line.
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Palacios
Tex
W. H. Gelswert
Chicago
Carroll Smith
Houston
Topeka
Santa Fe Railway
Galveston
Chicago Great Western
Durant Man Killed by Horse While Riding Load of Oats
Durant report states KEvtra Jennings Irving near Barwick was kicked to death by a horse after the team pulling a load of oats stopped suddenly. He fell forward onto the horse and suffered fatal injuries.
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Durant
Kevtra Jennings
Irving
Barwick
Agrarian Bill Approved by Parliament
St. Petersburg reports that the government Agrariano bill has passed parliament. The July 4 development marks a major step for land reform and peasant policy in the country.
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St. Petersburg
Mrs Misner Reported In Critical Condition After Surgery
Mrs Charles Yerkes Misner is in critical condition after an appendicitis operation. Her husband Wilson Misner speeds from San Francisco by train to be with her. The report comes from Chicago dated July 4.
Get Out and Collect Motivation for Earned Payments
A call to action urging individuals to pursue due payments rather than wait for others to provide money. The phrase emphasizes self-reliance in financial matters and the need for proactive effort to secure income.
Pe-ru-na Cure Claims Hope Restored by Dyspepsia Patient
Mrs. Mittle Huffaker of Columbia Tennessee reports severe long standing dyspepsia left her bed bound. After trying doctors with no relief her husband bought Pe-ru-Na. She notes early no benefit but after several bottles she recovered fully and credits the remedy for her life.
Marion County GOP to Convene Delegates in Jefferson
Jefferson Texas June 18 1906 a call is issued for a delegated Republican convention in Jefferson to elect delegates to State and district conventions. Precinct representation is described with votes and eligibility rules for participation. County Chairman Paul Mathis and Secretary Hal Sineieron sign the notice.
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Jefferson, Tex
Marion County Republican Executive Committee
Jefferson
Marion County
State of Texas
Paul Mathtis
Hal Sineieron
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Watson’s Magazine
Hackon
Teddy
Gov. Patterson
Ohio
Washington
California
Bataan
Granbury
Brownsville
Rainie
Asbery Wright
Gilmer
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Chatham
Mass
Pollocker Rip Shoals
Peruna
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The
Republican Executive Committee
Mineral Wells Water
Pike and Star
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