Texas Tales and Numbers in the Lone Star State
A reflective piece blends a found stray cat tale with Texas political and economic data. The author notes Texas has eighteen state representatives, the Eighteenth District spans 53 counties, over thirty cities exceed 10,000 residents, and Texas livestock and crops contribute major national values. It also reports Texas cotton output rivaling India, one third of U S cotton, and a one billion dollar annual crop value. The column closes with a note that Mr and Mrs Chris Schraul left Sunday for Dallas.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Texas
Congress
United States
India
Blackbeard’s Rise and Fall From Providence to Charleston
Elmo Scott Watson II recounts Captain Teach Blackbeard’s piracy from Jamaica to the Virginia coast. He captures ships including the Great Allen and the Protestant Caesar, refits the Queen Anne’s Revenge, duels with Scarborough, and holds hostages near Charleston before medicine arrives to spare them. His iron rule over unruly crews and journal snippets show a brutal career with moments of strategic prowess amid violence. Grasp of colonial piracy’s early sweep and bold exploits anchors this portrait.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Blackbeard
Teach
Jamaica
Benjamin Hornigold
Providence
West Indies
Virginia
Guinea
Allen
TH. M. S. Scarborough
Stede Bonnet
Comand
Caesar
Boston
Quarolina
Charles Vane
Charleston
8. C
South Carolina
Western Newspaper Union
Also Mentioned on This Page
George
Cavaness
George Cavaness
Purina
Arthur Simon
The
Star Four
Wars Bros. & Jordan
Wesley Peacock
Ph. B
the Foundling
Chris. Schraul
Dallas
H. R. Wall
Water Street
Kerrville
R. C. Bruce
Prop
B. Heller & Company
Harry McCollum
Post Office
ELMO SCOTT_ WATSON
Huffman & Sons
Junction
Milestone Rubber Company
East Liverpool
Ohio
Powell Filling Station & Garage
Wright Bakery
J. O. Wright
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