Twelve Die In Slidell Haystack Storm Disaster
Reports from Slidell Texas describe a Tuesday night storm that killed Ira Rice his wife and six children burned in a haystack. Injuries include Mrs C M Bailey severely fractured Clark badly burned and five other family members with broken bones. Sam Wilson perished as his house blew down. the gin church and school building were destroyed.
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Denton
Tex
Slidell
Ira Rice
Ben Wilson
Forrester Place
Rice
C. M. Bailey
Clark
Dry weather hinders farming in Columbia Texas stands still
In Columbia Texas the dry spell continues with widespread standstill in farming. Farmers await rain before planting with many delaying cotton and corn while some early corn shows good emergence. The region remains hopeful that March planting can still yield strong crops despite frost fears.
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Columbia
Tex
Child Gored by Vicious Cow in Orange
Little Floda Belle Schriber tened years old was attacked on Stark alley in the Cove district by a vicious cow that hooked and trampled her until unconscious. A deep gash opened in her left shoulder and the horn would have killed her if it had struck a bone.
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Orange
Tex
Floda Belle
Lon Schriber
Stark Alley
Cove
Tornado Strikes Laredo Causes Fatalities and Damage
A tornado hit Laredo Texas Tuesday night causing one death and four injuries. The Mexican National round house collapsed and the Sisters of Guadaloupe orphanage was demolished with rescuers saving children from debris. Several homes including May McCulloch Barnett Andrews Moore and Scovil were destroyed. Estimated losses reach 78000 as telegraph and telephone poles and lines were wiped out. The storm extended to La Jarita along the National railroad.
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la Jarita
National
Climate Hard on Crops in Batesville Texas Irrigated Lands
The Batesville Texas area reports serious damage from cold to crops on irrigated lands with onions and beach crops suffering badly. Stock water is short, mulberries damaged, and late cold spells harmed young fruit on trees, while onions show improvement from last year as farmers regain effort.
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Batesville
Tex
Importing Potatoes Into Texan Ports From Liverpool
The steamer Ink um arrived from Liverpool discharging 155 tons of Irish potatoes at the Texas port Tuesday morning. The consignment will be distributed to various Texas merchants, with most going to Houston firms. The importation follows new restrictions that enable freight and duty payment to compete with American-grown potatoes, the goods shipped in ten refrigerator cars.
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Caivetory Tex
Inkum
Liverpool
Texas
Houston
England
Telant
Rice Irrigation Canal Completed Serves 2000 Acres
The Rice Irrigation and Transportation canal near Orange Tex was completed after nearly a year of work by a large dredge. Five miles long, twenty four feet wide and six feet deep, it will water about 2000 acres of rice land and will also carry boats with freight and passengers to and from Orange.
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Orange
Tex
Rice Irrigation and Transportation
Blacks Bayou
Lyons-Labit
Prosperity for Cabbage Growers in Southwest Texas
Brownsville commission man T. J. Wiley says cabbage raisers in Southwest Texas will enjoy a prosperous season despite a smaller crop. Prices have risen due to the short supply, and farmers expect higher returns than last year.
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San Antonio
Tex
T. J. Wiley
Commission
Brownsville
Texas
Interurban Line Planned From Rockdale To Florence
Arrangements with Rockdale citizens and a group of capitalists to construct an interurban car line from Rockdale to Florence. The route will pass through Milam and Williamson counties covering about 60 miles through prosperous and fertile land.
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Granger
Tex
Rockdale
Florence
Milam
Williamson
Largest cotton deal in Goldthwaite history sealed
Walter Fairman sold 1 541 bales of cotton to Weld and Neville of Waco for about 65 000 dollars. The private price reflected the deal with remaining county stocks estimated at 1 500 bales awaiting sale in Goldthwaite.
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Goldthwaite
Tex
Walter Fairman
Weld & Neville
Waco
Cabbages Arrive Fresh From Mulberry Island Farm
A schooner from Mulberry Island docks in Abbeville with a cargo of cabbages weighing fourteen to twenty five pounds each. Grower William Choate, a large stockman, produced the crop on humus rich light soil without any fertilizer.
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Abbeville
Gulf Coast
Mulberry Island
William Choate
Rain and hailstorm hit Spofford on Tuesday
A brief weather note from Spofford Texas reports a good rain of about one inch on Tuesday afternoon. The rain was preceded by a heavy hailstorm that traveled through the area.
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Spofford
Tex
Loop proposal links Sylvan Beach La Porte to main line
Surveyors assess a loop connection from Sylvan Beach to the Galveston Harrisburg and San Antonio main line between West La Porte and Seabrook. The plan replaces the current spur with a loop to connect the two communities and the regional rail network.
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la Porte
Houston
Sylvan Beach
Galveston, Harrisburg
San Antonio
Seabrocke
Corn Coming Slow Alarms Nolanville Farmers
In Nolanville Texas farmers fear poor corn stands after slow and irregular emergence amid extreme soil dryness. Some planters may replant to ensure a viable crop as small grain prospects remain weak and acreage is being reset.
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Nolanville
Tex
Heavy Weather Hits Corsicana as Storm Rages
Corsicana Texas reports very heavy wind and rain with fears of county damage though no reports confirmed. Telegraph service crippled by lightning hampers connections as residents assess impact.
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Corsicana
Tex
Casicana
Verdict in land suit awards heirs portions of land
A court ruling in a land dispute grants three sets of heirs portions of the property. The decision assigns ownership to designated heirs and clarifies the division among the claimant families.
Texas land case verdict in Wade Allen et al v Parmalee et al
The Houston jury awarded four elevenths to the Parmalee heirs and related fractions to other parties in the Wade Allen et al versus Charles R Parmalee et al land dispute. The case targets eleven leagues of land on the Trinity river tied to a Mexican grant and is one of eleven suits in federal court across several counties. The trial followed an appeal that reversed an initial verdict and sent the matter to trial again, part of a long campaign between heirs connected to Confederate General William W Allen and founder Andrew Dexter. Mrs Farmer also faced a murder penalty in a separate note.
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Houston
Tex
Parmalee
Stockbridge
Dexter
Thompson Lumber Company
Harris Masterson and
Bullitt & Louis
M. H. Armstrong
United States Court
Walter T. Burns
Texas
Wade Allen
Charles R. Parmelee
Trinity River
Walker
Trinity
Jose Ortega
Ortega
Madison
United States Court of Civil Appeals
New Orleans
William W. Allen
Andrew Dexter
Montgomery
Ala
Charles R. Parmalee
New York
Richmond, Va
Dexter Heirs
W. W. Dexter Houston
Alfred and
Samuel Dexter Palestine
Charlottee Caubell
Galveston
Mary Farmer Confesses Husband Innocent Before Electric Execution
Mrs Mary Farmer executed in Auburn prison after confessing her husband James Farmer did not commit the crime of killing Mrs Sarah Brennan in Brownsville last April. The death chamber event included prayer and a final visit, with a photograph of the couple’s two year old son found on her dress after autopsy. Her death note pledges mercy for Jesus and Joseph.
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Auburn
N. Y
Mary Farmer
Sarah Brennan
Brownsville
James Farmer
Farmer
Peter Farmer
Watertown
Father Hickey
Yoakum eggs drive weekly local circulation and farming gains
Yoakum, Texas reports S A Carnes & Son shipped 13 800 dozen eggs in a carload on Saturday. Eggs mostly sourced from local farmers sustain about $2 000 weekly in Yoakum. In Pecos County, Fort Stockton Irrigation Lands Company bought the 52 000 acre 7 D ranch for $500 000 from Western Union Beef, to be irrigated under new ownership.
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Yoakum
Tex
S. A. Carnes & Son
Carnes
Pecos
San Antonio
Pecos County
Fort Stockton
Plant Cotton Next Week in Taylor Texas
Recent rains leave soil moist for corn stands then farmers plan cotton planting this week. In Postoak south of Taylor birds including larks and blackbirds are blamed for destroying corn stands. Missouri City sale of 1 400 acres by W A Robinson estate brings about 25000 with rising demand for Blue Ridge lands.
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Taylor
Tex
Postoak
Missouri City
Misouri City
W. A. Robinson
Blue Ridge Country
Corn Has Good Stand In Franklin Texas Rain Stresses Planting
A heavy rain and a big norther hit Franklin Texas on Friday delaying cotton planting. Corn is up and farmers hope for no freeze that could damage or kill the crop.
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Franklin
Tex
Hundred Children Take First Communion at Shiner Church
About one hundred children received their first holy communion at the Catholic church in Shiner Texas on Sunday, the largest attendance in several years. The town streets were crowded with vehicles as worshippers arrived. In San Marcos Texas light local rains fell overnight but were not enough to help crops.
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Shiner
Tex
San Marcos
College Station Official Declines Federal Cooperative Work Offer
James W. Carson assistant to the Texas A and M experiment station director has declined a U S government position offered by Dr. G W Knapp. The role would have involved cooperative demonstration work under the agriculture department. Carson, a 1886 Texas A and M graduate, has long directed feed control enforcing laws on stock feed manufacture and sale.
Sale of 17 728 Acres of Gaines Land in West Texas
Temple Texas reports a major land sale closed by J B Gregory. Capt W S Saye of Comanche county sold to Ben S Long of Ballinger 17 728 acres in Gaines county at 10 dollars per acre. The deal includes West Texas lands and some McLennan county farm land as part of the transaction.
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Gaines
Temple
Tex
West Texas
McLennan County
J. B. Gregory
W. S. Saye
Comanche County
Ben S. Long
Ballinger
Gaines County
Veteran showman Sutton helped Barnum’s fame and tours
At 84, John F. Sutton of Monkton Maryland is remembered as Barnum’s press agent and impresario who launched Jenny Lind Adelina Patti Tom Thumb and others. He helped advertise Patti introduce electric light to shows and once dressed as a clown with Barnum. Sutton’s career spans guiding baby shows aiding tours and chronicling Napolean III and Edward VII links.
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Jenny Lind
Patti
Tom Thumb
Baltimore
America
John F. Sutton
Adelina Pattl
Artemus Ward
Barnum
Sutton
Gunston Lodge
Monkton
P. T. Barnum
New York
United States
Bates
Prince Albert
England
Edward VII
Napoleon IE
London Illustrated News
New York Illustrated News
Fifth Avenue
London
Tom
Queen Victoria
Napoleon Sr
France
Adelina Patti
Quired
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Adolph Darilek
Prop
Cob, Nachlinger
F. W. Lueke
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Wm. Schmidt
Echo Springs
Jersey
Joe E. Richter
Laredo
Sisters of Guadalupe
Zavala
Florence Interurban
Nacogdoches
Hayward Mill Company
Normanna
J. W. Lawrence
Thornton Fanch
Guero
Megis
William Green
Philip Wilhausen
Sam Howton
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Wilson County
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Dawson
Joe Redden
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