Galveston Fire Threatens Downtown. Major Losses Feared
A devastating Galveston fire began at 1:35 PM in a Strand area brick building housing a second hand furniture store. The blaze consumed three valuable structures, with total damage estimated between 90 000 and 110 000 dollars, largely insured. Notable losses included the Sealy Building and Hutchings estate properties, while Gulf Colorado and Santa Fe equipment and other tenants sustained further damage.
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Galveston
Tex
Strand
twenty-Fourth
M Twenty- Fifth
Frey
Sealy
Gulf, Colorado & Santa Fe Company
Hutchings
Norton Butling
M. M. Levy
Richard O'Rourke
Joseph Leam 4
Opportunity of a lifetime land sale in Texas
A 95 000 acre ranch in Atas county Texas marketed with farm and town lot potential. The offer promotes liberal deferred payments, $250 000 to trustees from sale proceeds, and a railroad bonus, highlighting San Antonio proximity, mild climate, ample water, and strong vegetable and fruit profits with multiple crop opportunities and notable earnings examples.
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Texas
Roosevelt
Asanton
Atasja County
Scosa
McMullen Hunties
Live Oak County
East Texas
West Texas
San Antonio
Statement Ad from Co F Simmons at 215 Alamo Plaza
Co F Simmons of 215 Alamo Plaza San Antonio Texas offers a $1000 reward for anyone proving any statement in this advertisement to be false. The notice repeats the same details and location.
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Simmons
Alamo Plaza
San Antonio, Tex
Forts Guard Boston Harbor Stronghold Says General Bell
Brig. Gen. J. Franklin Bell described Boston harbor as one of the most fortified in the world with forts positioned to keep warships at bay. He toured the harbor defenses with Brig. Gen. Arthur Murray, chief of artillery.
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Boston
J. Franklin Bell
Arthur Murray
Golden Goldfinch Lived Over Twenty-Two Years
A goldfinch owned by Mr. W. Godwin of Victoria Park Dorchester England survived beyond 22 years marking an exceptional case among cage birds. The bird died recently from old age after a remarkably long life.
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W. Godwin
Victoria Park
Dorchester
England
Children injured in Woodville railroad accident
In Woodville Texas on Sunday a 12 year old daughter of local Methodist minister Mr Richey suffered a serious foot crush while playing on a railroad turntable. A 14 year old Black boy lost an arm near the shoulder after a freight train cut it off as he attempted to board a passing train.
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Woodville
Tex
Richey
Two men held in Temple thefts from railroad caboose
Temple Texas police arrested Robert Harris and Will Crosby on Tuesday for thefts of personal effects from a caboose in the Missouri Kansas & Texas Railway freight yards. They waived examining trial and were committed to jail in default of $500 bail each.
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Temple
Tex
Robert Harris
Will Crosby
Missouri, Kansas & Texas Railway
Whisky Theft Conviction in Cameron Texas
In Cameron Texas Tom Woods was found guilty by a county court jury of stealing a bottle of whisky. The punishment set includes a $50 fine and two days in jail.
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Cameron
Tex
Tom Woods
Stabbing at Orange beer joint leaves man badly hurt
Sunday night in Orange Texas Robert Love was badly stabbed by John Richardson after a dispute at a beer joint run by Maj. Johnson. All involved are described as Black.
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Orange
Tex
Robert Love
John Richardson
Maj. Johnson
Not So Many Weevils Delaying Cotton Planting in Texas
Report from Beeville Texas notes scarce volunteer cotton for boll weevil feed due to dry winter and spring. Despite a favorable outlook from Washington, local observers report few if any boll weevils in fields this year, easing fear of damage to the cotton crop.
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United States
Beeville
Tex
Agricultural Department
Washington
Texas
Murder near Camden ties Spurlock death to McLain claim
A report from Livingston Texas says white man Spurlock was murdered near Camden where Willis MacLean had killed three Negroes and wounded three others ten days earlier. Deputies and a large posse hunt McLain as community fears a deadly confrontation.
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Livingston
Tex
Spprlock
Willis Maclain
Spurlock
McLean
Camden
Spradley
Watts
Nacogdoches
Angelina
McLain
Three Were Slain in Texas Outlaw Chase
A fugitive black outlaw from East Texas, pursued after a barroom and cabin killings near Barnum Polk County, eludes a Livingston posse. Victims include Jack Darden and a Swearengen family, with a posse member killed by buckshot as authorities tighten the hunt.
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Barnum
Polk County
Livingston
Jack Darden
Darden
Swearen
Swearengen
Rockdale Youth Charged With Criminal Assault
Cameron Texas Pat Martin a white boy from Rockdale was bound over on a $5,000 bond after a complaint charged him with criminal assault on a young girl in Rockdale. Bond not yet posted and he remains in jail pending action by Justice E F English.
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Rockdale
Cameron
Tex
Pat Martin
E. F. English
Mill Accident In Mobile Leaves Worker Severely Injured
A mill accident in Mobile on Tuesday at 9 30 am injured Sam Madison a Black man who had worked on the carriage. His right leg was severed above the ankle and two toes of his left foot were cut.
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Mobile
Tex
Sam Madison
San Francisco
Jamaica
Kingston
Farmers Trust Fails in Topeka Wind-Up
The Farmers Cooperative Shipping Association across Kansas Oklahoma and Nebraska decided Thursday to wind up operations at once. Some members accuse independent grain dealers of sowing dissension that ruined the group.
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Farmers’ Trust
Topeka
Kan
Farmers’ Co-Operative Shipping Association
Kansas
Oklahoma
Nebraska
Cuero Cotton Mills Sale Postponed Over Advertising Defect
Cuero Texas. The sale of the Cuero Cotton Mills was postponed due to a defect found in the advertising notice.
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Cuero, Tex
Cuero Cotton Mills
Jail Break at Woodville Texas
Three inmates escaped from a Woodville jail Sunday night. Each suspect is charged with assault to murder and remains at large as authorities hunt for them.
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Woodville
Tex
Bastrop Baptist Ladies Bazaar For New Pew Purchase
Bastrop Baptist Church ladies held a Wednesday bazar in Bastrop Texas serving cream and cake. The event drew liberal patronage and the proceeds will go toward paying for the church pews.
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Bastrop Baptist Ladies
Bastrop, Tex
Ladies of the Baptist Church
Barely Escaped Being Killed in Lorado Streetcar Incident
A 77-year-old Mexican boy in Lorado, Texas, ran into the path of a moving street car Monday evening and was knocked off the track. He escaped with only slight injuries, a miraculous outcome given the danger.
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Lorado
Tex
Palmerston crime chase tracks robbing express
In Palestine Texas W G Duncan acting on Sheriff Billy Black’s orders pursued Will Riles a 19 year old coal black boy robber of the Pacific Express. Womack the Express Messenger was thrown from L and G N train No 4 near Elkhart March 21. After a day’s ride Riles was found quietly seated on the L and G N platform at Oakwoods eighteen miles west.
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Palestine
Tex
W. G. Duncan
Butler
Freestone County
Billy Black
Will Riles
Pacific Express
J. W. Womack
Elkhart
Oakwoods
Mexico
Lavaca Truck Growers Elect Officer After Death
The Lavaca Truck Growers Association elected B. H. Mitchell of Hallettsville as secretary replacing the late Leo Kroschel. Cotton chopping has begun in parts of the county and will soon be general. Labor is in demand as the harvest progresses.
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Hallettsville
Tex
Truck Growers’ Association
B. H., Mitchell
Leo. Kroschel
Heavy rains reach Wrightsboro area amid continuing soggy spell
In Wrightsboro Gonzales County Texas heavy rain fell from 11 p.m. to 5 a.m. marking the heaviest downpour since last July. While sufficient for crops the shower does not yet satisfy pasture needs and the wet spell shows no immediate end.
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Wrightsboro
Gonzales Co
Tex
Bryan man accidentally shot in leg by pistol
Mr. D. N. Smith who lives west of Bryan was accidentally shot in the leg Saturday evening. The flesh wound is not serious.
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Bryan
Tex
D. N. Smith
Governor Taylor Invited to Address Texas Legislature
The Texas Senate adopted a concurrent resolution inviting United States Senator Robert L. Taylor of Tennessee to speak before the Texas Legislature at a date to be set by him.
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Taylor
Austin
Tex
Senate
United States
Robert L. Taylor
Tennessee
Texas
Teachers for Halettsville Normal Summer Session
Hallettsville Tex. announces instructors for the local normal this summer led by Prof. H A Jones as conductor with Profs C A Peterson J W Bagby of Yoakum and FP Guenther as assistants.
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Halettsville Normal
Hallettsville
Tex
H. A. Jones
C. A. Peterson
J. W. Bagby
Yoakum
FP. P. Guenther
Care Of The Sick Room In A Damp-Free Home
When a bedroom becomes a sick room extreme sanitary precautions are essential. The room must stay dry warm in winter cool and airy in summer and bright at times. Wallpaper is blamed for dampness and lung trouble. the recommended wall treatment uses alabastined plaster that breathes and prevents moisture buildup.
Miniature maps for military use by Dr Wollbehr
Maps for military and general use are produced by Dr. O H F Wollbehr of Halensee Berlin as macroscopic transparencies. Each slide measures about one and one half by two inches and forms slides for the micro photoscope. The instrument has a hand mirror shaped frame with a slide holder and a movable lens over the map. The lens slides in two directions and about 76 square miles are shown in each position.
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O. H. F. Wollbehr
Halensee
Berlin
Beware Mercury Ointments for Catarrh Warning
Caution against catarrh ointments containing mercury. Mercury harms smell and system. Prescription by reputable physicians advised. Hall's Catarrh Cure by FJ Cheney Co Toledo claims no mercury and is taken internally. Testimonials from satisfied users advertised.
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Hall
F.J. Cheney & Co
Toledo
Mary Garetch Guse
Ng Halls
F. J. Cheney
Seldat
Bottia
Clergyman Claims Nightly Transients From Interior United States
A prominent East Side and Bowery mission leader states that most men who sleep rough by 1 am, receiving distribution pieces, are migrants from the interior United States text notes.
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East Side
Bowery Mission
United States
Important to Mothers Inspect CASTORTA Bottles for Infants
Important to Mothers. Examine carefully every bottle of CASTORTA, a safe and sure remedy for infants and children, and see that it
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