Texans Vote Totals Show Submissi on Falling Short in Primary
Returns from the Democratic primary across 160 counties show Davidson leading Wynne in submission votes but overall totals fall short of a majority of all votes polled. Attorney general totals indicate submission trails by about 30 000 to 40 000. governor results show Campbell ahead of Williams with local option support and opposition tallied.
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Galveston
Daidson
Wyna
Maining
Davison
Wynne
Davidson
Sire Campbell
Williams
Galveston The News reports complete county returns for attorney general
Galveston The News publishes complete returns from 184 counties for attorney general and submission on Tuesday night. Davidson leads with 145 560 votes and Wynne has 123 744. Sub totals show Davidson ahead by 21 361 with a majority for submission of 2 871. Other statewide races list Campbell over Williams for governor and Alderdice over Cousins for superintendent.
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Galveston
Davison
Wynn
Davidson
Wynne
Subson
Campbell
Williams
Barker
Blades
Parker
Stephens
White
Robertson
Stone
Alderdice
Cousins
Court of Criminal Appeals
Lattimore
Flaming Oil Geyser In Mexico City Drags On
The Los Bocas oil well near Mexico City remains ablaze since July 4. A crater about 250 feet across forms as flames spew oil, hindering estimates of flow and damage. Officials abandon tunneling efforts and use pumps to shower the fire with sand and rocks, drawing visitors from afar.
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City of
Mexico
Los Bocas
Destructive Fire at Pekin Legation Quarter Losses
Fire in the German guard section of Pekin's legation quarter at 10 30 Sunday night burned stables and messroom and exploded ammunition. Two German and one French soldier killed. eight German and five French soldiers severely wounded. four civilians slightly wounded.
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Legation
Nacogdoches Man Arrested in Shreveport for Murder Charge
Will Pinson, a man accused of assault to murder last October in Nacogdoches, Texas, was arrested in Shreveport and brought back to the city to be held in jail.
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Nacogdoches
Tex
Will Pinson
Shreveport
San Antonio Hotel Company Plans Eight-Story Block on Houston Street
The San Antonio Hotel Company has awarded the contract for a new million-dollar eight-story hotel on Houston Street with frontage on Houston St St Marys St and Travis St. Construction starts in sixty days adjoining the Navarro Hotel. The tower is expected to open to the public by the 1909 tourist season.
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San Antonio
Tex
San Antonio Hotel Company
Houston Street
St. Marys Street
Travis Street
Navarro
Texas
Cotton Movement Spurs Strong Local Market Outlook
San Antonio cotton buyers report 3 000 to 3 500 bales on the market with 100 000 to 125 000 bales to be handled at the local compress this year. Prices hover around 9 1 0 cents per pound as farmers unload, boll weevil largely absent, and activity expected to exceed last year by more than threefold.
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San Antonio
Tex
Texas
Kenedy
Seguin
Luling
Williams Hanged for Turner Murder in San Antonio
The condemned Williams, a Black man known as Doc Williams, confessed on the gallows to killing white peddler Thomas J Turner with whom he shared a partnership. He died Friday in a ceremonial hanging as onlookers hushed at the execution.
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San Antonio
Tex
Doc” Williams
Thomas J.turner
Williams
Thos. J. Turner
Mitchell Denied Bail in La Porte Killing Case
Judge Ashe denied bail in the habeas corpus proceeding of J. L. Mitchell charged with killing N. J. Bonner at La Porte last Sunday. Arguments by defense and prosecution spanned the day, with many precedents cited. Bail denial sent Mitchell into sheriff custody. appeal noted to the Criminal Court of Appeals.
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Houston
Tex
J. L. Mitchell
N. J. Bonner
la Porte
Ashe
Supreme Court
Love
Criminal Court of Appeals
Farmer Dies After Streetcar Fall on East Commerce
Milton Vance of Mountain Grove stepped from a moving street car on East Commerce street in San Antonio. He was thrown headfirst onto the asphalt, suffering a fractured skull and likely death.
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San Antonio
Tex
Milton Vance
Mountain Grove
East Commerce Street
First bale of new cotton sold by Hempstead farmer
In Hempstead Texas on Thursday a colored farmer sold the first bale of the season to Mr Schwarz for 10 cents a pound, receiving a cash premium in addition to the bid price from local merchants.
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Hempstead
Tex
Schwarz
Temple
Bel County
Killeen
Whitehead
Maxdale
Shofver Bros. & Radusch
Railroad Fined for Inadequate Negro Passenger Accommodations
Baton Rouge Louisiana district judge Brunot imposed a $2,000 fine on the St Louis Iron Mountain and Southern Railroad on Thursday for failing to provide black passengers with accommodations equal to those for white patrons.
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Baton Rouge
St. Louis, Iron Mountain & Southern Railroad
Brunot
Western Union Pays Texas Gross Receipts Tax
Austin Texas Western Union Telegraph Company paid the Texas gross receipts tax for the quarter ending June 30 The gross receipts were 79001 with a 23 percent tax totaling 2172 paid.
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Austin
Tex
Western Union Telegraph Company
Texas
Keep Trying Boys Learn to Overcome Failure
A didactic verse urges boys to persevere through early defeats and setbacks. It contrasts cowards who quit with brave souls who persist, promising eventual victory for those who keep trying. The piece stresses stubbornness against failure and credits persistent effort with shaping the world’s best men.
Stopping Washouts on Hilly Farmland Techniques
W C Bradley advises on preventing and repairing washes on sloped fields. Methods include damming ravines with plows, using brush and straw, sowing rye and bluegrass, and creating well sodded runways. He suggests minimal cultivation, reliance on hay and pasture, and livestock to reduce erosion risk.
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W. C. Bradley
Wisconsin Institute
Product of Six Ewes
An Iowa sheep grower argues a conservative lamb and wool estimate. He cites six lambs at $3 each totaling $18 plus wool at $1.50 per head totaling $9, totaling $27. He notes many flocks exceed these figures and challenges any flockmaster to contract income at these levels.
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Iowa
Three Fine Colts Seen From Constantly Worked Dams
In a neighborhood field I observed three as good colts as I have seen, sired by mares that had labored in the fields up to the time of foaling.
Planning farm layouts to cut chores and travel
A cautious note from a historical farming column urges arranging buildings and yards before construction. Proper planning could reduce farm chores by ten to fifty percent by improving layouts and gate placement to minimize travel distances.
Routine Milking Notes for Cattle Management
Milk quietly and consistently to minimize stress. Milk at nearly the same hour each night and morning. Milk the cows in the same order to ensure efficiency and cleanliness.
Historic pen relic linked to Franklin saga in Indianapolis
Eighty six year old Capt. George McLeland recalls the family heirloom a wild turkey feather pen used by Benjamin Franklin as he signed the Declaration of Independence. The pen passed from Alexander McLeland to the elder, then to his grandson, the young George, in a tale of lineage and historic memory in Indianapolis.
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Franklin
George Edward McLeland
New Jersey Street
Indianapolis
Benjamin Franklin
Capt
George W. McLeland
George
Capt. McLeland
Alexander McLeland
Continental Congress
Congress
Sandy
Jefferson County
Hell
Anapolis
Indi
A Garden Grew from Oats on Macdong Street
In a Dickensian glimpse from The Craftsman, an Italian lad plants oats dropped by horse feed and tends tiny green blades amid a broken urban landscape. A settlement worker notes a girl tracing a line of grass by an elevated pillar, calling it a park.
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Macdong'i
Theresa
Tony
Allen Street
East Side
Sg Park
Big Fire In Chicago Reported Three Men Perished
A large blaze occurred in Chicago resulting in three fatalities. Armour & Co. are named as the principal losers in the incident.
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Armour & Co
Fire destroys Burlington elevators and rail cars in Chicago area
A massive blaze in Chicago Illinois destroyed Burlington elevators E and F and the dock transfer warehouse, scarring 100 box cars. Estimated losses reach 1 million dollars with grain losses around 700 thousand. Firefighters prevented wider spread after water streams from distant buildings.
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Chicago
Burlington
Horan
Russian reports claim Serb princes seek American heiress marriages
Reports from Vienna quote Russian sources that King Peter of Serbia plans to marry his two sons to wealthy American women. Emperor Nicholas reportedly backs the unions and would be godfather to the firstborn. General Arthus Tcherep Spiridovich travels to New York to scout heiresses.
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Vienna
Peter of
Servia
Nicholas
Russia
Arthus Tcherep- Spiridovich
Slavonic League
Moscow
New York
America
Cotton farmers in Jewett visit town for warehouse checks
Farmers from Jewett gathered Saturday to collect warehouse cotton payments amid busy business. A growth is injuring the crop fast and without rain in a few days the yield may be cut short. Weevils sharpshooters and bollworms present on the cotton.
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Jewett
Tex
Pere Lachaise Cemetery Seen as Haven for Theft and Romance
Reports from Pere Lachaise keepers describe thefts of bronze and silver from tombs, window breakage by collectors with hooked sticks, wreaths stolen by women, and romantic assignations that lead to parental notices. The cemetery plans to hire more keepers due to these activities.
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Pere Lachaise
Lincoln Types Honor Bryan
W. J. Bryan was made an honorary member of the Lincoln Typographical Union in Lincoln Nebraska on Sunday amid some opposition. Officials said the move was a courtesy and Bryan was admitted to the rolls.
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Lincoln
Bryan
Lincoln, Neb
W. J. Bryan
Lincoln Typographical Union
Mr. Bryan
Bryan Presbyterians Extend Call to Birmingham Pastor
The executive board of the Presbyterian church of Bryan Texas extended a call to Rev BE Sholls of Birmingham Alabama for the pastorate. If he accepts, he will arrive in Bryan around October 1.
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Bryan Presbyterians
Bryan
Tex
Presbyterian Church of Bryan
BE. E. Sholls
Birmingham
Ala
Sholls
Houston post office contract awarded to McGonigle
The project in Houston for a granite building includes plumbing heating electrical work and is set for completion by July 1 1910. James McGonigle of Leavenworth Kansas won the contract for 359443 dollars.
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Washington
Houston Post Office
James McGonigle
Leavenworth
Kan
A Clever Omission in a Private Letter
A dialogue reveals a hidden letter to a father about marriage. George asks if the writer wrote to papa and if he asks for a hand. The reply confirms the letter was written but unsigned, signaling a cautious plan to avoid his father's anger.
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George
Peruna Praised By Women With Run-Down Conditions
Read What She Says from Appleton Wisconsin and Evanston Illinois describes long run-down states improved by Peruna. Mrs J F Boyer cites loss of appetite sleep and energy before treatment and credits six bottles with full recovery and renewed life.
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Della Stroebe
Richmond St
Appleton, Wis
J. F. Boyer
Sherman Ave
Evanston, Il
Peruna
An Improved Climax for the Great Melodrama
The Cleveland Plain Dealer notes a revamped closing where a villain is struck by a suet pudding and a custard pie is hurled at him. The servant blindsides the foe as the heroine is rescued with the line Waste no sympathy my darling. Quick curtain.
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Cleveland Plain Dealer
Hicks' Capudine Cures Headache And More
An old advertorial notes Capudine as a liquid remedy for headaches from colds heat stomach and nervous trouble. It claims quick relief without acetanilid or similar drugs and emphasizes its superior regular effect.
Absurd All Around in a Dapper Lecture
A comic-coated old man in a stovepipe hat and baggy trousers is identified as the professor lecturing on the absurdities of women's dress. The scene presents a playful critique wrapped in a period-stage moment.
Easy to Answer. Blondes Tie Marriages More Often
A wry remark attributed to Uncle Singleton notes that marriages favor blondes over brunettes. The bachelor uncle suggests the lighter headed individuals marry first, delivering a humorous take on looks and matrimony.
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Singleton
Medina Field Adds Producing Well Near San Antonio
A new well in the Medina oil field near San Antonio, Texas, is producing seventeen barrels of oil daily. It is the first producing well brought in for many weeks, renewing interest in the field.
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Medina
San Antonio
Tex
Riverside Park Opens on Guadalupe River in Victoria
Victoria Texas opens Riverside Park as a new city addition on the Guadalupe River at the southern edge of the city. It marks the third addition to Victoria and invites settlement growth.
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Victoria
Tex
Riverside Park
Guadalupe River
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