Returns in Democratic primary show slow counting across counties
Unofficial results from last Saturday's Democratic primary reveal slow vote counting with several races still tight. Governor Colquitt leads Ramsey, Morris Sheppard strong for Senate, and multiple state offices show small margins as remaining returns trickle in.
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Colquitt
Judge Ramsey
Earl Mayfield
John L. Wortham
Mayfield
Wortham
O of Mayfield
President Taft Accepts Nomination in White House Ceremony
President Taft accepted the Republican nomination at a White House notification ceremony led by Senator Root. The short formal event drew cabinet members and invited guests, with Taft noting the campaign issues and promising a written expansion. Senator Newell Sanders announced a $1,000 contribution. treasurer position remained unfilled.
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Washington
Taft
Chicago
Root
Lodge
Smoot
Crane
Mann, Payne
White House
Senator Root
Treasury
Leonard Wood
Army
Keekman Winthrop
Navy
G. A. McClintock
Cannon
Newell Sanders
Tennessee
Hilles
Wilson vows no part in state factional fights
Governor Wilson on Friday declared he would not interfere in any state disputes among Democrats. Asked about New York, he said his stance applies universally and he would keep hands off in local disagreements.
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Seagit
N. J
Wilson
New York
Fishery Treaty Ratified by Senate in Washington
The senate on Friday ratified the North Atlantic fishery treaty with Great Britain settling Newfoundland fisheries disputes. The pact, signed June 20 by Britain and the United States, incorporates The Hague court decision of September 7, 1910.
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Washington
Senate
Great Britain
United States
Hague Court
Skeleton of Two-Toed Horse Found on Plains Expedition
Yale paleontologist Professor Richard S. Lull said a skeleton of the tiny two toed horse was found along with remains of prehistoric camels elephants and a sloth. He noted the Staked Plains were once timbered with heavy rainfall.
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Plainview
Tex
Richard S. Lull
Yale
Goose Creek Well Yields 650 Barrels Daily Near Bay Shore
La Porte Texas reports another oil well brought in at Goose Creek on the Sweet tract known as the Guffey Company well. After settlement it yields 650 barrels per day and sits 250 yards from the bay shore on a high bluff.
Rebels Seize Materials as Railway Work Ends in Casas Grandes
In El Paso Texas workers stop at Pearson and Pacheco railway and Booker Lumber holdings in Casas Grandes district. About 25009 dollars worth of materials are abandoned to rebels as employees arrive via train and overland.
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el Paso
Tex
Pearson and
Pacheco
Booker Lumber Company
Casas Grandes
Judge Noah Allen Resigns From Southern District Post
Judge Noah Allen resigns as assistant attorney for the Southern district of Texas sending his letter to U S Attorney Lock McDaniel in Houston. He was known for his outspoken support of Theodore Roosevelt for president.
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Noah Allen
Brownsville
Tex
Southern District of Texas
United States
Lock McDaniel
Houston
Theodore Roosevelt
Major Lyles Appointed Superintendent for Confederate Home
Austin governor names Major Richard Lyles of Cameron Milam County to lead the State Confederate home in Austin succeeding the late Colonel R M Wynne of Fort Worth.
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Lyles
Austin
Tex
Richard Lyles
Cameron
Milam County
R. M. Wynne
Fort Worth
Pecan Crop in Luling Reported As Absolute Failure
The pecan crop in the Luling area of Texas is reported a total failure with no pecans found for miles along the San Marcos River.
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Luling
Tex
San Marcos
Texas Farmers Congress Elects Officers At Annual Meet
At College Station the fifteenth annual Texas Farmers Congress drew 1100 attendees. Officers elected: FE W Knox as president John S Kerr as vice president and T W Larkin as secretary treasurer. Experts spoke on farm life while farmers asked questions in a running Q A session.
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College Station
Tex
Livestock Breeders’ Association
Farm Management Association
Farmers’ Congress
FE. W. Knox
San Antonio
John S. Kerr
Sherman
Darrow Defense Struck By Telegraph Evidence In Bribery Trial
Prosecutors in Clarence S. Darrow's bribery case produced telegrams on Wednesday that allegedly refute the defense claim that the McNamaras would plead guilty. The messages indicate Darrow authorized a $1000 expenditure the day after Bert Franklin's arrest to recover documentary evidence seized by Indianapolis authorities.
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Los Angeles
Cal
McNamaras
Clarence S. Darrow
Darrow
Bert Franklin
Indianapolis
Bryan Contributes $1,900 to Democratic Campaign Fund
Governor Wilson announced Tuesday that W J Bryan contributed 1900 to the Democratic national campaign fund. The gift was addressed to Sesniyt.
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Seagirt
Wilson
WJ Bryan
Democratic National Campaign Fund
Sesniyt
First Cotton Bale From West Point Marked 1912 Crop
West Point Texas reports the first bale of the 1912 cotton crop. It was grown by Hermann Wessdls, weighed 564 pounds, and sold for 1 1/2 cents per pound in open market trading.
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West Point
Tex
Hermann Wess
Dls
Mexicans threaten massacre of Americans near El Paso
Washington reports say 3000 Americans mainly women and children from Mormon colonies flee to El Paso as rebel General Salazar threatens to confiscate property and massacre noncompliers. Telegrams from El Paso officials to Rep Smith were shown to the State Department and military affairs committee.
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el Paso
Salazar
Sonora
Smith
Ed. Kelly
Albert S. Eylar
Kelly
Eylar
House Committee On Military Affairs
State Department
House
Steever
Senate
Senator Fall
Representative Smith
War Department
Mann
Committee On
Manassas Balloon Wins International Berth
Uncle Sam balloon piloted by Captain H. E. Honeywell and aide Roy R. Donaldson won the elimination race from Kansas City to Bull Run battlefield. They earned a spot for three Americans to join the Stuttgart contest starting October 26 for the James Gordon Bennett trophy after a 35 hour flight covering 925 miles.
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Uncle Sam
H. E. Honeywell
Bull Run Battlefield
Kansas City
Stuttgart
Germany
Honeywell
Roy R. Donaldson
Spaniards Invest in Vast Cotton Lands Near Brownsville
A group of Spaniards has purchased over 70 000 acres of cotton land on the Mexican side of the Rio Grande about thirty miles above Brownsville. The deal involves more than one million acres total and an investment near 18 500 000 Mexican. They have started building about 100 miles of irrigation canals with a 400 horsepower pumping station to supply half the water. The company plans to plant stone acres in cotton.
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Brownsville
Tex
Rio Grande
Ten Cost Lumber Concerns Face Anti-Trust Ruling
Special Commissioner Reynolds finds twenty nine lumber companies in a trust violating anti trust laws in an ouster suit filed in the Missouri supreme court. The firms, seven foreign and twenty two Missouri corporations, total $175 million in Missouri capital with a 1904 joint trade agreement and association price list practices cited. The case, involving thirty five firms, will be heard at the October term.
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Jefferson City
Reynolds
Supreme Court
Association
Yellow Pine Manufacturers’ Association
Missouri
Work Pickering Lumber Company
Louisiana
Arkansas Lumber Company
Arkansas
Chicago Lumber and Coal Company
Iowa
Detroit Timber and Lumber Company
Michigan
Dierks Lumber and Coal Company
Nebraska
Freeman-Smith Lumber Company
Glen Lumber Company
Kansas
Land Sales and Leases in June Revenues Totals
Receipts from state land sales and leases in June totaled 84 867 79 dollars per Treasurer J M Edwards monthly statement. Funds credited include Public school first payments permanent 3818 03 Public school open accounts available 34106 60 permanent 44662 69 Public school rentals available 67 65 University open accounts available 2181 92 Blind asylum open accounts available 17 43 Orphan asylum open accounts available 13 47 Total available 36387 07 permanent 48480 72.
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Austin
Tex
J. M. Edwards
Honeymoon Balloon Flight Ends in Pig Sty
Mrs Milou Hartman of Kansas City and Dr Milo Hartman wed just before a balloon flight from Kansas City III led in elimination contests. The craft flown by Hartman rose over a mile high before a sharp landing in a pig sty, ending an eventful summer trip near Smithville Missouri.
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Smithville
Milou Hartman
Kansas City
Hartman
Violet Davis
Milo Hartman
Robertson County approves $500000 in road bonds
Robertson County voters authorized $500000 in road improvement bonds over two months. Calvert precinct issued $150000 on May 28, Franklin precinct $100000 on June 4, Hearne precinct $150000 on July 18, Bremond precinct $100000 on July 23, leaving two precincts yet to be covered with potential further elections.
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Franklin
Tex
Robertson County
Calvert Commissioners
Franklin Commissioners
Hearne Commissioners
Bremond Justice
Justices
Charters Granted for Texas Firms Include Oil Outfits
Austin charter listings show J. W Dyson & Co of Fort Worth formed to establish oil companies with capital stock of 10000. The Frank Clark Seed Company in Fort Worth lists 2500. Wharton County Warehouse Company of El Campo files amendment reducing capital stock from 40000 to 22500. El Paso School for Girls files proof of final capital stock payment.
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Austin
Tex
J. W Dyson & Co
Fort Worth
Frank Clark Seed Company
Wharton County Warehouse Company
el Campo
el Paso School For Girls
el Paso
Road bond issue approved for Bastrop district
County Judge Jo RB Price received word from the attorney general that the road bond issue for district No includes Bastrop and has been approved. The issue totals 000 dollars.
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Bastrop, Texa County
Jo RB Price
Attorney General's Department
District No
Bastrop
Goose Creek Well Proclaimed Among Strongest
Houston Texas reports a Goose Creek oil well boasting a 61 to 7T00 barrel output and being among the strongest proven wells. Officials say the discovery marks a significant development for local energy prospects.
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Houston
Tex
Brushes
Goose Creek
Eugene Bowers Acquitted In Murder Trial
Gonzales Tex Eugene Bowers was acquitted by the jury after a three day district court trial on a murder charge tied to the December killing of Constable Jere Tomlin of Waelder. The verdict was returned Wednesday.
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Gonzales
Tex
Eugene Bowers
District Court
Jere Tomlin
Waelder
One Hundred Killed Rio Janeiro
One hundred persons were killed or injured in a collision between suburban trains on the Central Brazilian railway on Wednesday.
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Rio Janeiro
Texas Vital Statistics for June Report Highlights Oddities
June shows a string of unusual deaths across Texas with counts of 2159 total deaths and 4121 births. Notable items include deaths from matches, melon seed, heat, and rattlesnake bites. Meningitis declines markedly while pellagra rises and diarrhoea dominates under two years as a leading killer.
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Austin
Tex
R. P. Babcock
State Registrar of Vital Statistics
Tarrant County
Howard County
el Paso
Wood County
Upshur County
Brown County
Coleman County
Two Americans Hanged Near Cananea
Two Americans were hanged near Cananea Sonora on Wednesday. Their bodies were found the same day and the governor of Sonora reported the incident to the president. The governor ordered an investigation and blamed rebels for the execution to spur American intervention. Victims not identified.
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Mexico City
Cananea
Sonora
Earthquake Causes Tower Crack in Guadalajara Palace
An earthquake opened a wide crack in a government palace tower and damaged many buildings in Guadalajara on Wednesday. No lives were lost, but residents grew more alarmed and fled repeatedly after a long series of shocks began on May 6.
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Guadalajara
New School for Jourdanton Under Construction Progresses
A new brick schoolhouse in Jourdanton Texas costing 16000 dollars rises rapidly. Opening is planned for September 16 with Professor Baguell, ex San Marcos Baptist academy teacher, in charge. A new courthouse is also being built and will rival any in the state.
Sinking Large Well at West Point Station
West Point Texas reports the L A and A P Railroad crew of fifteen to twenty men sinking a large twenty two foot diameter well. The project will supply fresh water to a new pump station and water tank upon completion.
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West Point
Tex
L. A. and A. P. Railroad Company
First Sack Honduras Rice Delivered in 1912
The first sack of new Honduras rice for the year 1912 was delivered to a Bay City warehouse on Tuesday. The rice comes from land owned by T. G. C. Schneers and marks the first threshing of a 240 acre crop.
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Bay City
Tex
New Honduras
T. G. C. Schneers
Skyscraper Contract Awarded in Galveston Office Building
The American National Insurance Company awards the erection of an eleven story Galveston office building to the Fred A. Jones Company of Houston for about five hundred thousand dollars.
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Galveston
Tex
American National Insurance Company
Fred A. Jones Company of
Houston
Postmaster Held in Miriam Texas on Charge
Port Arthur reports Ezra Lewis, postmaster of Miriam Texas, held on 500 dollar bond by U S Commissioner Joseph Palica on charges of misappropriation of postoffice funds.
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Port Arthur
Tex
Ezra Lewis
Miriam
Texas
United States
Joseph Palica
Improvements on lines east of Houston announced
Houston Texas residents read that $2,000,000 in improvements will be made on the New Orleans Texas and Mexico and the Frisco lines east of Houston. The plan involves major works along the rail corridors affecting service and infrastructure.
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Houston
Tex
New Orleans
Texas
Mexico
Frisco
New Postoffice for Bonham Tex Contract Awarded
A contract for the construction of a $50,000 post office building has been awarded for Bonham Texas. The project marks a major federal investment in the town and will create local construction activity and jobs.
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Bonham
Tex
Beneham
Cattlemen's Hotel to Be Built in El Paso
El Paso Texas announces a cattlemen's hotel to cost 40100 dollars and begin construction at once. The project aims to serve ranchers and travelers, signaling a surge in local commercial development.
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el Paso
Tex
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