George Washington Love Affairs Revealed In Anecdotes
An 18th century portrait shows George Washington engaging with several Virginia belles. He courts Miss Frances Alexander, Miss Lucy Grymes, Miss Mary Cary, and Miss Betsy Fauntleroy before winning Martha Custis, whom he marries in January 1759 at her home.
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George Washington
Virginia
Washington
Merxes
Cupid
Lucy Grymes
Sally
Fairfax
Mary Cary
George
Cary
Edward Ambler
Mount Vernon
Betsy Fauntleroy
Col. Washington
America
Old Dominion
Miss Adina de Zavala Holds Alamo Amid Injunction Battle
In San Antonio Miss Adina de Zavala refuses to surrender the Alamo after Judge Kittrell of Houston issued an injunction. A sheriffs attempt to serve failed as de Zavala locked the doors and occupied the building. Officers may use force to remove her. a long running dispute within the Daughters of the Republic of Texas has intensified.
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San Antonio
Tex
Adina de Zavalla
Kittrell
Houston
Sheri Tobin
Daughters of the Republic of Texas
Hinston
Miss de Zavalla
Alamo
Miss Deavalla
Tom 1
Mis&de Zavalla
Stray Boys Missing From Erie Kan Ex Editors Son
Two seventeen year old boys Lestg Wooster son of The Sentinel editor and Loren Cox son of J H Cox hardware dealer vanished after an unannounced trip from Fort Worth. Mothers anxiety grows as a letter to Haston Tex remains unclaimed and no word has come in two months. Authorities urge any information to Alf Q Wooster Erie Kan.
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Eric
Kan
G Wooster
the Sentinel
Loren. Cox
J. H. Cox
Haston
Tex
Alf
Q. Wooster
Eri
Bank Executive Found Dead in Fort Worth Bank
Linton C. Hutchins 49, second vice president of Fort Worth National Bank and Manning Lumber Co. official, was found with a pistol wound in the bank washroom on Fifth and Main. An inquest ruled death the result of self destruction after his body lay undiscovered for hours.
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Fort Worth
Tex
Linton C. Hutchins
Fort Worth National Bank
Manning Lumber Company
Bank
Fifth
Main Streets
Mr. Hutchins
Hutchins
Justice of the Peace
R. E. Bratton
Banker Beasley Ends Life in San Antonio Moore Building
C A Beasley a Houston banker shot and killed himself at 5 pm in the Moore Building San Antonio. A .45 pistol lay by his head with a pocket containing two keys $20 and two letters one to his wife 1124 Main avenue unopened. Coroner to hold inquest Monday. No eyewitnesses. Wife was with him and prostrated by the news.
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San Antonio
Tex
C. A. Beasley
Houston
Moore Building
Main Avenue
Green
American Bank and Trust Company
Women urged to clean up Texas mosquitos statewide
State Health Officer Brumby appeals to Texas women’s clubs to dedicate March 10 to a statewide cleanup effort focusing on oil and rice belt areas where malaria is prevalent. He urges cooperation with city administrations, health boards, and schools to show action against the mosquito menace.
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Oil and Rice Belt
Board of Health
Health Officer
Business Men’s Clubs
School Board
Texas
Brookhaven Mob Hangs Suspect Near Court House
Eli Pigot, a Black man accused of assaulting a young white woman near Brookhaven, was taken by a Jackson militia company and a deputy posse Monday morning and hanged from a telegraph pole less than a hundred yards from the courthouse. The mob, numbering over 2,000, overpowered the militia and posse before he could stand trial.
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Brookhaven
Miss
Eli Pigot
Miss Williams
Jackson
Court House
Psse
Old Chicago man walks to bid farewell to soldier son
Sympathizing with Olaf Olsen Bretwell the aged Chicago man walking from Chicago to Fort Sam Houston to say goodbye to his son in the Philippines fundraisers have been held by First Cavalry. Bretwell is believed to have left St. Louis and his son Martin Bretwelt a bugler in Troop H First Cavalry sails for the Philippines on Feb 29.
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San Antonio
Tex
Olaf Olsen Bretwell
Chicago
Fort Sam Houston
Philippines
First Cavalry
Bretwelt
St. Louis
Martin Bretwelt
Health Officer urges women to lead Texas cleanup drive
A letter from W. H. Brumby M D state health officer calls on Texas women to apply intelligence and zeal to a summer cleanup campaign. He promises that their efforts will yield a substantial deposit of active saving grace on every inhabited acre of Texas soil.
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Texas
W. H. Brumby
TWO MURDERERS SWING IN LAKE CHARLES JAIL
Albert West and Ed Williams were hanged in the parish jail between noon and 2 pm after Governor approval. West heard executed for the September killing of John Chaney while log marking at English Bayou. Williams killed the woman he lived with on the South River bank by throwing her into the river.
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Lake Charles
Albert West
Ed. Williams
John Chaney
English Bayou
Williams
South River
Record Hog Shipment At Chicago Union Stock Yards
Hog receipts at the Union Stock Yards in Chicago broke all records Monday with 75 000 head unloaded and more expected. The prior record was 74 000 head on February 11 1905. High corn prices are blamed for the surge in hog marketing and the Chicago market fell about 12 to 15 cents.
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Chicago
Union Stock Yards
Artesian well strike at Alvin encounters gas
Alvin Texas. While drilling an artesian well on nursery grounds E S Stockdale encountered a strong gas vein at 400 feet. The drill blew out and water surfaced from the casing. Gas fumes persisted for nearly two hours but no oil was found. The drill was sent to Houston for repairs and will resume later.
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Alvin
Tex
E. S. Stockdale & In
Houston
Weather and planting outlook in Kenney Texas
The region reports clear cool weather after a light rain on the night of the 4th that softened the ground. Most farmers are finishing plowing and some have planted a little corn. many plan to wait until mid to late February. Irish potatoes have begun to be planted but bulk remains delayed until after a good rain.
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Kenney
Austin Co. Tex
Robbery Charge Against Houston Man at Sugarland Commissary
Walter Holliday was arrested in Houston on a Fort Bend county warrant charging him with entering Cunningham's commissary at Sugar Land and taking articles. Some of the stolen goods were found on his person.
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Houston
Tex
Walter Holliday
Fort Bend County
Cunningham
Sugarland
Johnson In The Race For Democratic Presidential Nomination
Chicago reports Minnesota Gov. John A. Johnson plans a formal statement next Monday or Tuesday outlining his views on national questions. The piece includes a phonetic ad promoting Phosphate of Potash as a health aid and references to Grape-Nuts with the slogan There’s a Reason.
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Chicago
Ill
John A. Johnson
Minnesota
Bastrop Meeting Passes Controversial Resolutions
In Bastrop Texas a local indiction meeting held by Black residents passed resolutions regarding crimes by Black people in the area. Victim Mr. Kaefer has resumed work following the incident.
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Bastrop, Tex
PB Negroes of
Bastrop
Kaefer
Embezzlement Plea in Shreveport Grain Case
W B Farrar former manager of Leo Fowler Kansas City grain business pleaded guilty before District Judge Bell to embezzling 25000 dollars from his employer. He was remanded for sentence.
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Shreveport
W. B. Farrar
Leo Fowler
Kansas City
Bell
Gates to Return to Port Arthur in Coming Week
Telegram from New York says Mr. Gates will leave for Port Arthur about the latter part of next week. The city awaits his return with interest as he has acted in its interests and residents are eager to learn what plans he has for Port Arthur's benefit.
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Munich
Germany
Port Arthur
Tex
New York
Gates
Mr. Gates
Rainfall Boosts Thomaston Area Farmers and Truckers
A light to moderate rain continued in Thomaston Deitt County Texas and across Saturn after a needed shower. Farmers and truckers expect benefits from the precipitation.
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Thomaston, Deitt Co
Tex
Saturn
Farrs
Jury Deadlock In Juan Cervantes Homicide Case
In Marlin Texas the jury failed to reach a verdict in the Juan Cervantes homicide trial. The Mexican defendant faced trial on a county case alleging a murder committed some time earlier.
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Marlin
Tex
Juan Cervantes
Thoms ton area reports dry spell and crop readiness
Thomaston in DeWitt County Texas reports no rain for six weeks with light showers. Farmers have mostly finished breaking land and are ready to plant when weather allows. Smallpox continues among the Negro population.
Illness Strikes State Normal Principal in San Marcos
Prof. T. G. Harris, principal of the State Normal, is seriously ill with la grippe at his residence in San Marcos. A regular epidemic of la grippe has lingered in the town for about a month.
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San Marcos
Tex
T. G. Harris
State Normal
la Grippe
Oklahoma Senate Acts On Bucked Shop Bill and Texas‑Modeled Laws
The state senate in Guthrie Oklahoma on Wednesday passed the anti bucket shop bill. The measure is a strong enforcement provision modeled after Texas law. The lower house approved the Lindsay anti trust act, also modeled after the Texas provision.
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Guthrie
Okla
State Senate
Texas
VotersReject City Corporation Abolition in Goldthwaite
In Goldthwaite Texas an election Saturday resulted in a 150 to 40 vote to reject abolishing the city corporation. The measure failed as voters chose to retain the existing city government structure.
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Goldthwaite
Tex
Pure Food Claim as Brain Nerve Nourishing Wheat Barley Mix
The ad asserts a cereal made from wheat and barley is easily digested and digestible as a brain and nerve food. It cites Dr. Geo. W. Carey claiming potassium phosphate nourishes gray brain matter and asserts the product contains this ingredient through its processing.
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Geo. W. Carey
Writer finds Grape-Nuts aid brain work and child growth
A lifelong writer and mother of four credits Grape-Nuts with boosting morning appetite, sustaining brain power, and helping her 10 month old baby grow contented. She notes improved energy, plumpness, and clearer writing after adopting the cereal. Postum Cereal Co. of Battle Creek, Mich.
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Devoe and
Masury
Moulton, Texas
W. G. Chapman
Miss Phillipse
Col. Wasbon
Williams Ferry
Martha Parke Custis
Old Bishop
Betsy
Thomas Adams
Williamsburg
Mary Phillipse
Hudson
West Point
Miss DE Zavala Firm
L. Hutchins
Beasley
Brumby
Austin
Women’s Clubs of
Department of Public Health and Vital Statistics
Woman’s Clubs of
Henry
Plan Beautiful
Mississippi
Son
Old Man
Johnson
Postum Cereal Coo., Ltd
Battle Creek, Mich
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