Salton Sea Crisis Spurs Federal Aid Request
The Salton Sea and Imperial Valley face collapse as the Colorado River break floods 30,000 acres of land. Engineers plead for a 2.5 million dollar fix and a federal grant to avert permanent inundation, with railroads and state efforts already in play.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Salton Sea
Imperial Valley
Congress
Colorado River
Alamo River
Irrigation Company
Colorado
Alamo
Salton
Southern Pacific Railway Company
Gulf of California
How To Polish A Table And A House Of Bills
Instructions for polishing furniture with linseed oil and powders accompany a scanned page of legislative items. The text lists oil and solvent use for tables and furniture and transitions to a roster of house bills dealing with corporate capital requirements bank reserves jury procedure public weighers and court structure.
New Texas Corporations Formed Across Cities
On Saturday February 3 new Texas corporations were filed in Austin. Listed are Texas State Bank and Trust Company of Cleburne with $5000 capital. Cale-Lane Oil Company of Houston with $50000. Alpine Cemetery Association of Alpine. New Hope Missionary Baptist Church of Houston. Houston Can Manufacturing Company of Houston with $25000. Southwestern Horticultural Company of Dallas with branches in San Antonio Tyler and Galveston with $20000. Bryan-Perry Grain Company of Bay City. Coppage Manufacturing Company of Cooper. Cooper Medicine Company of Grandview with $10000.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Austin
Tex
State Department
Texas State Bank and Trust Company
Cleburne
Capital Suck
Clao Sells
John L. Cleveland
John E. Poindexter
H. W. Cooper
F. M. Glenn
Cale-Lane Oil Company of
Houston
Capital Stock
George W. C. Carroll
E. F. Grinstead
A. S. Cale
Southwestern Horticultural Company of
Dallas
San Antonio
Tyler
Galveston
James McMasters
Frank Burton
W. C. Yarbrough
Bryan-Perry Grain Company
Bay City
aMtagorda County
W. Joel Bryan
S. S. Perry
M. S. Perry
W. L. Letulle
Hidden treasure from kauri gum roots in New Zealand land
An American farmer learns that kauri gum, sourced from the stumps and soil around fallen kauri trees in New Zealand, is a valuable resin used in varnish and enamel paints. Demand has surged 25 percent as supply tightens, with chunks sometimes reaching 100 pounds. The kauri pine grows 150 to 200 feet tall and 15 feet in diameter, prized for ship masts.
Many Uses For Turpentine In Household Cleaning
A regional item lists turpentine’s wide range of household applications from removing ink stains and whitening clothes to deterring moths and roaches. It also notes uses on leather, gilt frames, furniture marks, carpets, and stove blacking, with ancillary mentions of public school trustees and state legislation on veterans aid and infrastructure.
Texas Senate Bills Introduced In Morning Session
Senators introduced several measures including acts to require corporations to keep books and cancel permits for foreign firms failing to comply, penalties and survival of actions for dissolved corporations, a Galveston Bay causeway project with bonds, and an occupation tax targeting peddlers, plus provisions for testimony and a joint resolution to create a debt for state penal, asylum, educational grounds and buildings.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
McCullum
Strickland
Galveston Causeway
Austin
Texa
Senate
Texas
Grinnan
Mayfield
Galveston County
Galveston Bay
Galveston County Commissioners’ Court
Messrs
Terrell
McLennan
Baker and Ralston
Duncan
Clements
Thomas
Tyler
Texas Great Cotton Port Sets World Record at Galveston
Galveston reports 3,003,458 bales received in 5 months 11 days to surpass any exporting port. Average 20,000 bales daily, 2,339,765 shipped abroad, 360,749 to New York, stock left 356,399. Port accounts for 40 percent of U S cotton receipts, narrowing the lead of New Orleans and Savannah.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Galveston
Tex
Cotton Exchange
New York
United States
New Orleans
Savannah
How to Clean Windows Efficiently in a Home
Regular weekly cleaning starts with dusting dry using a cloth and whisk broom to blinds and sills. Do not wash in sun light. use warm water with borax pearline or ammonia, minimal water, avoid flooding. rinse with a chamois or cheesecloth and finish with a dry cloth or alcohol for extra luster.
Root beer beginnings from a simple pantry list
A historic homebrew note lists one gallon water a handful of hops a pint bran a half pint molasses a cup yeast and one spoonful ginger as ingredients to proceed with root beer making.
Texas Senate Actions February Measures Discussed
Friday February eight in Austin measures were introduced in the Senate. Topics include tax exemption for public bonds, an appropriation for a Confederate veterans home and pensions, repeal of official court stenographer act, tax on mineral output, desertion and child support misdemeanor, cross state bank cash balance allowances, and railroad depot bonds for large cities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Austin
Tex
Senate
Green
Stone and Grinnan
Stone and Smith
Greer
Chambers
Skinner
Texas
Griggs and Meachum
Allding Railroad
Texas House Bills Target Gaming Bans and Taxes
In Austin the Mouse chamber introduced measures by Messrs Ray and Lively to prohibit gaming at any venue where it occurs. Mr Dean proposes a 200 dollar annual occupation tax on saloon pool and billiard tables up to ten, with 20 dollars for each extra table. Mr Wilson calls for national surety firms to file stockholder lists with the secretary of state and maintain a 25000 dollar deposit. Messrs McConnell and Canales seek railroads to supply first and second class coaches and cap fares at 3 and 2 cents respectively.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Austin
Tex
Messrs
Ray and
Lively
Dean
Wilson
National Surety
Texas
Secretary of State
Messrs. McConnell and Canales
Savage
Bell
Terrell
Canales and McConnell
Duncan
Jenkins and Dean
Thomas
Tyler
Adams
Sabine County
Blanton
Mutual Building and Loan Associations
Agricultural College
Supreme Judicial District
Farmer's Gin Company of Van Alstyne Organized
Farmer's Gin Company of Van Alstyne is incorporated with capital stock of 6000. Incorporators are Joe A. McKinney, Jesse H. Marr, and J. Hie McKinney.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Farmer’s Gin Company of
van Alstyne
Joe A. McKinney
Jesse H. Marr
J. Hie McKinney
Texas legislature actions and district reassignment noted
Legislative items listed include creating a sixth supreme judicial district based in Tyler, road overseer appointments, land office building funding, and tax and anti corruption proposals. A Brownsville case discussion notes police involvement and a defense strategy reveal.
Senate measures create Texas penitentiary commission
Bills introduced in Austin propose a three member Texas Penitentiary Commission appointed by the Governor with full control of penitentiaries and their industries and farms, establishing the penal system as a separate branch of government. A separate item prohibits throwing trash into streams across the state.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Austin
Tex
Senate
Halsey
Texas
Chambers
Defense Questions Mexican Police In Penrose Court Martial
In San Antonio, defense lawyers question Mexican police in the Maj. Penrose court martial, probing the shooting of a wounded lieutenant during Monday morning cross examination of H. Y. Dengw. The proceedings focus on who fired and where responsibility lies for the incident.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Penrose
San Antonio
Tex
Maj
H. Y. de ‘Ngw
Heaviest snowstorm in fifty years shocks Mexico City
A snowstorm blanketed the capital and nearby areas with about 14 inches from 5 to 9 am on Monday, the heaviest since 1856. Crowds gathered in parks to play snowballs and build snowmen, as police relaxed restrictions to let people enjoy the rare weather.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
City of
Mexico
Five Vessels Bound for Sabine Pass Sulphur Trade
Beaumont Texas and New Orleans officials say five ships of 3000 to 4000 tons are slated to arrive at Sabine Pass between now and March to load sulphur for destinations worldwide. The vessels will dock about every five days starting February 15 with the Blackburn first.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Beaumont
Tex
Texas
New Orleans
Sabine Pass
Blackburn
Cuban envoy Gomez in Panama on business mission
General Jose Miguel Gomez of Cuba visited Panama en route to Venezuela on a business mission. He stated that many friends favor an American protectorate for Cuba, but he does not share that view. It is believed he may visit Silveira, once of Ceballos & Co., in Havana relations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Panama
C. Z
Jose Miguel Gomez
Cuba
Venezuela
Gomez
Silveira
Havana
Ceballos & Co
Brakeman Loses Leg In Wichita Falls Yard Accident
H. G. Hambrick a brakeman on the Denver road fell from a box car in the railroad yards Monday and the engine cut off his left leg. He was sent to the hospital at Fort Worth.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wichita Falls
Tex
H. G. Hambrick
Denver
Fort Worth
Causeway Bill Passed by Senate in Texas
The Texas Senate on Monday passed Senator Masterson's bill authorizing a 15 rent tax in Galveston County to fund a causeway across Galveston Bay.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Senate
Austin
Tex
Masterson
Galveston County
Galveston Bay
Water Walker Delivers 1600 Mile Feat In Forty Days
Capt. Chas. W. Oldrive completed the Cincinnati to New Orleans trek in forty days missing forty five minutes. He started Jan 1 from Cincinnati and faced a Louisville delay of twenty four hours. His cedar shoes measured four feet five inches long and five inches wide. His wife accompanied him in the boat and rescued him after a near drowning near Canal Street.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New Orleans
Chas. W. Oldrive
Cincinnati
Oldrive
Canal Street
Louisville
J. W. Weatherington
Dallas
Texas
Arthur Jones
Edward Williams
Dastem
Sabine Lake canal progress slows as dredges hit stiff dirt
Port Arthur Texas reports slow canal progress with dredge No 7 yielding 45 to 65 feet daily then 40 feet, while the Sealy on the north end digs 115 feet daily but faces stiff dirt within thirty days likely halting work.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Port Arthur
Tex
Sabine Lake Canal
Sealy
Aera
Port Arthur Dredges Now Five Miles Apart
The speaker states he feels condolent that he will eat another Christmas dinner in Port Arthur. The two dredges are now about five miles apart.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Port Arthur
Rockefeller Gift Of 32 Million For Education
In New York John D Rockefeller and his son announced a gift of 32 million dollars in income bearing securities to the General Education Board. The donation aims to support general educational purposes nationwide and brings Rockefeller’s total contributions for the board to 43 million dollars after previously giving 11 million.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
John D. Rockefeller
General Education Board
Rockefeller
Unconscious From a Fall at Orange Theater
Ernest Bokings, a helper at the Orange Theater, was knocked unconscious by a fall from a rope while swinging. He swung too far out, grabbed the rope with one hand, and slipped, causing a headfirst fall. A physician treated him for hours. he woke and was out of danger this morning.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Orange
Tex
Ernest Bokings
Orange Theater
Savage’s Son Injured in City Delivery Wagon Runaway
Belton Tex Richard Savage son of Representative Savage was injured Monday afternoon when he borrowed a delivery wagon, failed to notice the bit in the horse’s mouth and the horse ran away. He was thrown to the ground breaking his left shoulder and bruised otherwise in the incident.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Savage
Belton
Tex
Richard Savage
Representative Savage
Taylor Instructor Resigns From Taylor Public Schools
Prof Edwin Kreisle German physiology and mathematics teacher resigns from the Taylor public schools to take effect February 9. He will be succeeded by a lady teacher from Austin.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Taylor
Taylor, Tex
Edwin Kreisle
Taylor Public Schools
Board of
Austin
Frost at Victoria Texas Reports Across Week
Frosts hit Victoria Texas for three nights with bright warm days following each. Rain this week aided crops but further precipitation is needed for adequate moisture.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Victoria
Tex
Everybody Favors Causeway in La Marque Tex
Locals in La Marque favor building a causeway to link with Galveston. Residents expect easier vegetable shipments and more business with Galveston merchants.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Causeway
la Marque
Tex
Galveston
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F. T. Fehrenkamdp
Devoe and
Masvry
Moulton, Texas
Murray and
Gaffard
Aldrice
Carswell and
Neblett
Houston Can Manufacturing Company of
R. White
Thomas B. Goodpasture
W. A. McClure
Coppage
Cooper Medicine Company of
Grandview
S. M. Cooper
J. W. Hudson
Tngle
Captain Kidd
Proceedings OF
THE
Texas Legislature
Fifth Judicial District
McKinney and
Feeler
Muray and Bowles
Adams and Goodman
Moore
Brownsville
Col
Glenn
Dominguez
Sabine
Education Board
Frost
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