Eternal punishment for delinquents and other notes
A collection of brief items mentions eternal punishment for delinquents, a pianist in El Paso, concerns about reputations from slips, inauguration reports, reflections on laziness and usefulness, and weather and legislative themes including pistol control and soldiers wounded in the Philippines. It also cites Culberson's Farm & Ranch piece praising farmers and civil liberty.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
U. S
Chas. A. Culberson
Farm & Ranch
Culberson
Local Notes From January 1904 Community
Jan 20 1904 entries list visitors and greetings among residents. Hattie Fertsch of Kinkler visits Edward Sortach family. Emil Buske and Edward Kertsch travel to Appelt's EH. Rudolf Stulken of Breslau visits near Scharlottenburg last Sunday. Also H Striebeek and family and Alvin Schneider visit D Sehren vogel. Witting band under Lorenz Rothbaur updates. Wm Tell Gan club holds meeting. Prof W Korges Wied school spends Sunday with hometowns. D Schoenvogel and son Henry attend a play in Moulton.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Prron Kacue
Mies
Hattie Fertsch
Kinkler
Edward Sortach
Emil Buske
Edward Kertsch
Appelt
Rudolf Stulken
Breslau
Scharlottenburg
Witting
Lorenz Rothbaur
Wm. ‘Tell Gan
W. Korges
Wied
Quit Kicking. A New Orleans Times Democrat Poem
A reflective poem urges acceptance of life’s events and personal responsibility. It counsels abandoning constant complaining, embracing what one has sown, and valuing living, dreaming, loving, and daily joys amid chance and time.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New Orleans Times Democrat
Free Schools Apportionment Keeps Rising Statewide
Gov Lanham notes a $9 per capita allocation for 1904 05 remains in effect for three years. He praises high free attendance enrollment exceeding 85 percent and widespread local cooperation, especially in rural districts, with Texas schools touted as industrious and well prepared for citizenship and success.
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Lanham
State Board of Education
Commonwealth
Texas
Tax President Promises Extra Session of Congress
The president assured conservative lawmakers there will be an extra session of the Fifty-ninth Congress before December. Stand-patters oppose changes to the schedules set by Rep Dingley who claimed they were set high to enable reductions via reciprocity treaties.
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Congress
Dingley
Night encounter with a Texas newspaper exchange editor
A strange, pale man accosts the San Antonio Express exchange editor, recalling a parade of Texas papers and famous titles. The exchange editor explains the man is harmless, ruined by reading every Texas paper while former Dallas News editor.
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San Antonio Express
The
Exchange
Schulenburg
Ozona
Pearsall
Hildalga
Sabinal
Kingsland
Kerrville
Fort Worth
Moulton EagLe
Beaumont
Picayune
Austin Statesman
Pleasanton Monitor
Halletsville
Houston Post
Exchanges
Texas
Dallas News
Weimar Mercury
Eaglelake
Colorado
Ten Nights in a Bar Room Presented at Sam and Will Moore Institute
A fair audience watched the Griswold company perform Ten Nights in a Bar Room at the Sam and Will Moore Institute after postponing to indoor due to bad weather. The 12 piece brass band opened with a free midnight concert and the audience witnessed a tearful, sobering drama that follows Sample and others through vice, tragedy, and the golden rule with acts detailing drinking, tavern life, murder, and a transformed life scenario.
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Sam & Will Moore Institute
Frank K. Griswold Company
Yen
Sample
Mary
Slade
Yoakum Locals and County Notes
Lavaca county tax assessor S L Bennett will visit Yoakum to collect taxes on January 24 and 25 to aid late payers. J A Graves of Cuero plans extensive improvements to his Grand avenue property soon. First National Bank of Yoakum reports deposits of 215470.24 with 183152.72 cash on hand. Mrs A Dudley died at her son Berry Brown’s home aged 50, a longtime Lavaca resident. South Texas Fruit and Tree Growers association to meet February 7 and 8 with a strong diversified farming program. Texas patents granted this week include buggy top support by Everett H Mason and others. tax items noted by C A Snow & Co.
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S. L. Bennett
Lavaca County
Yoakum
Lavaca
J. A. Graves
Cuero
Graves
Grand Avenue
First National Bank
A. Dudley
Berry Brown
South Texas Fruit and Trace Growers’ Association
Texas
C. A. Snow & Co
Patest Attorneys
Washington, D. C
Everett H. Mason
Clarksville
Thomas W. Saling
J. McKiel
Chas
F. Smith
Dallas
John W
C. W. Walkuyy
Rose
Shiner Carnival Closes After Week of Weathered Attendance
The Shiner street fair run by the Shiner fire company ends as inclement weather persists. In the goat reaping contest Frank Murrey wins first with 29 seconds, Henry Hillmer second, and R E Welhausen third, while Ed Herder William Zappe and John Henkhaus tie for fourth. The note criticizes New York political figures Chauncey M Depew P Odell and Governor Odell amid Roosevelt landslide sentiment.
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Shiner
Shiner Fire Company
Frank Murrey
Henry Hillmer
R. E. Welhausen
Ed. Herder
William Zappe
John Henkhhaus
New York
United States
New York Central Railroad
Chauncey M. Depew
Tom” Platt
Mr. Platt
Roscoe Conklin
Benjamine. P. Odell
Austin Reports Push on Appropriation Bill With Tax Hike
From Austin comes word the appropriation bill will proceed on the basis of raising the ad valorem tax rate. The report notes plans for increased tax pressure to fund allocations.
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Austin
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Ee Ayer
A. Powmelloy
Appleton
Ayer
OQ. FF
Hmnapo
Punitsuen Asp Proreretor
Bank
Westoffice
Moulton
Texans
Loval
Mason and Dickson
Newswater
Texac Paparewski
el Paso
Turspax
Neal
Turre
Dolores
Philippine Islands
Prusiwasi Roostveer
Electorial College
Kuropatkin
Port Arthur
H. Striebeek
Alvin Sehneider
D. Sehrenvogel
D. Schoenvogel and Son
Ilenry
Wittingite
A. J. Hannah
Umatilla
Fla
Ballard Snow Liniment Co
St. Louis
Bice
ALEGL
America
N. R. Stone
McKinney
W. L. Tooley & CO
Potpouri
Beeville
Willie Hammond
Green
Joe Morgan
Little Mary
Mr. Romaine
Shiner Carnival
Fia
John Baur
Geo. Baur
Buck's Range
L. A. Meiners
Gould
Eagle Office
Jacob Kure
Hei CF
Kubicek
Moulton and
Lucas Rehmet
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