Trade of United States Imports for Eleven Months Jump
The United States and noncontiguous territories show a combined trade near 190 million for the fiscal year just ended, with Philippines shipments boosting gains due to tariff changes. Imports from the Philippines for eleven months totaled 15,887,418 dollars while exports reached 15,140,445 dollars, against 1909 figures.
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Washington
United States
Department of Commerce and Labor
Department
Porto Rico
Hawaii
Philippines
Guam
Midway
Tutuila
Alaska
Post Office Department
Fire injures Houstons block. $70,049 loss blamed
A pool room fire at 904 Franklin Avenue in Houston started by a porter stepping on a match while filling a gasoline can. The blaze threatened a major commercial district block, with total loss about $70,049 and stock losses across multiple businesses and buildings.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Houston
Tex
Franklin Avenue
Sarah B. Jones
Charles Miller
Kentucky Liquor Company
Alue
R. C. Mount
J. G. Sims
Inman, Nelms & Co
Farmers Union Cotton Company
E. A. Calvin
Union Guide
John H. Lang
Mistrot-Mann Co
A. Franklin Sittig
Dorsey Printing Company
Josie E. Bell
J. W. Watson
Census counts show Texas county gains in 1910 totals
Census returns for nineteen Texas counties report an aggregate population of 271,661 in 1910, up from 184,252 in 1900. Abilene and Tom Green County post large increases with Abilene at 9,204 and Tom Green County at 17,882, while Marion County declines slightly from 1880 peak.
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Washington
Abilene
Taylor County
San Angelo
Tom Green County
Cates
Texas
Hardin County
Titus County
Mills County
Marion County
Jefferson
Census Bureau
Mayor Atherton Ousted In Newark Lynching Probe
Governor Harmon ordered the removal of Newark Mayor Atherton and Licking County Sheriff Linke after a lynching sparked by defiance of the local option law. A special Newark grand jury was impaneled to probe the incident while arrests were made, including Levi Valentine and Vance Moore, as new officials pledged strict enforcement of laws.
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Columbus
Ohio
Harmon
Atherton
Newark
Linke
Licking County
Etherington
Common Pleas
Seward
J. N. Ankele
Herbert Atherton
Sergenter
Robt. Bell
Carl Etherington
Charles Hindel
Charles Swank
Levi Valentine
Vance Moore
Zanesville
Moore
Een
Woot
William How
World Wide War on Fight Films
Washington reports DC and major cities moving to bar moving picture scenes of prize fights like Jeffries Johnson. Rep C B Randell of Texas plans a bill to block exhibitor films via postal and interstate commerce law. Cities across the country push action, from Maine to South Africa, against brutalizing sports.
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Washington
District of Columbia
Congress
C. B. Randell
Texas
Portland
Maine
South Africa
Bay City Truck Growers Form Strawberry Association
Bay City Texas the Bay City Truck Growers Association organized at a Thursday meeting about thirty farmers joined and pledged around ninety acres of strawberries all to be planted soon and of the same shipping variety to permit large quantities for shipment.
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Bay City Truck Growers
Bay City
Tex
Bay City Truck Growers’ Association
Frisco plans new line from Kingsville to San Antonio
The Frisco contemplates building a new line from Kingsville Texas on the St Louis Brownsville and Mexico to San Antonio. After completing the southward extension from Brady this creates a northwest southeast route through San Antonio to Kingsville on the New Orleans Texas and Mexico division.
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St. Louis
Frisco
Kingsville
Tex
St. Louis, Brownsville
Mexico
San Antonio
Brady
New Orleans
Texas and Mexico
Cotton seed meal used to fertilize onion lands in North Laredo
John Davis ordered a solid trainload of cotton seed meal fertilizer in Jacksonville Texas for 6000 dollars. He intends to apply it to his onion fields in North Laredo for next season's crop.
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Laredo
Tex
John Davis
Jacksonville
North Laredo
Mosquitoes Halt Guffey Drilling Rig in Orange
Mosquitoes force the Guffey Refining Company to close its drilling rig at Orange Texas. Work near marshes or water has been suspended as insects worsen. Old-timers say the mosquitoes have never been this bad.
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Orange
Tex
Guffey Refining Company
Strike by union carpenters halts Redell building work
Ten union carpenters employed on the Redell building in San Antonio, Texas, went on strike after contractor Jack P. Haynes refused to hire only union men.
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San Antonio
Texas
Jack P. Haynes
Redell
Stock losses feared from fever in Acadia parish
Reports from Estherwood Louisiana indicate stock losses in the southeast part of Acadia parish. At first the illness was thought to be charbon but Texas fever is suspected as the cause.
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Estherwood
Acadia Parish
Weather Summary for Cotton and Wheat Regions
The weather bulletin reports excessive rain in cotton states, while corn and winter wheat areas enjoyed generally favorable conditions. It covers the week ending Wednesday as published by the Department of Agriculture in the national Weather Weekly Bulletin.
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Washington
National Weather Weekly
Department of Agriculture
Peach crop gains pace market prices rise in Mexia
Good news from Mexia Texas as Ejiberta peaches begin moving and fetch solid prices. The Limestone County fruit crop across the region is notably better than in many years prompting extensive home canning.
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Mexia
Tex
Limestone County
Charbon Epidemic Expands in Orange County
The third human charbon case has developed in Orange County amid an epidemic that has caused many cattle deaths. Wilse Bolin of near Orange is on crutches after charbon developed on the instep of his foot.
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Orange
Tex
Charbon
Orange County
Wilse Bolin
Calvert Crops Show Strong Corn and Delayed Cotton
In Calvert Texas farmers report corn in above average condition and a cotton crop about three weeks late. Local growers expect steady yields as weather favors continued growth.
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Calvert
Texas
Bonds Registered for Hill County and Texarkana
The attorney general's department approved for registration on Monday bonds from Hill County common school district No. 98 for a schoolhouse project totaling 12 500 at 5 percent, Texarkana fire apparatus bonds for 15 000 at 5 percent, and Texarkana sewer bonds for 3 500 at 5 percent.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Austin
Tex
Attorney General's Department
Hill County Common School District
City of Texarkana Fire Apparatus
City of Texarkana
Houston Ladies to Open Newsboy Home by August
Houston philanthropists plan to open the Emma R Newsboy Home for stray newsboys by August 1. A ten room house is secured and outfitted to provide proper care and shelter for Houston’s waifs.
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Houston
Tex
Emma R
Turle Defends Southern Ladies Tennis Title at East Lake
Miss Turle of Brooklyn defended her Southern ladies championship title by defeating Miss Sullivan of Birmingham 6 3 in the opening set 6 4 in the second and 7 5 in the third at East Lake.
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Atlanta
Miss Turle
Brooklyn
Miss Sullivan
Birmingham
Ala
East Lake
Port Lavaca Hay Crop Shipment Projections Rise
In Port Lavaca Texas the late rain boosted hay, cotton and broom corn crops with shipments now estimated at 300 carloads. Cotton prices and activity are described as lively as the season progresses.
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Port Lavaca
Tex
Texas Farmers Congress to Convene at A and M College
College Station Texas The Texas Farmers Congress will hold its thirteenth annual session at the Agricultural and Mechanical College of Texas on July 26 27 and 28.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
College Station
Tex
Texas
Texas Farmers’ Congress
Agricultural and Mechanics College of Texas
Washington earthquake shocks recorded at Georgetown University
Severe earthquake shocks persisted from 12 01 to 12 03 oclock Thursday morning according to observations at Georgetown University observatory. Officials estimate the quake probably reached not more than 1500 miles in distance.
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Washington
Georgetown University Observatory
University
Bond Election In Kyle Texas Fails With 70 Votes
A recent Kyle Texas school bond proposal drew 70 votes in favor and 70 against, failing to meet required support. The outcome reflects a split community response and leaves the district seeking alternative funding options.
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Kyle
Tex
Arrest in Frankston Bank Robbery Case Reported
A white man named Charlies Fitzgerald was brought from Claremore Oklahoma to Palestine Texas and jailed on charges of involvement in the Frankston Bank robbery about a year earlier.
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Palestine
Tex
Charlies Fitzgerald
Claremore
Okla
Frankston
Talkalot Sparks Banter Over Language Blunders
Mrs Talkalot chastises Mr Talkalot for language slips while he defends his playful correction as recreation. The exchange reads like a light domestic dialogue reflecting their personalities and banter.
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Mrs. Talkalot
Mr. Talkalot
Hamlet as authority and stage manager in debate
In a discussion on Hamlet the speakers compare the prince’s advice to players with Stormington Barnes noting he speaks with quiet authority in that moment. He adds that in other scenes Hamlet is nervous and irascible like a stage manager.
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Hamlet
Stormington Barnes
Character Barbs Fuel Tense Exchange in Gossip Column
The note brands Derblossom a scoundrel and mocks his credibility while contrasting Griggs with a jab about false teeth. The sharp taunting hints at a storied feud or rivalries in a society column.
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Griggs
Woman Uses Weakness to Surpass Man in Strength
A proverb-like line asserts that a woman can gain more through her weakness than a man can through his strength, suggesting strategy over brute force in rivalry or conflict.
Hempstead Melon Prices Slump As 660 Cars Billed Out
Hempstead Texas reports poor melon prices with buyers paying around 25 dollars for quality melons. So far 660 carloads have been billed out of Hempstead, signaling a downturn in the harvest market.
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Hempstead
Tex
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Knape & Meiners
Moulton, Texas
O. Arnim
Barney Lackmann
Ernst Pelzel
K. Regmet
Lone Star
Frank Nachlinger
Gerhard Henrichs
Moulton Bottling Works
Moulton Meat Market
Lueke & Krause
Wr. Schmidt
Echo Springs
Silver Brook
Shiner
Moulton
W. J. Papacek
P. & O. Canton
Block
Ankele
Pointblank
Capetown
New South Texas Road
Texas Fever
Georgetown
Hunt
Hunt’s
A. B. Richards Medicine CO
Sherman, Tex
AURIS
Auris Company
Jamaica
New York
Tutt
Resassington
Wellville
Postum Cereal Co., Ltd
Battle Creek, Mich
Agaim
Oliver
Oliver Typewriter
America
Oliver Typewriter Company
Chicago, Ilinois
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