Beach Girl Victim Identified In Self-Destruction Case
Dr M Char Schaefer identifies the beach body as Miss Elvira Davis of San Antonio, a librarian and secretary to Col George W Brackenridge. A letter says she was driven to desperation by ill health and planned to go to the ocean and shoot herself. Judge Harris doubts suicide, ruling death by gunshot from unknown parties and ordering continued investigation.
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San Antonio
John Harris
Justice of the Peace
Schaefer
M. Charlotte Schaefer
Houston
Illess
Sho
Vench
Pesbe Proud Jury
Woman's Body Found on Galveston Beach
The lifeless body of a young white woman, half buried in sand at Denver Beach, was found early Tuesday. She has two temple wounds from a blow, and an eye discoloration. Mrs. George Hallpost of Oak Cliff identified the body as Alma Johnston of Dallas, camping with her family in Galveston. The Johnston family was to depart for Dallas by auto that day. Mrs Hallpost fainted upon recognizing her friend.
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Galveston
Tex
Dallas
Hallpost
Yorktown Markets First 1914 Cotton Bale Sells
Yorktown Texas markets the first bale of 1914 cotton sold by T. J Jiaynes Jr on Friday. The bale brought 14 cents per pound plus premiums totaling 60 dollars.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Yorktown
Tex
T. J Jiaynes, Jr
Vermin Cargo Fumigated On Plague Vessel
In New Orleans a freight ship bound for tropical seas was fumigated Friday amid plague control. Readably listed were four snakes eighteen tarantulas seventy rats and abundant roaches as part of the cargo.
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New Orleans
Huerta Sold Land at One an Acre in Lower California
General Carranza alleges in a message to U S agents that Huerta sold 100000 acres in Lower California to the Rothschilds of Paris and London for one per acre and that Huerta received 500 dollars for permitting the sale.
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Huerta
Los Angeles
Cal
Paris
London
California
Victoriano Huerta
Carranza
United States
Jones Nomination Withdrawn for Federal Reserve Board
Washington reports President Wilson withdrew the nomination of Thomas D. Jones of Chicago to the Federal Reserve Board after a prolonged conflict. Jones had urged action in his letter and the move ends the bitter battle within the administration.
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Washington
Wilson
Thomas D. Jones
Chicago
Federal Reserve Board
Jones
Aged Rag Picker Enriched in Austin
Sullivan Courtney an African American in Austin has suddenly received back pension funds totaling 2680 dollars. The pension dates back to March 24, 1892 with monthly installments of 10 dollars for 4 months.
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Austin
Tex
Sullivan Courtney
Austro Hungarian Note to Servia Demands Suppression
Vienna delivers an Ausro-Hungarian note to Serbia demanding suppression of the Pan-Servian movement and pledging measures to curb its influence. The démarche signals rising tensions amid Balkan unrest and diplomatic strain between Austria Hungary and Serbia.
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Vienna
Texas Railroads See Stronger Crop Handling Prospects
Texas railroad officials say the system will handle a bigger crop this year with improved roadbeds faster heavy trains and uniform traffic regulations. Despite limited car repairs and probable car shortages, motive power terminals and freight facilities are better than ever with expected savings in transit times on cotton shipments. Strong cotton yields in Texas and neighboring states plus Mexican crops are likely to boost traffic this season.
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Texas
Seaboard
States
Mexico
Capress Company Advocates Hard Shell Eggs for Poultry
The Wells Faro Company Express plans a campaign to teach poultry raisers to apply eugenics principles to chickens and improve egg quality, packing, storage, and handling. Industrial agent C. W. Simpson will provide instructions by mail. The effort targets better breeds, feeds, shells, and standard packing to reduce losses from broken or spoiled eggs as Texas leads in turkey production but lags in egg prices due to quality.
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Houston
Tex
Wells Faro Company Express
C. W. Simpson
Texas
County Will Aid Faith Home
Houston Texas county commissioners vote to support Faith Home with 10 dollars per month for each pauper child or one with no liable guardian, donations capped at 100 dollars monthly. The measure directs monthly aid to the institution for its resident children.
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Houston
Tex
Faith Home
Milam County Beekeeper Holds 30 600 Pounds of Honey
Milam County residents report a strong year for beekeeping. A Gause area beekeeper has accumulated over 30 600 pounds of fine honey ready for market.
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Cameron
Tex
Milam County
Gause
Texas Bar Association funds $1500 for UT law students
Austin Texas scholars receive a loan fund of 1500 dollars to aid worthy students of the University of Texas College of Law. The Texas Bar Association established the program to support legal education and ease financial barriers for aspiring lawyers.
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Austin
Tex
University of Texas
Texas Bar Association
Eight Prisoners Escape from Ennis City Jail
Eight inmates escaped Ennis Texas city jail Tuesday night by prying off a jail door. Local authorities launched a manhunt and investigated how the break occurred.
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Ennis
Tex
Charbon Spreading in Harris County Cattle, Texas
Harris County health officer Martin reported several recent charbon deaths among range cattle and domestic animals. He warned the disease is spreading in the county and noted the concern over animal health and potential livestock impact.
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Houston
Tex
Martin
Harris County
First Open Boll of 1914 Cotton Brought to Bryan
The first open boll of the 1914 cotton crop was brought to Bryan on Wednesday, marking the start of the season in this area. The event signals the arrival of the new crop as growers monitor early fiber development.
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Bryan
Tex
Bankers Advocate Farm Improvement At State Institute
Joseph Hirsch vice president of the Corpus Christi National Bank urged Texas bankers to back sound farming. He outlined a program to increase support for experiment stations county demonstrations and crop rotation while promoting practical farming through county agents and local funding. He praised the Smith Lever Act and noted Texas could receive substantial federal funds for agricultural work in coming years.
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College Station
Tex
Joseph Hirsch
Corpus Christi National Bank
Texas Bankers’ Agricultural Committee
Texas State Farmers’ Institute
Ed R. Kane
B. Youngblood
Texas Experiment Stations
T. A. McGailliard
State Department of Agriculture
Texas
Mr. Hirsch
Ready for Road Bond Funds in Trinity Texas
Trinity Texas reports $100000 good roads bonds signed with Judge Welity of Oklahoma City visiting Saturday to make the first payment of $20000 on the issue.
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Trinity
Tex
Good Roads
Judge Welity of
Oklahoma City
Organizing Exchange at Lockhart Texas
Lockhart cotton men and merchants organize a cotton exchange to ensure proper receipt and orderly handling of the cotton market during the season.
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Lockhart
Tex
Bridges Released on Bond in Sweeney Killing Case
Houston, Texas W A Bridges was granted bail of 5000 dollars on charges of murdering George Sweeney. The bond was posted and Bridges was released from custody on Tuesday.
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Bridges
Houston
Tex
W. A. Bridges
George Sweeney
Bee County's First Bale Ginned for 1914
Beeville Texas Bee County's first bale of 1914 cotton was ginned and marketed Wednesday. The cotton grown by John Bremer weighed 496 pounds and sold for 12 3 4 cents per pound.
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Beeville
Tex
Bee County
John Bremer
Austin to Build New Theater in City
Local capitalists signed contracts Tuesday to erect a $200000 theater building in Austin on the site of the present Avenue hotel, signaling a major downtown development in the Texas capital.
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Austin
Tex
Avenue Hotel
Reward Offered for Dobson's Slayer in Texas
Governor Colquitt offers a $200 reward for the arrest and conviction of the unknown killer or killers of J. W. Dobson whose mutilated body was found near Kerrville on July 13. The case draws statewide manhunt attention as authorities seek suspects.
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Austin
Tex
Colquitt
J. W. Dobson
Kerrville
Crops Prosper in Lower Rio Grande Region
In Austin Texas farmers report corn yields near 100 bushels per acre and cotton averaging a bale per acre, marking optimistic prospects for the Lower Rio Grande area.
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Rio Grande
Austin
Tex
Brenham Votes $30,000 Water Works Bond Issue
Brenham Texas voters approved a $30,000 bond issue Tuesday to finance improvements to the water works and sewerage system for the city.
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Brenham
Tex
Man in El Campo Contracts Charbon from Milking Cow
August Bender a farmer four miles west of El Campo Texas has charbon from a milch cow sources say. He resides on his farm and was reported ill in August. The case appears to be connected to dairy cattle in the area.
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el Campo
Tex
August Bender
1 Campo
Texas Dry Farming Congress Heads to Hondo August Meeting
The sixth annual Texas Dry Farming Congress will be in Hondo Menia County August 18 19 20. Organized in 1909 with Sunset Central railroad Alpine Commercial Club El Paso Herald support and cooperation from state and national agriculture institutions. The city promises ample hospitality as it hosts discussions on soil moisture retention seed bed quality and drought resistant crops amid fertile Texas surroundings.
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Texas Dry Farming Congress
Hondo
Menia County
Texas
Sunset-Central Railroad
Alpine Commercial Club
el Paso Herald
United States de Part of Agriculture
Texas A. and M. College
Texas Farmers’ Institutes
Texas Experiment Stations
State Department of Agriculture
Texas Industrial Congress
Pye Returns to Prison for Forgery Sentence
I. E. Pye of Houston, a real estate man and ex banker, was formally received at the Huntsville penitentiary with Ranger Captain Fox. He resumes a two year term after a premature release, as ordered by the Court of Criminal Appeals and the attorney general.
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Huntsville
Tex
I. E. Pye
Houston
Fox
Pye
Court of Criminal Appeals
Orozco Starts Revolution in Mexico City Area
General Pascual Orozco, backed by veterans from the 1912 anti Madero revolt, plans the first organized rebellion against the new government. He aims to mobilize troops near Aguascalientes, move toward Queretaro, and exploit support from Generals Staveo Argumedo and Rojas.
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Puerto Mexico
Pascual Orozco
Madero
Huerta
Orozco
Aguascalientes
Queretaro
Marcelo Staveo
Benjamin Argumedo
Antonio Rojas
Balloon Toto Crashes in Paris Grand Prix
In the Tuileries garden Sunday the Toto balloon crashed into trees during the Grand Prix contest injuring pilot Georges Blanchet and aide Duval. Thousands panicked as spectators fled causing several minor injuries and many women to faint from escaping gas.
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Paris
Toto
Tuileries Garden
Georges Blanchet
Duval
Farmers short course draws about 200 students
About 200 students will enroll this week in the fifth annual farmers short course at the Agricultural and Mechanical College in College Station Texas. The event runs from Monday through Saturday.
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College Station
Tex
Agricultural and Mechanical College
A. M. Kennedy Dies at 48 in Texas Politics
Kerrville Texas veteran statesman A M Kennedy former speaker of the Texas House of Representatives and a colorful figure in state politics for a quarter century has died at age 48.
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Kerrville
Tex
A. M. Kennedy
Texas House of Representatives
Texas
Steak Dumplings and Nov elty Sandwiches On The Daily Menu
A recipe feature outlines steak dumplings using tender stewed steak with potato crust baked to a browned crust. It covers poached eggs in milk or cream on buttered toast, and a range of sandwich ideas from roll and club sandwiches to meat and chicken varieties.
How to Make Tomato Sauce From Fresh, Canned, or Catsup
Prepare sauce from fresh tomatoes or canned puree or catsup. Simmer tomatoes with two cloves and a small onion slice for three quarters of an hour. Melt butter, stir in flour, brown, then mix into tomatoes and season. Alternate method uses half pint catsup with stock and a flour slurry.
Gooseberry Fool Recipe from 19th Century Exchange
Gooseberry Fool prepared by cooking one quart of gooseberries with one pint water until yellow and swollen thenstrained and cooled. Beat two egg yolks with one quart milk and nutmeg then cook to a thin cream add gooseberries and serve cold.
Cretonne Scraps Turned Into Decorative Mats and Scarfs
Use leftover cretonne to craft round or square mats edged with bargain lace. Create bureau scarfs and table scarfs edged in lace to coordinate with summer draperies and furniture covers.
How To Make Meat Loaf From Ham And Steak
Combine one half pound ham and one half pound steak with two eggs and two ounces bread crumbs. Season with salt and pepper, mince the meat, beat eggs, mix all together, roll with flour on the board, tie in cloth and boil for about two hours.
A Bit of Economy in Domestic Craft
A homely tip describes using boiled macaroni water as a light starch for lingerie garments and as a gloss for colored gingham fabric. The advice emphasizes frugality and practical dyeing care.
Tetterine Sold For Eczema Relief Across The Nation
An advertisement claims Tetterine offers a fast cure for eczema and related skin conditions. It cites physician endorsement and patient testimonials including a Tampa man who says eight weeks of use cleared his ankle eczema. Product priced at 50 cents per box via local druggists or J T Shuptrine Savannah GA.
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Giddens
Tampa
Fla
J. T. Shuptrine
Savannah
Miss Bliss Notes A Kiss Typo In Letter
Bliss corrects a love letter misspelling as "kiss" with only ones. The exchange humorously recalls the line about making something shorter, implying affection and familiarity between George and Mrs. Bliss in a domestic moment.
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Miss Bliss
George
Mr. Bliss
Prospector Benjamin Vance Found Dead Near Palo Alto Pass
S J Vance of Tekemah Neb believes his brother Benjamin Vance was killed after discovering a rich mineral vein. The body lay in a gully at the base of a 600 foot cliff near Palo Alto pass. In the cabin were high grade ore samples cached in a secret passage.
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Benjamin Vance
Palo Alto Pass
S. J. Vance
Tekemah
Neb
Crestone
Colo
Denver Post
Puzzled Parson Answers at Georgia Marriage Service
In a Georgia country church a minister asked the vows for the bride to answer. A gruff voice replied I will twice. A groomsman explained the bride is deaf and he answers for her.
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Georgia
Good Change from Coffee to Postum Cited by Relieved Drinkers
A growing number report health benefits after switching from coffee to Postum. A woman from Illinois says her stomach, insomnia, and headaches improved after quitting coffee. her brother also feels better. Postum promoted by Postum Co. Battle Creek Michigan with Regular and Instant forms and pricing.
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Postum
Postum Co
Battle Creek
Mich
Wellville
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Ft. Wayne, Ind
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Wichita
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