New Houston Fostoria and Northern Railroad Chartered
The Houston Fostoria and Northern Railroad, with 50 miles planned from Fostoria through Montgomery San Jacinto and Walker to Elmina and a branch to Midline, is capitalized at 50 000. W H Norris N C Abbott J W Lewis F J Womack J T Scott W S Cochran H Woodhead and E C Smith G R Wansbrough C H Everett formed the incorporation. Wells Fargo Express to handle express business starting July 1.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Austin, Tex
Houston
Fostoria
Montgomery
Midline
Montgomery County
Houston East & West Texas Railway
W. H. Norris
N. C. Abbott
J. W. Lewis
F. J. Womack
J. T. Scott
Cochran
H. Woodhead
E. C. Smith
G. R. Wansbrough
C. H. Everett
Houston, Fostoria and Northern Railroad
Italian Colonies in Texas Planned by Italian Syndicate
New plan to settle two agricultural colonies in central Texas with about 100 families each totaling around 1000 individuals. The $1 million scheme is funded by Texas capitalists led by Capt. Nicolini and a Milan syndicate headed by Luigi Luizzatti. Land options total 62 000 acres near Keechie and Trinity River by Palestine.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Texas
Italy
Capt
Nicolini
Galveston
Milan
Luigi Luizzatti
Italian Steamship Company
Mediterranean
Signor Des Planches
Louisiana
Keechie
Trinity River
Palestine
Corn and Cotton Prospects Improve for Travis County
By far the finest rains in a year have fallen for two days boosting corn and cotton yields in a twenty five mile radius. Corn is in silk and tassel with a near perfect stand. oats are short, but millet and sorghum may compensate.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Travis
Tex
Cotton lice devastate fields around Taylor Texas crops
Taylor Texas reports cotton lice appearing after late rains, forcing replanting of a large area in the county. Corn crops are excellent with increased acreage. no wheat is planted in the area. Farmers expect a lean harvest on biscuits but bountiful cornmeal.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Taylor
Tex
Williamson County
Potatoes Move In Brenham With Banner Shipments
Brenham Texas saw twenty two carloads of potatoes marketed over Wednesday and Thursday. Ten cars were sold Wednesday and twelve on Thursday. Fine weather allowed quick digging and buyers remained abundant as the market swelled in the days ahead.
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Brenham
Tex
McAllen Leads Valley in Early Cantaloupe Shipments
Brownsville reports sixteen carloads of cantaloupes and two carloads of watermelons shipped from McAllen this season. McAllen tops the lower Rio Grande valley in truck shipments so far.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Brownsville
Tex
McAllen
Rio Grande Valley
Weather brings limited relief across Paige area
A light rainfall touched Paige Texas on Wednesday aiding farmers by easing fieldwork but not providing substantial stock water or soaking moisture for crops. Many farmers resumed work after the shower, noting no major rain disruption to chopping and field activities.
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Paige
Tex
Nacogdoches Tobacco Inspection Planned by Government Official
Otto Olsen, tobacco inspector for Texas, will inspect the Nacogdoches county tobacco crop. W. M. Hinson of Washington, head of the bureau, arrives late this week to discuss the $2000 state appropriation for experimental and demonstration work in the county.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nacogdoches
Tex
Otto Olsen
Texas
W. M. Hinson
Washington
Leon River Rises 16 Feet With Heavy Rains
In Temple Texas the Leon river surged to a 16 foot rise after forty eight hours of heavy rain. Officials say unless heavy rain returns there is no immediate danger of a repeat flood that hit the area last year. Local authorities monitor the stream as residents brace for possible further rises.
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Leon
Temple
Tex
Ranch to City Buyer Trade Near Weatherford Texas
Weatherford Texas R P Lowe sells 1400 acre Bosque County ranch to Emory H Smith of Fort Worth in exchange for 240 lots on Polytechnic Heights Fort Worth. Aggregate value set at 88000 dollars for the property involved.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Weatherford
Tex
R. P. Lowe
Bosque County
Emory H. Smith
Port Worth
Polytechnic Heights
Prohibition Wins Narrowly in Oakwood Precinct
In Oakwood Texas a pre election tally shows prohibition carrying by a 19 vote margin as voters chose the measure on Wednesday. The Leon precinct results were also reported as part of the same Civic Ballot coverage.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Leon
Oakwood
Tex
Prohibition
Storms Ravage Nacogdoches County Farms
Reports received Wednesday from the Tuesday storm describe many houses and barns blown from blocks or completely demolished across the country. Four or five large tobacco barns were destroyed, including the biggest and most expensive in the area. Crops suffered in some districts while others escaped damage.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nacogdoches
Tex
Immigration figures for May show rise and refusals in Laredo
Report from immigration officials shows 907 migrants admitted in May, up 650 from last May, 39 turned back this May versus 17 last year. Eleven months of the fiscal year total arrivals reach 11,217.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Laredo
Tex
River rise slows bridge work in Austin
The Colorado river continues rising in Austin Texas interfering with bridge construction. Workers maintain day and night shifts to ward off drift around the train bridge and other temporary structures.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Austin
Tex
Colorado River
State Medical Board Meet for Texas Medical Certificates
The State Medical Board will meet in Cleburne on June 20 21 and 22 to hold examinations for issuing certificates to practice medicine in Texas.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Galveston
State Medical Board
Cleburne
Texas
Crops shift from Strawberries to Blackberries in Coast Country
Liverpool Texas reports strawberries nearly gone as blackberries ripen to take their place with figs peaches and pears to follow. The coast country boasts a diversity of crops with one acre yielding fourteen varieties of vegetables.
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Liverpool
Tex
Weather notes from Germantown Texas corn and cotton
Rains fall daily in Germantown Texas with early corn expected to yield well while late corn tassels vigorously. Most of the cotton crop is chopped out due to conditions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Germantown
Tex
Jefferson County refunding bonds approved for courthouse
Assistant Attorney General Sluder approved a $202000 refunding bond issue for Jefferson County on Monday. The bonds fund courthouse, bridge and road improvements.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Austin
Jefferson County
Sluder
Store Porter's Big Steal in Houston
Gus Murray a porter for the M. E. Gimble Company was arrested on theft charges in Houston. Police recovered hats dresses and clothes valued at 290.50 from the arrest scene and storage.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Houston
Tex
Gus Murray
M. E. Gimble Company
Fire Car of Potatoes Shipped From Hempstead
The first car of Irish potatoes was loaded here Wednesday and shipped out indicating a milestone in local agriculture and shipments from Hempstead Texas.
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Hempstead
Tex
Tragedy near Corsicana as Mrs Green Kills Children
In Richland twelve miles south of Corsicana a mother, Mrs J M Green, and her three children Virgie 12 Paul 7 Eldridge 2 were found dead with throats cut after she killed them and herself. Jim McNeal and his wife witnessed the scene and alerted authorities. Green had been accused by his wife and released after grand jury action. A letter from Mrs Green said she did not want her children taken from her.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Corsicana
Tex
Richland
J. M. Blanding
J. M. Green
Jim McNeal
Charter Amendment Expands Marshall and East Texas Railway
The attorney general’s office approved an amendment to the Marshall and East Texas Railway charter. It increases capital stock from 75 000 to 200 000 dollars and extends the main line from Marshall toward Newton via Panola Sabine and Newton counties for about 125 miles.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Austin
Tex
Attorney General's Department
Marshall and East Texas Railway Company
Marshall
Winsboro
Wood County
Marshal
Courtly
Tison
Panola
Shély
S&d
Augustine
Sabine
Newton
Fire destroys Knight building in Dallas with fatal injuries
One life is lost in a three story Knight building fire at Elm and Harwood in Dallas. Several residents jumped from upper floors and are seriously injured, with at least three believed dead. Estimated loss on building and contents is about 50 000 dollars.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dallas
Tex
Knight
Elm and
Harwood Streets
Grapeland Farmers Benefit From Rainy Season and Potatoes
Houston County Grapeland reports a pleasant harvest mood after timely rains. Potatoes near completion with twenty two cars shipped from Grapeland territory totaling 9321 dollars and 98 cents, with a few cars still to be dug.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Houston County
Grapeland
Tex
Money for Storm Sufferers From Stephenville
Stephenville residents send about $205 through the First National Bank to aid storm victims in Zephyr.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Stephenville
Tex
First National Bank
Zephyr
Santa Fe extension road contract let to Kansas City firm
The contract for the Santa Fe extension from Clovis New Mexico to Coleman Texas was awarded Friday to the C. H. Sharp Contracting Company of Kansas City. The 176 mile line will cost about one and a half million dollars.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clovis-Coleman
Amarillo
Tex
Clovis
N. M
Coleman, Tex
C. H. Sharp Contracting Company
Kansas City
Girl Drowns in Guadalupe River Near Gonzales
Lucile Schleyer, daughter of Mrs. Oscar Schleyer, drowned while bathing with companions in the Guadalupe River on the Enderl place five miles from Gonzales. Her body was not recovered. Bolmes named Texas Pension Commissioner in Austin. Mount Vernon school district wins a $15,000 bond issue for a new school house.
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Guadalupe
Gonzales
Tex
Enderl Place
Lucile
Oscar Schleyer
Mt. Vernon
Austin
Attorney General’s Department
Mount Vernon Independent
Grimes County Potatoes Ship First Carload
Singleton Texas farmers load the first car of Irish potatoes shipped from this area. They plan to expand production and expect many more loaded cars in the future.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Grimes County
Singleton
Tex
Texas City Opens Gulf to Orient Shipping Route
Houston reports a new Texas City to Orient route via Gulf of Mexico and Mexican coast. The City of Mexico sails with cabin passengers and cargo aiming to cut costs by linking New York to Texas City and onward by Tehuantepec Railway and steamers to China and Japan. Shipping leaders praise potential savings and regional impact.
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Houston
Tex
Texas
Chine
Japan
Texas City
Gulf of Mexico
Mexico
Orient
City of Mexico
Wolvine Line
Minnesota
New York
Gulf
Pacific Coast
Coatzecoalcos
Tehauntepec Railway
Pacific
China
City of
South
Hillsboro Confederate Veteran dies after long imprisonment
Hillsboro Texas veteran Mac Stewart, jailed for over twelve years in Paral Mexico for killing a Mexican police officer, died at his home in his 67th year. Originally condemned to death, his sentence was commuted to life and later pardoned after Confederate Veterans groups lobbied nationwide.
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Hillsboro
Tex
Mac Stewart
Paral
Mexico
South
Confederate Veterans’ Camps
Watermelon Movement Begins in Beaumont Area
Beaumont chamber of commerce reports favorable signals for a large watermelon shipment within a week to ten days. Acreage exceeds last year with about 150 acres near Stonewall Station and Sabine Pass growers planning cantaloupe shipments in ten days. Cantaloupes from this region rival the Rockford district in quality.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Beaumont
Tex
Beaumont Chamber of Commerce
Stonewall Station
Sabine Pasa
Rockford
Bremond Farmers See Prosperity Despite Dry May
In Bremond Texas farmers report a dry May with no rain yet a thriving crop. Corn stands are clean and growing well while cotton planting is minimal. A light shower here and there hasn t halted field work and a soaking rain could cement the good progress.
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Bremond
Tex
Bond Issues Approved in Texas Annual Review
Assistant attorney general J. D. Sluder reports that in May he approved 34 bond issues totaling 1 025 000 dollars, the largest being 250 000 road bonds for El Paso county. He estimates total bond issuance for the year near 10 000 000 dollars.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Austin
Tex
J. D. Sluder
el Paso
Houston School Census Nears Completion
Houston officials report the scholastic census nearly finished and George Charlton with his assistants announce total city children will exceed last year’s count by almost 1 200.
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Houston
Tex
George Charlton
Corps of Assistants
Two Hail Storms Hit Eagle Pass Town
Two hail storms struck Eagle Pass Texas last night causing limited damage in the countryside with a few pigs and chickens killed.
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Eagle Pass
Tex
Burdens Lifted by Kidney Pills Claim
Mrs Wesley Clemens of Manchester Iowa credits Dean's Kidney Pills with curing her back and kidney trouble after constant sewing work. She reports improved kidney action and relief from back and loins pain after using the medicine. Sold by all dealers for 50 cents a box Foster Milburn Co Buffalo NY.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dean
Wesley Clemens
Marlon St
Manchester
Foster-Milburn Co
Buffalo
N. Y
Prominent Women Aid Anti Tuberculosis Campaign
A wave of prominent women join the fight against tuberculosis. Mrs. W. K. Vanderbilt donates 1,000,000 for sanitary homes. Mrs. Keith Spalding funds a Chicago sanitarium. Mrs. Collis P Huntington and Mrs. Borden Harriman give generously. In Porto Rico Mrs. Albert Norton Wood leads crusade efforts. Mme Emma Calve and Miss Olga Neчhersole also contribute to relief and public education.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. K. Vanderbilt
Keith Spalding
Chicago
Chicago Tuberculosis Institute
Collis P. Huntington
Borden Harriman
Porto Rico
Albert Norton Wood
San Juan
Mme
Emma Calve
Olga Inéthersole
Unconscious Tribute to a Young Firm and a Kissing Custom
A businessman contemplates retirement and offers a lapsed consignments idea to Hobbs & Rawson, while a manufacturer declines carelessly. The piece then explores the natural, jokey art of throwing and catching kisses across eras, noting innate artistry and spirit.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Holden
Hobbs & Rawson
Atlanta Constitution
Grape Nuts Reverses Illness Says Newburyport Veteran
An elderly Newburyport man credits Grape Nuts with curing a drastic illness after solid foods caused distress and weight loss. He describes extreme symptoms, a near death verdict, and a swift recovery within weeks after starting the cereal, aided by his wife who bought it in Old Orchard, Maine.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Newburyport
Mass
Old Orchard
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Knape & Meiners
Moulton
C. Arnim
Barney Lackmann
Ernst Pelzel
K. Rehmet
Lone Star
Adolph Darileh
Jacob Nachlinger
F. W. Lueke
Moulton Bottling Works
Wm. Schmidt
Echo Springs
Jersey
Moulton, Texas
Joe E. Richter
Houston, Fostoria and
Northern
East
Wells Fargo Company
Gete Express
Keechie, Tex
Old Country
Williamson
Melons
Fort Worth
Colorado
Marshall and
East Texas
B. A. Bolmes
Harris County
Capt. Bolmes
Controller's Department
The
Bill
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