Millionaire Banker Attacked by Wealthy Packer in Cudahy Home
Jere F. Lillis a Kansas City banker lies in critical condition at St Marys hospital after being bound and slashed with a knife at the Cudahy home. John F. Cudahy a Chicago packer is charged with disturbing the peace and released on $100 bond. Nearby witnesses and a frightened call alerted police.
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Kansas City
Jere F. Lillis
John F. Cudahy
Michael Cudahy
Chicago
Liius
St. Mary’s Hospital
Lillis Cudahy
Cudahy
Lillis
West Port
Underwood
A Home for Delinquent Children in Houston Area
Harris County leases the Angers Hotel at Seabrook as a juvenile training school for Houston and Harris County delinquents. The big hotel with sixty-five acres on Clear Creek will house at least twenty five more children and will be run by a selected superintendent after Judge Amerman completes inquiries.
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Houston
Tex
Angers
Seabrook
Harris County
City of
Geneval
Clear Creek
Fruit belt expands near Fort Stockton gains growth
San Antonio reports the Pecos Valley region around Fort Stockton is rapidly becoming a major fruit belt. Hundreds of acres are being planted with peaches pears apricots grapes and related fruits using top grade trees and agricultural work is reshaping the area.
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San Antonio
Tex
Pecos Valley
Fort Stockton
Smallpox Outbreak Reported at Oakhurst Sawmill
Shepherd Texas residents learn eleven active cases and several convalescents at the Oakhurst sawmill after county health officer investigation confirms outbreak in the county.
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Shepherd
Tex
Oakhurst
Dodge
Senate Passes Postal Savings Bank Bill With Amendments
Senate approved the administration postal savings bank bill by party vote with Senator Chamberlain of Oregon joining Republicans. Amendments allow wartime investment in government bonds and deposits withdrawable on demand. House spent the day on post office appropriations as only limited progress was made.
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Washington
Chamberlain
Senate
Administration Postal Savings Bank
House
Mr. McEnery
Senator Chamberlain
Oregon
Money Order
Secretary of the Treasury
Philadelphia Strikers Bring City to Standstill in Allied Walkout
In Philadelphia this week, about 75,000 organized and sympathetic workers halted tasks at midnight as a broad sympathy strike spread. Textile workers, tailors, bricklayers, cabinet makers, and 40,000 building trades members joined, with 800 waiters also ceasing work, crippling woolen mills and major hotels.
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Philadelphia
Central Labor Union
Building Trades
International Gold Bearers’ Union
Waiters’ Union
Unidentified man found dead near Juarez in El Paso
An unidentified young man was found Wednesday near Juarez in El Paso. His throat was cut from ear to ear and the body had lain undiscovered for several days. The victim was stripped of shoes and hat and his pockets rifled.
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el Paso
Tex
Juarez
Ben
Farmers plan cane planting on Collegeport prairie soil
Bay City reports Collegeport farmers plan diversification by planting sugar cane. Two carloads of cane seed are ordered to plant a portion of the prairie soil, signaling a trial of a new crop in the area.
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Bay City
Tex
Collegeport
Milano election votes on school bond issue
In Milano Cameron Texas the vote on a 3500 dollar school building bond resulted in 18 for and 2 against. The election was held this week to determine whether bonds should be issued for a suitable school building.
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Cameron
Tex
Milano
Alfalfa Grows as Lander Plans Expansion in Victoria
Victoria Texas report notes Mr Lander harvested six tons per acre from ten acres of alfalfa after six cuttings last year. He plans to expand the plot to 100 acres this year to boost output.
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Victoria
Tex
Lander
Hog prices spike at Fort Worth sale
In Fort Worth Texas on Wednesday buyers paid $9.70 per hundredweight for Southwest hogs ending a market downturn with a strong price showing for all grades and classes.
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Fort Worth
Tex
Southwest
Egg shipments from Flatonia rise with season totals
Flatonia reports three cars of eggs shipped this week and notes last season saw thirty five solid cars sent to eastern markets. The figures highlight steady commerce in agricultural products from the town to regional buyers.
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Flatonia
Tex
Eastern Marketa
Platt Joins the Ranks of Republican Barons in Death
Thomas Collier Platt former U.S. senator from New York and longtime Republican figure died Sunday in the apartment of Mr. and Mrs. Gustav Abele where he had rented rooms. Cause given as chronic and acute Bright's disease. He was seen as a leader and at times a boss, embodying old feudal arrogance and seigneur-like generosity.
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New York
Bright
Thomas Collier Platt
United States
Gustav Abele
Thomas C. Platt
Prospects for Big Fruit Crop Seen by Nash at Palestine
Mr. John F. Nash, a leading fruit and truck grower in Palestine, Tex., says this year’s fruit prospects are the best in many years. He notes an unusually cold winter followed by steady warmth, creating favorable conditions for a large crop and expects the results to materialize.
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Palestine, Tex
John F. Nash
Nash
Potato boom rattles Simonton belt from Richmond sheriff
Sheriff Winston reports a potato boom in Simonton with over 3000 acres planted in tubes this year. He notes yields of more than 200 bushels per acre on 200 acres and mentions land once sold at 18 dollars per acre now attracting offers at 250 dollars per acre, which were refused.
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Richmond
Tex
Winston Friday
Simonton
Winston
Insurance Firms Licensed in Texas and Wisconsin
The department of insurance Friday licensed the Great Southern Insurance Company of Houston Fort Worth Life Insurance Company of Fort Worth and the Milwaukee Mechanics Insurance Company of Milwaukee Wisconsin.
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Austin, Tex
Department of In France
Great Southern Insurance Company of
Houston, Fort Worth
Convicts moved from Rusk Penitentiary to state farms
One hundred two convicts were transferred Wednesday from the Rusk penitentiary to various state farms.
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Rusk, Tex
Rusk
Texas Railroad Earnings Increase
Auditor Fitzgerald reports Texas railroads show gains for the six months ending Dec 31 versus the prior year. Freight, passenger, other earnings rise. gross and operating figures climb. income from operation gains. year ends June 30.
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Austin
Tex
Fitzgerald
The
Railroad Commission
Texas
Appeal to Knox From General Estrada
The first official report on the Nicaragua revolt reached Washington as General Estrada asked the United States to mediate. American consul Thomas P. Moffat at Bluefields forwarded the plea to the State Department, which has not acted or commented yet. Estrada concedes defeat among his colleagues and hopes U S intervention can salvage the cause. Madriz’s ability to restore peace remains doubtful.
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Washington
State Department
Thomas P. Moffat
Bluefields
Department
General Estrada
United States
Dr. Madriz
Nicaragua
Texas land sales receipts reported for the month
Austin reports state treasurer receipts from land sales and leases totaling 182 772 for the month ending Monday. The figure includes funds deposited to various accounts as 20 percent of land receipts are withheld monthly under the new law to cover potential refunds for erroneous sales or canceled leases.
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Austin
Tex
Cuero to Host Expert on Budding Pecans for River Farmers
The agricultural department informs Cuero's Commercial Club it will soon have an expert to teach Guadalupe river area farmers pecan tree budding. With some bottoms already yielding $2000 to $3000 annually, improving fruit quality promises greater returns in good seasons.
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Cuero
Tex
Agricultural Department
Guadalupe River
President Nominates Park and Chapman as Postmasters
Washington reports the president Friday named W. H. Park of Port Arthur Texas and A. D. Chapman of Granfield Oklahoma to be postmasters.
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Washington
W. H. Park
Port Arthur
Texas
A. D. Chapman
Granfield
Okla
Corn Planting In Full Swing In Flatonia Texas
Corn planting is general this week in Flatonia Texas with farmers well up to date work. Fine planting weather promotes progress and spring gardens are being rushed.
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Flatonia
Tex
Attorney General approves 19000 Carlton in dependent bond issue
The attorney general's department in Austin Texas on Wednesday approved for registration nineteen thousand dollars Carlton in dependent school district schoolhouse bonds ten-forties at five percent.
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Austin
Tex
Attorney General's Department
Carlton Independent School District
A $100 Typewriter For 17 Cents a Day
A sales pitch touts an Oliver Typewriter at 100 dollars available for 17 cents daily. It highlights features like The Balance Shift and Automatic Tabulator and cites overwhelming demand from diverse buyers, claiming universal typewriting is near and that a quarter of a million people profit from it.
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Oliver
The Oliver Typewriter Money Maker Opportunity
The Oliver Typewriter promotes easy operation for beginners and claims high earnings with strong demand. It urges home use and positions Oliver as essential in business and home training, inviting readers to request details and a free catalog.
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Oliver Typewriter
Oliver
America
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