Woodrow Wilson Biography by Willie Westerhoff
A compact biography traces Thomas Woodrow Wilson from birth in Staunton Virginia on December 28 1856 through education at Davidson College Princeton and the University of Virginia to roles as professor at Bryn Mawr Johns Hopkins Wesleyan Princeton and finally governor of New Jersey and the twenty eighth president of the United States. It notes his ancestry the Scotch Irish roots and links to James Wilson signer of the Declaration of Independence.
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Woodrow Wilson
Willie Westerhoff
Sam and Will Moore Institute
Thomas Woodrow Wilson
Mason and Dixon
Staunton
Augusta County
Ireland
James Wilson
Thomas Woodrow
Joseph R. Wilson
Augusta
Wilson
Davidson College
Princeton
Tommy
University of Virginia
Atlante
Joha Iis University
Movernment
Ellen Louise Axson
Bryn Mawr
John Hopkins University
Wesleyan University
New Jersey
United States of America
Virginia
Dixie
Industrial Notes and Regional Economic Shifts
October Electra field output averaged 16000 barrels daily. 5000 acres in Nueci county sold to Koch & Company for subdivision into 160 acre tracts. Ft Worth interlocking plant handled 44681 trains in October up from 31084 last year, cotton traffic rising. Galveston port reports cane sugar imports totaling 41251092 pounds in the year ending June 30, up from 34409999 and 6843302 in prior years. Galveston cargo clears 678632 bales to foreign ports in October, Britain receiving 361526 bales valued at 21501745 dollars. Seventy thousand acres near Lubbock to be irrigated and sold to settlers via Littlefield Land and Townsite Company. Galveston businessmen sail to Central America to seek closer trade with Panama Canal region. Rivers and Harbors bill funds a thirty five foot survey of Galveston harbor with 3000000 in total allocations including channels at Texas City and Port Bolivar. Peter Radford elected Farm Life Commission manager in Dallas, to open Fort Worth office December 1, serving a second Farmers' Union term and promoting farm life interests nationwide.
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Ft. Worth
Galveston
Cuba
Peter Radford
Fort Worth
Farm Life Commission
Dallas
Texas Commercial Secretaries and Business Men’s Association
Radford
Farmers’ Union
Mexico City Seawater Mains Break After Seismic Disturbances
Severe seismic disturbances hit Mexico City on November 19 breaking water mains in many districts. The incident disrupted supply as authorities assessed damage and coordinated relief.
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Mexico City
Alamo Victoria San Jacinto Highway Group Formed
The Alamo Victoria San Jacinto Highway Association was organized at Victoria to build a highway from San Antonio to Houston via Victoria.
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Alamo-Victoria-San Jacinto
Victoria
San Antonio
Houston
Battle ships to visit Galveston during week of December six
Four of Uncle Sam s best sea fighters the Louisiana Kansas Hampshire and Vermont will be seen in Galveston during battle ship week between December 6 and 10. The Tacoma an enormous armored cruiser of 3200 tons carrying an armament of twenty five guns ten of which are over four inch will also be in the harbor that week.
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Uncle Sam
Louisiana
Kansas
Hampshire
Vermont
Galveston
Tacoma
World’s Goat Population Largest in Global Herds
Col I T Pryor of the Texas Welfare Commission reports sheep and goats worldwide exceed all other animals by about 250 000. Texas hosts 1 554 000 sheep and goats, the United States 53 633 000, and the world 680 000 000. Texas sheep decline 32 960 head in a decade. mutton per capita in Texas averages 5 pounds annually and Texas supplies most of its own mutton.
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San Antonio
Texas
I. T. Pryor
Texas Welfare Commision
United States
Col. Pryor
Téxas
Cotton Palace Draws 300000 In Waco Exhibition
Three hundred thousand people visited the Cotton Palace at Waco in what is hailed as one of the greatest Texas exhibitions. Waco residents are noted for their grand approach to events and displays.
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Cotton Palace
Waco
Texas
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Ww. Green
E. Stoermay
F. T. Fehrenkamp
Philip Welhausen
O. Buescher
WM. Green
Ino. Bucex
E. Studeman
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Express
Ezices
Lienry Krause
Hy. Krause & Son
P. O. Pack
Moulter of
Bank
Deutsch Und Englisch Gesprochen
Loxoxois
W. J. Nachlinger
RoXe
SXO
Ice
We _iunder
Cc Feopecky
THE
Moulton Agle
C. F. Knape
Mo Dton
Industrial Notes
Great Britain
Lubbock
Texico-Coleman
Santa Fe
Littlefield Land and Townsite Company
Littlefield
Galveston Commercial Association
Central America
Panama Canal
Congress
Texas City
Port Boliver
Mr. Radford
Peter
National Lot Gun
FORD
Ame Chalmers Gar
Henry Etlinger
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Moulton, Texas
Florida Distributing Company
Pensacola, Florida
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