Texas City Grants Big Additions and New Buildings
Industrial notes report a 30000 dollar addition to Kings Daughters Hospital in Temple. 115000 dollar new Cleburne post office. 500000 dollar Dallas bond propose for a new city hall. 210000 dollar Fort Worth high school with 72 rooms. plans for an automobile factory in Cleburne. Ft Worth school architecture praised. Allen hosts a boys hog show with 38 entries and over 200 dollars in premiums.
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Kings Daughters Hospital
Temple
Cleburne
City of
Dallas
Fort Worth
Ft. Worth
Allen
Texas
Local Shiner Club Initiates Four Members At Social Afternoon
EdITOR EAGLE reports Mrs B Welhausen hosted with sister Miss Elia Riebter de lightfully entertaining the T C Club and guests. Four candidates were publicly initiated amid flowers and refreshments. Other gatherings honored Miss Elsie Jaeggli of Moulton with a luncheon and Mrs Earl Fry celebrated a birthday on a large screened porch attended by local residents. Reporter. October 4, 1911.
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EAGLE
B. Welhausen
Elia Riebter
T.c.club
Mesdames Lou Martin
K. G. Guittard
F. Bolton
Clara Welhausen
Elsie Jaeggli
Clara Wolters
Agnes Stuerke
Mollie Holiday
Anna Koch
Hilda Trautwein
Lillie Wolters
Mae Hughes
Fannie Ledbetter
Berta
Ligie Thornton
Hilda Wendtland
Tillie Wolters
Sophia Amsler
J. D. Gray
Moulton
E. Welhausen
E. Moeckel
L. P. Amsler
F. G. Guittard
Ed. Nieman
C. B. Welhausen
Tillie
Ella Richter
Earl Fry
Mesdames C. H. Flato
KF. Ledbetter
Dora Thornton
Joe Heger
Martin Tousek
Shiner
Scribe
Two Texas Firms Incorporate Capital Ventures
The Southwestern Mortgage Loan Company of San Antonio is incorporated with one million dollars capital stock and C. O. Austin J. Kearful and R.S. Kampmann named as incorporators with headquarters in San Antonio. The Ft. Worth Southern Traction Company forms with 1.5 million dollars capital to build an inter urban line between Ft. Worth and Cleburne. Incorporators are G. H. Glifford W. C. Forbess and W. A. Hanger of Ft. Worth.
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Southwestern Mortgage Loan Company of
San Antonio
C. O. Austin
J. Kearful
R.s.kampmann
Ft. Worth
Notable Texas and World News Highlights
Mrs. Ella Pool of Dallas died in a kerosene fire. Miss Brown of San Antonio becomes one of Texas’s first licensed female lawyers. Frank Webernick shot dead near Brenham by his brother. Mexico elects Francisco I. Madero president after revolution. Gonzales forms a social club with $5,000 capital. Randell of Sherman to begin Senate campaign in Waco. Texas Cotton Palace to host exposition November 4–10. Prohibitionists win precinct No. 7 in Wharton by 66 votes. James B. Wells declines civil appeals judge post. Bell County backs Jake Wolters for U.S. Senate. U.S. cotton crop projected at 13,868,337 bales. Lola Ester severely burned starting a fire with kerosene. Italy and Turkey clash over Tripoli. ships sunk. George Herder urged to run for state senate. U.S. Marine Band touring the South. Houston concert October 15. Bayless Dam breaks flooding Austin Costello Wharton. $6 million loss. Rear Admiral Winfield Scott Schley dies at 72. naval hero of Santiago.
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Miss Brown
San Antonio
Texas
Frank Webernick
Near Brenham
Horace Webernick
Francisco I. Madero
Mexico
Educational Progress In Lavaca County
Education statistics for Lavaca County show growth from 1909 to 1911 with more white and colored schools, higher enrollment from 4079 to 4332, increased attendance by 41 700 days, teacher salaries rising to 31 749, longer term length from 116 to 129 days, library volumes up from 1072 to 1598, and more professional volumes. Local taxes, bonds, and institute programs expanded, with institutes planned at Hallettsville Ezzell Sweet Home Shiner Moulton and Mora via.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wm. Eilers
Moulton
Shiner
Hallettsville
Ezzell
Sweet Home
Moravia
Paulus to Campaign Against Lane for Texas Comptroller
Senator D. A. Paulus of Hallettsville says he will wage an aggressive campaign for Texas comptroller against W. P. Lane. He plans to open campaign headquarters in February and will locate them in Austin or Dallas.
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Austin
Texas
D. A. Paulus
Hallettsville
W. P. Lane
Dallas
Prohibition Enforcers Named in Austin Lineup
Jad son Harmon leads as president with Oscar Colquitt governor and Clarence Ousley U S senator. Cone Johnson and Tom Ball hold law enforcement posts in Austin Texas with authority to enforce prohibition laws. Tom Campbell is Ramsey’s legal adviser.
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Jadson Harmon
Oscar Colquitt
Clarence Ousley
United States
Bill Ramsey
Austin
Texas
Cone Johnson
Tyler
Tom Ball
Tom Campbell
Justice Ramsey
South Houston Times
Texas Cattle Lead Southern Prices In September Report
The September crop report, under farm value of important products, places beef cattle at 360 dollars per hundred pounds, the top price among Southern states. The piece notes Texas grass as a strong meat producer and asserts cattle can be raised and fattened more cheaply in Texas than in any other state.
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Sam
Texas
Union
Cotton Prices Slide as Week Ends in Lowest Close
Market review from Houston reports a pronounced cotton price slump with a 42.48 point weekly net drop. Poor domestic demand, bearish outlooks and European unrest weighed on prices while short sellers provided limited support. Produce prices rise for fruits and vegetables with lemons grapes apples and oranges in demand and Colorado supply eyed. Houston bank clearings total $43,071,000 with no failures in the territory.
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EaGe
Houston
Texas
Italy
Turkey
Colorado
School board hires new treasurer and tightens pay pupil age
Hallettsville Texas September 29. The school board accepted H J Heye’s resignation as treasurer and elected Otto von Rosenberg to fill the vacancy. The board set the entry age for pay pupils at 6 years and noted rural patron dissatisfaction with a law restricting eighth graders from entering classes unless the school is classified as rural high school.
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Lavaca
Hallettsville
Texas
H. J. Heye
Otto von Rosenberg
Texans Aspired for Jake Wolters Senate or Governor in 1913
Voters in Texas considered Jake Wolters for public office with a leaning toward a U S Senate seat and a preference for his governorship in 1913. Supporters weighed potential impact on state leadership and policy direction.
Bryan Declines Presidency Candidacy but Roars in Politics
Bryan will not seek the presidency next year yet dives into political battles as a major figure. The remark hints at a flamboyant role in future campaigns and public life.
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Bryan
Texas Faces Need for Permanent, Well Maintained Highways
A prominent Texas issue calls for durable, economically built roads and consistent upkeep to support growth and mobility across the state.
Texas Population Plays Major Role in Cotton and Agriculture
Texas produces annually nearly four million bales of cotton and two million tons of cotton seed. She leads all states in cattle production and can rival any state in corn oats hay pork iron poultry dairy. She produces more oil than milk.
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Texas
German Town Pa First German Colony Anniversary
The article notes the 228th anniversary of the first German colony in America and the founding of German Town Pennsylvania by Germans led by Pastorius. It quotes that Germans sought religious liberty, mentions 7,000,000 German immigrants since 1820, and credits German influence with educational progress and national prosperity.
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America
Germantown
Germany
Pastorius
United States
Evergreen School Opens With Small Enrollment
The Evergreen school term began Monday with 16 pupils and total enrollment at 19. A basket supper last Saturday drew a large crowd. the Henkhaus Liberty band provided music as locals enjoyed refreshments and games at the event.
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School of the Evergreen School
Evergreen School
Henkhaus Liberty Band
Jan Michalec
South Texas Land Deal Closed by Houston Firm
A Houston firm closed a large land deal acquiring 43,000 acres of Brazoria County agricultural land. Purchasers plan to develop the property and subdivide it into small tracts for settlement by Northern and Eastern farmers. Improved roads will be built and the land offered for sale once enhancements are complete.
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Houston
Brazoria County
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Shiner News
C. H. Flato
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Yoakum
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Oscar Thompson
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Brownsville
Court of Civil Appeals
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J. W. Bailey
United States Senate
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Lola Ester
Ed. Ester
Tripoli
Africa
George Herder
Weimar
Colorado County
D.A. Paulus
United States Marine Band
Santelmann
Pennsylvania
Bayless Pulp and Paper Company
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Wharton
Winfield Scott Schley
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Schley
Santiago
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Lane
Market Review
Henkhaus
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Frank Miculka
F. J. Darilek
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John Schnelzer
A. J. Elster
John Darilek
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Rud
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