McLemore Named Democratic Nominee for Congress
Austin reports the state democratic executive committee ratified Jeff McLemore as a nominee for congressman at large after an El Paso convention. W. P. Lane’s counsel filed a written exception signaling a court contest. If injunction blocks McLemore’s name, a ballot vacancy could occur in November.
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Austin
Tex
Democratic Executive Committee
el Paso
Jeff McLemore
Viva Voce
Messrs. Edison
Smith
Hill
Themore
Wheat Shipment Resumes Through Temple to Galveston
The Santa Fe railway has restarted wheat movement from the North to the gulf via Temple. All 400 cars stalled during the embargo have been moved on to Galveston and beyond, signaling a return to normal traffic.
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Temple
Tex
Gulf
Santa Fe Railway
Galveston
Four Outlaws Killed in Sierra Blanca Gunfight Near El Paso
A running fight near Sierra Blanca in El Paso County between five horse thieves, believed Mexican, and Texas cowboys left four outlaws dead and one wounded, who is not expected to survive.
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el Paso
Tex
Sierra Blanca
Grain Cars Move From Cleburne After War Outbreak
Several hundred cars of grain stored at Cleburne and along the Santa Fe division moved toward Galveston after the European war outbreak. The article notes M. M. Harris’s criticism of an editorial in a San Antonio paper and mentions Mayor Brown of San Antonio appearing in police court on Saturday.
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Cleburne
Tex
Santa Fe
Galveston
M. M. Harris
San Antonio
Mayor Brown
Cotton Prices and Ginning Report From Cuero Texas
Cuero Texas reports more than 16 bales of cotton brought in to be ginned on Wednesday. Good middling prices were around Tc per pound, but most farmers hold out for higher, still seeking better offers.
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Cuero
Tex
Wiley
Darwin
Austin
Senate
Bailey
de Witt
Govrnor
Texas lawmakers debate warehouse law and emergency bill
Three figures T A Cole W A Lawson and W G Lewis urged that receipts under the current warehouse law are as good as those under the proposed emergency bill. The joint committee held three sessions but the day did not advance Governor Colquitt's measure. The senate moved to memorialize Congress on Aldrich Vreeland act extensions.
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Farmers’ Union
Mr. Cole
Lawson
Lewis
Colquitt
Senate
Insular
Amd
Congress
Aldrich
Vreeland
Inners
Munt Senate
House
Wiley
Ferguson
Police Force Is Cut Down in Houston
Twenty one Houston police officers were notified their service would be desired no longer than September 1. The move reduces manpower and will affect patrols and department operations in the city.
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Houston
Tex
Houston Police Force
Relief fund passes $3000 for wounded German and Austrian soldiers
Nearly $3,000 has been collected by the German American relief committee of Harris County for the relief fund aiding German and Austrian soldiers wounded in battle.
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Houston
Tex
Harris County
Army Worm Damages Cotton Across Cuero County Fields
Farmers report army worm outbreaks in Cuero Texas area harming cotton fields. The pests strip entire fields of foliage and may later threaten pasture lands, prompting concerns among local growers.
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Cuero
Tex
Man reports coal find near Lockhart amid farm samples
Jess Williams living on a Tilman area farm near Lockhart brought to town large samples of material from a hole on his place he believed to be coal.
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Lockhart
Tex
Jess Williams
Tilman
Hig Place
Bond to Install Water Works System Wins 8 to 1
Livingston Texas voters approve a $25,000 bond for a water works system by an 8 to 1 majority carried Friday. The measure authorizes the town to raise funds for public utility improvements and connect the new water works project to the municipal system.
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Livingston
Tex
Prohibition Vote Passed in Calvert Texas
In Calvert Texas the Tuesday election saw 166 votes for prohibition and 146 against. Local officials reported the result as a clear margin in favor of the measure reflecting public sentiment on alcohol restrictions.
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Calvert
Tex
Prohibition
National Highway Surveyors Map Route Through Kyle
Government surveyors mapping the national highway between Austin and San Antonio are in Kyle locating and surveying the road through the town. They are surveying current routes and marking intersections to plan the corridor and improve transportation access for the region.
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Kyle
Tex
Austin
San Antonio
Sugar Industry News Sparks Rio Grande Valley Hope
The Sugar Industry in the lower Rio Grande Valley shows a brighter outlook, with optimism expressed from multiple quarters in San Benito Texas about its future prospects.
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San Benito
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