Federals mow down rebels in Minas Nuevas clash
Rebels attacked Minas Nuevas on Mexico’s west coast as federals position machine guns along a railroad canyon. About 250 rebels were reported killed with hundreds more horses and combatants slain or captured. Two Americans were taken prisoner and one escaped, while U S citizens faced warnings amid border turmoil.
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el Paso
Tex
Minas Nuevas
Mexico
jJuaymas
Sonora
Jesus P. Diaz
Southern Pacific
Eugene Cameron
Douglas
San Pedro Ranch
Hereford
Marion Williams
San Pedro
Oscar Sims
Roy Adams
Sims
Naco
Adams
W. S. Schuyler
Department of California
E. Steever
Department of Texas
Schuyler
Nogales
Ariz
Arizona
New Mexico-Arizona Line
Swenson Syndicate Plans Brazos River Rail Line
Surveying work between Richmond and Rosenberg renews interest in New York Swenson syndicate plans to build a rail line from the Brazos mouth more than 100 miles upriver on the west bank. The route would link with Texas rail lines and unlock thousands of acres of fertile soil for shipment.
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Houston
Tex
Richmond
Rosenberg
Brazos River
Swenson Syndicate
New York
Brazos
Texas
Engineer Captures Bandit After New Orleans Express Hold Up
A lone train bandit robbed the mail car and passengers on a northbound Louisville and Nashville express near Michaud twelve miles from New Orleans. Engineer Baer struck him with a torch, capturing the assailant who was taken to Bay St. Louis. one mail bag was not recovered and the bandit gave no name.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New Orleans
Louisville and Nashville Railway
Michaud
Baer
Bay St. Louis
First Car Texas Corn Reaches Galveston From Temple
The first car of Texas corn for 1912 arrived in Galveston from Temple. The sample is good quality and graded No 2. The Texas corn crop is estimated at 125,000,000 bushels with a possibility of export.
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Galveston
Tex
Texas
Temple
Troops Ordered to Presidio to Help Refugees
General E Z Steever orders a cavalry troop from Fort Clark Texas to Presidio to maintain order among about 400 Mexican refugees who fled to the Texas side after rebels seized Ojinaga on Wednesday.
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el Paso
Tex
E. Z. Steever
Fort Clark
Texas
Presidio
Ojinaga
Strikers Idle 1700 Looms at Appleton Mill
In Lowell Massachusetts 1700 of 2030 looms at the Appleton cotton mill stood idle on Wednesday as 300 weavers walked out. The strike was ordered by the Industrial Workers of the World to force recognition of their union.
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Lowell
Mass
Appleton
Industrial Workers of the World
Snow Dims Carson City Mountains for Early Season Snow
Snow fell in the mountains west of Carson City Nevada reaching several inches. The snowfall marks the earliest in twenty five years and blanketed the high country with light white cover.
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Carson City
Nev
First Japan Rice On Market From Texas Grower
Ganado Tex The first Japan rice placed on the market in Texas was grown by Martin Devries and sold by the Ganado office of the Southern Rice Growers Association to a Port Arthur mill. The No 2 rice brought four dollars a barrel and was praised as excellent.
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Ganado, Tex
Texas
Louisiana
Arkansas
Martin Devries
Ganado
Southern Rice Growers’ Association
Port Arthur
Harris County Seabrook Training School to be enlarged
The Harris County Training School for Delinquent Boys at Seabrook will be enlarged and improved due to inadequate size and accommodations for the pupils sent there.
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Houston
Tex
Harris County
Seabrook
Truck Growers Take Action in Brownsville Meeting
Brownsville Growers' Association stockholders met on Monday and decided to discontinue selling garden truck through freight and express channels.
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Brownsville, Tex
Brownsville Growers’ Association
Special Judge Appointed for Lavaca Probate Matter
Austin Texas governor on Tuesday named W R McCutchan former Lavaca County judge as special judge in a probate case where County Judge P H Green is disqualified. The action follows the disqualification of the current county official.
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Austin
Tex
W. R. McCutchan
Lavaca County
P. H. Green
Storm toll rises in Pennsylvania and Ohio floods
The death toll from heavy rains and floods in western Pennsylvania and eastern Ohio reached at least thirty six with many missing as the storm lashed the region Sunday night into Monday.
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Pittsburg
Pennsylvania
Ohio
Women's suffrage defeated in Ohio Home Rule vote outcome
Ohio returns from early precincts show women barred from the ballot with a large margin while most amendments pass. Municipal home rule favored, initiative and referendum tied to 10 and 3 percent thresholds respectively, and a $5,009,000 roads bond appears likely to survive despite a light turnout.
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Columbus
Ohio
Fatal Auto Wreck Kills Richmond Doctor
A group of Richmond young men traveling to Houston on the shell road near the Southern Pacific crossing below Missouri City were killed when their car failed to negotiate a sharp curve and overturned. Dr M H Rich was killed instantly after being struck by the back seat. The party included Ashley Rich Hamilton Whitten Mr Leake and Chauffeur St John.
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Richmond
Tex
Houston
Shell Road
Southern Pacific
Missouri City
M. H. Rich
Ashley Rich
Hamilton Whitten
Mr. Leake
Interurban Plans Major Texas Railway Expansion
San Benito Texas and Rio Grande Valley Interurban Railway Company calls a stockholders meeting for October 2 to authorize a 10 million dollar bond issue. It plans lines covering the lower Rio Grande valley with estimates of 25 thousand dollars per mile. The firm currently operates about 45 miles and plans about 200 more miles of track.
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San Benito
Tex
Texas
Rio Grande Valley
Wireless King Buried in Terrell Funeral
The funeral of C. Wilson, wireless promoter once prominent in New York, was held in Terrell after his death this week in the Atlanta Federal Penitentiary. Wilson had lived in Terrell for many years before his East coast business career.
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Terrell
Tex
C. Wilson
New York
Atlanta
Wilson
Survey of Panama Canal Entrance Charts Underway
The coast and geodetic survey prepares for the canal opening by completing a thorough examination of the Pacific entrance and beginning harbor charting duties at once.
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Washington
Panama Canal
Coast and Geodetic Survey
Pacific
Causeway Bond Passage For Aransas Bay Route
Rockport Texas voters approved a 50000 dollar bond issue to finance a causeway across Aransas Bay to a point near Lamar by a large majority in the recent county election, enabling roadway connection.
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Aransas Bay
Rockport
Tex
Lamar
Train wreck leaves one dead and seventeen hurt near Temple
A northbound Missouri Kansas Texas passenger train derailed two and a quarter miles north of Temple at 3:20 Saturday. Seventeen injured include news agent John H. Pierce fatally and Henry Owens unconscious and badly hurt. A special train evacuated the wounded to Temple hospital while the Katy flyer ferried uninjured passengers to Waco.
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Dallas
Tex
Missouri, Kansas and Texas
Temple
John H. Pierce
Winsboro
A. E. Hall
Bartlett
Texas
C. F. Mathis
Elm Mott
L. R. Trannion
Jacksboro
Rev
S. R. Pruitt
Negro
Fort Worth
J. S. Donaldson
Austin
Clara Thompson
Grand Saline
S. E. Seaborough
Henry Owens
G. M. Cunningham
Oklahoma City
Okla
Stone
J. H. Gellum
Davidson
J. L. Gammon
A. Dower
Hamlin
Co. F. Frazier
Express Messenger
Santa Fe
Cotton Belt
Waco
Panhandle Wheat Crop Tops Three Million Bushels
In Amarillo and the Panhandle a conservative estimate shows the wheat crop exceed three million bushels with Amarillo spending over 15000 dollars daily for milling and feed. The total handling cost is placed around 3500000 dollars for the grain crop, with oats and other grains also strong. Haying crops are exceptionally robust this season.
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Amarillo
Tex
Panhandle
Steamer Hor net Loses Tow Sinking Five Barges
The Hor net of the Southern Transportation Company sailing from Galveston to Tampico, Mexico, lost her tow en route and returned to port. The barge H. M. Mayo and four small barges were uninsured and are reported a total loss.
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Galveston
Tex
Hornet
Southern Transportation Company
Tampico
Mexico
H. M. Mayo
Vim Oil brings in 1000-barrel well near Saratoga Tex
Vim Oil Company led by promoter C A Wiley reports a 1000 barrel oil well in the southeast sector of the field. It is the third large well developed recently in the locality with Sun Oil Company, the Big Three and Vim Oil as the leading strikers.
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Saratoga
Tex
Vim Oil Company
C. A. Wiley
Sun Oil Company
Americans Reach Safety After Sonora Escape
F. M. Curtis and Bert Cunningham fled a rebel zone in Northern Sonora after the El Oro mine killings. They arrived Saturday in rags and still carried their weapons, completing a harrowing escape.
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Tucson
Ariz
F. M. Curtis
Bert Cunningham
Sonora
el Oro
Quanah Rain Spurs Wide Spread Benefit Across Cattle Country
Quanah Texas reports a good rain on Tuesday that extended through the week, benefiting the local cattle country with improved moisture and grazing prospects.
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Quanah
Tex
Richards criticisms of modern fiction at Atlantic City luncheon
Richard Harding Davis voiced disdain for contemporary fiction at a fish luncheon during his Atlantic City appearance. He mocked the trend as tasteless and contrived, citing a parlor maid dialogue as emblematic of insipid writing.
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Richard Harding Davis
Atlantic City
Adele
Saving Trouble In The Political Platform Debate
A conversation raises doubts about studying party platforms before voting. One character questions the value of learning party specifics, while another suggests informed voting. The exchange hints at generational attitudes toward political knowledge and civic engagement.
Remedy for pelvic catarrh by Paxtine antiseptic
A successful remedy for pelvic catarrh is hot douches of Paxtine antiseptic. Available at druggists for 25 cents a box or sent postpaid by The Paxton Toilet Co Boston Mass.
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Paxton Toilet, Co
Boston
Mass
Birthday Gaffe Leaves Father With A Lemon
On a birthday scene a father receives a lemon as the sole gift amid a humorous kitchen mishap. The light moment centers on family banter and the playful turn of a simple fruit into a keepsake.
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Salazar
Madero
Fl Paso
Inez Salazar
Ascension
Liberal Party
United States of America
Republic
Texas Corn
Japan
Dr. Rich
Wireless
Katy
Katy Flyer
Gulf
Liggett
Taggett & Myers Tobacco Co
Durham
N. C
Duke
J.T
ST. Lous, MO
Washington Star
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Enemical
Baltimore, Md
W. L. Douglas
Baye
W.L. Douglas
Brockton
Masa
Faultless Starch CO
Kansas City, Me
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