Weeds and Deaths Across Fields and Seas
A report from Washington notes horses dying from storage poisoning in Western Kansas and relief from green alfalfa feeding. In Greenville a merger unites independent telephone lines as Clyde Elbert serves in Nicaragua aboard the battleship California with marines sent to Corinto. Another Denton youth, Claude Pass, serves in the Navy in Nicaragua.
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Associated Press Dispatch
Washington
Kansas
Bureau of Animal Industry
Clyde Elbert
G. W. Elbert
Nicaragua
California
Corinto
U. S
Denton
Claude Pass
A. J. Pass
Navy
Dallas Assessed City Valuation Rises Over 1911
Dallas reports total city assessed valuations at 94 million 646 thousand 800 dollars, up 5 million 216 thousand 225 dollars from 1911, reflecting a notable increase in taxable value for the year.
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Dallas
Colquitt and Lane Clash Over Detective Expense Fund
Gov Colquitt declines to pay a $402 bill presented by Controller Lane for four clerks in detective work on liquor violation cases in Galveston San Antonio and Dallas. Lane allegedly refused Ranger service and his own assistant AG to run the investigations without full control. The governor insists Lane must seek legislative approval and cannot incur debts unapproved.
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Associated Press
Austin
Colquit
Lane
Galveston
San Antonio
Dallas
Colquitt
Railroad men fired for supporting Ramsey in governor race
Joe Welborn auditor and F. C. Eppner local railroad agent were notified their services were not wanted by Supt Stubbliefield. Eppner cites opposition to Governor Ramsey as the reason. J. D. Walthall announced R. E. Crawford of Houston named first assistant attorney general in Austin.
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Associated Press Dispatch
Palestine
Joe Welborn
F. C. Eppner
State Railroad
Stubbliefield
Eppner
Ramsey
Associated Pess .Spatch
Austin
J. D. Walthall
Today
R. E. Crawford
Houston
Gill to Remain Banking and Insurance Commissioner
Gov. Colquitt announced that B L Gill will not resign as intimated recently. Gill remains in his post as banking and insurance commissioner despite speculation.
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Associated Press Dispatch
Austin
Colquitt
B. L. Gill
Banking and Insurance
Gill
Married in Mexican style wedding in Texas
Toburcia Menchacaca and Concept Gonzalez, both non English speakers, were married in Dr Hill Rowe's office with Rowe acting as interpreter for Judge Hoskins. They had sought a Texas marriage license and, after translation challenges, the ceremony proceeded in Rowe's office to comply with state law.
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Toburcia Menchacaca
Gonzalez
Hill Rowe
Rowe
Hoskins
Mexico
Texas
Poultrymen Meet Monday Over Denton Show Location
Members of the Denton County Poultry Association and other poultry enthusiasts will gather at the Chamber of Commerce rooms Monday at 1 to discuss whether the annual show will be held in Denton this fall. E M Arnold voices preference for Denton if interest is strong. else the show may move to another county town.
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Denton County Poultry Assocation
Chamber of Commerce Rooms
Denton
E. M
Arnold
Violations of Pure Food Law Charged in County Cases
Two complaints filed by the County Attorney under the Pure Food laws charge R L Leach proprietor of the Cottage hotel with possessing pie pie crust and pie dough unprotected from flies and contamination and P T Taylor a dairyman with selling skimmed milk. Inspectors Hoffman Browder and City Health Officer Piner investigated hotels and restaurants and ordered one small place closed for cleaning while tuberculosis tests flagged two suspicious dairy cows. Typhoid fever was reported at two milk suppliers and further checks were planned.
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P. T. Taylor
Chemst Hoffman
Browder
Piner
Teachers appointed to permanent place in Venton schools
Superintendent Beaty assigns 33 teachers for High School R E Lee Sam Houston and Stonewall Jackson schools with nine in the High School twelve in R E Lee six in Sam Houston and six in Stonewall Jackson plus three excluded. Over 1500 pupils expected from a town under 5000 population. School to open Monday at 9 with lists and text book distribution.
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Supt. Beaty
J. E. Parks
R. E B. Lee
Nora Jones
R. E Lee
Sam Houston
Stonewall Jackson
Venton
Horrible Deed of Mad Swiss Soldier
Associate Press dispatch from Berne reports a mad Swiss soldier named Schwartz who shot four men and wounded others in a Roman village. He barricaded his home as police and soldiers surrounded the area. During the siege shots fired killed and wounded several besiegers. Schwartz later escaped into the woods.
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Berne
Switzerland
Schwartz
Romanshorn
Marriage Licenses Issued to Tiburcia Menchacaca and Concepcion Gonzales
Tiburcia Menchacaca and Miss Concepcion Gonzales were issued marriage licenses in a local civil records list. The brief entry names both parties and notes the date of the filing.
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Tiburcia Menchacaca
Miss Concepcion Gonzales
Sunday Postoffice Lid Will Be Tight
Postmaster will enforce the original Sunday mail ban with no official confirmation of changes. Only special delivery mail will be handled, front doors open, mail up to midnight Saturday distributed to lock boxes, and carrier windows closed all day.
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Postoffice
Schmitz
Postoffie
Bell County votes on local option in Temple election
Bell county residents vote today in Temple on a local option measure. The August 21 polling follows countywide campaigning and will determine whether local alcohol rules are relaxed or maintained.
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Bell County
Temple
Rebels Beat Near Ojiniga Skirmish Report
Aug. 1 report says Federals routed about 400 rebels in a skirmish near Ojiniga, roughly forty miles from the Texas border.
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Associated Press Dispatch
Juarez
Ojiniga
Texas Line
Weather Update for New Orleans Tonight and Sunday
New Orleans Louisiana forecast calls for generally fair conditions tonight and Sunday. Light winds and warm temperatures expected with no precipitation reported in the area.
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Weather Report
New Orleans
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