Campaign progress and rallies across Texas and adjacent areas
S B Colquitt spoke to 500 600 in Pittsburg and at Texarkana to a small crowd while R V Davidson addressed Enloe Cooper and Texarkana crowds. Judge Poindexter spoke at Princeton to 1800 2060 people. Cone Joan spoke at Iredell to 1500. Senator Bailey spoke at Rockdale to 1200. A balloon accident caused five deaths including motorman Spiexe with companions Herren Toelle Krantz Hoeppen.
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S. B. Colquitt
Pittsburg
Texarkana
R. V. Davidson
Mt Pleasant
Judge Poindexter
Princeton
Cone Joanson
Iredell
Enloe
Cooper
Senator Bailey
Rockdale
Poledexter
Herren Toelle
Krantz
Hoeppen
Spiexe
Aviator Dies in Midair Blast of Balloon Flight
Oscar Erbsloeh piloting a dirigible perished along with four crewmen when a benzine tank exploded and the balloon was destroyed in flight.
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Oscar Erbsloeh
Texas Gains One Congressmen From Population Rise
Census bureau figures show thirty seven Texas counties totaling 561 066 people in ten years, enough to add one seat in Congress. Harding County leads gains at 708 percent to 11 213, Callahan up 49 percent to 12 973, McCulloch up 238 percent to 3 405, and Goliad up 19 percent to 9 909.
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Texas
Census Bureau
Hardeman
McCulloch
Callahan
Goliad
Denton Population Questioned After Census Figure
Citizens debate the 4 732 census total for Denton as officials note in 1900 and 1890 the town grew sharply while local observers cite new housing on North Locust and North Elm and a larger house canvass. J O Bell notes housing increases and counts suggesting population well above 6500. Continued on 4th page.
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Census Director War
Denton
North Locust
North Elm Streets
North Side
Wattam
Fair Grounds
Blount
Denton County
J. O. Bell
The
Advertising Promotion Company of
New York
Aents
Texas stations report strong progress under Harrington plans
Dr. H. H. Harrington praises Texas experiment stations including Denton Fort Worth and Denton wheat crops. Denton sold 300 bushels of Little Reg May seed wheat for 1200 dollars, with 0. per acre yields noted. The new stations aim to boost wheat corn and legumes for farmers and plan a Dallas fair exhibit.
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Ege Station
Tex
H. H. Harrington
Texas Experiment Stations
A. & M. College of Texas
Texas
Texas Farmers Congress
A. B. Davidson
Harrington
Davidson
Fort Worth
Denton
Dallas
Cotton Indictments Against Cotton Operators Dismissed
Federal court in New York dismissed indictments against eight prominent cotton operators for alleged conspiracy in restraint of trade. The names listed include James A. Patten William P. Brown Frank B. Hayne S T Herman C A Kittle E G Scales Morris Rothschild and R M Thompson.
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New York
James A. Patten
William P. Brown
Frank B. Hayne
S. T. Herman
C. A. Kittle
E. G. Scales
Morris Rothschild
R. M. Thompson
Weather report for New Orleans tonight and Friday
Weather report notes partly cloudy skies for New Orleans tonight and Friday. No precipitation or extreme conditions listed. TEMPERATURE not provided.
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New Orleans
Plant Peas Advise for Better Farms and Stock
A circular from the USDA adviser William Ganzer urges planting every cultivated acre to cowpeas. Benefits include human and animal food value, soil shading, nitrogen contribution, soil loosening, erosion control, and high market price. Plant for hay, grazing, and seed for next year.
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Wm. Ganzer
United Staes Department of Agriculture
Farm Advice Praises Cowpeas For Fertile Lands And Prosperity
A brief note from S A Knapp Special Agent in Charge extols cowpeas as a crop that enriches soil and leads to strong stock and contented prosperous farmers on the farm.
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S. A. Knapp
Fifty Mile Denver Gulf Road Contract Let in Lamar
A Lamar Colorado dispatch says a fifty mile stretch of the Denver and Gulf road has been let with construction to start July 15. The line runs from Lamar to Texhoma on the Oklahoma Texas border. The matter is tied to Franklin A. Umsted who claimed to be company president and offered a $200000 bonus to Denton County, a proposal rejected by the Chamber of Commerce.
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Lamar
Col
Franklin A. Umsted
Denton
Denton County
Chamber of Commerce
Amsted
Indiana
Umsted
Lamar Dispatch
Texhoma
Oklahoma—Texas
Pennsylvania Railroad Faces Major Strike Over Wages
Conductors trainmen and yardmen across the Pennsylvania system vote to strike unless wage and working condition demands are met. A large majority supports quitting while General Manager Ward says expenses must not rise and claims the road suffers losses from idle equipment and reduced traffic. Delegates represent about 15 500 employees.
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Pennsylvania System
Ward
Health Officers Find Adulterants in Ice Cream Cones
Dallas and Fort Worth manufacturers faces possible complaints for adulteration after Saccharin and Borax were found in ice cream cone dough. Dr. Abbott and Deputy Hoffman of the State Pure Food Department reported the qualitative results and prepared filings, prompted by sick children statewide.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dallas
Fort Worth
Abbott
Hoffman
State
Pure Feod Department
Italy Seeks Porter Charlton Extradition Over Lake Como Killing
July 14. Formal request for the extradition of Porter Charlton accused of killing his wife at Lake Como Italy has been sent from Rome to London and then to Washington by fast mail. State Department expects the document in seven or eight days and asks whether an insane person can be extradited. No steps to confine Charlton in an asylum have been taken yet.
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Porter Charlton
Illing
Lake Como
Italy
Rome
London
Washington
Warg
State Department
Charlton
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Oo. P. Poe
A. W. Palmer
Denton Steam Laundry
Porulay
DR. Harrington
Bat’ SE Nimental Farm
Weather Report
United States Department of Agriculture
Franklin Umsted Railroad
Pennsylvania Railroad
First National Bank
Denton, Texas
Stacy Adams
Beacon Shoes
Queen Quality
Boston
Oxfords
Long & Wilson
Manners Stock Co
Eugene Williams
Lucile Deval
G. B. Flint
Chas Everett
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