Baptist Young People's Union Holds Texas Convention at Palacios
The twenty twelfth annual Baptist Young People's Union of Texas met in Palacios on Tuesday. Ten died from heat in Chicago with thirty three fatalities for the week. Glidden Tourists Reach Dallas on schedule with twenty two cars in, and a big reception was given to visitors.
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B. Y
P. U
Palacoi
The
Baptist Young Peope’s Union of ‘Texas
Palaciog
Chicago
Dallas
Dalas
Baseball Results From Texas and National Leagues
Dallas 4 Houston 0 and Shreveport 2 Galveston 1 in Texas League action. Fort Worth 3 San Antonio 2 in 12 innings. Waco 1 Oklahoma City 1 in 10 innings. NL Philadelphia 12 Boston 7. New York 12 Brooklyn 1. St Louis 6 Cincinnati 0. AL Philadelphia 7 New York 4. Detroit 8 St Louis 0. Cleveland 3 0. Chicago 2 3 in two games. Boston 3 Washington 2. Southern League Rain Mobile New Orleans Memphis 3 0. Atlanta 2 1. Chattanooga 4 2. Nashville 3 0. Birmingham 4 Montgomery 2.
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Bas Ball
Dallas
Houston
Shreveport
Galveston
Fort Worth
San Antonio
Waco
Oklahoma City
Philadelphia
Boston
Chicago
Cincinnati
New York
Brooklyn
Pittsburg
St. Louis
Detroit
Cleveland
Washington
Mobile
New Orleans
Memphis
Atlanty
Chattanooga
Nashvile
Birmingham
Montgomery
Classified ad offer reaches thousands at low cost
That Combination rate of 4c a word for the Classified a week in the Daily and a week in the Weekly offers you just what you have wanted a chance to reach upward of 3 000 families 15 000 people at a very low cost. Try it.
Going Going Gone Auctioneer At Death’s Door
An ailing auctioneer causes a bedside auction scene as his pulse climbs to 104 before he dies. The doctor notes the pulse while his wife begs for bids, recalling forty seven years of steady activity and ending with the final going-gone moment.
How Eskimo Women Die
A Harper's Bazar prose meditation on a woman's death in an Eskimo snow hut. The text contrasts hopeful birth with a mortal illness judged by a medicine man, detailing cold, isolation, and the final silence as the door seals and the lamp fades.
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Harper’s Bazar
Lost Umbrella Triggers Train Car Comedy Cleanup
A Wisconsin bound train scene turns comic as a bemused couple hunts for a missing umbrella. An onlooker with a blue feather finally identifies the found item and the embarrassed wife declares it hers.
Smith's Restaurant Fresh Daily 14 Ounce Bread
Smith's Restaurant offers a finest quality 14 ounce loaf, baked fresh every day for customers seeking dependable, daily bread.
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Smith's Restaurant
Murder Mystery Found on Railroad Train near Portland
The body of W. A. Jonson was found in a trunk aboard a railroad train near Portland Oregon. A baggage man discovered a trickle of blood seeping from the trunk prompting an investigation.
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W. A. Jonson
Portland
Ore
House passes irrigation bond measure seeking $20 million
The House approved a $20,000,000 reclamation bonds measure for West irrigation projects and sent it to the Senate for consideration.
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House
Senate
Wireless Income Breaks Records On Roosevelt Ship
The ship carrying T. Roosevelt set a new record with wireless telegraph tolls totaling $6,000. An average of over 100 wireless telegrams daily was received aboard, signaling a surge in maritime communications.
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T. Roosevelt
United States
Reno Set for Big Fight on July Fourth
Assurances from Nevada officials pave the way for a major July 4 boxing event in Reno. Rickard declined a $200,000 offer to move the fight to Goldfield and chose Reno instead.
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Reno
Nevada
Nev
Rickard
Goldfield
Bailey Called to White House Over Engineer Corps Bill
Senator Bailey was summoned to the White House by President Taft on Tuesday to withdraw his opposition to a bill to increase the engineer corps. Bailey refused and warned he would filibuster the bill to death if its demand was not dropped.
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Bailey
Taft
Senator Bailey
White House
Engineer Corps
Mr. Bailey
J R Nowlin Plans Dallas Pump Factory
J R Nowlin of Joplin Missouri, once a prominent Denton business figure, returns to Dallas to set up a motor driven pump factory. The plant is expected to cost 50 000 to 75 000 dollars and will employ 100 to 156 workers.
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J. R. Nowlin
Joplin
Denton
Dallas
Fire Rating Board Conference Opens in Austin
The Fire Rating Board conference in Austin heard protests and demand for old rates on Tuesday. Insurance men are scheduled to speak Wednesday as both companies and insured parties are well represented at the meeting.
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Fire Rating Board
Austin
Slayden Attacks Hitchcock in House Hearing
Texas congressman Slayden denounces Postmaster General Hitchcock for autocratic methods and refusal to meet with constituents. He contrasts Hitchcock with Taft, delivering harsh criticism in a House session.
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Slayden
Hitchcock
Texas
Taft
Campaign speaking tour draws hundreds in multiple cities
Cone Johnson addressed about 1,000 in Memphis and 400 to 500 at Clarendon while 500 met him at the train. Judge Poin Dexter spoke to 500 at Las Pasas and General Davidson spoke to 900 at Coleman. Johnson denied rumors of withdrawal. Colquitt touring Southwest Texas.
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Cone Johnson
Memphis
Tuedsay
Clarendon
Judge Poindexter
Las Pasas
General Davidson
Coleman
Fort Worth
Colquit
Texas
Fail to Amend Postal Bank Bill Narrowly Fails
The effort to remove control of the postal savings bank from the Post Master General and trustees and let banks be located at money order offices failed by six votes. Senator Cummins urged the change to place banks at offices with petitions from 5 percent of residents. The President canceled a Yale commencement visit to help push the bill through unamended.
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Postal Savings Bank
Cummins
Yale
Vanderbilt University Suit Drives Ownership Battle in Nashville
A federal suit will be filed in Nashville to enforce ownership and control of Vanderbilt University by the Episcopal Church South and compel the trustees to accept three recently named trustees from the Asheville conference. The five year dispute concerns university control with William K. Vanderbilt backing the trustees against the church, which faces rebellion from the current trustees.
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Vanderbilt University
Nashville
E. Church South
Asheville
Ww. K. Vanderbilt
Texas Buildings Bill Totals From Senate Omnibus Include Numerous Cities
The Senate omnibus lists Texas allocations for building projects across cities such as Denison Eagle Pass Wichita Falls Galveston Paris Brownwood Clarksville Cuero Marin Bryan Uvalde Beeston El Paso Huntsville Yoakum Austin Marshall Weatherford Ennis Amarillo Stamford Atlanta Bay City Beeville with amounts ranging from five thousand to two hundred thousand dollars. Senate Bailey secured Amarillo though omitted from the House bill.
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Texas
Ap Senate
Denison
Eagle Pass
Wicarita Falls
Galveston
Paris
Brownwood
Clarksville
Cuero
Marin
Bryan
Uvalde
Beeston
el Paso
Huntsville
Yoakum
Austin
Marshall
Weatherford
Ennis
Amarillo
Bailey
Stamford
Senate
Atlanta
Bay City
Beeville
Ring Given on Twenty First Birthday Thrills Katie
A brief comic note from the Cleveland Leader describes a ring given to Katie on her twenty first birthday. Katie admires the ring noting its well preserved condition and the admirer comments on its appearance.
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Katie
Cleveland
Her Choice Umbrella Gift Exchange Note
A fragment from Fliegende Blatter features a polite exchange where a man offers his umbrella and escort home and the woman accepts the umbrella, reflecting etiquette and social norms of the period.
Classified Column Reaches Buyers for Quick Sales
If you have something to sell the classified column is the place to reach the buyers and move inventory fast in your community.
Fresh News From Bartonville and Surrounding Towns
Bartonville reports a busy social scene with visits from Den and Roanoke residents. Notables include J. R. Chambers Jr and Mrs. Thomas of Tarrant County, plus many locals attending W. O. W. picnics and Saturday socials. Bartonville beat Argyle 17 to 8 in a recent game. Quarterly conference set at the Methodist church Sunday.
Bolivar Dispatch Updates on Local Social and Farm News
Roy Cart singer spent Friday night in Denton and Saturday at the W. O. W. picnic at Bartonville. Farmers report seven thrashing machines working around Bolivar with yields about 15 to 19 bushels per acre amid price fears and wheat export doubts. Oliver Luginbay wed Cora Ingram at the Baptist church in a crowded ceremony with bridesmaids and a best man, followed by a fair at the Luginbyh homestead and weekend services by Rev. Aiken.
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Bolivar
Roy Cartsinger
Denton
Bartonville
Boys’ Corn Clubs
Lillian Carney
Lillian Craddock
Jas. Wright
Gober Wright
Wright
Oliver Luginbay
Cora Ingram
Baptist Church
Baptist Church Friday Night At O'Clock By Rev. 5&. F. Aiken
Tioga
Myra Simpson
Carl Ingram
Es Opal Morrison
Jewel Bentley
Mendelssohn
Ida Carney
Luginbyh Homestead
Aiken
Elsie Bourne
Fort Worth
Oscar Strickland
Cleo
Benton Jolley
Charlotte Gambill
Mamie McClellan
Joe Gambill
Virgil Shepard
Gary
Gribble Springs News Highlights Social and Weather
June 21 reports fine weather and ongoing cotton chopping as crops seek rain. Fort Worth visitor Joe Gammons shares local chatter. Ice cream socials host by F T Cryer and the Ladies Aid, with Claud Enlow and W A Enlow recovering from illness. Denton visitors and local movements noted.
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Gribble Springs
Joe Gammons
Fort Worth
F. T. Cryer
H. M. Young
Denton
Taylor Meredith
Enlow
Ladies Aid Society
Claud
Jewel Enlow
W. A. Enlow
P. C. Jones
Local social notes from Garza area gathering
June a1. Rev. Underwood of Dallas preached at the Baptist church Sunday. Walker Riley returned from Grant after visiting his parents here. Mrs. John Avery was in Dallas. Miss Edna and Audra Meadors of Collinsville visiting FE. H Cornwell and family. Mesdames Alva and Millard McGalliard returned from Gran Prairie to visit their father. Joe P. Cooper and Mrs. C. W. Nichols visited in Denton. Lawrence Fox of Denton was here. J. H. Swisher in Dallas. Mr. and Mrs. Ray McGalliard visit Chas Ward of Irvin. sister Dora Mayabb accompanied. We have weeped from Worth.
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Bartonville
C. L. M. Crowder
Den
Saturay
J. R. Chambers, Jr
Argyle
Thomas
Tarrant County
Mary Hudson
Benton Jolly
Bolivar
Lill Simmons
Lucy Jolly
Maud Lawrence
Little Son
Bessie Chambers
Emma Meadors
Nada McKinney
Roanoke
Johnnie Robins
Tom Robbins
Eula Thompson
Lewisville
Ethel
Stella Simmons
Mary Boyles
Decatur
Carlie McMakin
Ora Jones
Sunset
Jim Porter
Fort Worth
Joe Curtig
J. R. Chambers
Walter Chambers
Lee Moore
Bart Claiborne
Oklahoma
Dr. Jolly
L. H. Chamber
Rosy Chambers
Elbert Riley
Denton
Lillie McCabe
Atcheson
Slidell
Colling
McKinney
D. H. Blankenship
Carrollton
John B. Carter
Wm. Smith
Frisco
G. W. Hennen
L. B. Mangum
J. P. Carter
H. W. Hennen
G. L. Johnson
New Mexico
J. M. Bratcher
Jas. Riley
E. H. Cornwell
Stamford
Joe Cornwell
Bug Grace
Little Elm
Jas. Luster of
Waketon
Garza
Jarza
Underwood
Dallas
Walker Riley
Grant
John Avery
Edna and
Audra Meadors
Collinsville
H Cornweull
Mesdames Alva
Millard McGalliard
Gran Prairie
Joe P. Cooper
C. W. Nichols
Lawrence Fox
J. H. Swisher
Ray McGalliard
Chas, Ward of
Irvin
Dora Mayabb
Worth
Local News Roundup From Lewisville Officers and Residents
Lewisville notes a flurry of visits and travels with residents in Dallas Fort Worth and nearby towns. Individuals named include Miss Ola Stover Floyd Huffer Mrs J R Head Miss Minnie Wolfe Gladys Fox and many others as well as several returning from Dallas Richardson Fort Worth and Ardmore. A birth is recorded Mrs M W Houston welcomed a son.
Whea Posts a Strong Average in Six Days
Bet Vaughn threshes 12 000 bushels in six days while Sanger residents note a string of visits. Mrs Dan Davis calls on Stony, Effie McMurray visits Mrs Sullivan, Effie Green visits Hattie Morgan at Krum, Tom Vaughn of Atlanta visits his uncle B G Vaughan. Local residents Will Jones and Roy Brockman travel, Mrs McMurtry moves west, Ruth Peter visits elsewhere.
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Sanger
Jtz
Bet Vaughn
M. E. Church
Dan Davis
Stony
Effie McMurray
J. R. Sullivan
Effie Green
Hadie Morgan
Krum
Tom Vaughn
Atlanta
B. G. Vauga
Watering Hole Builder Fends Off Vanishing Cabin
An Irishman named Whalen on near Ballarat builds a cabin and bar using bricks from a pool mud. A nearby Chinaman colony frequents the bar while thieves quietly steal the pigsty, chimney, and walls, leaving the home to vanish as Mrs Whalen notices.
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Whalen
Cape Town
Ballarat
Wheat and commodity markets dip amid northwestern drought reports
Kansas City wheat futures fell with July down 21.2 cents and September 23.4 cents as drought in the Northwestern belt spurred support. Cash wheat varied by market, with Louis, cage, and Kansas City ranges noted, and local prices steady. Cotton, eggs, chickens, and hogs showed mixed moves in regional trading. Fort Worth livestock receipts reflected active calves and yearlings, with higher top prices in several categories.
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Kansas City
Northwest
Denton
Texas
St. Louis
Cage
Liverpool
New York
New Orleans
Galveston
Fort Worth
Market quotations Feedstuffs and grain prices listed
Wheat 80 to 82 cents per bushel. Corn wholesale 75 to 80 cents per bushel, retail 85 to 90. Shelled corn wholesale 76 to 78, retail 85 to 90. Cotton seed meal retail per ton 32 dollars at car, 1.65 to 1.76 per 100 pounds. Cotton seed hulls per ton at car 11, 12 at barn, 65 to 75 cents per 100 pounds. Corn chops per 100 pounds wholesale 1.50, retail 5 to 10 cents higher. Beans? No. Bay? Prairie hay wholesale, retail per bale 50 to 60 cents, per ton 16. Alfalfa hay per ton 12.50 to 15. Oats wholesale per bushel 30 to 32 cents, 40 cents per bushel in? 3? per 100.
Grocery price listings from a historical market page
The notice itemizes wholesale and retail prices for staples including Irish potatoes flour corn meal bacon lard and related products. Prices are given per hundred pounds per sack per pound and per can or bucket in varying unit sizes. The column reflects typical late period pricing and product descriptions for groceries.
Butter and eggs retail prices from historical listings
The notice lists wholesale and retail price points for dairy and produce. Butter priced at 26 to 80e per pound from creameries, eggs at 12 1-2 cents wholesale and retail per dozen, peaches at wholesale rates per bushel and gallon, with delivery to private residences and hotels.
Poultry Prices From The Market Report
Poultry prices list hens broilers fryers roosters and guineas with per pound and per dozen figures. Broilers 1 to 11 4 pounds Me 16 cents. Fryers 10 to 15 cents per pound. Old roosters one cent each. Guineas per dozen 1.50. Ducks per pound 2.00.
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West Hickory
A. C
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East Oak Street
R. L. Bass
J. W. Bone
Baone L. Fulton
North Locust Street
J. W. Jagoe
Sycamore St
C. H. Davie
Donnhower Block
Exchange Nat'l Bank
A. R. McGintie
Egan Chanar
Kincaid Yard
McGinnis & Sims
McKinney St
W. E. Botts
Southwestern Veterinary College
Brock’s Wagonyard
Murphy
E. C. King
Duke & Aeeee
China
Ae Bates
Jersey
Beyett Bros
Ray Bishop
Will
Cres
Sell
L. Fulton
Eagle Hay Press
Long & King
S. A. Bushey
Burbank
A. J. Underwood
Underwood Street
Sanitarium
S. Ball
Strickland & Mnckley
Nincaid Wagonyard
H. M. Walden
Tfe
Arkansaw Mill
Chas. Wells, BE
Grover Campbell
East Side
Magill & Shepard
Ford Crawford
Moreman & Luster
Ada Kincaid
West Highland Street
Telephone McGinnis & Sims
J. M. Gurley
Denton Transfer Co
West Oak Street
New
Kincaid Wagord Yard
W. H. Land
Magr
J. W. Fralin
South Side Square
M. L. Martin
Raley
R. R. Turner
West Oak St
Arness and Buggy
Hester
Lester & Brownlow
Colu
R. L. McCoy
Route 1
D& Wtf
John B. Schmitz
General Morgan
Lexington
American Press Association
Daughters of the Confederacy
Fayette County
Wisconsin
Chicago News
Denton Chautauqua
Ola Stover
Floyd Huffer
Sweetwater
J. R. Head
Menardville
A. Crawford
Bennett White
Minnie Wolfe
Gertrude Cobb
Gladys Fox
Richardson
Huffhines
C. Y. Milliken
Ned Cobb
Artie
Mart
J. R. Pickens
North American
Accident Insurance Company
Lop Robertson
U. S
Costae “Nickle
Chas. B. Fitzpatrick
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