Canadian Pacific Sinks to New Low as Markets Decline
Liquidation intensified at the opening with Canadian Pacific slipping to 199, a multi year low. New Haven Texas Company Louisville Corn Products and Bethlehem Steel preferred fell 1 to 2 points while foreign selling guided morning trading. Kansas & Texas slid on dividend concerns, later recovering some as stocks closed heavy with industrials weak.
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New York
Canadian Pacific
New Haven
Texas
Louisville
Corn Products
Bethlehem Steel
London
Steel
Kansas & Texas
Kansas
Great Northern
United States
Call money steady as time loans show modest rates
New York April 9 report notes call money steady at 1% to 2% with closing 2%. Time loans are weak with 60 days at 2 1 4% to 2% and 90 days at 2% to 3% for six months 3% to 3 1/2%.
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New York
Mercantile Rates and Bond Outlook in New York
Mercantile paper at 31.4 percent, sterling exchange firm to 60 days at 4.85 for demand 4.8675. Commercial bills 4.84. Bar silver 58 tc. Mexican dollars 45 4c. Government bonds irregular, railroad bonds easy.
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New York
Mercantile
Sterling Exchange
Metal markets report from York and London
Metals trade notes show lead steady at 3.75 with London price 18 pounds, spelter quiet around 5.25 to 5.30, copper steady at 14.75 to 15.00, tin firm near 36,900 to 37.30, iron quiet. London copper softens, spot prices listed, tungsten warrants noted.
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York
London
Cleveland
New York Stock Exchange Votes to Close on Good Friday
The governors of the New York Stock Exchange voted to close the exchange on Good Friday and refused a petition to suspend business on the following Saturday.
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New York
New York Stock Exchange
Louisville & Nashville Earnings Rise 1913 14
Louisville and Nashville railroad reports a fiscal year ending March 31, 1914, earnings increase of 1,028,683 dollars. The statement notes higher revenue and improved financial results for the period.
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Louisville
Louisville & Nashville Railroad
Elaborate $10,000 saddle for 101 Ranch star Joe Miller
The 8S. D. Meyer Manufacturing Company of Sweetwater completed the most expensive saddle last week. Valued at $10,000 it was made for Joe C. Miller of the 101 Ranch Wild West Shows and is studded with diamonds and other stones.
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Sweetwater
D. Meyer Manufacturing Company
Joe C. Miller
Altus Trader Sets Record Price For Two Year Old Steers
Perry Steed of Altus Oklahoma paid 8360 for 156 head of two year old steers averaging over 54 cents per head setting a high price mark for the trade.
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Hamlin
Perry Steed
Altus
Okla
Lettuce shipments boost Cotulla growers with strong earnings
Lettuce crops in Cotulla are thriving with heavy shipments to outside markets. The local express company reported revenue of $510 from outgoing shipments in a single day last week.
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Cotulla
New gin under construction at Palacios soon to operate
Palacios notes work has begun on a large new gin with pares storehouses and cotton handling facilities for ginned cotton.
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Palacios
New Orleans Rice and New York Coffee Prices and Receipts
New Orleans market notes show rough rice supply bare with clean rice steady. Quoted rough Honduras 2.00 4.50 per ton. Japan 1.50 3.00. clean Honduras 436c. Japan 2 percent 3 percent. Receipts rough 3,527 millers 2,527 clean 4,156. Sales 1,161 pockets rough Honduras 1 percent 3 percent. 183 pockets Japan 2 percent 8 c. New York coffee prices show No. 7 Rio etches steady May 7.70 Sept 8.88.
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New Orleans
Honduras
Japan
York
Grocer Jobbers Mark Up Roasted Coffees
Grocer jobbers marked up several popular brands of roasted coffees with a notable rise in prices per pound while roasters report paying higher prices for green coffee and difficulty securing supplies. Local roasters say San Antonio made coffees are preferred over outside brands as beans demand stays strong and supplies remain tight.
Wholesale Market Prices For Eggs Poultry Fruits And More
Wholesale market list with retailer prices for eggs poultry butter and cheese vegetables fruit canned goods and grains. Includes specific regional items like Oregon potatoes Texas onions California oranges and Florida grapes with per dozen crate per hundredweight and per pound figures. Also lists meats dried fruits seeds and hides with varied grades and packaging terms.
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Northern Creamery
Texas
Oregon
Louisiana
California
Messina
Rome
Arkansas
Gano
Ben Davis
Florida
Illinois
Corfee
Japan
Choice
Honduras
Pioneer
Alaska
Cattle Pens Clear as Prices Hold Steady at Union Yard
Union Stock Yards reports April 9 receipts of 178 cattle 55 calves 1 horse 123 hogs 55 sheep and 1583 goats. Prices stayed steady as yards cleared all offerings with beets toping 5.50 hogs at 7.50 and calves 6.50 to 7.00.
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Union Stock Yards
Fort Worth
Fort Worth Livestock Market Report April 9 Fort Worth
Receipts moderate with cattle about 2300 head calves 200 hogs 1600 and sheep 190. Steers 6.25 to 7.50 stocker 6.00 to 6.50 cows 4.40 to 6.10 heifers 6.00 to 7.50 stocker cows heifers 4.50 to 5.50 calves 4.50 to 8.50. Hogs shade stronger top 8.70 bulk 8.25 to 8.55. Sheep holdovers from Wednesday were nominally steady.
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Fort Worth
Tex
Market Receipts and Prices for Hogs Cattle and Sheep
In St Louis on April 9 receipts and prices show hogs at 8500 with a weak market, pigs and lights 7.00 to 8.85, heavy good 8.75. Cattle receipts 1600 including 300 Texans, market steady. native beef steers 7.50 to 9.25, cows and heifers 4.25 to 8.75, stockers 5.00 to 8.00, Texas Oklahoma steers 5.75 to 8.00, cows and heifers 4.50 to 6.65, native calves 6.00 to 10.25. Sheep receipts 750 with a higher market. muttons 5.75 to 6.50, lambs 6.00.
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ST. Louis
O.oo
Texas
Oklahoma
Chicago Live Stock Receipts and Quotes, April 9
Chicago market roundup shows hogs with 17 000 receipts and steady values across classes. Bulk hogs 7.85 to 8.85, pigs 7.65 to 8.70. cattle receipts 4000 with steady market, cattle and calves ranges listed. sheep receipts 17 000 with steady prices, native mutton 6.40 to 7.00, yearlings 6.80 to 7.40, native lambs 6.30 to 8.10.
Kansas City Live Stock Receipts and Prices Reported
Receipts and quotations listed for April 9 show hogs with 7,000 head and steady markets, bulk 8.50 to 8.65, heavy 8.60 to 8.70, lights 5.40 to 8.60, pigs 7.50 to 8.26. Cattle receipts about 2,000 with 400 southern cattle, market strong. prime fed steers 7.50 to 8.50, southern steers 6.50 to 8.10, cows 4.50 to 7.75, heifers 7.00 to 8.75. Sheep receipts 16,000, market steady. lambs 3.50 to 8.00, yearlings 5.75 to 7.00, wethers 5.50 to 6.50, ewes 5.00 to 6.25.
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Kansas City
Oklahoma City cattle market shows small weekly advance
The Oklahoma City cattle market opened steady to 10 cents higher with 400 head received. No South Texas stock arrived by noon and the week’s trend shows cattle prices 35 cents higher for the period.
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Oklahoma City
South Texas
Cotton Seed Prices and Weather Bulletin
Cotton seed products listed for Memphis Tennessee with base oil at 6.40 and meal 26.50 to 27.00, linters 2% 2%. General Weather Bulletin notes observations taken at 8 a.m. Thursday April 9 1914.
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Memphis
Tenn
A. m
Cotton Situation At A Glance For The Week
Brief market note on the cotton outlook with figures for world supply and ginning totals. Reports show current prices for middling, season highs and lows, and crop condition updates across May to September. New Orleans market details are referenced in OCR text.
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SOS
FOGAS
Isesees
OCR
New Orleans Market
Vote on Corn Grades at Chicago Board of Trade Apr 13
Changes to corn grading rules aim to align with U S government standards effective July 1 1914 The plan shifts all contracts to contract corn post July 1 with premiums and discounts listed for mixed and unmixed grades including Nos 1 2 3 and 4 varieties and color classifications
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Chicago Board of Trade
Chicago
United States
Board of Trade
Chicago Market Quotations Report Dairy and Produce Prices
Quotation summary shows eggs receipts at 24 711 cases with various grade prices from 16 18 to 17 18 cents. Butter creamingery at 18 to 26 cents. Cheese steady. Potatoes steady with regional red and white receipts. Poultry alive markets lower with springs 18 cents and fowls 17 cents.
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Elgin
Texas
Chicago
Americas
Michigan
Minnesota
Wisconsin
Dallas closes deal for six Fort Smith players
Dallas manager R. J. Mack announced a trade with J. W. Gardner president of the Dallas Texas League club. Six Dallas players Mosely, Robinson, McCarthy, Johnson, Stroble, and Felt go to Fort Smith with Gardner to select two Fort Smith players at season end.
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Fort Smith
Ark
R. J. Mack
Western Association
J. W. Gardner
Dallas
Texas League
Gardner
Mosely
Robinson
McCarthy
Johnson
Stroble
Felt
Bookies Sentenced at Jamestown Track in Virginia
Thirteen reputed bookmakers arrested at the Jamestown Jockey Club track were sentenced to six months in jail and fined 100 dollars each on gambling charges. Magistrate J Burnell Bragg set bonds at 1500 dollars pending appeals. Governor Stuart ordered arrests. racing continued with no legal interference.
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Norfolk
Jamestown
Virginia
Jamestown Track
Sugar and Molasses Prices Steady in New York Market
Raw sugar holds steady while molasses sugar remains listed at $2.27 and centrifugal at $2.92. Refined grades show quiet activity with cut loaf $5.05 and powdered varieties around $4.05 to $4.15, plus granulated and diamond A figures near $3.80 to $3.90.
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New York
Kansas City Market Quotations Report
Kansas City on April 9 quotes show butter at 24 cents for creamery and 23 for firsts with 22 for seconds. packing stock 15. eggs Firsts 17 and 15 cents for seconds. poultry hens 15 and springs 16 cents.
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Kansas City
Cotton goods market quiet but steady on April 9
The New York market reports a quiet but steady session with Worsted yarns of foreign manufacture in good demand. Domestic yarn buyers are cautious as Worsted yarn prices remain very firm.
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New York
Beau mont and Galveston open Texas League season
Beaumont and Galveston meet Thursday at 4 00 pm in Galveston to launch the Texas League. Lindy Hiett to pitch for Galveston. Beaumont likely Martina. A pregame parade will pass the business district with officials and fans. Umpires Connor and Gardner scheduled.
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Galveston
Tex
Beaumont
Sentell
Lindy Hiett
Leidy
Martina
Connor and
Gardner
Prospects for good weather in South lift cotton prices
The cotton market opened steady with April down 22 points and other months 2 to 5 points lower as cables were weak. Prospects of better South weather offset early selling, with later deliveries mixed and activity quiet as prices held near unchanged to slightly higher.
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New York
New Orleans Cotton Opens Lower on Cold Weather Signals
The New Orleans cotton market opened 6 to 9 points down amid record cold in the cotton region. Heavy selling for short accounts and holiday realizing sales drove the fall. Frost and freezing reports in Texas spurred buying yet prices remained 2 to 6 points below yesterday at noon.
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New Orleans
Texas
Futures open steady as market reviews tone in New Orleans
Futures opened steady with May at 12.85, July 12.75, October 11.70, marking a 6 to 11 point drop from last night. Quotations show day highs and lows with near term activity. detailed figures include May 12.92, Oct 11.69 to 11.76, and July 13.83.
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New York
New Orlean Va
Chicago
Wayne
Park— Owen
Spot cotton prices steady on Liverpool market
Liverpool cotton market reports steady spot values with good middling at 7.804 and middling at 7.364, on middling 696d. Trade activity shows sales of 8000 bales including 500 for speculation and export, with receipts totaling 1000 bales.
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Liverpool
Cotton statistics from Liverpool weekly report
Liverpool vehicle? The record shows weekly cotton statistics with totals for forwarded to mills 60 000 bales including American 43 000, stock 1 214 000 with American 971 000, imports 22 000 American 1000 and exports 1000.
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Liverpool
Leading spot markets rise and fall across ports
New York middling 12.35, New Orleans 133 16, Houston middling 1c, Galveston 12%, Liverpool middling 7.36d reflect mixed market activity across major shipping hubs. Trade data show slight shifts with price references varying by regional commodity benchmarks.
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New York
New Orleans
Houston
Galveston
Liverpool
Americus wrestlers victory over De Rouen in KC bout
Gue Schonlein from Americus defeated Raoul de Rouen of France in straight falls in Kansas City. De Rouen was disqualified by referee Hortens in the first fall after 21 minutes and 84 seconds of wrestling. Schonlein then won the second fall.
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Kansas City
Gue Schonlein
Americus
Raoul de Rouen
de Rouen
Hortens
Schonlein
Cotton market steady as spot closes unchanged in New Orleans
New Orleans April 9 spot cotton closed unchanged with Basis middling 133 14. Sales today reached 2060 bales and arrivals totaling 300 bales. The market shows stable demand with steady prices amid steady trading activity.
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New Orleans
Spot cotton closes steady in Galveston market
Galveston notes spot cotton closing steady with middling at 13 3/4 cents. Total sales for the day reach 1869 bales. No arrivals listed for shipment.
Ogle To Pitch Opening Game For Waco Navigators
In Waco Texas on opening day 1914 fans expect record attendance for the Dallas Giants vs. Waco Navigators. City stores close at 4 pm to let employers attend. A 1 pm band concert and 2:30 parade lead to the ball park where the mayor will pitch the first ball, bearing autographs of Christy Mathewson and Tris Speaker.
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Waco
Tex
Dallas Giants
Waco Navigators
Christy Mathewson
Tris Speaker
Ogle
Cotton closes lower in Houston spot market
In Houston on April 9 the spot cotton market eased with middling prices down. Total spot sales reached 2488 bales, with no new arrivals sold.
Building Permit Issued for Paul Street Remodel
E. C. Schochhorn receives a permit to remodel a building on Paul Street at a cost of 450 dollars. The action officializes the renovation project and permits work to proceed under city code requirements.
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E. C. Schochhorn
Paul Street
Birth Record for Mason Child in April
A girl was born to Mr and Mrs Cornelius at 313 Hickman Street on April 3. The newborn adds a daughter to the Mason household.
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Mrs. Cornelius
Mason
Hickman Street
Spot Cotton Closes Quiet in New York at 13.35 Middling
The New York market closed quiet with spot cotton down 5 points to Middling 13.35. No sales were reported and no to arrive figures were listed.
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New York
Texas League opens with eight clubs for 1914 pennant race
Eight Texas League clubs prepare for the season opener as new managers and umpires join the circuit. Opening games feature San Antonio at Houston, Dallas at Waco, Fort Worth at Austin, and Beaumont at Galveston. A gold life pass will be presented to Governor O. B. Colquitt in Austin.
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Dallas
Tex
San Antonio
Houston
Waco
Fort Worth
Austin
Beaumont
Galveston
League
O. B. Colquitt
Subconscious Dialogue Between Two Irate Gentlemen
Fragmentary dialogue shows two irate men debating a matter about a man and a difference over phrasing. The lines hint at a dispute over identification and propriety in speech.
Farm Finance Discussed at Louisville Conference
Rural credits dominated the Rural Education in the South conference in Louisville with John Sprunt Hill presenting views on land mortgage credit associations, George Woodruff outlining legislative uses, and John Lee Coulter speaking on personal short term credits. The session also included selection meetings for farmers, homemakers, preachers and doctors on specialized subjects.
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Louisville
Conference For
South
John Sprunt Hill
Durham
N. C
George Woodruff
First National Bank of
National League Umpires Gather With Governor Tener
All NL umpires will meet in New York on Sunday for a conference with President John K Tener. Governor Tener issued a prepared list of umpiring instructions and views. Umpires listed include Bob Emslie Charles Rigler Bill Kiem Al Orth Mal Eason E C Quigley Bill Byron Harry Johnson and Bill Hart.
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Governor Tener
New York
John K. Tener
Bob Emslie
Charles Rigler
Bill Kiem
al Orth
Mal Eason
E. C. Quigley
Bill Byron
Harry Johnson
Bill Hart
Entry Refused From Oldtown Father in Marathon bid
Louis Sokalexis of Oldtown Maine, father of runner Andrew Sokalexis who placed second in the Boston Marathon two years ago, was refused entry for this year's race due to age. He said he trained all winter hoping to match his son's achievement.
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Boston
Mass
Louis Sokalexis
Oldtown
Andrew Sokalexis
Louis
French romance writer Pierre Sales dies in Paris
PARIS, April 9. Pierre Sales, a popular French author known for romance and adventure stories, died today at age 60. He started as a bank clerk, became a journalist, then wrote novels set in Paris.
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Paris
Pierre Sales
Man Seeks Family's Safety as Home Fire Claims Lives
Paducah Kentucky April 9 Malcolm Ford ran into a blazing Rossington home to rescue his wife and two babies after saving four of his children but perished with them. Neighbors watched as he entered the flames, unable to stop him from his apparent futile effort.
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Paducah
Malcolm Ford
Rossington
Here
Ford
Thomas J. Duffy Dies in Taylor Texas
Thomas J. Duffy a leading capitalist and citizen of Taylor Texas died this morning at age 59. He was a prominent figure in local business circles and his passing ends a long career in local industry.
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Taylor Capitalist
Taylor, Tex
Thomas J. Duffy
Tillman and Georgia Representative on Washington Train
On a Washington bound train Representative Idwick of Georgia and his daughter were joined by Senator Tillman of South Carolina. The child bored by political talk asked for bears, and Tillman joked there are no bears in a civilised country. She replied, Aren’t we in South Carolina.
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Tillman
Idwick
Georgia
Washington
Senator Tillman
South Carolina
Miss Hardwick
Mr. Tillman
Popular Magazine
Killing frosts give bulls advantage in wheat at Chicago
Cold weather in the southwest lifted wheat prices in Chicago on Thursday with frost news aiding buyers. May contracts showed strength amid ongoing Argentine deliveries, while corn and oats gained. hog prices weakened provisions. by market close, May wheat slid and deferreds recovered, ending weak with a net decline.
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Chicago
Southwest
Market Quotes for Wheat Corn and Oats on April 9
Kansas City reports commodity quotes with wheat at No 2 hard 89 1 4 cents, No 2 red 89 cents. Corn ranges No 2 mixed 70 cents, No 2 white 12 to 40 cents. Oats at No 2 mixed 39 cents.
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Kansas City
Grain futures end steady in Kansas City trading
Grain futures closed steady in Kansas City with Wheat May 82 and July 81?c, Corn May 69 and July 70?c, and Oats May 38 1/4c.
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Kansas City
Market Quotations for Grain and Feed
Cash wheat prices shown with No 2 red 98 94c and No 2 northern 93 94c. No 2 spring and No 2 hard figures unclear amid stray symbols. Barley listed at 48 63c. Corn and oats lack quotations.
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Chicago
Wheat and corn price quotations from St. Louis market
In St. Louis on April 9 quotes list No 2 red wheat at 93 1/4 cents, No 2 hard at 89 3/4 cents, and No 2 corn at 47 1/2 to 47 1/4 cents with No 2 white around 3 1/2 to 3 3/4 cents. Dates and minor variations noted for No 2 white and No 2 yellow varieties.
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ST. Louis
Grain Men Resume Work in Buffalo After Wage Settlement
Grain handling at Buffalo elevators resumed after a settlement giving workers a 10 percent wage increase. About 7,506,000 bushels of grain still afloat will be transferred more quickly as workers return to their posts.
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Buffalo
N. Y
Automobile Licenses Listed With Owner Names and Addresses
A report lists license numbers 4911 to 4915 for vehicles including a Buick owned by L. C. Merriman at 3323 South Flores, a Ford by A. P. Turner at 358 Schley, an Excelsior motorcycle operated by C. Rechel at 307 Howard, an Overland by Walter Lear at 109 Omaha, and a Paige-Detroit by R. E. Burch at the Y M C A building.
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Buick
L. C. Merriman
Flores Street
Ford
A. P. Turner
Schley
C. Rechel
Howard Street
Walter Lear
Omaha Street
Detroit
R. E. Burch
Water gusher found at George Bodey tract West of city
In Galveston April 9 report Country Commissioner J. K. Lamm notes a large artesian water well on the George Bodey land fifteen miles southwest of the city. Drillers, at 1460 feet, struck a powerful gush of water while prospecting for oil. The report lists ship arrivals and departures from New York and Galveston but emphasizes the water discovery.
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J. K. Lamm
George Bodey
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