August Crop Report Shows Lower Yield and Planted Area
The United States Department of Agriculture report lists condition and yield per acre for main crops as of August 1. Corn 69.6 percent normal with 22.6 bushels per acre. winter wheat about 455 million bushels. oats 65.7 percent with 23.2 bushels per acre. barley 66.2 percent. rye 30.677 million bushels. buckwheat area 801000 acres. potatoes 62.3 percent. tobacco 68 percent. flax 71 percent. rice 88.3 percent. hay 68.6 percent. area planted 43.017 million acres. apples 53.9 percent.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
Washington, D. C
United States Department of Agriculture Crop Reporting Board
Peruna Promised Against Stomach Catarrh
Mr Samuel A Seal of Route 2 Treadway Tennessee testifies Peruna relieved his chronic stomach catarrh after a period bedridden and improved his health allowing him to return to farm work. He says the medicine saved his life and recommends it to others with similar symptoms.
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Samuel A. Seal
Treadway
Tenn
T Cheerie
Peruna
Sur
Resolution to transfer Controller Bay investigation to a five-man select committee
Representative Humphrey of Washington introduced a resolution in the house demanding discharge of the interior department expenditures committee from further consideration of the Controller Bay investigation. The measure seeks a five-member select committee to take over the inquiry after alleging the original panel blocked key witnesses and abandoned the probe.
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Controller Bay
Associated Press
Washington, D. C
Humphrey
Washington
House
House Committee On Interior Department
Tex Senate Investigating Panel Hears Testimony
E C Gaines testified that a group paid speakers 25 dollars a day plus expenses and that poll tax receipts moved through Travis county without payment. T N Jones read the Lawlor letter urging anti saloon activity and a photo showed a 1908 draft payable to Abe Gross. negro waiter J T Clark refused to testify, claiming attorney advice against appearing. B F Paige spoke for the Texas Prohibition Party, noting paid campaign speakers and possible fraud.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Austin
Tex
Senate
E. C. Gaines
W. H. Gray
Antis
Gray
Travis County
T. N. Jones
Tyler
Lawlor
Abe Gross
G. A. Sueddle
Waco
Anheuser Busch
Pazdrall
M. Pazdrall
House Investigation Committee
J. T. Clark
Driskil
Cureton
Clark
Father Granted Custody of Dunlap Children in California
Judge Birkhead awards custody of Louisa and Herbert Dunlap to J. W. Dunlap of Irwin City Merced County California after Mrs. Louisa Moore is declared insane. Moore may visit two weeks yearly if recovered. she must visit first year then alternating years. Father to bring children to San Antonio to visit Moore. Dunlap departs for California with the children.
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Dunlap
Louisa
Herbert
J. W. Dunlap
Irwin City
Merced County
California
Birkhead
Seventythird District Court
Louisa JL. Moore
San Antonio
Moore
Swamp Root Endorsement Letter from Texas Drugstore
A 1909 letter from C. B. Rupe & Son of Seymour Texas proclaims favorable experience with Dr Kilmer Swamp Root. It includes sworn affidavit by J P R C Janes and offers samples and a booklet from Kilmer Co Binghamton New York with sale details in San Antonio Daily Light.
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R. C. Janes
J. P
Dr. Kilmer & Co
Binghamton, N. Y
San Antonio Daily Light
Pros Push for New Constitution Convention
In a heated discussion Representative Cox argues against urgency for a constitutional convention while Representative Crisp calls the pros “grabbing at straws.” Other representatives share the opposition, deeming the move unnecessary at this time.
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Cox
Crisp
Colquitt Declines to Sign Key Resolutions in Texas
Governor Colquitt prepared a special message to the legislature declaring he will not sign joint and concurrent resolutions numbers 1 2 and 3. The measures invite the American Ad League to hold its 1912 convention in Dallas endorse San Francisco for the Panama exposition and seek stricter liquor regulation. The unsigned bills are returned with the message which serves as a veto stating the legislature lacks authority to enact such measures in a special session without his recommendation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Austin
Tex
Colquitt
American Ad League
Dallas
San Francisco
Text book law priority at Austin in current session
Text book representatives gather in Austin awaiting governor's action on a new statewide textbook law to be considered by the current legislative session. The move is deemed essential as action on the law seems almost certain this session.
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Austin
Tex
McWilliams Denies Guilt In Casaway Family Murder
William McWilliams, arrested for the Casaway family killings at 417 Olive Street on March 21, denies guilt and claims to know the real killer. Sheriff deputies hold him in the county jail as Chief Deputy Stevens pursued new clues, including handwriting samples and weapons found at McWilliams home. A second man questioned was released after being found uninvolved.
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William ‘McWilliams
Sheriff's Department
William McWilliams
Casaway
Olive Street
McWilliams
Deputy Stevens
Stevens
Realty Men Protest Filing of Back Tax Suits
A committee of real estate men plans to protest before the county commissioners against filing tax suits for 1909 while taxes as far back as 1885 remain unpaid. They argue suits often cost more than the back taxes and would burden small taxpayers, while some counties lack jurisdiction after a certain date.
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County Commissioners’ Court
Treasury
Liit
AdhUoo River Camp Mabry Braces for Blues Reds Clash
Special report from Camp Mabry details a tense night skirmish near Pflugerville with Blues claiming victory and Reds reportedly plotting a ford assault on the Colorado. Officers report cautious moves by Colonel Lyon and Colonel Townsend retains command with heat prostrations modest and health strong.
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Mabry
Younger
Pflugerville
Reds
Ford
Mount Bonnet
Colorado River
San Antonio
Lyon
Hearne
Blue Army
P. C Townsend
Alien Buell
Taft Expected to Veto New Mexico Arizona Statehood Bill
Report from the capitol says President Taft will veto the statehood measure for New Mexico and Arizona. The issue centers on the judiciary recall provision in Arizona and the Nelson amendment demanding Arizona vote down recall, which was defeated. Democratic leaders claim enough votes exist to override the veto if needed.
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Associated Press
Washington, D. C
Capitol
Taft
New Mexico
Arizona
T Senate
House
Senate
Brefore
Committee Debates Perkins Case In White House Talks
The Steel committee and Commissioner Herbert Knox Smith met with President Taft after an executive session. Perkins faces limits on personal contributions and steel and New York Life donations remain undecided. A second conference was planned to determine information to be provided by the Bureau of Corporations.
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Dessidant Taft
Bureau of Corporations
Smith
Perkins
Representative Young
House
Germain
Stanley
Representative Ball
Texas
Ball
United States Steel Corporation
Steel Committee
Littleton
Young
Mr. Littleton
Knox Defends Arbitration Treaties in Senate Hearing
Secretary of State Knox defended the arbitration treaties with Great Britain and France before the Senate foreign relations committee. He argued the agreements do not erode Senate constitutional prerogatives. Taft and Knox dismissed opposition linking the Monroe Doctrine to the pacts with these two nations.
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Associated Press
Washington
Great Britain
France
State Knox
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
Senate
Taft
Knox
Irrigation topic to open Real Estate luncheon remarks
B D Hatcher will discuss New Phases of Irrigation at the Real Estate Exchange luncheon. He will illustrate with charts as millions are planned to spend to put thousands of acres under irrigation. W S Hawkins will speak on good roads and the Gulf highway prospects.
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B. D. Hatcher
Real Estate Exchange
Bexar County Highway League
Gulf
Warship to Carry Timby Remains to Washington
Washington August 9. A bill by Representative Driscoll New York would authorize sending a warship to transport the remains of Theodore Ruggles Timby inventor of the revolving turret from Brooklyn to Washington for interment on October 12. Timby held the revolving turret patent.
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Washington, D. C
Theodore Ruggles
Timby
Brooklyn
Washington
Driscoll
New York
Reorganized Citizens Party Plans Evening Reorganization
A meeting at 8 30 tonight in the Knights of Pythias hall aims to reorganize and strengthen the Citizens party into a Citizens club. About 300 adherents received notices as leaders seek to counterbalance the municipal machine amid a stronger post election organization. The reorganization committee includes J E Webb F C Davis John H Clark J Ira Kercheville George Surkey and Horace H Shelton.
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Citizens’ Party
Knights of Pythias
Citizens’ Club
J. E. Webb
F. C. Davis
John H. Clark
J. Ira Kercheville
George Surkey
Horace H. Shelton
Burro fad sweeps Seventeenth Infantry officers
Army routine page reports a rise in burro purchases at the maneuver camp. Captain Henry M. Bankhead leads the burro movement, buying two named donkeys Beatrice Genevieve and Clarence Percival. Burros come from a local farm selling under five dollars each and are kept as a new unmounted service hobby.
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Seventeenth Infantry
Henry M. Bankhead
Captain Bankhead
Beatrice Genevieve
Clarence Percival
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Men's Outfitters
Alamo Plaza
Mr. Samuel A
Seal
THE
B. F. Paige
Prohibition Party
O. A. Stewart
Paige
Binghamton, N.Y
PROS
Adhuoo
Camp Mabry
Hertzberg’s
Royal Standard Typewriter
SAN Antong Printing CO
B. Clegg
Soledad
Connelly
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