White Farmers Organize in Oklahoma
In Muskogee Oklahoma county the most populous in the state, farmers form the White Farmers Congress and Immigration Bureau to deter Negro settlement and protect white lands. Members swear not to sell or lease land adjoining a white farmer to a Black person. The move follows recent attacks on white women including the burning of Peter Carter in Durant, accused of assaulting a white woman.
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Associated Press
Muskogeer
Okla
Okftsko County
White Farmers Congress and Immigration Bureau
Oklahoma
Peter Carter
Durant
Flatonia business group discusses roads and schools
Good Roads report from Flatonia Texas notes a business men's committee meeting at the courthouse. They plan to confer with county officials on road bond funds in precinct 6 and propose a 25 cent road tax on a 1.3 million valuation. A. Collman is listed as plumber with two phones.
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Flatonia
Tex
Court House
New Switch Board Arrives in Yoakum Exchange
A new switch board for the Southwestern Telegraph and Telephone company arrived today in Yoakum Texas. T. J. Buchanan who has managed the exchange for years has been transferred to Hallettsville and E L Dickinson is named the new Yoakum exchange manager.
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Yoakum, Tex
Southwestern Telegraph & Telephone Company
T. J. Buchanan
Hallettsville
E. L. Dickinson
Charges Heard Over Carrington Role in Publicity League
The hearing examined charges against J. B. Carrington, secretary of the Publicity League, brought by William Buckey and Frank Neill of the Bureau of Advertising. Buckey accused prevarication in ads contracts and a $100 payment from Iron Mountain railroad. Carrington denied wrongdoing and sought exoneration.
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Chamber of Commerce
Publicity League
J. B. Carrington
William Buckey
Frank K. Neill
Bureau of Advertising
Buckey
Carrington
Jake Wolff
8S. J. Brooks
Legal Council
C. E. Smith
Wolff
Messrs. Buckey and Neill
H. G. Staacke
B. M. Hammond
H. EB. Hildebrand
W. S. Conness
Iron Mountain Railroad
Ben M. Hammond
Buckey Service
League
Carnival Association
Charles Graebner
Mr. Carrington
H. E. Hildebrand
J. Brooks
W. L. Stiles
H. M. Aubrey
B. J. Mauermann
R. Wester
Harry L. Miller
H. C. King
A. B. Stephens
William Dauchy
Eddie Wolff
George C. Sauer
Mount Zion Association Meets in Yoakum Tex
Negro sociETY meeting in Yoakum Texas with about five thousand people in town this week. Cotton pickers cannot be secured for any price and the Mount Zion association will remain in session for several days.
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Negro Soci
Yoakum
Tex
Mount Zion Association
Foley's Honey and Tar Compound Cough Remedy
Advertising copy promotes Foley's Honey and Tar Compound as effective for coughs and colds in children and adults. It notes no opiates or harmful drugs and markets the product in a yellow package while urging to refuse substitutes.
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Foley
Raiders Strike Ranch Near Juarez As Liberals Loot Mules
A ranch south of Juarez was raided Tuesday night by a small liberal band. As they fled with mules, they exchanged fire with rurales but no injuries were reported. Authorities believe the liberals are stockpiling horses and mules for renewed hostilities.
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Associated Press
Juarez
Mex
Prohibition Election Returns Not Canvasled in Texas
In Austin on Aug 31 the secretary of state did not canvass the July 22 prohibition election. The old rule required official declaration within forty days, but a new law allows forty days to file a contest. Secretary McDonald, after talks with the governor and attorney general, postponed the canvass to September 20 to follow the newer statute.
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Associated Press
Austin
Texas
McDonald
Husband Waits in Vain for Wife in Arkansas Farm
The husband of Justina Fight waits in vain as reports say she jumped overboard from the steamer Rhein near Bremen and died August 20. The body was recovered at sea after the ship turned back and the captain sent a boat to pick her up. Mrs Fight was buried at sea.
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Associated Press
New York
Justina Fight
Arkansas
Rhein
Bremen
Death of Mrs. M. E. Petty in San Antonio and Bastrop
Mrs. M. E. Petty 78 mother of D G Petty Sr and C F Petty died Tuesday morning at her son V A Petty’s home in San Antonio Texas Interment occurred in Bastrop Texas She was widow of Capt E P Petty killed at Mansfield and her Christian life was praised in the Mansfield Journal obituary lingering on her faith and family ties.
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M. E. Petty
D. G. Petty Sr
V. A. Petty
San Antonio
Texas
C. F. Petty
Gibbsland
Petty
E. P. Petty
Mansfield
Bastrop
Messrs
D. G. Petty
Journal
From Houston Rail Times Schedule Fragment
Schedule fragment shows earlier times and routes from Houston and Kerrville, noting 7:00 pm, 1:10 pm, and 9:35 am entries. The legible items reflect coast towns and Kerrville service with Sunday exceptions and scattered times.
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Houston
CORSE
Corse Coos
Kerrville
Coast
Bunday
Kerrvilie
S. A
el Paso
Lockhart Boy Poisoned in Poignant Sausage Suspect
Hermann Salge, 10, son of H. F. Salge, is seriously ill in Lockhart Texas after a suspected ptomaine poisoning. Doctors believe sausage or cheese caused the attack. Contact Glaze Wood and Coal Co and A Collman plumber at 416 Main Ave for local services.
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Lockhart
Tex
Hermann Salge
H. F. Salge
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Chas. H. Fletcher
Centaur Company
Murray Street
New York City
A. Collman
Emmet Bank
West Commerce Street
Thos. L. Conroy
E. J. McCormick
J. Frank Gallagher
SAN Antonio Brewing Assn
Draughon
Practical Business College
Alamo Plaza
Crockett St
Union Meat Company
Beef and Pork Packers
Union Stock Yards
San Antonio, Texas
Chamber of Commerce and Publicity League
W. Buckey
Cleveland
San Francisco
Jorge Cruisers
Olive St
Bt. Louis, Mo
Looad
Liner
St. Louis
Wenstg
suUnew
Fire
East Houston
J. O. Beld
G. M. Bynum
M. Price
GLOBE
Cibbs
Southern Pacific CO
Atlantic Steamship Lines
Galveston
Atlantic Seaboard
Stubbs
Broadway
A. R. Atkinson
San Antonio, Tex
VIA
S.A
A. P. Ry
Corpus Christi
Rockport
Aransas Pass
Ingleside
Gregory
H. Lb
Wagner
C. T. A. Cor
Houston St
Ave. C
California
Pacific Northwest
City Ticket Office
E. Houston Street
Shawnee
Saee Ae
Farmers’ Educational and Co-Operative Union of America
E. H. Daddas
West Commerce
A. A
Rive
Pale
Mexico
Palestine
Laredo
New Orleans
Asee
Wess
North
Dallas
Fort Worth
Waco
Glaze Wood and Coal Co
Government Hill Wood Co
Main Ave
Katy
Alamo
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Houston Street
Sunee Eer
Cuero
Victoria
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East Po
Iseam
S&s. A
Comresaria
Santa Fe
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