County Bonds Approved In Multiple Districts
The attorney general's department approved Ellis county levee bonds 121000 for road improvement district No. 2 at 6 percent maturing serially. It also approved Lamar county common school bonds 101 for 2500 and 27 for 4000 at 5 percent maturing in 20 years with a 10 year option and Cherokee and Rusk county line district No. 94 bonds 2000 at 5 percent maturing in 20 years with a five year option. Also notes about 10 000 electric trucks wagons in service in the United States across 124 lines of trade.
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Ellis County
Austin
Tex
Attorney General's Department
Lamar County Common School
Cherokee and
Rusk County Line
United States
Militia to Form Divisions for Border War Duty
War Department approves Pershing road repair funds and orders nine general staff officers to organize militia on the border into divisions. Two divisions exist now in New York and Pennsylvania. short in cavalry field artillery engineers and signal units. Looming lumber demand for 2500 mess halls grows. Brig. Gen. Plummer reports fly nuisance near Nogales as Gen. Bliss inspects troops west of El Paso.
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General Funston
William F. Martin
Monroe McFarland
George A. Nugent
Tenney Ross
Monroe
Kerth
Oliver Edwards
Briant H. Weiss
Walter C. Babcock
William H. Raymond
New York
Pennsylvania
Cavalry Field Artillery
Engineers
Signal Corps
Hugh A. Drum
Illinois
Wisconsin
War Department
General Pershing
Mexico
Washington
General Funson
Funston
Harry L. Rogers
Houston
Brownsville
el Paso
Nogales
Elliot
Rogers
Tasker H. Bliss
Army
San Antonio
Plummer
New Mexico
Status of Negroes Who Shot Up Town
Washington dispatch outlines a U S government memo on Brownsville 1906 riot participants from Companies B C and D Twenty fifth Infantry. Fourteen men were deemed eligible for re enlistment. one did not receive full pay due to late reenlistment. Also notes sale of timber and surface lands of the Choctaw and Chickasaw tribes in Eastern Oklahoma with detailed terms and conditions.
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Washington, D. C
Texas
T. J. Dodson
San Antonio
Garner
McCain
Brownsville
United States
Lewis J. Baker
Twenty-fifth Infantry
Senate
Oklahoma
Five Civilized Tribes
Muskogee
Cato Sells
Commissioner of Indian Affairs
Adg
Scarecrow boasts spark village showdown with farmers
An American tourist boasts about scaring crows with a scarecrow, prompting a farmer to retort that a rival scarecrow frightened a crow away only to have it return potatoes stolen the next day. A French invention uses a camera triggered by a winning horse in races.
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New York World
Army Authorizes Road Repair To Remount Station Route
Fort Saint Hounston officials approve Colonel H L Rogers request to repair a two mile neighborhood road from the Austin road to the remount station east of the aviation camp. The army will fund the work if the county cannot, noting about 8000 mules are at the remount station.
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H. L. Rogers
Quartermaster’s Department
Fort Saint Hounston
Rogers
Austin
Commissioners
Austin Road
Salado
Man Seeks Cheap Cure as Colds Hit Hard
Sandy Macgregor complains of a severe cold and seeks a cheap remedy from a local chemist. The chemist offers a sovereign cure, prompting Sandy to question if the price is truly four pence.
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Sandy Macgregor
Sandy
Illinois regiments complete 31 mile march to Landa's Park
Regiments 10 and 4 of Illinois infantry finish a two day 31 mile hike from Camp Wilson to Landa's Park near New Braunfels. General Funston and Dr. Darlington observe the march. About 13 or 14 men fell out, mostly due to flat feet, while heat never caused prostration.
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Illinois Infantry
Camp Wilson
Landa’s Park
New Braunfels
Selma
Funston
Illinois
Leon Springs
Thomas Darlington
New York
Ireland
Fort Sam Houston
Austin Road
Hill
Wisconsin
Landa's Park
Branches Forming for American International Protective Asso
J D Goodrich secretary says auxiliary branches of the American International Protective Association are being formed in Brownsville Laredo Eagle Pass Del Rio El Paso and parts of New Mexico Arizona and California. He notes growing national interest with letters from across the United States. Some Americans plan to return to Mexico despite government policy and expect no protection.
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American International Protective Association
Organization of Americans
Mexico
Brownsville
Laredo
Eagle Pass
del Rio
el Paso
New Mexico
Arizona
California
J. D. Goodrich
Goodrich
United States
Organi
Association seeks American members at Bedell building
The association desires to know these Americans and asks them to register at its office, 624 625 Bedell building. Registration can be by correspondence or in person. No initiation fees or dues are required as the group is funded by voluntary subscriptions. Member information is confidential if requested. The executive board meets Fridays and the general meeting is the second Monday each month.
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Zation
Bedell Building
Concert on Plaza by Second Wisconsin Infantry Band
The Second Wisconsin Infantry band presents a Sunday night concert at Alamo Plaza starting 7 30. Theodore A Metz arranged marches overtures solos duets and classics including Gen Kings Favorite Il Guarny My Mother Rosary Nip and Tuc The Three Solitaries Tit Tit Serenade and more for public entertainment.
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Second Wisconsin Infantry
Alamo Plaza
Theodore A. Steinmetz
Berg
Volkomner
Lampe Cornet
Herbert Fantasia
Tobani
Titl
Rassmussen
Arnold
Reeves
Phone Loss Is 200000 At Austin Telegraph Fire
Southwestern Telegraph and Telephone Company faces a 200000 loss from last Sunday's blaze in Austin. The old switchboard valued at 65000 was buried under 600 tons of debris and deemed unrecoverable. A new switchboard will be installed, six weeks away, with service temporarily halted but staff salaries continued.
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Austin
Tex
Southwestern Telegraph and Telephone Company
J. W. Ezelle
Ezelle
Cause for Joy in Manchester Lecture Mix Up
A man tells a lecturer in a hospital hotel in Manchester that he enjoyed a talk last night. The man admits he was not present. he bought tickets for his girl's father and mother who attended, prompting comic confusion.
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Manchester
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