Proclamation Adds 187,120 Acres to Jemez National Forest
The president signed a proclamation expanding Jemez National Forest in Sandoval County New Mexico by about 187,120 acres. The area includes the Rio Puerco headwaters and Mesa de Cuba with yellow pine timber and juviper and ylion slopes. The addition aims to protect watershed, while balancing grazing interests among stockmen amid limited water and sparse settlements.
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Jemez National Forest
New Mexico
Sandoval County
Rio Puerco
High Mesa Country
Mesa de Cuba
Cejita
Blanca
Ylion
Casasalvar
Conserving Water Power in the South Appalachian Rivers
An official report on the Water resources of the region notes the greatest U.S. development of water power in recent years on rivers draining the South Appalachian mountains. It estimates at least 2,800,000 indicated horsepower developed from streams with headwaters on this watershed, with more than half available for economical development, but only a small portion has been utilized so far.
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South
Regio
United States
New England
Polvar
Tiel
Southam Aphklachlad Mountains
Good Roads Demonstration Promises Permanent County Road
Nacogdoches County may host a practical good roads demonstration led by James T. Washel, an engineer from Washington, with Vostell supervising a test on the county’s worst roads. He will provide machinery, seek labor locally, and build one mile of road for about $2000, aiming for a permanently good surface and a profitable investment for taxpayers.
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Nacogdoches
James T. Washel
Washington
Yeal
Agricultural Bureau
Vostell
Fort Worth market hits $6 a hundred on steers
Fort Worth traders report a record price as steers sold at six dollars per hundredweight, buyers in Kinney County shipped in cattle to capitalize on the rise. A South Texas cowboy profited earlier by buying and selling through the boom, aided by tight supplies and a perceived market shortage.
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Fort Worth
Kinney County
Texas
South Texas
Prom The Light May 14 1887 San Antonio item
Jalata visited the home of a Millgaheth Ogden at Avenue wy and Fifth street Monday night and took a large amount of beddings from the servant's quarters. Pupils and teachers in Second ward school held their annual picnic at San Petro park yesterday. County Commissioner Doerner arrived from Efclotes with six rattlesnake bites on the arm and is under treatment. Attorney G I Shook has been elected county attorney of Tivale county.
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Jalata
A. Millgaheth Ogden
Fifth Street
Schorl
Stalled & Kuni
Chabot & Cresson
D. & A. Oppenheimer
Halif Bios
Kolulla
Doerner
G. I. Shook
Tivalde
Powers and Feschke Wed by Justice Barnes Yesterday
The commissioners court records indicate William Henry Powers and Anna Feschke were married by Justice Barnes at the official's office yesterday.
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Commissioners Court
William Henry Powers
Anna Feschke
Justice Barnes
May 11 In History and Astronomical Events
May 11 marks historical deaths of William Pitt born 1708 and notable 18th century figures, plus a French figure Mime Recamier with French names. Astronomical notes include sunrise at 7 02, moonset times, Mercury near the sun, and sun's declination around 18 degrees.
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Wiliam Pitt
Mime
Recamier
Jeanne Frathcoise
Julia Adelaide Bergard
Sir John Frodutteie
William Horschel
Pete
Mercury
Perlhellow
Wanted for Army recruitment in San Antonio Texas
Able bodied married men aged 19 to 35, U.S. citizens of good character and temperate habits who can speak read and write English. For information apply to Recruiting Officer 501 Moore Road San Antonio Texas.
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A. S. Army
United States
Moore Ride
San Antonio
Texas
Ghost tale stirs San Antonio residents at cemetery
New ghost story circulates among Mexican residents near a Catholic cemetery. Two countrymen digging posts for a small house reportedly heard a voice warning them not to hit the chimney. Screaming in fright, they fled, while San Antonio remains abuzz with the eerie tale and its spreaders.
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Exican
San Antonio
Regulation by Punishing the Guilty Individual
A historical perspective argues for targeting individuals within corporations rather than broad regulatory commissions. It contends punishment should reach those responsible for forbidden or questionable transactions, even if it means lengthy legal processes, to restore the reign of law over government officials.
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EAW
Change Convention Plare Texas Eleventh District
May 11 report from Texas notes the Republican convention move from Hico to Waco by agreement. Other items include a Mexican stabbing affray in Range, a railroad engineer badly scalded near Flatonia, San Angelo chartering a streetcar system, and Trinity College dedication in Round Rock with about 2000 attendees.
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Plare
Tempie
Tex
Eleventh District
Hico
Waco
Range
Gollegs
Round Rock
Kansas
Agustina Synod
Trinity College
Brandelli
The Tall One and The Short One in Quiet Exchange
A fragmentary exchange hints at two unspecified figures described as the tall and short ones. The terse lines imply reflection on growth and perception, framed by a concise, evocative aside about sweetness and pity in their changing dynamic.
Meers Death Under Train in Laredo Yard
May 1 in Laredo Texas Andreas Guerra a baker was struck and killed by a railroad engine in the Texas Mexican Railway yards. He allegedly lay on the track thinking he was sleeping. The brief notice notes the fatal accident with sparse details.
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Laredo
Tex
Andreas Guerra
Local Sheriff Candidate Announcements in Bexar County
The Light authorizes announcements of multiple candidates for Bexar County sheriff and county clerk roles subject to Democratic primaries. Names include B. C. Lindsey W. I. Goforth James McCloskey Chas F Stevens Fred H Lancaster Temce George Surkey Vivian E Hamilton Michael Campbell and Frank R. Newton with election actions set around July primaries and re election remarks dated July 25, 190%
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Sherif
Bexar County
W. I. Goforth
Per
James McCloskey
Chas. F. Stevens
Sheri
Fred H. Lancaster
George Surkey
Anhownes
Vivian E. Hamilton
Democratc
Michael #. Campbell
Frank R. Newton
Bexard County
Constable Candidates Named for Local Precincts
The Licht announces K. J. Reeves as a candidate for Constable of Precinct No 1 subject to Democratic primary action. J. Ed. Wilkens also seeks Constable, Precinct No 1, with candidacy pending Democratic primary. John B. Trainer seeks Constable, Precinct No 4 in Hegar County, contingent on Democratic primary results.
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Licht
K. J. Reeves
Priwarlet
J. Ed. Wilkens
John B. Trainer
Hegar County
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