Lone Star State News Highlights and Accidents
A compilation from Texas towns May 27 covers Blanco County dem i centennial celebrations with 1050 to 1661 attendees, mis poisoning of Mrs A L Hensen at Floresville, a Hughes dam lake formation near San Angelo, and the Texas Red Men thirteenth annual convention in Maynard. Other items include a Brownwood shooting injury, Texarkana escape attempt, Cuero divorce suits rising to eighteen, onion shipping issues in Laredo, a peculiar death in Brownwood, and a Mineral Wells murder case with W A McConnell shot dead and T J Pearson arrested.
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San Angelo
Tex
Hughes
Concho Land Company
Thia
Houston
Tax
Great Council’ of
Texas
Mineral Wells
W. Ei. McConnell
Pearson
McCon
Mag
Palo Finto
North Texas
McConail
McConnell Wage
Poetkel
Last Week to Save on In Villa Rosa Paint Offer
An advertisement notes this week is the final chance to buy In Villa Rosa paint at $200 off the regular price, with pricing details on page 9. A reader quote endorses W. R. Muter’s Asbestos Root Paint from MATER ROOF PAINT CO, touting fifteen years of durability on metal roofs and prompting a roof painting service offer.
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Wolley
Villa Rosa
Frank Simmons
Pletcher
Chin
W. R. Muter
Mater Roof Paint CO
W. Miltary Plaza
Perfect Gentleman Quip Sparks Banter Between Fanny and Guest
A brief exchange has Fanny remarking that a guest is a perfect gentleman. The guest denies knowing himself as such, prompting a witty retort about the speaker’s perception. The dialogue showcases light social repartee.
Fairbanks Seen as Likeliest VP Pick Despite Dignity
An 1920s Washington glimpse shows Charles Fairbanks, Indiana vice president, resisting a second term and aiming to keep the job, while party shifts and convention debates in Philadelphia and Denver stir speculation. The piece notes Republicans may nominate Fairbanks or Atcheson for vice president, with Democrats eyeing a southern or northern balance and a possible pick of a candidate like Bryan or See.
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Theodore Roosevelt
Bown
Tim
Charles Warren Fairbanks
Fairlunka
Fairhant
Chicago
Conker
Fairbanks
Philadelida
New York
Leahi
Ravernor
Washington
Bairbanks
Atches
Denver
Bryen
Yioa
Ucket
Allen
Towson
Virginia
Congress
Heber
Qhares
Warren
Quiberso
Daniel
Carmack
Roosevelt
Philadelphia
Drummers Oppose Rule In Railway Baggage Plan
May 27 Houston reports Travelers Protective Association members oppose proposed railway baggage handling rules. They advocate allowing baggage to be sent by tilt or express and argue arrangements would ease passenger movement, while noting farm conditions with boll weevil reports in Platonian, Texas.
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Houston
Tex
Protective Asociattor
Tts
Government of Railways
Itds
Ship Many Messas Watermelon Movement Momentum
Mathis Texas May 27 shipments begin as 18 earlords intra move fruit from local fields. Expected crop may reach 49 cars or more, with Bottd Hardware Co offering cut price deals in Rock Salt and supplies. Maracheau stores advertise poultry feed and gear. Hullellisville May 47 notes one insane inmate left in county jail for five years and a white woman infant sent to San Antonio. Real estate ads flood classifieds.
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Mathis
Tex
Hhat
Hullelisville
Thy
San Antonio
Rail timetable for West Commerce Street and Texas routes
A dense railway time table lists arrivals and departures at West Commerce Street station and connections to Libya Awatin Longview Fort Worth Houston Galveston and other points. It records numerous times for trains to St Louis Hearne North Texas Mexico Laredo Monterey and San Antonio with intermediate stops. The fragmentary list includes arrival times at Fort Worth Dallas and Houston area points, and indicates daily or Sunday service patterns with some discrepancies.
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Weat
Libya
Awatin
Longview
Louis
Fort Worth
Avene
Reentan
Ganky
Smut
Ls Little
Pam
Oearkatnae
Longview Ulag
Texas
Difiane
Find Valley Ignation
Hearne
Alsa
Vale My Junction
Taeal Taylor
Mourne iMexico
Laredd
St. Aeal
eMexico
Larado
Monterey
Salino
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Navarro
News OF the
Lone Star State
Hand County
Johnson City
Blanco, County
Floresville
A. L. Hensen
Hood
Jets Brigade
Maynard
Modd
Texas Brigade Association
Hampton’s Legion
Arkansas
Jacksonyutg
Ted
Georgetown
Southwestern University
Brownwood
Clarence Altcors
Prisbebiy,tully
Weatherford
Hal Waite
Brazos River
White
Cuero
Shire
District Court
Laredo
Webh County
Galveston
Dorthemn
Petrich-Saur Lumber
Firm
Nel. Petrich
Louis Saur
Wm. L. Martin
Ste
Fanny
Pugkers
G.O.P
Cmherson
Texan
Caimack
Teiperses
Andrew Carnegie
J. Brian
James J. Mill
John
Conference of Governors
Natural Resources
Mitchell
Leo
Bruin
Foley
Virgina St
Bysanyula
Lad
Welten
Bexar Drug CO
Ra Mallory
Mtaa
ehNany
Lewar Gant ED Sachs
Kext Monger Hotel
Stan Antonio
J. B. Denison
General Agant
Strand
Europe
Bottd Hardware Co
Norm Side City
M. Maracheau’s
Claude Y, Hirkhead
Stanx Fr Booth
Alamo Bank
Phowdes
Union Btatian
Enat
Comyierut
Aunt T Ygorth
Dalian
Avatin
New Braun
Erth
Dalina
Kansty
Marcon
Grange
Sommeres
Callturola
Amd
Cca Stockdale
S.A. & Alp
Beaton
Davy Stockett Armeg
Army
China
Port
Drowneville
Younton
Garo Ana Yoaeaee Gorpas Ghrtett
Dices
Beavilles
Brownsville
Kerrville
Confort
Hoth
Alame Plaxa
Birmingham
Yne
U. O. V. Reunion
Ateamer
Vlarall
Cuba
Alama Plaza
Ohice Bexar Drugtore
Claude Bpringall
Tickat Agant
Corpus Christi
Rockport
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