Homes for the Homeless by Karin Michaelis Stangeland
A moral tale on charity and communal living shows a rich baker funding nightly bread for New York’s homeless. It follows a motherless family unit, boarding-house struggles, and then a plan to form cooperative homes led by a single guiding "mother" to provide shelter, dignity, and shared responsibilities.
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Karin Michaelis Stangeland
New York
St. Peter
Gate of Paradise
Nadly
Christ
Legion
Midwest
Riverside Restaurant and local services advertisement
Barbecue pig and chicken or Eve’s for dinner offered at Riverside restaurant. Riebe Undertaking Co. provides auto ambulance service at 221 E. Commerce. A Collman, plumber, located at 416 Main Ave.
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Riverside
Riebe Undertaking Co
A. Collman
Main Ave
Freeport Texas Port Aims for Gulf World Trade Hub
A visionary plan describes Freeport as a free port with no dock charges to attract merchant marine traffic and fuel oil distribution. It highlights rail, water, and sugar bowl resources, jetties extending into the gulf, planned streets, a seaside hotel, and policy that prices are fixed by lot, with no auction.
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Southwest
Texas
Freeport
Gulf
Freeport Harbor Plans Draw Northern Interest
Governor Colquitt expresses hearty sympathy with Freeport development plans as northern manufacturers seek cargoes once wharves are ready. Freeport Harbor, long tied to abundant crops, is poised to drive Texas industrial growth, with the Freeport and Mexican Fuel Oil Company as the first local industry in the Tampico district.
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O. B. Colquitt
Freeport
The
Freeport and Mexican Fuel Oil Company
Tampico District
Freeport Harbor and Brazos Mouth Sail Into Texas Legend
The Brazos mouth near Freeport is praised as a secure deep water harbor able to ride gulf storms. Freeport sits 40 miles west of Galveston and 60 miles southwest of Houston across the Brazos, inviting oil trade from Tampico fields with minimal handling costs. The site’s historic role as a Texas government seat and Stephen F. Austin’s founding vision are noted, alongside modern claims of cheaper, easier development of deep water facilities.
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Freeport
Brazos
Gulf
Galveston
Houston
Brazos River
Velasco
Tampico
Stephen F. ‘Austin
Texas
Freefort
Austin
Ecean Territory
Martinez
Sulphur Field at Bryan Height Near Freeport Could Boost Industry
Report notes Freeport area may see a major sulphur operation at Bryan Height two miles southwest of town. The owners of Freeport Townsite plan to hire a large workforce as mining reaches depths of 650 to 700 feet. The Louisiana deposits are described as among the largest in the region.
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Coast
Freeport
Northwest
Texas
Bryan Height
Louisi
Freeport Port Project Promises Deep Texas Growth and Navigation
Government funds large improvement of the Brazos from its mouth to Waco to enable light draft vessels from Freeport to Waco. The region benefits from rich alluvial soils with crops of corn and cotton. the Freeport syndicate offers a structured payment plan. Title to Freeport lets is flawless with an absolute warranty deed.
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Brazos
Waco
Freeport
Freeport Syndicate
Texas
How to Reach Freeport Railroad Town Opening
Instruction on reaching Freeport as a railroad town notes that offices may not locate there yet. Passengers are advised to buy tickets to Velasco Texas where transfer arrangements will be provided at the opening date at no extra cost.
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Trousseaus
Co-Operative
Freeport
Velasco
Texas
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Panama Canal
United States
Houston & Brazos Valley Railroad
Anchor
International & Great Northern
Angleton
St. Louis, Brownsville
Mexico
Direct Steamship Line
Seaboard and Gulf Steamship Company
Freeport Channel
Eastern Seaboard
Brazos, Fort Bend
Wharton Counties
Crescent
Freeport Townsite
Texas Gulf Ports
Galveston-Brazos Intercoastal Canal
Bryan Heights
Freeport Harbor
Brazos Channel
Free Port Town Site CO. E.C. Hastings and Associates
Honduras
Mouth of Brazos
Freeport Townsite Co
E. C. Hastings
S. M. Swenson & Sons and Associates
Freeport, Texas
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