Texas Irrigation Chief Sees Double Cotton Yield Hope
William L. Rockwell, superintendent of Texas irrigation, says cotton volunteer crops could double yields. He cites Imperial Valley in California where two bales per acre are produced, and urges Texas to adopt mowing stalks and fallowing to create a second harvest. He touts Medina dam completion and argues for tourism and interurbanLines to boost growth in San Antonio.
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South Texas
William L. Rockwell
Texas Irrigation
United States Agricultural Department
Rockwell
California
Agricultural Department
Imperial Valley
Texas
Medina
Rockwel
Sutherland
Springs
San Antonio
Alamo
Missions
City Asphalt Plant Resumes Work Under New Administration
The city asphalt plant resumes operation after three months idle. Initial work covers West Houston street from Santa Rosa to Medina and city streets Medina, Pecos, and Santa Rosa from Commerce to Houston. A $12,000 appropriation funds first phase. 400 barrels of asphalt ordered to maintain momentum.
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Houston Street
Santa Rosa Avenue
Medina Street
Commerce
Zavala Streets
Pecos Street
Houston
Mauermann
Council Finance Committee
Bailey Welcomed Home After St. Louis Stop
United States Senator J. W. Bailey arrived in Gainesville from St. Louis at 9 o clock this morning and spent the day visiting with hundreds of friends. He appeared in good health and high spirits. His Texas visit will be brief, with a return to Washington in about ten days on important business.
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Associated Press
Gainesville
United States
J. W. Bailey
St. Louis
Texas
Washington
Stelzig Murder Case Is Appealed
The state case against Frank Stelzig for the Will Clement killing at Pledger on August 19 has been appealed to the court of criminal appeals. Stelzig was remanded without bail after an examining trial before Justice S W Barber, and Judge Wells Thompson of the twenty third judicial district sustained the lower court ruling and remanded him.
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Stelzig
Bay City
Tex
Frank Stelzig
Will Clement
Pledger
Court of Criminal Appeals
Justice of the Peace
S. W. Barber
Wells Thompson
Twenty-Third Judicial District
Thompson
Barber
Delegates Arrive For National Farmers Union Convention
Shawnee Oklahoma September 5 delegates from twenty one states of the west and southwest arrived to take part in the annual convention of the National Farmers Union which meets in the city tomorrow A feature of the Labor Day parade was the presence in line of hundreds of delegates.
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Associated Press
Shawnee
Okla
Southwest
National Farmers’ Union
Judge Burney Heads To Boerne Court Term
Kerrville Tex Sept 5 Judge R H Burney has gone to Boerne to hold the regular term of court He is mentioned as the successor to the late Judge H H Neill in local court circles and politics.
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Boerne
Wight
Kerrville
Tex
R. H. Burney
Burney
H. H. Neill
Wreck Kills Three on Sea Linear Special Train
Fremont Wis Sept 5 A part of the Sea Linear Special from Chicago jumped a switch near Fremont killing engineer August Kuester and two unidentified tramps riding blind baggage. Fireman Heinsden leaped free but was badly bruised.
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THE
Associated Press
Fremont
Wis
Sea Linear Special
Chicago
August Kuester
Heinsden
Col Sam McNeill Recovering After Auto Crash
Col Sam McNeill, prominent Houston citizen, suffered a broken leg and injuries when his car collided with freight cars at the Cleveland compress. His condition this morning is satisfactory, with recovery expected barring unforeseen developments.
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Associated Press
Houston
Tex
Sam McNeill
Cleveland Compress
Land Brings Big Price in El Paso Area
Unimproved valley land seven miles southeast of El Paso sold for 500 dollars per acre, covering 12.39 acres, marking another dramatic rise in land values in the region.
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Associated Press
EL Paso
Tex
Real estate leaders back Texas showing at New York fair
Houston real estate exchange noonday meeting featured Colonels Jake Wolters and Tom Ball endorsing Texas representation at the forthcoming New York land show. No reference was made to the prior dispute.
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Associated Press
Houston
Tex
Houston Real Estate Exchange
Jake Wolters
Tom Ball
Texas
Call Yoakum Pastor
The Central Christian church of Corpus Christi has extended a call to Rev. J John Ramsey Ph D of the First Christian church in Yoakum Texas He has not accepted the call and Yoakum church members are urging him to stay as he has served them well for two years and done much good
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Yoakum
Yoakum, Tex
Central Christian Church of
Corpus Christi
J. John Ramsey
First Christian Church
Mr. Ramsey
Christian Church
Dallas Motorcyclist Wins Fifteen Mile State Championship
Herbert C. Noll of Dallas won the fifteen mile professional state championship at Taylor Texas riding an Indian twin cylinder five horsepower motorcycle. He received a silver loving cup as the prize. Other events on the program also featured good times at the meet hosted by the Austin Motocycle club.
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Dallas
Taylor
Tex
Austin Motocycle Club
Herbert C. Noll
Grain samples gathered in Bay City by USDA official
F B Wise of the U S Department of Agriculture grain standardization unit has been in Bay City and nearby areas for several days collecting grain specimens destined for the New Orleans Board of Trade.
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Bay City
Texas
F. B. Wise
Bellboy Paul Geidel Sentenced for Broker Slaying
In New York on September 5 Paul Geidel the bellboy who killed broker William H. Jackson was sentenced by Judge Crain in general sessions court to a minimum of 20 years in state prison.
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Associated Press
New York
Paul Geidel
William H. Jackson
Crain
General Sessions
Sage and Sulphur Hair Remedy Promoted at 50 Cents
An article urges treating gray or lifeless hair with Wyeths Sage and Sulphur Hair Remedy. It claims the domestic sage and sulphur formula restores natural color, removes dandruff, and refreshes dry hair. Sold by W. C. Kaltever at 408 E. Houston Street for fifty cents per bottle.
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Wyeth
W. C. Kaltever
Houston Street
Deputy Sheriff Shot Man Then Freed on Bond
Lee Hetzel Nueces county deputy sheriff was released on $1000 bond after an examining trial in Justice Wheedan's court. Hetzel testified he acted in self defense in the shooting of Jose Olivarez. Olivarez was described as having a bad reputation in the district.
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Corpus Christi
Tex
Lee Hetzel
Nueces County
Jose Olvarez
Wheedan
Olivarez
Galveston Finishes Sea Wall Boulevard Across Gulf
Galveston completes a four mile sea wall boulevard along the Gulf of Mexico after four years of construction. The last brick is set in the fifty foot driveway and the sixteen foot sidewalk beside the brick road and sea wall will be finished in a day or two, opening the boulevard seventeen feet above the sea to the public before Saturday.
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Galveston
Tex
Great Sea Wall
Gulf of Mexico
Sea Wall
Sulu News First Moro Language Newspaper Published
The War Department notes the first Moro language paper, Sulu News, issued in Zamboanga on June 30, 1911. Editor Charles R. Cameron, with associate editors Sheik Mustafa Ahmad and Datu Raja Muda Mandi, prints front page in ordinary type and rest in Beirut Arabic type. The lead aims to inform Sulu readers and influence over 180,000 Mohammedan residents.
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War Department
Washington Dispatch
Zamboanga
Charles R. Cameron
Moro Province
Sheik Mustafa Ahmad
Datu Raja Muda Mandi
Beirut
Farmer Whipped Over Crop Share Dispute Near Blossom
Amos Morgan, a farmer near Blossom in Paris Texas, was severely whipped Saturday night by three men who opposed his plan to give half his crop as rent and to furnish his own farming implements. The assailants left after the assault and Morgan sought medical aid.
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Associated Press
Paris
Tex
Amos Morgan
Blossom
Remarkable Foot Cure Ad Claims Calocide Eases Pain
An old advertisement touts Calocide for foot ailments. It prescribes dissolving two tablespoonfuls in hot water, soaking feet for fifteen minutes nightly, with gentle massage. It promises permanent cure after several nights and notes benefits to nerves, corns, bunions, and odors.
Cummins Declines Taft Re-Election in Progressive Contrast
Des Moines Iowa September 2 Senate Cummins issues a signed statement outlining why he should not be re elected with Taft as president. He says he holds friendly feelings for Taft but accuses the administration of not adopting progressive views and blames allied supporters in Congress who favor standpat policies. He advocates nominating a progressive Republican in 1912.
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Cummins
Associated Press
Des Moines
Iowa
Taft
United States
Albert B. Cummins
Senate
House
Beggar is Abusive Charged in Police Court
Daniel Kelley a cripple was fined 5 dollars by Judge Buckley for disturbing the peace this morning. Testimony showed he abused passersby and refused alms, calling a city electrician a scab for not contributing. A woman offering a nickel was told to keep it, and Patrolman Bennett noted no strong citizen complaints.
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Daniel Kelley
Buckley
City
Hickox
Houston Street
Bennett
Foley's Honey and Tar Compound Endorsed by King Pattison Drug Co
The text promotes Foley's Honey and Tar Compound as the best home remedy for coughs and colds for all ages and warns to avoid substitutes. It credits King Pattison Drug Co as the source endorsing the genuine product and advises purchasing only authentic preparations.
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Foley
King Pattison Drug Co
Governor Colquitt Vacation Visit at Galveston
Governor Colquitt will spend a week in Galveston as a vacation guest of Dr. Mc Glasson the state quarantine officer. The trip is described as apolitical with time set for fishing and sea breezes. On Wednesday a conference with the state prison commission led by Benjamin E. Cabell will occur.
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Associated Press
Galveston
Tex
Colquitt
McGlasson
Benjamin E. Cabell
State Prison Commission
AERIAL TRIP OVER HARBOR AT HARVARD-BOSTON MEET
An 83 mile circuit around Boston harbor highlighted the Harvard Boston aero meet with Claude Grahame White Earl L Ovington and Tom Sopwith as top contenders. Eugene Ely and Lincoln Beachy of the Curtiss team departed last night.
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Associated Press
Boston
Mass
Boston Harbor
Harvard-Boston Aero
Claude Grahame-White
Earl L. Ovington
Tom Sopwith
Eugene Ely
Lincoln Beachy
Curtiss
Amusements at the Royal Sunday Show
Britt Wood opens the Royal bill with a strong singing parody and clever mouth organ routine despite uneven patter. The Falls trio and Rome Ferguson offer average skits with a notable eccentric song. Dee Rice and Manning Twins provide humor and dance numbers, concluding the program as an average, entertaining bill.
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the Royal
Britt Wood
San
Rome
Ferguson
Dee Rice
Comedia
Manning Twins
Walker waived examination in purse snatching case
Charles Walker also called Clem Walker and Tim Walker waived examination before Justice Fisk and was bound over to the grand jury on a robbery and assault charge with $1000 bond. He was identified by Mrs. James Ellison as the purse snatcher near her Pinestree home. Police later said several witnesses also identified him as the suspect.
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Charles Walker
Clem Walker
Tim Walker
Justice Fisk
Jame Ellison
Pinestree
Walker
Ellison
Picture-Show Safety Push Reaches Waco Commission
Operators asking city commission to set minimum ages for theater staff at 21 for managers and 18 for assistants as safeguards against fire panics. The commission plans ordinances to curb hazards around moving picture houses.
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Associated Press
Waco, Tex
City Commission
Marriage Licenses Granted in County Clerk Office
Marriage licenses were issued to the county clerk since Saturday night to the following: Fred W. Faust and Josephine Clo tilde Burger. Mortimer Hallam and Mrs. Coral P. Littlefield. Albany Annam and Elizabeth Dik Donato Reina and Guadalupe Martinez. George T. Collier and Dora Viold Bourland. Ignacio Sanchez and Rosa Muyor Jaunes. Ismael Saens and Lorenza Ortiz.
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Fred W. Faust
Josephine Clotilde Burger
Mortimer
Hallam
Coral P. Littlefield
Albany Annam
Elizabeth Dik Donato Reina
Guadalupe Martinez
George T. Collier
Dora Viold Bourland
Ignacio Sanchez
Rosa
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Plant
Frank Bros
Alamo Plaza
Bailey
Col. McNeill
Elizabeth
Roumania
Prince George
Greece
George
Ball and Wolters
Beggar
Foley’s
Gulf
Grand Jury
Waco Moving Picture Men
Caldwell
Galdwell
W. B. Caldwell
Caldwell Bldg
Monticello
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