Rockefeller's Start Sparked by Porter in St Louis
In 1858 a St Louis porter named Samuel Andrews urged John D. Rockefeller to enter oil refining after Rockefeller saved $500 and formed Clark & Rockefeller. The tale marks his shift from clerk to self made magnate as he later built Andrews Clark & Company and expanded into oil on the Mississippi.
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Associated Press
Leveland
John D. Rockefeller
Rockefeller
St. Louis
Samuel Andrews
Hewett & Tuttle
Cleveland
M. R. Clark
Clark
Andrews
Mississippi River
Andrews, Clark & Company
Oklahoma man buys three railroads for under 200 dollars
Charles Orth of Walter Oklahoma purchases at public auction three railroads for less than 200 dollars. The Kansas Lawton and Gulf railroad capitalized at 5000 was bought for 70 dollars. Orth also owns the Gotobo and Southwestern railroad capitalized at 7000000 and the Lawton and Wichita Falls line capitalized at 1000000.
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Associated Press
Lawton
Okla
Charles Orth
Walter
Kansas, Lawton & Gulf Railroad
Coffeyville
Kansas
Red River
Orth
Gotobo & Southwestern Railroad
Wichita Falls
Nutrition after illness urges nourishing liquid foods
A medical note stresses convalescence as a fragile recovery phase with relapse risk. It urges highly nourishing easily assimilated liquid foods to aid the patient’s return to health after the crisis.
Annie Crawford Confesses Morphine Mistake in Sister Elsie Death
New Orleans report says Annie Crawford admitted giving morphine by mistake for calomel to her sister Elsie, who died last Saturday. Police weigh actions on deaths of parents and Mary Crawford from June and July 1910 while insurance proceeds and motives are examined.
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Associated Press
New Orleans
Annie Crawford
Oisie
Miss Crawford
Mary
Elsie
Adams
Mary Crawford
Annie
Robert Crawford
Audit of All State Institutions Begins
Austin Tex Sept 28 Frank J Huey the expert auditor for the governor has completed audits of North Texas Normal at Denton the Girls Industrial School at Denton and the North Texas Insane Asylum at Terrell He also audited the game fish and oyster commission now moves to audit state institutions and departments with funds sought to enforce laws totaling 27500 dollars after the legislature cut the 10000 appropriation for the work
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Austin
Tex
Frank J. Huey
North T S
Denton
Girl’s Industrial School
North Texas Insane Asylum
Terrell
Huey
Game, Fish and Yoster
Sterett Back in Austin After Coast Trip
Colonel W G Sterett game fish and oyster commissioner returns to Austin from official business on the coast. He believes the appropriation for his department is valid and will allow continued operation. Possible issues will arise when department claims and accounts go before the comptroller for warrants.
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Austin
Tex
W. G. Sterett
Sterett
Comptroller
Heavy Rain Falls Across Lockhart County
Rain began last night at 6 20 and lasted over an hour. It is believed to have been widespread across the county with heavy precipitation recorded in Lockhart Texas on September 28.
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Lockhart
Tex
Pape's Diapepsin Claims Fast Indigestion Relief
The ad asserts that taking Pape's Diapepsin in a 60 cent case relieves stomach misery within five minutes by digesting food and preventing sour burps and gas. It promises rapid relief from dyspepsia, indigestion, heartburn, and related symptoms, with a larger 50 cent case improving cure potential.
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Pape
No Copper Trust Five Formed Says Corey
William B. Corey and associates including John D. Ryan and others dismissed rumors of a copper trust forming. They toured properties in Mexico and near Hecla and Calumet, stating no consolidation is planned and a billion dollar trust will not occur.
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Associated Press
Chicago
William B. Corey
United States Steel Corporation
Mr. Corey
John D. Ryan
Amalgamated Copper Company
R. L. Agassiz
Hamilton
Mass
P. L. Foster
New York
Guggenheims
Rothschilds
England
John H. McLean
John Sebenius
Duluth
Mexico
Hecla
Calumet
Ryan
Agassiz
Foster
Michigan
Gunter School Bonds Approved after Tax Before District Creation
The attorney general's department approved and the Gunter independent school district bonds worth 14 000 dollars have been registered in the comptroller's office. The bonds were held up due to taxes levied prior to district creation and are now cleared. T A Bowen of Gunter assisted in the approval.
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Austin
Tex
Attorney General's Department
Gunter
Grayson County
Comptroller’s Department
T. A. Bowen
Cure for Severe Skin Itch By Cuticura Trio
A Brooklyn resident reports relief after using Cuticura Soap Ointment and Pills following months of intense itching burning and shedding of scales. Hair regrew and nails healed after six baths and topical treatment ending with noticeable improvement.
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K. Detlefson
Knickerbockker Ave
Brooklyn
N. Y
Railroad Time Table Listing Arrivals and Departures
The timetable shows trains from Houston New Orleans Dallas Ft Worth and Kerrville with numbers and times, listing arrivals from the north from El Paso and west bound services, and departures to Houston New Orleans and the north. It includes Kerrville and Victoria Cuero schedules and the Santa Fe depot listings with morning to late night departures and varying frequencies.
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Houston
New Orleans
Galveston
Dallas
Ft. Worth
North
Waco
Baba.p
Cooore
Gawe Es
Coast
E.cess
Kerrville
Sun- Galy
Ccc
Ces Boo
Gunday
S. A
el Paso
Lea Eer
Pivos
Cuero
Victoria
West
East
Eecess
Seeee
Santa Fe
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Fletcher
Chas. H. Fletcher
Centaur Company
Murray Street
New York City
Foley
Edwards-King Drug Co
Oklahoma
Miss Smith
United States
Sppakcaly
Pabst
Pabst Extragt
Milwaukee
Wis
Guntesotd
Dave
Lucretia Borgia
Elise
Gertrude
Gertie
Copper Trust 5
Corey
New York Central
New York Central Lines
Boston
New York Central Limited
H. C. Carson
General Agent Passenger Department
Main St
Texas
Bao el Gar
Rive
Palestine
Lare
Laredo
Southern Pacific CO
Atlantic Steamship Lines
Atlantic Seaboard
Stubbs
General Freight
Broadway
A. R. Atkinson
San Antonio
High Flyer
Encines
Ticket Office
E. Houston Street
G. M. Bynum
J.C. Bell Co. M. Price
City Office
Houston Street
Moore+ Building
OLD Phone
S.A
A.P
A. P. RY
H. L. Wagner
Ave C
Santa
California
Grand Canyon
Ey de
Union Meat Company
Beef and Pork Packers
Union Stock Yards
San Antonio, Texas
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