State procurement awards and new Texas commissioner of deeds
State Purchasing Agent Dodge announced contract awards to Nelson Davis & Co. Austin and other suppliers for meals, groceries, and supplies to North Texas Insane asylum Orphans Home and Austin institutions. Waples Platter Grocery at Fort Worth supplied oysters. Joseph T. Harrison of Cincinnati appointed commissioner of deeds for Texas by the secretary of state.
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Austin
Tex
Dodge
Nelson Davis & Co
Perry ‘Rice Grocery Company
Terrell
North Texas Insane Asylum
W. E. Craddock Grocery Company
Cakwood
Central Texas Grocery Company
Salt Rock
Orpheus Home
Swift & Co
Southwestern Insane Asylum
San Antonio
Jersey
Mont A* Waples Platter Grocery Company
Fort Worth
Cove
Orphans Home
North Texas Asylum
St.47
Terrell and Orphans Home
Joseph T. Harrison
Cincinnati
Ohio
Texas
Harrison
Secretary of State
State's fiscal year opens with September 1 start
Austin Texas August issues state departments organizing accounts and reports as the new fiscal year begins September 1.
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Fiscat
YEAT
Austin
Tex
Bubonic Plague Deaths Reported in San Francisco
State Health Officer George R. Tabor was advised of two more fatal bubonic plague cases in San Francisco, bringing recent deaths to three. Precautions are being taken to prevent the disease from reaching Texas.
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Austin
Tex
George R. Tabor
San Francisco
State Health Department
Texas
Death of Civil War Veteran Captain J A Waggoner at Austin
Captain J A Waggoner aged 65 died this morning at Major A P Wooldridge residence in Austin. Wooldridge is president of the City National Bank and son in law of the deceased. The veteran had long been a resident with Wooldridge in recent years.
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Austin
Austin Tex
J. A. Waggoner
A. P. Wooldridge
City National Bank
Waggoner
Major Wooldridge
Body recovered of 9 year old boy near drowning site
Special from Austin Texas reports the body of Mie Vody, 9, son of Mrs. Glass, was found this morning at 8 by T B Johnson, about 100 yards from where he drowned yesterday at noon in the Ole River. Funeral held this afternoon.
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Austin
Tex
Mie Vody
Ne Glass
Land patents signed for West Texas lands
Austin Aug 9 The Governor signed a large batch of land patents for lands in West Texas. The action comes as many settlers purchase substantial tracts in the region.
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Austin
Tex
West
Texas
Permits Issued and Land Suit Filed in Austin
Austin reports two business permits granted. Southwestern Oil and Steamship Co of West Virginia with New York home office will base Texas operations in Beaumont. Brady Construction Co of St Louis also granted permit. Attorney General Bell sues for 25 000 acres in Zapata County with damages of 15 000.
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Austin
Fox
Texas
Southwestern Oil and Steamship Company
West Virginia
New York
Capital Stock
Beaumont
Brady Construction Company
St. Luis
Tex
Bell
District Court
José M. Crellar
Co. Zapata County
Mrs Lubbock Dies After Short Illness in Austin
Mrs F J Lubbock wife of ex Governor Lubbock died this afternoon at the family residence after a short illness. She was about 67 years old and had long resided in Austin Texas.
Pennington's Farewell Ends His Life in Paris
A Paris telegraph reports Louis Pennington of Raleigh North Carolina aged 38 killed himself with poison after a farewell note to his 25 year old wife. He had been in Paris for medical treatment. His wife accompanied him and will return to the United States.
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New York
Paris
Louis Tennington
Raleigh
N. C
Kaiser Frederick
Pennington
Oll
Plans to unite all Southern railroads under Morgan interests
New York August 9 reports plans discussed by J Pierson Morgan and other financiers to bring together the major southern rail systems under a community of interests. The move could cover about 30000 miles of lines and place Morgan in control of over 21000 miles of southern railroads, though Miners Central and Seaboard Airline may be excluded.
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New York
J. Pierson, Morgan
Community of Interests
Miners Central and
Seaboard
Myr. Morgan
Runaway accident injures Italian fruit vendor in North Cherry street
Lanmano an Italian fruit and vegetable vendor was seriously injured when his horse bolted after a bicycle on North Cherry street. He was knocked unconscious, suffered a head wound, and received stitches from Dr. Russell Caffrey at aes drug store before being taken home. The wagon was wrecked.
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Lanmano
North Cherry Street
Aes Drug Store
Russell Caffrey
Caffrey
Kingsbury Street
Cuba 10 Ask Reciprocity Treaty
Special to the Sunday Light reports from Washington that Cuba may seek a reciprocity pact with the United States. If Cuba signs, President Roosevelt could call an extra Senate session in September to consider the treaty. Hints arise from the visit of Senator Platt to Sagamore Hill, suggesting renewed focus on the issue.
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Sunday Light
New York
The
Herald
Washington
Cubs
United States
Supreme Teat
Rosevelt
Palma
Cuba
Senate
Ysa G. H. Platt
Connecticut
Reeves
Sagamore ‘Hill
State Stenographers Conclude Meet in Fort Worth
The State Stenographers convention adjourned at Fort Worth Texas with officers elected Galveston chosen as next meeting place M C Neougalé of Fort Worth named resident M Kelia of Houston and Illip Owski of Austin elected vice presidents and Mrs Hope Harrison Hawkins of Fort Worth named secretary and treasurer
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Fort Worth
Yex
Galveston
M. C. Neougalé
M. Kelia
Houston
Illip Owski
Austin
Hope Harrison Hawkins
Austin Dallś officials visit on state business
Special to the Sunday Light reports county attorney Patton W. Summers of Dallas is in Austin on business. Senator J. A. Wayland of Robertson County is in the city on business with state departments.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Austin
Tex
Charters Filed in Texas for Cotton and Seed Firms
Special to the Sunday at Austin Aug 9 Charters filed in Texas establish Eagle Lake Rice Company with 900000 capital to grow sell and lease seeds and land with Robt G West Chas M Miller and James S Odell as incorporators Delta Cross Roads Gin Company in Delta county with 10000 capital to operate a cotton gin and B P Clark T C Johnson and H H Cooper as incorporators Houston Cotton Company in Houston with 5000 capital to sell cotton and cotton products including C H Lucy W R Robertson and J C Monier among incorporators.
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Austin
Texas
Eagle Lake Rice Company
Eagle Lake
Capital Stock
Robt
G. West
Chas, M. Miller
James S. Odell
Chicago
Delta Cross Roads Gin Company
Cross Roads
Delta County
B. P., Clark
T. C. Johnson
H. H. Cooper
Houston Cotton Company
Houston
C. H. Lucy
W. R. Robertson
Railroads Pay Passenger Taxes for Q2 1902 in Texas
The Galveston Houston and Northern Railroad pays 20.01 taxes on 23 001.22 gross earnings. The Texas and New Orleans Railroad Company pays 124.04 taxes on 112404.32 earnings. Fort Worth and Rio Grande Railroad pays 200.02 taxes on 29902.92 earnings. North River Texas Southern Railroad pays 50.46 taxes on 5046.11 earnings.
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Sunday Light
Austin
Tex
Galveston, Houston and Northern Railroad Company
Texas and New Orleans Railroad Company
Oss
Fort Worth and Rio Grande Railroad Company
Ned River Texas Southernlroad Company
Governor appoints commissioner of deeds in Texas
The Governor of Texas announces the appointment of a commissioner of deeds in Austin on August 9. This official will oversee authentication of documents for residents and businesses seeking legal recognition abroad.
Mexican Fight Sparks Sheriff Dispatch to Van Ormy
Captain Charles L. Nevill of the sheriff's office dispatched Deputy Sheriffs Joe Villareal and W. B P. Goforth after word of a drunken brawl between Mexicans at Van Ormy in which a knife was used. A dance tonight raised fear of further trouble, but by 10 o'clock no new reports had been received from the scene.
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van Ormy
Charles L. Nevill
Sherif
Captain Nevill
Joe Villareal
W. B P. Goforth
Zarid
Henry Hester Again Placed in Means Asylum
Henry Hester shows recurrent restlessness and has not eaten since Friday. He is feared to deteriorate and would be dangerous if placed with other inmates, leading to placement in a separate cell for safety.
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Henry Hester
Wwe
Aell
Hanna Refuses To Yield GOP Leadership
In a Urbana speech Senator Hanna said he will not resign as Republican National chairman, stating he remains in good condition for the post and believes the committee has not changed its mind. He warned the National Committee to act only if they wish to replace him.
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Sunday Light
Cleveland
Hanna
Urbana
Ohio
Senate
Henna
Teil
National Republican
National Committee
To Boom Roosevelt for President Again
Chicago in August reports a National League of Republican Clubs convention planned with St Louis as host city on September 30 for a three day event. Roosevelt likely to receive a push for 1904 with Secretary Root delivering official administration remarks.
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Chicago
National League of Republican Clubs
Hamilton
St. Louis
Associated Clubs
Roosevelt
Root
Republican Party
West Texas ties bolster Terrell for state GOP chair
El Paso Herald backs Henry Terrell of San Antonio for state Republican chairman, praising his western Texas knowledge and party work. The piece argues Terrell’s Western and Southern Texas insight strengthens the Fifteenth District fight, while noting El Paso Republicans’ mixed views on Lyon, Grant, and Green amid local factional tensions.
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el Paso Herald
Henry Terrell
West End of State
Terrell
Friiter Slater
J. A. Smith
Herald
Henry ‘Terrell
San Antonio
Yorrall
Texas
Fifteenth
Smith
Venally
Yon
el Paso
Dr. Grant
Mr. Lyon
el Paso County
Green
Goose Neck
Bill” McDonald
Alleged 10 Have Married 4 Times
Fort Worth August 9 Harry M Gray formerly of Little Rock is detained in Wichita Kansas awaiting indictment by the Tarrant county grand jury on bigamy charges He is accused of marrying his fourth wife here on June 2 with prior marriages in Little Rock and Chicago A laundryman by trade he has worked in Fort Worth and Dallas
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Fort Worth
Tex
Harry M. Gray
Little Rock
Wichita
Kansas
Tarrant County Erand
Chicago
Stay
Dallas
Deputy Stevens repatriates two burglary suspects from Eagle Pass
Deputy Sheriff Charles Stevens returned from Eagle Pass with two prisoners named Robert Darrison and James Conley. They are charged with burglarizing C. H. Dean & Co. in the city several weeks ago and are jailed until the October grand jury convenes. The men are not Mexicans.
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Stevens
Charles Stevens
Eagle Pass
Dowe
Maverick County
Robert Darrison
James Conley
C. H. Dean & Co
Advertisers warned in Mahin's Magazine August issue
The August Mahin's Magazine urges advertisers to avoid associating with disreputable sheets. It states that a reputable firm placing ads alongside such material risks damage to its own reputation and invites suspicion.
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Mahin’s
Agnust
Odell Says U S Trusts Outside State Hard to Halt
New York August 9 Governor Odell arrived in town and faced questions about beef and coal price hikes. He said sources of supply lie outside New York and urged interstate action, noting reluctance to revoke certificates which would restrict beef sales and harm the people.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Cgoveror Odell
Ice Trust
Meat and Coal
Interstate Commerce Commission
Butchers Target Beef Trust With Tariff Strike
Washington D C Aug 9 A new political machine formed by the National Association of Retail Butchers and Meat Dealers swirls around the beef trust as a key issue. The convention declared no party loyalty yet urged helping a Congress candidate who would abolish the meat and beef cattle tariff while pressing to end tariffs on beef.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington, D. C
National Association of Retail Butchers and Meat Dealers
Beef Trust
Congress
Reclamation Plan for 100000 Acres in St Bernard Parish
New Orleans reports a completed deal to reclaim one hundred thousand acres of marsh land along the Gulf of Mexico in St Bernard parish. A levee will be built to keep gulf waters out and the land will be used for rice culture or truck farming, marking a major agricultural development.
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New Orleans
St. Bernard Parish
Gulf of Mexico
Gulf
Rice Estimates Prove Too Rosy in Southwest Louisiana
New Orleans reports show rice crop estimates for southwest Louisiana were inflated by about fifty percent. The forecasts now indicate output will fall short of the earlier optimistic projections.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New Orleans
Louisiana
Free-For-All Brawl In San Antonio Saloon Draws Crowd
A wild free-for-all last evening near Commerce Street drew about a hundred spectators as four Mexican men fought inside a saloon. After a melee, blood was spilled and three fled while one was arrested after a chase through several blocks. police officer Courade Quintana led the pursuit.
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Commerce Street
Courade Quintana
Reputed Runaway Bride Marries Despite Parental Objection
A city wedding occurred yesterday after the bride, who had run away from home, married an ex convict despite strong parental objections over the match and alleged lack of funds for the nuptial ceremony.
Texas Prospects praised by New York expert after Texas tour
A prominent New York chartered accountant returning from Texas reports highly favorable conditions across the state. He notes rapid city growth, influx of capital, booming rice in South Texas, rising land values, strong lumber and oil sectors, thriving cattle and packing industries in West Texas, and promising cotton and rail expansion in North Texas and the Panhandle.
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Sunday Light
New York
Texas
North Texas
Panhandle
Woman Assaulted Near El Paso Escapes After Struggle
In El Paso Texas on August 9 Mrs C P Ray wife of an engineer was attacked by a burly Mexican assailant. Her escort was slashed with a knife and the attacker fled but was stopped by a posse and Guadalupe Valles was taken into custody.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
el Paso
Texas
C. P. Ray
Cruel Youths Pepper Attacked Boy Near Munset Tracks
A 10 year old boy was assaulted by two youths with cayenne pepper near the Munset tracks. They rubbed the spice in his face and eyes until he cried in agony. Officer Green arrested both attackers, who face arraignment before Judge Broeger in Recorder’s Court Monday.
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Munset Tracks
Green
Giant Irrigation Scheme Expands in Texas Rice District
Houston August 9 Promoters of a major Texas irrigation project are en route to Fort Bend to inspect progress. The plan includes two Brazos River canals twenty five and eighteen miles long, main streams 200 feet wide and ten feet deep. Laterals would irrigate 150000 acres, mostly rice land. About three miles of one canal are finished and fifteen more miles ready for next season planting. Other canal projects advance, with the rice district set to reach 300000 acres next season, up from 200000.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Houston
Texias
Fort Bend County
Brazog River
Rice District
Texas
Party heads to Guadalupe River for three weeks fishing
A party including E. T. Witte A k K Richey Louis Fritze Emil Appmann and Charles Hayés plans a three week fishing trip between Boerne and Comfort on the Guadalupe River. They travel well supplied with food drink and jokes from Witte. They will cook fish eat sleep and fight most quietly.
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E. T., Witte
A. K K. Richey
Louis Fritze
Emil Appmann
Charles Hayés
Boerne
Comfort
Guadalupe River
Mexican Citizens Prepare for Independence Celebration
About forty Mexican citizens in San Antonio met at Chapa Dreiss dye store to plan the Independence Day events on September 16. Estevan Randoval elected chairman with Dr Velasco as secretary. A follow up meeting will outline details for a large three day celebration including a torchlight procession and fireworks.
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San Antonio
Chapa
Dreiss
Mexica
Estevan Randoval
Dre. Velasco
Wass
Iron and Steel Lead Industry in Pennsylvania Output
The manufacture of iron and steel ranks second among the nation’s leading industries. Pennsylvania alone produces more than half of the nation’s steel relief output, with figures around 434445,250 units attributed to the state.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pennsylvania
Mahia’s
Worth Woman Burned To Death In Coal Oil Fire
Mrs. Mary Gwaltney of Belknap Street Fort Worth attempted to start a fire with coal oil this morning. Her clothing ignited and she was badly burned, dying a few hours later. Husband Fom Gwaltney resides in Beaumont.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fort, Worth
Tex
Mary Gwaltney
Belknap Street
Fom Gwafftney
Beaumont
Oil Fuel Tests Nearing Completion for Warships
Navy department tests to determine if oil can safely fuel warship engines are nearly finished. Safety and heat issues remain, but success could allow cheaper, more powerful fuel for furnaces aboard battleships and other fleets.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington, D. C
Navy Department
United States Navy Aoild
Child Died After Drinking Gasoline in Texas Home
Pearl a 3 year old daughter of the brother of Rev S B Terrell colored living at 225 Cactus street drank gasoline last night at 9 and died two hours later An inquest was held by Coroner Umscheid. The child got the gasoline in the kitchen while the family was in the front of the house at the home of R H Irvin where the Terrells were stopping.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pearl
Incendiary Fire Suspected in Bivins Area Theft Case
Conflicting clues tie a Saturday blaze to an incendiary act. Detectives chase a thief who stole clothing linked to a home on Nixon Street. a note directed a return of the items. Officers suspect the arson aimed at destroying the hay and looted goods.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tive
Ander
Bivins
San Pedro Avenue
Womack
Nixon Street
Howe
Hootage value and factory outputs in 1600s context
The passage notes average hootage value and factory outputs. It cites a figure of 171,000,000 for a quarter and references consumer goods produced by factories. It mentions women and children in the industry and discusses magazine context.
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Wea
Paiva
Galle
Hin
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