Cotton and stock markets show modest gains and reversals
Early cables reported slight gains in cotton as Spots rose amid 4000 bales traded and contracts up 4 to 7 points before closing with only 2 to 3 points net. American markets were flat to down, shorts covering early, a late raid erased gains, leaving mixed results. CARGILL & RICHARDSON. SPECULATIVE STOCKS IMPROVE notes improved sentiment in New York trading as traders await year-end settlements and possible Northern Securities decision.
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Cargill & Richardson
New York
T South
Seaboard
New-York
Pay Your Poll Tax Warns Denton Record Advance
The paper warns voters to pay poll tax by February first or lose voting rights and face political trouble next year. It states a man who cannot vote will not help or influence candidates and urges timely payment to avoid trouble.
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Denton Record
True Love Dont Grow Cold In Cupid Nude Exemplars
The Corsicana Courier Light notes that love often grows cold, yet Cupid remains an example of constant internal fire, described as nude to symbolize enduring warmth despite harsh conditions. The piece argues true love does not die unless life ends it.
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Corsicana
Cupid
Love
Arrivals at Leading Hotels Compilation
A list of guests and their origins includes Menger Hotel and numerous travelers such as Oscar Becker New York M B Rush U S A T Mailinon New York N Po Ross St Louis and many others across Texas Louisiana New York and beyond. entries note hotel stays and associated cities with a wide array of individuals and parties.
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Chicago
Dallas
A. I. Mayer
New York
al R. Sisson
Tennessee
Albert E. Turner
C. H. Dunn
Indianapolis
C. B. Trams
Fort Worth
Benjamin PF. Marx
St. Louis
G. BH. McCune
Agent Ward & James Co
3. Marshutz
Silver Slipper Co
Gonzales
C. Wandell
Houston
Lyndon
Wis
A. Rheiner
Uvalde
H. W. Healed
Topeka
Kan
Chas. Leman
Tia Diffenbrough
Brenham
Jno
We Campbell
Charlottsville
Vaz
L. G. Bailey
Karnes City
Death of John A. Waeth in New Orleans remembered in city
News of the death of John A. Waeth arrived from New Orleans via telegram to his uncle Colonel Al Dupree of the Southern Pacific railway. Waeth died Friday December 10 after a lingering illness leaving a young widow and two children. He was a frequent visitor to our city last Summer.
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John A. Waeth
New Orleans
al Dupree
Southern Pacific Railway
Nepotism Critique Draws Texas Democracy Question
The Farmersville Sentinel urges voters to question state office candidates about how many of their immediate family they would appoint to public service if elected. It contends nepotism has grown and calls for halting the practice in Texas.
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Farmersville Sentinel
Texas
Ridicule Briefly Piles On Milk Versus Intoxicants
Wise County Messenger recalls a remark about preferring intoxicants to milk praising a well-fed Wise County cow. Fort Worth Telegram adds a wry note claiming the subject was weaned and initiated into a frat class.
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Wise County Messenger
Wise County
Fort Worth
Doings in Local Courts in Thirty-seventh District
Arguments in the B. E B. Taylor prosecution began this morning in the Thirty-seventh district court. All evidence had been submitted by yesterday evening. Prosecutor Webb opened followed by defense counsel Swearengen and Colonel Ogden with Hon. Carlos Bee to close. The case likely concludes late this evening.
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Thirty-seventh District Court
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Swearengen
Chas. W. Ogden
Carlos Bee
Court motion day in Home B L Assn v Varga case
In the Forty fifth District today featured motion day while in the Fifty seventh District the trial of Home B L Association versus Alex Varga proceeded with proceedings on the case.
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Forty-fifth
Home B. & L. Association
Alex Varga
Estate Administrations and Sales Confirmed
The report of temporary administrator for Ludwig Moegelin deceased approved and administration closed. Sales reports approved for the estates of John Reinbold deceased Jennie A Bracey deceased and Julius Zeischang deceased.
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John Reinbold
Jennie A. Bracey
Julius Zeischang
Cable Company Sues Mrs Lewis for Injunction Ruling
The court grants the defendants motion to dissolve the injunction in the case brought by the Cable company against Mrs A M Lewis and Constable Stevens and F T Hiseman.
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A. M. Lewis
Constable Stevens
F. T. Hiseman
Constable Rittemann Charged With Assault in 1903 Case
Affidavit filed in Justice Um scheid court yesterday charges Louis Rittemann a Bexar county precinct No 7 constable with criminal assault on Andrea Torres dated July 3 1903. He was in custody when affidavit made and released on 1500 bond with John Wilkeng Jr and Charles Wernette as sureties.
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Fred Conrade
Umwcheid
John Bennett
Hogs shipped from Cuero show price squeeze on middlemen
The Cuero Star notes two carloads of hogs averaging near 200 pounds sold at 3.75 per 100 pounds while retail hog products fetch 10 to 16 cents per pound for fresh pork and bacon at 16 to 20 cents. It argues producers lose due to midmen profits and urges producer cooperation to sell hog meat directly.
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Cuero Star
Cuero
Not as He Expected
The Alice Sun recounts a Brooklyn navy yard tale where the battleship Texas gains a new shower bath for officers. Executive officer Mr. Quimby demonstrates the unit but is soaked when he starts the flow, prompting the sailor to quip he now can operate it, while Quimby remains serious.
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Texas
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Ofiers
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A Profitable Enterprise
A report describes Wetzel earning 40 600 last year from bull frogs near Beaumont. He plans to hire 30 frog catchers next year and start another frog kindergarten on the Mississippi, a venture the piece deems highly profitable though unbelievable.
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Texas
Wetzel
Beaumont
Mississippi
Noted divine’s sermon titled What Your Neighbors Say About You
A preacher announced his Sabbath text What Your Neighbors Are Saying About You and preached to the largest congregation in the city. The remark was a catch, yet it prompts curiosity about neighborly chatter.
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St Drew
Jefferson
Schulenburg Buecker Noted as Sticker in Waco Times Herald
A garbled Waco Times Herald item references Schulenburg Buecker described as a sticker by officials and reporters. The incomplete quote suggests a discussion of a pose or stance, with no clear event, date, or specific facts to confirm.
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Waco Times Herald
Migration Mystery Said to Dwarf All Science
Professor Alfred Newton of Cambridge argues that bird migration remains the era's greatest animal mystery unexplainable by modern science or ancient superstition, a comparison he deems fitting for the entire animal kingdom.
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Alfred Newton
Cambridge
Degradation of Our Church Dedication Comment
A teacher asks a girl about the next day’s plans for a new Alabama church dedication. The girl smiles and replies she is going to the degradation of their church, reflecting a grim misinterpretation or mischief in a community note.
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Alabama
Thoughtful retort in a street confrontation
An angry man declares he will tell another what he thinks. He asks for the other’s view, who responds that the other person must be smaller or hold a high opinion of him. The exchange appears in the Chicago Post.
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Chicago Post
Epitaph on English Tombstone Offers Wry Mood
An English tombstone bears the line "Twas well, I would be better, here I lie" as its epitaph, reflecting a dry, humorous mood seen in memorial inscriptions.
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England
The Real Effort
A judge voices that it is very hard for a girl with a new suit to avoid appearing to seek attention, and harder for a girl with a red trimmed hat to seem she is not trying to attract notice.
Widow Barnes Seeks New Husband Not Child
Dialogue reveals a widow seeking a new husband while a five year old boy resists the idea of a new father. Johnny clarifies he wants his mother to find a partner, not a new papa for him.
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Widow Barnes
Johnny
Warning from Tenant Sparks Ireland Landlord Fear
A wife of a prominent Irish landlord received a letter from a disaffected tenant threatening her husband would be shot. The note stated that no injury or annoyance would be inflicted on her, reflecting distress over landlord-tenant tensions in the area.
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Ireland
Wit and wisdom clash in a biting anecdote
A brisk dialogue contrasts a proverb about biting one’s nose to spite the face with a fable like tale. Yarley recalls an even stranger act a man once did to sever his own hand from doors in a comic aside.
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Bixter
Yarley
Boston Transcript
Borrow Trouble Quote Sparks Reflective Schoolhouse Moment
A schoolmaster’s quip about borrowing trouble reflects a lesson on forethought and prudence. The brief item frames a classroom anecdote as a pointed reminder to weigh risks before action.
Dictionary Critique Highlights Unexhausted Potential
The passage cites 1Derson praising the Dictionary as a good read because it contains no excess explanation and offers abundant material for future poems and histories. It notes that only arrangement and interpretation are needed to unlock its full use.
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1Derson
Bound to Be Ladylike
Dialogue shows Ethel and Mabel debating manners after a marriage proposal The humorous exchange centers on maintaining ladylike behavior and restraint in social situations A line notes a 12 inch gun shell traveling nine miles in forty two seconds indicating a distant artillery reference.
Why Is It The Texas Farmer Comments On Game Law Oddities
The Texas Farmer criticizes recent game laws as overreaching and unclear after a November freeze drove ducks and geese into Texas and nearby regions. The piece argues readers should question the rationale behind adding certain produce to the law and suggests legislators overdo such changes.
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Texas
San Antonio Court Rules Poker Debt Collectible In Court
The Fort Worth Telegram notes a San Antonio court ruling that a poker debt can be collected through legal action. It suggests moral obligations may be tested in court with a jury potentially ruling in favor of the debtor, and mentions a suit having been filed with a decision rendered.
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Fort Worth
San Antonio
Wanted Boy with Wheel In Drug Store
Short notice seeks a boy with a wheel for C Schasse at 23 W Commerce Street. Reward offered.
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C. Schasse
Commerce Street
James Morse
East
Carter Mulally Transfer Co Tel 1-2-3 for moves
Easy to remember telephone number guides cartage furniture moving baggage or DUS services offered by Carter Mulally Transfer Co at the corner of Hast Houston and Nacogdoches Bts.
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Carter Mulally Transfer CO
Houston
Nacogdoches
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