County School Trustees Meet at Courthouse Plan Program
A county school trustees meeting set for the first Saturday in July will be held in the 57th District court room. The program covers rural tree planting, vaccination of Bexar County children, abolition of the community system, census trustee pay, with a five minute speech per trustee. Attendees include patrons and teachers. meeting starts at 6 p.m. in the courthouse.
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Courthouse Aml
Vilty-seventh
R. ©. Rabe
Bexar County
Berrey
Mon
J. F. Onyon
William Mier
Watkine
Strike Holds Katy Yards in Denison Texas
The Katy yards in Denison Texas report a continuing strike with no freight movement except livestock. Passenger trains run as usual and overall activity remains quiet.
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Liehi Denison
Texas
Katy
Rioting in Atlanta Ends in Multiple Deaths and Fires
In Atlanta on May 17 a riot between police and black residents left four white men and three blacks dead, several officers wounded, and a block of buildings burned. The clash followed an attack on former Officer Kerlin and escalated as Richardson and others resisted arrest from a house on McDaniel Street.
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Atlanta Ga
Will Richardson
Mec Daniel Street
Pittsburg
Fulton County
Atlanta
Ed Batte
H. G. Osborne
Hackman
McPherson Road
A. Kerlin
Kerin
Ort McPherson
Golden
McDaniel Street
Dunbar
Cheshire
Owen Heard
Owen
Richardson
Annie Wilbern
Tom Grant
Atlanta Force
Grant
Ball
King
Edward Crabtree
Osborn
Candler
W. ¥. Barker
Fifth Regiment
Desperado Richardson
TF. Jackson
Negro Cabman
Oliver Spradlin
Prairie View announces 1902 1903 calendar and staff notes
The Prairie View State Normal School and Industrial College calendar for 1902 1903 is released. Opening Sept 3 includes registrations and exams with pay days, holidays, term examinations and the annual exhibition in May and commencement in June. The article lists officers and faculty roles as part of the notice.
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Austin
Tes
Prairie View State Normal School and Industrial College
Texas
Washington
San Jacinto
Une
Mat
Yan D
Thornton M
Wade
Rollins
Priher
Isasess
H. C. al Steward
A. D. Ewell
R. M. Hines
Mick Hattier
Lee
I Craig
Nenes
Beekeefees JB
Blocktheats
Unclear historical trade list includes artisans and workers
Fragmentary OCR lists names and trades such as A. J. Phillips broom and mattress making Rivus Johnson shoe making Miss Gertrude Mays sewing J. G. Sims engineer. The passage appears to catalog craftspeople and occupations without complete context.
Hearing Week Brings Railroad Docket To Texas
Next week in Austin the Railroad Commission schedules several major cases for discussion. Proposals include establishing junk rate differentials, readjusting lumber carload weights by track scales, and single line rates on Sunset for Eastern Texas routes. A key interlocking device dispute between Arkansas Lumber and Cotton Belt at Wells also appears on the docket, with a crossing case between Rio Grande and El Paso lines set for May 21.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Austin
Texas
Railroad Commission
Corpus Christi
Rockport
Aransas
New Orleans
Beaumont and Orange
Darren and
Corsicana Pacific
Orange and Northwestern Railway
T. and
F. S
Moscow
Camden
San Augustine
Trinity and Sabine
Katy
G. N. Ry
Trinity Valley Railway Company
Accor Dange
Sven
Arkansas Lumber Company
Cotton Belt
Wells
Senate
McNeil
Carthage
Rio Grande Railway Company
Erieway Railway Company
Elo Paso
State cereals reach state aid centers in Texas
The state purchasing agent received a large shipment of cereals for distribution between the State Insane asylum and the Confederate Home Day. The article notes the return of a former city recorder who came back to town after a period away and met many old street friends.
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Austin
Texas
State Insane Asylum
Confederate Home
Day Tewls
Vie City Recorder
Gite
Galveston Prepares Week of Carnival Entertainment
Galveston Texas May 17 great preparations are under way for carnival week May 19 to 24. King Neptune opens with América the Souths largest production seen with 500 performers. Events include illuminated parade hypnotists Knowles life saving and rowing races schoolchildren sewer parade and athletic contests under A L N A V sanction.
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Galveston
Texas
Neptanié
América
Chicago
South
America
Neptune
Knowles
Auditorium Park
Galveston Life Saving Crew
Galveston Bay
New Veteran Organization Plans Texas Charter Companions Meet
The Charter Companions of the Texas Commandry of the Military Order of Foreign Wars will meet at the Driskill hotel in Austin on May 20 to organize draft a constitution by laws and elect officers. Lt G A Wheatley leads the Texas drive and has received a national charter. veterans in Port Worth Waco Dallas San Antonio Houston and other cities are urged to attend. Mrs Ellen Johnson Carr of New York is visiting her father on Blum Street and will stay until late August.
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Austin
Tex
Charter Companions
Texas Commandry
Military Order of Foreign Wars
Driskill Hotel
United States
Spain
G. A. Wheatley
First Texas Cavalry
Ellen Johnson Carr
New York
City
Charles Johnson
Blum Street
Hotels Raise Dinner Prices Amid Beef Trust Rise
New York May 17 Nearly all leading hotels and several clubs have boosted dining room prices due to higher meat costs. The Transportation club lifted table dhot meals from 1.00 to 1.25 with ala carte up similarly. Manhattan, Knickerbocker, Waldorf Astoria, Sherry's and Delmonico's follow suit as beef trust prices press upward.
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New York
Lealing
Transportation Club
Manhattan
Knickerbocker Club
Waldorf-Astoria
Sherry’s
Delmonico’s
Beef Trust
Beta Kappa Gamma Chartered at University of Texas
The Beta Ki Chapter of Kappa Kappa Gamma was inaugurated at the University of Texas with charter members from various Texas cities. The event included speeches by Dr. M. M. Smith and Rev. Bradfield. The article also notes senior class gatherings, Athenaeum banquet, and preparations for the Interstate Oratorical contest and summer school.
Ex Comptroller John D McCall Dies at 87 in Texas Memorial
Telegram reports Colonel On H Darden former Texas comptroller from 1874 to 1881 died in Wharton Texas at about 87 He was a Confederate Congress member a state senator and Mexican War veteran later serving as vice president of the Texas Veterans Association Remains arrived this afternoon and will be buried in the State Cemetery
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Austin
Texas
John D McCall
Wharton
H. Dayden
Olonel Darden
Confederacy
Confederate Congress
Texas Veterans’ Association
Darden
Houston men confer with AG on anti trust cases
Captain J C Mutchesno and Mudge Lovett of Houston met with the Attorney General regarding the state cases against the National Cotton Oil Company the Southern Cotton Oil Company and the Taylor Cotton Oil Works now in the District Court for alleged violation of Texas anti trust laws. The conference aimed at possible dismissal, with hearings scheduled for the first Monday in June.
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Austin
Tex
J. C. Mutchesno
Mudge
Lovett
Houston
National Cotton Oil Company
Southern Cotton Oi Company
Taylor Cotton Oil Works
Taxes Paid by Southwestern Railroad Company in Texas
The St Loma Southwestern Railroad paid quarterly passenger taxes totaling $984.72 to the Comptroller's department. The amount equals one percent of gross passenger earnings $98,472.25 for the quarter ending March 31, 1902.
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Austin
Texas
Canal and Cuban tariff clash in Senate talks
Special to the Sunday Light. Washington May 17 The tentative agreement with ministers for concessions to Nicaragua and Costa Rica fuels hopes for Isthmian canal passage. Opposition aims to delay the Payne bill and expose tariff interests hindering the project. Republicans fear a broader tariff clash if the Cuban issue is not settled, while the President seeks a straight path.
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Washington, D. C
Ligy
Corea
Calvo
Nicaragua
Costa Rica
Betain
Congress
Senate
Friends of the
Isthmian Canal
Cuba
Texas legislative committee digs into treasury records
Austin May 17 The investigating committee abandons the land department to probe the treasury for decades. They hire seven or eight high priced accountants to verify land sales leases funds and every transaction in dusty ledgers. Treasurer Robbins and committee members work from 8 a m to 3 p m dusting old records with a $10 000 appropriation and aim to finish within a month.
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Austin
Tex
Legislative Investigating Committee
Land Commissioner's Department
Treasury Department
Savage
Robbins
Shannon
Boyd
Henderson
Eiher
State Charters Filed in Secretary of State Office
Special to the Sunday Tight Austin May 17 charters filed include Gulf Seaboard Oil of Beaumont with 300000 capital. Incorporators listed from Topeka Kansas City and Beaumont. Fidelity Oil Company of Beaumont with 250000 capital. Nacogdoches Grocery Company of Nacogdoches with 75000 capital. Palestine Loan Company of Palestine with 5000 capital. Damon Mow Salt and Oil Company of Galveston with 300000 capital. Incorporators named from Galveston Consicana Wichita and others.
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Austin
Texas
Secretary of State
Gulf Seaboard Oil Company
Beaumont
Capital Stock
W. E. Stanley
W. KR. Smith
Topeka
Kans
C. M. Sheldon
Kansas City
Fidelity Oil Company
J.P. Hocking
Wichita
M. Monroe
el Reno
Okla
J. B. Sniveley
R. Li. Cox
KR. H. Johnson
Wichhita
Nacogdoches Grocery Company
Nacogdoches
John Schmidt
B.S. Wettermark
B. F. Hardeman
E. A. Blount
Palestine Loan Company
Palestine
H. L. Price
J. L. Randolph
S. J. Willhiamson
Damon
EK. L. Poreh
W. A. McVitie
James 8. Waters
D. B. Henderson
Galveston
Aml
A. Templeton
Consicana
Cotton Picking Machine Promises Large Yield From Hartford In Middletown Plan
A Hartford company with cotton picking patents worth 2 million dollars seeks Middletown investors to start a plant with an initial 50 thousand dollars. Investors hesitate over large stock tied to patents, but the invention is viewed as capable of picking up to five hundred pounds of cotton daily with high efficiency and reduced waste.
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Sunday Light
Hartford
Conn
Middletown
Disaster Destroys Windward Carib Country
Sun special from Kingstown reports 3000 feared dead after volcanic eruptions in St Vincent and surrounding Carib region. The Indefatigable brings Governor in Chief and burn victims for treatment. Livestock perished and a vast area from Georgetown northward covered in volcanic ash and stench of unburied bodies.
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New York
Sun
Kingstown
St. Vincent
St. Lucia
Carib Country
Windward
Fran Georgetown
Skidmore Budget Details Local Happenings
Skidmore May 17 report notes abundant grass and water for stock and corn tasseling with near market readiness. Visitors include Mrs. Frank Crow from San Antonio and county officers Mr. Geo Chamberlain and Mr. Langlois. Local residents and officials cited, including Principal J W Wright’s reappointment and a Methodist protracted meeting set for June.
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Skidmore
Frank Crow
San Antonio
Geo. Chamberlain
Sap Road
Langlois
EB. Goodrich
Duree Westervelt
Aeeieide
Warren Westervelt
Corpus Christi
J. W. Wright
Patent to Use Pith of Corn for Textile Growth
Sioux City May N. The National Labor and Cellulose Company of Chicago plans a large Woodbury County plant this year to convert waste corn stalks into depithing products. After years of refinement the depithing process aims to strip stalks efficiently and boost the corn belt economy by saving a vast waste and adding value to communities tied to textile work. Cotton seed use boosted sea saver industry. depithing could similarly transform corn growing with potential crops yielding millions.
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Sioux City
National Labor and Cellulose Company
Chicago
Woodbury County
Teds May 7 State Business Licenses In The State
State department today lists new foreign corporations authorized to do business in Texas. Llanotron Mining Company registered under West Virginia law with principal office in Chicago. Capital stock $50,000. Purpose to develop iron ore deposits in Lianna area. Texas office to be located in Lianna.
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J Austin
Teds
Fee of State
Department
State of Ten
Llanotron Mining Company
West Viegieda
Chicago
Cupits
Ths Corporation
Texas
New Capital
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Lexington
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