Texas News in Brief from Galveston to San Diego
A roundup of Texas and national dispatches notes: Texas groups elect officers in Galveston while Beaumont hosts the next state meeting. San Antonio freight depot delays due to unresolved track siting. convict Charley White surrenders in Austin for pardon review. Shippings by Weimer and Laredo report egg, turkey, onion movements. Beeville and Beeville rail depot losses. numerous civic, sporting, and political items across Dallas, El Paso, Victoria, Kenedy, Sherman, Lindale, and more with national figures and events in New York, Boston, Washington, and San Diego.
Three Anarchists Detained With Cart of Dynamite in Paris
Paris police seize three known anarchists and a cart load of dynamite. In Madrid the official Gazette announces a new extradition treaty between the United States and Spain after lengthy negotiations.
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Washington, D. C
State Department
United States
Mexico
Paris
Madrid
Spain
Trains Delayed by Heavy Rains From Saltillo to Monterey
Heavy rains cause serious washouts between Saltillo and Monterey delaying Mexican National Railroad trains. The downpour is described as among the heaviest in years, while the country remains in splendid condition. A separate note reports a severe storm washing away part of the Portuguese coast near Para delha and fishermen recovering an ancient gold and silver treasure.
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Monterey
Mex
Saltillo
Mexican National Railroad
Lisbon
Paradelha
Looted coins and jewelry linked to Portuguese buccaneers
In Manila, John N. Leach, Public Printer of the Philippines, accepts the Washington post to replace Charles A. Stillings, who resigned. Kerrville notes at the West Texas Fair Association set August 19 to 21 for the next fair.
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Manila
John N. Leach
Philippines
Washington
Roosevelt
Charles A. Stillings
Kerrville
West Texas Fair Association
Motherless Chicks Opinion on Easter Chick Trade
The New York Humane Society laments Easter customs that separate newly hatched chicks from their mothers. It argues it is better for chicks to be cared for by incubators until they can be raised properly, even if that means buying more incubators and keeping mothers' broods intact.
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New York
Humane Society
This Ticket Stamp Says Advertising Payment Yet Raises Questions
The article recalls small booklets printed with a line about payment for advertising service rendered this company, hinting at influence buy or coercive space selling in the State Legislature. It notes newspaper men understand the phrase pay dered and the rights over selling space.
In a Hole Williams Sets Republican Record on Roosevelt Plan
John Sharp Williams and an undivided Democrats in the House force Republicans to take a stand against President Roosevelt’s January 31 message. After the filibuster, GOP sentiment is not wholly bitter, with leaders pressed to push forward affirmative legislation instead of obstruction as elections approach.
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John Sharp Williams
House of Representatives
Roosevelt
House
Williams
Cannon
Big Five
Caine
Republic
Bee County Land sale offer for 2,000 acres tracts
Platted 2,000 acres of Black Mesquite lands in 10 and 20 acre tracts offered for sale with payments of 10 dollars cash and 10 dollars monthly for twenty four months. No interest or taxes. Immediate possession. Nearby 8,000 acres farmed by actual settlers. Lands within three miles of two towns and rail service with schools churches and post office. If purchaser disabled or dies during contract, lands deeded to beneficiary. Illustrated pamphlet available. All lands sold within 30 days. 100,000 orange trees planting in region. Limited acreage. Ten or twenty acre options. Do not miss this opportunity.
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Bee County
California
Florida
Houston
Erin
Harris County
Santa Fe
Eagle Creek
Missouri
Texas
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General News
Galveston
Master Plumbers's Association of Texas
Beaumont
Austin
Railroad Commission
San Antonio
Charley White
Verrell
Navasota
Weimer
Laredo
Webb County
Sherman
A. R. Richards
The
Richards Medicine Company
Sherman County Club
Beeville
Galveston, Harrisburg & San Antonio Railroad
Lindale
Dallas
Fort Worth
el Paso
John A. Kearns
Lumbermen’s Association of Texas
Grand Lodge Knights of Pythias
Pythian Sisters
Kenedy
J. M. Lynch
Eagle Pass
Citizens’ Non-Partisan Committee
Fort Stockton
Vernon Crawford
Tip
N. Y
Jose M. Geardaus
Firmin
Sing Sing
Chicago
Standard Oil Company
Landis
San Francisco
Cal
Whan Shung
D. Stevens
Boston, Mass
State
Massachusetts
Taft
Curtis Guild
Denver
Nashville, Tenn
Nashville, Charleston and St. Louis
Pensacola
Fla
Michael Briefer
Boston
Mass
Chelsea
San Diego
Congress
Helena
Mont
Hauser Lake
Missouri Valley
New York, N. Y
New York Cotton Exchange
Hammond
Frank Stewart
Illinois Central
Supreme Court
Edgar Jadwin
Galveston Island
James Gillette
C. W. Hahl &Co. Commercial Bank
J. H. Terrill
Terrill"medical Institute, Inc
Conroy Bldg
Alamo Plaza
Bell
Peden Iron & Steel CO
Houston, Texas
ACT
E. C. Robertson
General Sales
Kiam
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