SAP Road Improvements Urged After Texas Rail Survey
Railroad Commissioner Colquitt reports on a 721 mile inspection of the Sap. He calls for nearly 1 million dollars in upgrades including replacing all wooden bridges and culverts within three years and relaying 55 pound rails with 70 pound on key routes. Upgrades to passenger equipment and depots are proposed with a new San Antonio station or access to G H S A depot. Three engineers are to be hired to inspect locomotives and report promptly.
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Austin
Tex
Colquitt
Yoakum
Houston
Shiner
Chilton
Waco
Kennedy
Skidmore
San Antonio
Sap
Oil Mill Closes as Seed Scarcity Slows Work
Hallettsville Texas August 11 The oil mill has shut down for a few days due to cotton seed scarcity. It plans a five months run to begin within the next week. Cotton seed brings farmers about 14 dollars per ton while hulls sell for 4 dollars per ton.
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Hallettsville
Tex
Lavaca County Sets Saloons Under County Population
Lavaca County Commissioners fix county population at 41706 and towns Hallettsville 2586 Yoakum 3612 Shiner 1278 under Fitzhugh Robertson liquor law. Hallettsville and Shiner reach saloon quota, no new licenses until population rises. Precincts 4 and 5 have 5226 people with no town of size, no saloons.
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Hallettsville
Texas
Commissioners’ Court
Lavaca County
Fitzhugh-Robertson
Yoakum
Shiner
Justice
Accidents disrupt lines and figures in Texas towns
In Lap Yoakum area an engine derailed at Corpus Christi while a wrecker was prepared. A caboose overturned in the yards and engineer Roy Jiru was sunstruck. Hallettsville reports cattle shipments to Houston, plus local school leadership shifts. Cuero notes a stockholders’ distribution of 695 dollars as a 100 per cent return.
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Yoakum
Texas
San Antonio
Aransas Pass
Corpus Christi
Roy Jiru
Cuero
Farmers’ Union
Schlottman Drug Co Window Glass and Putty Item
Window glass and putty at Schlottman Drug Co are listed among sale items in the local advert.
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Schlottman Drug Co
Rangers raid at San Antonio ends with arrests
State Rangers raided a room in the former Washington theater last night capturing eighteen men and all gambling paraphernalia after a half hour of joint gambling. Local officers were not notified before the operation.
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San Antonio
Tex
Washington Theater
Largest land deal on record in Angelina County
John H. Kirby of Houston deeds vast tracts of land timber lands and timber rights in Angelina Jasper Hardin Liberty Newton Sabine San Augustine Shelby and Tyler counties to J. R. Chapman of Cook County Illinois for 1 021 453 99. The deed was filed August 10 in Lurkin Texas and described as the largest land deal ever recorded in this region.
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Lurkin
Tex
Angelina County
John H. Kirby
Houston
J. R. Chapman
Cook County
Illinois
Hardin, Liberty, Newton, Sabine
San Augustine
Shelby
Tyler Counties
The Immigration Problem in New York and Its Reach
The piece notes weekly arrivals of four to ten thousand European immigrants, mainly Italians, with a forecast of a record influx in fall. Many southern European immigrants become city residents or public charges, despite initial farming plans, highlighting concerns about assimilation, crowded tenements, and broader racial concerns alongside Pacific coast and Southern issues.
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Italy
New York
Europe
Flato and Westerfelt Wed in South Bend
Edwin Flato of Corpus Christi and Miss Winfred Westerfelt of South Bend Indiana were married Tuesday August 3 at the bride’s home in South Bend They plan to reside in Corpus Christi and well wishes flow from their many friends.
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Edwin Flato
Corpus Christi
Chas. H. Flato
Winfred Westerfelt
South Bend
Indiana
Ind
the Gazette
Disagreeable at Home and Liver Health Tip
Reader advice suggests irritability at home may stem from liver issues and promotes Ballard's Herbine as a remedy. The tone offers a quick fix remedy for personal mood shifts and digestive concerns.
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