Multiple Local Notices and Economic Updates Across Texas
A collage of 1914 Texas items notes postpaid subscriptions in Shiner, battleship movements in Sydney, Galveston brewers refusing sales in prohibited districts, per capita school funding at 6.75 dollars, and a Yoakum white cap warning to gamblers. It also covers Texas rice harvests, forthcoming Republican daily paper ventures in Ft Worth or Dallas, state bank law context, Democratic club drives, and liquor license issuances in Hallettsville, Shiner, Moulton, Moravia, and Sublinе regions with a wide list of names and locales.
Plans for bank building and adjacent stores advance
The Boettcher Co and A. F. Rose will begin construction between their stores, with an arch itect designing a one story bank building followed by a two story extension. At the San Antonio state convention submissionists gained influence, adopting a plank that stops short of declaring the Democratic party for prohibition and calls for a constitutional amendment via legislature to let Texans decide prohibition.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
San Antonio
Boettcher Co
A. F. Rose’s
Bank
Democratic Party
Texas
Weimar Mercury
Bryan Acceptance Speech Emphasizes People Rule
Extract from William Jennings Bryan's acceptance speech pledges to govern for the people and ensure each worker gets a fair share of their toil’s proceeds. He stresses allegiance to the party, unpurchased suffrage, and the aim of a justice based government that rewards effort across occupations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W J. Bryan
Lavaca County Cotton Crop Reports From 1907 Season
News crop reports from Lavaca County show varied conditions across towns. Halletsville, Moulton, Witting, and Shiner report different damages from boll weevils and rain, with labor shifting counties and early picking underway. Total new cotton receipts reach about 1,100 bales by August 14.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Halletsville
Karmes
Lad
Moulton
North Dakota Admits Winter Strains And Bread Oddities
From North Dakota the paper notes a newly married Harvey lady kneads bread with gloves on while the editor must bake with shoes on and later with more clothing. The piece hints at delinquent subscribers and a harsher winter without Eden like conditions.
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North Dakota
Harvey
Rag of Freedom
Garden of Eden
Fessenden
N. D
Tax Reduction Decreed by Court After Review
The commissioners court in session last week reduced property taxes from 39 cents to W cents. The Gazette notes the action as a full rendition adjustment intended to please all parties.
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Gazette
Commissioners Court
Farmers State Bank of Shiner Stockholders Meeting Notice
A special meeting of the Board of Directors authorized a stockholders meeting for September 16 1908 at the bank office. The purpose is to decide on increasing capital from 30000 to 50000 and to consider trust company status under Texas law. Directors Chas Flato H Dreyer Sr Julius Dreyer A G Lichey issue the notice.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Farmers State Bank of Shiner
Texas
Chas. H. Flato
H. Dreyer
Julius Dreyer
A. G. Lichey
Local reader sends regards from Seymour and notes crops
The Gazette records a letter from J M Ermis of Seymour Baylor Co praising Baylor County and Lavaca County, reporting crops in time condition. He warns against foreign mail order houses flooding the mails with unseen bargains and endorses local merchants who let customers inspect purchases and offer credit when needed.
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the Gazette
J M. Ermis
Seymour, Baylor Co
Gazette
Ermis
Lavaca
Baylor County
Kurehne's Grove Items Highlight Local Travel and Family News
Local notices report Aug Kuehne Sr and Wm Hillmer traveling to Scurry County to scout land after purchasing 640 acres in Mitchell County at 17.50 per acre. Social items note visits, a surprise party at Louis Wendel's, a birth for Henry and Mrs. Wachtendorf near Oak Grove, and a funeral for Mrs. John Schachel of Oak Grove.
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Ad. Selzer
Frank Raab
Victoria
Oak Grove
Wm. Hagens
Hochheim Prairie
Emil Grumwaldt
Anderle
Kuehne
Grove
Komensky
Reinholdt Huebner
Shiner
Ludwig Heinrich
Henkhaus
Halletsville
Ad. Kaase
Fmma
Matilda Anderle
F. C. Kaase
Schulenburg
John Schachel
Moulton’ Catholic
Ad. Ullmenn
Henry Wachtendorf
Rosémary
Gazette
Tyler commercial college advertises life scholarship and courses
Advertisement promotes a life scholarship for typing and bookkeeping at Tyler Commercial College Tyler Texas America's largest commercial school with 1500 students annually and 20 teachers Fill in name and address for free catalogue Also notes a gun press incident at Trautwein and Wolters firm and a German performance by Messrs Henry Messers and John Kasper in Nordheim with a dance to follow Also reports the First State Bank of Figoniam organized with officers Sullivan Walker Paulus Snell and a 25000 capital and a death by suicide near Oaks Grove involving Mrs Sachel The text ends mid sentence with Miss Fannie Herchek Route
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Tyler Commercial College
Tyler
Texas
America
First State Bank of
Figonia
I K. Sullivan
H. B. Walker
Henry Paulus
Chas. Snell
Sachel
Oaks Grove
Gould
Fannie Herchek
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J. C. Habermacher
Shiner, Texas
United States
Sydney
Australia
Tur Breweries
Galveston
Public Schools of
Yoakum
New York City
Houston
Ft. Worth
Dallas
Republican Party
Mack For
Organization of Democratic
Bryan
Joseph Stanzel
Wharton County
Halleysville
Bennet
Benarden & Buesing
Joe Appelt
Harry Landa
Louis Appelt
John Burkert
Mikulenka
Jacob Nachiinger
Lueke & Arnim
Wm. Schmidt
Jalufka Moravia
Wm. Woytek
Herbst Sweet
Frank Matula
Joe Meyer
V. Nassoupil
F. J. Prasek
A. Kunz
Park Verein
The
First State Bank
Lavaca County
Nowistiées
W. E. Rabb
Rudolph Valenta
L. Bennett
Louis Wagener
Chas. Strauss
Otto C. Henkhaus
W.T. Bagby
W. R. McCutchan
A. B. Devall
Precinct No
J.C. Habermacher
A. B. Noble
Gonzales Co
J.P. Boothe
Wolters Shiner
R. T. Daniel
Kurehne
Messrs
Henry Messers
John Kasper
Nordheim
Germnan
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