Resignations and verdicts spark Texas news reel
Canareseman Tom Batt resigns from the Houston district and his successor will be elected next November. J E Shutt’s sentence is upheld and he is hanged in Texarkana. Poll tax required for jurors is affirmed. Milam and Lampasas go dry as election reports roll in. Spot cotton trades at 12 cents in Houston, Texas eyes fall markets. Marcus Espinoza sentenced to fifteen years in penitentiary after Seguin trial for criminal assault. A freight train of potatoes on the Santa Fe rails. Kentucky unrest grows with more troops. Walter Yancey receives 25 years for murder near Luling. Cotton outlook turns unfavorable per latest weather bureau. Shiner crop looks good but late. Black man pleads guilty and is executed in Kaufman county within a week. Senators Bailey Culberson back Gorman for president. Panhandle storms bring heavy damage and deaths. Grayson county seeks injunctions against local option. Judge Watts grants one while fishing at Sabine Pass. Bourke Cochran from Berlin says Cleveland has a slim chance at presidency.
Rusk official surrenders. flood, riots, and price tips in Texas
A. S. Bussy, assistant financial agent at Rusk penitentiary, surrendered in Texarkana to await bond and inquiry into his affairs. Meanwhile floods threaten Kansas City and Topeka with 150 lives lost and 2,000 homeless. Postoffice robberies rise, and Texas tomato growers report 200 to 400 dollars per acre profit. Local editorials urge prudent behavior, warn against practical jokes, and promote land bargains in Gonzales area.
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A. S. Bussy
Rusk Penitentiary
Texarkana
East Texas
Weimar
Weimar Mercury
Lavaca County
County Board Seeks New Iron Bridge Bids After Rejected Offers
County commissioners met in called session May 25 to open bids on four iron bridges Lavaca River Rocky Creek Pontons Creek and Boggy Creek. Average bid 11000, low 10965 by King Bridge Co. They rejected bids as too high citing steel and iron costs. A new bid date June 8 is set.
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Lavaca River
Rocky Creek
Ponton’s Creek
Boggy Creek
King Bridge Company
Practical Joke Fatal for Yoakum Man
An aged man known as Doctor Jackson died in Yoakum after a group of revelers fed him whisky alcohol and tobacco as a prank. He was partially intoxicated at the time and died from the seeming effects of the mixture, according to inquest evidence.
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Yoakum
Texas
Doctor Jackson
Buckhorn Eatoon
Kinchelo Case at Wharton Rejects Change of Venue
The Wharton Spectator reports District Attorney Styles sought a state change of venue in the Kinchelo case. After a hearing with many witnesses, the court denied the petition at noon. The trial will not proceed this term in Wharton County due to time limits.
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Styles
Wharton County
Mondey
Wharton Spectator
Cotton chopping near end as sun shines farmers rise
Sweet Home notes indicate cotton chopping is nearly finished and sunshine will bring farmers back to work. Prof. Cary Culpepper returns from Bee and Wilson counties Sunday. A girl was born to Mr. and Mrs. Leo Valenta with both mother and child said to be well. A wedding occurred on the 28th at the bride’s parents’ residence in Yoakum. Mary Tucker wed Ralph Kuenstler of Siever. Hot and cold baths advertised at A C Koepke’s.
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Cary Culpepper
Bee
Wilson Counties
Leo Valenta
Leo Tucker
Yoakum
Mies
Mary ‘Tucker
Rdalph Kuenstler
Sie Via
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Ottine
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Court of Criminal Appeals
Milam
Lampasas
Marcus Espinoza
Seguin
Santa Fe
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Kentucky
Old Kentucky
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Flatonia
R. Eckels
Luling
Weather Bureau
Bailey
Culberson
Gorman
Maryland
Nebraska
Iowa
Kansas
Missouri
Panhandle
Grayson County
Watts
Sabine Pass
Antie
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New York
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Cleveland
Fred Unrath
Clcb
Benton Kharbor
Mich
Cardus
Hanna
Foraker
Ohio
Ciry
Topeka
Kansas City
Alvin
Gonzales
W. H. Davis
Wolters Brothers
Texas Farm Journal
Dallas, Texas
Kinchelo
Wharton
Sweet Home
A. C. Koepke
Severa
St. Gothard’s
EL Severa
Cedar Rapids
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