Cotton picking demand and livestock trades across Texas fields
The report notes strong demand for cotton pickers, with workers arriving in Cowsicana and Lamar county paying about 1.25 per 100 pounds. Cattle, horses, and mules move freely in Baird and Henderson shipments, while growers in Navarro, Duval, and Ellis counties anticipate robust yields. Prices and labor patterns vary, with a focus on harvesting corn and cotton amid widespread farming activity.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Baird
Direct
Lamar County
Orange County
Orange
Robert Wingate
Max Schoenfeld
Kach
Switzerland
National Farms
Doylestown
Brazos River
Waco
Grayson County
Waxahachie
Texas
Memphis
Tenn
Ellis County
Rhodes Reenters Politics and Global Updates
Reports detail Cecil Rhodes returning to politics while Gov Gen Allen to tour Porto Rico. About 200 Boer prisoners arrive at St Helena as Gen Chaffee reviews troops in Pekin. U S wins 2475 Paris Exposition awards, tops grades. Marquis of Bute dies in Scotland from paralysis. Yellow fever case in New York. Mrs Butterfield gains wealth after loss of former sweetheart. Canada Gazette hints dissolution of parliament with general election on Nov 7. Skin the Goat rearrested in Liverpool for not reporting under release terms. Guayamas shooting deemed exaggerated with one killed and two injured. Spanish parliament to reconvene early November. Princess Fausterias marriage not discussed until December. Militia disbanding affects 50,000 men. Germany-Russia rail accord seen Pekin to Tongku route. Germany denies Sian Tu expedition. British column under De Wet suffers three-day fight. 50 casualties.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Guayamas
Porto Rico
Joseph Rodriguez
Fausterias
Cyclone Mows Through Texas Killing Six In Lodi Area
Reports from Texas and Oklahoma describe a cyclone near Lodi Texas killing six people in a house occupied by colored residents and injuring several others. Marshall and Ardmore stations report additional fatalities and damage from the same weather system.
South and West Texas Press Association Adjourns
The South and West Texas Press Association adjourned its Saturday forenoon session in San Antonio and will meet next in Seguin at a date to be decided by the executive committee. The group reports stronger finances and membership, approved a thanks to San Antonio citizens, added several new members, and enjoyed a day at the fairgrounds with free admission to side shows and races.
Mills Oil Well Near Corsicana Produces 15 Barrels Daily
The tenth oil well on Dr N J Mills tract east of Corsicana Texas has just been drilled and is a good producer. It yields about fifteen barrels per day and the total daily output from Mills wells reaches about 125 barrels valued at 107560 dollars.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Corsicana
Texas
Dr. N. J. Mills
Dr. Mills
Open Boat Rescue: Johansen and Son Reach Punta Gorda
Peter Johansen and his 12-year-old son arrived in an open boat at Punta Gorda after a 59 day voyage from Gibraltar. They carried 180 gallons of water and provisions for 60 days, sailed via the Canaries and Puerto Rico, landed at Boca Grande, and report good health and spirits. Johansen formerly commanded the tramp Senator to Yokohama, later escaped a hurricane and recovered an abandoned ore ship, then settled in Punta Gorda.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Punta Gorda
Fla
Peter Johansen
Peter
Gibraltar
Canaries
San Domingo
Porto Rico
Cuba
Boca Grande
Johansen
Senator
Yokohama
Liverpool
Europe
Mexican horse shipments signal war prep in Mexico City
A Cheyenne dispatch reports Manuel Alvarez, a Mexican government agent, bought and shipped several carloads of saddle horses to Mexico City. The purchases, though not explained, indicate Mexico is preparing for conflict, either a rebellion or conquest, with Alvarez' funds appearing ample and purchases selective.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Omaha
Neb
World Herald
Cheyenne
Wyo
Manuel Alvarez
Mexico
Alvarez
Senor Alvarez
Tuskegee Students to Plant Cotton in German Africa
Booker T. Washington says the German government will fund a Tuskegee group to introduce cotton farming to natives in a West African German colony. On November 3 a party of students will sail from Newark with plows wagons and tools to begin the expedition, seen as a challenge to American cotton production.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tuskegee
Chicago
Atlanta
Booker T. Washington
Tuskegee Normal and Industrial Institute For Negroes
Africa
Newark
America
A Railroad's Liability Seekings in San Angelo
W A Sylvester of Kansas City vice president of A E B Stilwell's railroad arrives with R L McCauley Thos Trammell and J W Gillison to push a $75000 cash bonus and right of way through San Angelo. The city has about $66000 subscribed and must raise the rest by November 1 as committees solicit support for securing the road.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
San Angelo
Texas
W. A. Sylvester
Kansas City
A. E B. Stilwell
Kansas City, Mexico and Orient Railroad
Messrs
R. L. McCauley
Thos. Trammell
J. W. Gillison
Sweetwater
Airship Trial Succeeds at Friederickshaven
Count Leppelin's air ship completed another test with successful evolutions. The craft rose to five-eights of a mile, performed maneuvers, then descended to the water after about thirty minutes in the air.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Friederickshaven
Count Leppelin
Rise Early and Speak True in Quaking Times
A cryptic-era line urges diligence and truthfulness, warning against late nights and false speech as the community seeks orderly conduct and reliable words. No clear names or events are identified in the readable fragment.
Military Automobiles and the Value of Stomach Bitters
Military autos captivate officers as large sums lure the best machines. In war as in life, strong weapons count. a good shield for the stomach remains Hostetter's Stomach Bitters, claimed to cure constipation indigestion and dyspepsia and to prevent malaria.
Jury Rules Five Dollar Shave Bill Valid in Georgia
A Washington Georgia jury decided a five dollar charge for shaving a dead man is reasonable. A local barber presented the bill, it was contested, and the verdict upheld the charge.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington, Ga
Barser
You Can Get Allen's Foot-Ease Free Sample
Public notice offers a free sample of Allen's Foot-Ease powder from Olmsted in Le Roy New York. The ad claims it cures sweating damp swollen and aching feet and makes new or tight shoes easy. It also markets relief for corns and bunions and lists druggists and shoe stores selling it at 25 cents.
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Allen
Olmsted
le Roy
N. Y
Aluminum arrives in arts and utilities in wide range
Aluminum, long awaited among metals, now enters art and utility fields from picture frames to frying pans. The note highlights Russ' Breaching Blue bag blue as a standard, claiming one package equals two of any other bag blue.
Pocket Flask Love Drives Enmity Hidden Ahead
A quip notes that many men favor their foe when a pocket flask appears, suggesting rivalry flavored by hidden comforts. The line hints at humor in personal conflict and the subtle ties that bind adversaries through shared indulgence.
Lydia E Pinkham Message To Mothers Of Large Families
A promotional notice extols Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound as aid for women with heavy daily demands. It cites testimonials from Mrs Carrie Belleville of Ludington Michigan praising improved health and renewed ability to manage eight in the family after following Mrs Pinkham's advice.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lydia E. Pinkham
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Shiner Gaszette
Henderson
Ladonia
Duval County
Billy McAulay
Crockett County
M. Z. Smissen
Cowsicana
Navarro County
Cachar
Sylhet
Assam
India
George Shelton
National Department of Agricultural
M. Conover
Near Jessie
Hilron
Sealitime
Aaa
Denison
W. D. Farris
Ellie County
Cecil Rhodes
Gen. Allen
St. Helena
Gen. Chaffee
Temple of Heaven
Pekin
United States
John Patrick Crichton-Stuart
Marquis of
Bute
Dunfried House
Airshire
Scotland
E. Burtney
New York
Havana
Swinburne Hospital
H. E. Butterfield
St. Paul, Minn
Canada Official Gazette
James Fitzharris
Phoenix Park
Skin the Goat
Eng
British War Office
Germany
Russia
Yangtsan
Tongku
Sian Tu
de Wet
Ches
Sahenievel
Ass County
Lodi
Here
Texas and Pacific Railroad
Campbell’s Spur
Marshall
Texas and Pacific
Indian Territory
Ardmore
I. T
Ravia
John Anderson
Artra
Arkansas
Newport News
Western Union Telegraph
Chicago Card of Trade
I. W. Kelley
Oklahoma
Mausdale
Danville
Vossische Zeitung
Brisbane
Wm. Goodwin
Attic
Oregon County
Missouri
St. Louis
San Francisco
Pippi Pichardo
Census Bureau
Delaware
District of Columbia
George McAlister
Spartanburg
D. C
el Paso
Rio Grande Basin
Juarez
Guadalupe
Vanderbilt
Nashville
Vanderbilt University
Kissam Hall
Wm. K. Vanderbilt
E. R. Hendrix
U. S
W. V. Sullivan
Mississippi
W. K. Vanderbilt
Kirkland
The
University
Fulton
University of Mississippi
E. B. Barnard
Hadley
Yale College
Mrs
Carrie Belleville
Sawyer’s
Sawyers
Excelsior
M. M. Rawyer & Bon
Kole Mire
East Cambridge
Mass
Pria BT. James Society
Oadway, New York
MH. H, Green
C. B. Anderson & Co
Dellas, Tex
Thompson
W. IN. A. Houston
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