Palestine Daily Herald (Palestine, Tex), Vol. 9, No. 113, Ed. 1, Monday, December 19, 1910 Page: 1 of 8
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Alluminum Cooking Utensils
Phonographs
Phonograph Records
Set China Dishes
> Chamber Sets
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aluminum handles
Guns Rifles Air Rifles
Hunting Coats Hats and Caps
Glassware Pitchers Bowls
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Often calls to mind to many people the fact that they are not
insured as thpy should be But it is too late to take out insur-
ance if the fire happens to be burning your property The time
to insure is now I can write you a policy now that will give
you the protection you need and should nave And 1 can also
help you to secure a home or a piece of business property If
you want any advice about real estate let me talk with you I
nave many good things on hand and can help you make selection
Real Estate and Fire Insurance
Office Robinson Bros 4Bank Phone 101
There Is No End to the Great Road
You can only advance toward perfection You can never reach it
Real ambition is insatiable It is a flame to be fed with fresh fuel
every day So it is with the grocery business We are adding
daily a fresh lot of staple and fancy groceries to our already well
assorted stock making it as nearly perfect as you will find any-
where We would appeciate a call from you to see our line of
fresh fruits nuts dill pickles candied fruits and the finest line of
bottled and canned goods ever on display in Palestine
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THE RETAIL GROCER
PALESTINE TEXAS HONDAY AFTERNOON DECEMBER 19 1910
one thousand federal soldiers perislfr
ed while the rebel losses were com-
paratively small according to todays
advices
Five Hundred Are
DeadIslands Sank
Herald Special
Colon Dec 19 Dispatches from Li
libertad Salvador received today de-
clare thaf the earthquakes throughout
Salvador have subsided after causing
at least five hundred deaths on the
Islands of the Pacific coast The
sinking of a large island in Illepango
Lagoon drowned two hundred per-
sons A score of smaller islands slid
into the sea when the earth tremors
began last Tuesday
BIG FIRE AT RUSK
About Half of South Side of the Pub-
lic Square Destroyed
Rusk Texas Dec IS At an early
hour this morning file destro > ed
about half of the south side of the
public square it being one of the
principal business blocks of Rusk The
following buildings weie completely
destroyed
Mallards ding store loss 17000
partly coveied by insurance Sum-
mers Mercantile company loss about
15000 insured Farmers and Mer-
chants Bank loss about 2000 on fix-
tures The vault seems to be in good
condition but no attempt has been
made to open it on account of the
heat Greenwood Smiths barber-
shop loss 500 Shook Norman
lawyers J L Sumnieis dentist Dr
A H McCord and Dr J F Johnson
physicians lost all office furniture
hooks and instruments
Total loss estimated at 75000 in-
surance 30000 The fire bioke out
in the store of the Summers Mercan
tile company and spread rapidly to
the other buildings Theie is no clue
as to the origin of the fire Only last
Monday an election was held on the
proposition of issuing bonds for water-
works for Rusk which election re
suited in favor of the bond issue by
almost unanimous vote
Took His Seat Today
Herald Special
Washington D C Dec 19 Chief
Justice White took his seat at thj
head of the United States supieme
court bench at 1210 today
iffective Throu
Herald Special
New York Dec 19 The magnifi-
cent new power house of the New
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York New Haven and Haitford rail-
road at FortySixth and Lexington
avenues was completely wiecked this
morning At least nine persons were
killed and the injured it is estimated
will reach one hundred and fifty
possibly more
The wreck was the result of an ex-
plosion which is declared to be the
most terrific in the history of this
city Every window within a radius
of twelve squares was shattered The
Herald Special
Eagle Pass Texas Dec 19 Re-
ports from theChihuahua district of
Mexico today say the federal troops
are again in retreat following the sec-
ond victory of the i evolutionists
Efforts to determine the loss of life
on either side have failed to confirm
the report that two hundred federals
were slain in the lasts engagement
This engagement took place west of
the city of Chihuahua yesterday
Although two weeks ago it appeared
that the government had succeeded in
crushing the revolutionary movement
allindications today are that the rebel
propaganda is having an increasing ef-
fect throughout the republic
In Fridays battle near La Junta
cause of the explosion is unknown at
this time The force of the blast lift-
ed a street car a block away and
carried it several feet and crashed it
down on a passing automobile
A school building two blocks away
where fifteen hundred children attend
schdol was badly damaged
It is believed the explosion was
caused by the ignition of a tank con-
taining acetyline gas which was in a
car in a milk depot opposite the
station
Fifty of the victims of the explosion
are badly injured many of vhom will
die
Herald Special
Washington D C Dec
19 The
traveling public of the United States
will save more than 1500000 annual-
ly as the result of an order issued by
the Interstate Commerce Commission
today reducing the charges of upper
Pullman berthsto eighty per cent of
the charge for lower berths
Thecommission also gave tentative
approval of a new schedule of rates
reducing the cost of lower berths to
200 for a twelve hours ride
The new schedule will become ef-
fective January 20th 1911 and the
reductions will effect every line over
which the Pullman cars are operated
except on the New Haven Great
Northern and Milwaukee railroads
Accidental Killing
Sherman Texas Dec 18 James
Harris aged 17 years son of Mr
John Harris a tenant on the planta
tion of Henry Chisholm four miles
south of Sherman died from an acci-
dental gunshot wound A consider-
able part of a charge of bird shot
entered his head and neck
Twelve Drowned on the Cedric
London Dec 18 The Swedish
steamer Cedric has been wrecked
near Gefle a seaport of Sweden
Twelve persons were drowned in
cluding all the officers with the ex-
ception of the captain The Cedric
which was of about 1100 tons was
coalladen
Strike May Come
Before Christmas
Chicago Dec 19 Following the
declaration by Chief Warren Stone of
the engineers that unless the sixty
one western railroads agree to pay
the wage increase demanded by the
thirtytwo thousand engineers a tie
up will come before Christmas day
every effort is being madev today by
Labor Commissioner Neil to avert what
will prove a calamity to the whole
west Conferences with the hope of
reaching a compromise are being held
today The engineers are firm in
their demand of a thirteen to seven-
teen per cent increase in wages
SUMMARY OF NEWS
LOCAL
Palestine will be member of the State
Debating League
Rev Allan Crabtree tells of proper
way to observe Christmas
District Attorney T J Harris will go
to Houston to practice law
John Rarrs was given two years by a
jury in the district court today
GENERAL
Second victory of Mexican revolution-
ists reported today
Strike of engineers on 61 western rail-
roads may come this week
Large ciowds attended services at
various churches last night
Charges for upper Pullman berths re-
duced by Interstate Commerce Com-
mission today
New York power house of New York
New Haven and Hartford railroad
wrecked and many people killed and
Injured
HERALD
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Should be complete for the com-
ing holidays which are so near at
hand and if yoir are not already
fully equipped you should lo3e no
time in visiting our storeand
lodking over our superb line of
Hens and Boys
Clothing Hats
Shdes and Fur-
nishings
You are sure to find just what
you are looking for and at about
the price you will want to pay
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A fine line of Toys for the little tots
A large and splendid assortment of the best Candies <
Fruits fresh from every clime Nuts from every land
All sorts of Fire Works and a great assortment many
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Give us a trial and you will repeat the visit It is a habit
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Hamilton, W. M. & Hamilton, H. V., Jr. Palestine Daily Herald (Palestine, Tex), Vol. 9, No. 113, Ed. 1, Monday, December 19, 1910, newspaper, December 19, 1910; Palestine, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth68971/m1/1/: accessed April 25, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; .