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Show Death, of a Texas Pioneer. Houston, Texas, Feb. 8. Abraham Groes-back, Groes-back, a pioneer and leading citizen here, died yesterday, aged 71 years. The deceased was one of the projectors of the Houston & Texas Central Eailroad, and at one time was vice-president Of that company. He .amassed a large fortune, but of late years has suffered losses aggregating several hundred hun-dred thousand dollars. The city of Groes-back, Groes-back, in this State, was named in his honor, He was; foremost in nearly all large enterprises enter-prises projected in this city. |