Beckham Triumph De Facto Governor Case Decided
In Frankfort Kentucky the court of appeals upheld the legislature and the de facto governor in the Goebel contest case ruling the legislature’s action final and that courts cannot review it. An appeal to the United States Supreme Court will follow.
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Taylor
United States Supreme Court
Frankfort
Court of Appeals
Kentucky
Field
William Goebel
J. C. W. Beckham
London
General Assembly
Derelle
Hobson
Guffey
Burnam
Marshall
Bradley
Capture of derailed detachment near Reddersburg shocks British
Lord Roberts reports the capture of three companies of Royal Irish Fusiliers and two of the Ninth Mounted Infantry near Reddersburg east of Bethany. The detachment held out from April 3 to 4 before surrender. Gatacre was ordered to Reddersburg and Cameron Highlanders sent to Bethany as news broke.
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London
Lord Roberts
War Office
Bloemfontein
Royal Irish Fusileers
Ninth Regiment of Mounted Infantry
Reddersburg
Bethany
Gatacre
Bpringfontein
Cameron Highlanders
Natives Attack Foreign Black Workers in Puerto Rico
In Puerto Rico, April 7 a mob of about 2000 natives attacked English speaking Black workers amid a pier strike. One Puerto Rican dead, one seriously injured, three St. Kitts men badly wounded. Homes broken into, a man’s arm crushed, and a victim beaten to death with a hammering finish.
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Marta San San Juan
P. R
Puerto Tiera
St. Thomas
St. Kitts
St. Kitta
Death of John Ruff in Dallas Railway Accident
John Ruff aged 60 was killed when a freight car pushed him at Wood and Austin streets in Dallas on April 7. His body dragged a half block and mangled beyond home viewing. fragments taken to the morgue. A South Carolina native, Ruff had long ties to Dallas business and public roles, then served as chief clerk for Petty Texas manufacturing concerns. At a Petty meeting last night $12,000 was raised toward a national bank with $25,000 capitalization.
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Dallas
Texas
H. W. Kennedy
Southwestern Telephone Company
Commerce Street
Ervay
Kennedy
Galveston
Young Men's Christian Association
Bath
John Ruff
Wood
Austin
Houston and
Texas Central Railway
Ruff
South Carolina
Petty
Kaufman County Medical Society Meets in Kaufman
Kaufman Texas saw a well attended gathering of the Kaufman County Medical Society on Monday presenting a routine agenda and local medical matters.
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Kaufman
Texas
Kaufman County Edical Society
Colorado Valley Flood Worsens Across Central Texas
Austin reports describe the Colorado River flood as the worst since 1869 with rising Concho inflow. Losses include cattle, bridges, and homes, while power plants and pumps suffer damage. Houston lends engines. many rail lines are crippled as communities endure widespread devastation. A nearby tornado near Beeville destroys a farm home and trails debris along a wide wake.
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Colorado
Helen Austin
Dewey Chicago Visit Plans For Manila Battle Anniversary
Chicago visitors W B Con key and J M Glenn arrived to arrange an interview with Admiral Dewey. Plans include approval of Chicago’s hospitality for the second Manila battle anniversary with a grand Auditorium ball and a state governors parade. Dewey will not campaign. politics not involved in the trip.
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Dewey
Chicago
Washington
W. B. Conkey
J. M. Glenn
Admiral Dewey
Manila
Union
Baltimore and Ohio
Ohio
Indiana
Soldiers at Kentucky State House Rescue Comrades
In Frankfort on April 9 a scuffle broke out as twenty five soldiers demanded the release of drunken comrades at the state house. Police arrested two soldiers. the Beckham authorities intervened and deterred further action while both sides kept their forces ready.
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Mattie
Frankfort
State House
Willias
Beckham
South Africa war report from Rimouski arrives in Portland
Montreal Herald south Africa correspondent Rimouski reports General Wauchope fell at Magersfontein with wounds. He predicts six months more hard war if Boers refuse Pretoria surrender and three more major battles ahead. He faults British scouting and foresees high casualties as the conflict continues. Also notes beef cattle shipment from Belton to St Louis and hog shipment by John Hudson via M K T line.
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South Africa
Portland
Rimouske
Montreal Herald
Rimouski
Wauchope
Magersfontein
Lord Roberts
Modder River
Ronje
Pretoria
Parliament prorogued amid global tensions and local changes
Reports from across the globe note the Cape parliament’s prorogation, Savannah to gain three large factories, Oklahoma assessors pushing to tax loans and discounts, and Trinidad ratifying a US reciprocity treaty. Roosevelt signs repeal of Horton boxing law, effective Sept 1.
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Oklahoma
Legislative Council of
Trinidad
United States
Gov. Roosevelt
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Caldwell
Joase Love
Brownwood
San Antonio
Concho
Sterling City
London Hotel
Turner Hall
Paris
Alice
J. J. Nussbaumer
S. W. Merchant
M. Carr
A. Balfangz
Colorado Valley
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Llano
Burnet
McCulloch
Coleman
Thomas Henderson
Here
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Hornsby's Bend
Thomas Helsey
Joe Burns
Henry Haverd
James Farnes
Webberville
Oswin la France
Ben Harvey
John Kenney
Howard and
Dinson
Paulisher’s Place
Houston
Austin and Northwestern
Texas Central
Fee County
Beeville
Lebanon
L. D. Atkins
J. B. Johnson
Mr. Atkins
Dolph Quinn
Pat
Belton
Cape
Savannah
The
American Match Machine Company
Match Trust
Franklin County
Goebel
Smith McPherson
Iowa
Southern
Cheyenne
Wyo
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Nebraska
House of Commons
Kruger
Joubert
Inalian Chamber of Deputies
Signor Colombo
Signor Binachri
Greer County
Augusta
Hernandez
Venezuela
Orinoco
Ciudad Bolivar
Perry Atwater
Oklahoma City
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W. C. Watrous
Missouri Pacific and
Iron Mountain Railroad
St. Louis
Mr. Watrous
Cotton Belt Road
McKinley
Switzerland
Chilean Claims Commission
A Tready
Senor Vicuna
Senor Cruz
Republican Territorial Central Committee
Philadelphia
Enid
Congress
Guthrie
Don A. Pardee
John D. Pendleton
William H. Henderson
Southern Home Building and Loan Company
Atlanta, Ga
Vanarsdale
Ingalls, Ok
Fred Vanarsdale
W. R. Armstrong
Stilwell
Kansas City and
Mexico Line
Woods, Dewey, Custer, Mills
Greer Counties
Omaha and
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T. i Skhill
Imogene
L. C. Greer
Fort Smith, Ark
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