Various city and national events reported in brief
Gainesville enacts an anti split ting ordinance set to take effect in April. Prices drop at the Standard Oil Company. A wind storm damages a storehouse in Hill County. Emma McKinsey, married to the late President McKinley, becomes portmistress at Kite Neher Oklo. A Chicago expert links whisky to health risks. A shooting near St Joe injures B. Tuck. Lem Dowd surrenders to Montague officers. Beaumont’s William Webber lands a federal building contract in Champaign. A man named William Jones is hanged in Walnut Hill for murder. Health officials urge Texas towns to combat mosquitoes. A Erie runaway coal train near Rock Junction kills three. Rainfalls vary by city. some damage reported. An injury fatality occurs near Corsana. The Naval Construction Company of Mexico forms with plans for a Gulf shipyard. Hearst delegates organize a rump NJ convention. Nebraska senator cleared in Hastings postmaster case. Japanese reports rebut submarine claims. Hertha Montgomery dies after trauma at Owensville. Col G M Casey dies near Clinton. Rural routes started from Marlin. London police guard queen’s jubilee exhibit for St Louis. A Winnsboro man killed in a lumber plant belt. Efforts to fuse Democrats and Populists in Kaneas ongoing.
Russians Step Up War Activity in Far East
New York dispatches report renewed Russian troop movements along the Yalu and near Kin Chow It, with Japanese attempts to land repelled and Port Arthur news stirring St Petersburg. Detachments reach strategic passes as Tokyo plans to move forces, while preparations for naval and loan actions unfold.
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New York
Russia
Yalu
Kin Chow
St. Petersburg
Port Arthur
Far East
Jaet
Togo
Berlin
Democratic State Convention selects delegates in Albany
The New York Democrats report that the Democratic state convention in Albany selected delegates to the national convention. The item notes the process and lists the chosen names as part of the party's statewide delegate slate.
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Hearst Democrate
New Jersey
Hearst
Albany
N. Y
Delegates Pick Parker for New York State President Ticket
In a party meeting held without affidavits, New York delegates chose Alton B. Parker as the state’s presidential candidate by a 301 to 149 vote. The platform urges unity and instructs the delegation to vote as a unit. Also noted are districts names Isador Straus Robert B. Roosevelt Hugh J. Grant Herman Ridder John D Crimmins and others.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
David Bohel
Albany
Edward Murphy, Jr
Troy
George Dhret
New York City
James W. Ridge- Way
Brooklyn
GC N. Bulger
Oswego
W C. Ely
Buffalo
C. H. Ackerman
Francis Burton Harison
New York
Alton B. Parker
Tammany
Mr. Ehret
Harry Payne | Whitney
John ‘T. Woodford
Parker
Isador Straus
Robert B. Roosevelt
Hugh J. Grant
Herman Ridder
John D. Crimmins
Japanese celebrate Port Arthur success and Togo tactic
Tokio reports elation in Japan over Port Arthur victories and Admiral Togo’s countermining strategy. Japanese torpedo flotilla laid deadly countermines after observing Russian fleet patterns, luring ships onto a mined field under dark skies and searchlights. Rear Admiral Dewa led the decoy squadron including the cruisers Chitose Yoshino Kasuga and Takasago.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tokio
Port Arthur
Togo
Flotilaa
Dewa
Hisquadron
Chitose
Yoshino
Kasuga
Takasago
Scalper Must Go In San Antonio Rail Ticket Trade
Judge R B Green sustains city ordinance banning railroad ticket sales by nonagents. J K Yates, a ticket broker, challenging the measure via habeas corpus, is jailed after test of validity.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
San Antonio
Texas
R. B. Green
J. K. Yates
Coroner Jury Holds Officials Responsible in Mine Disaster
Pittsburg coroner's jury rules State Mine inspector M Cunningham and Milford Snowden of the Mines overman responsible for the Hardwick mine explosion that killed 17 men on January 18. Warrants issued for their arrest charging murder.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pittsburg
Hardwick
M. Cunningham
Milford Snowden
Jockey Dragged to Death at Woodward Race Meet
Dick Cranshan a 14 year old jockey from Elko Nevada was dragged to death after his foot became caught in a horse’s stirrup at Woodward Oklahoma racecourse Saturday.
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Guthrie, Ok
Woodward
Dick Cranshan
Elko
Nev
Fleet movement halted at Port Arthur report
The Eclair's St. Petersburg correspondent says a formal order has been sent to Viceroy Alexieff prohibiting the Russian fleet from leaving Port Arthur until Vice Admiral Skrydloff arrives. Civil circles doubt Baltic squadron deployment is needed, believing the army can handle the Japanese forces.
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St. Petersburg
Makaroff
Usearl
Mader Shan
Yalu River
Ping Yang
Manchuria
Korea
Yalu
Paris
The
Eclair
Alexieff
Port Arthur
Skyrdieff
Far East
Kentucky Central University picks new president
Danville Kentucky Dr Frederick W Hinitt of Fairfield Iowa已 announced his acceptance as president elect of the Central University of Kentucky succeeding the late Dr W C Roberts and will take charge soon.
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Danville
Frederick W., Hinitt
Fairfied
Iowa
Central University of Kentucky
W. C Roberts
Georgia peach crop spared by cold wave says association
Macon Georgia Secretary Hazelhurst of the Georgia Peach Growers Association reports no appreciable damage to fruit in the area from the cold wave.
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Macon
Hazelhurst
Georgia Peach Growers’ Association
Beef Trust Investigation Moves Forward Under Garfield Directive
New York Secretary Cortelyou orders exhaustive inquiry into the beef trust by the Commerce and Labor Department. James R. Garfield leads the bureau with inspectors in the West. The House resolution started the probe, charging continued price manipulation by packers and cattle raisers. The report will go to President Roosevelt for possible public release.
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New York
Cortelyou
Department of Commerce and Labor
Beef Trust
James R. Garfield
Bureau of Corporations
Department of Justice
Garfield
House of Representatives
Martin
South Dakota
Beer Trust
Roosevelt
Tobacco experiment work at Giddings station
Mr W M Hinson in charge of the tobacco experiment station at Nacogdoches arrived at Giddings Saturday via the Sap and will likely stay a day or two to assist Mr Stewart with planting at the local station He may depart Monday aboard the Sap and return later if needed
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Giddings
Texas
W. M. Hinson
Nacogidyches
Sap
Stewart
Freshman Sam Key Wins UT Indoor Athlete Loving Cup
Sam Key son of Judge W M Key won the handsome loving cup for the best indoor athlete at the University of Texas in Austin. Key is a freshman with three varsity years ahead and is a member of the Kappa Sigma fraternity.
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Austin
Texas
Sam Key
W. M. Key
University of Texas
Key
Kappa Sigma Fraternity
Homing Pigeons Released From Fintonia
Wells Fargo agent M. W. Meyers released about 10 homing pigeons in Fintonia Texas on Sunday morning around 7 50 they stayed near the city for nearly an hour then straightened to San Antonio their home bearing news of the journey and return path.
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Fintonia
Texas
Wells Fargo & Co
M. W. Meyers
San Antonio
Tragic double death after suspect’s note in Brownwood
In Brownwood Texas on a Saturday night Albert Kelton a Black man attacked Anna Moore a Black woman striking her twice once in the breast and once in the right ear. Kelton was wounded in the ear during a personal crisis in the same incident. Police forced entry and found both dead. A note on Kelton stated he had spent his money on the woman and she refused to marry him.
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Brownwood
Texas
Albert Kelton
Anna Moore
Kelton
Guthrie Honorary Oklahoma World's Fair Commissioner Removed
Guthrie resident C A Fewell of Lawton was removed by Governor Ferguson as an honorary member of the Oklahoma World's Fair commission.
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Guthrie, Ok
C. A. Fewell
Lawton
Ferguson
Oklahoma World’s Fair Commission
Child Kicked by Horse in Timpson Texas
Six year old son of J B Allgood was kicked by a horse at 6 p m Saturday and is reported in dangerous condition at a local hospital. The incident occurred in Timpson Texas and the injured boy is named Deforest Al zooid.
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Timpson
Texas
Deforest al Zooid
J. B. Allgood
Dr. John Grant Injured in Buggy Accident
Dr. John Grant former Texas Republican leader and U S marshal under McKinley, now manager of the Roff Oil and Cotton Company, was thrown from his buggy on Sunday afternoon suffering a broken leg in two places and serious internal injuries.
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John Grant
Roff, J. T
Republican Executive Committee
Texas
United States
McKinley
Roff
Roff Oil and Cotton Company
Sheep Loss in Hailstorm Hits Webb County Ranch
A severe hailstorm on the Sam Walcott ranch in northern Webb County near Laredo killed 459 sheep and 49 goats on a hillside, with stones reported as large as fists. The incident emphasizes the meteorological severity of the storm.
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Laredo
Texas
Webb County
Sam Walcott
Child Dies After Horse Attack in Guthrie Region
A five year old girl, daughter of J M Lafevee, was fatally injured near Hobart Oklahoma when kicked by a horse. Authorities report the incident as accidental. The tragedy occurred in Guthrie area, prompting an inquiry into farm safety practices.
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Guthrie, Ok
Hobart
J. M. Lafevee
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Alvine
Gainesville
Standard O Company
Benem
Hill County
Hawkine
Emma McKinsey
Kite Neher
Oklo
St. Joe
B. Tuck
Lem Dowd
Montague
William Webber
Beaumont
Champaign
Friday Wiliam Jones
Walnut Hideo
Helena
Vater Hae
Erie Railroad
Rock Junction
Stamford
Weatherford
George Hancock
Inseaway
Tenn
Corsana
Naval Construction Company of Mexico
Frontera
Gulf of Mexico
Delitrich
Nebrask Haa Leen
Jacob Fisher
Hastings
Urine
Hertha Montgomery
Owensville, Ind
Indianapolis
G. M. Casey
Clinton
Marlin
Metropolitan Police of London
Lee
Schlueter Whiteman Lumber Company
Winnsboro
Kaneas
Maj
Ken. Plug
Petersburg
Korea Bay
Takushan
Japanes Plans
St. Petersbur
Liao Tung
Ya River
Neva
Apwe
Oan
Neieh
Uper
Tumen
NEW York Democrats
Well Fargo Expres
Repreyee
North Texas
Walker
Lis Fargo
Express
Attorney General
Expres
Georgia
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