Texas News Digest Of Local Events And Incidents
Texas towns report fairs and bonds approvals, elections and road taxes, drownings and river rises. Notable items include J C Turner’s death in Gainesville, saddening accidents, bank and school bond votes, strikes, and a prairie fire near Tahoka. Also listed are guilds, reunions, a gusher at Sour Lake, and the German Texas Singing Confederation’s fiftieth anniversary.
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German Texas Singing Confederation
New Braunfels
Governor Terrell backs swift trials to curb lynching in Georgia
Governor Terrell endorsed President Roosevelt's anti lynching stance and called for speedy trials for offenders. He urged judges to order special terms of court and said prompt justice can reduce mob violence, noting Georgia already allows rapid proceedings to address crime. Citizens in Beaumont debate street work enforcement.
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Georgia
North
South
Barberfound Dead From Bay Rum Poisoning in Sulphur Shop
In Ardmore I T on August 11 Whiley Alfred a barber was found dead in his Sulphur shop from bay rum and wood alcohol poisoning. Bottles labeled for external use lay nearby. Blackwell remains unconscious and likely to die.
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Ardmore
I. T
Alfred
Sulphur
Blackwell
Valuable Bustle Found In St Paul
A bustle found by officials at the union depot in St Paul is traced to Mrs. Lucy Vance of Shawnee Kansas. She believed she dropped it from the Rock Island train en route to St Paul and it was saved from being burned by new tenants who had moved into her former home.
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St. Paul
Minn
Union Depot
Lucy Vance
Shawnee, Kan
Rock Island
Batson to Hang Amid Louisiana Execution Set
Lake Charles La August 11 Governor Heard refused to intervene in the death sentence of Albert E Batson for the Earl family murders The governor cited trial judge Miller and a board dissenting member The execution is scheduled for Friday August 14 raising the first pardon board rejection in Louisiana history
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Haton Rouge
Heard
Albert E. Batson
Lake Charlies
Earl
Batson
Louisiana
Board of Pardons
Miller
Lake Charles
A. BE. Batson
Boll Weevil Remedy Tests Held in Taylor
Texas officials announce a meeting of the state boll weevil commission at Taylor on August 20 1903. The purpose is to test remedies for the 50000 reward for the most practical extermination method. All interested parties are invited to observe and submit remedies.
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Taylor
Texas
C. C. Hooper
State
Boll Weevil Remedy Reward Discussion in Texas
Secretary J. Johnson reported many letters about boll weevil destruction. The committee will hear every man’s device, but remedy timing may miss this year’s crop. Weevil appears in Travis county and could harm the crop, though it currently holds on.
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Austin
Texas
Co. J. Johnson
Travis
Katy Flyer Ditching Near Shell City Reported
A Katy flyer No. 6 was ditched near Shell City Missouri in a bad wreck. Details are not obtainable as a Sedalia dispatch to the Associated Press dated August 11 reports the incident with scant information.
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Kansas City
Associated Press
Sedalia
Shell City
Governor Lanham Starts Vacation Trip to Galveston
Governor Lanham left Austin for a brief rest in Galveston, marking his first vacation since taking office. He aims to enjoy the gulf breeze and unwind after assuming the gubernatorial toga.
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Austin
Texas
Lanham
Galveston
German gunboat Panther to enter Galveston harbor
Governor was informed that the German gunboat Panther will enter Galveston harbor around September 24. The news notes the ship’s planned arrival as part of current maritime developments affecting Texas ports in August.
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Panther
Galveston
Austin
Texas
Galveston Harbor
Coronation of Pope Pius X Draws Vast Roman Throngs
At St. Peter's Basilica in Rome yesterday the coronation of Pope Pius X drew about 70 000 sightseers and dignitaries. The ceremony featured the triple crown and a celebrated crucifix on the altar as fog lifted and heat grew. In the U.S. Calvert Texas reports Mrs. Scott Field is seriously ill amid public concern.
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Rome
Pius X
St. Peter's
Cardinal Macchi
Europe
Tiber
St. Angelo Bridge
Plaza of
Michael Angelo
Della
Cleburne Seeks $17,000 Bonus for Railway Shops
Cleburne Texas Aug. 10 additional bonus of seventeen thousand dollars asked by General Manager Baker of the Trinity and Brazos Valley railway to locate the shops of that road in Cleburne has nearly all been subscribed and Baker is expected to arrive today to close the matter.
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Cleburne
Texas
Baker
Trinity and Brazos Valley Railway
Negro Cutting Affray At A Country Gathering
At a rural gathering near Malakoff Texas on Aug 10 Ed Smith and W T Jackson colored men fought over the location of Smiths cold drink stand Jackson was badly cut in several places Investigations note prairie fires have damaged ranges in Scurry county Snyder Texas
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Malakoff
Texas
Ed Smith
W. T. Jackson
Jackson
Smith
Snyder
Scurry County
Convention Decides Harris County Congressional Choice
Houston Aug 10 Harris county convention nears decision on congressman. Ewing leads in country precincts but Holt gains. Eight ward votes in dispute as final boxes remain. Pinckney leads in Madison Leon and Montgomery counties while Pinckney trails in Harris and Fort Bend shows Pinckney support. outcomes hinge on remaining tallies and ward contests.
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Houston
Texas
Harris County
Ewing
Holt
Ewing Headquarters
Madison County
John M. Pinckney
Leon County
Waller County
Austin—Glenn
Five Additional Deaths From Baseball Park Accident
Five more deaths were reported from the National League park disaster in Philadelphia, raising fatalities to nine. About two hundred treated at hospitals, with an estimated hundred more aided at nearby drugstores. Coroner Dugan opened an inquiry as officials allowed remaining games to proceed with right field and grandstand seating only. Spectators crowded the grounds as hospitals filled with relatives and friends. George Neel and Miss Minnie White of McKinney Texas were married here.
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Philadelphia
Dugan
Work on Lott's Road in Corpus Christi Progresses
Corpus Christi Texas August 10 More workers arrived to push grading on the St Louis Brownsville and Mexico railroad project. Most of the past week saw slips and some grading. from today grading advances toward Brownaville from Robsville at top speed.
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Lott
Corpus Christi
Texas
St. Louis, Brownsville & Mexico
Brownaville
Robsville
Quarantine Maintained on San Luis Potosi Over Yellow Fever
Quarantine against San Luis Potosi Mexico remains strict after a yellow fever case. San Luis Potosi residents deny fever presence and have sent a petition to Washington asking the quarantine be lifted.
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Laredo
Texas
San Luis Potosi
Mexico
United States
Washington
Governor Terrell Orders Probe Into Milledgeville Whipping Case
Atlanta Aug 10 Governor Terrell has ordered an immediate investigation by the prison commission into the whipping of Miss De Criss a white woman prisoner from Savannah at Milledgeville prison farm He will report findings to himself and take prompt action if fault is found The case has provoked widespread indignation and may lead to punishment of those responsible.
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Atlanta
Terrell
de Criss
Savannah
Milledgeville Prison Farm
Prison Commission
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State Text Book Board
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Tyler
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Sull Baninet
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Charter
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Minnie Friend
Chektah
J. T
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Paris
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Ohio
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Constitution
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D. C
Rizzie Aiken
Camelton County
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