Texas events of everywhere andTexas items in brief
Durant business men seek a canning factory in Texas. Texas Cattle Raisers Association alleges discrimination against the railway commission. A special election is set for Enroe on the 27th to decide municipal school incorporation. A Paducah streetcar collision injures a dozen, one fatally. Schwab sails to France for health. Ennis engineer Andy Gray dies of heart disease. Mississippi invites Hearst to speak. Tulsa brick plant incorporated with 40000 capital. Lane shooting kills eight year old girl. Russia criticizes Britain over Wel-Hal-Weil. neutrality breach alleged. U.S. consuls warn of Honduran revolution. martial law declared. Cotton acreage up 5 to 80 percent. wheat and forage may decline. J M Clayton gin burns at Wytle. loss $6000. Shreveport petitions for local option election. Deficiency bill and $4600000 loan for St Louis expo passes house. Kunis reportedly smallpox free. Taylor farms chosen for federal experimental farms. Harry Gundry Co. burned at Waurika Illinois. Baltimore banks resume business.
War updates and tensions clouding Port Arthur actions
Reports describe neutral vessels held by Russians at Port Arthur released while Japan seeks detainee releases. UK warns Russia over Dardanelles use as Japan flexes influence amid Russian command dissension. Alexeev orders arrest of many women and to move all Japanese in Manchuria to Port Arthur as Washington notes Japan exploiting fleet tensions to advance in Korea.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Port Arthur
Alexieff
Manchuria
Senator Marcus Hanna Dies After Illness in Arlington Hotel
Washington mourns as Senator Marcus Alonzo Hanna dies at 6 40 p m in his Arlington Hotel apartment after a two month illness ending in typhoid fever. Family members gather at his bedside. services planned in the senate chamber with public officials, then Cleveland for final rites. President Roosevelt visited the Arlington to offer condolences.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Marcus Alonzo Hanna
Arlington Hotel
Hanna
Dan Hanna
Roosevelt
Arlington
Senator Hanna
H. M. Hanna
Dan R. Hanna
Senator Hanna Dies After Long Illness in Washington Room
The last sinking spell began at 6:30 as Drs. Carter and Osler attended. Senators Hanna’s condition worsened with a violent headache after a prolonged struggle. Family members gathered. tributes poured in from leaders of politics and finance as the end drew near.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Drs. Carter
Osler
Mrs. McCormick
Miss Phelps
Dan Hanna
Hanna
Mr. McCormick
Be fore She Was Sunk by Russians
Hakodate correspondent reports the Japanese merchant ship Zensho Maru stopped and lowered her flag. Russians surrounded the vessel and fired, then torpedoed it sinking with thirty three crew and passengers aboard. No rescue attempts were made, provoking public indignation ashore.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Daily Mall
Hakodate
Booth Tucker to lead Salvation Army meetings in Dallas
Frederick Booth Tucker head of the Salvation Army in America will visit Dallas on Sunday March 20 for three major meetings. The announcement notes his leadership role and schedule during the Texas visit.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dallas
Texas
Frederick Booth- Tucker
Commander Booth-Tucker
Salvation Army
America
Death of Senator Hanna Draws Unified Tributes
Tributes flowed from public figures in Hanna’s grief, across party lines, with Secretary Hay leading praise. They called Hanna a forceful, useful citizen of enduring generosity, honesty, and loyalty, a true friend to many.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hanna
Washington
Hay
Death of Marcus A. Hanna Draws High Obituary Tributes
The death of Marcus A. Hanna triggers lengthy obituary articles in London papers. Editorials praise his remarkable talent as a political organizer.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London Press
London
Marcus A. Hanna
Death of Senator Hanna Shuts Congress in Mourning
Washington February 16 Both houses adjourned immediately on the death of Senator Hanna No business was transacted in either chamber. Senate leader Forsker announced the death and offered resolutions of regret and a committee of twenty to handle funeral arrangements. The sergeant at arms was ordered to arrange services in Washington and Cleveland.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Congress
Hanna
Senate
Foraker
Value of Antitoxin in Chicago Saves Hundreds of Lives
Chicago health department bulletin highlights antitoxin as a life saver for diphtheria. Since its introduction nine years ago mortality fell to 5,400 deaths, about 47 percent, while the city population rose about 600,000 or 52 percent. Manufacturers raised serum prices to 1.33 per 1000 units, the department finds manufacture costs run under 20 cents.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
The
Health Department
Smothered by Cotton Seed at Texas Oil Mill
In Ballinger Texas a 16 year old boy Jay Saxton slept in the seed house and was buried by fallen seed. He suffocated under the seed pile with no blame attached to the mill or any staff.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ballinger
Texas
Jay Saxton
Weevil Trap Rows Suggested For Texas Cotton
Texas farmers are advised to plant trap rows of corn or early cotton around fields to lure the boll weevil away from the main crop. Prof Curtis explains weevils attack trap rows first, allowing the bulk of cotton to remain undamaged. hibernation occurs in woods, so placing early cotton near timber is recommended. The plan costs nothing and is considered worthwhile.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Houston
Texas
Curtis
Leased Cane Farm in Eagle Lake Texas Won by Lakeside Sugar
Mr. T. Rayner, superintendent of Lakeside Sugar Refining, has leased 4000 acres of Donovant estate cane at Eagle Lake. The crop will be worked by free labor after replanting. The plantation aims for another successful year for the plant, with previous crops done by convict labor. rice would be idle this season.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Eagle Lake
Texas
T. Rayner
Lakeside Sugar Refining Company
Donovant
Young Man Kills Self in Heidenheimer Texas
J F Weaver, 22 caliber rifle, shot himself in the eye Wednesday after aiming at his sister. His father advised against it. he loaded three cartridges and stated fearlessness before the gun fired. He died five minutes after the pupil was struck. He had returned home from Sour Lake at Christmas after eight months away.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Heidenheimer
Texas
J. F
William Weaver
Sour Lake
Gains Survives Wolf Pack Encounter in Sierra Madre Trek
G L Gains of New York City returned from a hunting trip in the Sierra Madre Mountains faced a pack of large grey wolves while chasing a deer. Separated from his party he climbed a tree and stayed there for twelve hours until companions located and rescued him.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gains
el Paso
Texas
G. L. Gains
New York City
Sierra Madre Mountains
Mexico
Whitten Granted Bail After Homicide Hearing in Sherman
Albert Whitten charged with homicide of Robert C. Francis after habeas corpus hearing before Judge Jones in Fifteenth district court. Bail set at 5000 dollars. failure to post bail results in remand to jail.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sherman
Texas
Jones
Fifteenth District Court
Albert Whitten
Robert C. Francis
Fifth Car of Cabbage Shipped by Cuero Trucker Fleet
The Arneckeville truckers shipped the fifth car of cabbage Tuesday evening for the season. Prices remained strong at over 2.25 dollars per 109 pounds, with one man delivering 4,000 pounds. The report praises cabbage patch prices as unbeatable.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cuero
Texas
Arneckeville
Henry Fugett Hanged for Wife Murder in Cleburne
In Cleburne Texas Henry Fugett was executed by hanging Friday at 12 45 PM for the murder of his wife. He confessed to the crime and died six minutes after the drop in broad daylight before about a dozen witnesses.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cleburne
Texas
Henry Fugett
Fugett
Italians Imported for Sour Lake Field Work
Sour Lake Texas workers report that about seventy five foreign laborers have been brought in by the Guffey Company to work in the Sour Lake oil field. The imported laborers are Italians.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Guffey
Sour Lake
Texas
Guffey Company
First Good Rain at Corpus Christi
Corpus Christi Texas reports a fine rain on Wednesday, the first in several months. The soaking showers save vegetables and benefit the range, bringing relief to farmers and crops in the area.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Corpus Christi
Texas
Also Mentioned on This Page
J. M. Carnds
Alpine
Durant
secure @ canning factory
Texas Cattle Raisers Association
Railway Commission
Enroe
Paducah
Ras Atruck
Baltimore
Shreveport
Judge of Elks
Charles M. Schwab
France
Schwab
Europe
Andy Gray
Ennis
Mississippi Legislative
William R. Hearst
Tulsa
Canital
Lane
Lester Willis
Henry Dorsey
Willis
Dorsey
England
State Department
Honduras
Fred Siiney
Dalles
R. G. Dun & Co
Sage
J. M. Clayton
Wytle
Kunis
Taylor
Agricultural Department
Harry & Gundry & Co
Waurika
Il.t
Balmore
Russia
Dardanelles
Cuar
United States
Great Britain
IC8
Japan
Korea
M. A. Hanna
Ohio Statesman
Mrs. Hanna
Cleveland
Licely
Leonard
Northern Diocese of
Ohio
Episcopal Church
New Lisbon
Lisbon
M. A. Hanna & Co
Globe Ship Manufacturing Company
Union National Bank
Cleveland City
Chapin Mining Company
Lake Superior
William Mc.Kinley
National Republican Committee
Charles A. Dick
Booth
Tucker
Texas News ‘of
Weer
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!