Beaumont Christmas Tragedies and Yuletide Joy Across Texas
A Beaumont shooting ends in death as Dr. A Kinney is killed on Pearl Street near Bowie. Christmas observed statewide with generous gifts from Dallas public school children totaling about 900 dollars aiding the poor. Accidents include Tom Jenkins losing sight in one eye after a firecracker explosion, Jay Cooper dying after a hunting accident, and Erastus Forty sustaining multiple injuries from an electric crane incident. Francisco Lano tre dies in Laredo after insanity and hydrophobia suspicion. A bar marriage near Red River and a family incident in Goodland conclude the column with a moral exhortation about duty.
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Beaumont
A. Kinney
Pearl Street
Bowie
A. Meinman
Lone Star State
Dallas
Whitewright
Jay Cooper
Fannin County
Erastus Forty
Katy
Denloon
Francisco Lanotre
Laredo
Calabooge
Tim
Texas World's Fair commission forms in Dallas meeting
The Texas World's Fair commission held its initial Dallas session with broad attendance and strong pledges. John H. Kirby was named chairman and Barnett Gibbs secretary as the group organized charter and bylaws and eyed Dallas for headquarters amid active railroad donor commitments.
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Dallas
Tex
Texas
St. Louis
Dhose
Henry 8. Canfield
L. T. Tune
Julius H. Schotten
Commercial Club
Barnett Gibe
A. W. Houston
San Antonio
T. A. Pope
Cameron
Thos. B. Love
Admiral Schley Appeals for Reversal of Court of Inquiry
Admiral Schley met with President Roosevelt to seek an appeal of the court of inquiry's majority judgment. He will be aided by Raynor and Teague in preparing the appeal and disclosed only that formal documents will be filed with the president before any details are released.
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Washington
Admiral Sebley
White House
Secretary Long
Messrs. Raynor and
Teague
Admiral Schley
Court of Inquiry
Schley
United States
Army
Navy
Mrs Alice Turner Burned to Death in Open Fire Incident
In Sulphur Springs Mrs Alice Turner died after her clothing caught fire from an open flame. The incident details are sparse in the readable text.
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Alice Turner
Texas Manufacturing Growth and City Outputs, 1900 Census
The 1900 census preliminary report shows Texas industry at a capital of 90 483 882 dollars, products totaling 119 415 982 dollars, 12 289 establishments, 48 152 wage earners, and 20 552 355 dollars in wages. City figures: Houston Dallas Galveston Fort Worth San Antonio Austin Waco are listed with varying gains and losses in trade capital and product values. A separate Negaunee mine disaster in Milwaukee reports 13 to 17 miners feared dead after a cave-in, with only two bodies recovered so far.
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Washington
Texas
Milwaukee
Wis
The
Sentinel
Negaunee
Lake Superior District
Logansport Fire Destroys Towns Main Street
A fire at H. B. Liles general merchandise in Logansport Louisiana today consumed the town’s business district, destroying 33 buildings within an hour despite help from citizens and the water works. The blaze likely started from a defective fuel line in the Liles building and caused a total loss of 123860 with 71500 insured.
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Logansport
H. B. Liles
Liles
Two Men Die After Train Collision Near Creosote Works
Houston Texas January 7 two men John Powers aged 62 of 1802 Clark street and Joseph Paskey 40 of Cushing and Lyons avenue were struck by a Southern Pacific freight engine near the creosote works. Both died of injuries within an hour. The engine Aransas Pass No 65 stopped after the crash as crew helped the victims to the oil house. Powers survived by a wife and family. Paskey leaves a wife and family at 80 Cameron's Gig Tank Boat Schemes later notes on New York capitalists and John D Cameron planning a Mississippi River fuel tank network with barges from New Orleans to supply towns and plantations.
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Houston
Tex
Southern Pacific
Creosote Works
John Powers
Clark Street
Joseph Paskey
Cushing and
Lyons Avenue
Aransas Pass
Connors
Southern Pacific Oil House
Westheimer
Irvine
Justice Hill
Powers
Paskey
Order of Hibernians
Cameron
Beaumont
Texas
Jan. i
New York
Johnd. Cameron
Mississippi River
New Orleans
St. Louis
Contempt Conviction in Appellate Court Punishes Noyes
The U.S. circuit court of appeals fined Judge Arthur H. Noyes $1000 for contempt of court. D.A. Joseph K. Wood and assistant C A S Frost were sentenced to four months and one year respectively. Frost attended. Judge Morrow read the opinion affirming the findings and stating a conspiracy involving mining claims in Alaska was not the contempt charge.
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San Francisco
United States Circuit Court of Appeals
Arthur H. Noyes
United States District Attorney
Joseph K. Wood
C. A.S. Frost
Frost
Morrow
Gilbert
C. A. S. Frost
Geary
Alex Mackenzie
Alaska
Noyes
Mackenzie
New High Wheat Prices Spark Market Activity
New high records for the season were set in wheat with May futures climbing to 89 1-2 at New York as speculators return to the bull side. Market sentiment grew on unfavorable winter wheat crop news, strong cash demand for feeding, and short crops of corn and oats.
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New York
Boer clash in Orange River Colony reported
Beresford's constabulary encountered a Boer force in central Orange River Colony on January 4. They killed Field Cornet Pretorias and ten men, and captured thirty five burghers including Field Cornets Leroux and Erasmus.
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Bloemfontein
Orange River Colony
Gompers Reports From National Civic Federation Meeting
Samuel Gompers, president of the American Federation of Labor, sent a written report from Washington to the Central Federated Union in New York after attending the National Civic Federation meeting. He said the conference aims to improve capital and labor relations and curb strikes. Socialists urged a denunciation but the union affiliates will vote on it.
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New York
Samuel Gompers
American Federation of Labor
National Civic Federation
Central Federated Union
Washington
Gompers
Whisky Hidden In Woods Supplying Fort Sheridan Soldiers
Fort Sheridan officers traced a Highland Park saloon whisky theft to soldiers of Company E. Barrels disappeared after a recent closure, and the men found the stash in the woods. Soldiers filled their canteens, sharing with others, until the supply ran dry and the secret emerged.
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Chicago
Fort Sheridan
Highland Park
Company E
Loomis Pettibone Wins Mexico Gas Plant Concession
Loomis Pettibone of New York secures Mexican government concession for a 500000 dollar gas plant at Monterey Nuevo Leon. Chief engineer R N Oakman travels to Mexico to assess material needs. The project requires at least five miles of pipe with structural material and equipment bought in the United States.
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Mexico
New York
Loomis- Pettibone Company
Nuevo Leone
Monterey
R. N. Oakman
Loomis-Pettibone Cormpany
United States
Ice Gorge Bridge Forms at Niagara Falls
A substantial ice bridge forms in the gorge below the falls and may last for several weeks. The first crossing was made by William Uhirig and Robert Phillips who carefully traversed from the American to the Canadian shore.
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Niagara Ice Gorge
New York
Niagara Falls
Times
William Uhirig
Robert Phillips
Gaynor Siblings Bound for Trial Over Gov Fraud
Under a U S Supreme Court ruling, John F. Gaynor Benjamin Greene William T. Gaynor and Edward H. Gaynor must go to Savannah Georgia to stand trial for complicity in defrauding the government with Capt Oberlin M Carter in a case linked to government fraud.
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Washington, D. C
United States Supreme Court
John F. Gaynor
Benj. Greene
Wm. T. Gaynor
Edw. H. Gaynor
Savannah
Oberlin M. Carter
Panama Canal Official Arrives to Discuss U.S. Property Sale
Panama Canal Company secretary general E Lampere arrived in New York aboard the steamer Laouitana from Havre. He will go to Washington to consult with Rear Admiral Walker on the proposed sale of the company’s properties to the United States government.
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Panama
New York
E. Lampere
Panama Canal Company
Laouitana
Havre
Lampre
Washington
Walker
United States
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Navasota
Tom
I. Marshall
Chicota
Lamar County
Mia
Docia Armatrong
Goodland
Red River
Bogg’s
Jory
Lichard
Mary Lewis
Martin
Ife
Nay Bowles
Alpine
Toby Carroll
G.W. Blackburn
Ine
L. N. Halbert
Broweter
Brewster CO
Lamvermen
Kalironde
B. F. Yoakum
Polk
Gulf, Colorado and
Santa Fe
J. H.R. Green
Texas Midland
Thomas J. Freeman
Texas and Pacific
H. M. Mayo
Fort Worth
el Paso
Hillsboro
Galveston
EB. H. R. Green
John H. Kirby
Sebley
Austin
Waco
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