Sheppard Chosen U S Senator from Texas in Joint Session
Austin Texas January 29 The legislature in joint session declared Morris Sheppard elected United States senator for the short term to fill Bailey’s vacancy and for a six year term. He pledged to serve all the people and uphold human rights champion Woodrow Wilson. He departs for Washington tomorrow to assume duties.
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J. A. Fernandez
Austin
Texas
Morris Sheppard
United States
Bailey
Robbins
Wagstaff
Byrne
Allison
Heilig
House
Vaughan
Townsend
Lattimore
Sheppard
Senate
United States Senate
Mr. Sheppard
Woodrow Wilson
Secretary of the
Secretary of State
Washington
Senate Judiciary Committee No. 7
Broughton
Texas Furnishes Polo Ponies to New York
Forty seven high class Texas polo ponies purchased by Rodfrey Preece arrived at Meadowbrook L I. and will be sold to wealthy polo players residing on Long Island.
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Meadowbrook
L. I
Texas
Rodfrey Preece
Long Island
Auto on farms not displacing horses and mules
The latest USDA census estimate shows more horses than ever on U.S. farms except 1909-10 and more mules than any year on record as of January 1. Values rise with horses up by 58 000 dollars and mules by 24 000 dollars from the previous year.
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Associated Press
Washington, D. C
United States
Department of Agriculture
Robinson Elected Senator to Succeed Jeff Davis
In Little Rock on January 24, Joseph T. Robinson a Democrat was elected to the U S Senate to fill the vacancy caused by the death of Jefferson Davis. The result keeps the seat in Democratic hands and confirms Robinson as the successor to the late Jeff Davis.
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Texas
Aston
Farm Life Commission Reports Texas Tenant Surge
Tyler Texas January 29. S A Lind say chairman of the Texas Farm Life Commission cites the Federal Census showing tenants rose from 37 percent of Texas farmers in 1880 to 62 percent in 1910. He notes farm owners increased around 3,000 yearly while tenants grew a little over 5,000 annually.
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Tyler
Tex
A. Lindsay
Texas Farm Life Commission
Texas
Lindsey
Reduced Tariff Promised On Boots And Shoes
Washington January 20 The House ways and means committee heard a sustained push from shoe retailers to retain existing tariffs on boots and shoes but Chairman Underwood declared the tariff prohibitive and retention unlikely. Members of the committee indicated a large reduction in present rates.
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Associated Press
Washington
Dpd
House Committee On
Underwood
Washington, D. C
House Committee On Ways and Means
National Shoe Wholesalers’ Association
Governor Delays Signing Texas Senator Mor Ris Sheppard
The Governor tonight declined to sign Mor ris Sheppard's United States Senate commission from Texas. He said he would sign in due time and mail it to Mr Sheppard at Washington, possibly delaying the new senator’s seating.
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Austin
Tex
Morris Sheppard
United States
Texas
Court of Criminal Appeals upholds Potter County cases
The court affirms P. A. Stewart for local option violation in Amarillo with one year in prison. It reverses and remands K. W. E. Scott’s conviction for 18 months, finding issues on agency and instruction affecting liability.
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Daily News
Austin
Texas
Court of Criminal Appeals Today
P. A. Stewart
Potter County
Stewart
Amarillo
R. L. McMurtry
Briscoe County
Court of Criminal Appeals
K. W. E. Scott
Scott
Beck
Wilson closes conferences ends talks with prominent democrats
Governor Wilson said he would devote time to duties as governor after Bermuda conferences with prominent Democrats about men and politics. He stated there are no fixtures for cabinet positions. He witnessed the legislature elect United States Senator Hughes, a first in state history.
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Associated Press
Trenton
N. J
Wilson
Bermuda
Zvern
United States
Hughes
Illinois Elects Speaker of House After 76 Ballots
The Illinois House ended its deadlock by electing William McKinley of Chicago on the 76th ballot. The vote allows consideration of new Democratic state officers and a United States senator, ending a stalemate that had delayed adjournment since January 6.
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Associated Preas
Attorney General Rebukes Mrs Longstreet Action
New York January 29 Attorney General Carmody replied to a telegram from Mrs Helen B Longstreet who offered 22476 to secure the release of Gen Daniel Sickles jailed for misappropriating that amount from Confederate veterans The reply criticized Mrs Longstreets conduct in strong terms and condemned the fundraising effort.
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Associated Press
New York
Carmody
New York Today
Helen B. Longstreet
Daniel Sickles
Saulsbury Wins Senate Seat Strengthens Democratic Control
The election of Willard Saulsbury as United States senator from Delaware shifts Senate power to a Democratic majority from a bare half. Contests for four more seats remain in New Hampshire West Virginia and Illinois with uncertain party affiliations. Tariff debate on shoes surfaces as trade groups oppose changes and warn of foreign competition.
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New Hampshire
West Virginia
Illinois
Washington, D. C
Willard Saulsbury
United States
Delaware
Senate
Texas Mattresses Sold Across Nation From Sugarland Plant
The Sealy mattress factory in Sugarland Texas turns out about one hundred mattresses daily. Most sales go to New York Chicago and San Francisco with less demand in Texas for Texas made mattresses.
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Sugarland
Tex
Sealy Mattress Factory
New York
Chicago
San Francisco
Texas
Republicans Fail To Break Taft Appointment Row
Washington January 2 191? The second skirmish between Republican and Democratic senators over Tafts appointments ends in defeat for Republicans. Leaders lose confidence in breaking Democratic opposition and moving hundreds of pending appointments. A motion for executive session tied. senators Cullom Bristow Lafollette and Poindexter appear in the vote. Republican leaders see little chance to resolve the deadlock.
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Associated Press
Washington
D. C
Taft
Cullom
Bristow
Hyde juryman dangerous to the Hyde trial in mistrial outlook
In Kansas City Missouri on January 29 a mistrial seemed likely as juror Carl Higgins who fell ill yesterday may have typhoid. Judge Porterfield planned to hold the jury for several days to await Higgins recovery while he receives Christian Science treatment.
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Associated Press
Kansas City
B. Clarke Hyde
Col. Swope
Carl Higgins
Porterfield
Higgins
Illinois Good Roads Meet Opens in Springfield
Good road advocates from all sections of Illinois met in Springfield to urge lawmakers during the current session to enact laws for highway improvements. The conference will continue through tomorrow.
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Springfield
Illinois
Germany Holds Key to Adrianople
During Balkan talks with Turkey the fate of Adrianople dominates discussions. The article notes Germany holds the decisive advantage, keeping a symbolic key to Adrianople in the Berlin Arsenal. The key originated from the Russian tsar to Prussia after the 1829 conquest as thanks for Prussian military service.
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Germany
Adrianople
Balkan
Turkey
Berlin
Czar
Russia
Friedrich Wilhelm III
Prussia
Taft Attacks Democratic Plan on Philippine Autonomy
President Taft in a farewell speech before the Ohio society vigorously attacked the bill pending in Congress proposing autonomy for the Philippines in eight years. He questioned the Democratic party's reversal of ten years of policy and urged seeking reliable information on conditions in the islands. Speaker Champ Clark followed Taft but did not debate the issue.
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Associated Press
Washington, D. C
Taft
Ohio Society
Congress
Philippines
Democratic Party
Champ Clark
Canada to decide on timber export duty status
Canada removes export duty from timber from crown lands after complaints about a Quebec order. President Taft will decide if wood pulp and paper from the affected timber may enter the United States free. Secretary MacVeagh issues a temporary duty collection order until the president acts. AUGUSTA GA JAN 29 The University of Georgia Medical College opens with exercises led by Dr. Arthur Bevan of Chicago.
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Associated Press
Washington, D. C
Quebec
Taft
United States
MacVeagh
Augusta
Medical College
University of Georgia
Arthur Bevan
Chicago
Local Weather Forecast and Panhandle Conditions
Local forecast calls for fair and colder weather Thursday. Texas conditions report generally clear and cool across Panhandle from Central to South regions with no rain indicated. Maximum and minimum temperatures shown for 1912 reflect a dry, cool day in various zones.
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Texas
Panhandle
Central
Washington Forecast West Texas Fair
A regional forecast reports fair conditions in West Texas on Thursday and Friday with pleasant daytime temperatures and light winds. Dry skies are expected across monitored areas.
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Washington, D. C
West Texas
Peace talks collapse as Adrianople issue blocks progress
Turkish plenipotentiaries receive a note from the Balkan peace delegates signaling the conference’s end and a threat of renewed hostilities. The Allies plan a siege to force capitulation at Adrianople while a Balkan revolt rumor prompts pressure on the Porte. European forces concentrate at the Dardanelles amid shifting war risks.
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Associated Press
London
Adrianople
Rechad Pasha
Balkans
Turkey
Tehatalja
Balkan
Constantinople
Dardanelles
Italy
Tripoli
Russia Austria Face Crisis Over Albanian Boundaries
St Petersburg reports a delicate standoff between Russia and Austria over Albanian boundaries. The accord assigns Scutari and Janina to a future Albania with fortress dismantling, while Russia claims Prisrend Jakesa and Ijek for Serbia.
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Associated Press
ST. Petersburg
Russia
Austria
Albania
Scutari
Janina
Prisrend
Jakesa
Ijek
Servia
Turkish reply to note handed to Austrian envoy
Constantinople reports say Turkey will hand its reply to the Austrian ambassador tomorrow and diplomats are hopeful the counter proposals may form a basis for settlement or renewed peace talks. Few reports of fighting at Hat alja are contradicted by arriving invalids from the front, and public opinion may pressure the foreign office as Russia is believed to have conceded too much while Austria may seek more.
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Presa
Constantinople
Turkey
Thhatalja
Nazim Pasha
Foreign Office
Russia
Austria
Bulgaria Signals Break in Armistice
A Sofia dispatch reports the government orders the army headquarters to terminate the armistice tomorrow, signaling a potential hostilities escalation. The note cites government decisions as the basis for the withdrawal from the prior agreement.
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Bulgaria
Associated Press
Vienna
Austria
Sofia
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