09 Jan 1912
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Newspaper
Bryan Daily Eagle And Pilot
Location
Bryan, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jan 09, 1912
Page
1
A court today sentenced Hicheson to the electric chair for a Lima Ave crime. He made no statement as the date set for electrocution was during the week beginning May 19.
The Democratic National Committee today defended the choice of Baltimore as the meeting place for the June 25 convention. The event nominates presidential candidates and marks the party’s national gathering.
A massive fire at the Equitable Life Assurance Society building on lower Broadway in New York caused extensive destruction and trapped watchmen in vaults. Firefighters battled the blaze for hours, recovering bodies including Deputy Fire Chief Walsh, with losses reported at $13,109,000 in property and many records destroyed. The incident left several injured and the upper floors devastated as debris collapsed and walls failed.
A federal fraud jury examined secret stores of dynamite linked to the McNamara case in Indianapolis. Questions centered on who John J McNamara may have known and the secretary treasurer’s knowledge of the illicit association.
Dallas reports one hundred fifty meningitis cases and sixty five deaths since October. Ten new cases and two deaths today raise totals. Marshall reports one death in the same outbreak as of January 3 with limited details from Associated Press.
A court in Los Angeles hears bids by Byron Lucae and two other heirs to claim nearly half of the late Jobs W. Tans estate valued at 1.5 million dollars. Hunt owned a hotel in Texas according to the filing.
The report outlines the eighth cotton ginning season findings with figures showing production activity. It notes district yields, gin counts, and seasonal progress, highlighting Washington and surrounding areas as reference points for comparison and trend analysis.
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