Texas Legislature Passes Measures Before Adjournment
In Austin on March 31 the house defeated a resolution to ask the governor to seek a special session for World’s fair funding. The Cotton Belt consolidation bill cleared the house with no extension to Hamilton. Other acts include a pharmacy board for Texas, winter vestibules for streetcars, disinfection of railroads and public buildings, a Southern Kansas railroad merger, a cocaine law, a Love bill on half fare for streetcar riders in large cities, and a biennial insurance restriction plank surviving senate concurrence.
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Senate
House
Austin
Hamilton
Hamilton County
Board of Pharmacy For
Texas
Southern Kansas Railroad
Love
Command of Texans and Belle Meade founder Jackson Dies
General William H. Jackson, veteran Confederate cavalry leader and Belle Meade Stock Farm proprietor near Nashville, died suddenly at 67. Born 1835 in Paris, he graduated West Point in 1866, led cavalry in key Civil War actions, and postwar built Belle Meade into a famed Thoroughbred nursery with his son William H. Jackson Jr. and daughter Mrs Selene Elliston as survivors.
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Nashville
Tenn
William H. Jackson
Jackson
Belle Meade
Here
Forrest
Texas Brigade
William H. Jackson, Jr
Selene Elliston
General Jackson
Paris
West Point
Mounted Rifles
Kit Carson
United States Army
Harris
Belmont
Albert Sidney
Joseph E. Johnston
Tennessee
Hood
Holly Springs
Grant
Vicksburg
W. G. Harding
Belle Meade Stock Farm
General Harding
Murphy's Decision on Burdick Inquest Declares Murderer Not Proved
Judge Murphy releases a thorough review of the Burdick inquest evidence. He notes letters between Arthur Pennell and Mrs Burdick suggesting grounds for suspicion if Pennell were alive. He also questions Mrs Hull's morning conduct and inconsistent testimony, implying little knowledge of events and possible efforts to conceal the crime.
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Buffalo
N.Y
Murphy
Burdick
Arthur R. Pennell
Pennell
Hull
Explosion at Edgar Thompson furnace kills and wounds in Braddock
One person is dead and seven not expected to live after a blast furnace explosion at Edgar Thompson steel plant in Braddock. Two others are missing and seven more are severely burned or disfigured. The blast likely stemmed from an electrical equipment defect.
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Pittsburg
Edgar Thompson Steel
Carnegie Company
Braddock
Rangers Face Cattle Thieves in Graham County Skirmish
Captain Thomas Rynning of the Arizona Rangers reports a pitched battle at Black Rock Graham County between his company and cattle thieves. Rangers were forced to retire but suffered no deaths and two slight wounds.
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Tucson
Ariz
Thomas Rynning
Arizona Rangers
Black Rock
Graham County
Collision Kills Two in South Brooklyn Rail Incident
In Waterbury on March 21 a crash between a wild engine and a passenger train on the New York New Haven and Hartford line at South Brooklyn left two dead and three injured. The deceased are Engineer Chapman of the wild engine and Fireman Newman of the passenger train.
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Waterbury, Conn
New York, New Haven and Hartford
South Brooklyn
Chapman
Newman
German and British Ministers Present Credentials in Caracas
March 21 Caracas report: Herr von Pelldram and Mr Baxlronside presented credentials to President Castro. The cordial reception surprised observers due to the extreme amiability of the British envoy.
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Caracas
Venezuela
Herr von Pelldram
Germany
Bax Lronside
Castro
Great Britain
Miss Alice Roosevelt Visits San Juan With Governor Hunt
Miss Alice Roosevelt and Governor Hunt returned to San Juan on March 21 after touring towns on the north coast. The party was greeted with great enthusiasm as locals vied for the honor of hosting the guest.
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San Juan
P.R
Alice Roosevelt
Hunt
Roosevelt
Deer protection efforts surge as high Mississippi water shifts
Natchez Mississippi reports no damage to Arnona levee near Vidalia with river level steady at 564. Local sportsmen form a Caillard club purse to hire guards to deter killing deer displaced by floods. A five deer drift was halted when a sheriff and officer stopped slaughter. Wilkin gon county also guards river edge to protect deer.
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Natchez. Miss
Arnona Levee
Vidalia
Lewis’ann Woods
Caillard Sporting Club
Howe
Wilkingon
Lynching Report From Bradley Near Louisiana Line
A report from New Lewisville Arkansas describes a lynching at Bradley three days earlier. Frank Robertson, jailed on arson charges, allegedly confessed to firing a store. A 25 man group from beyond the Louisiana border overpowered the jailer, kidnapped the inmate, and rode off. his body is believed to lie in nearby cane brakes.
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Little Rock
Arkansas Gazette
New Lewisville
Ark
Bradley
Louisiana Line
Frank Robertson
Lowiana
Lafayette
King Sues Over Frisco Grant In Closing Strown Streets
In New Orleans civil district court Jo¢r King challenges the validity of the ex council grant to the Frisco railroad regarding street closures. The case proceeds to the state supreme court for review.
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New Orleans
Jo¢r King
Civil District
Ex' Council
Frisco Railroad
State Supreme Court
Harbor dredging officer dies in gas self harm
Fall River notices Lieu tenant W. H. Henderson, who led harbor dredging for three months, died by inhaling illuminating gas during the night. He had a sister in Brooklyn and earlier lived in Philadelphia.
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Fall River
Mass
W. H. Henderson
Brooklyn
Philadelphia
Storm Ravages Newport News Front Amid Severe Gale
In Newport News on March 31 heavy damage ashore and afloat followed a violent gale. The tide neared floor levels of piers, threatening disaster. The schooner William B Hall sank with 35,000 bricks, its two crewmen perishing in the surf and two others rescued at dawn by tug Alice. A body washed up from a prior wreck and a black fisherman’s net at Hampton Creek yielded another victim.
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Newport News
William B. Hall
James River
Norfolk
Cheaspeake
Ohio
Alice
William Collier
W. B. Smith
Cheaspeake Bay
Ocean View
Hampton Creek
For Sale Lamar Bethea Realty Listing
Property sale notes include two story Pochila house and multiple land parcels across western city areas. Listings detail acreages, cultivation, fences, wells, nearby church and school, prices from 810 per acre to 1800 total, trade options west of Brazos river, and terms listed as easy or cheap.
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Pochila
Wixon Creek
Pearson Place
Brazos River
Reliance Settlement
Bob Johnson Place
Flood situation unchanged near Greenville and Arkansas City
March 31 reports show little relief from the levee breach as the northern cut continues to widen. Water rises citywide while pumps operate to resume power. Rescue boats search refugees as rumors of drownings prove unconfirmed. Arkansas City surveys levees, notes a five tenth fall easing danger and expects little additional water.
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Greenville
Miss
Freenville
Catfish Point
Arkansas City
Ark
Tensas Levee Board of
Louisiana
Iscaquena
Sharkey
Washington County
Mississippi river commission visits Hymela crevasse site
New Orleans reports the Mississippi river commission led by General Ernest arrived after inspecting the Hymela crevasse. He pledged help for crevasse fighters, with cost not debated during the emergency. No allotment was set. decisions postponed until June to assess damage and plan relief.
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New Orleans
Mississippi River Commission
Hymela
Ernest
Liberal clubs rally for Diaz re election nationwide
City of Mexico reports political clubs formed across the republic by liberal party members to back President Diaz. Conservatives including landowners and businessmen favor his candidacy, praising his pacification of the country and merit based public appointments across parties.
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City of
Mexico
Liberal Party
Republic
Diaz
Crevasse Opens North of First Break Near Greenville
Report from Greenville Mississippi dated March 31 notes a second crevasse about 500 feet north of the first break. The new fissure is roughly 300 feet wide and extends toward the city’s outskirts.
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Greenville
Miss
River gauge at Helena shows slow fall to 59.5
The Arkansas river at Helena Arkansas stood at 59.5 on the gauge by March 31, indicating a slow fall of two tenths in twenty four hours. The rising or receding river level affects local residents and operations along the river.
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Bryan
Nabors
Helena
Ark
French naval commander dies after China expedition
Paris reports Vice Admiral Courejones, who led French forces at Taku and Tien T, has died. In Scotland Gonbock’s Shamrock II impresses in a trial spin, showing remarkable speed.
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Paris
Adm Courejones
Taku
Tien T
China
Gonbock
Scotland
Abstract Books For Sale In Byazos County Area
sale listing for Byazos County land titles ab atend by J W Batts offering 105 acres near courthouse 25 acres cultivated balance pasture fenced 6 wires price 1500 includes small cottage near school house price 4750 six room house two lots near M Street price 1260 quarter block near Allen Academy price 250 easy terms half block near Allen academy price 500 lots near school house 100 each 13 acres south side town four room house with well cistern rents 9 monthly price 650 one quarter block four room house garden orchard outhouses northern town price 525
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Court House
Pear School
Allen Academy
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