Team Rearing Up Saved the Life of the Lady's Father
In Greenville Texas on April 1 Adam Felty confronted J M Brown and his fourteen year old son Oscar in a field two miles north of Celeste. A shot hit the team rearing up saving Brown and the boy died shortly after. Felty surrendered at Wolfe City following a land dispute with Brown.
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Greenville
Tex
Celeste
Adam Felty
J. M. Brown
Oscar
Brown
Felty
Wolfe City
Tragedy Near Kansas City as Train Strikes Easter Party
Four people killed when a buggy carrying George Henry H Monner and their wives is hit by a train two miles east of Kansas City. The horses escaped and two bodies lay on the cowcatcher while two were thrown clear. The group had just left an Easter picnic.
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Kansas City
George Henry
H. Monner
Here
Lynching of a Negro After Denison to Durant Excursion Clash
A mob at Sterrett seizes a prisoner accused of assaulting Miss Maud Misner near Red River bridge. The crowd drags him to a derrick, hangs him, and shoots at the body while attempting to strip and loot. Identification and pistol found with the man are noted by officials. Also dated: government land office sale dates for Kiowa Co Manche Apache lands with townsite sales starting May to July.
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Durant
Colbert
United States
Denison
Sterrett
Cale
Dock Jones
Jim Williams
Miss Misner
General Land Office
Washington
Interior Department
Saloon Men Form Liquor Dealers' Law and Order League
About 200 saloon men in Fort Worth met at Bovinian hall and organized the Liquor Dealers' Law and Order league. A charter drafted will be sent to Austin. Members vow to obey liquor laws strictly with emphasis on Sunday closing.
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Fort Worth
Bovinian Hall
Liquor Dealers’ Law and Order League
Austin
Missouri Senator Dies in San Antonio is reported
San Antonio April 1 State Senator Thomas OConnor of Joplin Missouri died here He came here three months ago in search of health and is survived by family and colleagues in Missouri politics
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Missouri
San Antonio
Thomas O’connor
Joplin
Prayer Ignites Stir in House Over Adjournment Debate
In Austin on Monday Chaplain Joyce sparked a roar with remarks on laws and lawmakers amid votes to adjourn on April 6. The house debated an Alderdice county supervisor bill and passed McCallum’s fishing club act as well as a blanket primary measure. The senate moved to abolish civil and criminal appeals courts in favor of a single supreme court and approved salary increases for the governor and lieutenant governor.
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Austin
Joyce
Senate
House
Alderdice
McCallum
James
House Committee On Common Carriers
Civil Appeals Courts
Courts of
Civil Appeals and
Criminal Court
Supremee Court
Alexander
Tarrant County
Colquitt
Looney
Carpenters Strike Houston Builders Over Wage Demand
About fifty union carpenters of Houston walk out after eight master builders refuse to grant higher wages. Other builders have agreed to the demand of $4 per day, and officials expect no material disruption to construction work in Houston.
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Master Builders
Houston
No Room for Them Texas Gamblers in Oklahoma
Lawton April 1 Texas gamblers are blamed for crossing into Oklahoma with many entering Lawton. Officials in Lawton and surrounding areas plan to tighten controls and enforce measures to curb gambling activity as the new state asserts its stance.
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Oklahoma
Lawton
Texas
Lone Star State
Granite Cutters Strike For 10 Percent Wage Increase
Waco and Sherman report granite cutters walking out on April 1 demanding a 10 percent wage rise and a closed shop. About twenty workers are striking in Waco with other cities said to have signed.
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Waco
Sherman
Bishop Granberry Dead
Richmond Virginia April 1 Bishop John C Granberry of the Episcopal church south died suddenly at his Ashland home while seated in a chair He was seventy six years old and had served as bishop since 1882
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Granberry
Richmond
John C. Granberry
Episcopal Church
South
Ashland
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