President Is Scored Over Indian Lands Bill Recall
Mr Stephens of Texas urged passage of a bill for settling 50 000 acres in Kiowa Comanche and Apache lands. Critics accused the president of back door recall and officials argued the chief should not originate or enact laws. The bill passed the house and was sent to the president for final action.
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Washington
Stephens
Texas
Commissioner of Indian Affairs
Fitzgerald
New York
Congress
Russia
Baptists of North America Skip Louisville Meeting
A reported decision says the Baptist convention will not assemble in Louisville in 1907 and instead will reorganize its schedule and locations under new guidelines. Key church groups and regional associations will adjust travel plans and events accordingly.
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Baptists of
North America
Louisville
Negroes Block Convention Seating in Louisville
The General Baptist Convention of America postpones its Louisville meeting to May 1907. The executive committee cites difficulty securing a suitable church and seating with Negro members in balconies, and prefers a Jamestown Virginia location near the decennial exposition.
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Louisville
General Baptist Convention of America
St. Louis
Jamestown
Republicans form congressional campaign committee in joint caucus
In Washington on April 5 the Republican Senate and House met in joint caucus to elect the Republican Congressional Campaign Committee. Senator Allison called the meeting to order and nominated Speaker Cannon as presiding officer. Longworth of Ohio and J S McGuire of Oklahoma were named members.
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Washington
Republicans
Senate
House of Representatives
House
Republican Congressional Campaign Committee
Allison
Cannon
Longworth
Ohio
McGuire
Oklahoma
Rails Spread Causing Pullman Cars to Plunge in Embankment
In Fort Smith on April 5 a spreading rail caused two Pullman cars of a St. Louis and San Francisco train to derail and roll down a twelve foot embankment at Folsom. Observers J. W. Keating of Chicago H. R. Brinker of Louisville and J. A. Hargrove of Sulphur Texas were thrown through observation car windows. They suffered sprains while Mrs Thompson and daughter of Pittsburg Illinois were tossed about and Mrs Thompson sustained serious internal injuries.
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Fort Smith
St. Louis
San Francisco
Folsom
J. W. Keating
Chicago
H. R. Brinker
Louisville
J. A. Hargrove
Sulphur
Tex
Thompson
Pittsburg
Ill
Mrs. Claiborne Self-immolates Near Lewisville
Mrs. Claiborne widow of W. H. Claiborne who died two months ago saturated her clothing with turpentine and coal oil, then went into the yard, climbed into a box, and set fire to her clothes dying in the night. The body was found Wednesday.
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Lewisville
Tex
Train crashes into ditch after open switch near Norfolk
A fast train between Norfolk and Suffolk derailed after passing an open switch and entering a ditch in the woods. The engineer was badly injured twenty feet ahead of the engine and six other people were hurt. The locomotive did not overturn.
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Norfolk
Suffolk
English spinners tour clubs visit New Orleans Cotton Exchange
A party of English spinners touring the south met at the New Orleans Cotton Exchange after visiting the British consul. They are with President McCall of the New England Cotton Manufacturers' association and railway officials. They previously dined in Greenville with President Taylor of the National Gunner association and plan to Texas, starting with Houston, to study the cotton situation and consider buying southern land to grow cotton.
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New Orleans
South
Cotton Exchange
McCall
New England Cotton Manufacturers’ Association
Greenville
Miss
Taylor
National Gunner ® Association
Texas
Houston
Spinners Stock Shortage Lifts New Orleans Cotton
English Cotton Spinners Association says it holds only about a six months supply of cotton totaling 1,500,000 bales with 800,000 bales from America. The announcement sent New Orleans prices higher with old crop months rising 10 to 11 points and new crop months up 5 to 6 points.
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New Orleans
English Cotton Spinners’ Association
Banker Burdett Shot On Porch After Assassination
Eufaula I T April 5 J Burdett president of Eufaula National Bank and head of a large mercantile concern was assassinated on his back porch Tuesday night He carried 250000 life insurance He leaves a widow no children He was shot in the temple a portion of his skull torn away
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Eufaula, I. T
J. Burdett
Eufaula National Bank
Suit Dismissed Against Platt And Officials
In Omaha on April 5 Judge Kennedy dismissed the $150,000 damages suit filed by Miss A C Wood against United States Senator Thomas C Platt William Loeb and former Postmaster General Wynne when no one appeared for the plaintiff.
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Omaha
A. C. Wood
United States
Thomas C. Platt
William Loeb
Wynne
Kinnedy
Immense Hallack Lumber Plant Wiped Out by Fire
Fire completely destroyed the Hallack Lumber and Supply plant at Thirty-ninth avenue and Gilpin street in Denver. The blaze, April 5, caused an estimated loss of 300000 dollars, insurance fully covering it, and swept across twenty acres with millions of feet of lumber and several buildings burned. Origin of the fire is unknown.
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Denver
Hallack Lumber and Supply Company
Thirty-ninth Avenue
Gilpin Street
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Howell Brothers
Batavia
Firstational Bank
Bryan, Texas
W. Howell
H. C. Boatwright
Guy M. Bryan, Jr
L. L. McInnis
Cashier
F. M. Law
Me. EL. Tfames
Falls City
Campaign Committee
Are Longworth and
J. S. McGuire
Burdett
HiP’s
Emmel & Maloney Post Office Drug Store
E. J. Jenkins
M. H. James
Accident Insurance
Lones
Geo. A. Adams
Parker Building
Oliver Typewriter
Postoffice Drugstore
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