Biography of Campbell A Texas Governor Candidate
Dallas August 17 1902 Biographical sketch of Hon T M Campbell outlining his Texas birth on April 22 1856 at Rusk Cherokee County education at Rusk Trinity University Longview law career starting 1878 master in chancery and receiver roles with the International and Great Northern Railway 1891 92 later general manager until 1897 practice in Palestine and 1901 1902 campaign for governor with withdrawal early in 1902.
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Dallas
T. M. Campbell
Rusk
Cherokee County
Trinity University
Tehuacana
Tex
Longview
Gregg County
International
Great Northern
Palestine
Campbell
Democratic State Ticket Listed for Texas Elections
The slate names T. M. Campbell of Palestine for Governor A. B. Davidson of Cuero for Lieutenant Governor R. W. Davidson of Galveston for Attorney General J. W. Stephens of Austin for Comptroller J. J. Terrell of Austin for Land Commissioner Sar Sparks of Bell County for State Treasurer R. B. Cousins of Huntsville for Superintendent of Public Instruction L. J. Storey of Lockhart for Railroad Commissioner R. R. Gaines of Austin for Chief Justice Court of Supreme Court J. N. Henderson of Calvert for Judge Court Criminal Appeals G. A. Carden of Dallas served as State Chairman.
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T. M. Campbell
Palestine
A. B. Davidson
Cuero
R. W. Davidson
Galveston
J. W. Stephens
Austin
J. J. Terrell
Sar Sparks
Bell County
R. B. Cousins
Huntsville
L. J. Storey
Lockhart
Supreme Court
R. R. Gaines
Judge Court Criminal Appeals
J. N. Henderson
Calvert
Staite
G. A. Carden
Dallas
Ohio Man Elected Commander of Grand Army of the Republic
Minneapolis August 17 Grand Army of the Republic elected officers with R. B. Brown of Zanesville Ohio as Commander in Chief Archbishop Ireland of St Paul named Chaplain in Chief Senior Vice Commander W H Armstrong of Indianapolis Junior Vice Commander F E Fenton of Detroit Surgeon General W H Johnston of Lincoln Nebraska. Archbishop Ireland had no opposition.
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Ohio
Grand Army of the Republic
Minneapolis
R. B. Brown
Zanesville
W. H. Armstron
Indianapolis
FE. B. Fenton
Detroit
Archbishop Ireland
St. Paul
W. H. Johnston
Lincoln
Neb
Ireland
Many Slain and Wounded in Warsaw Disturbances
A Jewish Chronicle telegram from London dated August 17 reports that after disturbances in Warsaw police quelled the unrest and soldiers killed or wounded 250 Jews. In a separate incident near Rokiowo a boy's bomb during a pilgrimage wounded two and troops fired on a patrol wounding about thirty.
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London
Warsaw
Jewish Chronicle
Rokiowo
Residence and office for sale in town with outbuildings
Property includes office in Taliaferro building opposite the Court House, well and stable on premises. One and a quarter lots with a good five room residence on the east side of town. Price 1200 dollars with easy terms.
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Taliaferro
Court House
Bryan
Brazos Bottom
Burleson County
Texas
Heyward Tried to Avert Lynching of Black Suspect
A mob in Columbia, South Carolina, lynched Bob Davis after a mob captured him following a brutal attack on Miss Jennie Brooks and rape of a fourteen year old girl. Governor Heyward addressed the crowd from a makeshift platform but his pleas to let the law run its course failed.
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Columbia
8. C
Jennie Brooks
Heyward
Bob Davis
Brooks Home
South Carolina
Hell
Brownsville Disturbance Report From Fort Brown
Washington dispatch from Major Penrose at Fort Brown Texas details a 14th street shooting in Brownsville. A civilian dead and police chief wounded, with enlisted men suspected. A guard and strict post confinement kept on duty while mayor and citizens’ committee assist. Further department report promised.
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Ainsworth
Washington
Penrose
Twenty-fifth Infantry
Fort Brown
Tex
Brownsville
Citizens’ Committee
War Department
Texas
Department
Rio Grande
Gulf O Mexico
Talk of Armed Citizen Force in Brownsville
Aug 17 report from Austin notes talk of organizing a citizen armed force to go to Brownsville to protect the town unless the federal government removes negro troops from the garrison. Brownsville residents are reportedly armed and guarding the garrison. troopers are not allowed to leave. Governor Lanham is absent from Austin en route to Weatherford. Adjutant General Hulen has no new updates. General Caskey of the Texas department may take steps to relieve the situation.
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Austin
Brownaville
Brownsville
Executive Department
Lanham
Weatherford
Hulen
Caskey
Department of Texas
Brownsville Inquiry Seeks Facts and Discipline
Information requested by President Roosevelt on Brownsville Texas is being compiled. Major Penrose report and an appeal for full investigation are sent as the army assures no further clashes and promises punishment for any soldiers implicated while keeping troops within the post and enforcing strict discipline.
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Brownsville
Washington
Roosevelt
Tex
Ainsworth
Penrose
Department of Texas
Department
Replacing Negro Troops in Brownsville Referred to War Dept
A Brownsville committee urged replacing negro soldiers who staged an out rage last Monday night with white troops. President Roosevelt received the message and referred it to the War Department for an immediate report.
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War Department
Oyster Bay
Brownsville
Tex
Roosevelt
Injunction Hearing in Temple Baseball Suit Delayed
The Temple Baseball club owners asked to restrain the Texas Baseball league from disposals or ownership changes pending damage suit. The district court postponed the hearing to next Wednesday because Ward of Fort Worth and Gardner of Dallas were not present. Others attended.
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Waco
Temple Baseball Club
Texas Baseball League
Temple
Ward
Fort Worth
Gardner
Dallas
Miners win in Nome country with large pluralities
Seattle reports that Cale and Waskey, Miners party candidates for Alaska, carried the Nome country in the Second judicial district by handsome pluralities. The district’s first congressional delegate election passed quietly with minimal disturbances and no frauds at the polls.
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Nome
Seattle
Cale
Waskey
Miners’ Party of Alaska
Second Judicial District
Congress
District of
Alaska
Three and Three in Nine Inning Tie Noted in League Play
In Little Rock and Shreveport both teams scored three runs over nine innings. Memphis defeated New Orleans 1–0. Montgomery beat Atlanta 6–0. Nashville triumphed over Birmingham 3–2. National League results include New York 10–5 St Louis and Chicago 8–1 Brooklyn. American League games Cleveland 4–1 Philadelphia and Chicago 9–4 Boston. Texas League and South Texas League scores feature Waco 6–5 Dallas, Cleburne 9– Fort Worth 6, Austin 5 San Antonio 0, Beaumont 4 Houston 0, Galveston 5 Lake Charles 2.
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Little Rock
Memphis
New Orleans
Montgomery
Atlanta
Nashville
Birmingham
New York
St. Louis
Chicago
Brooklyn
Pittsburg
Boston
Cleveland
Philadelphia
Detroit
Washington
Austin
San Antonio
Beaumont
Houston
Galveston
Lake Charles
Secretary Shannon Ponders Texas Republican Faction for Ballot
Secretary of State Shannon faces a dilemma over which Texas Republican faction Lyon or Green is official. The Terrell law requires him to certify statewide candidates to county clerks for the official ballot, potentially leading to mandamus proceedings to resolve the dispute.
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Austin
Shannon
Republican Party of
Texas
Lyon
Green
Co operative Livestock Co forms to challenge national group
Topeka reports the Co operative Livestock company incorporated to run a general livestock commission business with offices in Kansas City Chicago St Louis Omaha and St Joseph. Aimed at opposing the National Livestock Association, the backers are cattle raisers from Iowa Colorado and Texas. Austin grants a Texas business permit to Monarch Typewriter Co of New York with capital of 10000 dollars and Dallas as headquarters.
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National Livestock Association
Topeka
Co-operative Livestock Company
General Livestock Commission
Kansas City
Chicago
St. Louis
Omaha
St. Joseph
Iowa
Colorado
Texas
Austin
oMnarch Typewriter Company
New York Capital
Dallas
Train Derailed Near Terrell Texas No Injuries
A Texas and Pacific passenger train derailed near Terrell on Friday morning. No injuries were reported.
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Terrell
Tex
Texas and Pacific
Wife Murderer Hangs in Louisville
Louisville August 17 Joseph Johnson a Black man convicted of wife murder was executed by hanging in the city Friday.
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Louisville
Joseph Oohnson
Root's reception highlights U S South American prospects
Secretary Root spoke at a reception in Buenos Ayres with President Alcort and diplomatic officials. He outlined future development through American capital, noting shifts from debtor to creditor status and Argentina's potential to attract investment and repay debts, alongside close ties with the United States and other Latin states.
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Re State
South America
Buenos Ayres
Root
Estancia
Alcort
North American Society of the River Platt
Prince George Hall
Purdie
Argentina
United States
Youth gang confesses to Ocean boulevard killings
In San Francisco on August 17 1910 four youths Fred Peterson William Meares Walter Westwood and Frank McAuliffe confessed to a string of holdups culminating in the fatal shooting of Fred Mullineaux on Ocean boulevard last Sunday night. Peterson 17 admitted firing the shot. McAuliffe 18 spoke after stern questioning and named the others. Westwood 16 claimed a leadership role and that Peterson acted during the Mullineaux robbery while Meares 18 also took part.
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San Francisco
Fred Peterson
William Meares
Walter Westwood
Frank McAuliffe
Fred Mullineaux
Ocean Boulevard
Peterson
Mullineaux
McAuliffe
Westwood
Patrick Ryan
Meares
Dividends Declared on Union Pacific and Southern Pacific
The executive committees of Union Pacific and Southern Pacific announce semi annual dividends. Union Pacific pays 2 percent on preferred and 5 percent on common stock, up from 3 percent previously. Southern Pacific declares 244 percent on its common stock, the first ever for that stock.
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New York
Union Pacific Railway Company
Southern Pacific Company
Union Pacific
Southern Pacific
No Truth in Reports About Stensland in Mobile
A Mobile dispatch denies reports that fugitive Chicago bank president Paul O Stensland was seen near a house with a posse surrounding it. Authorities say no sighting occurred and Mrs J B Mitchell at 72 Dauphin Street confirms no visitor matching Stensland’s description. The husband has been dead five years.
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Mobile
Paul O. Stensland
Chicago Bank
Stensland
J. B. Mitchell
Dauphin Street
Fear of Bull Terrier Fatal to Man on East Side
Hugh Leonard, a middle aged man, died after fleeing from a large bull terrier in New York City s East Side. The dog had bitten another man, Martin Donovan, and was released toward Leonard by an intoxicated bartender, August Marcella, at a Chinatown saloon. Donovan remained in serious condition.
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New York
Hugh Leonard
Martin Donovan
Donovan
Leonard
Chinatown
August Marcella
Sensational Advances In Stock Exchange Deals
Union Pacific and Southern Pacific surged on Friday on the Stock Exchange as dividend declarations sparked buying.
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New York
Union Pacific
Southern Pacific
Stock Exchange
Eleven Policemen Killed in Poland Violence
Warsaw reports that on Thursday in Poland eleven policemen and gendarmes were killed and four policemen wounded amid ongoing clashes.
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Warsaw
Poland
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