Dixie Land editor roasted at Texas state convention
Mrs Potter of Dallas editor of Dixie Land magazine drew applause as she roasted the Thirtieth legislature, noting it destroyed the contract and allegedly hindered Confederate soldiers from soliciting subscriptions. Reports from committees followed, including the Confed erate womens home, fund gifts, and a proposal to erect a monument. A state rifle association was organized with officers elected including Hutchings at president and Bloor as secretary.
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Ico
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Port Lavaca
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National Rifle Association of America
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Will EB
Jackson
Hillsboro
A. W. Bloor
Louis H. Young Austin
Oscar Guessans
San Antonio
Commissioners Clash In City Office Fight Over Authority
In Houston on December 5 a knife and fist fight broke out in the mayor's office between City Commissioners Gaston and Appleby. Appleby suffered a long facial cut with six stitches and a 21 inch cheek wound. Gaston escaped with a black eye. Dr. Larendon treated the injuries amid ongoing friction over duties and alleged usurpation of authority.
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Houston
Gastone
James Appleby
Appleby
Rice
Gaston
Larendon
Forty-Six Represented at Rivers and Harbors Congress
Five hundred additional delegates attended the National Rivers and Harbors congress in Washington. They arrived from across the country and filled the New Willard hotel. Secretary Ellison announced all forty-six states were represented. Governor Dawson of West Virginia spoke on comprehensive waterways improvements.
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Rivers and Harbors Congress
Washington
Congress
General Assembly
New Willard Hotel
Ellison
Dawson
West Virginia
Union
Austrians Claim Oyster Farm Detention Sparks Outcry
Sixteen Austrians brought to New Orleans from the Avery’s Island oyster farm allege they were prevented from leaving. They say agents in New York and Philadelphia promised three times their wages, a claim disputed by the McIlhenny managers who deny any misrepresentation of pay.
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New Orleans
Dec
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Trust Abolition Bill Introduced by Senator Davis
Washington December 5 Senator Jefferson Davis unveiled a drastic anti trust bill destined to ban domestic and foreign trusts from operating in the United States and to impose penalties up to five thousand dollars fine and five to twenty one years imprisonment for ongoing violations the measure would also seek recovery of funds paid for trust goods and block all trust related elections. In a separate vote the House Democratic caucus rejected a proposal to reassign minority committee seats and instead affirmed giving minority power to Mr Williams.
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Washington
Jefferson Davis
Senate
United State
Apf
Mr. Davis
House Democratic Caucus
Representative Jones
Virginia
Williams
Post Reappointed Governor of Porto Rico by Roosevelt
Reginald Post is renominated to govern Porto Rico by President Roosevelt after traveling from Washington to defend himself against criticism in a Porto Rican paper over his remarks about the clergy before the school committee. Nearly a thousand bills were introduced in the Senate as the session opened.
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Reginald Post
Porto Rico
Roosevelt
Post
Wshington
Senate
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