Coghlan Dies Quietly in New Rochelle Home
Rear Admiral Joseph B. Coghlan, veteran commander of the cruiser Olympia and hero of Manila Bay, died unexpectedly at 7:30 a.m. Saturday in New Rochelle after arriving two weeks earlier. He previously led the New York Navy Yard from 1904 to 1907 and served with Admiral Dewey, earning rapid promotion for his wartime sea service.
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Olympia
New Rochelle
N. Y
Joseph B. Coghlan
Coghlan
New York Navy Yard
Charles Chamberlain
New York
Sutton Manor
Dewey
Manila Bay
Admiral Dewey
Washington
Admiral Coghlan
Oil barge 101 sinks off Seal Island
Shelburne Nova Scotia reports the loss of oil barge No 101 and seven crew members as the tug Hughes states the vessel foundered off Seal Island.
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Shelburn
N. S
Hughes
Seal Island
Thousands of Stamps Stolen in Alabama Heist
In Sylacauga Alabama a post office safe was dynamited and about 1000 dollars worth of stamps stolen. The incident occurred December 5 and authorities investigate the bold theft.
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Sylacaugg
Ala
Treasurers Must Be Maintained in Texas Counties
The Texas Attorney General’s department holds that counties cannot abolish the county treasurer by cutting pay or establishing depositories. The office is created by the constitution and salaries cannot be reduced. State revenue from ad valorem taxes and other sources is estimated at 4,754,000 dollars for the next two fiscal years.
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Austin
Sluder
Attorney General's Department
Texas
Secretary of State denies misrepresentation in Houston Times charter
Secretary of State Davie announced that the Houston Times publishing company charter was granted in compliance with the law. He rejected the Chronicle of Houston’s charge of carelessness, confirming the affidavit on paid capital as properly signed.
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Austin
Dec
Davie
Houston Times Publishing Company
Houston
Chronicle of Houston
Superintendent Baker Seeks San Antonio Asylum Expansion
In his annual report to the governor, Superintendent Baker of the Southwestern Insane Asylum at San Antonio urges enlarging the facility to 1,400 patients from 771, and calls for separate male and female hospitals plus a tuberculosis hospital.
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Austin
Baker
Southwestern Insane Asylum At
San Antonio
No House for Evans Declines Any Gift of Home
Los Angeles December 5 Rear Admiral Robley D Evans retired and lecturing says he does not desire a house or any gift from the public. He had tentatively accepted a chairmanship of the Los Angeles Harbor Company board of directors in Los Angeles.
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Los Angeles
Cal
Robley D. Evans
Admiral Evans Declines Proposed Los Angeles Residence
A friend asked Admiral Evans for his views on a possible residence gift in Los Angeles. The admiral replied with a full and final decline of the proposition.
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Evans
Los Angeles
Texas Man President Co S E Holland Honored In Victoria
The Interstate Inland Waterways league opens its fourth annual convention in New Orleans with officers elected. Co 8 E Holland of Victoria named president with Gueydan La as second vice president and Palmer Houston secretary. Louisiana and Texas executive committees named. Judge Noah Allen of Brownsville spoke.
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New Orleans
Interstate Inland Waterways League
E. Holland
Victoria Tex
Henry L. Gueydan
Gueydan
C. J. Palmer
Houston
Tex
Jean Locke
Lake Charles
G. B. Rowssell
Victoria
Louisiana
St. Locke Breaux
EF. A. Pharr
Morgan City
Walter Burke
New Iberia
E. P. Munson
Napoleonville
J. G. Medlendka
Crowley
L. H. Jastremski
Houma
H. C. Drew
Walter Y. Kemper
Franklin
V. Maurin
Donaldsonville
Texas
R. N. Magill
Brownsville
G. B. Culver
Matagorda
J. Hirsch
Corpus Christ
A. B. Davison
Cuero
W. S. Davidson
Beaumont
J. H. Kirkpatrick
San Antonio
Walter Gresham
Galveston
A. L. Ford
Orange
A. Vantyne
Port Arthur
Noah Allen
Evidence Eaten in Chicago Saloon Bet Case
Chicago detectives released an alleged bookmaker after he swallowed scraps of betting papers in William Godman’s saloon at 91 West Madison Street. Detectives Schwickert and Schubert arrested him but, finding the evidence eaten, reported the case as a lost lead and released the man.
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Chicago
Shippy
William Godman
West Madison Street
Schwickert
Schubert
Mart Black Acquitted in Texas Murder Case
Cleburne Tex Dec 5 The jury found Mart Black not guilty of murder in the May shooting death of Justice of the Peace T O Durham. Jurors deliberated since Wednesday night with ten favoring acquittal early on. Defense testimony had accused Durham of insulting Black's daughter.
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Cleburne
Tex
Mart Black
Justice of the Peace
T. O. Durham
Durham
Black
Burglars Strike Store at Preston Bend
Sherman reports burglars entered A. G. Noble store at Preston Bend in the county and stole cash from the cash drawer. They attempted to blow the safe by drilling the door and using powder but failed. a quantity of dry goods and groceries was taken.
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Sherman
A. G. Noble
Preston Bend
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