Attorney General Davidson Publishes Open Letter to Bailey
Davidson issues an open letter with typewritten vouchers and documents he says he possesses. He states he never aided against Bailey but will publish evidence about forged documents linking Bailey to Waters-Pierce Oil. Copies of vouchers and related papers are supplied to the press.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Austin
Davidson
Bailey
Tex
J. W. Bailey
Waters-Pierce Oil Company
Pierce Oi! Company
Counsel For Waters-Pierce Denies Bailey Employment
John D. Johnson general counsel for Waters-Pierce Oil states Senator Bailey was never employed by the company. The remark was made in St. Louis on December 8.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Waters-Pierce Company
Bailey
St. Louis
John D. Johnson
Waters-Pierce Oil Company
Senator Bailey
J. E. Schneider Dead Dallas Pioneer Grocer
Jules E. Schneider president of Schneider & Davis Grocery died Friday night in Dallas. He had co founded Schneider Davis in Corsicana in 1870 and moved the firm to Dallas two years later. His father ran a large grocery business in New Orleans beginning in 1847.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dallas
Jules E. Schneider
Schneider & Davis Grocery Company
Schneider
Strasby Alsace
Alfred Davis
Schneider Davis
Corsicana
New Orleans
Danbury Hatters Boycott Case Settled in Hartford
The Danbury boycott case involving Dietrich Loewe and Martin Fuchs against Martin Lawler and others was settled in U S circuit court. Judge Platte dismissed the complaints on a demurrer, with claims of illegal label use and a conspiracy to restrain trade. The suit also claimed unionizing efforts and a boycott filing affected hats sold outside Connecticut including California and Virginia.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hartford
Conn
Lend
Danbury
Dietrich E. Loewe
Martin Fuchs
Martin Lawler
Platte
United States Circuit Court
Connecticut
California
Virginia
Threats to Representative Slayden Spark Capitol Precautions
Four death threats sent to Congressman Slayden, two from Ohio and two dropped locally, prompting Capitol security with heightened checks. Letters, described as abusive and from African American writers, come as discontent grows over his stance and federal service. Supportive letters pour in from Republicans and GAR members nationwide.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Congressman Slayden
Ohio
Slayden
Twenty-fifth Infantry
White House
Capitol
Spain
Grand Army of the Republic
Minnesota
Connecticut
New Hampshire
Pennsylvania
Massachusetts
Mr. Slayden
Railroad hearing on Galveston congestion unaided relief
The railroad commission schedules a January 22 hearing for railroads entering Galveston to consider a 300 foot wide bay causeway and extra sidetracks and platforms to ease rising port traffic. No immediate remedy is proposed. State Treasurer-elect Sparks appoints O C Hallmark of Killeen to a department clerkship.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Austin
Galveston
Railroad Commission
Galveston Bay
Mayfield and
Colquett
Sparks
O. C. Hallmark
Kileen
Bell County
Hughes Returns From Rio Grande City Mission
Captain J R Hughes of the ranger force returns to Austin reporting calm at Rio Grande City. Four rangers remain and little progress is reported in the investigation of Judge Welch s assassination.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Austin
J. R. Hughes
Ranger
Rio Grande City
Judge Welch
Daughters of the Confederacy pick Austin for next meeting
Daughters of the Confederacy selected Austin as the next meeting place with over $1,000 added to the Confederate Woman's Home fund. Dixieland was adopted as the official organ and officers named include Mrs. Dibrell as president and multiple vice presidents and secretaries across Texas.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bryan
Tex
Daughters of the Confederacy
Austin
Confederate Woman's Home
Dixieland
Joseph B. Dibrell
Seguin
G. W. Shholars
Orange
J. B. Beatty
Houston
J. D. Guinn
San Antonio
J. D. West
Lee Hamil
Longview
Elizabeth Houston
M. Wheeler
Victoria
Margaret L. Watson
Galveston
R. C. Shindler
Nacogdoches
L. J. Storey
W. P
Champion Snake Story Takes First Place In Serpent Lore
El Paso Dec 8 W W Arnold agent of the El Paso and Southern railroad at Columbus New Mexico killed a rattlesnake that had swallowed a wildcat which had given birth to kittens inside the snake. He cut the snake open before the kittens died and is now raising the kittens on milk.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
el Paso
W. W. Arnold
el Paso and Southwestern Railroad
Columbus
N. M
Youthful thief freed on recognizance after confession
A nine year old boy was released from North Fort Worth stationhouse on his own recognizance to appear for future examination. He confessed to a string of thefts carried out with the craft of an older, hardened criminal.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fort Worth
North Fort Worth
Fort Worth Man Dies of Heart Failure
Fort Worth on December 8 Ira Heaths dropped dead from heart failure.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fort Worth
Dec
Ira Heaths
Editor fixes press by driving car through wall
New York editors report the Staten Island Advance in West Brighton faced a broken electric motor needing Philadelphia repairs. John Crawford Jr. drove a 35 horsepower car to the building, knocked a hole through the wall, connected the press shaft to the automobile, and printed the sixteen page issue.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Staten
Eight Hour Law Challenge Moves Toward Supreme Court
In Cincinnati on December 8, the Sheridan-Kirk company case regarding eight hour workdays was appealed after a district court overruled a new trial motion. Attorneys signaled a writ of error to take the matter to the U S Supreme Court, arguing Congress lacked constitutional authority to enforce the law.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cincinnati
Supreme Court
United States District Court
Sheridan-Kirk
United States Supreme’s Court
Congress
Desperate Bandit Barricades After Bank Robbery
Desperate bandit shot and killed a pursuing officer in Great Bend Kansas then barricaded himself in a room above the Western Union Telegraph office after attempting a bank robbery Saturday morning.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Great Bend
Kan
Western Union Telegraph Company
Also Mentioned on This Page
United States
Bryan, Texas
G. S. Parker
E. H. Astin
Albert W. Wilkerson
S. Derden
E. W. Crenshaw
Johnson
All
Shoe of the
Hunter & Chatham
J. E. Schneider
Texas
Raiilroad Commission
Hughes
Young Criminal
Emmet
Maloney
Jno. M. Lawrence & Co
CIFT
E. J. Jenkins
Southwestern Life Insurance Co
Dallab, Texas
Joe B, Reed
Jor B. Abeed
W. H. Lawrence
Vance
W. C. Fountain
Burt Norwood
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!