Houston and Texas Central Cutoff Opens Monday
The Houston and Texas Central will start a mixed train on the Mexia-Navasota cutoff from December 17. The line runs 94 miles from south of Mexia to north of Navasota with 75 to 80 pound steel. Mainline service awaits track settlement. future status as part of the main line or a branch is possible. The new trackage cuts grades from 1.5% to under 0.75%.
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Houston and
Texas Central
Mexia
Navasota
G. F. Hawks
Central
Houston Chronicle
Life Sentence for Miller in Turley Murder
El Paso report states Max Miller was convicted of first degree murder and sentenced to life in the penitentiary for killing J. F. Turley on October 1. The trial spanned over two weeks with vigorous defense efforts throughout.
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Miller
el Paso
Max Miller
J. F. Turley
Drugist N Morris Found Dead in Store
Hallettsville Texas December 14. N Morris a druggist was found dead in his store with his hands across his chest.
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Hallettsville
Tex
N. Morris
Coleman Captured After Rheumatic Illness Halted Escape
Lake Charles La Dec 14 A posse captured Lee Coleman accused of killing Deputy Sheriff Shoemaker on Oct 27 Coleman had sworn never to be captured alive but lay in a swamp tent crippled by rheumatism and did not resist or attempt suicide according to reports.
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Lake Charles
Lee Coleman
Depuy
Shoemaker
Coleman
Hope Negro Coachman Sentenced in Hartje Trial
Pittsburg December 14. Clifford Hope the Negro coachman convicted of perjury in connection with a deposition in the Hartje divorce trial was denied a new trial. Judge Frazier sentenced him to six years in the penitentiary and fined $50 plus costs. August Hartje plans to appeal the divorce ruling to the superior court.
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Pittsburg
Cfilford Hope
Hartje
Frazier
August Hartje
Fog Causes Illinois Central Smashup Near Southport
In a fog related collision on the Illinois Central near Southport a pay car crashed into a freight train. Engineer Lofis Broderick of McComb Mississippi was killed and Fireman Charles Harris, a Black man, probably fatally injured.
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New Orleans
Illinois Central
Southport
Lofis Broderick
McComb
Miss
Charles Harris
Conference reelects Crumpton as president in secretaries meeting
The Baptist correspondence secretaries of Southern mission boards re-elected W. B. Crumpton of Montgomery as president and J. G. Bow of Louisville as secretary. Jacksonville, Florida, was chosen as the next meeting place. Whisky stolen from car in Muskogee as a man is arrested for breaking into a freight car carrying whisky bound for Dallas.
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Montgomery
Ala
Conference of the Baptist
Mission Boards of the
Southern States
W. B. Crumpton
J. G. Bow
Louisville
Jacksonville
Fla
Muskogee
Dallas
Tex
Timeless timber deal witness pleads to false swearing
In New Orleans on December 14 John W. Smith admitted he swore falsely while making entries in a large Louisiana timber land purchase from the government. Smith was the principal witness in the government conspiracy case against William and Fred A. Brewer, Michigan lumber men, and Joseph Dunlap, who were accused of using the land for their own purposes.
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New Orleans
Louisiana
John W. Smith
William and
Fred A. Brewer
Michigan
Joseph Dunlap
Smith
Camp Louis A. Craig backs Roosevelt on discharge of Twenty fifth Infantry
In Kansas City on December 14 Camp Louis A. Craig of the Army of the Philippines endorsed President Roosevelt's order discharging without honor the Negro troops of the Twenty fifth Infantry. Resolutions praised the president's action as fearless and commendable despite political lines and consequences. Washington reports Indian affairs committee favoring a bill allowing capable Indians to administer tribal funds.
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Kansas City
Louis A. Craig
Army of the Philippines
Roosevelt
Washington
Committee On Indian Affairs
House
United States
Austrian steamer Clara Beached near Sandy Hook
The Austrian steamer Clara, en route from Trieste to New York, ran aground 26 miles south of Sandy Hook. She drifted broadside to shore and the captain reached land in a breeches buoy. A wrecking tug was sent for salvage.
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New York
Clara
Trieste
Sandy Hook
Teheran Reports Shah Rally Reconfirmed
At 6 30 PM Friday officials say the shah has again rallied. The heir apparent Prince Mohammed Ali Mirza, recently arrived at Kaibin, has resumed his journey to Teheran.
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Teheran
Mohammed Ali Mirza
Kaibin
Robbers Wreck Bank Safe in Drexel Heist
In Drexel Missouri on December 14 robbers forced entry at the Interstate bank early Friday and wrecked the safe escaping with about five thousand dollars in cash. The incident left the town alert as authorities investigate the brazen theft.
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Drexel
Enabling Act Adopted in Oklahoma Constitutional Convention
Guthrie Dec 14 The engrossed ordinance accepting terms of the enabling act passed final reading without a dissenting vote. It stands as the first matter in Oklahoma's constitution. Debates touched on printing excesses and rules for propositions.
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Guthrie
Oklahoma
Graham
Marietta
Kane
Kingfisher
Bank Safe Blown by Five Masked Men in Oklahoma
Five masked robbers blew the State Bank at Asher Oklahoma a town of 500 on the Rock Island line and escaped on a handcar with about 4000 dollars. A boy named Lehman who ran to fetch a doctor was captured to prevent alarm and later freed to signal the crime. An injured robber left a blood trail after the blast. The bandits fled into timber after leaving Asher. Loss insured.
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Shawnee
Okla
State Bank
Asher
Here
Rock Island
Lehman
Toward Denison Mississippi Oklahoma and Gulf Railway
The Missouri Oklahoma and Gulf railway resumed construction from Dustin to Denison. A trainload of teams and scrapers arrived in Muskogee en route to Dustin to be put into commission. The line now extends about seventy five miles from Wagoner to Dustin. The company plans to extend north to Joplin and south to Denison for a shorter route between southwest Missouri and central Texas.
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Mississippi, Oklahoma and Gulf Railway
Muskogee
Missouri, Oklahoma and Gulf Railway
Dustin
Denison
Wagoner
Joplin
Missouri
Texas
Junk Dealer William Bronstein Found Dead in Enid
Enid Oklahoma December 14 William Bronstein junk dealer was found dead in bed with a four inch cut on his left arm, the body lying in a pool of blood. Police investigated the cause of death in the unclear circumstances surrounding the self inflicted wound.
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Enid, Okla
William Bronstein
Three Miners Die In Mine Explosion At St Croix
In mine No 1 of the St. Croix Coal company an explosion killed three miners. One hundred men escaped the blast, leaving the shaft just before the blast occurred.
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Chant
I. T
St. Croix
Pro by Large Majority in Ector County Prohibition Vote
Odessa Texas reports a large majority for prohibition in Ector County. The text notes margins and reflects the era’s emphasis on prohibition outcomes. New York money on call rose to 15 percent, signaling tight financial conditions.
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Odessa
Tex
Ector County
Prohibition
New York
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