Meteor seen in Texas skies and Wichita Falls explosion
Early risers in Sherman and Wichita Falls report a northeast to southwest meteor seen at dawn. Wichita Falls telegram says a meteorite passed north of the city at 6 am, exploding with windows shaken. Secretary of state says canvassing of last election returns for state and district officers will take three days.
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Sherman
Wichita Falls
C. A. Kennedy
Texas and Pacific Railway
Messrs
Mantius and Cash
San Antonio Situation Indicates Developments Soon
Governor hinted at upcoming developments in San Antonio but did not specify details. He remains committed to enforcing laws there and met with Chester Terrell who said local sentiment favored enforcement. Bronson Bywaters of Van Ormy sent $1 for his commission and noted appeals dissolve cases. The comptroller’s department issued a note about 25 officials who can receive.
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Austin
San Antonio
Chester H. Ter
Bexar County
Terrell
Bronson Bywaters
Justice of the Peace
van Ormy
Bywaters
Prohibition enforcement visit in Muskogee and rail line inspection
Special Prohibition Enforcement Attorney Fred 8 Caldwell arrived from Guthrie to probe enforcement failures in Muskogee County. Local officers plan high license and regulate illicit traffic. Caldwell threatens ouster if behavior continues. Sermons attacked officials and Governor Haskell urged action. Colquitt to inspect Santa Fe line with Pettibone and Maxson. In Galveston, Goodee Wheeler receives twenty year sentence for killing Sam Thomas near Shire.
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Oklahoma
Muskogee
Okla
Fred
Caldwell
Guthrie
Haskell
Colquitt
Santa Fe
Galveston
Pettibone
Maxson
Gainesville
Paris
Anderson, Tex
Goodee Wheeler
Sam Thomas
Shire
Admiral Sperry Visits Colombo As Guests Entertain
Rear Admiral Sperry landed from the battleship Connecticut at Colombo Sri Lanka on December 14 to visit Sir Henry Edward McCallum governor of the province. A guard of honor greeted him and crowds lined the waterfront as he inspected the ceremony and drove to the governor's residence. The governor later visited the Connecticut and the visit included naval salutes. During the sixteen battleships stay Sperry will be hosted by the governor while Rear Admiral Schroder will be entertained by General Lawrence.
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Sperry
Colombo
Ceylon
Connecticut
Sir Henry Edward McCallum
Cegion
Seaton Schroder
Lawrence
Foraker Proposes Tribunal in Reenlistment Bill
Senator Foraker introduces an amendment to reenlist negro troops discharged for alleged Brownsville involvement. The plan creates a congressional tribunal of retired officers to hear charges, shifting decisions from the executive to a congress appointed body. In a separate note, three unknown men robbed the Sault Ste. Marie post office of 2500 dollars after assaulting Deputy Postmaster Higgins.
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Senator Foraker
Washington
Foraker
Senate
Brownsville
Tex
Congress
Sault Ste. Marie
Mich
Higgins
Sensational Charges Against Five Civil Tribes Official
Reports from multiple towns detail fatal accidents and suicides. Names include George Wright accused by J F Wisdom of misconduct as Five Civilized Tribes commissioner. In Denison a fire destroys a livery stable and fifty horses. Other items cover a man’s death after first car ride in Marion Ohio a $15 000 black man killed in Oklahoma City a schoolboy killed by a street car a woman nearly dies from iodine and a man suicides in Fairmont West Virginia leaving a widow and five children.
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Muskogee
Okla
George Wright
The
Five Civilized Tribes
J. Fentriss Wisdom
Shoenfeld
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County of Brazos
Albert W. Wilkerson
Albert
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E. H. Astin
Parker Directors
Fred. L. Cavitt
Brazos County
Denison
Ed. Wilkins
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Pittsburg
Frank Marrone
Dorothy Smith
Fairmont
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