Holland Venezuela Near Clash Point As Warships Watch
Washington reports a de facto state of war between Holland and Venezuela with the Dutch battleship Jacob van Heemskerk arriving at Willemstad towing the captured Venezuelan coast guardship 23 de Mayo. The Gelderland pursues Venezuelan vessels as tensions rise over coastal seizures near Cumana.
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Holland
Venezuela
State Department
Congress
Roosevelt
United States
Willemstad
Jacob van Heemskerk
23 de Mayo
Netherlands
Cumana
Gulf of
Caraco
Heemskerk
Margarita
Jacob von Heemskerk
Felines and canines exhibition opens in Chicago
Chicago October 15 at the Coliseum Annex the Beresford Cat club Western Boston Terrier club and American Toy Dog club present the annual cat and dog show with more exhibits than ever. Tulsa December 15 J W Culpepper convicted of killing David Webb receives eight years in state penitentiary and plans an appeal. Webb was shot last August at Culpepper’s grocery.
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Coliseum
Beresford Cat Club
Western Boston Terrier Club
American Toy Dog Club
Tulsa
Okla
J. W. Culpepper
David Webb
Webb
Culpepper
Governor plans Sunday wait on gambling law case
Austin December 15 The governor said there will be no state action until next Sunday to see if gambling houses in San Antonio will stay closed and whether to keep them shut on Sundays He aims to enforce laws in San Antonio and Galveston and has discussed the issue with San Antonio citizens and Galveston church leaders including Rev Father Kerwin.
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Austin
San Antonio
Galveston
Campbell
Galveston Ministerial Association
Mrshall Hicks
Nat Lewis
F. A. Chapin
Hicks
Father Kerwin
eKrwin
Supreme Court
Houston to build new manufacturing town with Pittsburg capital
Houston reports a new manufacturing town planned near the ship canal with 8 000 acres bought by Pittsburg capitalists. A corporation with 5 000 000 capital will be formed. Humble natural gas will fuel operations. A turning basin wharves and tracks are planned. The town is expected to begin with 10 000 residents.
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Houston
Pittsburg
Humble
Frightful Duel Breaks Out In Waco Hotel
In a fourth floor hotel fight in Waco on December 15 Joe Wright a bartender and J W McKenney a former Katy railway brakeman dueled with pocketknives. Wright suffered severe slashes to face and neck and may die while McKenney was wounded in the side and neck but expected to recover.
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Waco
Joe Wright
J. W. McKenney
Katy
Wright
McKenney
Child Dies After Choking On Orange Piece
Pittsburg reports Paul Thompson four years old died after choking on a fragment of orange.
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Pittsburg
Paul Thompson
Texas post offices raised to presidential status
New official orders list several Texas post offices elevated to presidential rank including Atto Booming Grove Hutto Loraine Blossom Rosenberg Wellington McLean Shamrock Celina Mahank with salaries from 1000 to 1300 dollars. The president also nominates Texas postmasters Thomas A. Pope Cameron Arthur E B Foster Venus J W Ebrton Anson Everett Johnson Jacksboro for various towns.
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Texas
Atto
Booming Grove
Hutto
Loraine
Blossom
Rosenberg
Wellington
McLean
Shamrock
Celina
Mahank
Thomas A. Pope
Cameron
Arthur EB. Foster
Venus
J. W. eBrnton
Anson
Everet Johnson
Jacksboro
Youth Nathan Zal linger Robbery Aftermath in San Antonio
San Antonio reports Nathan Zal linger, twenty, defeated and choked into unconsciousness then robbed of twenty dollars. Police hunt a Black man and a Black woman in connection with the incident dated December 15.
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San Antonio
Nathan Zallinger
Governor Wires Publishing Houses Over Textbook Deliveries
The governor warned Texas textbook publishers that failure to deliver promptly will lead to suits by the attorney general to cancel contracts. Representatives from several publishers are in Austin to discuss the issue, which has been debated for days.
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Austin
Sherman to spend 200000 for Rock Island Frisco work
It was stated that 200000 dollars secured by Mr. Yoakum for the Rock Island Frisco betterments will be spent in Sherman for enlarging the shops and improving the roadbed north of the city. The division will also be extended.
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Sherman
Yoakum
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