Negro United States uniformed assailant wounds Chinaman
At Fort Reno Oklahoma a chinaman was shot and wounded by a man wearing full U S army uniform during an attempted holdup at a local foundry. Soldiers, sheriff's posse and townspeople searched for the suspect, believed to be a discharged Twenty-fifth Infantry soldier or a civilian in a castoff uniform amid rising racial tension. Captain Macklin shows improvement after weeks of illness.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Twenty-fifth Infantry
United States Army
Fort Reno
Brownsville
Penrose
Edgar B. Macklin
Secretary It Not Seeking Presidential Nomination
Secretary of War clarifies his stance saying his ambition is not political and he does not seek the presidential nomination. He notes the public and press questions and states he would decline any offer if presented, though he would not mislead about his intentions. Norfolk proposed as next congress meeting site for the American International Congress on Tuberculosis during the Jamestown exposition.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Norfolk
New Orleans
C. H. Trion
American International Congress On
Congress
Railway Passes Rule Upheld for Telegraph Rides
The Interstate Commerce Commission ruled that Western Union and Postal Telegraph may receive free or reduced transportation for officers, men, materials, and supplies needed to build maintain and operate lines along railway rights of way. The decision notes such tariffs remain legal even if the telegraph uses the line to serve the public.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Interstate Commerce Commission
Western Union and
Postal Telegraph Companies
Commission
Mistaken Identity Murder Near Hamburg Mississippi
Natchez Miss December 29 Thad Stampley a 25 year old white farmer near Hamburg Franklin county was shot on the Stampley farm by a negro who mistook him for his brother. The killer was instantly killed by a negro farm hand. Stampley was single. Richard and W F McGee were seriously wounded in the confrontation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Natchez, Miss
Thad Stampley
Hamburg
Franklin County
Stampley
Richard
W. F. McGee
Government Aid Opposed by Southern Education Assn
The Southern Educational Association’s department of Superintendents of Education went on record opposing Dr. John W. Abercrombie’s recommendation for no government aid in public schools. The resolution insists state control and funding should be provided by the state government.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Montgomery
Ala
Department of Superintendents of Education
The
Southern Educational Association
John W. Abercrombie
Association
Mississippi park commission seeks design for Vicksburg monument
The Mississippi national park commission sits in Vicksburg to choose a design for a monument honoring Mississippi soldiers who fell at the Battle of Vicksburg. The project has a planned cost of $50,000.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Vicksburg, Miss
Mississippi National Park Commission
Battle of
Vicksburg
Snow Delays Railway Traffic Across Saow
Snowbound conditions halt railway traffic in Saow on December 29 with trains unable to move. Weather snarls schedules and commuters face delays as lines struggle to clear tracks.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Saow
London
Raisuli Refuses to Resign Governorship at Tangier
Tangier dispatch reports Raisuli declines to resign as governor, sends his harem to the mountains under kayble protection, and prepares to meet War Minister Gabbas forces at Zinat. Meanwhile Birmingham wins the 1906 Southern League baseball championship by unanimous vote after all protests are withdrawn.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tangier
Raisuli
Gabbas
Zinat
Birmingham
Southern League of Baseball Clubs
Hill to retire as Great Northern president in July
James J. Hill, president of the Great Northern Railroad, announces he will retire from active business on July 1. His successor will be his elder son, Louis J. Hill, first vice president of the road, per a Minneapolis special to the Record-Herald.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Great Northern Railroad
Chicago
Record-Herald
Minneapolis
James J. Hills
Great Northern Railroad Company
James J. Hilliness
Hill
Louis J. Hill
The
Road
Bill to bar Tennessee purchase of Cumberland coal lands
Nashville December 29 a chancery court bill seeks an injunction preventing the state from buying 11 000 acres of coal lands in the Cumberland mountains. The suit is brought by John D Fletcher Hayden Dodd and others linked to the Cumberland Coal company which holds nearby coal lands.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nashville
Chancery Court
State of
Tennessee
Cumberland Mountains
John D. Fletcher
Hayden Dodd
Fletcher
Dodd
Cumberland Coal Company
Emperador Carlos V to Proceed to Tangier and Castellane Confirmed
The armored cruiser Emperador Carlos V and battleship Pelayo are ordered to Tangier. In Paris the Chamber of Deputies ruled Count Boni de Castellane’s election to the chamber valid marking a political confirmation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tangier
Cadiz
Spain
Carlos V
Pelayo
Deeds of an Italian Man End Life in Portland
An unidentified Italian from San Francisco killed a young woman fatally stabbed her aunt and then killed himself in Portland. Witnesses described the crime and investigation details from Brownsville riot testimony including shots, hotel and house attacks, and bullet hole evidence.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Portland
Ore
San Francisco
Foulke Report on Indian Territory Fraud Routed to Law Officers
William Dudley Foulke, Roosevelt appointed special investigator, has submitted a ninety page typewritten report on site frauds in Indian Territory. Secretary Hitchcock has forwarded the document to interior department law officers for examination of legal questions. Publication is expected to be limited and no further details will be released pending review.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Interior
Washington
William Dudley Foulke
Roosevelt
Bretary Hitchcock
Department
Fraternal League Elects Officers at Adjournment
Fort Worth Dec 29 Just the adjournment of the Texas Journal League the following officers were elected S P Rice Dallas president Claude M McCallum Dallas first president Mrs Maggie Hyde second vice president L O H Dallas secretary re elected J D Alexander Garland W Hassell Dallas Dr J L Cooper Worth Hon A Morgan Duke Mrs H A Thomas Fort Worth
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fort Worth
Texas Jenrnal League
P. Rice
Dallas
Claude M. McCallum
Maggie Hyde
L. O. H. Dallas
Tees
J. D. Alexander
Garland
W. Hassell
J. L. Cooper
Worth
A. Morgan Duke
H. A. Thomas
Fort, Worth
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Chinaman
Taft
Hasweun’s Book Store
John Witman
Tvie
John Wittman
S. H. Franklin
R. H. Harrison
Emmet & Maloney'’s
Bryan, Texas
J. W. Batts
Taliaferr
Court House
Brazos County
Carson, Sewall & Company
W.W Watkins
A. L. Mondrick, M. D
James’ Drug Store
Bryan
Texas
Emmniel
Drlore
N. Jametta
James & Nunn
Dixon Springs
Tenn
H. Beasley
Paris
France
Switzerland
Belgium
Rome
Cardinal Cavagnanis
John H. Barnes
Ponca City
Oklo
Ardmore
Ivan Jicard
Lane
Temple
Tex
Willard D. Mackey
Beaver County
Oklahoma
George Innes
Cache
Okla
Smith County
Robert R. McCrary
August Ripkin
Allen Mercantile
Meridian
Broken Arrow
I. T
Lee Carpenter
Louis Coker
George Roberts
Mount Pleasant
Robert Whitmore
Leon Freminster
Hon. C. V. Rogers
Claremore
Oklahoma City
Elmer Ammison
Brownsvile
Purdy
George W. Randall
Kate Leahy
Cowan
Miller Hotel
Louis Cowan
Mayor Combs
F. E. Starck
Leahy Hotel
Cowan House
Yturria
Mr. Purdy
Foulke
Fraternal League
Foley's
Foley & Company
Chica
H. Jam J
Phonne
W. C. Ford
Crown and Bridge
Burt
Freestone
Monroe
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