State moves to quash compromise in Waters-Pierce suit
Austin reports Attorney General Davidson and state lawyers deny any settlement talks with Waters-Pierce Oil in the Texas injunction case. Officials say the firm operates illegally and the state will not sanction business or a compromise. Also notes tax payments and oyster shipment investigations and remarks by Governor Campbell and health officials.
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Gation
Davidson
Lightfoot
Waters-Pierce Oil Company
Texas
Campbell
W. J. Bryan
Dorchester
Supreme Court Grants Stay in Waters-Pierce Oil Case
The U S Supreme Court stayed the mandate of the New Orleans Federal court in the Waters-Pierce Oil case until it rules on the writ of certiorari. T W Gregory for Texas is given five days to reply to the oil company's petition. The decision delays removing the Federal receiver pending further court orders.
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Washington
United States Supreme Court
New Orleans
Waters-Pierce Oil Company
T. W. Gregory
Texas
Supreme Court
Man from Paris, Tex. Dies at Waco Depot
A. Hunter, arrived six months ago from Paris, Tex., collapsed and died at the Waco depot while visiting a friend due to heart trouble. He leaves a widow and daughter. J. W. Bass, Katy engineer, died from an injured leg. Gabe Wesley, longtime city worker for Mayor Baker, was fatally shot by a burglar.
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Waco
A. Hunter
Paris
Tex
J. W. Bass
Katy
Gabe Wesley
Baker
Death of Hon. John N. Henderson Crippled Texas Legal Leader
After a long illness Hon. John N. Henderson associate justice of the Texas court of criminal appeals died at his Dallas home. Born in South Carolina in 1843 he moved to Texas in 1846, served in Hood's Brigade, practiced law in Bryan, held district attorney, state senator, district judge, and finaly justice on the criminal appeals court. Surviving wives and children noted, with brothers and sisters listed. He was active in Democratic politics and Confederate reunions.
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Death’s River
Dallas
John N. Henderson
Texas Court of Criminal Appeals
John Nathaniel Henderson
Abbeville
South Carolina
Texas
Washington County
Baylor University
Independence
Rufus C. Burleson
Dixie Blues
John D. Rogers
Galveston
Virginia
Fifth Texas Infantry
Hood
Sharpsburg
Henderson
Jerome B. Robertson
Bryan
A. Bledsoe
J. 8. Perry
Brazos County
Ross
The
People
Court of Criminal Appeals
Judge Henderson
Hester Hubert
W. M. Foster
Waco
Kate Evans
Mesdames B. B. Stone
Ballinger
Russell C. Watkins
Houston
John Thruston Henderson
George L. Chandier
Anderson
T. C. Fowter
Lampasas
J. W. Rhodes
Navasota
Ada Henderson
Sam R. Henderson
T. S. Henderson
Cameron
L. S. Ross
Deaths Found Near Darr Mine in December Report
Jacob's Creek Dec 23 report notes several mine corpses located on their knees near the Darr mine.
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Jacob's Creek
Bullet Kills Girl on Train Near Buena Vista
On December 23 in Asheville North Carolina Joe Lance a train passenger shot his revolver to "hear it sound" and killed Miss Athens Green. The train halted and Lance was arrested as he nearly faced a lynching.
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Asheville
N. C
Joe Lance
Buena Vista
Athens Green
Lance
Mire Catches Fire at Schoenberger Mine
Pittsburg Dec 23 Fire erupted in the Schoenberger mine near Monongahela Sunday. The mine had been idle for a month due to the strike and the blaze prompted cautious response from local crews.
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Pittsburg
Schoenberger
Monongahela
Mrs Otto Rock Dies Suddenly in San Antonio
Mrs Otto Rock a prominent San Antonio lady died suddenly prompting local notices of mourning. Her death removes a well known civic figure and raises condolences across the community.
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Otto Rock
San Antonio
Weston Declines Challenge From Dan OLeary
Edward Piston Weston sixty nine year old pedestrian who recently walked from Maine to Chicago refuses to accept Dan OLeary challenge Weston says OLeary is seven years younger than he and not in his class.
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New York
Edward Psyton Weston
Maine
Chicago
Dan O'Leary
Weston
O'Leary
Young Man's Neck Broken in Oklahoma Horse Incident
In Grant Oklahoma on December 23 Mack Richardson a young resident of West Paris Texas was thrown from a horse near here and suffered a broken neck. The accident occurred as he rode in a rural area and he received medical attention at once. The report notes the severity of the injuries and identifies Richardson as the victim of the unexpected mishap.
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Grant, Okla
Special at Marwili's Old Pepper Whiskey Bottled in Bond
The notice advertises Marwili's Old Pepper Whiskey bottled in bond for sale at $1.00. The fragment provides pricing and product type with no further details.
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Marwili
Bond
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