Railways must furnish loaded cars on demand under 1907 order
A 1907 railway order requires each company to provide and place loaded freight cars within legal time upon written application at the designated loading point or nearest agent, for transport on its line or another Texas line. Secretary-elect Dashiel’s clerks purge leaves only Harry Bickler. Colonel Hutchings to be replaced. C. W. McNeill of San Antonio named as new chief clerk.
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Xiop E
Texas
Dashiel
State Department
Harry Bickler
Henry Hutchings
C. W. McNeill
San Antonio
Delaney's Rash Deed in Elmira Jail Ends in Deaths
In Elmira New York on December 27 Frank Delaney a railroad man attempted to kill a jailed woman Bessie Wells by passing carbolic acid through bars. The guard intervened as Delaney drank poison and collapsed. Both Delaney and Wells died shortly after.
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Elmira
N. Ys
Stanco
Frank Delaney
Elmira County
Bessie Wells
Delaney
Peonage Alleged Against Southern Pacific Firemen
Vice Grand Master Shea of the Brotherhood of Locomotive Firemen plans to present to Labor Commissioner Neill in Houston charges that the Southern Pacific forced African American workers to serve as firemen against their will. Southern Pacific officials deny mispractice, saying trains run on schedule. Reports of congestion spread from multiple Atlantic division points.
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Houston
Shea
Brotherhood of Locomotive Firemen
Neill
Washington
Southern Pacific Railroad
Southern Pacific
Atlantic
Fireman Kidnapped From Engine Near Opelousas
John Goldreaux a Southern Pacific fireman was seized from his locomotive by four masked men twenty two miles outside Opelousas. He hid but was dragged from the engine during a stop and released unharmed after a night of walking. The train escaped in the distance.
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Southern Pacific
New Orleans
John Goldreaux
Opelousas
Goidreaux
Goldreaux
Liquor Siphon Fire Destroys Stroud Saloon Row
In Stroud Oklahoma on December 7 a bartender spilled whiskey from a siphon onto the floor near a fifty gallon barrel. A match lit the spill and caused the barrel to ignite and explode burning Mark White fatally and injuring C C Cook. The Shoffner saloon and Mose drug store were also destroyed by the blaze.
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Stroud
Okla
Mark White
White
C. C. Cook
Shoffner
Mose
Japanese Refugees Flocked to Rio Grande Border
El Paso December 27 reports Japanese trying to enter the United States at the Rio Grande border. Fifty four were refused admission here after leaving the Japanese army. Some were smuggled at Fort Hancock Texas but were captured by immigration officials patrolling the border.
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el Paso
Rio Grande
United
Fort Hancock
Tex
Mexican Central conductors vote on union strike
El Paso December 27 Mexican Central conductors vote on a possible union strike. They now earn 110 to 125 in gold per month. They seek a 15 percent raise. They vote on whether to refuse to work if the raise is denied, with resignation if the vote passes, effective January.
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el Paso
Ten Thousand Dollars Recovered From Bank Cashier Case
Captain James E. Lucy of Austin arrives in San Antonio with claim to have recovered ten thousand dollars of the stolen funds from the First National Bank of Kansas City. The money was found on deposit in a San Antonio bank while W G Anderson, the alleged defaulter, was in Austin.
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San Antonio
James E. Lucy
Austin
W. G. Anderson
First National Bank of Kansas
Matthews Manager to Helm Waco Club Next Season
Wilson Matthews, famed baseball figure and last season head of the Savannah team that won the South Atlantic championship, will manage the Waco baseball club next season. The team will be directed by the city’s Business Men's league with several players already signed.
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Waco
Wilson Matthews
Savannah
Business Men’s League
Bomb Explodes on Rambla in Barcelona Wounding One
A bomb exploded on the Rambla in Barcelona wounding one man. Police arrested three anarchists in connection with the blast.
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Barcelona
Rambla
Death of Dr Columbus R Giles Noted Physician
Atlanta reports the death of Dr. Columbus R. Giles a leading physician. The obituary notes his prominence in medical circles and his contributions to the community.
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Atlanta
Columbus R. Giles
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