Oil Producers Meet to Seek Market Stability
A gathering of 31 oil producers from the Yodian Territory convened in City to push for a stable market for their crude. They discussed Standard Oil's response, possible tankage, and suggested forming a delegation to Governor Folk and Attorney General Hadley to urge a halt to hostilities and clarify market prospects amid pipeline shutdowns in Missouri.
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Sand
Bartleeville
Saindard
Gov
Hadley
Cart. L. Woods
Oil City
Missouri
Andard
Indian Territory
Kansas
Folk
Call on President
President Roosevelt welcomed about six members of Camp A. Wheeler's Confederate cavalry from Atlanta at a Washington funeral event for General Joseph Wheeler. He spoke informally, noted cadet appointments for Confederate descendants, and reception included Bueler Bryan presenting his battered Civil War cornet captured in 1862. Company A served as Gen. Wheeler's special guard.
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Washington
Roosevelt
Camp A. Wheeler
Confederate Cavalry
Atlanta
Washinton
Joseph Wheeler
West Point
Annapolis
Bueler Bryan
United States
Tutbee
Wheeler
Assault on Mina May Depree Shocks Atlanta Area
Miss Mina May Depree, about twenty, living with farmer W H Grogan near Cornell, was attacked Tuesday afternoon, cut her throat, and collapsed in a blood pool. A posse of over 160 citizens pursued a black suspect as doctors fear for her life. she is from Columbus, Ga.
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Atlanta
Mina May Depree
W. H. Grogan
Cornell
Opposition Hearing On Forty Hour Cattle Car Rule
Washington January 31. The house committee on interstate and foreign commerce heard opponents of the Stephens bill extending to forty hours cattle may be kept in cars. C A Snow head of the District of Columbia Humane Society and Drammond Kennedy testified for humane groups.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Stephens
House Committee On Interestate
C. A. Snow
District of Columbia Humane Society
Drammond Kennedy
French Guards Repel Moorish Raiders Near Mezied
In Algiers on January 31 a French frontier patrol surprised seventy five Moorish raiders who had seized 1,000 camels. A fierce battle ensued with twelve raiders killed and several captured.
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Algiers
Mezied
Garnishment suit filed against City National Bank
Corpus Christi on January 31 Freyd McGowan as receiver of J. M. Chittim filed a garnishment suit against the City National Bank of Corpus Christi to recover sixty thousand one hundred fifteen dollars and eighty cents alleged to be owed by Archie Parr to Chittim.
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Corpus Christi, Tex
Freyd McGowan
J. M. Chittim
City National Bank of
Corpus Christi
Archie Parr
Chittim
Elgin Man Wounded in Robbery Attempt
San Antonio reports Jess Rabone of Elgin was probably mortally wounded by a Black assailant during a robbery attempt in the city.
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San Antonio
Jess Rabone
Elgin
Fatally Hurt by Limb In Farmersville Incident
George Pollard a boy was fatally injured by a falling limb in Farmersville Texas on Tuesday. His father was killed by a horse on January 30 1902.
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Farmersville
Tex
George Pollard
Senate approves $325000 for Fort Worth federal building
Washington notes that on January 31 the Senate passed a bill authorizing a $325,000 appropriation to enlarge the Federal building in Fort Worth. The action funds expansion work and reflects federal investment in the Texas city.
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Washington
Senate
Federal
Fort Worth
Postmasters Appointed in Indian Territory and Ohio
Washington announces new appointments as G. O. Roderick named postmaster at Holdenville Indian Territory and FE. B. Darvough appointed postmaster at Pond Creek Ohio in a federal roster update.
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Washington
G. O. Roderick
Holdenville
I. T
FE. B. Darvough
Pond Creek
Ohlo
Danish Court in Mourning Thirty Weeks for King Christian
Copenhagen reports the Danish court will observe a mourning period of thirty weeks following the death of King Christian. The announcement sets a somber tone across official ceremonies and national observances.
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Copenhagen
Christian
Quiet talks marked Algeciras conference
At Algeciras Spain on Tuesday the conference produced only quiet talks with no immediate decisions or public announcements.
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Algeciras
Spain
Written Agreements Ordered In Railroad In injunctions
Austin court requires railroads and the state to file written agreements covering state matters in admission of counsel in railroad injunction cases. The order signals the court will soon issue opinions. The attorney general backed Treasurer Robbins in rejecting deposits of 100000 from Southwestern Life of Dallas and Texas Life of Waco to protect policyholders. He said state law bars the treasurer from accepting such securities from individuals and domestic firms, while foreign corporations are subject to deposits.
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Austin
Court of Civil Appeals
Robbins
Southwestern Life Insurance Company
Dallas
Texas Life Insurance Company
Waco
Gener
Supreme Court rules Rogers not required to answer
Justice Gildersleeve rules Henry Rogers of Standard Oil of New Jersey need not answer questions previously refused in Missouri v Indiana oil firms. The Missouri case seeks compelled testimony. the denial preserves Missouri's right to seek resolution in its courts. Leave to renew was granted to Attorney General Hadley.
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New York
Henry Rogers
Standard Oil Company of
New Jersey
Missouri
Indiana
Gildersleeve
Supreme Court
Court of Original Jurisdiction
Hadley
Director North Seeks Cotton Statistics Relief
North of the census bureau told reporters he hopes Congress will relieve him of further cotton statistics work. He called the task the most disagreeable and annoying he has known and said reports benefit southerners but are used to discredit them by critics led by President Harvie Jordan of the Southern Cotton Growers association.
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Washington
Harvie Jordan
Southern Cotton Growers’ Association
North
Census Bureau
Congress
Pistol Found With Corpse of Wolff in San Antonio
A. A. Wolff, seventy, senior member of Wolff & Marx, a leading dry goods firm, was found Wednesday morning on a vacant riverbank lot with a pistol at his side. A note on his coat lapel asked partners and family be notified. He was seen firing the shot by J. P. W. Street, who shouted, but Wolff was unable to reach him.
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San Antonio
A. A. Wolff
Wolff & Marx Company
J. P. W. Street
Dr Julian C Field a Prominent Denison Physician Dies
Denison notices report the death of Dr Julian C Field a leading physician ex legislator and Confederate army surgeon found dead Wednesday morning. The Brownwood item notes Mrs James Goodard on the Boyson ranch near Brownwood shot herself through the left breast with a .32 caliber pistol and her prognosis is poor.
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Denison
Julian C. Field
Sterling Price
Mield
Brownwood
Tex
James Goodard
Boyson Ranch
German steamer Siivia strikes mine near Vladivostok
The German steamship Siivia carrying many returning Russian troops ran ashore after striking a mine off Vladivostok. All on board survived except a cook.
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Berlin
Vladivostock
Wardens Vow to Stop Slaughter in Indian Territory
Ardmore January 31 game wardens say they are determined to stop the slaughter of game in Indian Territory.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ardmore
Indian Territory
Cleveland Addresses New York Legislature Centenary Meeting
Former U S president Grover Cleveland visiting Albany with Mrs Cleveland to attend the centennial State Medical Society event. He spoke briefly in the assembly chamber praising New York’s legislation and expressing interest in the state’s work. Spectators cheered as he greeted Senator Grady and others during the joint session.
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Albany
Grover Cleveland
United States
New York
New York State
Cleveland
Bruce
Grady
Ginners Estimate Favors Sims Resolution in House
Washington January 31 The house census committee after hearings with President Taylor of the National Ginners Association and Census Director North decided to favorably report the Sims resolution directing the secretary of commerce and labor to obtain and transmit to Congress the ginners estimate of cotton remaining to be ginned. North said he would supply the figures but not take responsibility for their release or market impact. Taylor noted estimates vary from 100000 to 1000000 bales and said government publication could dispel the disagreement.
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Census Committee
Taylor
Ginners
North
Census Bureau
Sims
Secretary of Commerce and Labor
House of Representatives
Republican committee meeting in Checotah selects candidates
Checotah Oklahoma January 31 the Republican executive committee of Indian Territory met in session. Ben Mills of South McAlester was endorsed for national bank examiner for the two territories. Resolutions on the death of Hon A B Querry of Tulsa were adopted. Vacancies created by Charles De Wattieville Holdenville and the Querry death will be filled by the most endorsed Republican clubs in the district. A O Wills elected secretary Dr McWilliams treasurer and A O Archer assistant secretary.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
A. O. Wills
Dr. McWilliams
A. O O. Archer
Train Wreck Near Colbert Causes Several Injuries
A freight train near Colbert Indiana Tuesday derailed its caboose three cars and tender with two cars overturning. Injured include Dr A P Seay Colbert bruised back G M Morris Colbert back sprained FE Watson Colbert side and legs bruised Dr W H McCorey Colbert H E Ross Durant Frank Moore Denison and R H Hunter Fort Worth all with slight bruises.
Querry Passes Away In Indian Territory
Hon Arch B Querry 38 served as chairman of the Republican executive committee of the Creek nation and was a prominent member of his party in Indian Territory He died Tuesday morning at his home from a complication of diseases He was a thirty second degree Mason and the obituary notes his leadership role in local politics.
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Tulsa
I. T
Arch B. Querry
Indian Territory
Peanuts arrive for Paris factory from Rosser
A carload of peanuts was received here from Rosser in Kaufman county for the local peanut factory.
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Paris
Tex
Rosser
Kaufman County
Lee Appointed Collector of Customs at Galveston
Washington January 31 The president named Francis L Lee to be collector of customs at Galveston confirming a new customs post appointment and reshuffle in the Gulf region.
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Washington
Francis L. Lee
Galveston
France Bides Time on Venezuela Crisis Report
Official dispatch from Paris indicates France will wait before acting on the Venezuela problem. Rumors say President Castro might aid France if reports of growing public discontent with his leadership in Venezuela prove true.
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Washington
Paris
France
Venezuela
Castro
Boy Dies After Eating Raw Peanuts in Chandler
Vernon Stetmund a boy died in Chandler Oklahoma after consuming too many raw peanuts A postmortem revealed kernels remaining in his stomach establishing the cause of death.
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Chandler, Okla
Vernon Stetmund
Chandler
A Storm in the Jungle
A tropical jungle storm unfolds with sudden thunder, heavy rain, and a dramatic flood of sound. The narrator recalls walking in simmering calm before a rapid shift to darkness, wind, and a chaotic deluge that erases paths and tests direction without sun or landmarks.
Greenland Ice Mass Would Dwarf Wales and UK
The London Globe cites Greenland’s interior ice as a vast mass roughly 600 000 square miles in area and 1.5 miles thick. It would cover the United Kingdom in seven miles of ice and bury the United States a quarter of a mile deep if spread over land.
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Greenland
Mediterranean
United Kingdom
Great Britain
Ireland
Wales
United States
London Globe
A Roumanian Dowry Custom and Courtship Practice
A Roumanian peasant custom lets a marriageable girl’s trousseau be placed in a painted box for inspection. If a suitor approves the dowry’s quality and quantity he may apply for the girl’s hand. if not, he may withdraw.
Cadence of a Courtship Suspected in Cleveland Note
A humorous quip from the Cleveland Plain Dealer sketches a man oddly dependent on his valet. The tale recalls a tale of a would‑be suitor who brings his valet to the moment of a proposal, his attendant laying a hemstitched handkerchief on the floor for him to kneel upon.
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Mabel
Cleveland Plain Dealer
Within Her Sphere of Influence Quote
A brief Washington Star exchange shows Mr Meekton insisting he is not governed by his wife while admitting he remains largely within her influence, highlighting domestic dynamic in a witty dialogue.
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Mr. Meekton
Washington Star
Landlady and boarder debate schooling for daughter
A landlady asks about sending her daughter to a cooking or music school. The boarder weighs outcomes, noting cooking may be more dangerous yet far less noisy.
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Boarder
Stingy Congregation Skeptical After Church Collection
Deacon Jayberry counts the church collection and questions the apparent mismatch between a large congregation and a small sum. The Philadelphia Telegraph notes his remark about generosity and church finances.
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Jayberry
Philadelphia Telegraph
All human power is a compound of time and patience
The quote attributes human strength to the persistence of time and patient effort, emphasizing steady progress over bursts of energy. It frames power as an outcome of enduring work rather than sudden bursts of force.
Harvey locals report lively church, classes and farm activity
Rev J M Bullock from Bryan preached both mornings to a good crowd and Sunday school progress. The Farmers Association met with Mer Saith of Madison County giving practical ideas. A Revolutionary War map contest impressed patrons while students and families noted hunting for planting season and a forthcoming February 22 literary societies program.
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J. M. Bullock
Bryan
Farmers’ Association
Mer. Saith
Madison County
Meedames Wilson
W. McDonald
Edge
Harvey
Shelby Goodman
Forrest Jones
Jodie Dyess
Miss Creed
College Station
Marion Ferguson
Tola
Jones
Steep Hollow Welcomes New Neighbors and Sunday Attendance
The Bryan Eagle notes a windy Saturday, a good sowing day, and Brother Foster’s second Snowday appointment with a large crowd and singing. New neighbors include the Fosters, McCurry, Garner, and Robert Jones families, welcomed to Steep Hollow. Visits include Jess Peters to Benchley and Mrs. Andrews and Lelia to Mrs. Sutton’s home.
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Bryan
Brother Foster
Steep Hollow
Foster
Mc Curry
Garner
Robert Jones
Jess Peters
Mrs. Peters
Benchley
Market summary cattle hogs Kansas City January
The Kansas City market reports under 100 cars in quarantine last week with prices slightly up and steady, today 81 cars mainly fed steers steady to a shade lower. Steers sell 400 to 440, top last week 460. Native fed steers weaker recently but stable today. Stockers and feeders strong, hog receipts down 56 500 from prior week, top 5 47, bulk 5 55 to 5 45, light hogs 4 80 to 5 00. January slaughter records surpass previous Januaries. January hogs average weight 222 lb, higher prices year over year.
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Kansas City
Farmers Union Brazos County Meeting Requested
Notice to members to meet at Karten on February 10, 1906 at 10 a.m. to organize a county union. Do not send delegates. all members are urged to attend.
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Farmers’ Union
Brazos County
Texas
Karten
International Celebration Down by the Rio Grande
Lac redo Texas and Nuevo Laredo Mexico stage a five day International Celebration for George Washington’s Birthday February 22. The event features bull fights, cattle roping, naval fireworks, Washington crossing the Delaware, military drills, pageants, parades, flower carnival and bands with excursion options to Laredo and Monterey Mexico. For details contact D J Price G D Hunter or the Palestine Texas office.
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Lacredo
Texas
Nuevo Laredo
Mexico
George Washington
International
Rio Grande River
Washington
Delaware
U.S
Laredo
Monterey
D. J. Price
G. D. Hunter
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iTa
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Siam
Man and His Valet
Harvey Locals
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Rio Grande
Palestine
R. H. Harrison
Emmet & Maloney's
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Taliaferro Building
Court House
Main Street
Monroe Edge
Myers’ Hardware Store
Emmel & Maloney
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