International Celebration Down by the Rio Grande
Citizens of La Texas and Nuevo Laredo plan a five day International Celebration from February 21 to 25 featuring bull fights, cattle roping, naval fireworks, Washington pageants, military drills, historical displays, flower parade and bands. Excursion rates to Laredo and tickets to Monterey, Mexico available with a 10 day limit and stopovers in Laredo. For details contact D. J. Price or G. Hunter in Palestine, Texas.
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la Texas
Nuevo Laredo
Rio Grande River
Washington
Delaware
U.S
Laredo
Monterey
Mexico
Georgian Confesses in Louisville Theft Case
Detective report: a Georgia man twenty four, son of a Pelham mayor, confessed to stealing goods valued around two thousand dollars while employed as baggage master on the Seaboard Air Line between Atlanta and Monroe. A trunk full of goods was found in a Broadway Walter Bowen room. His wife, eighteen, from Jacksonville, Fla, aided in the questioning and requested to stay with him in jail at first.
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Louisville
Broadway
Walter &. Bowen
Pelham
Atlanta
Monroe
N. C
Jacksonville
Fla
Clergyman Found Dead In Peoria After Bank Runs
Rev. Geo H Simmons pastor of First Baptist and president of People's Savings and Interstate Savings banks was found dead in Peoria. He faced serious charges and state attorney investigation amid bank runs and resignations. He was forty, survived by a widow. He had held charges in Texas, Jackson Tennessee, and Louisville Kentucky.
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Peoria, Ill
Geo. H. Simmons
First Baptist Church
Interstate Savings Bank
People’s Savings Bank
Yates’ Senatoral
Peoria County
Atorney
Simmons
E. G. Heidrich
Anicker
Terre Haute
Ind
Yates
Attney Scholes
Dr. Simmons
Texas
Jackson
Venn
Louisville
Injunction Signed Against Hayes Faction of Knights of Labor
Justice Anderson in equity court No 1 signed an injunction restraining John W Hayes Isaac C Henderson Isaac D Chamberlain Henry A Beekmeyer and Michael T Judge as alleged officers from injuring or disposing of Knights of Labor records or calling meetings pending quo warranto pending on the law side. They may not change parties or receive or disburse money without accurate books.
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Washington
Justice Anderson
Equity Court No. 1
Hayes
Knights of Labor
John W. Hayes
Isac C. Henderson
Isaac D. Chamberlain
Henry A. Beekmeyer
Michel T. Judge
General Assembly
Severe cold wave grips Northern New York towns
Rome N Y Feb 6 Northern New York faced a sharp cold wave with record lows across the region. Camden registered 40 degrees below, while Camden city marked 32 below and Northville 35 below. Johnstown Amsterdam Schenectady area hit 19 to 26 below, with Ballston 26 and Saratoga 30 below. Syracuse recorded 20 below and Onondaga lake 28 below.
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Rome
N. Y
New York
Camden
Northville
Johnstown
Amsterdam
Schenectady
Ballston
Saratoga
Syracuse
Onondaga Lake
Mobile Ajay Destroyed by Fire at Sea
The British bark Mobile Ajay arrived Jan 16 from New York July 9 and was totally destroyed by fire on Tuesday. Her crew were landed. The ship carried 7 000 cases of kerosene oil on board. Kingston banker Roderick McKenzie commits suicide near Kingston. New York reports Italian government to subsidize $20 000 yearly for an Italian labor exchange.
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Amping
Formosa
New York
Texas Congressman Gillespie Attacks Rail Coal Cartel
Congressman Gillespie of Texas claims the Pennsylvanian rail front forms a coal cartel and blocks competition. He says a full investigation by the Interstate Commerce Commission is needed to expose rate agreements and stock links that hinder independent mines and coal shipments to Atlantic ports. He introduced a resolution calling for immediate inquiry the president to order.
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Gillespie Soff
Washington
Gilespie
Texas
Atlantic
Pennsylvania
New York Central
Baltimore and Ohio
Chesapeake and Ohio
Norfolk and Western
Reading
Virginia Capes
Pennsylvania Company
Norfolk and Westerma
Pennsylvania Railroad
Gillespie
Interstate Commerce Commission
Rail commission hears motion on lumber rate issue in Texas
Austin February 6 Commissioner Colquitt moved to take up the lumber rate proposal at once before the railroad commission. No action was taken. A hearing is set for February 20 to consider re adjusting salt rates between Texas points. Texas Baptist University of Dallas seeks to establish a Christian educational institution with incorporators S J Anderson S H Slaughter and A S Laird.
Shot by roommate ends in suicide attempt on Travis Street
Houston report states 22 year old waiter Jack Singleton was fatally shot by his roommate Charles Walker who then shot himself but only wounded himself slightly. Walker claimed he had been wronged by Singleton as the motive.
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Houston
Jack Singleton
Charles Walker
Singleton
Walker
Travis Street
German training ship deny smuggling claim in Galveston visit
The German embassy reported no smuggling. a steward aboard the training ship sold 250 bottles of white wine to a balloonist, but duties were paid and the collector of customs was notified.
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Washington
Galveston
Woman Horribly Burned In Ballard Home Incident
Mrs. G. R. Dowdy of Ballard, Tyler County, suffered severe burns after her dress caught fire. She wrapped a blanket around herself and rolled on the floor in an attempt to extinguish the flames, leaving her with grievous injuries and little hope of recovery. Her husband sat on Tyler’s grand jury. the family is prominent.
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Tyler
Tex
Ballard
County
G. R. Dowdy
Senator Pettus Stricken in Cloak Room Shows Quick Recovery
Washington report says Senator E. W. Pettus of Alabama, age eighty four, suffered a brief illness in the Democratic cloak room on Tuesday but soon recovered and returned to his seat in the Senate chamber. Senator Gallinger, a physician, was summoned by fellow senators who feared a serious condition.
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E. W. Pettus
Washington
Senator Pettus
Alabama
Senate
Gallinger
Pettus
Importation of Arms in Finland Reported
St. Petersburg dispatch notes Novoe Vremya claims Finnish revolutionary group is arming for open war to back a Russian revolt. Drills include infantry, cavalry, artillery, and field shells exported to Finland. Nationalists and social democrats deny any link to violent actions.
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St. Petersburg
Novoe Vremya
Rega cd
Finland
Solal Democrat
General Grodekoff Likely Appointed Far East Viceroy
Reports converge on General Grodekoff a 62 year old former Amur governor and Manchuria enforcer being semi officially named viceroy in the Far East with command of land and sea forces. General Linovitch may retire and other names are linked to Caucasus posts.
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Far East
St. Petersburg
Grodekoff
Amur
Manchuria
Funds for families of fallen Firemen in Meade disaster
General Funston announces plans to petition Congress for $10 000 grants to the families of Captain Charles Dakin and Closeman Thomas Hennesy of engine company No 4 who died in the Meade fire while trying to save government property on February 1 in San Francisco.
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San Francisco
Funston
Department of California
War Department
Congress
Facmilies
Charles Dakin
C Loseman Thomas Hennesy
Engine Company No. 4
Meade
Boston financier arrives to discuss Iowa insurance probe
Thomas W. Lawson of Boston arrives in Des Moines to confer with Governor Cummins about the Iowa insurance investigation. He is joined by F. B. Monett former Ohio attorney general N. B. Broward Florida governor Fremont Older San Francisco Bulletin editor and several Boston newspaper men. They meet Cummins at the Rock Island depot and proceed to the Chamberlain hotel.
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Des Moines
Thomas W. Lawson
Boston
Cummins
Iowa
Monett
Ohio
N. B. Broward
Florida
Freemont Older
San Francisco Bulletin
Rock Island Depot
Chamberlain Hotel
Seven Years For Taylor In Texas Case
The jury in McKinney found Lee Taylor guilty of criminal assault and sentenced him to seven years in the penitentiary. Taylor, a business college student, was accused in a case involving a twelve year old daughter of his landlady. The report notes the victim as a minor and identifies Taylor’s status as a student.
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Taylor
McKinney
Tex
Lee Taylor
Abernathy Appointed as U S Oklahoma Marshal
Washington February 5 the president sent to the senate the name of John R Abernathy for marshal of Oklahoma.
Office in Taliaferro building opposite the Court House
The listing notes an office space located in the Taliaferro building across from the Court House with telephone contact Q Phone 87.
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Taliaferro Building
Court House
Property for trade seeks Bryan area farm exchange
Buyer offers a 150 acre farm with 70 cultivated acres of black soil, capable of a bale per acre, two pecan trees, peach orchard, fenced, timbered post land, seeking exchange for property in Bryan. Quick trade preferred. boot not required if values match.
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Willi
Bryan
Mayor Denies Card Prize Game Report in Denison
Denison feverish with claim that Mayor Acheson ordered ladies to stop prize card games. He denies the report but says he advised a club president to consult the state attorney general about complaints at the Club building.
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Denison
Acheson
Texas
Missing Washington National Bank cashier found shot near Roanoke
The badly decomposed body of a man with a bullet hole was found in a Roanoke thicket. Officials believe the deceased is Starley A. Armstrong, cashier for Washington National Bank, who vanished January 22. A key ring bearing policy numbers led to identification.
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Pittsburg
Roanoke
Starley A. Armstrong
Washington National Bank
Julius Runge Dies Prominent Cotton Exchange Leader
Galveston report notes Julius Runge president of the Cotton Exchange and a leading Texas figure died Tuesday morning. In Denison a real estate dispute ended with BE Kinsey shot and mortally wounded, James Foster arrested. In Austin Emmet Ellis assumes control of a sulphur mine in Rose county.
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Galveston
Julius Runge
The
Cotton Exchange
Denison
BE. H. Kinsey
James Foster
Austin
Emmet Ellis
Rose County
Gin Destroyed by Fire in Texas Proceeding
Ben Franklin Texas reports a gin valued at 5000 dollars burned. Elgin Alabama notes butter sales for the past week at 458000 pounds. New York reports cotton market slipping about 2 points in today’s session.
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Ben Franklin
Tex
Elgin
Elgin, AL
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