Senate panel backs universal text book measure and more
In Austin on Feb 7 the senate passed the libel bill with one dissenting vote and backed extending the text book measure to all cities. The chamber also engrossed Beaty’s bill on location of three extra Texas agricultural stations with $80 000. rice and cereals research is emphasized. A county tax roll bill and a double header measure were favorably reported as debate looms. In Kansas City a porter and his wife perished in a gasoline explosion sparked by a hot stove.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Austin
Senate
Staples
Savage
McGee
House
Judiciary Committee
Miller
Mr. Beaty
Agricultural and Mechanical College of Texas
Stafford
Senate Committee On Labor
Dibrell
New York
Kansas City
Joseph Rodgers
Porter
Rodgers
Rogers
News in Brief from Across Texas and World
Rural mail routes will start March 1 from Mansfield serving 1515 people. T G Hargroves was shot in Weatherford. condition serious. Henrietta to gain electric lights. Rodgers to form a national bank. Italian ministry resigned. Smallpox alarms Glasgow with nearly 500 cases. Venezuelan rebel General Scosta captured. Britain to send more troops to South Africa. Roberts jewelry store in Fredericksburg burned. loss 3000. San Antonio fair set for Oct 13 to Oct 31. Pacific Express returned 235 jugs of whisky in Navarro county. Captain Russell Blakely died in St Paul. Horace Sulsby died in Seneca Falls. invented steam fire engine. British war deaths in South Africa surpass 12 900. Fifty Maya killed and 100 wounded in clash with Mexican troops. Barker denied bail for shooting Rev John Keller. John Clem killed his wife and himself after dispute. John Foraker wounded W M Hambright over a $4 bill. Mrs John Matthew died at Wabash declining medical aid. Cabinet hopefuls to succeed Griggs include Root Richards or Knox.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mansfield
Tex
T. G. Hargroves
B W. Cook
Weatherford
Henrietta
Rodgers
Glasgow
Scotland
Julian Scosta
Russell Blakely
St. Paul
Minn
Horace Siulsby
Senaca Falls
N. Y
South Africa
Thomas G. Barker
John Keller
Arlington, N. Y
John Clem
John
Foraker
W. M. Hambright
Joplin
John Matthew
Wabash
Ind
Root
Attorney Richards
P. ©. Knox
Griggs
McKinley
Carrie Nation Case Dismissed After Senate Smashing
Topeka police court dismissed the case against Mrs Carrie Nation for smashing the Senate joint as about 100 followers attended The hearing ended with the women singing Nearer My God to Thee. Police Judge Magee attempted to halt the singing while Chief Stahl abstained from intervention.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Topeka
Carrie Nation
Senate
Mrs. Nation
Beech
Topeka Joint Keepers Fail to Deliver on Promises
In Topeka on February 7 the city and county officials warned saloon keepers to close and stay shut. Mrs. Nation and Home Defenders held secret meetings as the saloons reopened, with Nation promising further action but withholding details.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Topeka
The
Home Defenders
Opening of Parliament in Britain to feature full state ceremony
London announces King Edward will open the new parliament with a full state ceremonial. The ancient state coach will be renovated for use, Victoria tower gates will be the entry, and Queen Alexandra will accompany the king in a formal dress code. Sir Arthur Biggs may become private secretary to the Duke of Cornwall and York. In Forsythe Georgia a book burning near a hotel marks Confederate veterans objecting to terms in a history of the United States printed by unknowns.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Edward
Prince Consort
Victoria
Victoria Tower
Prince’s Chamber
House of Lords
Alexandria
Sir Arthur Biggs
Queen Victoria
Duke of Cornwall and
York
Forsythe
United States
Choctaws Are Quiet Paris Tex United States Marshal Ennis
United States Marshal Jim Ennis of Antlers Oklahoma Territory is directing quiet enforcement activities in the Choctaw area around Paris Texas as of February 6. Local officials report no incidents or disturbances at this time.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paris
Tex
United States
Jim Ennis
Antlers
I. T
Multiple Civil and World Notes from Cedar to Budapest
The report records varied items: a traveler’s quieting survey across Cedar Wolf Tow son and Kiamitia counties among Choctaw full bloods. G D Hartson killed in an Mexican mine shafting while inspecting an electrical plant. General Corbin may succeed Miles. Miss Grace White plans a newspaper The Reasoner against Bryan’s Commoner. Budapest riot suppression with fatalities and injuries. the Duke of Cornwall and York’s gradual recovery from illness.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Grace White
Bryan
Budapest
Duke of Cornwall and York
Kingdom of
Great Britain
Also Mentioned on This Page
Batavia
Howell Brothers
John Wittman
Bryan, Texas
Burt Norwood
American Laundry
E. O
North
South
Texas
North Texas
New Orleans
Slarapears
Galveston
Houston
St. Louis
Denison Houston
Denver
Ft. Worth
Waco
Bremond Houston
Hempstead
Chicago
Dallas
Denison H. & T. C
Southern Pacific
San Francisco
F. B. Morse
Pass
Texas Legislature
Senate Committee
Roberts’ Jewelry
Fredericksburg
San Antonio
Navarro County
Pacific Express Company
Corsicana
Stahl
Sheriff Cook
the Grand Opera House
Edward E. Rice
Wir
Ceorce Clarke
Daly’s Theatre
H. V. Esmond
Cedar, Wolf
Towson
Kiamitia
Laredo
G. D. Hartson
Ilinois
Sevine
Mexico
Corbin
Miles
W. G. Taliaferro
20Th Judicial District
Robt. Armstrong
Armstrong & Nagle
Taliaferro & Armstrong
Taliaferro Building
Court House Square
M. Nagle
Attorney AT Law
Court House
W. B. Hudson
J. G. Minkert
Hudson & Minkert
LW Harper
J. L. Hearne
Grice & Edge
W. B. Grice
BOEOC
Dee Mike, JR
PHONE
Poe
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!