Railroads to Invest 10 Million in Texas Improvements
Fort Worth reports nationwide rail unions and officers praise state legislature deals. Major lines Denver Rock Island Frisco Santa Fe and Katy plan new lines and system upgrades totaling about 10 million dollars in Texas next year. Promoting merit rises and longer service terms are included. W B Drake J W Robbins and George Cotter credited for guiding the agreements.
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Denver
Frisco
Katy
Santa Fe
Rock Island
Texas
Fort Worth
United States
Austin
W. B. Drake
J. W. Robbins
George Cotter
Spaniard Shoots Self After Domestic Dispute in New York
Alberto Bellguadil, manager of Universal Medical Institute, shot himself in the left side after a heated domestic quarrel with his wife of six months. He telephoned her to listen to the report of the revolver shot before attempting suicide. He was taken to New York Hospital with a chance of recovery. the couple had lived apart since shortly after their marriage and payments of 25 dollars weekly were involved.
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New York
Alberto Bellguadil
Universal Medical Institute
Bellguadil
Rumberto
New York Hospital
Not Guilty by Reason of Insanity in Wild Bill Latura Case
Memphis February 11 jury finds Wild Bill Latura not guilty by reason of insanity in the December killings of four African Americans. The trial centered on the murder of Long Charley Miller, a gambler, with five other wounded as Latura used an automatic pistol. Four men died, one man and a woman survived.
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Latura
Memphis
Wild Bill” Altura
Senate Dismisses Homeopathy Chair and Passes Land Title Reform
Texas Senate killed Senator Cofer’s bill creating a Galveston homeopathy chair by 14 to 11, saying regents should establish such chairs. Ward’s injunction reform passed. Bradfield’s locomotive ash pans bill passed. Harper proposed anti nepotism changes for notaries and state employee reappointment. House panels favored Cathey and Bogard liquor measures, denied others. Dallas delegation attends anti race track debate as Terrell’s Bexar court bill advances to engrossment amid partisan struggle.
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Austin
Senate
Cofer
Galveston
Board of Regents
Ward
Texas
Bradfield
Harper
House Committee On
Cathey
Bogard
House Judiciary Committee
Turner and Cureton
Bostick
Cable
Dallas
Hudspeth
Terrell
Bexar County
Lumbermen Lobby To Preserve Tariff On Lumber Products
Three hundred lumbermen from multiple states lobbied in Washington for three days against reducing the lumber tariff. They met with lawmakers and dined congressmen, warning that Ways and Means may cut tariffs in half. J. Lewis Thompson and Defenbaugh attended from Texas. A separate Hillsboro Texas fire damaged Busy Bee restaurant and nearby stores with losses pegged at $20,000.
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Washington
Ways and Means Committee
Pinchot
Forestry Service
J. Lewis Thompson
Houston
Defenbaugh
Lumbermen
Texas
Hillsboro
Tex
Busy Bee
Bruce Fox
A. J. Thompson
J. D. Tomlinson
C. E. Wicker
Joe Zimmerman
8. W.bristo
No Bond Requirement Stated for Japanese Visitors
Olympia Washington February 11 Both house and senate disclaimed any intention to set a bond requirement for Japanese visitors to the Alaska Yukon exposition ensuring their return to Japan.
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Olympia
Wash
House
Senate
Boy Dies of Hydrophobia After Bite in Bonham
Bonham Texas February 11 five weeks after a bite from a toy dog Claude Henry has died of hydrophobia.
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Bonham, Tex
Claude Henry
Young Lady Hero Stops Stampede With Quick Wits
Chicago report praises Miss Helen McLaren a teacher who calmed fifty students during a nearby butcher shop fire. She warned pupils to remain calm, whispered alarms to staff, and directed them to watch flames safely from windows. Essays by pupils call her brave and a good hero.
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Chicago
Helen McLaren
Miss McLaren
Two Negroes Shot to Death in Texas Near Hendrix Lake
John March and Alex Taylor, both black men, were found shot to death near Hendrix lake on the Panola and Harrison counties line in Carthage Texas. It is not learned whether they killed each other or were slain by an unknown assailant.
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Carthage
Tex
John March
Alex
Taylor
Hendrix Lake
Panola
Harrison
Catholic advocate urges Catholic candidate for president
Mgr George W Mundelsen urged electing a Roman Catholic as president at Manhattan College alumni dinner in New York February 11. He praised Roosevelt for fair Catholic appointments and argued Catholics are 14 000 000 strong and deserve constitutional rights and freedom of worship with cross faith support for a capable honest leader.
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New York
Mgr
George W. Mundelsen
United States
Manhattan College
Knickerbocker
White House
Roosevelt
Vatican
Liquor Solicitors Barred by Iowa Supreme Court
Des Moines Iowa February 11 The Iowa Supreme Court reversed a prior ruling and voided retail quantity solicitation for out of state filling upholding the statute that was previously ruled unconstitutional The decision bars solicitors from taking retail orders in wet or dry counties and covers mail orders as stated by Attorney General Byers
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Des Moines
Iowa
Supreme Court
Byers
Senate panel clears Higgin sville home officials of charges
Jefferson City Missouri February 11 The senate committee examining immorality and drunkenness at the Confederate home in Higginsville has returned. No report is ready but it is known that Superintendent Pace and the home management will be completely exonerated.
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Jefferson City
Senate
Higginsville
Pace
Fire Burns Interior of Hueston Building in Retail District
Fire destroyed the interior of the Hueston building in Kansas City's retail district. The four story structure houses James & Sons queensware on the first two floors with physicians and dentists on the remaining floors. Loss is estimated at $50,000.
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Kansas City
Hueston
James & Sons, Queensware
Fire Ravages Sumner Business District
Practically wiped out Sumner Mississippi February 11. Fire destroyed the telephone exchange post office People's bank Herald-Progress printing office Frierson hotel Byles' drug store and three mercantile establishments. Loss will exceed 200000 dollars.
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Sumner, Miss
People’s Bank
Herald-Progress Printing Office
Frierson Hotel
Byles’ Drug Store
Triplets Born to Mrs. Richard Shuttleworth in Brooklyn
Mrs. Richard Shuttleworth, nineteen, has given birth to triplets in Brooklyn, two girls and a boy. The boy will be named William Taft Shuttleworth.
Eufaula Wins County Seat Victory in McIntosh County
Unofficial but authentic returns from McIntosh County show Eufaula defeating Chectorah for the county seat. Guthrie reports note four banks will surrender charters and become state banks: Farmers National Bank of Vinita and First National Banks of Erick Sayre and Elk City.
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Eufaula
Muskogee
Okla
McIntosh County
Chectorah
Guthrie
Farmers’ National Bank of
Vinita
First
National Banks of
Erick, Sayre
Elk City
FiveYearOld Burned In Fire In Caldwell
May prove fatal Mildred Langford five years old suffered severe burns while playing by a fireplace her clothing ignited. Her mother wrapped the child in bedclothes attempting to smother the flames.
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Caldwell
Tex
Mildred Langford
Little Girl Dies From Burns In Denton
Denton Texas February 11 The child of Mr T Sands died from burns when her clothing caught fire while playing beside an open fire. All clothing burned away and she was blistered from the hips upward.
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Denton
Tex
Two Bodies Recovered From Wa bash Warehouse Fire
Two bodies were recovered from the ruins of the Wa bash railroad warehouse after a blaze that caused an estimated loss of 500000 dollars. Local Option Bill Passes Senate in West Virginia. The Craig local option measure cleared the West Virginia Senate by 17 to 12. The American Pacific squadron has departed Callao for Panama. Letorte axle works in Carlisle burned, with a loss of 37000. William Patterson, a Black man, was seriously shot by his wife in Pittsburgh.
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Chicago
Senate
Charleston
W. Va
Pittsburg
William Patterson
Mart to issue waterworks bonds in 50 thousand vote
Waco Feb 11 Mart near here recently visited by a costly conflagration will install waterworks bonds to the amount of 50 000 being voted by her citizens.
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Mart
Waco
Former Texas Journalist Dies in Mount Vernon Home
Henry H. Simmons formerly a San Antonio journalist died at his son’s home in Mount Vernon New York on Thursday. He had recently resided in Mount Vernon after leaving Texas.
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Texas
New York
Henry H. Simmons
San Antonio
Tex
Mount Vernon
Thursday
Senate judiciary cuts secretary of state pay to eight thousand
Washington February 11 The senate committee on judiciary concluded that reducing the secretary of state salary to eight thousand dollars would make Senator Knox eligible for appointment.
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Washington
Senate Committee On Judiciary
Knox
Convenience and church visits in a Brooklyn Life exchange
Mrs. Howard confirms weekly church attendance while noting their status as strangers in town. Mr. Priestly agrees and says they have no other engagements, highlighting social fit in the community.
City to vote on bonds for water light sewerage plant
An ordinance directs a bond election in Bryan to issue 75000 dollars in two parts for a city water light and sewerage plant and refunding outstanding bonds. Election set for the first Tuesday in March 1909 at City Hall. Mayor J T Maloney and Secretary Y B Hines sign.
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City of
Bryan
J. T. Maloney
Y. B. Hines
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Wild Bill
S. Crawford
Sherman
Crawford
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Sapalpa
J. W. Depp
Florence
Ariz
Young Lady
Reg
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City National Bank
Bryan, Texas
Aries, Ct
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County of Brazos
Albert W. Wilkerson
Bert W. Wikerson
Frep. L. Cavitt
Brazos County
G. S. Parker
E. H. Astin
J. W. Ewcutsu
Sisegg
Paris
Walker
Bill McIntosh
Draver
George Johnson
Masonic Grand Lodge of Oklahoma
Cedar Rapids
Peru
Callao
American Pacific Squadron
Panama
Carlisle
Letorte
C. E. Bullock & Co
Fulton’s
FE. J. Jenkins
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