Lew Wallace Dead Author of Ben Hur Passes at 78
Crawfordsville Ind February 16 General Lew Wallace who wrote Ben Hur died at his home aged seventy eight his health had waned for years despite family efforts to keep the public from his condition He spoke calmly at the end and said I am ready to meet my Maker as he faded into unconsciousness with his wife and son Henry Wallace at his side
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Crawfordsville
Ind
Lew Wallace
Turkey
Wallace
Tion
Henry Wallace
Indianapolis
President to visit Texas for Rough Riders reunion
Washington reports plans for the president to travel to Texas for the Rough Riders reunion, leaving Washington around March 25 and stopping in Louisville Dallas Austin and Fort Worth. A Houston stop may follow San Antonio. Colorado hunting trip not fixed. The San Antonio reunion is set for March 1 with a jack rabbit hunt planned.
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Washington
Texas
Rough Riders
San Antonio
Louisville
Dallas
Austin
Fort Worth
Colorado
Houston
Moeller Elevated Archbishop in Cincinnati Pallium Ceremony
Cardinal Gibbons officiated as Henry Moeller, longtime coadjutor for the diocese, received the pallium at St. Peter Cathedral in Cincinnati. The ceremony featured purple and yellow drapery, with Moeller kneeling for his oath and the pontifical benediction after Cardinal Gibbons preached.
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Cincinnati
Henry Moeller
Cardinal Gibbons
Glennon
St. Louis
Moeller
North Texas Ginners Form Permanent Association
Dallas February 16 North Texas Ginners association is formed with permanent organization. President Taylor of the national body addressed the meeting. Officers elected include J S Rawe Ennis president and N T Blackwell Dallas secretary. A committee was appointed to approach the Farmers union.
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Ners’ Association
Taylor
The
National Association
J. S. Rawe
Ennis
N. T. Blackwell
Dallas
Farmers’ Union
Taylor's Troubles Acquitted on One Charge and Fined on Other
In New York on February 16 pitcher Jack Taylor of the St Louis National League club was acquitted by the directors on a charge of throwing the St Louis versus Pittsburg game in July. He was found guilty of violating the constitution and his contract, fined $300, and ordered not to play until the sum is paid.
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New York
Jack Taylor
St. Louis
National League Baseball Club
Board of
Pittsburg
Intangible Assets and Anti Nepotism Debates in Texas Legislature
In Austin on February 16 the House discussed Mr Williams intangible assets bill with a defeat of a motion to postpone. Amendments were adopted and defeated as committee work proceeded. A plan to use hall for the National Good Roads association was approved. Senate considered anti nepotism measures with Looney and Hicks proposing varying relatives employment rules. votes on substitutes and tabling reflected close party lines.
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Shannon
Messrs
Cobb and Peeler
Canales
Lowe
Bowser
Hall of Representatives
National Good Roads Association
Texas
House Committee On State Affairs
Filount
Love
Dallas
Holmes
Senate
Looney
Terrell
Davidson
Hicks
Stafford
Court affirms Dallas police commission authority ruling
The Texas Court of Criminal Appeals upholds the Dallas police commission as legal. Justice Henderson writes the opinion adverse to Edward Tracey, with Chief Justice Davidson dissenting. Policemen are state officers, and the legislature may empower the governor to appoint a police commissioner. Tracey, fined for resisting a police officer, argued the commission had no right to appoint officers.
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Dallas
Court of Criminal Appeals
Henderson
Edward Tracey
Dallas Commission
Davidson
Brooks
Justice Henderson
Corporation Court
Double Tragedy Near Shiner Texas Wife and Child Found Dead
In Shiner Texas a man named Joe Stefka was found with his wife and fifteen month old child dead at his home five miles south of town. The woman suffered close range gunshot wounds to the head and chest and the baby was shot in the bowels. Blood and brain matter stained the room and a gun with three empty shells lay nearby. Stefka was brought in by officers and his examining trial is set for Monday.
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Shiner
Tex
Joe Stefka
Here
Stefka
Jewelry Seized from Man at International Bridge
Customs Inspectors Gilmore Jeffries and Merrem arrested a man at the International Bridge for carrying a large quantity of jewelry. The items were appraised at $600. The suspect, William Rich, 46, of New York, was jailed in default of bail. Receipts showed prior shipments to New York, Laredo, Cuba, Savannah, and Pensacola.
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Laredo
Gilmore
Jeffries and
Merrem
International Bridge
Alocal
William Rich
New York
Cuba
Savannah
Pensacola
Fla
Verdi Lohengrin aria interrupted by tenor failure
In Houston on February 16 the Savage Opera company presented Lohengrin. Tenor Mr Sheehan faltered and Mr Wesener substituted, singing from the book and earning praise for his performance.
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Houston
Savage Opera Company
Sheehan
Wesener
Uncle Virgil Brown Found Frozen At Home In Texarkana
Texarkana report of a man known as Uncle Virgil Brown found dead from freezing in his residence at 1413 County Avenue. He claimed to be 104 years old and locals believe he was a centenarian.
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Texarkana
Virgil Brown
County Avenue
Pierce House Fire Wrecks Texas Residence in Bay City
The residence of J. B. Pierce, twelve miles west of Bay City, was destroyed by fire causing about 18000 dollars in loss. A freeze at Galveston caused many water pipes to burst across the area.
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Bay City
Tex
J. B. Pierce
Galveston
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