Weekly Payments In Nesbit Thaw Trial Revealed
In New York Feb 21 Mrs Evelyn Nesbit Thaw admitted receiving checks from a New York trust company set to pay 25 weekly to the Nesbit girl with Stanford White’s 1902 deposit of 1350. Jerome pressed for memory on conditions and details as Thaw and Thaw argued over letters and relationships in the high profile trial.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Evelyn Nesbit-Thaw
Jerome
Stanford White
Nesbit
Thaw
O’reilley
Evelyn Nesbit
Thawe
Nicaraguan Invasion Repelled at Portillo del Espino
Dispatches from Honduras report the Nicaraguan army invaded Portillo del Espino in Honduran territory. After two hours of fighting the invaders were defeated with thirty five killed and many wounded.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
San Salvador
Senor Davila
Honduras
Portillo del Espino
Nicaraguan Troops Advance After Honduran Hostilities
Report from Managua states that after fighting began February 18 the Nicaraguan army repelled Honduran forces and is advancing inland. General Carcoma who led the attack was killed during the battle.
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Managua
Honduras
Nicaragua
Carcoma
Bryan backs president on Brownsville affair and tariffs
William Jennings Bryan addressed the Columbus Board of Trade saying he stands with the president on the Brownsville issue, preserves his views on tariffs and government railroads, and declines comment on the Japanese school question. He also advised John D. Rockefeller to return 32 million dollars to the people rather than subsidize education.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Columbus
William Jennings Bryan
Board of Trade
Missouri Pacific strike settles as blacksmiths accept wage scale
St Louis report states Superintendent Smith of the Missouri Pacific Iron Mountain system says the blacksmiths and helpers committee has accepted the railroad’s wage scale offered Feb 8, ending the strike.
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St. Louis
Smith
Machinery Department
Missouri Pacific-Iron Mountai System
Police officer fatally shoots man in Natchez saloon
Natchez Mississippi February 21 Pete Douglass a Black man was shot and killed instantly by Police Officer Thomas Phipps in a local saloon. It is alleged the officer had been drinking and had been involved in a quarrel that led to the killing.
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Natchez, Miss
Pete Douglass
Thomas Phipps
Haynie Killed Himself After Personal Crisis
Bastrop Texas February 21 C R Haynie postmaster under Cleveland and county treasurer for fifteen years shot himself at his home. He recently served as auditor of the Missouri Kansas and Texas railway and had just returned from a visit to his brother Tom Haynie of Lampasas. He was about fifty, survived by four children and his wife who killed herself here about two years ago.
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Haynie
Cleveland
Bastrop County
Missour
Kansas and Texas Railway
Tom Haynie
Lampasas
C. H. Whitehead
New York
J. C. Mosby
Lightweight Lawton County Baby Sets County Record
Fletcher in Lawton County announces the birth of a two pound infant born January 27 to Mr and Mrs A J Collier The baby weighs two pounds and has a face about the size of a silver dollar Despite its small size the infant shows active development and vitality for its age as a likely Oklahoma record holder
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Lawton
Okla
Spur Ranch Bought by Swensons and Partners
New York bankers the Swensons and owners of the 8 M 8 ranch in Stamford Texas have bought about 500000 acres of fertile cotton and grain lands in Dickens county and roughly 40000 head of well bred cattle. The Spur properties were formerly owned by the Espuela Land and Cattle company of London.
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New York
Swensons
Stamford
Tex
Dickens County
Espuela Land and Cattle Company of
London
Denison Mill Engineer Dies In Wheel Accident
Elmer Gray second engineer at the Denison cotton mill was found dying beside a fly wheel. He died before a physician arrived. His neck was broken and it is believed the wheel picked him up and carried him once around.
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Denison
Elmer Gray
Gray
Chumley Held on Criminal Assault Charge in Stephenville
Dublin man Charles Chumley was arrested and jailed in Stephenville after waiving preliminary hearing on a criminal assault charge. Bond was set at $1,000.
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Dublin
Tex
Charles Chumley
Stephenville
Trio of Boys Born to Greenville Couple
Greenville Texas February 21 three baby boys born to Mr and Mrs Petty all healthy and named after neighbors Larkin Hunter Petty Philip Shop Petty and Ike Holbrook Petty in a local birth notice from the city.
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Greenville, Tex
Oklahoma Convention Memorial Seeks Extra Funds
Robert L. Owen of Muskogee submitted to the president a memorial from the Oklahoma constitutional convention urging Congress to appropriate an additional 135000 dollars for convention expenses.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Robert L. Owen
Muskogee
Congress
Oklahoma City man and stenographer held on telegram note
A business man from Oklahoma City and a young woman were arrested in Denison on a telegram, after registering at a local hotel as a married couple. The woman was the man's stenographer.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Denison
Oklahoma City
Large Sale of Steers in San Angelo
San Angelo Texas February 21 Mr Phelps of Sheffield sold 1000 steers to Garland and Taylor at twenty five dollars per head. Cattle to be delivered for shipment to Oklahoma.
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San Angelo
Tex
Choctaw council in special session at Tuskahoma
Brief items report a range of incidents and plans across Oklahoma and Texas, including fires destroying property in San Antonio and Brownwood, a fatal train accident in Lawton, a runaway injuring oil operator J Cooke Williams near Beaumont, and a bridge collapse near Blackwell. Also notes a $200,000 Red River bridge project by Queen and Crescent, a bank resource total for Oklahoma, and a fire at Miles Judge residence in Kingfisher with injuries to the couple while saving their baby.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Choctaw Council
Tuskahoma
Oklahoma
Oklahoma City
D. J. Little
Old Maverick
San Antonio
South McAlester
Gainesville
Tex
Lawton
Okla
John Glenn
J. Cooke Williams
Beaumont
Sweetwater
Sheriff Rich
Sherman
Farmers’ Union
Brownwood
Farmersville
W. W. Woodall
Stephenson
Blackwell
Red River
Shreveport
Queen and Crescent Railway
Kingfisher
Miles Judge
For Sale Two Lots and Residence Near Main Street
Two lots on the south side of the block three blocks from Main Street offer a five room residence with stables garden and a fine water well at 1000 dollars with easy terms. Also a five room house with stable and garden near All Academy priced at 900 dollars.
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Higgs & Haygoods
Wilson Grain and Coal Co
M. H. James
MNO
A. Moore
Bryan Steam Laundry
Hearn &Dansby
Dr. J. F. Eaves
Carso Pho
INSA
W. A. Watki
Wall & Company
ANCE
Bryan, Texas
Bryan
Rockefeller
Bastrop, Tex
C. R. Haynie
SPUR
Howe, I. T
Teliabte
John Wittman
Haswell’s Book Store
Southwestern Life Insurance Go
Dallas
Texas
Joe B. Reed
Apriend
Joe B. Raed
S. H. Franklin
A. L. Mondrick, M. D
James’ Drug Store
W. C. Fountain
Crown and Bridge Work
Burt Norwood
Stor
Monroe Edge
C.L. Hilger
Brezos Valley
Taliaferro Building
Court House
Brazos County
Capt. Polk
City
Jl, Minker
T.R. Batte
Fountain
Asti
Clay Station
Allen Farm
W. H. Lawrence
Over Haswell
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