Evangelist Billy Sunday Attacked at Springfield Revival
Rev. A. W. Sunday known as Billy Sunday, former baseball player and evangelist, was horsewhipped by Sherman Potts at a Sunday tabernacle revival in Springfield Illinois before 8000 people. Potts claims he acted in defense of women's virtue. Sunday sustained bruises as onlookers and security restrained the assailant. Potts, a religious fanatic, reportedly attacked amid chaos with women crying and children panicking. Sunday had been released from Jacksonville asylum and says the violence arose from criticisms of the virtue he defends.
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Springfield
Ill
A. W. Sunday
Billy Sunday
Sherman Potts
Sunday Tabernacle
Potts
Sunday
Jacksonville
President stabbed at union meeting in Ohio
George Bush head of Bannock local United Mine Workers was stabbed multiple times during a union meeting by Italian members after a ruling displeased many Italians. American miners attacked the assailants and forced them from the hall.
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Wheeling
W. Va
George Bush
The
United Mine Workers of America
Bannock
Here
Rush
Boys Corn Clubs Form in Denison County
J. W. Butcher of the department of agriculture has organized several boys corn clubs in the county. Members under twenty are invited to join and focus on corn improvement. Club members plan to plant small crops the coming season.
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Denison
J. W. Butcher
Department of Agriculture
Eleven Counties Go Dry in Indiana Votes
Indianapolis February 27 Eleven counties this week went dry after recent elections. In the past weeks twenty five counties voted dry and only one county chose to remain wet.
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Indianapolis
Lawmakers at Dallas Tour City And Clubs
A two section special Katy train carried members of both legislature branches to Dallas on February 27. They were greeted by a reception committee and locals, toured the city by auto and streetcar, visited the Dallas Golf and Country club and Columbian club for luncheons, a theater show, and a final reception. Wives and families accompanied the lawmakers. welcome addresses came from Mayor Hay and others, with responses by Lieutenant Governor Davidson and Speaker Kennedy. The events were staged by local citizens at multiple venues.
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Dallas
Katy
Oriental and Southland
Dallas Golf and Country Club
Columbian Club
Majestic Theater
Hay
Seay
Yancey Lewis
J. T Trezevant
Davidson
Senate
Kennedy
House
Foraker Bill Passes in House Amid Controversy
The House adopted the Brownsville forerunner resolution by party vote. Sen Garner Henry Slayden spoke sharply on race and crime, with Garner praising Brownsville citizens while others criticized Taft and Roosevelt. Hobson backed the bill amid a heated debate lasting about ninety minutes.
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Washington, Co
House
Brownsville
Foraker
Garner
Henry
Slayden
Texas
Taft
South
Congress
Oliver
Hobson
Madden
Record cattle sales in Texas set February high
Houston February reports show land and cattle sales in Texas shattering monthly records. An estimated 1,000,000 acres and 200,000 head of cattle were moved across the state in recent weeks, totaling about 20 million dollars, with a Denver firm alone spending 400 thousand.
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Houston
Texas Cattleraisers Association
Texas
West Texas
Denver
Confident Texas Will Win Rate Hearing
Chairman Storey Engineer Parker and Expert Rate Clerk Arthur returned from St. Louis where they attended the Texas rate hearing. Storey said Texas will win and the ICC will rule interstate rates unreasonable, prompting a rate reduction. An abstract of testimony will be made by the commission by May 15 with briefs to follow.
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Texas
Austin
Storey
Parker
Arthur
St. Louis
Interstate Commerce Commission
Walthall
Patterson on Stand in Cooper Sharp Trial
Governor Patterson testified about conversations with Colonel Cooper the day of Senator Carmack's killing. He described urging caution over an unsigned letter and arranging meeting times with James Bradford and Robin Cooper. Patterson recounted meetings, luncheon plans with Mrs Williamson, and warnings to avoid a personal confrontation.
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Nashville
Cooper-Sharp
Attorney Garner
T. Leigh Thompson
Thompson
Carmack
Coopers
Senator Carmack
John Sharp
Union Street
Seventh Avenue
Richard Dake
Anderson
Patterson
Colonel Cooper
Burch
Cooper
Maxwell House
Bradford
Tully Brown
Cox
Porter
Fire Floods Paxton & Comfort Building in Philadelphia
A February fire at the eight story Paxton and Comfort funeral supply building at 529 Arch Street caused about 300000 dollars in damage. The structure was flooded from top to bottom, and the Oxford book bindery suffered similar losses.
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Philadelphia
Funeral Supply Company of
Paxton & Comfort
Arch Street
Oxford Book
Governor appoints livestock sanitary commission members
Austin February 27 Governor names the livestock sanitary commission members B H Harris of Tom Green county A S Gage of Bexar county Tom McClure of Jones county succeeds J H Wilson of Quanah who did not seek reappointment.
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Livestock Sanitary Commission
Austin
B. H. Harris
Tom Green County
A. S. Gage
Bexar County
Tom McClure
Jones County
McClure
J. H. Wilson
Quanah
No Statehood Legislation For New Mexico And Arizona
Washington report says no statehood bill will be considered this session as the committee on territories, in a dramatic session, abandoned the house measure. The action involves members from both parties in a decisive move.
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Washington
New Mexico
Arizona
Congress
Committee On Territories
Newark club lands ex Giant pitcher as manager
In New Orleans a running gun battle left one thief dead and another fatally wounded with two more captured. In Oklahoma a government cable from Marlin states Joe McGinnity, famed New York Giants pitcher, is released and takes half ownership and management of the Newark Eastern league club.
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New Orleans
McGinnity
Newark
McAlester
Okla
Bush
Marlin
Joe McGinnity
New York Giant
Hare to Inspect Militia in North Texas
General Luther R. Hare will inspect National Guard organizations in north Texas including Dallas Fort Worth Weatherford Waco Amarillo and Gatesville as part of annual inspection duties ordered by the adjutant general's department.
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Hare
Austin
Luther R. Hare
Adjutant General’s Department
National Guard
Texas
Dallas
Fort Worth
Weatherford
Waco
Amarillo
Gatesville
Fatal Fall From Window In Caldwell Texas
Arthur Peterson aged twenty seven died after slipping from a second story window at his Caldwell home while sleeping in a chair. He sustained fatal injuries and the ledge was near the floor.
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Caldwell
Tex
Arthur Peterson
Man Shot to Death in Haileyville Arrest Follows
In Haileyville Oklahoma on a February day John Stall was shot to death. Henry Williams was arrested in connection with the shooting.
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Haileyville
Oklo
John Stall
Henry Williams
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