Robbery at Iola Ends in Arrests and Confiscated Pistol Evidence
Two men were arrested after a Iola burglary linked to Sanders Bros. Co. A hired team and buggy were traced to a livery stable, and two suspects named C. W. Dunlap and Bill Young were jailed in Brazos County. Authorities recovered $691.01 plus a watch, with much currency listed. Mayor Harrison identified Young, a former Houston officer. The report notes Civil Service appointments rising to 14,983 in the year ending June 30, 1902, with exams in several Texas cities.
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Sheriff Nunn
Sanders Bros. & Co
Tola
Bryan
McCorquodale
W. C. Boyett
Young
North Grimes
Houston
Grimes County
Nunn
Boyett
U.S
Classified Civil Service
Civil Service Announcement
Columbian Correspondence College
Washington, D.C
Civil Service Commission
el Paso
Fort Worth
Laredo
San Antonio
Waco
Missionaries Sought in Morocco Safety Update
London dispatch reports Missionary headquarters seeking word on safety of Americans in Morocco. Latest intelligence places Welliver of Minnesota and Reed of Kansas City in Fez after Mequinez troubles. Six other missionaries likely remain at Mequinez with no major fear cited.
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London
Tangier
Morocco
Mequinez
Messrs. Welliver
Minnesota
Reed
Kansas City
Fez
Money Only Desired in Finland Relief Appeal
Count Bob rinski, connected with the 1891 American famine effort, reports inquiries from the United States about relief for Finland. He telegraphs the interior minister, who says money is gratefully received but other contributions are not wanted.
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St. Petersburg
Count Bobrinski
America
Finland
American legation officials arrive to investigate Boxer claims
W E Bain bridge second secretary of the American legation at Pekin with the United States consul at Tein Tsin arrived in Omaha en route to Washington. They form the commission appointed to investigate claims of Americans arising from the Boxer rebellion.
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Omaha
Neb
W. E. Bainbridge
Pekin
United States
Tein Tsin
Washington
Inspector Brooks Tried For Exceeding Authority
Magistrate Brann ruled Brooks violated section 120 of the penal code by forcibly entering Canfield's alleged gambling house on December 1. Brooks will be held for trial.
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New York
Brann
Brooks
Canfield
Castle Goes to California After Murder Conviction
Eldorado Kan Dec 31 Olin Castle husband of the woman Jessie Morrison was convicted of murder has left for California with his mother and sisters to seek a new home.
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Castle
California
Eldorado
Kan
Olin Castle
Jessie Morrison
Judge Rules Picketing Right in Strike Case
Cincinnati judge Rufus B. Smith rules striking workers may picket a factory to pursue lawful aims without intimidation. Employers’ property rights allow limited intervention. injunctions remedy unlawful interference. Eureka Foundry case limits mass picketing but permits one peaceful picket to engage workers.
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Cincinnati
Rufus B. Smith
Superior Court
Smith
Eureka Foundry Company
Eureka Foundry
Past Year Seen Favorable Despite Strikes and Shortages
Bradstreet's January report notes 9971 commercial failures with liabilities of 105 million and assets of 50 million, a 6.4 percent drop in failures and 18 percent fall in liabilities from 1901. The death rate for 1902 was 0.80, the lowest since 1900 and 1899, with only two regions showing higher casualty totals. Dr Lorenz leaves Vienna for England as Spanish cruiser Rio de la Plata heads to Tangier.
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New York
Bradstreet
South
Central West
Hite Herto
Hermann to Retire from General Land Office
Washington reports Binger Hermann resigns as commissioner of the General Land Office at the interior secretary’s request. William A. Richards, assistant commissioner, will succeed him effective February 1. Strained relations referenced. charges filed against Harry King and Fred Metzger of the draughtsmen division.
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Secretary of Interior
Washington
Binger Hermann
General Land Office
William A. Richards
Land Office
Hermann
Hitchcock
Harry King
Fred Metzger
Draughtsmen
The
Mr. Metzger
Mineola City Hall Is Destroyed By Fire
A fire gutted Mineola Texas city hall with extensive damage. Other items include an Italian cruiser pursuing a Venezuelan schooner off La Guayra and reports on irrigation advocacy and various Texan and regional affairs.
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Mineola
Tex
la Guayra
Robert W. Tansill
Carlsbad
Paulding's Successor Named Assistant Secretary of Treasury
Robert B. Armstrong, private secretary to the treasury secretary, will be appointed assistant secretary of the treasury on Congress reconvening to replace General Paulding. Armstrong, from Illinois, will head the customs branch. At 29, he is viewed as highly capable with strong treasury department confidence.
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Robert B. Armstrong
Treasury
Washington
Secretary of the Treasury
the Treasury
Congress
General Paulding
Shaw
Armstrong
Illinois
Customs
Treasury Department
Saloonkeeper Adam Conrad Attacked in Fort Worth
Fort Worth resident Adam Conrad, a saloon keeper, was struck twice in the head with a heavy gas pipe while walking home Monday night around midnight. His watch, pistol and $50 were stolen, and he was left in a dying condition.
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Fort Worth
Adam Conrad
Street Car Plunges Down Embankment in Marion
Thirty people on a street car in Marion Indiana slid down an embankment on December 30 injuring many with two believed fatally hurt according to initial reports.
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Marion
Ind
Successful Wry Neck Operation by Dr Lorenzo
New York on December 30 reports Dr Lorenzo performed three more successful operations. One addressed a wry neck following paralysis of the spinal cord.
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New York
Lorenzo
Notable Passages and Deaths Across Cities
Booker K Washington traveled toward Los Angeles carrying large life insurance. Sing Hoop the Burmese midget died in Beaumont carrying $15 000 insurance. Mrs Col Jom died on a train while en route from Wichita to San Antonio near Cleburne.
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San Antonio
Booker K. Washington
Los Angeles
Cal
Beaumont
Tex
Cleburne
Col Jom
Wichita
Kan
San Anatnio
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Wilson & Jenkins
Daily Eagle
Iay Connelly & Carnes
Iola
Brazos
County
Cammins
Powell’s
Emmel’s Prescription Pharmacy
Florsheim
Florsheims
Hunter
Chatham
Lorenz
Vienna
England
Barcelona
Spain
Rio de la Plata
M. P. Extine Co
Dallas, Texas
Bryan Eagle
WSE
Texas Central
Texas
Dallas, Austin, Waco, FT. Worth
S. F. B. Morse, T. J. Anderson, M. L. Robbins
Traf
Mgr
Jen
Consolidated Tobacco Company
Metropolitan Street Railway Company
Connellsville
Latrobere
Pennsylvania
Colonel Mackey
Washington County
Brenham
Amos Strickland
Shawnee
Okla
United States Court of Claims
Wise County
Brotherhood of Locomotive
Highland Park
Chicago
Runge
W. A. Mahanay
Alvarado
LaGrange
Red River
Detroit
Clark Canal Company
Orange
Galveston
Allen Rhine
McKinney
White
Eagle Lake
Frank Page
St. Paul’s Episcopal Church
Brooklyn
Victoria
Calvert
Texas Railroad
Texas’ Createst Railroad
Suparrior Passahrhnghrr
Shringck
L. Trice
G. P
New Orleans
Pacific Coast
Southern Pacific
Pacific Coast Express
St. Louis
Morse
L_ROBBINS
T J Anderson
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