Gould cites car shortage. orders 3000 cars 25 engines
George J. Gould, head of the Gould railroad system, says the car shortage is due to rising business, with orders for 3000 cars and 25 engines for the Texas and Pacific and 6000 to 7000 cars plus 100 engines for the Missouri Pacific. He blames merchant loading facilities and overall national growth. He is touring his lines.
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New Orleans
George J. Gould
Gould Railroad
Texas and Pacific
Missouri Pacific
Pittsburg
Chicago
South
United States
Gould
Subtreasury Proposal Aims at Four-State Territory
Representative Beall has filed with Secretary Shaw a plan to establish a subtreasury for New Mexico, Oklahoma, Arkansas, and Colorado to ease business. The proposition notes the lack of subtreasuries west of the Mississippi aside from St. Louis and San Francisco. Captain Wooten outlined rivers and harbors plans including eight months of navigation and six locks and dams in Section 1 and six more below, each costing 140000 dollars.
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Washington
Beall
Secretary of the Treasury
Shaw
New Mexico
Oklahoma
Arkansas
Colorado
Mississippi
San Francisco
St. Louis
W. P. Wooten
Trinity River Engineer
Rivers and Harbors
Knox substitute narrows senate inquiry on Brownsville incident
Senator Lodge offers Knox prepared resolution limiting inquiry to the Brownsville affray of Aug 13 1905 and excluding review of the president's actions. It authorizes testimony, subpoenas, and reports by bill or other means. Also listed: postmaster appointments in Texas G S Zeigler Eagle Pass G W Brown Devine R H Walton Walnut Springs.
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Washington
Brownsville
Senate
Lodge
Knox
Mr. Culberson
Committee On Military Affairs
Texas
G. S. Zeigler
Eagle Pass
G. W. Brown
Devine
R. H. Walton
Walnut Springs
Brief Texas and national notes from the era
Short column items report varied incidents across the U S and Mexico including deaths, births, fires, train escapes, floods and local political moves. Notable items: deaths of Captain M J Gomez and W E Farmer. triplets born in Roosevelt Oklahoma. a boy killed by a falling tree near Newport Texas. a convict escape near Ennis. a plant move from Springfield to Dallas. a boxing match for 25000 dollars in Tonopah. and 2000 Japanese expected to enter the U S via Mexico.
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H. N. Sager
Chicago Board of Trade
Ellis County
Texas
Ennis
Springfield
Dallas
Tex
Gans and Britt
Tonopah
Nev
John Young
Ardmore
E. W. Roberts
S. J. Barry
Paris
Corpus Christi
Laredo
Faith Barton
Lufkin
George White
Ingkade
Strike called off in Southern Pacific firemen dispute
The Southern Pacific firemen strike ends after an agreement signed by the railroad and representatives Timothy Shea and H W Wills of the Firemen's Brotherhood and Engineers' Brotherhood. A three member arbitration board will decide seniority and a 1906 contract dispute, with arbitration set for January 19 in Houston.
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Houston
Southern Pacific Railway
Railroad Company
Timothy Shea
H. W. Wills
Firemen’s Brotherhood
Engineers’ Brotherhood
Board of Arbitration
Engineers
General Board of Adjustment
Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers
Southern Pacific
Atlantic System
Brotherhood of Locomotive Firemen
Arbitration board weighs Tri State division and Texas league move
New York January session of the Baseball Arbitration Board hears 27 docketed cases including territory division for the Tri State League and an application by the Texas league to move from Class C to Class B. The panel allows the Texas South Texas union, forming a new league with Austin Dallas Fort Worth Galveston San Antonio Houston and either Cleburne or Temple, plus calls for Temple Lake Charles and Beaumont.
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New York
Board of Baseball
National Association
Texas League
Texas
South Texas
Austin
Dallas
Fort Worth
Galveston
San Antonio
Houston
Cleburne
Locomotive Explodes Near Wortham Texas
A Houster and Texas Central engine exploded five miles north of Wortham on Monday morning. Fireman A. Garlinghouse was killed instantly after being blown seventy five yards into a field. Engineer W. Haberlin was found nearby with serious burns and a broken wrist. The boiler and cab flew in opposite directions.
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Wortham
Tex
Texas Central Railway
Here
A. Garlinghouse
W. Haberlin
Body Found Near Laredo Identified By Clothing
The badly decomposed body of Mrs. Ysabel Ramos, missing since last November after visiting a lawyer about a business matter, was found in the Rio Grande three miles below Laredo on Sunday night. Her identity was established by the clothing.
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Laredo
Tex
Ysabel Ramos
Rio Grande
Confederate veteran ends life at county poor farm
Charles Stadmann, 66, inmate at the county poor farm in San Antonio, killed himself Monday by leaping over a banister near the top of the stairs. Paralyzed and unable to walk, he crawled to the top to jump. Sunday he attempted suicide by drinking water mixed with match heads.
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San Antonio
Charles Stadmann
Engineer Bill Lyne Honored For Bravery In Fire Rescue
In Palestine Texas on January 8 Leroy Trice of the International and Great Northern railroad presented Engineer Bill Lyne with a $400 watch chain and charm in acknowledgment of his actions saving the St Louis-Mexican flyer from a fire. A burst oil pipe on the engine led to a cap fire. the fireman fled while Lyne stayed, used the emergency brake and cut the oil off. Lyne, a 25 year veteran of the road, received the award from the railroad.
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Bill Lyne
Palestine
Tex
Leroy Trice
International and Great Northern Railroad
Lyne
Lodge says President had right to discharge troops in Brownsville affair
Senator Lodge told the Senate the Brownsville shooting and the firing of a lieutenant’s horse could have been done only by either United States soldiers or Brownsville residents. He distinguished a fact question from a legal question and urged separate consideration of each issue. He supported the President’s power to dismiss soldiers without honor and noted ongoing testimony and legislative moves.
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Senator Lodge
Washington
Senate
Brownsville
Tex
Lodge
United States
Fort Brown
Army
Constitutional League
Roosevelt
Culberson
Foraker
Heyburn
Gearin
Japan
House Passes Bill For Judicial Review Of Fraud Orders
Washington January 8 The house approved a bill to provide judicial review of the exclusion from U S mail facilities under fraud orders Debate involved Crumpacker Overstreet Dazell Littlefield Perkins Payne and Mann with Crumpacker arguing the postmaster general's power to issue fraud orders is police like not administrative Mann contended the law allows shady firms to fleece the public and urged tighter standards
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Washington
House
United States
Crumpacker
Overstreet
Indiana
Daizell
Pennsylvania
Littlefield
Maine
Perkins
New York
Payne
Mann
Illinois
Congress
Cortelyou Resigns as Republican National Committee Chair
Washington on January 8 1911 Hon George B Cortelyou announced his retirement as chairman of the Republican national committee Harry S New Jr will become acting chairman In Memphis Ernest Miller a local politician shot and mortally wounded Morris Hedgepeth a saloonkeeper in the southeastern part of the city A dispute over licenses is said to have caused the trouble Miller is under arrest.
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Washington
George B. Cortelyou
Republican National Committee
Harry 8
New
Memphis
Ernest Miller
Morris B. Hedgepeth
Miller
Property Listings Near Bryan With Various Acreage For Sale
For sale details a 112 acre tract 3 miles east of Bryan with water and woods. An 140 acre parcel 8 miles south of Bryan with large residence and tenant houses priced with flexible terms. The Capt Polk brick residence lies 1 mile south of the city. North county has 1770 acres for sale with adaptable terms. Also 2 lots near Main Street offering 5 room homes, stables, garden and water neatly priced. A good residence near Allen Academy with 5 rooms priced at 900 dollars. Call to discuss selling or buying premises.
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Bryan
Allen Academy
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John Witman
John Wittman
Tyler Haswell
King
S. H. Franklin
W. T. Ford
Gory
R. H. Harrison
Emmet & Maloney’s Drug Store
Bryan, Texas
A. L. Mondrick, M. D
James’ Drug Store
W. H. Lawrence
Carson, Sewall & Company
W. Watkins
N. Jametta
James & Nunn
N. Jametta, Texas
J. W. Batts
Taliaferr Building
Court House
Brazos County
Tervas
France
Tahiti
Great Britain
Band of Robbers
Salvador
McDonald
W. E. Farmer
Nacogdoches
M. J. Gomez
Deepwater
J. T. Wilbur
Gordon
Tulsa
I. T
Mexico
A. J. Gray
Roosevelt, Okla
Ernest Lemons
Newport, Tex
Texas Baseball League
Fact and Law
Capt. Polk
City
Jl, Minker
H. D. Evans
Phonne No
T.R. Batte
Fountain
Astin Farm
Clay Station
Allen Farm
Monroe Edge
W. C. Fountain
Crown
Burt Norwood
FOLEY
Foley & Company
M. H. James
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