Gavel Head Broken in House Scuffle Over Absentee Claim
Tennessee Representative Gaines charged Pennsylvania's Mahon with being absent 95 percent of the time during a floor speech on a docking bill. The dispute led to a scuffle, hands were shaken after order was restored, and the gavel head flew off as chaos erupted.
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Washington
Gaines
Tennessee
Mr. Mahon
Pennsylvania
Mahon
James
Kentucky
Mr. Mann
Mr. Gaines
Messrs. Mahon
Senate Adopts Resolution Allowing Each Member Five
Austin Jan 11 The senate adopted a resolution allowing each senator five easily papers at a cost not to exceed 2 cents per copy A resolution permitting engrossment of bills with typewriters was adopted in the house a resolution was adopted by unanimous vote that the thanks of the heavy be tendered the Missouri legislature by wire for its telegram of thanks that her son Hon Thomas B Love was elected speaker A number of bills were introduced in both senate and house
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Senate
Austin
Ouse
Missouri
Thomas B. Love
House
Santa Fe Bill Seeks Railroad Purchase Power in Texas
In Austin on January 11, Bogard introduces a bill allowing the Santa Fe railway to buy the Texas and Gulf and other rail lines. The House also considers an occupation tax on liquor express offices, beefs up anti bucket shops, and sets the governor and lieutenant governor ballot-count session for Tuesday noon.
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Austin
House of Representatives
Bogard
Santa Fe
Texas and Gulf
Thompson
Hunt
Messrs. Cox
Rockwall
Fuller
San Jacinto
House
Senate
Love
O'Neal
Bryan, Crockett
Clements
Davis
Wiliamson
O'Bryan
Brown
Harris
Terry
Cobb
Gilmore
Robertson
Travis
Ray
Brazos
Graham
Jennings
Henderson
Curry
Braley
Mears
Savage
Bell
Lane
Geisen
Senter Seeks Inquiry of Bailey and Davidson in Texas Senate
In Austin on January 11 Senator Senter filed a resolution in the senate to probe Senator Bailey and Attorney General Davidson. The measure mirrors the house version but omits a $10,000 appropriation and was referred to Elections. Signatures include Glascock Green Greer Mayfield Murray and Stokes. Twenty senate bills were introduced including limits on district to federal court transfers and eminent domain for interurban railways. State Treasurer Sparks assumed duties with a $75,000 bond approved by the governor. Hatton W. Sumners and J. Tom Davenport push added criminal code reforms to cut court costs and curb bucket shops.
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Senter
Bailey
Davidson
Austin
Senate
House
Committee On Elections
Glascock
Green
Greer
Mayfield
Murray
Stokes
Texas
Sparks
Treasury Department
Hatton W. Sumners
the County and District Attorneys’ Association
J. Tom Davenport
Smith Confesses in Cox Murder Case in Kentucky
John Smith, indicted in the murder of Dr. B. D. Cox, says James Hargis and Ed Callahan were the conspirators. He alleges Callahan paid $100 after the killing and describes the ambush and simultaneous shots from a barn shed as Cox passed.
Carnes Intentions and Hargis Case Proceedings
Jackson Kentucky January 11 Conditions eased after a writ of prohibition barred Special Judge Carnes from presiding over Judge James Hargis's case for the assassination of Dr B P Cox Carnes left for Frankfort to explain to the court of appeals his rulings in favor of Hargis He argued the quashing of the indictment and the election of a jury was at the court's discretion If blocked he would take up cases of William Britton John Smith John Abner and Elbert Hargis all charged in the same assassination Adjutant General Lawrence and State Inspector Hines were in town reviewing the situation before troops could be sent.
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Louisville
John Smith
B. D. Cox
Jarrett
The
Commonwealth
Jackson
Smith
James Hargis
Ed Callahan
Hargis
Callahan
Cox
Dr. Cox
Spicer
Abner
Elbert Hargis
Dock
Carnes
B. P. Cox
Frankfort
Court of Appeals
Elier
William Britton
John Abner
Lawrence
Hines
Gas Plant Blast Kills Two in Woodmen Hall
In Wilmington Newfoundland on January 11 F H Pope and Edward Scheibner were killed instantly when a gas plant exploded during a card party at Woodmen hall. Dozen others injured include Father Dwyer and Miss Rose Heick with Mrs Cavanaugh suffering a two place arm fracture. The two men died while entering the rear of the room to repair the plant.
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Wilmington
F. H. Pope
Edward Scheibner
Woodmen Hall
Father Dwyer
Rose Heick
James Cavanaugh
Immense Tobacco Blaze Destroys Lancaster Warehouse
A fire in Lancaster on Friday at the Moss & Co tobacco warehouse spread to adjacent property, hitting a four story brick warehouse filled with tobacco and the Moss Cigar factory, both destroyed. Estimated loss is 1 million dollars as delays in alarms hindered firefighting.
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Lancaster
Moss & Co
Moss Cigar Factory
Ponce Towed into Hamilton for Repairs
The overdue steamer Ponce of the New York and Porto Rico Steamship Company, which left Porto Rico on December 26 for New York, was towed into Hamilton Bermuda on Friday after being picked up disabled by a towing steamer.
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Ponce
Hamilton
Bermuda
New York and Porto Rico Steamship Company
Porto Rico
New York
Senate endorses Roosevelt stance on Brownsville discharge
Nashville reports the Tennessee Senate on Friday adopted a resolution endorsing President Roosevelt's stand on the discharge of African American soldiers at Brownsville Texas. The lower chamber had approved the measure a day earlier.
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Tennessee Senate
Nashville
Roosevelt
Brownsville
Tex
Convention asks end to Hitchcock in Choctaw forest reserve
Guthrie January 11 the constitutional convention approved a memorial urging congress and President Roosevelt to stop Secretary Hitchcock from segregating the 4,000,000 acre forest reserve in the Choctaw nation.
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Guthrie
Congress
Roosevelt
Hitchcock
Poll Tax Club Formed in Dallas
Dallas residents form a poll tax club as reported from Dallas on January 11, noting community effort to address voting access and civic participation.
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Dallas
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