Fourteenth annual Texas railroad report released for 1906
Austin January 13 The Texas railroad commission publishes its 545 page report showing total freight of 29,959,208 tons for 1903 30,492 944 for 1904 and 29 653 070 for 1905 Lumber accounted for the largest tonnage followed by coal coke and lignite Merchandise cotton and livestock rose or fell with year results Friction over liquor transport grows with express jug trade noted as 497 892 000 pounds shipped last year in Texas amid dry town restrictions
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Austin
The
Railroad Commission
Texas
Express
Liano
Express Cmopany
Sorry Spectacle Fort Sam Houston Battery March Desolation
Fort Sam Houston Texas January 13 The Sixth battery artillerymen arrived in tatters and mud with lean haggard looks. Severe rains floods and a blizzard hit during the march from Austin to San Antonio about ninety miles. One man Private Arthur Hall died during the journey.
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Fort Sam Houston
Tex
Indian Territory
North Texas
Austin
San Antonito
Arthur Hall
Alleged graft probe in St Louis police
The St Louis board of police commissioners opened an inquiry into graft in police circles. Ten officers faced trials on various charges. Patrolman Haberstrop was accused of violating his oath after offering resignation when summoned to testify to graft allegations. Captain Johnson rejected the resignation and filed charges.
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St. Louis
Board of Police Commissioners
William Haberstrop
Haberstrop
Grand Jury
Johnson
Waco Club Bosses Protest Niagara Falls Smelting Sites
Secretary Homer D. Wade of the Business Men's club of Waco is to write congressmen protesting further development at Niagara Falls. The club claims the famed sight is being transformed from a world renowned spectacle to a money making plant site.
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Waco
Jan
Homer D. Wade
Business Men’s Club
Niagara Falls
Stay of Execution Refused in Mexican Case
El Paso reports the Mexican supreme court has refused a stay of execution for three Americans, Martin Richardson and Hart, convicted in Chihuahua for murder to secure life insurance. Execut ive clemency will be sought.
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el Paso
Supreme Court of Mexico
Martin
Richardson
Hart
Chihuahua
Confederate veterans to meet in New Orleans reunion
Dr. Thomas M. Owen commander in chief of the Sons of Confederate Veterans announced a joint reunion with the United Confederate Veterans in New Orleans on April 25 26 and 27.
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Montgomery
Ala
Thomas M. Owen
Sons of Confederate Veterans
New Orleans
United Confederate Veterans
Insurance Order Revoked in St. Louis
Superintendent Vandiver notified J. H. McIntosh of New York Life Insurance that the suspension order against the company has been revoked.
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St. Louis
Vandiver
J. H. McIntosh
The
New York Life Insurance Company
Liquid of Life ad case shakes New York politics
General Jamer J O Beirne a longtime Republican figure is named president in the Force of Life and Chemical Company scheme. Dr William Wallace Hadley and Mrs Laura M Wilson are charged with conspiracy to defraud by mail amid claims of a “Liquid Life” healing elixir and sensational letters to President Roosevelt.
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New York
Jamer J O' Beirns
United States
Force of Life and Chemical Company
Wem
Wallace Hadley
Laura M. Wilson
William Wallace Hadley
Force of Life Chemical Company
Hadley
Cortelyou
Roosevelt
Force of Life Company
Springfield
Willcox
Delaware Corporation
Force of Life Concern
Lucile Hoffman
Lucille Hoffman
Wilson
O’ Beirne
Miller Case Up Hazing Charge Before Court Martial
Midshipman John Paul Miller of Lancaster Kentucky faces two charges hazing and encouraging hazing with eight specifications. The incident centers on forcing eight cadets to perform No 16 together. If acquitted he will graduate February 12 with a class rank not below second in a group of over 100. Names of alleged victims include Stanley R Canine Henry G Cooper Jr Max B DeMott and John F Donalson. The defense attorney is Colonel Charles H Lauchheimer of the Marine Corps assisted by E B Theall of Washington.
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Annapolis
John Paul Miller
Lancaster Ky
Miller
Charles H Lauchheimer
Marine Corps
Theall
Washington
Lauchheimer
Stanley R. Canine
Liano, Tex
Kenry G. Cooper, Jr
Oxford
N. C
Max B. DeMott
Niles, Mich
John F. Donalson
Pawnee
Okla
Midshipman Meriwether Jr Arrested for Hazing
Annapolis reports Midshipman Meriwether Jr of Louisiana has been placed under arrest on hazing charges. Six specifications allege he and others forced several fourth classmen to perform various physical exercises following a first fight that left Midshipman James R. Branch dead.
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Annapolis
Meriwether, Jr
Louisiana
James R. Branch
Waco man elected president of Texas Typographical union panel
At the eight hour committee session in Waco on Saturday morning John R. Spencer was elected president to succeed R. F. Radley who was killed in a Dallas fire days earlier. Resolutions honoring Radley were adopted and attendees were plentiful.
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Waco
Texas Typographical Unions
John R. Spencer
R. F Radley
Dallas
Radley
Mike Finn to Manage Nashville Southern League Club
Nashville announces Mike Finn will manage the Southern Baseball league club here this season. The city notes Finn takes over duties in January and leads the team through the coming schedule.
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Nashville Club
Nashville
Mike Finn
Southern Baseball League
Fought to a Draw Between Lewis and Fitzgerald
In Colma, San Francisco, January 13, Willie Lewis and Willie Fitzgerald fought twenty five rounds to a draw. The bout extended to a full scheduled length with neither boxer earning a decisive victory.
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San Francisco
Willie Lewis
Willie Fitzgerald
Colma
Southern Cotton Growers to fix 15 cent pledge plan
New Orleans executive committee of the Southern Cotton Growers association moves to place the cotton crop at 15 cents by bank receipts and pledges. The plan requires a farm contract, a banker from each state, and five cotton men at large to oversee enforcement. Brister Ashcraft of Florence, Alabama named as official organizer. John Temple Graves addresses the convention. 100,000 copies of proceedings to be published.
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New Orleans
Southern Cotton Growers’ Association
Brister Ashcraft
Florence
Ala
Jordan
KB. D. Smith
W. P. Shinault
Mississippi
John Temple Graves
M. V. Calvin
Georgia
Large Ranch Sold Near Garden City in 25 000 Dollar Deal
Fort Worth January 13 J E and W Weis of Glasscock county sell their twenty five section ranch ten miles from Garden City including land held and leased to Cole and Brigham of Big Springs for 25000 dollars. Possession May 1. A Live stock Exchange rule capping solicitors is reportedly bypassed by selling stock in commission firms to range country stockmen who can solicit. A local firm allegedly placed substantial stock this way.
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Fort Worth
J. E. and
W. Weis
Glasscock County
Garden City
Cole & Brigham
Big Springs
Livestock Exchange
Pacific Strike Anniversary Observed as One-Day Action
The work council in St. Petersburg reports a decision to mark Red Sunday January 23 with a general pacific strike for one day. Delegates will travel to France Germany and England to thank workers abroad for joining the observance.
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St. Petersburg
France
Germany
England
Six Houses Burn in Mart Fire
A disastrous fire in Mart in eastern McLennan County Friday night destroyed six business houses causing about $20,000 in losses, partially insured. The heaviest losses were the G. M. Barnes Dry Goods Co. Jos Hopson Furniture Co. and M. Harris Dry Goods.
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Mart
G. M. Barnes Dry Goods Company
Jos Hopson Furniture Company
M. Harris, Dry Goods
Pleas in Abatement Filed in Greene and Gaynor Indictments
Pleas in abatement to indictments 476 and 477, returned last November against Greene and Gaynor, were read as the Federal court opened. The defense contends the grand jurors were selected from the Southwest division but served in the Eastern division of Georgia.
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Savannah
Greene
Gaynor
Georgia
Scott Becomes President of Pacific States Telephone
Henry T. Scott was elected president of the Pacific States Telephone and Telegraph company in San Francisco on January 13. The role carries a salary of 25000 dollars annually. Following John S. Sabin's death there had been no president, and Scott, previously president of Union Ironworks, assumes the post.
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San Francisco
Henry T. Scott
Pacific States Telephone and Telegraph Company
John S. Sabin
Scott
Union Ironworks
Clover and Takagi Arrive From Orient
San Francisco on January 13 sees passengers from the Siberia including Captain R. Clover recently commander of the battleship Wisconsin and Baron K Takagi surgeon general of the Japanese navy aboard the liner.
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San Francisco
Siberia
Orient
R. Clover
Wisconsin
Baron K. Takagi
Lanham Joins Paul Gilmore Stage Company
Austin reports Frank Lanham son of the governor has joined the Paul Gilmore company, marking his entry into the acting world and adding a noted political connection to the troupe.
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Austin, Jan
Frank Lanham
Paul Gilmore Company
Pickle Company Incorporates in Texas
Austin January 13 Texas Pickle Company of Dallas has filed its charter with capital stock of 20 000 and formal incorporation announced in the state docket.
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Austin
Texas Pickle Company of
Dallas
Capital Stock
Hag
Snakes of Sarawak in Sarawak Gagette
A Sarawak Gagette article surveys local snakes, naming the cobra Naja tripadians and the hamadryad Naja bungarus, describes venomous habits and hood expansion, and notes green vipers, Bungarus fasciatus, sea snakes, and two python species including reticulatus and curtus with Malay uses and diet remarks.
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Sarawak
Borneo
MP ‘Ass
Dpython
Pointed Paragraphs From Atchison Globe
The excerpt reflects on natural behavior in social circles and the value of doing right by friends. It warns that true troubles seek discretion over sympathy and notes that personal actions are judged throughout life, likening care to returning borrowed butter.
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Atchison Globe
Froude's Youthful Terrors
A biographer details James Anthony Froude as a child subjected to harsh pranks by Hurrell his elder brother. Hurrell dunked him in mud and deep water to harden him and claimed a haunted hollow behind the house named Peningre. The tale notes the boy later questioned these tales as illusions.
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Froude
James Anthony Froude
Hurrell
Peningre
Flying Lizard of Java Shapes Dragon Myth
The flying lizard Draco volans, found only in Java, has extensible skin folds along long ribs that let it glide between trees. When at rest on a mottled branch, its protective resemblance makes it hard to spot unless it moves.
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Java
Sudan Railway Telegram Ends In Gruesome Double Burial
A telegram from an outlying station said the station master had died. The reply ordered burial only after confirming death. The follow up reported the man was buried after being struck on the head twice with a fish plate, ensuring no premature burial.
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Sudan
A Man of Nerve
A man visits and asks to see a woman but finds she was out. The servant says she was not in when he called. He recalls hearing her upstairs and laughing with grief, nearly moved to tears by the scene.
The Reason. Teacher Praises Robbie Yewm at School
A Cleveland Leader item notes a teacher praising Robbie Yewm for good behavior over the last day or two, mentioning no fighting or loud romping in the classroom and a stiff neck as context.
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Robbie
Cleveland
Giants of the Onas Harnessed by Nature and Struggles
The New York Herald reports the Onas, a tall inland tribe, average over six feet with some taller. Women described as robust but clothing and homes are primitive. Behaviorally accused of lacking inventive progress, despite abundant game. Their language is noted as unusually difficult to master. Their diet centers on meat from guanaco.
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Tierra del Fuego
Guanaco
New York Herald
St Swithin and Rain Myths Across Forty Days
The article recounts the St Swithin legend linked to rainy weather for forty days and cites the Winchester bishop St Swithin as exemplary for humility. It narrates how his burial outside the church and the later relocation to Winchester Cathedral sparked a prolonged rainstorm seen as divine warning, ending with a chapel built over the grave.
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St. Swithin
Winchester
The Moon Phases and Lunar Cycle Explained
The moon's phases stem from its relative position to Earth and the sun. Full moon visibility occurs globally, with the lunar month averaging 29 days 12 hours 44 minutes. The dark of the moon is the period when the moon shines least at night.
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Earth
A Cold Hard Snob
A cafe encounter after a theater event reveals a snobbish exchange. A man leans on a remembered flirtation while the woman jokes she mistook him for a discharged coachman, noting how he could afford an expensive meal. The brief social clash highlights class tension in a witty exchange.
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Chicago Record-Herald
Reminiscent Remarks Echo The Wigwag Tale
A writer fondly recalls a single successful story and neighbors tease him. One friend likens Riter to a pleased dog, noting he is always wagging his tail with constant talk of that tale.
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Riter
Mistress Seeks Five Marks From New Cook
On the second day, Kathi asks the new cook to lend five marks. The cook whispers that yesterday the house cook was treated as part of the family, prompting the laughter.
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Kathi
Labor and thought must intertwine for health and happiness
A Ruskin quotation on the unity of labor and thought. It asserts that thought makes labor healthy and labor makes thought happy, emphasizing their inseparability.
Chinese Stone Art and Massive Ancient Bridges
The London Saturday Review describes pure Chinese stone art shown in monumental animal and warrior figures guarding tombs of the Mita dynasty and plain tomb structures of the present dynasty. It notes enormous quarried stones used in bridges along Fukien coast, some blocks reaching sixty feet and nearly 120 tons, causing structural strain and collapses over time.
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South Fukien
Gordon
London Saturday Review
What makes a good or bad man or woman in life
A reflection on human morality noting that most people are neither clearly good nor evil. It cites shared life patterns, occasional generosity and mean acts, respect for parents, and the hope of mercy at judgment. The piece ends with a Birrellian aside on tar and whitewash in celebrity biographies.
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Nelson
Coast Guards
Augustine Birrell
Budapest Reveals Its Grandeur to a Returning Traveler
A returned traveler from New York Press extols Budapest as a major European center. He notes a population over 750,000 with significant arts and sciences, a university of about 5,000 students and 230 professors, and Budapest’s trolley system. He highlights the Danube, standout Jewish synagogue, and Europe’s largest electrical works.
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Europe
Budapest
Buda
Danube
Pest
New York Press
The crab as a fisherman catching killies
A crab acts as a hunter catching a fish without a hook or line. It waits with jaws open in a creek, a killie gliding between its claws before the claw snaps shut and the fish disappears.
Why is genius so often misunderstood
A literary exchange notes that genius often fails to speak plainly, with a tone contrasting a devoted literary figure and a dismissive critic. The quip suggests miscomprehension arises from complex expression rather than lack of clarity.
Woman's Rights Debate Cites Vote Belief
Mamie asserts support for women’s rights while Gertie questions universal suffrage. Mamie clarifies she favors every woman having a vote, not all women securing the franchise.
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Mamie
Gertie
Chicago Record-Herald
Not available subplot quotes from Cleveland Plain Dealer
A brief quotation exchange notes the pie crust is intentionally tough and reusable, attributed to the Cleveland Plain Dealer. The line contrasts texture with practicality, reflecting a wry media aside rather than a formal news item.
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Cleveland Plain Dealer
Self Discovery Keeps One Young Across All Years
A reflective line notes that inner companionship with personal goals sustains youthfulness beyond age. It suggests ongoing pursuit and inner satisfaction prevent feeling old despite advancing years.
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Spencer
Crmers
Sian
McLennan County
Clover
Takagi
Pickle Company Incorporates
Snakes
Man
Nerve
Giant Indians
Tierra del Puene
ST. Swithin and Rain
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