Postponement rumors over Louisiana Purchase Exposition
Ex governor Francis refutes reports of a 1903 to 1904 postponement. He says the fair can be ready in 1903 and will open on time. Washington and St. Louis notes discuss government pressure and possible appeals to exhibitors if postponement were needed.
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Washington
Francis
Associated Press
State Department
St. Louis
Mr. Francis
Administration
Congress
Cotton Belt seeks exemption from new tariff class rates
Austin January 18 The Cotton Belt has taken the first step in the commission tariff action by telegraphing General Freight Agent Lehane requesting exemption from the new class rates. Other roads are expected to seek exemptions, but the commission will not grant such requests and will not do 580.
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Austin
Cotton Belt
Lehane
Passenger train wreck rocks Code Station near Lafayette
A fast Southern Pacific passenger train derailed Friday at Code Station twelve miles east of Lafayette Louisiana. Five cars left the track though most passengers escaped serious injury with three people reported as seriously hurt.
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Lafayette
Code Station
Memphis Tragedy Claims Randalls Life Near Town
Memphis Texas, Jan 18. J B Randall was killed instantly four miles northeast of here when a wagon loaded with cottonseed broke in two and ran over him, crushing his skull and breaking his neck.
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Memphis
Tex
J. B. Randall
Here
Zumwalt Resigns as Denton County Clerk. Deputy Named
Denton Texas January 18 County commissioners formally accepted the resignation of County Clerk E F Zumwalt and appointed his brother Deputy Clerk Lee Zumwalt to serve for the remainder of the unexpired term.
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Denton
Tex
E. F. Zumwalt
Lee Zumwalt
Alithia Webb Dies from Burns in Burkeville Tex Incident
Burkeville Texas January 18 3 year old Alithia daughter of Prof H F Webb died after suffering severe burns from a Thursday incident.
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Burkeville
Tex
Alithia
H. F. Webb
Plea for the Boers Reaches Congress Support Petition
Webster Davis sails to New York with 21204 citizens south and west signing a petition urging national sympathy for the Boers. The letters, four months in preparation, ask Congress to back a pre‑framed resolution. Davis will hand the documents to the Boer consul in New York for delivery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kansas City
Webster Davis
New York
South
Congress
Mr. Davis
World’s Fair Postponed to 1904 in St Louis
Washington reports that the Louisiana Purchase exposition scheduled for 1903 in St Louis will be delayed to 1904. Ex-Governor Francis and Adolph Busch, leading figures of the company, say postponement is needed to secure desired foreign exhibits.
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St. Louis
Congress
The
Exposition Company
Washington
Francis
Adolph Busch
Busch
Britain Denies Camp Cruelty in South Africa Flame
London reports the blue book on concentration camps cites Lord Milner and Lord Kitchener defending camp practices and refuting cruelty claims. Kitchener says he offered Botha to spare farms if families of surrendered burghers were kept. Botha refused, insisting all men be compelled to enlist with confiscation of property and families left on the veldt. December camp population 117,017 with 2,280 deaths, 1,767 children.
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London
South Africa
Lord Milner
Lord Kitchener
Kitchener
Schalkburgher
Botha
Porter Hurt In Store Belt Accident At Dallas
Dallas January 18 James Hzell a Black porter at Schneider Davis Grocery company was injured when he was caught in a belt near the elevator engine while eating dinner Friday. He fell unconscious with serious bruises to head and shoulders and a physician was summoned. He is not believed to be fatally injured.
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Dallas
James Hzell
Schneider-Davis Grocery Company
Krause Defense Wins On Letter Evidence In Murder Case
London January 18 Lord Chief Justice Alverstone sustains defense on lack of evidence that letters reached Broecksman so murder charge fails though the issue of attempting to persuade goes to a jury Dr Krause found guilty and sentenced to two years imprisonment
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London
Alverstone
Dr.Krause
Broecksman
Dr. Krause
Alderman Finds No Smallpox in Corsicana
Corsicana Texas January 18 Alderman M Y Wilson investigated smallpox rumors in the city. The patients reported were examined by Wilson and no trace of the disease was found.
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Corsicana, Tex
M. Y. Wilson
Death of Joseph W. Lomas From Lockjaw at 42
Joseph W. Lomas died Friday evening from lockjaw after a nail wound recently healed. Four days before his death he developed symptoms. He was 42, a native of Canada, and resided in Houston, Texas.
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Houston
Tex
Joseph W. Lomas
Canada
Krause on Trial for Inciting Murder in Johannesburg
London reports the trial of Krause, former governor of Johannesburg, opened at Old Bailey on charges he incited Cornelius Broecksman to murder Douglas Foster. Stringent court precautions were used, Krause pleads not guilty, and Solicitor General Edward Henry Carson outlines police court testimony. Broecksman, whom Krause allegedly urged, was executed by the British in South Africa.
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Krause
Johannesburg
Cornelius Broecksman
Douglas Foster
Lord Roberts
Old Bailey
Edward Henry Carson
Broecksman
Pr. Krause
Foster
South Africa
News in Brief Compiled Items From Across Regions
Summary of events including suicides in Weldon Indiana and Sunset Texas, fire losses in Skidmore Texas and Woodford Indian Territory, a cyclone striking Canary Islands, imperial yacht Hohenzollern sailing to New York, and various notable deaths and legal cases across Indiana Ohio Iowa Missouri Mississippi and Oregon.
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James Blasengame
Weldon
Canary Islands
Imperial
Hohenzollern
Kiel
New York
United Mine Workers
Indianapolis
Ind
Skidmore
Tex
Brain Foods and Digestion: Green's August Flower Endorsed
An editorial mocks fad diets claiming one food type suits brain and bones. It argues a balanced diet supports all parts, warns digestion issues hinder nutrition, and promotes Green's August Flower as a tonic. The ad notes Dr G G Green remedies available at Wilson Jenkins Drug Co.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
G. G. Green
Wilson-Jenkins Drug Co
Green
Altfmanac
Judgment for Prof Witthaus in city case
The supreme court awarded Professor Rudolph Witthaus six thousand six hundred thirty nine dollars in a suit against the city to recover five thousand one hundred eighty dollars for chemical analysis of remains tied to the Henry Barnett death in Roland B. Molineaux case. Interest of four hundred sixty nine dollars was included.
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Prof Witthaus
New York
Supreme Court
Rudolph Witthaus
Henry Barnett
Roland B. Molineaux
Dreyfus Transfer May Trigger New Club League Plan
Chicago January 17 report says if Dreyfus moves Pittsburg baseball would switch to the American league and Spalding would form a new league with two divisions. East clubs would be Brooklyn Boston Philadelphia and Washington while West clubs would be Chicago Pittsburg Cincinnati and St. Louis.
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Chicago
Dreyfus
Pittsburg
Spalding
Brooklyn
Boston
Philadelphia
Washington
Cincinnati
St. Louis
Gilmore to Begin Indeterminate Sentence at Michigan City Prison
Albert Gilmore, formerly a southern Indiana postmaster and member of a leading family, will be received at the Michigan City prison in a few days to serve an indeterminate sentence for horse stealing. Gilmore made no defense and feigned guilt to shield the real criminal, who was his friend.
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la Porte, Ind
Albert Gilmore
Indiana
Michigan City
Gilmore
Fight Fails as Ireland Title Bout Is Stopped
Philadelphia January 18 Tom Sharkey and Peter Maher were halted by Referee Redcap in the middle of the third round at the Industrial Hall for the Ireland championship. The bout drew 4000 spectators paying as high as five dollars but produced no blows of note amid boos and calls that the fight was a fake.
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Philadelphia
Tom Shareky
Peter Maher
Industrial Athletic Club
Industrial Hall
Rovap
Redcap
Sharkey
Old Soldier Killed by Train at Danville Illinois
Marion Cramer, described as an Old soldier, was killed by a train in Danville Illinois. The report notes the fatal incident occurred as he attempted to cross the railroad tracks, with authorities investigating the circumstances surrounding the tragedy.
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Marion Cramer
Danville
William J. Palmer
Colorado Springs
Colo
Indianapolis
Ind
Texas State Agricultural and Mechanical College
L. L. Foster
West, Tex
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Houston, Corsicana
S. F. B. Morse
Traf. Mgr
T. J. Anderson
M. L.2robbins
Bryan
A. D. McConnico
ACME
Emater
Janu
G. B. Abercrombie
City Market
City Meat Market
Messrs. Smith & Adams
John W. Hicks
J. R. Astin
Astin & Bethea
Astin
Main Street
Corsicana
Broeckman
Woodford
I. T
Eugene Miller
Sunset
James B. Condon
Dalles
Ore
Senator Lodge
Yale Law
James Lane
Hardin County
John Sweeney
Kingman
George Stull, Jr
Nashville
Cora
Isaac Sherrell
Columbus
Frank Prosser
Newport Brady
John Leith
Iuka
Miss
Joseph B. Eaton
Boston Navy Yard
Oregon
W. A. Watkins
Sharkey and Maher
John Wiitman
Paul Jones
J. E. Ponder
Louisville, Ky
GSE
Ecpion
Eupion
the Bryan Grocery Co
Edge Bros
Sanders Bros. & Co
Cole Bros
Thos. W
Liza
Dray Line
F. A. Lee
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