Policyholders Act: Olney Chosen Chairman in NYC Move
The International Policyholders committee, formed to challenge New York Life and Mutual Life, elected Richard Olney as chairman and appointed an executive team including J Frank Hanley and Alton B Parker. The group aims to organize 1,200,000 policyholders to regain voting power before the October to December elections.
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New York
International Policyholders' Committee
New York Life Insurance Company
Mutual Life Insurance Company of New York
Richard Olney
Massa
J. Frank Hanley
Indiana
Alton B. Parker
J. D. Johnson
Minnesota
Charles Emory Smith
Pennsylvania
Harlow N. Higgingbotham
Illinois
A. M. Shook
Tennessee
Henry Roberts
Connecticut
Samuel W. Pennypacker
Thomas B. Wannamakey
F. G
Niedringhaus
Missouri
Samuel Newhouse
Utah
Samuel Untermeyer
M. Eaton
F. R. Scrugham
Lord St. Oswald
Harwood Barnard
Philadelphia
Hargis Callahan Case Opens in Beattyville Court
In Beattyville Kentucky on Monday July 10 prosecutor B R Jouett opened the Hargis Callahan murder case accusing Jim Hargis Ed Callahan and others of conspiracy to kill J B Marcum. He described a plot to shoot Marcum as he walked by Hargis store with a baby in his arms and quoted Hargis insulting the child. He said he would prove Spicer Mann were urged to kill Marcum for 500 dollars and that final orders for the assassination were given at the courthouse door with Hargis and Callahan watching.
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Beattyville
B. R. Jouett
Commonwealth
Hargis-Callahan
J. B. Marcum
Jim Hargis
Ed Callahan
B. F. French
John Smith
John Abner
Tom White
Marcum
Hargis
White
James Mann
Asbury Spicer
Spicer
Jett
Callahan
Railroads File Suit Over Texas Rate Reductions
Gulf Colorado and Santa Fe and International and Great Northern sue in U S circuit court at Austin to overturn Texas Railroad Commission rates since February 28 1899 claiming revenue losses amounting to hundreds of thousands of dollars and alleging due process and equal protection violations under the fourteenth amendment.
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Austin
Gulf,, Colorado and Santa Fe Railroad Company
International and Great Northern Railroad Company
United States
Railroad Commission of Texas of Texas
Gulf, Colorado and Santa Fe
International and Great Northern
Beach Company
Railroad Commission
Texas Opticians Meet in Waco for Annual Convention
The Texas State Opticians association met in Waco and transacted routine business. Fort Worth was selected as the next meeting place. Officers elected: E. E. Taylor of Houston president, T. J. Williams of Fort Worth first vice president, J. Block of Waco second vice president, David L. Worsham of Dallas secretary, and John Wyehl of Waco executive committee chair.
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Waco
Texas State Opticians’ Association
Fort Worth
E. E. Taylor
Houston
T. J. Williams
J. Block
David L. Worsham
Dallas
John Wyehl
Shocked to Death in Electrified Wire Accident
Miss Soledad Valdez touched a broken telephone wire that contacted an electric light line. About 2,300 volts coursed through her body and she died at the feet of her friend Jose Rangel. Jose Rangel was shocked, and Albert Harper fainted while trying to assist.
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Late¢o
First bale of new crop cotton sold in New Orleans
The first bale of the new crop was received last week and sold Monday in New Orleans for 46 cents per pound, bringing a total of $253. The sale marks the opening price for the season in the port.
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New Orleans
First cotton bale of year sells for 24 cents at New York auction
The opening bale of this year's cotton crop sold for 24 cents per pound in New York on Monday. Shipped from Falfurrias Texas in Starr county it was knocked down at the New York Cotton Exchange to the highest bidder and will be sent to Liverpool.
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New York
Falfurrias
Starr County
Texas
New York Cotton Exchange
Liverpool
Tulsa Flood Paralyzes Rail Traffic After Cloudburst
Torrential rain at Dawson caused washed out St. Louis and San Francisco tracks for miles. Tulsa suffered its heaviest rainfall in years with many houses submerged and widespread damage.
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Tulsa
I. T
Dawson
St. Louis
San Francisco
Feud Ends in Fatal Gun Battle Near Westville
Ernest Hubbard, Pleas Hubbard killed and Reuben Kirby injured in a pitched battle between Hubbard and Kirby families near Westville Monday. Winchesters and pistols used by both sides in the long running feud.
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Muskogee
Ernest
Pleas Hubbard
Reuben Kirby
Westville
Hubbard
Kirby
City Council Endorses Capital Punishment for Attacks
Chicago officials moved to curb brutal assaults on women and children by unanimously urging capital punishment for such outrages. The July 10 action aims to deter crime and protect vulnerable residents.
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Chicago
Brief News From Various States
Ardmore resident John Sanders died by suicide. A 150 acre reservoir is planned at Longview Texas. Norman Leopold, a broker, committed suicide at the Waldorf Astoria New York. Charles Butler, a Black man, drowned at Sanderson Lake near Ennis. A fire in Covington Tennessee destroyed Gulf Compress and 200 bales of cotton valued at 50000. Walls collapsed at the T D Turner Produce building in Oklahoma City causing 2000 loss. Fireman Segall of Nacogdoches Ice and Cold Storage was badly burned in a gas explosion. Native Georgians urged to attend in October. State fair crowds exceed 100000 in Atlanta and 70000 in Texas.
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Longview
Tex
Norman Leopold
Waldorf-Astoria Hotel
New York
Gulf Compress
Covington
Tenn
Oklahoma City
T. D. Turner Produce Company
Segall
Nacogdoches (Tex
Bulgarians Annihilated by Turkish Troops Near Salonica
In the Konopis Peta district Turkish forces crushed three Bulgarian bands. Ninety two Bulgarians were killed and twenty Turks were killed in the action. The clash occurred near Salonica on July 10.
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Salonica
Konopispeta
Secretary Wilson Visits Chicago Stockyards
Chicago reports Secretary of Agriculture Wilson toured the stockyards on Monday and found general conditions good.
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Chicago
Wilson
Taft Speaks to Large Greensboro Republican Rally
Secretary of War Taft addressed a packed Greensboro audience at the opera house on the eve of the North Carolina Republican convention. His remarks drew enthusiastic applause and a storm of approval when Bryan's name was mentioned, with hundreds turned away.
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Greensboro
Taft
North Carolina
Bryan
Highwayman Stages Robberies Spurred Yosemite Valley Hunt
Wawena California July 10 sheriffs from two counties pursue a lone bandit who held up five stages and a private carriage in Yosemite Valley. Initial suspect near Grubgulch ruled out with no arrests reported.
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Wawena
Cal
Yosemite Valley
Grubgulch
Tragedy as Virginia Home Fire Claims Girl
In Lynchburg area July 10 a house belonging to Fitzhugh Moore burned eight year old daughter perished while two other daughters were injured. The father awoke to flames and failed to realize the child had not escaped before it's too late.
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Lynchburg
Fitzhugh Moore
Arkansas Supreme Court Upholds Road Tax Amendment
The Arkansas supreme court upheld the road tax amendment of the constitution in the Cotton Belt railway versus Sheriff Kavanaugh of Pulaski County case. The suit sought to prevent the collection of the tax.
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Little Rock
Arkansas Supreme Court
Cotton Belt Railway
Kavanaugh
Pulaski County
Terrell Sees Three Mysterious Fires in Three Days
Terrell Texas reports three mysterious fires within three days raising concern of possible arson or unknown causes as investigators inspect the sites and gather clues. Authorities urged residents to report unusual activity while fire crews respond quickly to each blaze.
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Terrell, Tex
Terrell
Pistol Duel Sparks Dreyfus Backlash in Paris
In Paris on July 10, Gen. Gonst, opposing Dreyfus, challenged Col. Quart, a Dreyfus ally, to a duel. The planned 25 yard meeting ended with Gonst firing and missing while Quart refused to shoot. The Supreme Court held a lengthy secret session and adjourned without announcing its Dreyfus ruling.
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Paris
Dreyfus
Gonst
General Staff
Colonelquart
Intelli E Department
Supreme Court
Eighteen Skeletons Found Near Watertown
Eighteen skeletons were found near Watertown New York on July 10. The discovery was reported from the vicinity of Watertown and adds mystery to the local area. Police and investigators began examining the site for clues and context regarding the remains.
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Watertown
N. Y
Spear Out! 152 Acres for Sale Near Court House
152 acres with four room frame house and renter house, two cement cisterns, deep tank or fish pond, 90 cultivated acres, remaining pasture, timber, cedar fence posts, barns. Near Graded School and colleges. Land new, productive, high dry, valued at $50 per acre but selling at $12.50 per acre to close out.
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Court House
Ursuline Convent
Texas Woman’s College
Allen Academy
A. and
M. College
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International
Texas Opticians
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