Belmont Brother of August Belmont Dies After Illness
Oliver H. P. Belmont, son of the late August Belmont and brother to the present August Belmont and Perry Belmont, died after a battle with appendicitis and peritonitis following a period of illness that began with exposure at Belmont Park. He had attended the Belmont Stakes before his condition worsened.
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New York
O. H. P. Belmont
Hempstead
L. L
Belmont
Belmont Park
Oliver H. P. Belmont
August Belmont
Perry Belmont
Terminals Exempt Under Texas Tax Law
Assistant Attorney General Hawkins holds that terminal railroads engaged only in terminal business and not handling traffic on their own may avoid intangible assets tax. They must pay occupation tax on gross receipts under chapter 18. Impacts Dallas firms including Dallas Terminal Railway and Union Depot company and others in Dallas.
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Austin
Hawkins
Stephens
Comptroller
Dallas Terminal Railway
Union Depot Company
Dallas
Secretary of State
Rapid Transit Railway Company
Metropolitan Street Railway Company
Dallas Consolidated Electric Street Railway Company
Penitentiary Board Reports Monthly Texas Figures
The Texas Penitentiary Board in Austin approved the May reports of Superintendent Herring and the financial agent. On May 1 convicts numbered 3,449. May arrivals 92. recaptured 1. returned by sheriffs 1. discharged 58. pardoned 5. escaped 4. died 4. on hand June 1 total 3,571. The financial report shows June 1 balance 14,084 receipts 67,546 disbursements 66,256.
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Austin
State Penitentiary Board
Herring
Morris Sheppard questions Mitchell VP endorsement
Austin June 10 Congressman Morris Sheppard said he was surprised by the Dallas endorsement of John Mitchell for vice president and questioned whether Mitchell is a Democrat, urging verification before any endorsement.
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Sheppard
Austin
Morris Sheppard
John Mitchell
Democratic Executive Committee
Dallas
Court Reverses Dallas Man’s Bigamy Conviction
The Court of Criminal Appeals reversed and dismissed the case of Philip Bryan of Dallas who was convicted of bigamy and sentenced to two years. It finds the indictment fatally defective and declines to discuss raising issues.
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Austin
Court of Criminal Appeals
Philip Bryan
Dallas
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J. W. Batts
Cole Hardware Co
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Smith Drug Co
Taliaferro Building
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Penitentiary Board
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H. C. Robinson
Wiley’s
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