Tragic Pat of Texan Pattison Ends Life in Chicago
W F Runnels, a Lexington Texas witness in the Cyclone Pat case, falls or jumps to death from an air shaft at the Grace hotel in Chicago after fearing for safety of witnesses. Governor John M Pattison of Ohio dies at Milford, aged 71, after long illness and a political career spanning soldier, lawyer, legislator, congressman, and governor.
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W. F. Runnels
Pat
Chicago
Lexington
Tex
Grace Hotel
Runnels
Sheriff Scarbrough
Patrick Lavine
Cyclone Pat
Charles Coleman
Giddings
Scarborough
Kansas City
Coleman
Govern
Cincinnati
John M. Pattison
Ohio
Milford
Pattison
Columbus
Louis B. Houck
Congress
Clermont County
United States Army
Ohio Wesleyan University
Delaware
United States
Foraker
Ohio Senate
Union Life Insurance Company
Louisiana Senate OKs primary voting limit bill in 28 to 3 vote
The Louisiana Senate passes a primary election bill with a restrictive clause aimed at curbing negro votes by allowing the state central committee to impose an extra voter qualification at primaries. The measure, opposed as unconstitutional by lawyers, now goes back to the House for confirmation. The bill covers both parties and sets provisions for election officials and printing costs.
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Senate of
Baton Rouge
State
Senate
Party
State Central Committee
House
United States
Branch Remembered Cadets to Place Tombstone at Grave
The class of 1907 at the Naval Academy Annapolis will place a tombstone over the grave of James Branch who died from injuries received in a fight over a question of honor with Cadet Minor Meriwether of Louisiana. James Branch of New York consented via telegram and thanked the class whose member was his son. Meriwether resigned after the incident.
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Naval Academy
New York
Annapolis
James Branch
James R. Branch
Pritchard
James
Branch
Meriwether
Louisiana
Picture identified as Lord Percy Douglas marries in New Iberia
Mrs. John M. Hodd identified a photo as the man who wed her daughter last December in New Iberia Louisiana. The groom known as Lord Douglas and J C Cavendish is said to have illegal marriages at South Bend Indiana Last St Louis Illinois Denver Fort Worth and Hot Springs.
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Asheville
N. C
John M. Hodd
Percy Douglas
New Iberia
Bigamist
Douglas
J. C. Cavendish
South Bend
Ind
St. Louis
Ill
Denver
Fort Worth
Hot Springs
Harris Takes Oath as Lieutenant Governor Harris
Harris took the oath of office in Eaton Ohio before Judge Fisher of the common pleas court on Monday night. Harris is identified as a Republican. In Columbus, Governor Harris, the new executive, is also described as a Republican.
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Harris
Eaton
Judge Fisher
Common Pleas Court
Columbus
Butter Sales Show Big Week Across Elgin
Elgin reports 679000 pounds of butter sold in the past week. Brief items note superintendent G W Roach of El Paso county schools dead, Katy flagman Henry Hess injured near Durant, and eight Democrats vying for South Carolina governor. Also: oil tank planned near Tulsa and other regional notices.
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G. W. Roach
el Paso
Henry Hess
Katy
Durant
South Carolina
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Howell Bros
RAE Bonds
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San Francisco
Geo. A. Adams
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Oliver Typewriter
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Ll. Sames
Postoffice Drugstore
Pure Drugs
Buckeye State
Lord” Douglas
Elgin
Tulsa
Green Moore
Lamar County
Paris
Mead
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Dorchester
W. W. Lumpkin
Tillman
S. C. Handon
Conway
Ark
Havana
Cuba
Oklahoma Central Railroad
Oklahoma City
First National Bank
Bryan, Texas
J. W. Howell
H. C. Boatwright
Guy M. Bryan JR
L. L. McInnis
F. M. Law
Ass’t
HaAswein’s Book Store
E. J. Jenkins
Acetylene
C. M. Camp
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