Fort Worth Judge Webb Suicide After Health Decline
Fort Worth June 28 Judge B R Webb fifty years old court reporter of the court of civil appeals since its organization here shot himself in the head with a thirty eight calibre revolver Thursday morning. He drove in the city park hitched his horse and two shots were heard. Health failing is blamed for the act. He leaves a widow and four children.
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Fort Worth
Juudge B. R. Webb
Court of Civil Appeals
William Ponvet
Bids Opened for Texas Eleemosynary Supply Contracts
Bids for furnishing supplies to nine Texas eleemosynary institutions were opened by State Purchasing Agent Anderson in Austin with the governor and comptroller present. An estimate of 600 000 to 800 000 dollars covers the fiscal year starting September 1, 1906. Professor F M Martin of Huntsville was elected president of John Tarleton College at Stephenville succeeding E E Bramlette. He will assume July 1 and has been Huntsville city schools superintendent. He is a Washington and Lee graduate.
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Austin
Texas
Anderson
F. M. Martin
Huntsville
John Tarleton College
Stephenville
Martin
Washington and Lee University
E. E. Bramlette
Death penalty verdict in Rice murder case
In Waco on June 28 the jury found Mark Rice guilty of murdering Luther Phelan on January 6 and assessed the death penalty. Three ballots were taken before the verdict at 8:30 a.m. Rice accepted the verdict calmly but showed depression as the case heads toward appeal.
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Waco
Mark Rice
Luther Phelan
Rice
Stevenson Slain in Fulp Area Beloved Bonham Man Husband
News from Bonham Texas reports the death of King Stevenson son of Bud Stevenson at Fulp nine miles northwest. He died by a pistol shot at 6 am Thursday with the weapon in his own hands. Some deem it accidental others say self-inflicted. He was a well known local figure and his father a prominent county man.
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Bonham
Tex
King Stevenson
Bud Stevenson
Fulp
Stevenson
Sausage condemned after kerosene dumped in Texas
Houston health authorities condemned eight cases of fifty pound sausage labeled summer sausage. Kerosene was poured over the meat and it was hauled to the country, dumped, and burned. The product had shipped from Lafayette Indiana.
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Houston
Lafayette
Ind
Dormitory Burns at Knox County School
Fire destroyed the Knox County Industrial School girls dormitory near Knoxville. Fifty eight students sleeping inside escaped unharmed as firefighters battled the blaze. The frame building will be rebuilt immediately. In St Louis a Texas business delegation of 27 cities met Governor Folk at a Mercantile Club luncheon.
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Knoxville
Tenn
Knox County Industrial School
St. Louis
Washington Mourns Tax Official Thomas Waggaman Dead
Washington report states Thomas E. Waggaman, once treasurer of the Catholic university, who faced a loss exceeding $4,000,000 about a year ago, died Wednesday at a farmhouse near Annapolis Maryland.
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Washington
Thomas E. Waggaman
Catholic University
Annapolis
General Boone seeks retirement from active service
Austin on June 28 reports Brigadier General Gordon Boone of Navasota filed an application with the adjutant general to be placed on the retired list. Next in line for promotion is Colonel Townsend of the Third regiment.
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Austin
Gordon Boone
Navasota
Adjutant General
Townsend
Alleged Counterfeiter Shipped to Fort Leavenworth
Secret service agents escorted a long sought counterfeiter through Denison on June 28. They refused to disclose the prisoner's name or discuss the case as they moved toward Fort Leavenworth.
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Denison
Secret Service
Fort Leavenworth
Mrs. J. C. Weaver Dies, Noted Charity Leader
Dallas report notes the death of Mrs. J. C. Weaver a prominent women federation figure and charity organizer who passed away Thursday at an early hour.
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Dallas
J. C. Weaver
Women Federation
Convention Drive Shapes Oklahoma State Past Candidacy
Guthrie June 28 and citizens across Oklahoma and Indian Territory show more interest in convention delegates than in state office hopefuls. With 112 delegates and about 2000 avowed candidates, seats in the constitutional convention are seen as highly prestigious. Railroad and corporation interests loom as key issues, with corporation lawyers targeted for defeat. Delegates debate balancing radical ideas with recent state and national knowledge, likely focusing on initiative and referendum.
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Guthrie
Oklahoma
Indian Territory
Congress
Democratic Convention Nominates State Ticket in Harrisburg
The Pennsylvania Democratic state convention names candidates for governor Lieutenant Governor Auditor General Secretary of Internal Affairs and notes William Jennings Bryan reference. Governor Louis Emory Jr of Bradford Lincoln party nominee Jere S Black of York W C Creasey Prohibition nominee John J Green of Philadelphia. Black is grandson of Judge Jerem S Black. The Bryan remark criticizes the Republican administration and praises Bryan as Roosevelt’s possible successor.
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Harrisburg
Louis Emory, Jr
Bradford
Lincoln Party
Jere S. Black
York
W. C. Creasey
Prohibition
John J. Green
Philadelphia
Black
Jerem S. Black
Buchanan
William Jennings Bryan
Theodore Roosevelt
Bryan and Bailey draw applause at Wisconsin Democratic gathering
In Milwaukee on June 28 at the Democratic state convention Temporary Chairman Gray praised W. J. Bryan as the embodiment of Democratic principles and hoped for his future leadership. The 700 delegates erupted in tumultuous applause. Senator Bailey mentioned in connection with national railroad rate legislation also received strong applause.
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Milwaukee
Gray
W. J. Bryan
Bailey
Trenton Man Found Hanging At Home
The body of Martin Teel was found hanging from a rafter in a buggy shed at his home two and one half miles west of Trenton Texas. The discovery was made on June 28. Authorities were notified and the case is being investigated.
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Trenton
Tex
Martin Teel
Here
Senate House conferees back pure food bill
Senate and house conferees agreed on a pure food bill making it a misdemeanor to sell adulterated or misbranded food drugs medicines or liquors. Each offense carries a fine up to 500 dollars or one year in jail or both, with stricter penalties on subsequent offenses.
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Washington
Senate
House
Twin Boys Born On Mills Farm Weigh Eleven Pounds Each
Corsicana report says Mrs. Marshall wife of a prosperous local farmer on Hon. R. Q. Mills' property delivered twins both weighing exactly eleven pounds per the attending physician.
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Corsicana
Denver road to build new terminals in Fort Worth
The Denver road let a contract for extensive Fort Worth terminals costing 30000 dollars. Planned are a twelve-stall roundhouse and a machine shop as part of the improvements.
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Fort Worth
Denver Road
Revival in Daingerfield Yields 100 Conversions, 47 Additions
In Daingerfield Texas on June 28 the ten day revival led by Rev. Abe Mulkey produced 100 conversions and 47 additions to the Methodist church.
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Daingerfield, Tex
Abe Mulkey
Methodist Church
Boerne Man Fatally Shot, Blows Head to Fragments
Boerne Texas on June 28 Antone Rock held his head to fragments with a shotgun in a fatal incident. Police reported the event as a suicide by shotgun during the afternoon. Investigators are compiling routine details as the case proceeds.
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Boerne
Tex
Antone Rock
Oklahoma City to Build 100000 Dollar Convention Hall
BREVITIES BUNCHED reports Oklahoma City plans a new convention hall valued at 100000 dollars. Other items note a fatal train incident near Houston, a separate death near Cameron Texas, and local civic progress in Mexia with lights and water system completion.
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