Annual Conventions of the Maccabees Held In Dallas
Dallas hosts the Maccabees annual session with hundreds in attendance from cities and towns. Mrs. Laura B. Hart of San Antonio presides as Texas division commander, with Supreme Commander Mrs. L. M. Hollister and Miss Bina West among delegations. A class close to 300 was initiated and numerous candidates were initiated as business proceeded.
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Santelle
Fort Worth Chosen for Next Odd Fellows Meeting
San Antonio March 7 The grand lodge of Texas Odd Fellows selects Fort Worth as the site for its next annual gathering following reports of progress from the Rebekahs and district presidents. The order is described as in excellent condition.
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Grand Lodge of Odd Fellows of Texas
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Odd Fellows
Green Barred and Fined for Bogus Divorce Decree
Green, a Black man, was barred from further days and sentenced to one day in jail after pleading guilty to charges that he issued a bogus divorce decree to a Black woman under the pretense it was a court order. The incident led to fines and a jail term.
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Gal Green
Agaist Green
Salton Sea Subsides After Inland Sea Storm
Reports from Los Angeles say Tuesday's storm sent high waves across the Salton Sea submerging part of the Southern Pacific railway track. Trains were delayed but resumed both directions by Wednesday and repairs were underway as the sea quieted.
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Los Angeles
Pacific
Runaway Fatality Near Crockett Texas
John McCann, a well to do farmer near Crockett, died after his horses ran away and threw him against a tree, crushing his skull. He was taken home and died about three hours later. The incident occurred March 7 near his residence about fifteen miles northwest of Crockett.
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Crockett, Tex
John.McCann
Crockett
Oklahoma teacher dies after country school assault
Perry Evans, a country school teacher in Gozebo Oklahoma, was fatally injured when a group of male students attacked him on March 7 for attempting to whip a pupil. Several youths were arrested as the community expressed outrage.
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Gozebo
Okla
Perry Evans
Deaths in Texas prompt brief notices from Marlin and Clarksville
In Marlin H A Ditzen was found dead in his Artesia hotel room after arriving from Houston and suffering chronic malaria. An inquest revealed 38 dollars in cash and a Houston bank deposit receipt on his person. In Clarksville Frank Shannon of Dimple died from congestion shortly after a quick marriage to Miss Garrett.
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Marlin
Tex
H. A. Ditzen
Artesia Hotel
Houston
Clarksville
Frank Shannon
Dimple
Garrett
Mother Thaw Testifies at Son's Trial
Elder Mrs Thaw takes the stand to discuss Harry K Thaw's life after his return from Paris in 1903 and his marriage to Evelyn Nesbit. She describes his sorrow, insomnia, and withdrawal, and recounts family concerns about the wife’s past as defense and prosecution clash over her testimony.
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Harry K. Thaw
Justice Fitzgerald
New York
Mr. Delmas
Jerome
Railroads abolish all Nebraska reduced fares in March
Major lines including Union Pacific Northwestern Missouri Pacific Rock Island and Great Northern issue circulars banning all classes of reduced fares within Nebraska effective March 7. Clergy permits charity rates disabled soldiers and state or interstate rate orders are not to be honored. All excursion and special rates between Nebraska points are canceled.
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Inl
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Union Pacific
Foeton
Northwestern
Missouri Pacific
Rock Island
Great Northern
Nebraska
Practically Unanimous Passage of 2 Cent Fare Bill
Springfield streetcar bill clears the house by a practically unanimous vote on March 7, establishing a 2 cent maximum railroad fare and signaling broad legislative support. The measure aims to cap transit costs and regulate fares amid ongoing urban transport debates.
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Sections Adopted in Government Reform Debate
The article notes adoption of multiple sections on government reform including immigration militia mines and mining impeachment oath of office and highways with only opposition to the suffrage section. It mentions a reconsidered section on the commissioner appointive and a committee tasked to provide for his election. Wilson reports 55000 dollars paid for convention expenses plus printing costs while the bill remains in Washington.
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Washington
Batley
House
Clements Mey
Clements
Senate
Witherspoon
Texas
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Representative Grinstead
Bandera Pass
Bettyedawne County
Italian Consul Threatens Action Over Immigrant Deportations
A New Orleans Italian consul warned the U S government it may take action if deportations of Italian immigrants proceed. He cited detention of several foreigners and the planned arrival of 600 Italians as a catalyst for possible government measures.
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Piuse
New Orleans
Nixon dies at eighty. pioneer cataract surgeon
Kansas City March 7 Dr Colum bus Nixon founder of Kansas City Medical College and early eye surgeon who performed a successful cataract removal in this region died at the city hospital aged eighty. Born in Trern sey Ohio.
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Kansas City
Columbus Nixon
Kansas City Medical College
City Hospital
Trernsey
Ohio
Indian Woman Reported as 140 Years Old Dies in Chile
Valparaiso Chile March 7 The death of an Indian woman reported to be 140 years old occurred at Osorno. The case has drawn attention as authorities verify the extraordinary age claim and document her life in the region.
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Valparaiso
Chile
Osorno
Nicaraguan Forces Reported Defeated at Nana Sigue
A dispatch from Panama dated March 7 reports Nicaraguan forces defeated at Nana Sigue. Details are sparse but the loss marks a significant setback in ongoing regional hostilities involving Nicaraguan troops.
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Panama
Nana Sigue, Tiie
No Court Thursday in Thaw Case Due to Judge Fitzgerald’s Death
In New York on March 7 a death in Judge Fitzgerald’s family caused the Thaw case hearing to be postponed with no proceedings held Thursday. The court canceled sessions as a result.
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New York
Fitzgerald
Unrest in Persia and Texas Oil Mill Plans
Brief notes report unrest in Persia. Texas town Rule to build an oil mill. Dan Taber, a one legged Black man, died in Lockhart. Miss Cessie Frey found dead in bed at San Marcos. Farmers Union gin burned at Marietta, Indian Territory, with loss around 4500 dollars.
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Rule
Tex
Dan Taber
Lockhart
Cessie Frey
San Marcos
Farmers’ Union
Marietta
I. T
Corine Wimby Convicted for Murder in Lake Charles
Corine Wimby, an African American woman, was convicted in Lake Charles Louisiana for stabbing to death Will Curran a white man. A life sentence was imposed.
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Wimby
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San Angelo
Tex
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Beaumont
Kentucky
Blancha
Louisiana
Lake Charles
G. R. Bokelman
Southern Pacific
Jim Burton
Jasper
Kirbyville
Greenville
Santa Fe
Freight wreck near Chico kills unknown immigrant
A freight wreck near Chico, Texas, on March 7 results in the death of an unknown immigrant. Local authorities report the victim's identity as not yet established.
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Decatur
Tex
Chico
Otto Monnig Dies in Fort Worth
Fort Worth March 7 Otto Monnig a wealthy resident is dead. The death records indicate the long time city figure passed away leaving a notable legacy in local business and philanthropy.
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Monnig
Fort. Worth
Mountain tragedy claims two young climbers
Naples report says Arturo Kurnot and his comrade D Ovido died after slipping on Mount Saint Angelo during an excursion Monday. Six companions witnessed the fatal fall.
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Naples
Arturo Kurnot
D’ovido
Mount Saint Angelo
Eloquent Silence and the Quiet Speech of Interruption
A quotation on silences and interruptions. Marion Crawford notes that quiet moments can carry more eloquence than spoken rhetoric, and some silences resist breaking while others invite interruption.
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Marion Crawford
High license fight ends with Texas brewery victory
In Austin on March 6 opposition to the Love high license amendment failed as the house approved the Terrell amendment for taxing dram shops at 750 dollars and beer saloons at 125 dollars. The result signals a major win for industry interests and the death of Love’s high license plan.
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Austin
Dallas
McGregor
McLennan
Terrell
Prosperous Pickpockets Rob Two in San Antonio
San Antonio detectives report San Antonio, along with Match and Pickpockett, swindled two victims at the Sunset depot as they tried to board a train. The first victim Ly-L. Dv moss lost about $ L0 then the second, Hermann Ray of Nebraska, lost $1,103 in cash and the robbers fled before police were alerted.
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New Sunset
Ly-L
Moss
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Hermann Ray
Nebraska
Polic
Great Race and Track Plans in Tennessee Border
Reports say Horsemens barred from Nashville and Memphis by state racing ban. A proposed large race track would be built just across the Georgia line about five miles away. Sporting circles show interest as policy shifts unfold.
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Tennessee
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