Jackson Day Banquet Amid Jackson's Legacy Plans
Chicago March 12 The Jackson day banquet at the Auditorium on March 16 will feature addresses from Edward M. Sheppard Texas Senator Bailey Missouri Congressman Dearmond Cincinnati’s Joy Harmon Tennessee Judge J M Dickinson Chicago Mayor Carter Harrison Big Four president M S Segalls and Samuel Alschuler Democratic nominee for governor Letters of regret from Richard Olney David B Hill Henry Watterson Grover Cleveland Nelson Miles and Judge Lambert Tree have been received for reading at the dinner.
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Chicago
Liquois Club
Edward M. Sheppard
New York
Seniator Bailey
Texas
Congressman Dearmond
Missouri
Harmon
Cincinnati
J. M. Dickinson
Tennessee
Andrew Jackson
Carter Harrison
M. & Segalls
Big Four Welroad
Sensational sequel in Gordon divorce case shocked court
London reports a sensational sequel to the Gordon divorce trial as Lady Granville Gordon fled with her child Cicely, prompting Sir Francis Joyne to condemn her conduct and order the child given to the father. Granville later declared he did not know her whereabouts after she disappeared from the court.
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London
Gordon
Granville Gordon
Cicely
Francis Joyne
Lady Granville
Granville
Lord Granville
Texarkana Bunco After $200 Loss At Depot Sitin
Mrs Hart of Shreveport was swindled by two confidence men in the Kansas City Southern depot sitting room. One posed as station agent to gain trust, the other as a Shreveport banker traveling on the same train. The banker claimed a $900 freight bill and furnished a $2500 check as security.
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Texarkana
Tex
Memphis Flood Worsens as Levees Strain Under Rising River
Memphis reports the Mississippi River at 35.6 feet with forecasts of 38 to 39 feet. Caruthersville and Vaucluse show levee breaches and a developing sand boil signal under underground fissure risk. Officials warn of widespread flooding, submerged riverfronts, and rail disruption as relief and supply efforts continue along the levee system.
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Memphis
Tenn
Weather Bureau
Caruthersville
Kilpatrick
Vaucluse
Ark
Greenville
Miss
Horn
Lake Chicot
United States District
Charles L. Potter
St. Francis Levee Board
Lucas
New Madrid
White River
River Rise Accelerates as New Orleans Gears Up
New Orleans on March 12 reports the river rising rapidly with the gauge at 18.7 feet, up 0.3 foot in 24 hours. The surge nears the 1897 record as crews increase manpower along the river front and continue sacking operations.
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New Orleans
Trains Collide Head On Near Gilmore Station
Omaha officials report a head on collision between Omaha Union Pacific eastbound flyer No 2 and a freight train at Gilmore station fifteen miles west. Fireman Hayes was killed and four others injured. Secord the Gilmore station agent is charged with pulling the switch end of the double track by mistake.
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Omaha
Neb
Union Pacific
Gilmore Station
Hayes
R. H. Secord
Gilmore
Taylor
Secord
Traffic in Girls Revealed in Seattle Slavery Probe
Investigation by customs officers into the slave traffic of young girls brought from Japan into the United States shows a deplorable spread, with Japanese consuls aiding to break up the business and ensure deportation for those connected. Authorities pledge enforcement of strict penalties on return to Japan.
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Seattle
Wash
Japan
United States
Mysterious Disease Reported in Chinameca on Tehuantepec Line
Vera Cruz Mexico March 12 three cases of a disease resembling bubonic plague occurred at Chinameca on the Tehuantepec railway line. State officials sent doctors to investigate and report informally that the illness is distinct from bubonic pest. No fear the plague will reach Salina Cruz due to strict sanitary measures.
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Vera Cruz
Mex
Chinameca
Salina Cruz
Topeka Reenacts Nuisance Clause For Prohibition Law
The bill reenacting the nuisance clause in the prohibitory law, declared unconstitutional by the state supreme court, has been sent to the governor for signature. The clause was deemed repealed by the Morell law from the Carrie Nation era.
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Topeka
Kan
State Supreme Court
Batson Faces Second Trial In Welsh Farm Case
The second trial of A E Batson, a Missouri farm hand, for the murder of seven Earl family members near Welsh Louisiana, is in progress at Lake Charles. Most witnesses from the first trial have testified again with evidence against the accused softened. Public sentiment has shifted, and doubt now grips the community.
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New Orleans
A. E. Batson
Missouri
Earl
Welsh
Lake Charles
Important Arrests Made
E A Bates and G H Sterns arrested in Chicago for swindling farmers of about 10900 dollars. They allegedly received carloads of produce to sell on commission and kept the proceeds. They reportedly used changing business names to elude officers for months.
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Chicago
E. A. Bates
G. H. Sterns
Spain Plans Maine Refloating Move in Havana Harbor
Madrid dated March 12 reports Foreign Minister Abarzuza will seek cabinet approval to refloat the wrecked battleship Maine in Havana harbor. The aim is to determine the cause of the sinking and pursue official inquiry.
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Madrid
Abarzuza
Maine
Havana
Boxing blow felled Yale medical student for seven weeks
New Haven report states Arthur L. Griffiths of Malden Massachusetts a Yale medical student was knocked unconscious for three days after a firm punch in a boxing bout and has since remained in Grace Hospital for seven weeks undergoing treatment and observation.
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New Haven, Conn
Arthur L. Griffiths
Malden
Mass
Yale
Grace Hospital
Ontario lawmaker accuses support for cash deal in legislature
Toronto March 12 R R Gamry a Conservative caused a sensation in the Ontario legislature by asserting he received 4000 to back the Liberal government. The charge is the first of its kind in twenty years and Premier Ross pledges a full investigation.
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Toronto
Ont
R. R. Gamry
Ontario
Ross
Governor signs stock yards bill cutting Kansas City cattle yardage
Topeka reports Governor Bailey has signed a stock yards bill that reduces cattle yardage prices in Kansas City Kansas by 25 percent.
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Topeka
Kan
Bailey
Kansas City
Justice Day Stricken With Grippe in Washington
Justice Day is critically ill in Washington as doctors report he suffers from grippe. The illness comes amid public attention to his health and duties.
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Washington
Justice Day
Progress on Colombian canal treaty vote set for Tuesday
Washington March 12 Progress toward a vote on the Colombian canal treaty was reported as the senate adjourned at 3 42 p m Wednesday with plans to decide on the vote and amendments next Tuesday. Details remain to be finalized but leadership is confident a vote will occur Tuesday aided by Senator Frye’s influence with Senator Morgan on foreign relations.
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Washington
Senate
Frye
Morgan
Committee On Foreign Relations
Alabama
Bartholdt Sees St Louis Hosting Both National Conventions
Representative Bartholdt of St Louis told the president that St Louis will strive to host both the Republican and Democratic national conventions next year. He called 1904 the World's Fair year for the city and its richest attractions. Roosevelt declined involvement in selecting a convention site and discussed Bartholdt’s April visit for the exposition grounds dedication on April 30.
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Washington
Bartholdi
St. Louis
Bartholdt
Roosevelt
Barthold
Senate panel backs extradition pacts with Mexico and Guatemala
Washington reports the senate committee on foreign relations authorized favorable reports on extradition treaties with Mexico and Guatemala. The Mexican treaty amends the existing agreement to include bribery as extraditable crime. The Guatemalan treaty is new and covers standard extraditable offenses.
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Washington
Senate
United States
Mexico
Guatemala
Eureka Springs Doctor Shot Dead by Riley Roberts
Eureka Springs reports Dr. E F Cavins of Cavinal was shot and killed by Riley Roberts near a saw mill. Roberts’ brother delivered the word to the sheriff, saying Cavins drew a revolver but Roberts fired first and continued shooting. A long running feud preceded the fatal incident amid a postal regulation arrest last summer.
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Little Rock
Ark
Arkansas Gazette
Eureka Springs
E. F. Cavins
Cavinal
Riley Roberts
Roberts
Cavins
Dr. Cavins
Woodmen of the World Elects New Officers in San Antonio
Woodmen of the World held elections naming W A Fraser of Dallas as head consul re elected. J Fmartinson of Mount Vernon became adviser while J W Blake of Sherman was unanimously re elected banker. J W Sperry of Paris is clerk and H Guyot of Palestine is escort. H B Taylor of Hondo is watchman Louis Rogers of Gainesville is sentry. Head managers include D S Harper Austin County R W Hamilton Yoakum M C Husted Denison John F Lawson Galveston and R Tawkins Hico.
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San Antonio
W. A. Fraser
Dallas
J. F. Martinson
Mount Vernon
J. W. Blake
Sherman
J. W. Sperry
Paris
H. Guyot
Palestine
H. B. Taylor
Hondo
Louis Rogers
4Ginesville
D. S. Harper
Austin County
Memphis Citizen Fatally Struck in Arkansas Incident
J. H. Brown a Memphis resident was struck and fatally hurt near Wynne Arkansas by a Black person. Brown worked for a private detective agency chasing alleged Black capers in Arkansas. Several arrests are expected following the incident.
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Memphis
Tenn
J. H. Brown
Wynne
Ark
Brown
Arkansas
McIntosh Improving in Atlanta After Illness
J R McIntosh general counsel of the Southern division Postal Cable and Telegraph company has shown great improvement after a several days critical illness at the Majestic hotel. Doctors express renewed hope for his recovery.
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Atlanta, Ga
J. R. McIntosh
Southern Division
The
Postal Cable and Telegraph Company
Majestic Hotel
Prince Kaakailimoku Ka naiakiea Dead in Honolulu
Prince Albert Kakailimoku Kanaiakiea dies in Honolulu from consumption. He was the last descendant of Kamehameha the Great and would have been king of Hawaii if the Kamehameha line had endured.
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Honolulu
Pacific Cable
Prince Albert Kakailimoku Kanaiakiea
Kamehameha the Great
Hawaii
Kamehameha
Collision sinks two steamers off Punta Santiago
A Lloyds dispatch from Naila reports the steamers Navarrara and Neustra So nora de Lourdes collided off Punta Santiago. Both vessels sank becoming total losses. Some passengers and crew were saved.
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London
Lloyd's
Naila
Navarrara
Neustra Sonora de Lourdes
Punta Santiago
St. Louis Club Arrives in Dallas for Spring Training
Manager Donovan and twenty players of the St. Louis National League base ball club arrived in Dallas on Wednesday to train for the upcoming season. The team will prepare at Dallas through March 13 and focus on conditioning and gameplay.
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Dallas
Donovan
St. Louis National League Baseball Club
Gans Defeats Crosby in Eleventh Round at Hot Springs
In Hot Springs Arkansas on March 12 Gans defeated Crosby in the eleventh round of their boxing match. Gans claimed victory as the referee counted Crosby out near the ring corner.
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Hot Springs
Ark
Gans
Crosby
By 0 Lamar Bethea Sells Various Lands and a House
Lamar Bethea offers property including a two story house, inside and corner city lots, 69 and 49 acre tracts near Wixon creek, 1100 acres with tenant houses, 400 acres cultivated, and other gen eral land near Reliance settlement. Prices range from 1 to 10 per acre with easy terms. targeted to colored buyers. many tracts near church and school.
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Pochila
Wixon Creek
Pearson Place
Brazos River
Reliance
Bob Johnson
J. W. Batts Abstract Books and Local Property Listings
J W Batts offers Brazos County land titles books for sale along with multiple real estate parcels around town. Listings include 105 acres near courthouse priced 1500, 25 cultivated acres, 1.25 acres near school, and several houses with rents and varying prices from 250 to 50000. Additional blocks near Allen Academy and schoolhouse parcels priced 500 to 100. Nearby 13 acres with a 4 room house priced 1000.
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Brazos County
Court House
School House
Allen Academy
Pood
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