Texas Forests Study Invited by Agriculture Department
Austin March 15 A legislature resolution calls for the United States Department of Agriculture to examine Texas forest conditions and resources and advise on best methods to save the forests from destruction. The militia bill nears third reading while a scalping tax bill passes finally in the senate. A beef trust inquiry hearing features Dr. A Walsh and Sam Cowan with testimony expected for Hearst and the Standard Oil case.
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Austin
United States Department of Agriculture
Texas
House
Senate
Beef Trust
Do. A. Walsh
Iowa
Hearst
Standard Oil Company
Sam Cowan
Fort Worth
Texas Cattle Raisers’ Association
Brady closes in Moore bribery case after four hour speech
Austin March 15 County Attorney Brady finished the states argument in the Moore bribery case after four hours of detailed review. He spoke from 9 20 until the recess at 2 before the judge would charge the jury.
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Moore
Austin
Brady
Jack Kills Baby as Teen Jack Attacks Infant
Mrs May Helm wife of a tenant farmer near Pais Texas went to the barnyard with her three month old daughter in her arms. A loose jack attacked the child biting and trampling it before the mother could intervene. The infant died from the injuries. The father returned from the field and killed the jack.
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Paris
Tex
May Helm
D. H. Thom
Pais
After rape fiend hunted by enraged posse in Brunner suburb
Houston dispatch reports a white man assaulted a young society lady at Brunner before dawn on Wednesday. A posse formed with six shooters and shotguns, pursuing the suspect who fled into the country as neighbors intervened. Also notes Haggard and daughter passing through Houston en route to San Antonio.
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Houston
Brunner
H. Rider Haggard
San Antonio
Haggard
New York
London
M. Colston
Fort Worth
Keeler
Denver
Fiigewood to Get Its Bank as Hugo National Bank Organized
News in brief reports the organization of Hugo National Bank in Hugo Texas and that Fiigewood Texas will gain a new bank. One hundred men conduct a census in Oklahoma City. Terrell area farmers report their best alfalfa crop in years. The Cotton Belt road plans a fire brick roundhouse at Texarkana. Russian General Meyendorff has a horse accident breaking his collar bone.
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Fiigewood
Tex
Hugo
Loomis Planned as Ambassador to Mexico
Francis R. Loomis first assistant secretary of state will be appointed ambassador to Mexico. Loomis is on leave in California due to ill health and would benefit from the climate in Mexico City.
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Loomis
Washington
Francis R. Loomis
Mexico
Francis B. 1Oomis
California
Postponement of Russian Loan Boosts Peace Prospects
Paris reports a 120 million dollar Russian loan postponement as French underwriters delay signing amid war uncertainties. Financiers favor peace, though Russia delays decisions. some French officials push caution while press voices favor settlement.
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Paris
St. Petersburg
Treasury
Manchuria
Russia
Japan
Woodmen of the World Hold Bi ennial Meeting at Waco
Delegates from Texas New Mexico and Arizona attend the bi ennial Woodmen of the World jurisdiction C gathering in Waco. Addresses of welcome are given by local officials and committee appointments are announced as the order reports strength and 1904 membership gains. A naval anecdote closes the page.
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Waco
Weeo
Woodmen of the World
Texas
New Mexico
Arizona
Hamilton
Henry
William Poindexter
Cle Lurne
Ebbe. Brugher
Linden
Freser
Eparkiing
Sovereten J
American Steamer Tacoma Seized by Japanese Guardship
The Tacoma owned by Northwestern Commercial Steamship of Seattle was seized by a Japanese guardship on Tuesday while sailing from Seattle January 6 with a cargo of barrel beef to Vladivostok. It was reported stranded in ice north of Hokkaido with Japanese ships nearby ready to seize once free.
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Tokio
Tacoma
Northwestern Commercial Steamship Company of
Seattle
Vladivostok
Shanghai
Hokkaido Island
Varied eggs and naming hide quality in markets
A London Chronicle note compares egg naming to cigars, suggesting "fresh eggs" and "good breakfast eggs" may be the same product sold as two qualities to attract buyers. The writer observes many egg qualities familiar to housewives before settling on the common term "eggs."
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London Chronicle
Wealth and chests gauge Goumbi wealth in slaves and wives
In Goumbi wealth is counted by slave and wife numbers, then by chests. American made locks are sought for securing chests, and keys are common signs of property, though many chests may be empty.
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Goumbi
Then He Did Walk
A dialogue between Little Brother and Mr. Mangle about walking straight and a sister's plan to straighten him after marriage, with their mother weighing in.
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Mr. Mangle
Sister
Bret Harte as a Consul in Glasgow Four-Year Joke
In Moncure Daniel Conway’s Autobiography, William Black recalls Bret Harte as consul in Glasgow and jokes about the city’s appearance. Harte reportedly asked, “What huge, ugly place is this?” Black replied that it was the city where Harte had served four years.
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Bret Harte
Glasgow
William Black
Harte
Bret
Black
Moncure
Daniel Conway
Man Confesses to Mooney Murder in El Reno
James Malone admits killing James Mooney in a box car case. Mooney's throat was cut and two trains passed over the body, which was found on the railroad track in El Reno Oklahoma on March 15.
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el Reno
Okla
James Malone
James Mooney
Mooney
Violent Theater Explosion Arrests Several Persons
A violent explosion in Theater square at Moscow on March 15 led to several arrests and one person being injured. In Denison on March 15 Robert G. Carver, editor of the Herald, bought the Sherman Register for $10,000 and takes immediate possession.
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Moscow
Theater Square
Carver
Denison
Robert G. Carver
The
Herald
Sherman Register
Mr. Carver
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