Five Named in Bribery Conspiracy Indictment
Austin March 17 The Travis county grand jury charged five persons with conspiring to bribe Warren W Moore judicial officer of Texas Three defendants A S Vandervoort W B Wortham and F D Glover appeared in Austin and posted bonds of 2500 with sureties V Q Weed Joe Nalle E P Wihot B W Randolph and R H Kirby The writs are returnable to the April term of Judge Brooks court beginning the first Monday in April
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Austin
Warren W. Moore
Travis County
Victor L. Brooks
Twenty-Sixth District Court
State of Texas
A. S. Vandervoort
W. B. Wortham
F. D. Glover
Ned
Esc
Wortham
Glover
V. Q. Weed
Joe Nalle
Smith Divorce Bill Fails in House by Narrow Margin
Austin March 17 The Smith divorce measure, after passing the senate, was defeated in the house 55 to 52 on second reading. An amendment cutting the remarriage waiting period was adopted. The house then passed bills on utility reports to county clerks and on the Texas and New Orleans railroad sale plus revenue tax measures.
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House
Smith
Austin
Senate
Carswell
Wise
Hicks
Texas and New Orleans
Dallas-Sabine Pasa
House Committee On Revenue and Taxation
Cranke
Dallas Selected For Next Woodmen Meeting
Dallas chosen as next meeting city for jurisdiction Woodmen of the World. Waco on March 17 reports Dallas as the future host. Woodmen's Circle to hold next gathering in Dallas. Officers elected include Maggie Hyde Dallas grand guardian Daisy Rachell Denison grand adviser Mary Taylor San Antonio grand clerk Alice Allen Somerville grand banker Kate Doss Colorado grand magician Dona Howard Terrell grand attendant Dora A Allard Cleburne supreme delegates Emma Culbertson Waco.
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Dallas
Woodmen of the World
Jordan
Southern Cotton Association
Woodmen’s Circle
Maggie Hyde
Daisy Rachell
Denison
Mary Taylor
San Antonio
Alice Allen
Somerville
Kate Doss
Colorado
Dona Howard
Terrell
Dora A. Allard
Cleburne
Emma
Culbertson
Supreme
Shocked town reports assault on young woman near Fannin Hunt line
Greenville and Conroe dispatches describe a brutal crime as a young lady was dragged from a buggy, held by several men after being drugged with liquor, with one arrest reported but denied participation. Sheriff pursuits in Timber follow a negro assault, details sparse.
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Greenville
Tex
Fannin and
Hunt County
Conroe
Anderson
Texas Lady in Despair Shoots Herself Twice
Mrs. L W Owens of Terrell Texas visiting her sister at Little Rock shot herself twice with a pistol one in the head and one in the breast in a despondent spell. An inquest offered no explanation beyond her recent despondency.
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L. W. Owens
Terrell
Little Rock
Tex
Patrick's Presence in Court Sparks Civil Interest Case
The New York Court of Appeals concluded the Patrick Rice murder appeal arguments. A statement says Patrick attended due to large civil interests and forgery charges involved, granted as a matter of judicial discretion, not favor. A hail storm in this section caused major damage with two inch rainfall and egg sized hail for forty minutes.
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Albany
Albert T. Patrick
William Marsh Rice
Court of Appeals
Patrick
Davis
I. T
Last Russian Stronghold Falls as Tie Pass Evacuated
St Petersburg dispatch reports the Russian army abandons southern Manchuria after evacuating Tie Pass, surrendering the fortifications to Japan. With ammunition scarce and the Mukden defeat fresh, General Kuropatkin may retreat along a railway line while Japanese forces under Kamamura Nogi and Oku envelop the Russian army. Coal mines near Tie Pass, Fushun, and Yentai are lost, and mobilization of quartermasters begins though scale is unclear.
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St. Petersburg
Tle Pass
Manchuria
Kuropiakin
Mukden
Kamamura
Nogi
Oku
Tie Pass
Kuropatkin
Fushun
Yentai
Kuropatkin Tries to Break Contact in Mountain Retreat
General Kuropatkin and the surviving Russian forces withdraw into the mountains near Tie Pass, north of Mukden, as they attempt to shake off pursuing Japanese. Reinforcements from Tieling and other northern garrisons arrive, but prospects remain bleak for the Russian commander.
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Kuropatkin
New York
Tie Pass
Tieling
Russia
Mukden
Paris Sees Deferral of Russian Loan as Market Signal
In Paris on March 17 bankers say the postponed Russian loan is not a failure and terms may be adjusted. Reports quote M Witte saying Russia can bear a defeat in Manchuria but not Paris, signaling effort to shield Russia’s position in the French market. France reportedly pursues no public peace move.
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Paris
St. Petersburg
M. Witte
Manchuria
Russia
France
Linevitch Chosen To Succeed Kuropatkin In Manchurian Army
In St. Petersburg on March 17 an official announcement states General Linevitch will replace General Kuropatkin as commander in chief of the Manchurian army.
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Kuropatkin
St. Petersburg
Linevitch
Desperate Davis Arrest Ends Bank Robbery Suspect Captured
James Davis, sought for alleged complicity in the March 10 Bank of Renfrew robbery in Renfrew Oklahoma, was captured in Arkansas City after a nightlong siege. He assaulted City Marshal Seyfer, wounding him in the shoulder, before officers forced entry at daylight and took Davis into custody.
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Arkansas City
Kan
James Davis
Bank of
Renfrew
Okla
Seyfer
Davis
Main Street
Seige
Nine Persons Bitten by Rabid Dogs in Durant
Two rabid dogs from the country entered Durant and bit nine people six children and three men. Citizens are alarmed and women and children fear leaving their homes. Police and citizens are killing dogs at a rapid rate.
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Durant
Durant, T
Tragedy in Oakland under Madill sinks into tragedy
In Oakland, the western section of Madill Oklahoma, H C Harkey, long time resident, was shot while building a fence and died on the ground. A B Ward came to Madill and surrendered.
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Madill
I. T
Oakland
H. C. Harkey
A. B. Ward
Bigamy Indictment In Lawton Targets Lester McCall
The grand jury returns an indictment charging Lester McCall with bigamy for marrying Miss Ellen Moore of Letitia on March 10 while he already had a living wife. The case stems from the alleged prior marriage.
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Lawton
Lester McCall
Ellen Moore
Letitia
Lieling Railway Station Declared by Japanese Officers
Telegram from army HQ reports Lieling railway station praised for its structure rivaling Liao Yang with storied defenses. Provisions and fodder were burned, two thirds of material destroyed, spoils captured, many prisoners taken on the right wing. details pending.
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Lieling
Tokio
Liao Yang
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