Supreme Court Affirms Texas Oil Case Conditions
The Waters Pierce Oil company case against Texas ends with the U S Supreme Court upholding state law conditions the company accepted. Justice McKenna notes local commerce contracts requiring exclusive purchase and price controls were central to the ruling and stresses state regulation of business within Texas.
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Washington
Supreme Court of the United States
Waters Pierce Oil Company
Texas
Standard Oil Trust
McKenna
Issy
Travis County
Court of Appeals
United States
Waters-Pierce Company
Powers Davis and Coulson Postponed for Goebel Murder Trial
Caleb Powers John Davis and W H Coulson faced arraignment on Goebel murder accessories charges in Frankfort. Trial postponed to next Friday as Commonwealth aims to complete witness lists. Ex Governor John Young Brown pressed for witness names but was denied. Officials mum on Sergeant Golden confession report.
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Frankfort
Caleb Powers
John Davis
W. H. Coulson
William Goebel
Moore
Commonwealth
Polsgrove
John Young Brown
Franklin
Sergeant Golden
Goebel
Kentucky Governors Ride Train After Quiet Louisville Visit
Governors Taylor and Beckham left Louisville on the same morning train for Frankfort after a quiet Sunday visit. Democratic attorneys filed a demurrer with Judge Field to the amended Republican answer in the gubernatorial suit, with no new points raised by Governor Taylor’s counsel.
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Louisville
Taylor
Beckham
Frankfort
Judge Field
Tay
Judge Field Likely To Rule Soon On A Court Power Question
The judge is expected to dispose of the decision reaffirming lack of power to review legislative action, seating Beckham, within a day or two before the case moves to the court of appeals. In Phoenix City Alabama Charles Humphries, a Black man, was shot to death while attempting assault.
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Field
Beckham
Court of Appeals
Charles Humphries
Phoenix City
Ala
War News Update From South Africa March 19 1900
London reports no Mafeking relief yet with no major moves from Bloemfontein or Natal. Troop convergences suggest a serious push toward Mafeking possibly via Fourteen Streams or Klerksdorp while Methuen moves at Warrenton and Roberts contemplates an advance on Potchefstroom. Commandant Oliver retreats from the northern Cape and heads toward Kronstadt.
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London
Planner
Mafeking
Bloemfontein
Natal
Col
Baden-Powell
Methuen
Warrentown
Vaal
Roberts
Cape
Sony
Rouxeville
Kronstadt
Steyn
The PEE GEE Sold at Foreclosure Sale
The Kansas City Pittsburg and Gulf railroad was sold at public auction in Joplin Missouri to satisfy a 25 million mortgage plus a year of interest. Only one bid was made by Silas W Pettit for 12.5 million, the upset price.
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Joplin
Kansas City
Pittsburg
Gulf Railroad
E. ST. Stiles
State Trust Company of New York
Silas W. Pettit
Philadelphia Reorganization Committee
Multiple Missed Tales Marked by Tragedy and Progress
News in brief reports several deaths including two brothers burned in Alfred New Jersey Mills killed near Eagle Pass Texas Faust dies in a mine collapse Deming New Mexico. secretary change at Texas State Epworth league Means resigns in Whitesboro Ragsdale appointed in Dallas Texas Central railroad extends to Stamford Lott chartered milling and elevator firm Temple compress company Marmersville Baptist church cornerstone mishap Terrell Methodist church contract 10000 Laredo to improve telephone system Collinsville brickyard opening Mrs Lida Greycraft dies at 32 in Kokomo Indiana Judge Walter L Miller dies in Abbeville Vance statue unveiling delayed to July 4 Missouri farmers to Chihuahua Mexico entomologist Andrew Bolter dead Quebec fire at Academy of Music Santa Cruz boxing fatality Cass dies in bout W H Temple dead Denton blackleg case in cattle 400 Missouri farmers settle in Chihuahua rail and steamship holdings Travelers’ Protective meeting April 6 near Austin Texas mill construction at Corsicana pending site choice.
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J. S. Mills
Eagle Pass
Tex
Mills
Jonesboro
Henry Faust
Deming
N. M
Capital
J. W. Purcell
McKinney
Denison Cotton Mills
New Baptist Church
Marmersville
Methodists
Terrell
Laredo
Collinsville
Lida Greycraft
Indiana
Kokomo
Walter L. Miller
Abbeville
S. C
Vance
Raleigh
N. C
Conchs River
Chihuahua
Mexico
Andrew Bolter
Chicago
Academy of Music
Quebec
Canada
Santa Cruz
Cal
Rank Cass
W.H. Temple
Lawrenceville
J. Kk. Reddick
Georgia
P. Huntington
Galveston
Travelers’ Protective Association
Austin
Denton
B. F. Willis
Kansas City
Marietta
Corsicana
Texas
Movement to establish knitting mill at Denison Tex
A plan begins to establish a knitting mill in Denison Texas. Other notes cite a possible National bank at Petty Texas and a new depot for the Texas and Pacific railroad at Weatherford. A sanitarium in Marlin Texas has been finished and turned over to owners and Marlin residents have contracted a railroad from Calvert. Kansas to host a 1904 exposition likely in Topeka marking the fiftieth anniversary. Oil discoveries reported in Mexico. Port Gibson Mississippi reports a fire burning the Port Gibson compress and 2000 bales of cotton. In Waelder Texas a four year old, Joe Beaver, died in a barn fire believed to be caused by the child.
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Denison
Tex
Petty, Tex
Texas and Pacific Railroad
Weatherford
Marlin, Tex
Marlin
Calvert
Kansas
Topeka
Mexico
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Roe
John Wittman
Bryan, Texas
Burt Norwood
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Mandeville & Ying
Ferrys
Liza
Dray Line
F. A. Lee
United States Supreme Court
Kentucky
War Office
Eugene Ferrin
Alfred, N
John B. Mike
Port Gibson
Port Gibson, Miss
Joe Beaver
Waeldear
Bryan Water, Ice, Light and Power Company
the American Laundry
Exchange Hotel
American Laundry
Wilcox
Bryan Eagle
M. F. Heenan
Dee Mike, Jr
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