This Date in History March 23 Through the Ages
March 23 entries note Baron Lovelace becomes New York governor in 1708. Patrick Henry’s famous Richmond speech urges resistance in 1775. Franklin petitions Congress to abolish slavery in 1790. Hornet captures Penguin off the Cape of Good Hope in 1815. Sardinia’s Charles Albert marked 1849. Bulletin steamer fire near Vicksburg kills 23 in 1855. Peninsula campaign begins in 1862. Booth’s Winter Garden Theatre fire in 1867. St James Hotel Denver fire in 1895. Supreme Court rules rail rate laws unconstitutional in 1908.
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Baron Lovelace
New York
Patrick Henry
Richmond
England
Benjamin Franklin
Congress
Hornet
Cape of Good Hope
Charles Albert
Sardinia
Bulletin
Vicksburg
Peninsula
Gan
Virginia
Booth
Winter Garden
St. James
Denver
Fountain Items Report from Irwin Community
Farmers began planting cotton Monday morning. Miss Essie McSwain visited her sister who teaches at the Irwin school. Rev. John Swanwick led Sunday services. A singing event occurred Sunday evening at Mr Libram’s. A buggy overturned when a mule frightened the driver on Sunday night. no injuries or damage. Mr J H White of Wixon will be at the Irwin school next Saturday night. Farmers Union members urged to attend.
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Essie McSwain
Irwin School
John Swanwick
Farmers Union
Summer Excursions and Bargain Luggage From Coulter
Attractive summer travel rates to Los Angeles Seattle Washington and New York are offered. If you need luggage buy a trunk or suitcase from Coulter who stocks an elegant line and can sell cheaper than ordinary merchants.
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Los Angeles
Seattle
Washington
New York
Coulter
No Limit with Singer Sewing Machines
No limit to Singer machine work from embroidery to tailoring. Cash or small monthly payments. Also rent and repair services. Phone 105. T. A. Satterwhite, Salesman.
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Singer
T. A. Satterwhite
Sanitary Notice from City Officials
A public sanitation notice warns that throwing trash and refuse in the streets is a city ordinance violation and will be prosecuted. Mayor J. T. Maloney and Marshal T. P. Boyett sign the notice.
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J. T. Maloney
T. P. Boyett
Seed Potatoes from C. E. Bullock Co.
Tennessee Triumph and Peerless seed Irish potatoes offered by C. E. Bullock & Co. for sale. Availability noted with imperative push to buy seed stock.
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Tennessee
C. E. Bullock & Co
Fresh Fruit Cakes and Fancy Cakes Offerings Declared
A merchant announces a line of fresh fruit cakes and fancy cakes for sale along with a note from Mr Otto. The brief describes a small bakery display and invites customers to explore the assortment.
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Carly
Otto
Senate Debates Health Board Pay and Uvalde Visit Invite
The Texas senate spent most of Monday debating a state health board bill including a provision for free railroad transportation for board members. Senator Terrell opposed any exception, while an invitation was accepted to visit Uvalde for a railroad opening celebration. A joint session for Hon. W. J. Bryan to address the legislature was proposed for April 5 with a five senate member committee.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Austin
Senate
State Health Board
Terrell
Bowie
Democratic Party
Hudspeth
Uvalde
Mayor, Business League and Boosters’ Club
Bradfield
House
W. J. Bryan
Hume
Willacy
Stokes
Peeler
Halsey
State Board of Health
Senter
Dallas
Livestock Sanitry Commission
Pure Food Commissioner
Board of Health
Bryan
Wade
Alexander
Greer
Harper
Ree
Perkins
Greenville man killed in rubaway near Albany
Albany Texas March 22 Frank Coleman of Greenville was killed north of Albany in a rubaway while buying horses. He was thrown on his head and his neck broken in the accident.
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Albany
Tex
Frank Coleman
Greenville
Here
Indictments Ordered After Grand Jury Probe in Pittsburg
In Pittsburg on March 22 the municipal corporation court ordered indictments for Dallas Byers millionaire manufacturer F A Griffin Columbia National Bank cashier Councilman Jo F Klein Councilman W H Ker Councilman Charles Stewart and H L Bolger hotel proprietor following a grand jury investigation.
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Pittsburg
Municipal Corporation Court
Dallas Byers
F. A. Griffin
Columbia National Bank
Jo F. Klein
W. H. Ker
Charles Stewart
H. L. Bolger
Ten-Year-Old Financier Returns With $6.50
William Scheleritis aged ten from Bentleyville disappeared for two months and was found by a Derry officer. He had claimed to be an orphan to live on funds, leaving home without a cent and returning with $6.50.
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Washington
William Scheleritis
Bentleyville
Derry
Scheleritis
Latonia Jockey Club Case Declares Racing Commission Unconstitutional
In Covington on March 22 Judge Harbeson of Kenton County Circuit Court ruled the law creating the Kentucky racing commission unconstitutional. The decision nullifies the commission, returning Latonia racing to its previous basis by finding trotting and running races under one statutory category and thus class legislation.
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Covington
Herberson
Kenton County
Latonia Jockey Club
Kentucky Racing Commission
Latonia
Harbeson
Hearings Begin on Harriman Merger Suit in St Louis
Hearings opened Monday in federal court before a special examiner in the government’s Sherman act suit to break up the Union and Southern Pacific merger. Representing Harriman are J. C. S. Stubbs Chicago traffic director, Judge Lovett New York counsel, and M. H. Loomis Omaha special counsel.
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St. Louis
Federal
Union
Southern Pacific
E. H. Harriman
Harriman
J. C. S. Stubbs
Chicago
Union and
Judge Lovett
New York
M. H. Loomis
Omaha
Student mob in Morgantown forces confession and expulsion
Ralph Mo e a state university student is seized by a mob of more than 400 while in custody of a deputy sheriff, dunked in the Monongahela River, dragged to Central Square on an improvised platform, forced to confess to petty thefts, and ordered to leave on the next train.
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Morgantown
W. Va
Ralph Moe
State Universitt
Monongahela River
McClure
Mannington
Duncan Oklahoma Manch F H Stephenson Calves Jersey Keifer
In Duncan Oklahoma Manch F H Stephenson shows a Jersey Keifer that is the dam of a calf at thirteen and a half months old.
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Duncan
Okla
Manch
F. H. Stephenson
Burglars Target George Eacock in Oklahoma City
In March Oklahoma City burglars entered the home of Republican mayoral candidate George Eacock, chloroformed him, and fled with a gold watch and jewelry valued at $100. They also bound W A Hamilton at his home, escaping with jewelry and money totaling $150.
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Oklahoma City
George Eacock
W. A. Hamilton
Waco Grants Franchise for Bridge Street Car Line
The city council approved a Citizens' company franchise to operate street cars across the Brazos River suspension bridge. Tracks will be laid immediately to reach East Waco after years of agitation.
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Waco
Citizens’ Company
Brazos River
Seven Chinamen Arrested in Del Rio Smuggling Ring
El Paso reports seven Chinese men arrested in a box car at Del Rio Friday morning on the way to Globe Arizona. The papers show they had recently been at Juarez opposite El Paso and likely were smuggled over the border.
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el Paso
del Rio
Globe
Arizona
Juarez
Hailstorm Ravages Miller and Columbia Peach Crops
A heavy hailstorm swept Miller and Columbia counties causing pigs to die and extensive damage to peach trees. Estimated crop loss reached about 50 percent across both counties as the storm raged with unusual size hail and high violence.
Detroit Painter Robert Hopkins Dies at Home
Detroit born in 1832 and Glasgow native Robert Hopkins, a noted marine painter, died at his Detroit home on Sunday. He arrived in Detroit with his parents in 1843 and is known for a six painting series for the cotton exchange in New Orleans.
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Detroit
Mich
Robert Hopkins
Glasgow
Scotland
Hopkins
Cotton Exchange
New Orleans
Bryan City Election Ordered for April First Tuesday
Be it ordained by the City Council that an election for City Officers including Marshal, Secretary, and three council members shall be held by qualified voters at the County Court House in Bryan on the first Tuesday in April. The presiding officer and appointees will conduct the election per City Charter, Ordinances, and State election law. Approved March 4, 1909 by Mayor J.T. Maloney and City Secretary J. B. Hines.
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City of
Bryan
County Court House
Former Congressmen Wells Dies in Santa Monica
Santa Monica reports Col. F. W. Wells former representative in the Second Mississippi district and consul general at Shanghai under President Hayes died at his residence.
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Santa Monica
Cal
F. W. Wells
Congress
Mississippi
Shanghai
Hayes
New Mexico Governor Curry Resigns by Telegraph
Santa Fe reports Governor Curry resigned and telegraphed the notice to President Taft on March 22. The action ends his tenure as governor of New Mexico.
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Santa Fe
N. M
Curry
Taft
New Mexico
Hyomei promises quick relief for respiratory troubles
Readers are urged that Hyomei can cure catarrh coughs colds hay fever asthma and bronchitis in five minutes by inhaling air from pine eucalyptus forests. The ad claims inland Australia humidity and a guaranteed cure with a $1 complete outfit and a no cure no pay offer.
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Australia
Crosses Eternity's Ocean New York Obituary of John H Stalin
John H Stalin, prominent steamship owner, died Monday at his home in New York at age eighty three. The passing marks the end of a long maritime career and leadership in shipping circles.
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New York
John H. Stalin
Suttee Ends Life on Father’s Grave in Indianapolis
Miss Tillie Meyers killed herself on her father’s grave in Indianapolis on March 22, two weeks after his death. The act occurred at the cemetery, attracting local attention as authorities investigated the tragedy.
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Indianapolis
Tillie Meyers
Waitress Severely Burned by Tabasco Drop in Brooklyn Eatery
Alda Hilton, a Brooklyn waitress, may lose sight in her right eye after a bottle of tabasco sauce was uncorked too hastily in a restaurant. A burning drop struck her eye, she fainted, and doctors fear permanent damage despite hospital treatment.
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New York
Alda Hilton
Brooklyn
James R. Buck Dead in Memphis Funeral Plans
James R. Bush of Helena Arkansas secretary of the St Francis levee board died in Memphis after an operation for peritonitis. He arrived three weeks ago and did not recover, and was widely known across the south.
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Memphis
James R. Bush
Helena
Ark
St Francis Levee Board
South
Bush
Newton youth Heck sentenced for murder on shore
Beaumont report states Heck a prominent Newton young man was sentenced to life imprisonment for the killing of John Brochard near the shore. The incident reportedly occurred three months ago.
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Beaumont
Will Heck
Newton
John Brochard
Mrs Everett Killed in Collision Near City of Mexico
Mrs E A Everett of Waseca Minnesota died when a runaway engine struck the rear car of a regular passenger train from Vera Cruz near Lavilla after a rock was thrown at the moving train. Several others were injured in the crash as guards pursued the likely assailant. The victim was described as the wife of a wealthy flour mill owner.
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City
Mexico
A. Everett
Waseca
Minn
Vera Cruz
Lavilla
Everett
The
Republic
Judge Hayward Declines Postmaster General Post
A Washington telegram reports Judge William Hayward declined the position of first assistant postmaster general and will stay as secretary of the national Republican committee. His decision ends a cabinet level appointment but preserves his party leadership role in Nebraska City.
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Nebraska City
Neb
Washington States
William Hayward
Na Onal Republican Committee
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E. J. Fountain
United States Supreme Court
Minnesota
North Carolina
Emmel & Maloney
bPhone 66
Avalde
Walker
Cent Store
Lad
Young
Jersey
J.T. Maloney
J. B. Hines
the Eagle
E. J. Jenkins
Wick Edwards
Madison Ohio
Columbus
First National Bank
Bryan, Texas
Service
Upg
S. Higgs
Bradford, Alabama
Rattle
Sanders Bros
C. FE
Boyett
Ineeraent
James R. Buck
Hayward
Talley
ED Talley & Gloverrters
H. James
Lealoes
Hensarling Bros
Buchanan & Cloud
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