Jenkins Resolution Highlights House Proceedings
Austin March 23. The Texas House debated Jenkins resolution urging prompt legislative attention and denounced reports of insurgents and filibusters. The body adopted a second reading 83 to 31 and later adjourned to address business, including Harman and Fuller bills on court appearances and appeal bonds.
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Tarver
Fitzhugh
Mr. Tarver
House
Jackson
Mr. Crockett
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Capales
Reedy
Kennedy
Elliott
Mr. Reedy
Mr. Hill
Mr. Kennedy
Hill
Gaines
Harman
Courts of Civil Appeals
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Taft to Follow Senator Wishes in Southern Appointments
President Taft signals he will consult southern senators on federal appointments as part of a new practice. He notified Senator Bailey that his preferences will guide selections alongside colleagues. The approach is described as applicable to all southern states as vacancies arise.
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Washington
White House
Taft
South
Bailey
Kidnapped Willie Whitla Returns as Crowd Rejoices
Will Whitla arrives with his father from Cleveland after a 10,000 ransom was paid for his release. About 5,000 townsfolk greet the boy at Sharon Pennsylvania with cheers and songs, escorting him to the Whitla home. Police noted few details as the inquiry continues.
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Willi Whitla
Cleveland
Whitla
James P. Whitla
Whitlas
Holland Hotel
Billy” Whitla
Hayes
Bernard Hendrickson
Margaret Uhle
Diabolical plan halted by young offenders in Alabama
A six year old boy Plea Davenport and three other youths confess to attempting to wreck Louisville and Nashville trains near Montgomery. Spikes were found driven between rails on two nights, enough to avert crashes. Investigators describe motive as violent and racially charged.
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Montgomery
Ala
Davenport
Louisville and Nashville
Joseph Swan, AP Marine Reporter, Dies Suddenly
Joseph Swan, longtime Associated Press marine reporter for nearly forty years, died suddenly in a chair at the Battery ship office. He remained active in journalism until his end, ending his storied career with the AP.
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Joseph Swan
Associated Press
New York
Mrs Cornelia Williams Dies Quietly in Chair
In Dunkirk New York on March 23 Mrs Cornelia Williams died while seated in a chair. Her death notice records the end of a long life after a brief illness and lists familial connections in the obituary notice.
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Dunkirk
N. Y
Cornelia Williams
Murder in Memphis as Doyle Fires on Gamphor
In Memphis on March 23, Wagon Superintendent Doyle of the Bohlan House Ice company shot six times from two revolvers at Walter Gamphor who was standing in the street. Gamphor was killed instantly. Doyle was arrested immediately after the incident, which followed Gamphor’s dismissal from work.
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Memphis
Walter Gamphor
Doyle
Bohlan House Ice Company
Gamphor
Boyle
Paris TelegrapH and Post Office Strike Ends
In Paris a mass meeting of 6,000 striking telegraph and post office workers voted to resume work by a large majority. About 200 members favored continuing the strike.
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Paris
Smallpox Reported in Kosoma Sawmill Camps
Visitors to Paris report a sizable number of smallpox cases in sawmill camps around Kosoma Oklahoma, with concerns rising about containment and spread. The unidentified observers note the camps’ proximity to populated areas.
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Paris
Tex
Kosoma
Okla
Odd tale of a hen hatching alligators from junk
A reader recalls a bizarre scene where a red hen supposedly hatched three alligators after being kept on mud turtles. The tale ends with one alligator choking on the hen’s eggs, a strange exchange through the paper.
Dalton and his early experiments in heat and teaching
English chemist John Dalton pursued science as a schoolteacher without a proper lab. He conducted crude experiments at home using simple materials to study water heating and heat conduction, noting temperature changes over time and challenging Rumford's views.
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Delton
Dalton
Tie
Ipef
Rumford
Man Surrenders in Bigamy Case at City Station
A distressed man enters the central police station and, in tears, admits he is a bigamist. He says he sought punishment for his polygamous marriages, believing only one daughter was wed and discovering the entire family was involved. The sergeant questions him as he offers to face charges.
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Kansas City
Gates Provides For Library At Port Arthur College
John W. Gates, the multi-millionaire, returns from New York with funds for a $35,000 library as part of a new college to be established at Port Arthur. The move reflects Gates’ ongoing philanthropic support for educational projects and regional growth.
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Beaumont
John W. Gates
New York
New College
Port Arthur
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