Texas Senate Actions Rolls Through Acknowledges Bills
The Texas Senate moved on bills including codification measures, a concurrent resolution urging Congress to curb interstate liquor shipments, Ellis County road law, and civil appeals conclusions. It advanced a payroll check prohibition measure, considered a tax for jurors, and weighed betting on horse races with an Looney amendment shifting access nationwide.
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Texas
Senate
Congress
Ellis County
Messrs. Ward
Daniels
Graham
Senate Committee On Constitutional Amendments
Supreme Court
Court of Criminal Appeals
Senate Judiciary Committee
Hancock
Senator Looney
Austin
Mareh
Tax Bills Stall Senate Action In Austin Legislature
Austin March 28 Tax bills dominate senate business with eighteen senators pledged to the measures and efforts to suspend proceedings blocked by majority vote. The house passes several local measures and considers a general election bill while a resolution for third reading is set for next Tuesday.
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Austin
Senate
House
Overdraft Bet Reveals Bank Trust and Trick
A Kansas City Star report recalls a client who asked for a $4000 overdraft on a $1000 status, promising no bank risk. Four men presented a $5000 signature check and a cash request, then destroyed the check. The client later admitted the overdraft was a bet and withdrew the facility.
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Kansas City Star
Bryan City Election Ordinance Sets April Ballot
The Bryan City Council adopts an ordinance calling an election for city marshal secretary and three council members to be held at city hall on the first Tuesday in April. The presiding officer and appointees will run the election under the city charter ordinances and state election laws.
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City of
Bryan
M. Spell
R. H. Harrison
B.C
A Stinging Reproof in a Private Letter Incident
A gentleman spots an inquisitive servant reading a private letter. The next day he mails a second note with a postscript stating a bearer will deliver a verbal answer after reading it first, revealing the servant’s breach of trust.
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Chums
Civil Service Joke Sketch Returns to Domestic Banter
In a light exchange Boggles asks Maria if civil service exists. She answers there isn’t any, recalling a prior domestic mishap with the cook. The quip plays on public vs private service and household humor.
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Maria
Boggles
Jasper
Beresford in Texas Arrives via Texarkana Visit
British Vice Admiral Lord Charles Beresford and party reached Texarkana from the north on Monday and left for San Antonio after meeting local residents. He spoke freely on topics including the war in Manchuria during his Texarkana stop.
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Texarkana
Charles Beresford
Irom
International
Great Northern
San Antonio
Manchuria
Speedy Grey Wolf debuts with world record middleweight mile
Dallas reports F. H. R. Green received from Syracuse factory the Grey Wolf machine. The bike, holder of the world middleweight mile record at 0 46 sec, was seen at Ormond Beach races last winter and bought for 8000 dollars. Green plans to race it against any middleweight machine.
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Dallas
F. H. R. Green
Syracuse
N. Y
Green
Ormond Beach
Salt Water Flowing From Humble Oil Field Wells
News from the Humble oil field reports half a dozen wells stopped flowing oil as salt water emerged. One well had recently produced at top field levels. Operators are reorganizing, and several wells have ceased operations temporarily.
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Houston
Humble
Texan Expires Suddenly at Fort Sill School
W R Brilingot died at the Fort Sill school after sudden convulsions that struck Monday morning. A letter found in his pocket indicated a son studying in Henrietta Texas, with related addresses in Lawton and Wichita Falls.
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W. R. Brilingot
Fort Sill
Henrietta
Tex
Lawton
Wichita Falls
Man accidentally shoots son while loading shotgun
In Muskogee on March 28 F O Bills of twelve miles west of the city hurried to secure a shotgun to shoot geese and the weapon discharged fatally wounding his two year old son Oscar.
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Muskogee
F. O. Bills
Oscar
Negro deputy killed during arrest attempt in Boynton
Muskogee March 28. While attempting to arrest Walter Woods a white man at a negro dance in Boynton a negro deputy marshal known as 435 Tennessee was killed.
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Muskogee
Walter Woods
Boynton
Tennessee
Judge Henry S Foote Dies in Washington at Infectious Pneumonia
Washington March 28 Judge Henry S Foote son of former Mississippi governor died of pneumonia in Washington He recently served as a judge on the citizenship court in the Cherokee nation
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Washington
Henry 8S. Foote
Foote
Mississippi
Citizenship Court
Cotton Handling Costs Highlight Platform Renewals
Testimony before the railroad commission shows railroads and compress companies must renew cotton platforms about every six years at stations handling around 20 000 bales annually, with about 1 000 dollars yearly for rebuilding. Insurance and extra train service add to expenses, while rate reductions have not benefited producers, only consumers.
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Austin
Railroad Commission
George B Rankland Dies at Caldwell Home After Illness
George B Rankland once a prominent Chicago newspaper editor died at his Caldwell New Jersey residence after a long illness. He was fifty four.
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New York
George B.rankland
Chicago
Caldwell, N. J
Trustees sue Kirby Lumber in Baltimore suit
On March 28 in Maryland Baltimore a trustee of a trust company files a suit against Kirby Lumber Company. The plaintiff names B F Yoa Kum and John H Kirby as accused conspirators in the alleged fate of the trust.
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Maryland
Baltimore
Trust Company
Kirby Lumber Company
B. F. Yoakum
John H. Kirby
Trustes
Miss Mil dred Lee Dies in New Orleans Visit
New Orleans on March 28 reports the death of Miss Mil dred Lee the youngest daughter of General Robert E Lee at Mrs William Preston Johnston's home. Death was due to apoplexy while she was visiting.
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New Orleans
Mildred Lee
Robert E. Lee
William Preston Johnston
Minor Matters From Various Local Headlines
John I Cox now governor of Tennessee and Emperor William receives grand Lisbon welcome. North Atlantic fleet trains at Pensacola. Eighteen captured Confederate flags sent to Jackson Mississippi. Terrell Texas receives cotton season 28312 bales by wagon. Texas and Pacific railway builds in Louisiana division. London Telegraph backs US UK Japan alliance. Louis Denoya acquitted at Pawhuska Oklahoma for wife murder. Half of 300000 capital stock subscribed for Mississippi oil mills. Arkansas racing commission bill postponed by senate. An Osage Indian was on charge.
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Lisbon
North Atlantic
Pensacola
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Terrell
Tex
Texas and Pacific Railway
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United States
Great Britain
Japan
Louis Denoya
Pgwhuska
Okla
Mississippi
Arkansas Racing Commission
Senate
Meeting of Presidents in the Southwest
Efforts gather in Taredo to arrange a meeting between President Roosevelt and President Diaz during Roosevelt's southwest visit. Diaz would need congressional leave to depart Mexico, though no formal leave is required if the meeting is arranged. The plan envisions both presidents shaking hands atop the Rio Grande boundary bridge, each staying on his own side.
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Taredo
Tex
Washington
Mexico
Roosevelt
Diaz
Congress
Rio Grande River
Swain Granted Release Pending Second Trial
Swain, convicted of the murder of Charles W. Jones, was released from the county jail pending his second criminal district court trial. A Court of Criminal Appeals mandate arrived by mail and formalities were completed around 11 am. The $7500 bond, set by Judge Kittrell after a habeas corpus hearing, remains in force.
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NUSNH
Youn ‘Np Snoh
Traction Engine Crashes Through Dallas Bridge
A heavy traction engine driven by W. R. Montague and B. D. Burns crashed through the Turtle creek bridge on Lemmon avenue in Dallas. Both men were badly hurt as the machine fell into the flood. They nearly drowned in the incident. Nearby Poley Carpenter and George Whittenburg escaped after riding into quicksand near Plemon s Tex on the Canadian river.
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W. R. Montague
B. D. Burns
Turtle Creek
Lemmon Avenue
Poley Carpenter
George Whittenburg
Plemons
Tex
Canadian River
Convicts in Flight From Houston Driven by Guard Dogs
A Sunday night breakout sent 28 black convicts fleeing toward Houston from Arcola. By Monday night three were captured, eleven more believed at large near Houston, with guards patrolling roads and a passenger train stop yielding two more. Bloodhounds falter due to floodwaters. residents guard homes as pursuit continues.
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Houston
Planta
Arcola
Nesro
Justice of the Peace
Houston Belt Line
Richmond
Penitentiary
Son shoots sire in Palestine. father wounded seriously
Six miles northwest of Palestine Texas B A Miller was seriously shot in an arm and thigh by his son Sam whom he was punishing. About 200 shot entered Miller’s body. Vice Admiral Beresford commander of the British channel squadron passed through en route to San Antonio and Mexico. In his party of nine is Hon Bourke Cockran.
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Sam
Mr. Miller
Beresford
San Antonio
Mexico
Bourke Cockran
Houston March 93 Operators Shaken by Sudden Setback
In Houston the field reports a major disruption as operators are heavily unsettled and many halt boring activities for the time being amid the unexpected development.
Negotiations on Arbitration Await Castro Refusal Text
In Washington on March 28, officials decided to await the exact text of President Castro's rejection of Minister Bowen's arbitration proposal before moving forward with related negotiations.
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Arch
Castro
Bowen
Washington
English Boxers Arrive in San Francisco for Training
San Francisco reports J White, England's lightweight boxer, has arrived with Charles Mitchell and Mitchell Jr. The group will be trained by Mitchell Jr. in the city starting this week.
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San Francisco
J. White
England
Charles Mitchell
Charles Mitchell, Jr
White
Market Panic Grips St Petersburg Bourse
A semi panic swept the St Petersburg bourse on Tuesday as RussianImperials slipped a point to 85 percent, reflecting tense trading conditions amid unsettled financial mood.
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St. Petersburg
Dallas Resort Raid Nets Nineteen Captives
News in brief reports a Dallas resort raid resulting in nineteen capture, a Lawton cattle theft trial ending with a hung jury, $600 stolen from University of Texas post office, and other regional incidents including deaths and legal notices.
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Dallas
Lawton
J. Stein
University of Texas
Irish Hospitality Tales and Pronoun Etiquette Across Cultures
A London Chronicle excerpt recalls Mr. Macready in Ireland with stories of hospitality and social custom. It contrasts peasant warmth, hotel service, and a digression on the shift from thou to you in English and French history with references to Rousseau and the Revolution.
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Macready
Pat
London
France
London Chronicle
The Buried Bell of Raleigh Village England Legend
London Tit-Bits recalls a hollow near Raleigh England said to swallow a village including a church after an ancient earthquake. Locals would visit each Christmas to hear a bell claimed to ring beneath the ground though the sound came from a neighbor’s church carried to the surface.
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Raleigh
England
Thehurch
London
Oyster beds and starfish attack hit by long handled map
In Long Island beds the starfish enemy is subdued by a long handled instrument that grips its strands. Once touched the starfish clings and can be captured and destroyed in large numbers as it resists water withdrawal. The rest of the fragment mentions a Mexico Ledger mockingly urging merchants to bill promptly and a quip about a two year old bill for chocolates and a nursing bottle.
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Mexico
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