Blanket Primary Debate In House With French Actress Entry
In the Texas House on Wednesday amendments to a blanket primary were debated. Supporters argued it would reflect public will. opponents urged restoring section 120 of election law. Sara Bernhardt’s introduction elicited an ovation before a roll call vote approved a substitute applying the measure to county officers. Senate appropriated 500 dollars for contingent expenses.
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Ustin
Pigain
Prn
R. Brelsford
Texas
Webb
Holmes
O’quinn
Legislative Department
Onion
Sara Bernhardt
Onio
House
Harris
Kennedy
Terrell
Travis
Messrs. Hudspeth and McKenzie
Kenrdy
Senate
Cotton Lynched After Attempted Assault Near Oak Grove
A man known as Cotton was lynched Tuesday night near Oak Grove Station in West Carroll parish after allegedly attempting to assault Miss Blair, daughter of a railroad contractor. She screamed, a posse pursued, Cotton was captured and hanged from a tree.
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Memphis
Flora
Oak Grove Station
West Carroll Parish
Blair
Cotton
Fire destroys Wadsworth Cameron Wholesale Dirt stock and building
A fire in Fort Worth destroyed the stock and building of the Wadsworth Cameron Wholesale Dirt company near the Texas and Pacific yards. Losses totaled about 125000 on stock and 20000 on the building with roughly 100000 in insurance.
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Fort Worth
Wadsworth- Cameron Wholesale Dirt Company
Texas and Pacific
Wretch Confesses After Assault on White Girl
Charles Francis, a Black man, admitted to raping Maggie Perkins, a white fourteen year old in Richmond Kentucky. The victim is in critical condition and about 500 men gathered to threaten lynching before Francis was moved to Lexington.
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Richmond
Charles Francis
Maggie Perkins
Francis
Lexington
Attacked by Ginger Colored Negro in Palestine
In Palestine Texas a gin ger colored man attempted to assault seventeen year old Pearl Hassell in her back yard. She screamed, and he fled. In Kostroma Russia elections to the provincial congress were completed with forty six peasants and others named.
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Palestine
Tex
St. Petersburg
Kostroma
Russia
Cattlemens Memorial Urges Senate Rail Rate Bill Action
Culberson presents memorial from the Cattle Raisers Association of Texas to the Senate urging passage of the railroad rate bill as from the House. Attorney S. H. Cowan notes cattle shipment rate increases of about 18 per car, adding 10,000,000 in excess costs over six years, affecting all range states and asking the Senate to resist amendments.
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Culberson
Senate
Texas
Washington
Cattle Raisers’ Association of Texas
House
S. H. Cowan
Ways of penguins lay out home sites and build cities
A Cornhill Magazine excerpt describes penguins as establishing shore cities during breeding season. Pairs select ground spots, lay smooth stone streets, and the female lays one egg while males provide food or guard the egg. Penguins are hunted for oil and flesh. eggs taste oil-rich, and wings are too short for flight.
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Cornhill Magazine
Nature's Perch Clamp Explains Roosting Birds
A farmer explains that roosting birds grip their perch due to the structure of the tendon in the leg. When the knee bends, the claws contract and lock onto the wood, preventing slipping. If placed on a finger, the bird’s claws grip until it stands up, illustrating how nature bonds birds to their perch.
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Farner
Nature
No Nearer As Miners And Operators In Coal Talks
Indianapolis March 24 The joint scale committee of coal operators and United Mine Workers met with no sign of progress from January. Central competitive district delegates met at 2 o clock. A vote on F L Robbins proposal to restore the 1905 scale was expected early, but Illinois Ohio and Indiana operators remained firm in opposition and pledged to defeat it.
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Indianapolis
Joint Conferences of
Coal Operators
United Mine Workers of
Central Competitive
F. L. Robbins
Western Pennsylvania
Ilinois
Ohio
Indiana
Real Estate Firm Reports Large Acreage Sales
Monroe Edge notes the sale of 2000 acres of farm lands in recent days as proof of their market strength. They admit boasting but emphasize investor demand and plan to expand property listings in Brazos County. Prospective buyers are urged to visit Bryan listings for farms priced 500 to 1000 dollars.
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Panhandle
Bryan
Brazos County
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Myers’ Hardware Store
DR. C. F. Andrews
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W C. Fountain
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