A and M Bears Return Home From Southern Tour
The A and M baseball team travels home via Bryan on the southbound Central after a Southern tour. They posted three wins and two losses with two rainouts. they beat Mississippi 1 to 0, and a Tuesday game was rained out in the third inning though A and M led 4 to 0. The Farmers will likely play at Austin on May 10 and 11 to close the season.
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College
Bryan
University of Mississippi
Austin
University
Mary Stuart Weds Dr Frank Ross in Quiet Houston Ceremony
The marriage of Miss Mary Stuart and Dr. Frank Ross was solemnized at 6 pm at the bride’s parents home on Texas avenue. Due to a bereavement in Mrs. Stuart’s family the guest list was limited to family and close friends, though the union drew notable social interest across the state.
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Mary Stuart
Frank Ross
D. F. Stuart
Texas Avenue
Kid Glove Sale At Wilson & Derden Stock
125 pairs of Francis T Simmons fine kid gloves on sale at 35 and 50 cents per pair today and Friday. Not new arrivals from Norwood stock. Worth double the price asked. All colors and sizes. Customer limit three pairs. No sales before 9 a m.
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Francis T. Simmons
Norwood
M. Wilson & Derden
Narrow Escape of Mr. R. E. Bennett on Freight Train
Mr. R. E. Bennett an extra conductor on the I G N Ft Worth division fell between two cars of a moving freight near Otto Marlin during a night storm. He escaped serious injury by leaping to ground as lightning lit the scene. He suffers bruises to the head back and a foot and remains at home several days.
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R. E. Bennett
Ft. Worth
Otto
Marlin
Bennett
Caboose
C Company Enjoys Ice Cream Box Surprise
The reception for C Company by sponsor Miss Hattie Lou Hudson was postponed due to Mrs Hudson illness. She sent a large box of ice cream and cake, and at 8 pm the company gathered at the Mess Hall where servings were plentiful. The crowd left at ten after several hours of enjoyment.
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C Company
Hattie Lou Hudson
Ten Thousand Dollar Reward For Disproving Claim About Shoes
An advertisement offers 10000 dollars reward to anyone who can disprove the claim that W L Douglas makes and sells more three dollar fifty cent men s shoes than any other manufacturer in the world. Exclusive agents Wilson and Derden Norwood stand present fifteen new styles in patent gun metal vici kid and box calf low and high cuts.
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W.L. Douglas
Wilson & Derden
Norwood
Revival Work Draws Interest Despite Bad Weather
Evangelist Law conducts revival at the Methodist church with three professions at the morning service. Morning and evening services announced with invitations to attend. Also ad for a ladies kid glove sale at Wilson & Derden and a stray cow notice with a reward, plus new Buckingham tailored skirts on display.
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Evangelist Law
Methodist Church
Hamill Scott Expires End of Tragedy in Texas Gambler Raid
Hamill Scott, wounded during the raid in which Jeff McLean was killed by Bill Thomason, died after thirty eight days of paralysis. The death marks the end of a Southwest gambling reform sequence begun by the raid that drove gamblers from Texas.
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Bill Thomason
Fort Worth
Scott
Thomason
Texas
Senate OKs charter fee doubling and school tax measure
In Austin on May 1 the Senate advanced Looney s plan to extend ad valorem tax provisions to include school tax and let county officials curb school tax. The chamber also approved a House bill doubling charter fees with a committee amendment tying the rise to railroad charters. Senate opponents highlighted interstate implications of a foreign company clause, while a separate bill proposes 1 to 3 year penitentiary terms for liquor sales in local option districts.
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Senate
House
Austin
Looney
Senter
Texas
Arkansas
Barrett
Alexander
Six Negroes Beaten Spark Greensburg Race Riot
In Greensburg Indiana an assault on Mrs Sefton prompted a racial flare up. A mob of about 500 attacked Negroes, wrecked saloons and property, and ordered black residents to flee. Authorities urged peaceful departure and warned of action against violent conduct. No arrests reported.
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Greensburg
Ind
Ready for Trial in Murder Case of Steunenberg Aides
Clarence Darrow and E F Richardson arrive in Boise as Chicago and Denver attorneys for Charles H Moyer W D Haywood and George A Pettibone announce readiness for May 9 trial. They say case will proceed without delay while wives visit daily and guards maintain discretion at the jail. Fort Worth hosts the 1909 Texas English Singing Federation meeting.
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Boise
Ida
Clarence S. Darrow
Chicago
E. F. Richardson
Denver
Charles H.moyer
W. D. Haywood
George A. Pettibone
Frank Steunenberg
Haywood
Sheriff’s Office
Fort Worth
Texas English Singing Socie Federation
Revenue Estimate Urged From Comptroller For This Year
Austin May 1 The house adopted a resolution urging the comptroller to provide at once an estimate of revenue for the year from ad valorem valuation franchise tax gross receipts tax charter fees and gross receipts tax The comptroller said he could supply the figures in a few hours The aim is to determine available funds so tax rates may be reduced since the measures are expected to raise more revenue than needed to run government
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Austin
House
Work Official Killed as Rock Wall Falls in Chihuahua
A rock wall collapsed at the Chuviscar dam project in Chihuahua on May 1, killing foreman A Holmes and injuring nine Mexican workers, four seriously.
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Chihuahua
Mex
A. Holmes
Chuviscar
Demise of Aged Man in Paris Texas
Paris Texas May 1 J R Ryan aged ninety one years is dead. He resided here many years.
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Paris
Tex
J.R. Ryan
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Cha Tham
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C. L. Hilger
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Franklin Market
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