Railroads eye union depot site in Madisonville and Marlin shops meeting
Civil engineers for the Rock Island and International and Great Northern railroads surveyed Madisonville last Saturday to locate depot grounds and consider a joint depot. A Madisonville Meteor note says Rock Island may join I G N in a union depot if the line comes here. In Marlin, about sixty citizens met at the Arlington hotel at Mayor Shelton’s call to discuss I G N shops location, with W W Allen leading a committee to visit Palestine and confer with General Superintendent Leroy Trice.
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Rock Island and International
Great Northern
Madisonville
Court House
Rock Island
Wm. Shelton
Marlin
Arlington Hotel
Judge Shelton
W. W. Allen
Paestine
Leroy Trice
Merlin Dem ochratic club shop location report note
fragment discusses committee plans to report on shop locations at a future Merlin Democratic club meeting, indicating a bureaucratic, in progress agenda item without detailing outcomes or specifics.
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Merlin
Merlin Democrat
Filipinos Refuse Ultimatum in Mindanao Conflict
Manila May 3 General Davis commands American forces in Mindanao report no answer to his ultimatum and missing messenger while outposts are fired upon. Troops advance shell Fort More and later encircle Fort Panda Padlo amid heavy fire. Lieutenant Henry Wagner of the Fourteenth Infantry is seriously wounded with two other officers and 20 enlisted men wounded.
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Manila
Davis
Mindanao
Garrison Relieved and Okiep Contacts Reported
Reports from Port Nolloth dated April 19 indicate British columns are in close touch with the garrison at Okiep inland from Port Nolloth and relief is nearly complete. Heliograph links Okiep to Klipfontein, civilians shelter in a fortified school, and three civilians plus one girl killed by Boer long-range fire. Pretoria reports Colonel Parker captured Commandant Marie Botha and 11 others near Frankfort Orange River Colony. Marie Botha is a nephew of the commandant general and an aide to Gen Dewet.
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Cape Town
Port Nolloth
Western Cape Colony
Okiep
Klipfontein
Okeip
Pretoria
Parker
Marie Botha
Frankfort
Orange River Colony
Dewet
Tax Dodgers Debate Washington Tax District Bill
Washington session opens with Moody resignation from Sixth Massachusetts district noted. House debates District of Columbia personal taxation amendment and passes a Cuba diplomatic consular bill with specified salaries. A judiciary bill defining conspiracy in injunction cases passes without debate, limiting scope of criminal conspiracy and related restraints.
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Washington
House
Moody
Massachusetts
District of Columbia
McCleary
Minnesota
Bellamy
North Carolina
Republic of Cuba
Legation
Havana
Cienfuegos
Santiago
Ray
United States
Aoather
First National Bank of Madisonville Formed
A notice states that the comptroller of the currency has approved the application to organize the First National Bank of Madisonville with a capital of 30000 dollars. Named organizers include Dave H Shapira M Y Randolph W A Price J Shapira and J R Melver.
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C. B. Francis
Allen Academy
Cliff A. Adams
Washington
Dave H. Shapira
M. Y. Randolph
W. A. Price
J. Shapira
J. R. Melver
First National Bank of
Madisonville
Senate actions on Patterson resolution and Rosebud bill
In Washington on Friday the senate laid the Patterson resolution asking Major Gardener in the Philippines to testify before the Philippines committee. The Rosebud Sioux agreement bill was taken up as the Indian appropriation bill discussion continued with a conference report. A state department suggestion to postpone the St Louis exposition from 1903 to 1904 was read. An amendment to open the exposition May 1, 1904 while dedicating buildings by April 30, 1903 was referred. The free homes provision for homestead settlers on Rosebud was rejected, and Pritchard urged the Philippines bill amid a sharp exchange with Simmons over political lines.
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Washington
Senate
Mr. Patterson
Colorado
Secretary of War
Philippines
Rosebud Reservation
South Dakota
Stewart
Platt
Connecticut
Rosebud
Pritchard
North Carolina
South
Simmons
President nominates five to Court of Private Land Claims
Justice Reed of Iowa is nominated for chief justice and Henry C. Struss of Kansas, William W. Murray of Tennessee, Wilbur F. Stone of Colorado, and Frank J. Osborne of North Carolina are nominated as associate justices of the Court of Private Land Claims by the president and sent to the senate.
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Washington
Senate
Jos. R. Reed
Iowa
Henry C. Struss
Kansas
William W. Murray
Tennessee
Wilbur F. Stone
Colorado
Frank J. Osborne
North Carolina
Court of Pelirate Land Claims
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Connelly & Carne
Prescription Pharmacy
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Matum
Dren
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Sume
Mons
Unter
Nateal
Dallas Co-Operative & Texas Improvement
Ee Cail
Jennie Hendrickson
Tucker House
Bryan
Texas
H. B
Dorsey
Prophree
E Exchange Hotel
Cen
Tral Texas
Monroe Edge
J. A. Myers
Jim Osborn
Austin
L. H. Fuller
Waco
George Beller
New York
R. L. Murff
St. Louis
Ira J. Kerr
C. B. Harrington
College Station
D. M. Broach
Sebasta
J. T. Luton
Sherman
L. W. Limper
Palestine
A. Hill
Woodie Hill
J. Crutchfield
Bremond
J H Brown
Ft Worth
Ed Tucker
Houston
S Minear, W
Tariner, College
M. L. Wallace
Lamar Street
Hill’s Avenue
Payevve
Wa. Dopson
DR. Daly
Exchange Hotel
The
Seuneral
Lorector
Nasors Bros
Sec
Tex
Bryan Brick Yard
John Wittman
James & Castles
Undertakers
E, Grieser
Border
Tyler Hasia
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