Galveston Favored for New U S Immigration Station
Frederick von Pilis of North German Lloyd says Galveston Texas is favored as the American terminal for a new immigration landing station. He says a Bremen line would land immigrants from rural Europe near the southwestern states and Texas and that Commissioner Sargent and Baron Speck von Sternburg support the plan.
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United States
New York
Galveston
Tex
Frederick von Pilis
North German
Lloyd Steamship Company
Bremen
Europe
Sargent
Baron Speck von Sternburg
Southwest
Texas
Galloway presided as contest over Thomas seat ruled groundless
In Birmingham Alabama on May 5 the Southern Methodist quadrennial conference met with Bishop Galloway presiding. The credential committee found no grounds to contest Rev James Thomas's seat at the Little Rock conference and the report was signed by its members. Next Friday night fraternal delegates from the Methodist Episcopal church were to be heard with Vice President Fairbanks expected to speak.
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Thomas
Birmingham
Ala
Southern Methodist
Bishop Galloway
Mississippi
Paul Whitehead
Virginia
James Thomas
Little Rock
Methodist Episcopal Church
Fairbanks
Brooks Opens Campaign With 5000 Attendees in Greenville
In Greenville Texas on May 5 Judge WM Brooks arrived from Dallas with his wife and daughter Miss Inez and friends. He was welcomed at the depot and escorted to the Beckham house for a reception. A Midland train brought many Kaufman county residents and about 5000 people filled a tent where Brooks spoke on state issues and shed tears recalling farming days.
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Greenville
Tex
Inez
WM. Brooks
Dallas
Beckham House
Midland
Kaufman County
Judge Brooks
Judge
Camp & Riordan Dissolved. C M Camp Takes Over
The firm Camp & Riordan is dissolved by mutual consent and the business will be continued by C. M. Camp who will set prices and terms for interested parties.
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Camp & Riordan
C. M. Camp
Allen Academy Victory at Fort Worth Meet
Allen Academy won the athletic meet at the Polytechnic Institute of Fort Worth with twenty one medals two cups and set state and southern records. The telegram from J H Allen notes the win and is greeted with rejoicing in Bryan and by the Academy’s friends across the state.
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Ft. Worth
Tex
J. H. Allen
Bryan
Excursions Listed by H. & T. C. Rail Lines for May
H. & T. C. Excursions for May include Grandbury May 20 21 Crockett May 8 9 Dallas May 10 11 under U C T with limit 15 rate 5 95 Mineral Wells May 9 Firemen's Association San Antonio May 8 to morning May 9 State Bank ers Association May 8 9 limit 11 rate 6 7 Brenham May 10 for Maifest with account details included
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Grandbury
Crockett
Dallas
Firemen’s Association
San Antonio
State Bankers’ Association
Brenham
Colquitt Accepts McKinney Campaign Invitation
In McKinney Texas on May 5 Railroad Commissioner Colquitt accepts an invitation signed by 500 citizens to return and unmake his opening campaign speech planned for Saturday May 12.
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Colquitt
McKinney
Tex
Tremendous Fire Destroys Knoxville Mercantile Building
Fire erupted at 12 05 a m Saturday in the five story Littlefield and Steers wholesale confectioners building in Knoxville Tennessee causing an estimated total loss of 300000 dollars Damaged property amounts to 25000 dollars while McMann Hazen and Co wholesale shoes lose about 175000 dollars The blaze was checked at 2 15 a m
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Knoxville
Tenn
Littlefield & Steers
McMann, Hazen & Co
Drowning of Miss Mabel Hunter in Galveston Bay
Miss Mabel Hunter daughter of Edward Hunter of Galveston was drowned after being knocked overboard by an ad justing of the boom on a sailboat. She was seventeen years old. In the Blue Ridge section of Collin county a cyclone toppled nineteen houses.
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Galveston
Mabel Hunter
Edward Hunter
Blue Ridge
Collin County
Gregg Resolution Referred to State Department
The foreign affairs committee on Saturday referred the Gregg resolution concerning Texas fishermen imprisoned at Progreso, Mexico, to the State Department and asked for a reply in time for Tuesday's committee meeting. Neither Congressman Gregg nor Senator Culberson could obtain further details.
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Foreign Affairs Committee
State Department
Washington
Gregg
Texas
Progresso
Mex
Culberson
Miners Agree to Return Under 1903 Scale
The scale committee recommended miners resume work under the anthracite commission. After a 55 minute discussion the recommendation was adopted and adjournment set until Tuesday to confer with operators. Miners thus accept the 1903 scale.
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Scranton
Anthracite Commission
Red river floods halt government work at Denison
High water in the Red river forced James Moreland in charge of government improvement work to close operations Saturday at Denison. Horton elected president of the Texas division of the Travelers Protective association in Houston.
Sanity man Demotte freed from bond forfeiture
The sureties on Lawrence W. Demotte 1000 bond in Fort Worth will not pay. Judge Smith in the Seventeenth district court ruled the case lacked strength for habeas corpus detention here. Forfeiture of the bond was set aside as the detainee fled to Philadelphia to face trial there.
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Fort Worth
Lawrence W. Demotte
Philadelphia
Pennsylvania
Smith
Seventeenth District Court
Demotte
First Class Tickets Refusal Sparks Hearing Notice
The railroad commission stated that Houston and Texas Central Railway’s refusal to redeem first class passenger fare tickets prompted a notice of a hearing. The hearing would consider forcing the line and others to redeem tickets presented by passengers amid rising complaints.
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Austin
Railroad Commission
Houston and Texas Central Railway Company
Houston and Texas Central
Kramer Triumphs in International Professional Mile Race
Frank Kramer of Vailsburg New Jersey won the international professional mile bicycle race at Crystal Palace London on May 5 defeating Danish rider Thornwald Ellegaard and British ex amateur champion J R Benyon in that order. Time not disclosed.
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London
Frank Kramer
Vailsburg
N. J
Crystal Palace
Thornwald Ellegaard
J. R. Benyon
Wright Withdraws From Gubernatorial Race
A Rockwood Tennessee dispatch reports T Asbury Wright has withdrawn from the Republican gubernatorial nomination race. The field now opens to H Clay Evans of Chattanooga as the remaining candidate.
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Nashville
Rockwood
Mabrey Arrested Again for Forged McGregor Note
Waco reports Frank Mabrey, recently jailed for embezzling 8000 dollars from McGregor National Bank, has been arrested again on charges of forging the signatures of three McGregor businessmen to a 4800 dollar note.
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Waco
Frank Mabrey
McGregor National Bank
McGregor
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Albert W. Wilkerson
S. Derden
Notary Public
Brazos County
ED. Hall
E. H. Astin
G. S. Parker
A. W. Wilkerson
Neo and
Hunter & Oe GuatHam Men’s Furnishers
Galloway
Lawrence & CO
Wooten Wells
Knox Bros
Taylor
Brooks
Allen Academy Victory
Letic
Polytechnic Institute of
Fort
Academy
Eastman
Colgate
Violet Mennen
Emmel & Maloney
Elizabeth
Kramer
Wright
H. Clay Evans
THE
Bryan Ice, Storage & Coal Company
L. Stephan
Ford
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