Fort Worth and national politics noted in Daily Eagle
The Fort Worth division of the I G N will be completed soon. Ex President Cleveland backs tariff reform in New Jersey. Chairman Babcock lowers republican majority forecast from 45 to 12. Democrats aim to erase it next Tuesday. Thanksgiving Day set for Nov 27. Poll tax amendment faces opposition amid class prejudice efforts. Passage means higher government funding for schools and politics.
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Babcock
Congress
Irrigation Advances Spread From Rice to Other Crops
The success of irrigation for rice in Louisiana and Texas prompts farmers to consider applying the system to other crops. Prairie aquifers on the coast are shown to provide fresh water, reducing reliance on canal-supplied supplies. The rise of individual wells has led to many shallow wells in the rice belt, with a 6 inch well capable of supplying...
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Louisiana
Texas
Irrigation Possibilities for Diversified Crops Explored
The article discusses using large water supplies to irrigate crops beyond rice, noting a need to move over a million gallons daily for three months. It highlights small well irrigation for garden crops around Beeville and argues diversified farmers can profit from accessible water, aided by moderate pumping costs.
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Beeville
Providence
Burea
Southern Pacific
Republican Meet Draws Major Speakers at Cooper Union
Thousands gathered at Cooper Union in New York for a Republican meeting headlined by Mayor Low Governor Odell and Secretary Root. Low praised Odell and his administration while Odell dismissed forecasts of a slim majority. Root addressed national affairs.
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Root
New York
Cooper Union
Mayor Low
Odell
War Root
Low
Cleveland Makes Political Speeches in Morristown
Former President Cleveland spoke at Lyceum hall in Morristown New Jersey on Thursday. Special trains brought hundreds from nearby towns and Cleveland was given an ovation. A non partisan reception followed with about 100 prominent residents in attendance.
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Cleveland
Morristown
N. J
Lyceum Hall
Mrs. H. M. Munger Sr. Dies After Fall in Mexia
Mrs. H. M. Munger Sr. died at her Mexia home from injuries after a fall from a gallery last Sunday evening. Her shoulder was broken. She is survived by sons Bob and Steve Munger of Birmingham Alabama and four other children H. M. Munger Jr. Mrs. J. R. Teague Mrs. J. M. Long and Mrs. John Means of Shreveport Louisiana.
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Mexia
Tex
H. M. Munger
Bob
Steve Munger
Birmingham
Ala
H. M. Munger, Jr
J. R. Teague
J. M. Long
John Means
Shreveport
Six Firemen Hurt in Major Minneapolis Blaze
Six firemen were injured when a six story building housing the Minneapolis Paper company and owned by J. S. Oswald & Co. burned. The Wright, Barrett & Stillwell stock was destroyed and the contents valued over $200,000, with total damage estimated at $250,000.
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Minneapolis
Minneapolis Paper Company
J. S. Oswald & Co
Wright, Barrett & Stillwell
Cuba Is Foreign. Judge Rules Cuba Jurisdiction Over Crimes
United States Judge Edward B. Thomas ruled that Cuba is a foreign country under the U S Constitution since the Spanish evacuation, so crimes committed in Cuba during U S military rule fall under Cuban courts. The decision centers on the Paloma case involving Jose Assia, charged with killing John Orlin near Haiti while the ship sailed under Cuban registry and American ownership.
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New York
Cuba
United States
Edward B. Thomas
Brooklyn
Republic of Cuba
Law Department
Washington
Jose Assia
Paloma
John Orlin
Hayti
Wood
New York City
Cholera Situation in the Philippines Improves
Washington reports reduced cholera impact in the Philippines. Gov Taft says Luzon nearly free of cholera with Manila averaging two cases daily over ten days. Twenty provinces now nearly clear. five remain seriously affected including Iloilo Occidental Negros Capitas Samar and Misamas. Mortality rate has fallen from 90 to under 50 percent. Cebu declared clean. Manila expected to be by November 1.
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Philippines
Washington
Islands
Bureau of Insular Affairs
Gov. Taft
Luzon
Manila
Iloilo
Occidental
Negros
Capitas
Samar
Misamas
Cebu
Man commuted from death to life for claimed witchcraft killings
Soigmon Hotena, convicted in the Eastern district of Texas for murder in the Indian Territory on November 29, 1901, had his death sentence commuted to life imprisonment. He killed several people he believed were witches after a spate of child deaths and liquor influence, starting with Vina Coleman, then a 15-year-old, then a man and a woman. he was acquitted for the two later killings on insanity grounds but condemned for the first.
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Soigmon Hotena
Texas
Indian Territory
Vina Coleman
Libel suit filed against Libertas paper over Bell auction plan
Libel proceedings begun against Libertas editors in Manila over an article attacking General J Franklin Bell and his Batangas Laguna Mindanao aid plan. The plan involved selling rice and supplying seeds and implements for a $27,000 gold profit. General Bell denies the charges while General Davis and Governor Jaft handle the case.
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General Bell
Manila
Libertas
General J. Franklin Bell
Batangas
Laguna
Mindana
Davis
Bell
Jaft
Injunction Refused Over Territory Cattle Tax
Durant Oct. 31 judge Clayton refused an injunction preventing Revenue Inspector Cobb from driving cattle out of the Territory for grazing unless owners pay 25 cents per head tax. Cobb has driven five herds across Red River into Texas. Cow men with about 100000 head subject to the tax asked the court to halt removals. injunction denied. Cobb plans to return to the Chickasaw nation to remove more cattle. Penalty then is $1 per day per head if cattle are brought back.
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Muskogee
I. T
Durant
Clayton
Cobb
Red River
Texas
W. O. Davis
Waitresses Threaten Strike Over Low Wages in Chicago
Downtown Chicago waitresses threaten to strike unless better conditions are offered. They currently receive no tips and report weekly wages of six to nine dollars for thirteen hours of work. They demand improved pay and conditions from restaurant management.
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Chicago
New Bicycle Record by Contenet at Buffalo Velodrome
Paris rider Contenet set a new mark by covering 48 miles 695 yards in one hour at the Buffalo Velodrome. The wooden track, built in the American style, measures about five laps to the mile.
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Paris
Contenet
Buffalo
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