Wilson McClung wedding at bride’s Harvey home
James Wilson Jr. of Edge married Mary Ida McClung at the home of her parents Rev. and Mrs. McClung in Harvey. Rev. McClung conducted the ceremony. The couple visited Bryan before returning to Edge. Wilson, a prosperous farmer, is noted as esteemed in Brazos County. McClung is sister to J G Minkert and highly regarded countywide.
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James Wilson, Jr
Edge
Mary Ida McClung
8. R. McClung
Harvey
McClung
Wilson
Brazos County
Miss McClung
J.G. Minkert
Texas
Bidin
City National Bank of
Bryan
Paes
Forty suits filed over Louisville election results
Forty contest suits were filed in the circuit court challenging the recent election of every city and county official in Louisville and Jefferson county. The principal suit has Joseph T. O Neill, fusion candidate for mayor, against Paul C. Barth, Democrat, who was seated as mayor. Charges include conspiracy illegal registration false returns force and intimidation.
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Louisville
Jefferson County
Joseph T. O'Neill
Fusion
Paul C. Barth
Costly cigarette leads to light penalty for youth
Patrick Raymond, eighteen, was arrested in Lincoln while lighting a cigarette he had just rolled for himself in the detective's presence. He was fined five dollars plus costs, the lightest penalty under the law for manufacturing cigarettes. A separate incident reports M. A. Jones, permit collector for Choc taw nation, robbed of 250 dollars near Wapanucka by a lone highwayman.
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Chicago
the Tribune
Lincoln
Neb
Patrick Raymond
M. A. Jones
Wapanucka
Insurance commissioners meeting aims to tighten policy holder protections
Austin reports State Insurance Commissioner Clay travels to San Antonio for a life insurance policy holders meeting. A six point resolution seeks mutual protection against graft, remedial legislation, lower insurance costs, access to courts for contract enforcement, annual dividend distribution, reduced fund speculation, company disclosure, and cross state cooperation.
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Austin
Clay
San Antonio
Delegates Tour State House Studio of Sculptor Elizbeth Ney
The Texas Federation of Women's Clubs visited Austin despite drizzle, touring the state house and the sculptor Miss Elizabeth Ney’s studio two miles from the city. Governor and Mrs Lanham hosted a reception at the governors mansion, followed by an informal Pi Beta Society gathering and an address by Mrs. S. S. Frackelton of Chicago on Potters Wheel.
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Austin
Texas Federation of Women's Clubs
Statehouse
Elizabeth Ney
Governors’ Mansion
Lanham
Pi Beta Society
S. S. Frackelton
Chicago
Potters Wheel
Lumber rates hearing set by commission on farmer proposal
Austin November 23. The railroad commission issues a hearing notice to consider a 10 percent lumber rate reduction proposed by the Farmers Union. They also seek a maximum lumber rate of 28 1/2 cents instead of 17 cents. Hearing scheduled for December 12. Quarantine revocation governor Lanham proclaims quarantine against Louisiana revoked with exceptions.
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Commission
Farmers’ Union
Austin
Railroad Commission
Union
Lanham
Louisiana
German farmer arrested after deadly beating near Axtell
In Waco on November 28 Otto Ganda was found dead with his head beaten. John Hosak, a Bohemian farmer, is jailed on murder and robbery charges. In Brownsville on November 23 the first shipment of early vegetables left by express, four boxes of tomatoes and five barrels of eggplant, grown by George Federoli near town, to Houston.
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Waco
Otto Ganda
Axtell
John Hosak
Hosak
Brownsville
Tex
George Federoli
Houston
Meeting set for eighth missionary division at Little Rock
Next year the eighth missionary division of the Episcopal church will hold its mee ting at Little Rock with plans announced for the event.
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Little Rock
Dallas
Eighth Missionary Division
The
Episcopal Church
Fatal Infatuation Kills Brother and Wounds Another
New York Nov 23 W H Jones shot and killed Harry Britton and wounded Frank Britton before killing himself. The tragedy arose from Jones attempt to see Jessie Britton, whom he pursued. her brothers denied him entry to the house.
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New York
W. H. Jones
Harry Britton
Frank
Jones
Jessie Britton
Norwegian King and Queen Greet Diplomatic Corps in Copenhagen
King Haakon VII and Queen Maud hosted a reception in Copenhagen. They asked American minister Thomas J. O'Brien to convey warm greetings and thanks to President Roosevelt and the U S government for the president's congratulatory message.
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Copenhagen
Kaakon VII
Queen Maud
Diplomatic Corps
Thomas J. O’brien
Norway
Roosevelt
Cotton market volatility sparks intraday rally in New Orleans
New Orleans reports opening 11 to 14 points down on outside buying and heavy short covering. Prices then rise about 40 points from the low as short covering and fresh outside demand push values higher. Copenhagen dispatch notes King Haakon VII Queen Maud and Crown Prince Olaf departing in the royal yacht Pannebrog, with large crowds at Christiana.
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New Orleans
Copenhagen
Haakon VII
Queen Maud
Olaf
Pannebrog
Christiana
Cotton Market Climbs After Opening Trade
In New York on November 23 the cotton market rose during the first hour and finished the period up twenty four points as prices extended gains after the initial advance.
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New York
Naval Needs What Will Be Recommended To Congress
Washington, Nov. 23. Three first class battleships of at least 18,000 tons and eighteen knots speed, three scout cruisers of 5,000 tons, one Helena class gunboat and four light-draught gunboats are proposed with torpedo boats and destroyers in the navy’s new construction program. The board weighs expanding battleships to 19 knots and adds stronger weaponry while awaiting the construction board’s full report.
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Washington
Philippines
China
Board of the Navy
Board of Construction
General Board
Secretary of the Navy
Asiatic
Return of Japanese Armies From Manchuria Promised Gala
Victoria B C reports large preparations for the homecoming of Japanese troops from Manchuria. Major Generals Saki and the Tumen army arrived at Ujina amid cheers while 36 transports waited at Dalny. Rail traffic is disrupted as officials plan a swift welcome, with officers to visit Tokyo and merchants erecting a $6,000 arch at Yokohama station.
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Victoria
B. C
Shawmut
Gener Saki
North Korea
Ujina
Darien
Dalny
Tokio
Yokohama
Sultan approves rejection of international control over Macedonia
Constantinople reports the sultan issued a decree upholding the cabinet decision to reject outside demands for financial control in Macedonia. It is unclear if the rejection is absolute or conditional. Vice Admiral Hosni Pasha departed for the Dardanelles with instructions for the fleet commander and Turkish island governors received similar orders.
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Constantinople
Council of Ministers
Macedonia
Hosni Pasha
Dardanelles
Buford Back From Manila After Delays At Sea
United States army transport Buford arrived in San Francisco from Manila about three days overdue. En route she faced heavy weather after leaving Honolulu causing a nine day voyage instead of six. The ship carried seventy eight cabin passengers thirteen steerage passengers and a battalion of the Fourteenth cavalry.
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San Francisco
United States Army
Buford
Manila
Honolulu
Fourteenth Cavalry
Pecos County Deer Abundance Noted In Texas Report
Fifteen patients at Austin Pasteur Institute. An engineer remains in Panama until December 6. A Bulgarian bull near Ennis, Texas, was wounded by an accidental pistol discharge. Joseph Burkhart of Enid, Oklahoma, was badly shot. Oklahoma and Texas railway right of way through Clay County, Texas, guaranteed.
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Pecos County
Texas
Austin Pasteur Institute
Stevens
Panama
Ennis
Tex
Joseph Burkhart
Enid
Okla
Oklahoma and Texas
Clay County
Government printing office forbids handbooks in use
Acting Public Printer Ricketts enforces a ban on handbooks in the government printing office after an anonymous letter alleged secret handbook work on Benning's faces. He summoned the implicated men, warning them to cease operations or face discharge.
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Washington
Government Printing Office
Ricketts
Benning
Branding in English courts end of eighteenth century
The article describes a practice where prisoners stood in a dock with an iron collar fixed at the chest. If convicted and branding was ordered, the hand was forced through the collar and tied, branding irons heated in the courthouse fire pressed onto the thumb with the judge’s inscription.
One Way to Win Sleep
A medical journal writer suggests a new sleep aid built on a chain of related words. Reciting a sequence such as Ice, slippery, smooth, rough, ruffian, tramp supposedly calms the mind and prevents rambling, offering a sure cure for insomnia.
The Indirect Burden of Poverty and Simple Life
A Tondon Outlook reflection argues poverty is a complex state despite income, as weakness in digestion and desire complicates life. The piece notes that simplicity is undermined by envy and constant struggle with trivial details in the chase for inconsequential possessions.
The Scot and the Eve Riddle in Colorado Springs Church
An Oregon clergyman recalls a crusty Scot in a Colorado Springs church who tested him with a biblical riddle. He asks how long Adam remained innocent and the Scot answers until he got a wife, then adds a grim follow up about how long after.
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Colorado Springs
Oregon
Adam
The Mustache Origin In Spain
The mustache emerged as a symbol of liberty after Moors invaded Spain and Christians and Muslims mixed. Spaniards stopped shaving their upper lips and grew a tuft below the lower lip, forming a crosslike beard outline to distinguish groups.
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Spain
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