Hotelman slain as holdup crew captured after chase
Kansas City Kan November 26 In an attempted hotel holdup at the Kentucky House J Frank Emery proprietor was killed by a shot from robber Charles Rumble Iron worker from Independence Mo and Lee Simmons a porter were wounded Rumble and Hutton were intoxicated and chased by officers down Minnesota Avenue where Rumble was shot and the pair were jailed plus the injured porter Simon was shot in the shoulder during the escape.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kansas City
J. Frank Emery
Kentucky House
Kan
Emery
Lee Simmons
Charles Rumble
Independence
Hutton
Rumble
Rumple
Simon
Minnesota Avenue
Mulder
Soap and Water Address at Negro Baptist State Convention
Rev E M Griggs urged better personal hygiene for African Americans, promoting soap and water over cheap cologne and powder. Resolutions condemned lynching and crime. urging cooperation with whites to curb lawlessness. Roosevelt was criticized for discharging black soldiers without trial. sentiments blamed him for racial hostility.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Texarkana
E. M. Griggs
D. D
Palestine
Tex
Negro Baptist State Convention
T. S. Sandefer
Gordon, Ark
Roosevelt
J. B. Knox
Dixon
Appeal order signed in Ca ruso case at New York court
Judge Sullivan in general sessions signed the appeal order in the Enrico Caruso case. The Italian opera singer was convicted in municipal court of annoying women in the monkey house at Central Park and fined ten dollars.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Sullivan
Court of General Sessions
Enrico Caruso
Monkey House
Central Park
The Trade Rat
California wood rat or trade rat steals but leaves a substitute. It swaps paste for rope wire and glassware. nests show iron spikes forks spoons knives and tools. The yiscacha of South America similarly scavenges and piles portable items at its burrow mouth. ranchers recover lost goods from nearby burrows.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
California
Lindsay
Pampas
Chicago News
Dunne Declines Chairmanship of Tillman Address
A Chicago committee led by Rev. A J Cary urged Mayor Dunne to use police to stop Senator Tillman from speaking on the race question claiming public safety risk. Dunne declined to chair the meeting stating belief in orderly law and disagreement with Tillman.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
A. J. Cary
Bethel Church
Dunne
Tillman
Adele Keeler
Chicago Union Hospital
Senator Tillman
School Ship Algeciras Burns in Toulon Harbor
The Algeciras, a school ship, burned in Toulon harbor as 500 students were aboard. All but three are accounted for. authorities fear the missing pupils were killed in the fire.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Toulon
France
Algeciras
Accidental Killing Near Flag Lake Claims Claremore Electric Worker
Charles C. Harris, 21, an employee of the Claremore Electric Light Co., accidentally shot and killed himself while hunting near Flag Lake, Tulsa Territory, on November 26.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tulsa
I. T
Charles ¢. Harris
Claremore Electric Light Company
Flag Lake
Brevities From Across The Nation In Quick Report
A roundup notes J Manrice died in Houston from carbolic acid effects. Wives of Rev Pangborn and others suicide in Romeo West Virginia. San Angelo Odd Fellows plan a 40090 building. North Texas Methodist conference meets in 1907 at Sherman. J Parks sawmill near Cushing destroyed by fire. 108 Masons attend the El Paso gathering for the thirty second degree. A dynamite blast in Trenton New Jersey fatally injures four boys. Neil Black dies from a skull fracture in Oklahoma City. A new telegraph talks to 500 people at once. Two Dallas negroes rob a woman of clothing. AFL set for Norfolk Virginia next year. officers reelected. Cr C Lamb dies in Mexico City after a fall. Auto accident at Point Breeze Philadelphia injures eight. Adams Express agent at Rayford West Virginia shot and robbed of 6000. Sailor J Polson from Galveston falls into hatch aboard Cairncrag. death follows. Judge O Love dies at Marietta Texas. estate valued at 250000. A juror illness delays a 100000 Chisholm defalcation case in Birmingham. Bartlesville oil and gas operators seek lease limits. J H Baker arrested at De Queen for assaulting Rev Mathews wife. found in St Louis. B R Harrison of Shawnee writes three songs with royalties. George W Cable and Eva Stevenson wed in Philadelphia. Southern Steamship and Importing Co will import bananas from southern Mexico. Two thirds of Houston Sabine and Red River Railway holdings taken by New York buyers. construction begins Jan 1. Snow seven feet deep in Panhandle reported by Rock Island. Tillman predicts race war in South Haven.
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J. Manrice
Houston
G. W. Pangborn
Romeo
W. Va
San Angelo
Tex
Odd Fellows
North Texas Methodist Conference
Sherman
J. Parks
Cushing
el Paso
Trenton
N. J
Neil Black
Oklahoma City
American Federation of Labor
Norfolk
Cr. C. Lamb
City of
Mexico
Point Breeze
Philadelphia
Adams Express Company
Rayford
J. Polson
Galveston
Cairncrag
Judge O. Love
Marietta
J. T
A. R. Chisholm
Birmingham
Ala
Senate
Bartlesville
I. T
J. H. Baker
de Queen
Ark
B. J. Mathews
St. Louis
B. R. Harrison
Shawnee
Okla
George W. Cable
Eva C. Stevenson
Lexington
Christchurch
Southern Steamship and Importing Company
Capital Stock
Texas
Houston, Sabine and Red River Railway
New York
Potter Denounces Attack on Americans Defends Values
Bishop Henry G. Potter, preaching before the Berkeley Association at Yale, defends Americans against charges of materialism. He says the sober second thought of the people centers on family sanctity, good government, and a high moral public life.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Potter
America
New Haven
Henry GO. Potter
Berkeley Association
Yale
Ting
Higgins denies promising to commute Patrick sentence
Albany reports Governor Higgins declares he made no promise to commute Albert T. Patrick's sentence. He says he did not promise to anyone and that the case remains within the U S Supreme Court's jurisdiction.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Albany
Albert T. Patrick
Higgins
United States Supreme Court
Davis Drops Dead in Denison Room Over Store
J B Davis collapsed and died Monday morning in a room over the L B Price Mercantile company in Denison. An empty bottle was found in his pocket. He taught at Hillsboro Dallas and Fort Worth before. His wife died four years ago and he has relatives in Fort Worth and Hillsboro.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Denison
J. B. Davis
L. B. Price Mercantile Company
Davis
Hillsboro
Dallas
Fort Worth
Morse to Acquire Ward Line Boosting Galveston Service
Galveston reports indicate Charles W. Morse, owner of Mallory Steamship lines and other 12 000 miles of routes, plans to buy the Ward line from New York to Cuban ports. He would control sailings to Florida, Cuba and Texas and place two top ships on Mallory runs to cut Galveston New York travel to four days.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Galveston
Charles W. Morse
Mallory Steamship Company Lines
Ward Line
New York
Cuban
Florida
Cuba
Texas
Mallory Line
Band Detained by Rural Guards in Cuba
Governor Magoon reports that a band from Cienfuegos was overhauled by rural guards under Captain Landa. Eight band members were disarmed, detained, and brought to Cienfuegos after a difficult capture.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Taft
Magoon
Havana
Cienfuegos
Landa
Man Porter Shot and Killed in Virginia
A man named Porter was shot three times and killed near Mendota in Scott County Virginia. The incident occurred on November 26 in Bristol Tennessee. Police are investigating the fatal shooting and identifying suspects.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bristol, Tenn
Mendota
Scott County
Virginia
Porter
Eight foot wingspan eagle killed near Roanoke
A hunter near Roanoke Texas killed a large eagle that measured eight feet six inches from tip to tail. The incident occurred on the outskirts of the town on November 26. The eagle’s size drew attention as a notable wildlife record for the area this season.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Roanoke
Tex
Here
Sherman to Gain Expanded Frisco Railway Shops
Frisco railway plans enlarge repair and maintenance facilities at Sherman, expanding operations and boosting local employment. The project signals growth for regional rail transport and infrastructure. General Arthur Henry Paget is noted as commander in Ireland. Young Johnson, a famed rail motive engineer, met in Dallas.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frisco Railway
Sherman
Arthur Henry Paget
Ireland
Young Tohnson
Dallas
Berkshire Cotton mill workers wage increase set at five percent
Adams Mass November 26. Berkshire Cotton Manufacturing company announces a five percent wage rise affecting 2,500 employees. The new scale takes effect December 3 and equals higher than Fall River mills even after last week’s raise there.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Adams
Mass
Berkshire Cotton Manufacturing Company
Fall River
Fairbanks Visit Pleases Jacksonville Couple
Jacksonville and Florida trip pleased Vice President and Mrs Fairbanks as they departed for Washington after their stay ending on November 26.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jacksonville
Fla
Fairbanks
Florida
Washington
Couple Dies Together in Ohio Suicide
In Toledo on November 26, J. S. Mitchell and his Salem Mass wife died by asphyxiation. The report notes the incident occurred as they were found together. Separately, shipping news states the first Panama canal cargo departed Mobile on the 5th, including 100 dump cars and 100000 feet of lumber.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Toledo
J. S. Mitchell
Salem
Mass
Panama Canal
Mobile
Lawyers Ready in Federal Suit Against Railroad Commission
Austin November 26 The Federal court opened with an array of attorneys as Judge Maxey sought readiness for injunction suits by railroads against the railroad commission The Houston and Texas Central seeks to enjoin the 2 1/2 cent passenger rate and other rail lines attack the commission The state is represented by Attorney General Davidson Judge Cowan Fort Worth and J C Campbell Houston with other railway general attorneys present The parties discussed amending their bills and expediting the hearing while Judge Stedman noted amendments could occur before or after rulings and emphasized a prompt adjudication
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Austin
Federal
Maxey
Railroad Commission
Houston and Texas Sentral
Davidson
Cowan
Fort Worth
J. C. Caamell
Houston
Railway
Stedman
Denver
Texas
Commission
Ruling on Exceptions in Waters-Pierce Antitrust Case
Austin scene as Judge Brooks rules on defense exceptions in the State vs Waters-Pierce Oil case. He upholds sufficiency of the antitrust petition while sustaining about thirteen exceptions as immaterial or irrelevant and limits use of certain affidavits. Separate action grants St Louis Brownsville and Mexico railway authority to issue 1.07 million in bonds. Lehane questioned for residency and officials’ location.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Austin
Waters-Pierce Oil Company
Twenty-sixth District
Brooks
H. C. Pierce
Texas
H. C Pierce
Secretary of State of
Waters-Pierce Company
Application Penal and Commission
St. Louis, Brownsville
Mexico
Rogstown
Nueces County
Bay City
Matagorda County
Railroad Commission
J. F. Lehane
Cotton Belt Railway
Fort Worth
Tyler
Lehane
Higgins denies Patrick commute claim in Olean statement
Governor Higgins declares he has told no one he would commute A. T. Patrick's death sentence to life imprisonment in a statement from Olean New York dated November 26.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Higgins
Olean
N. Y
A. T. Patrick
Floor Collapse Kills Woman. Dozens Hurt in Newark
In Newark New Jersey on November 26 a floor collapse killed Mrs Rebecca Schwartz and injured twenty seven others with a dozen in serious condition."}
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Newark
N. J
Rebecca Schwartz
Turkeys Meeting Set at Court House Friday Evening
All interested in the price of this crop of turkeys are invited to meet at Court House on Friday at 2 p.m. to discuss the matter. J. M. Peffers signs the notice.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Court House
J. M. Pe'fers
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Oda
Hovey
The
Rock Island Railway
Texas Railroad Commission
Panhandle
South Haven, Mich
Bishop Potter
Wilson Grain & Coal CO
FORD
Champagne
Burgundy
OPES
Stev“Son Machine and Repair Works
Sss
Bryan Street
Nat'l Bank
John Wittman
S. H. Franklin
Hasweun’s Book Store
Farmers’ Union
Turkey Raisers
Ping
H. D. Evans
Hack
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