Crane and Bailey debate on public service and trusts in Houston
In Houston Oct 8 a 2500 seat auditorium hosted ex Attorney General M. M. Crane of Dallas and U. S. Senator J. W. Bailey of Gainesville in a joint two hour debate. Crane attacked Bailey as tied to Waters Pierce and other corporations while Bailey defended his record and denied improper influence, citing denatured alcohol legislation and rate amendments. The exchange drew strong cheers and counterpunches on trust power and public office ethics.
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Houston
M. M. Crane
Dallas
United States
J. W. Bailey
Gainesville
Bailey
Crane
Waters-Pierce Oil Company
Pierce
Standard Oil Company
Waters Pierce Company
Texas
H. Clay Pierce
Mr. Bailey
General Crane
Security Oil Company
Kirby Lumber Company
Southwest
Coke, Maxey Nor
Chilton
Bryan
Grapevine Ranch
Senator Bailey
Mr. Crane
John Sharp Williams
Hearst
Congress
Southern Pacific Railway Company
T. 8. Smith
Waters-Pierce
Travis Dashiell
Lion County
Austin
Waters- Pierce Oil Company
Senate
Sie
Coke and
Maxey
Baily
Gibbs Ranch
Tennessee Railroad Company
King
Robertson
Good Government Club of
Ring
Guv Hoge
Thomas Urges Bailey to Release Legislators from Instructions
In Waco on October 8 an open letter from Cullen F. Thomas, then attorney general during Waters-Pierce Oil cases, asks Senator Bailey to release legislators from their instructions and go before the people again. Thomas says Bailey should not hold a seat in the U S Senate and reviews the Waters-Pierce investigation.
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Waco
Bailey
Cullen F. Thomas
Waters-Pierce Oil Company
Mr. Thomas
United States Senate
Waters-Pierce
Former U S Senator Daniel Jewett Dies at 99
St Louis Oct 8 Complications from advanced age caused the death Sunday of Daniel Talbot Jewett ninety nine former United States senator from Missouri and prominent St Louis attorney He opposed Abraham Lincoln in four lawsuits and declared him in three of them.
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United States
Missouri
St. Louis
Daniel Talbot Jewett
Rege
Abraham Lincoln
Fire Sweeps Jessup Strickland Hotel and Stores
A destructive blaze in Jessup Georgia began at 3 15 a m destroying the Strickland hotel. The fire spread to two stores and the post office, and at 5 a m firefighters reported the town lacking fire apparatus to halt the flames.
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Jessup
Strickland Hotel
Texas Attorney General Davidson Sues Santa Fe Railway
Washington October 8 Attorney General Davidson of Texas arrives to represent his state in a grain shipment dispute against the Santa Fe railway as the Supreme Court reconvenes for the fall term.
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Davidson
Washington
Texas
Santa Fe Railway
Supreme Court
United States Supreme Court
Fire Damages Tift Block in Buffalo Milestone Loss
A fire damaged the Tift block in Buffalo New York causing about 150000 dollars in damage. Other brief items note deaths of John Edmondson a prominent swine raiser in Sherman Texas George Murdock found unconscious in Dallas and died and William Vossinkiel ground to pieces by a train near Belleville Texas. The Dallas streetcar altercation left one injured. The Chicago and Northwestern railroad plans a 5 million passenger station in Chicago. A Maude Arkansas post office robbery reports 125 dollars stolen. Senator Tillman warned of race troubles in Augusta Georgia. A Shawnee Oklahoma citizen Joel died from wood alcohol.
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Tift
Buffalo
N. Y
John Edmondson
Sherman
Harry Coker
Atlanta
Tex
Dallas
Democratic Executive Committee of
Texas
George Murdock
Maude
Texarkana
Augusta
Tillman
Belleville
William Vossiwinkel
A &Reet
Joel
Shawnee
Okla
Chicago and Northwestern Railroad
Chicago
Council Bluffs
Geneva Sutton
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Parker Building
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Oliver Typewriter
S. H. Franklin
Eral
Thomas TO
J. W. Howell
U.S
First National Bank
Bryan, Texs
H. C. Boatwright
Guy M. Bryan,r. L. L. McInnis
F. M. Saw
Mexico
VIA
Iron Mountain
Texas & Pagipig I.& G.N
National Links OF
Mexico City
Terminal
San Antonio
Spread
Comport
Kail
Agange
Price, G.P
T. A
Hunter
RB. R
Palestine, Texas
Richelieu Pure Foods
E. J. Fountain
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