Why It Was Done Attorney General Davidson Gives Reasons
Austin Texas September 18 Attorney General Davidson released a lengthy statement detailing why he approved the compromise of express anti trust suits under an agreed judgment of 40009 The main reason cited is a letter from Judge C K Bell agreeing on a statement of ligation between express companies and the railroad commission for forfeiture of charters He says parties agreed and some punishment will be administered for exclusive contracts and that the agreement satisfies the law contracts must be cancelled and an injunction will forbid such exclusive contracts in the future The governor appointed T P Morris of Stockdale district attorney to fill the vacancy caused by the resignation of Frank H Burmeister The railroad commission met in regular session with several minor matters heard and taken under advisement.
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Davidson
Austin
Mr. Davidson
C. K. Bell
Attorney General
Railroad Commission
T. P. Morris
Stockdale
Thirty-sixth Judicial District
Frank H. Burmeister
Negotiations End Over Abilene Santa Fe Line
Abilene Texas reports Right of Way Agent Furry of the Santa Fe declares all negotiations off with the city. A proposed contract with Brownwood and Hamlin surveys was expected this week. It is believed a Texas Central short line to the Gulf may be used, while Brownwood Texico cut-off will not be built.
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Abilene
Tex
Furry
Santa Fe
Brownwood
Hamlin
Texas Central
Gulf of Mexico
Pacific Coast
Texico
Campaign on Vagrants Targets Fort Worth Hoboes
Fort Worth officials announced a city campaign to arrest all vagrants to curb burglaries and petty robberies blamed on a large tramp population. Chief Maddox says over two hundred tramps reside here and daily prison crowds strain finances as police prepare to remove habitual loafers.
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Fort Worth
Maddox
Pike's Peak Snow Delays Centennial Opening in September
A headline reports heavy snow on Pike's Peak and Colorado Springs on September 18, with one to four feet of snow blocking the area and delaying the centennial celebration set to begin next Monday. Snow plows cleared the cog railroad as locals brace for adverse conditions.
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Pike’s Peak
Colorado Springs
Colo
Pike's Peak
Katy Shop Burns in Sedalia Railroad Yard Fire
The Missouri Kansas and Texas paint shop in Sedalia burned early Tuesday. Eleven cars and coaches including the private car of E P Allen vice president and general manager were destroyed. Loss is estimated at 100000 dollars. Cause unknown.
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Sedalia
Missouri, Kansas and Texas Railway
E. P. Allen
Million-Dollar Union Depot Plan for Houston Delayed Indefinitely
Houston September 18 plans by the Yoakum lines for a million dollar depot on twelve blocks of property are delayed indefinitely. The property is leased and re-rented while money market conditions are cited as the cause. Santa Fe terminals will be used by lines entering Houston.
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Houston
Yoakum Lines
Santa Fe
Village of Cripples and the Jatte Deformities
Report from a French hamlet near Culoz where about 200 residents with limb deformities live known in Paris as Culs de Jatte. They push themselves in wooden carts using a flatiron shaped block for propulsion. The editor demonstrates carrying out outsiders’ directions for running a newspaper.
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Jatte
Culoz
France
Paris
Culs de-Jatte
Legend of the Castle Troll Gatekeeper Tale
A tourist visits an ancient castle and, in a legend, fails to tip the guide. The guide supposedly flung the stranger into the moat, but the tale is described as idle folklore not to be feared.
Chicago A L defeats Philadelphia in eleven innings
The Chicago American League team beat Philadelphia 5 to 4 in an eleven inning game at Chicago Motay. Other league scores included Washington 4 Cleveland 2 New York 4 St. Louis 3 and Boston 7 Detroit 2. Columbus Champion leads American Association standings as the season ends with Columbus Milwaukee Minneapolis Toledo Kansas City Louisville St Paul Indianapolis in that order.
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Chicago
Philadelphias
Motay
Philadelphia
Washington
Cleveland
Ohio
Columbus
Wilwaukee
Minneapolis
Toledo
Kansas City
Louisville
St. Paul
Indianapolis
Rebel Leaders Pick Generals in Western Cuba
Havana reports rebel chiefs elected Pion Guerra and Lyonase de Castillo as major generals of the First and Second divisions amid a 2,500-strong force known between Arroyo Arenas and Wajay. Government losses tallied seven killed and fourteen wounded at Wajay on Sept. 14.
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Cuba
Cano
Pion Guerra
Lyonase de Castillo
Asbert
Arendida
Guas
Gavin
Romero
la Guerra
Wajay
San Felipe
Batabano
United States
Bryan closes first Carolinas trip with Raleigh speech
In Greensboro on September 18 W J Bryan wrapped up day one of his Carolinas tour. He critiqued Secretary Shaw and railroad rates while praising the late educator President McIver. Bryan slated stops at Winston Salem Kernersville High Point Lexington Salisbury Concord and Charlotte.
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Greensboro
N. C
W. J. Bryan
Carolinas
Raleigh
Durham
Burlington
Winston-Salem
Kernersville
High Point
Lexington
Salisbury
Concord
Charlotte
Shaw
Asheville
Bryan
North Carolina
Iowa
New England
McKinley
North Carolina Educator Charles N McIver Dies on Train
President Charles N McIver of the North Carolina Normal and Industrial College Greensboro died suddenly of apoplexy aboard the Bryan special from Raleigh to Greensboro just after leaving Durham. He led the Southern Educational Association last year.
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North Carolina
Raleigh
Charles N. McIver
North Carolina Normal and Industrial College
Greensboro
South
Durham
Southern Educational Association
Close Engraving of Lord's Prayer on Pin Head
Denison local watchmaker C E DeLong vaporized microscopical engraving by placing ninety four letters on a pin head twenty seven millimeters in diameter. His feat surpasses a St. Louis engraver's seventy four letters and allows every word of the Lord's Prayer to be read with a jeweler's glass.
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Denison
C. E. DeLong
Eugene Wrenger
St. Louis
Sam Houston Debuts To Large Minneapolis Audience
Minneapolis crowd packs the Metropolitan theatre as Clay Clement stars in Sam Houston his new play about the Mexican War figures. Clement leads the production and delivers a favorable portrayal drawing strong audience regard.
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Clay Clement
Minneapolis
Sam Houston
Metropolitan Theatre
Mr. Clement
Corncob Accident Kills Mrs Burkhart Near Greenville
Mrs Walter Burkhart died after stepping on a corn cob on a farm path six miles east of Greenville Texas The fall ruptured a blood vessel and caused fatal bleeding during a farm walk with her husband Walter Burkhart.
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Greenville
Tex
Walter Burkhart
Fire destroys Texas home. daughter fatally burned feared
Terrell Texas Sept 18. The home of W P Ables ten miles northeast of the town burned Monday afternoon. One of his small daughters was burned severely and feared to be fatally injured as a result of the blaze.
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William Ables
Terrell
Tex
W. P. Ables
Storm Rages at Wrightsville Beach Trapping Hundreds
A northeast storm swept Wrightsville Beach near Wilmington for six to eight hours leaving more than 200 residents stranded inland. Cottages and railroad property suffered $8,000 to $10,000 in damage as surf boats rescued frightened cottagers while winds reached seventy miles per hour. Meanwhile in Honolulu Harbor the steamer Manchuria arrived and may be repaired in ten days.
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Wilmington
N. C
Wrightsville Beach
Honolulu
Cloudburst Destroys Hay and Drowns Animals in Nebraska
Water from a cloudburst swept Elk creek valley in Dakota and Dixon counties ruining hundreds of tons of hay and drowning four animals. Train tracks washed away as Fox Creek and nearby lines suffered damage. Estimated losses run to about $100,000 impacting Omaha and Great Northern railroads.
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Jackson
Neb
Elk Creek
Dakota
Dixon Counties
Omaha
Great Northern
Rivalry Over Fishing Leads to Principal’s Killing in Minden
In Minden Louisiana on Monday afternoon Thomas Martin was shot and killed on the principal street by C. W. Bradley a game warden of Webster parish. The two men were longtime rivals in the fishing business and had a history of trouble.
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Shreveport
Times
Minden
Thomas Martin
C. W. Bradley
Webster Parish
Boilermakers and Machinists Strike Across Illinois Lines
Boiler makers and machinists at the Wabash railroad shops in Springfield Decatur and Fort Wayne walked out on September 18 demanding higher wages. The work stoppage spans multiple shops and threatens service and production.
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Springfield
Ill
Decatur
Fort Wayne
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