House of Representatives faces reform efforts in Texas session
The Cameron Herald reports on changes in committee leadership with Hon. L. S. Schluter as chair and plans to shorten the session within 30 to 40 days. It covers Rep. McFall's probe into Bailey and Waters-Pierce Oil, the San Patricio weevil impacts, and Speaker-elect R. E. Prince’s qualifications, along with notes on Mrs. Rich in Chihuahua jail and ex-Confederate Mac Stewart’s confinement.
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Prince
Trav. Henderson
Lamar County
Henderson
L. S. Schluter
Jefferson
McFall
Travis County
Bailey
Waters-Pierce Oil Company
Garner
Uvalde
McPell
Acquittal in Murder Case Sparks Debate on Libel Law
Duncan McLennan and his son killed Myron Kingsbury and the father killed his son by mistake during the melee. McLennan confessed and pleaded insanity, leading to release. The piece notes legislative push for a clear fair libel law urged by the governor and supported by responsible newspapers.
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Duncan McLennan
McLennan County
McLennan
Myron Kingsbury
Governor Sayers to request Galveston flood aid from legislature
Gov Sayers plans a special message to lawmakers on state aid for Galveston flood sufferers. The move signals division over the appropriation with two independents in the Texas House. In Kerrville district Democrat J C Clars lost to H M Nowlin 1565 to 972. Dr Bean of Jasper County is the other independent. Sayers also backs medical practice reform in his message.
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Gov. Sayers
Galveston
Texas
House of Representatives
Kerrville
J. C. Clars
H. M. Nowlin
Dr. Bean
Jasper County
Whic
Senator Money Seeks Army Bill Limit to July First
The amendment limits the wartime army to operate only until July first, restoring its former size afterward except that artillery gains will be kept. In Bastrop a street fight left 70 year old Doc Wright dead as his sons fought, with the elder killed while trying to shield them.
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Money
Bastrop
Doc Wright
Rangers Fight Looms as Texas Conditions Grow Tense
Hon. Trav. Henderson prepares for a confrontation with state rangers as parts of Texas face conditions that keep a small ranger force in service. Bryan's new paper reportedly earns phenomenal early success with clerks busy receipting subscriptions and recording names. First issue slated for about the 28th of this month.
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Trav. Henderson
Texas
Bryan
Texas Electors Cast 15 Votes for Bryan and Stevenson
The Texas democratic electors convened in Austin last Monday and cast the states 15 electoral votes for William Jennings Bryan and Adlai Stevenson for president and vice president. Four years hence Texas will have 18 votes. A mob in Leavenworth Kansas dragged a Black man from jail and burned him at the stake after accusing him of assaulting and murdering one young woman and assaulting another. A heavy snow and sleet storm swept Missouri and Kansas last week.
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Texas
Austin
Bryan
Stevenson
Leavenworth
Kas
New Oil Well Near Beaumont a Local Wonder
Reports claim a Beaumont oil well surpasses all Corsicana wells in flow and may produce lubricating oil. The discovery sparks speculation about its value and用途.
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Beaumont
Corsicana
Texas and national notes touch politics and crime
A compilation of remarks notes Admiral Cervera’s illness near Cadiz, a Texas bill on boll weevil destruction methods, statewide legislative activity, gas population rankings, pardons, and political figures. It reports elections, appointments, jury reforms, an oil strike near Beaumont, cavalry horses in South Africa, and a Faust stage production planned for January 1901 with Hubert Labadie.
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Albert Burleson
Texas
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