Gustave 15 Duly Made King In Sweden After Oscar II Dies
Oscar II King of Sweden dies at 9 10 am in royal palace surrounded by family including Queen Sophia and Crown Prince Oscar Gustave and ministers. Gustave V swears oath as king with cabinet approval at 1 pm, vow to uphold law, while public mourns, observers call him fearless and duty bound.
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Stockolm
Oscar II
Sweden
Reyal
Sophia
Oscar Gustave
Sola
Oscar
Gustave V
Lindman
Princes of the Blood
Carl
Gustavus
Night Riders Rampage Hits Hopkinsville in Violent Attacks
Hopkinsville Kentucky reports a night rider siege on December 9 causing $200000 in damage. The mob fired on streets injuring two men, including Lindsay Mitchell, a tobacco buyer, and a brakeman. Windows shattered at banks and a newspaper office owned by the city mayor was demolished as police and fire departments struggled to contain the chaos.
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Hopkinsville
Lindsay Mitchell
New York Under Blue Laws Spark Sunday Dilemma
New York faced a rare blue law Sunday forcing a choice between church and park. The piece notes decades of dry Sundays with no baseball and recalls the surprise of residents and visitors amid the shift in observance.
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New York
Daughters Elect Officers in Texas Chapter Session
The Daughters of the Confederacy completed their session night in Austin. Officers elected include President Miss Kate ff of Dallas First Vice President Mrs J B Beatty of Houston Corresponding Secretary Mrs Hassell of Dallas Recording Secretary Mrs Charles L Hamil of Longview Treasurer Mrs M Wheeler of Victoria.
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Austin
Daughters of the Confederacy
Kateff
Dallas
J. B. Beatty
Houston
Hassell
Charles L. Hamil
Longview
M. Wheeler
Victoria
Lignite vein found near Sulphur Springs. lawmakers seek Controller post
J S Day reports a lignite coal vein at thirty two feet while digging a well on the Charlie Carothers place two miles from Sulphur Springs. Bob Parker of San Antonio seeks the Controller of Public Accounts post. Japan and Canada have an agreement limiting Japanese immigration to Canada.
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J.S. Day
Charlie Carothers Place
Sulphur Springs
Bob Parker
San Antonio
House of Representatives
Japan
Canada
Waterways Convention Pressure Grows for Large Annual Bonded Waterway Bill
Washington reports the Rivers and Harbors Congress sees rising demand for major waterway improvements. Delegates expect an annual river and harbor bill of at least 50 million dollars with a 500 million bond issue if needed, aiming to finish projects in six years at 350 to 400 million total. Secretary Root’s speech drew thunderous applause signaling a “bridge” toward comprehensive funding beyond piecemeal efforts.
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Washington
Root
Cannon
Congress
Dallas and region news in brief highlights
The United States naval strength ranks second globally. Dallas post office addition completed. Dallas Presbytery adjourns to Grand Saline next year. San Angelo to host Federal building on a new lot. Paris public school children plant trees for Thanksgiving. Ten thousand in Mexico City celebrate Thanksgiving. Hobson backs cotton stalks as fertilizer experiment. Dallas entomologists report boll weevil damage from cold snap. Temple to begin work on $45,000 Santa Fe depot within six months. Marshall truck growers plan fifty acres of tomatoes. James Tolbert fatally injured in Katybridge gang incident at Denisop. Law and Order League to target clubs hotels and social groups. Taft hosted by the Czar of Russia with tight security. Nelse Williams, 110, dies near Kurten Brazos County. Chicago elevator tragedy kills two, injures six. Galveston grade-raising to raise city 10–15 feet in two years. Enloe fire destroys seven buildings, $20,000 loss. origin unknown. Oil tank explosion near Tulsa injures driller Ed Ewing fatally. Mauretania遭 maiden voyage storms. no record. McKinney interurban work underway with streets graded for Sherman to Dallas line. Ties and rails to follow.
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United States
Dallas
Alabama
Temple
Marshall
James Tolbert
Katybridge Gang
Denisop
Law and Order League
Taft
Russia
Nelse Williams
Henry Princel
Kurten
Brazos County
Chicago
Galveston
Enloe
Bedford
Tulsa
Ed Ewing
Cunard
McKinney
Sherman-Dallas
Roosevelt Address Read Across Congress Attentively
The annual message of President Roosevelt was read in both houses, with galleries crowded and members following along. The session saw no major business beyond listening, two and a quarter hours of reading, and in the House several bills were offered while the Senate anticipated a flood of action the next day. Speaker Cannon announced the Banking and Currency Committee membership, increasing Democrats to seven, shaping expectations on currency legislation as a depositary for petitions. The House adjourned to Thursday, with another adjournment likely for the week.
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Washington
Roosevelt
Congress
House
Senate
Cannon
Committee On Banking and Currency
Williams
National Convention Plans and Local News Mix
A mixed digest notes Kansas out of the Democratic National Convention and Texas items. Topics include Williamson County saloon openings, corrected Potter County local option totals, bank reopenings, a Dallas Italian political club, Bryan’s Europe trip, Panama distribution to banks, Texas GOP prospects, Chicago Republican convention call, and local incidents from Cameron to San Antonio. Military, rail, and fuel shortages also appear alongside religious and social notes.
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Kansas
Williamson County
Taylor
Potter County
J. D. Kirney
Johnson City State Bank
Blanco County
Dallas
Kildare State Bank of
Kildare
National Bank of Commerce
Kansas City
William Jennings Bryan
Europe
Holy Land
Cecil Lyon
Texas
Roosevelt
Chicago
Minnequa Steel Works
Pueblo Colo
Cameron
Hooks
New Baptist Academy
San Marcos
Baptiste
Sam M. Johnson
San Antonio
Republic of Texas
Austin
Culberson Elected Leader of Democrats in Senate
Without a dissenting voice Senator Charles A. Culberson was yesterday afternoon elected leader of the Democrats in the Senate. He was nominated by Senator Stone of Missouri and seconded by Senator Frazier of Tennessee. Culberson thanked colleagues and urged forbearance for harmony and unity. Senator McCreary of Kentucky was elected Vice-Chairman and Senator Owen of Oklahoma, Secretary.
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Charles A. Culberson
Senate
Senator Culberson
Stone
Missouri
Frazier
Tennessee
Ngoe
McCreare
Kentucky
Senator Owen
Oklahoma
Annie Bradley Released Not Guilty Verdict In Utah Murder Case
The jury returned a not guilty verdict for Mrs Annie M Bradley charged with murdering former Senator Brown of Utah at a local hotel on December 8. The verdict was delivered at 10 08 am and Mrs Bradley was released from custody amid an ovation and plans to join her sister in Goldfield Nevada.
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Washington
Annie M. Bradley
Senator Brown
Utah
Goldfield
Nevada
Texas Turkeys Go to Gotham
Ennis says parties here loaded a car with turkeys Tuesday for shipment to New York. Farmers report offers of 9 cents a pound gross from buyers nationwide. Over fifty wagons arrived, each with ten to thirty fowls, selling to shippers. More than 900 turkeys were sold Tuesday alone.
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Ennis
New York
Body of Dead Banker Found in Oklahoma Stream
The body of David R. Rankin, missing cashier of Merchants and Planters Bank in Lawton, was found in Cache Creek near Lawton where it had remained since November 8. Preston Ticekahice, a Comanche boy, located the body, which was identified by Coroner Macomb and others.
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Lawton
David R. Rankin
Merchants Ands Planters Bank
Cache Creek
Preston Ticekahice
Macomb
Death of Ed Reily After Humble Oil Field Accident
Ed Reily died from injuries after his head was crushed in an oil field accident at Humble Tuesday. He was taken to the Houston Infirmary immediately after the incident and passed away Thursday morning.
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Ed Reily
Humble
Houston Infirmary
Cannon Opposed to Lakes to the Gulf Project
Washington December details a Rivers and Harbors conflict as Speaker Cannon dismisses plans endorsed by Memphis delegates. The Lakes-to-the-Gulf proposal draws Cannon’s criticism, with Malone and Kavanaugh recounting a tense meeting and warnings against a large annual rivers and harbors bill seen as Treasury raid.
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Washington
Rivers and Harbors Canal
Cannon
Memphis
W. K. Kavanaugh
St. Louis
Malone
Fairbanks
Speaker Cannon
Kavanaugh
Mayor Malone
Chicago
New Orleans
Congress
Bad Blaze at Boyd destroys four buildings
A fire at Boyd between 1 and 2 am Wednesday destroyed four buildings and contents, with an estimated loss of 11000. W Lyle & Company suffered 6000 loss with 3100 insured, Walton & Harrington 2600 with 1100 insured, I E Bond 2000 with 1500 insured, A L Campbell 1500 with no insurance. Three burned buildings belonged to the Bobo estate valued at 1500.
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Boyd
W. Lyle & Company
Walton & Harrington
A. L. Campbell
Bobo
Stolen New York drafts from Tulsa banks prompt arrests
Thirteen thousand dollar sums in New York drafts and cashier’s checks were taken from the Farmers National Bank and Central Bank post office in Tulsa. Two boys have been arrested for the burglary, with others under suspicion. The post office has been burglarized several times in the past two years.
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Big Hal
Tulsa
New York
Farmers National Bank and Central Bank
Big Gas Plant Burned in Abilene Fire
Abilene Gas Power and Fuel Company’s plant was nearly destroyed by fire on Wednesday night. Estimated loss about 100000 with $5000 insured. Rochester German Insurance Co. and Michigan Commercial Insurance Co. covering 2500 each for building and machinery respectively. Cause traced to ignition of oil used in gas formation.
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Abilene
Ablene Gas Power and Fuel Company
Rochester German
Michigan
Tragic inquest details Will Pape suicide note
In a Caldwell morning incident Will Pape aged 45, unmarried, shot himself after breakfast with a rifle in a north of here room. Ernest Homeyer accompanied him to the site. a first bullet grazed the forehead, the second killed him instantly. Inquest findings released.
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Caldwell
Will Pape
Ernest Homeyer
Here
Hle
Road Building to Snyder Progress Report
Roscoe Snyder and Pacific track is being laid toward Snyder at three fourths mile per day. A crew of seventy five men is at work after delays due to lumber scarcity. Promoters expect completion to Snyder within thirty days as twelve miles of track have already been laid.
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Snyder
Roscoe, Snyder and Acific
Jaber
Cotton Ginned Totals From Census Bulletin
The Census Bureau reports totals through December 1 showing 9,338,854 bales ginned this season, down from 10,908,366 last year. Ginneries in operation total 26,876 with round bales counted as half. Sea island bales amount to 55,141 for 1907 and state distributions list Florida 19,696 Georgia 27,738 South Carolina 7,707. Final 1906 crop is 12,938,201. 1907 crop 10,495,105.
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Washington
Census Bureau
Sea Island
Florida
Georgia
South Carolina
Mack Discusses 1908 Democratic Convention Location
Norman E. Mack of the Democratic National Committee of New York travels to Washington to discuss the upcoming National Convention. He notes it will be at St Paul or Louisville, rejects Denver as central, and says Chicago made no bid. He backs William J. Bryan for President and cites many prominent Democrats favoring former Governor William Douglass of Massachusetts for the vice presidency.
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Norman Mack
New York
Norman E. Mack
Democratic National Committee of
Washington
St. Paul
Louisville
Denver
Chicago
William J. Bryan
William Douglass
Massachusetts
Reopening Arranged for Stock Yards Bank of Commerce
Kansas City reports the Stock Yards Bank of Commerce will reopen after being closed last week. Arrangements completed Monday to buy the bank outright from the receiver of the National Bank of Commerce with deposits of 250000. It will be the second bank to resume operations since the financial flurry.
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Kansas City
Stock Yards Bank of Commerce
National Bank of Commerce
Great Gyp Beds Found
Hanlin reports gypsum deposits near Quanah described as the most extensive in the United States. Experienced cement and plaster men note depths from five to twenty feet and cover several hundred acres. Mechanical engineer Mr. McNeil says the beds could load a twenty-car train daily for twenty years with cement.
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Hanlin
Quanah
United States
McNeil
Bank Tamperers in Durance in California
San Francisco news reports three executives James Dalzell Brown vice president of California Deposit and Trust Director Wragnett and President David F. Walker of a wrecked bank are jailed or under arrest. They face charges of embezzling stocks and bonds of the Colton estate and will be brought to San Francisco under guard.
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Durance
San Francisco
Cal
James Dalzell Brown
California Deposit and Trust
Idstata
W.ragnett
Design Bank
David F. Walker
Santa Barbara
Colton
Poultry Show Opens in Collin County With About 100 Birds
The Collin County Poultry Show opened on Monday featuring roughly 100 birds displayed in the exhibit area. Organizers expect ongoing judging and returns to the fairgrounds.
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Collin County
Neighbor Kills Friend in Cedar Springs Tragedy
Hedrick Redding was shot and instantly killed at Cedar Springs by neighbor Pratt Manning who fired through a door. Manning believed a burglar was present at J E Watkins home, striking Redding in the throat as he stood on the veranda.
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Marlin
Hedrick Redding
Cedar Springs
Manning
J. E. Watkins
Redding
State Banks in Good Shape Hold Up Under Scrutiny
State Banking Department official reports nearly 100 banks responded to the December 3 condition call and are in good shape. Officials note that profits appear below expectations with earnings at about 1 per cent, while the required legal reserve stands at 25 per cent.
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Iin
Johnson
State Banking Department
Medocroam
Four Negroes Shot in Waxahachie Domino Clash
In Waxahachie on Sunday afternoon a quarrel over a game of dominos led to a shooting. John Quincy Davis, a thirteen year old Black boy, fired a double-barreled shotgun injuring four people. Wounded are Mrs. Graves, two young daughters, a baby grandchild, and a Graves family teen son aged about fourteen.
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Waxahachie
John Quincy Davis
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Upshur
Oliver-Finnie Grocery Company
Tenn
Bryan
W. L. Douglass
National Committee
Trinity
Hubbard Construction Company
Ball, Carden & Company
Cranfill
Harry 8
New
Elmer Dover
Republican National Committee
San Angelo
F E. A. Bailey
Northwest Texas Conference
Dublin
R. B. Evans
The
Methodist Church
Atublin
Annie Bradley
Gotham
Big Gas
Burnec
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