Deposits Guaranty Issue Reaches Oklahoma Texas
Washington awaits Attorney General guidance on whether Oklahoma style deposit guarantees can be used by Oklahoma National banks or set up mutual funds. Governor Campbell of Texas weighs Bryan suggestion to pass a state law, while Treasury officials monitor potential federal action to avoid disadvantaging National banks. Houston coverage notes Campbell’s cautious openness to the idea as Bryan presses for a special session.
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Washington
Ridgely
Oklahoma
William J. Bryan
Campbell
Texas
Oklaoma
Treasury
Houston
Mr. Bryan
Industrial mood lifts in Wheeling as orders rise
In Wheeling West Virginia and the Ohio Valley the drop in mood linked to the tight money market appears to ease. About 15 000 workers had been idle but orders now received promise to employ a greater number starting January 2. In Wheeling alone four thousand idle men will begin work that day after months of idleness.
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Wheeling
W. Va
Ohio Valley
Buffalo industry hopes for January restart of plants
Buffalo sources expect major plants to resume full operation in early January. The Snow Steam Pump Works is within two hundred workers of full force and should be back on payroll by mid January. Lackawanna Steel Plant managers anticipate bringing another section back into commission early in January.
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Buffalo
N. Y
Tts
Lackawanna Steel
Great Packery Opened in Mexican National Packing Co
The Mexican National Packing Company with a capital of 15 million dollars began business in Mexico on Saturday. The first block was slaughtered in the presence of many officials at the company’s main packing house in Urnapan Michoacan. The firm recently secured a franchise to operate in Mexico for ten years across the republic.
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San Antonio
Mexican National Packing Company
Mexico
Urnapan
Michoacan
Repubic
Road Opens to Archer City on New Wichita Falls Line
An excursion train carrying more than 300 passengers, with a brass band, ran from Archer City Saturday on the Wichita Falls and Southern Railway. The line now operates Frederick Oklahoma to Archer City Texas and will reach Olney in a few weeks, connecting with the Texas and Pacific from Olney.
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Wichita Falls
Archer City
Wichita Falls and Southern Railway
Frederick
Okla
Texas
Olney
Young County
Texas and Pacific
Dr. J. R. Briggs Dies at Oak Cliff Sanitarium
Dr. J. R. Briggs died at his home Briggs Sanitarium corner Jefferson and Tyler Streets Oak Cliff at 4 o clock Saturday morning after months of Brights disease. He had just returned from Mineral Wells seeking relief and his heart failure was expected.
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Dallas
J. R. Briggs
Briggs Sanitarium
Jefferson and
Tyler Streets
Oak Cliff
Bright
Record Breaking Digging in Panama December Output
Panama projects a new monthly canal excavation record with Culebra division at 1,000,000 cubic yards and other areas adding about one more million. The suction dredge Culebra arrived at La Boca after an eighty days voyage.
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Panama
Culebra
la Boca
Texas News Items Highlights From Dallas to Galveston
A roundup of Texas notices reports and events including Dallas building permits at 2843228 dollars, the death of Fort Worth banker John C C Harrison, opposition to a proposed 212 cent railway fare, accidental shootings injury and death cases, fruit tree plantings in Hopkins County, a fatal gasoline fire in Dallas, cotton sale prices at Grandview, Brownwood brick plant plans, Sapulpa bank reopening, duck hunt with notable figures, Stamford bond election plans, Dallas politics on Judge Yancy Lewis, a tragic baby death from carbolic acid, a Denison dairy farm project, Waco lumber fire loss, a murder verdict in Nacogdoches, accidental gun death near Oakville, Kaufman County singing convention, Georgetown fruit and truck growers organized, and a new tax schedule for occupations.
Judge Parker quits politics for good decision
The report notes Judge Alton B. Parker has announced he is done with politics. The item mentions diverse events from fires in Lexington Massachusetts and Venelope Hill County to hydrophobia in Florence Kentucky and a triplet birth near Sherman. It also references prohibition in Georgia and Bryan’s planned speeches in Beaumont and Palestine.
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Alton B. Parker
Milwaukee iron industry to resume with 3500 workers
Milwaukee December 31 thirty five hundred skilled mechanics idle due to straitening conditions will return to work Monday in the iron industry. Allis Chalmers 1200 National Enameling and Stamping 1000 National Brake and Electric 400 Pawling and Hernischierer 300 Northwestern Malleable Iron Works 200 Thomas Furnace 1500 and Falk 300 will rehire. Foundries report orders booked ahead and a promising outlook.
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Milwaukee
Wis
Flood precedes drought behead: Oklahoma City beer destruction
In Oklahoma City on December 31 twenty three hundred barrels of green beer valued at eighteen thousand four hundred dollars, owned by New State Brewing Company and linked to Anheuser Busch, were poured into sewers under Deputy Internal Revenue Collector Charles Howard after a legal dispute over disposal. The process began yesterday afternoon amid conflicts between state officials and the brewery over prohibition and shipment limits. Washington ordered destruction under Howard's supervision to avoid penalties.
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Oklahoma City
Q Ok
New State Brewing Company
Anheuser-Busch Brewing Association
St. Louis
Internal Revenue Collector
Charles Howard
el Reno
H. Thompson
Internal Revenue
Howard
Thompson
Spur Near Bear Grass Coal Mine Progresses
The spur to the old Bear Grass coal mine nears completion. Trinity and Brazos Valley interests will receive iron, while coal mine preparations begin. Large quantities of fine lignite exist. A nearby Houston and Texas Central mine produces several cars daily.
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Jewett
Bear Grass
Trinity and Brazos Valley
Houston Andexas Central
Hall County Cotton Yield Statement
Fort Worth reports C. B. Burnett of Memphis Hall County states this year's yield on forty two acres of cotton will be fifty four bales. The claim notes the yield is exceptionally heavy compared with the state average of two-fifths of a bale per acre from the Government report. Hall County was once outside the cotton belt.
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Fort Worth
C. B. Burnett
Memphis
Hall County
Corn and Bacon For Food In A Snow Rush
Judge H. W. Eubank, a prosperous farmer near here, shoveled a snowed under wood pile and used surplus corn and bacon to fuel fires. He notes the crops are costly but dependable, and claims the country has more surplus corn and hogs than any part of Texas.
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Channing
H. W. Eubank
Big Mail Robbery at Temple Reported
Waco police disclosed a large mail robbery at Temple where bushels of letters and registered packages were stolen from trucks Saturday night. The thieves opened the mail in a nearby thicket and left a pile containing checks money orders and drafts valued around fifteen thousand dollars. Registered items and money contained in the letters were taken.
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Temple
Waco
Prominent Shermanite Dies Suddenly
Sherman resident Dan Stratton, a leading figure in the community, collapsed and died at his home Sunday night while preparing to retire. Stratton had a lengthy career, serving Wells Fargo Express as an agent for 25 years and Waters-Pierce Oil Company in the same role for 25 years.
Murray Stewart of Palestine Dies From Carbolic Acid Poison
Well known young man Murray Stewart of Palestine died Sunday night from carbolic acid poisoning. He leaves a wife and two children.
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Murray Stewart
Palestine
Sle
Anne 8 Quietly Suffering From Collapse After Spring Illness
An aging individual named Anne 8 is reported to have collapsed due to a health decline linked to a previous spring illness. The event is described with limited readable details and clarifications are unavailable.
Representative Hardy Proposes Bill on Rail Rate Equalization
Representative Hardy has introduced a congressional bill seeking to prohibit railways from offering special rates to meet water competition, aiming to ensure fair competition across transportation modes.
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Hardy
Congress
Collision on Pennsylvania Railroad tracks near Camden kills three
A rear end collision on the elevated tracks near the station at Camden New Jersey left three people dead and more than a dozen injured. Authorities investigated the crash and the cause was not immediately known.
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Pennsylvania Railroad
Camden
N. J
London Times Hails Peace Prospects from Washington Congress
An editorial in The London Times praises the Washington congress for improving Central Amelia's peace prospects. It calls the session a great triumph of President Roosevelt's diplomacy and highlights hopeful outcomes from the diplomatic effort.
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The
London Times
Amelia
Washington
Roosevelt
Marion’s Esteemed Citizen Ends Life in Suicide
Mr O Miller a longtime merchant and respected figure in Marion shot himself in the head at 4 pm Friday dying instantly. He left several notes outlining his reasons and thoughts.
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O. Miller
Marion
Man Dies at Mission Garden Dance in San Antonio
Frank F P Schneider of sixty four collapsed during a Mission Garden dance in San Antonio. He sat at a table during intermission, spoke with friends, then suddenly lurched forward and died.
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Mission Garden
San Antonio
Frank Fpschneider
Oldest Straw Sombrero Shop Found in Guanajuato
A traveler in Mexico discovers the continent’s oldest industry at Guanajuato. The straw sombrero establishment, founded January 20 1607, continues to prosper in its hat making craft.
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Mexico
Guanajuato
J C Cain Dies by Own Action in Iowa Jail
J C Cain, convicted for killing mining magnate Charles H Morris, ended his life in Des Moines county jail by slitting his throat with a razor smuggled into his cell. Local authorities report the death occurred Friday and is being investigated as a suicide.
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J.C. Cain
Charles H. Morris
Des Moines
Iowa
Hico Ice and Cold Storage Plant Under Construction
The Hico Ice and Cold Storage Company, organized and chartered a few months ago, has begun erecting the plant. Much of the machinery is on the ground, and operation is anticipated soon.
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Hico Ice and Cold Storage Company
Deputy Sheriff Hurt In Hunt At Cibolo
Fritz Hartwig deputy sheriff of Marion Guadalupe County is in critical condition at Santa Ross Hospital San Antonio after a hunting accident on the Cibolo. His left arm was torn away from the shoulder by a stray shot during a party hunting trip.
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Fritz Hartwig
Marion
Guadalupe County
Santa Ross Hospital
San Antonio
Louisiana Tops Nation in New Railway Construction Last Year
Louisiana led the country in new railway construction with 536 miles, surpassing Texas which built 436 miles. Prospects show Texas may regain the lead next year with about 800 miles already arranged.
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Louisiana
South
Texas
U.S. and Canadian Railroads Spend Vast Rolling Stock Outlay
During the present year railroads in the United States and Canada invested about 447 million dollars in rolling stock and locomotives. U.S. railroads spent roughly 416.4 million dollars, with the remainder allocated to Canadian lines and related equipment.
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United States
Canada
Garnet Bed Reported Beneath New York City
An English mineralogist discovered that New York City rests on a bed of garnets. He gathered several small stones from debris near a tunnel dumping ground, noting the unusual mineral findings in the area.
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New York City
Accidental shooting ends life in Aguilla area
In northern Nates Nan County near Aguilla two boys, Arthur Keene and Jim Rodgers, were hunting when Keene was accidentally shot by Rodgers and died at the scene. The incident occurred during a hunting outing as authorities investigated the circumstances.
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Nates Nan County
Aguilla
Arthur Kenee
Jim Rodgers
Keene
Rodgers
Five Die in Fire at John Clark House Watertown
A deadly blaze engulfed the John Clark residence in Watertown a Boston suburb burning five people from the Clark family to death all perished in the flames and the dwelling was destroyed.
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John Clark
Watertown
Boston
Clark
Bank Robbery near Camden Point Rocks City Area
Three men robbed the Camden Point bank, thirty miles southeast of St. Joseph, Missouri, stealing about $4000 in currency. A fierce battle between citizens and robbers followed, with many shots fired. Local authorities hunt for the suspects.
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Camden Point
St. Joseph, Mo
Despondent Louisville Switchman Kills Himself After Shooting Wife
Charles Kennon a Louisville Nashville switchman in Nashy Tenn fired at his wife then killed himself with a pistol shot to the head. He had been at work and was despondent.
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Charles Kennon
Nashville
Nashy Tenn
Tragic Farm Resident Struck by Train North of Shall
W H Perkins a well to do farmer living across the river from Upton was struck by a northbound Katy passenger train Thursday night about five miles north of Shall. He was killed instantly in the accident.
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J. W. Brammer
Rhome
John Cope
Grand Saline
Isaac Cohen
Dallas
Santa Fe
W. H. Perkins
Upton
Katy
Shall
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Paris
Y. Streetman
Roanoke
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Hopkins County
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Farmers’ Union
Grandview
Brownwood
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T. M. Campbell
W. L. Moody
Stamford School Board
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Yancy Lewis
Denison
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Owens Lumber Company
J. J. Lockhart
Nacogdoches County
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Horace Marr
Oakville
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Georgetown
Grayson County
Comptroller's Department
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Neches
Anderson County
Jersey
Jasper Hynds
Sherman
Chicago
Georgia
Ben Wiggins
R. E. Thompson
Crawford
William Jennings Bryan
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Venelope
Hill County
Christian Science Movement
Jefferson Friday
Texas and Pacific Railway
Theodore Pauluck
Brabos
Osceola
J. E. P. Gillespie
Harris County Grand Jury
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New York
Frank Jirou
Dan McRae Jr
St. Marys
Refugio County
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Florence
Marshal
Catrin Rice
Pratt City
Ala
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Ernett
Nero
Bonham
Union Station
Pittsburg
W. N. Humes
Tarrant
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John H. Reagan
Union Avenue Bank of Commerce
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That City
Beall
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Moore
Henry Melcher
Anita Obert
Bradford
Andrew Bartow
Havana
Cuba
Motor Boat and Engine Show
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Jefferson
Birming
la Salle and
Adams Streets
Kinsa Belt
Jefferson Davis
Thornville
Fairfiel County
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Twelfth
Ohio Volunteer Cavalry
William Rhodes
Colorado
Sweetwater
Lou Ferguson
Georgia Railroad Commission
Ed Ross
Texarkana
Sand Flats
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Gabe Wesley
May Baker
Texas Local Option Association
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