Fires, deaths and blasts cloud the week in western states
Two die in Everit Washington Great Northern Hotel fire. M H Stream and son perish in a Roby area blast with five others fatally burned. Boston auto storage blaze destroys 348 cars worth 750000. Feuding tariffs and waterways plans spar in Washington reports. Judges named for Texas school taxes cases. CarrierBank robbed. $2000 taken. United Mine Workers set Indianapolis convention to near 1400 delegates.
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Great Northern
Everit
Wash
Chicago
M. H. Stream
Roby
Sam H. Cowan
Washington D. C
Texas Cattle Hatters Association
Board of Engineers
Washington
Chicago Drainage Canal
Illinois River
Mississippi
New Orleans
Boston
Campbell Monday
R. E. Carswell
F Decatur
W. D. Williams
Fort Worth
Court of Civil Appeals
Justes Connor
Spear
First State Bank of Carrier
Enid
Burgers
United Mine Workers of Amer ‘S
Indianapolis
Campbell and Davidson Begin New Term In Office
Gov. Campbell and Lt. Gov. Davidson take oaths to start their new terms. Officials pledge continued policy aims and public service as they assume duties and outline priorities for the coming period.
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Gov. Campbell
Davidson
Senate Increases President Salary To 100000
Washington news reports the Senate approving a raise to the president's salary to 100000 yearly while removing the 25000 traveling allowance. Bills on property fund claims and a three country treaty face slim chances this session. Talks of a dry dock on the coast and survey projects dominate congressional moves.
Campbell Davidson win Texas governorships in joint session
Governor Thomas M. Campbell and Lieutenant Governor A B Davidson were inaugurated to serve again in the Texas executive branch in a joint session before a large Legislature and audience. Associate Justice Thomas J Brown administered the oaths, as Campbell stressed governing without reliance on corporate or bureau influence and without any external advisers.
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Austin
Legislature of
Texas
Thomas M. Campbell
A. B. Davidson
Thomas J. Brown
Supreme Court of Texas
Campbell
Texas Secretaries’ Association
Americans Push Panama Canal Excavation Work Forward
Washington notes that Americans have moved the majority of Panama Canal dirt, with over three-fifths of the total material removed since the government took over. The monthly excavation average remained nearly the same in both rainy and dry seasons over the past year.
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Panama
Washington
Panama Canal
National Convention Visit Boosts Dallas Plans
Dallas hosts the National meeting of the Christian Endeavorers with excitement as news arrives that Dr. Francis E. Clark president of the International Union will visit Dallas and other Texas cities before the bi annual gathering in St Paul in July.
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Dallas
The
Christian Endeavorers
Francis E. Clark
International Union
Texas
St. Paul
Eight Die In Phocaea Earthquake Near Smyrna
An earthquake struck Phocaea in Asia Minor, about 28 miles southwest of Smyrna, killing eight people Tuesday morning and causing substantial building damage. American battleships Louisiana and Virginia lay at anchor nearby.
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Asia Minor
Smyrna
Phocaea
Louisiana
Virginia
Rockfeller Adds Million To University Of Chicago Endowment
John D. Rockfeller donated one million dollars to the University of Chicago endowment fund. Registrar T W Goodspeed announced the funding, bringing his total gifts to fifteen million dollars for the university.
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Rockfeller
Chicago
John D. Rockfeller
University of Chicago
T. W. Goodspeed
Sunny South Handicap Opens at Delmonico's Gardens
Shotgun artists from across the country gathered Tuesday morning at Delmonico's Gardens for the Sunny South Handicap opening day. More than fifty top shooters attended, signaling a week of fine sport ahead in Houston.
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Houston
Delmonico’s Gardens
Governor vetoes state liquor bill in Tennessee
Governor Patterson on Tuesday filed a veto message with the Senate clerk after the Legislature passed a statewide prohibition measure. The veto, delivered after adjournment following third reading, now faces Senate action Wednesday to sustain or pass the bill over the governor's head.
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Nashville
Patterson
Senate
Cooper Sharp Case on Trial in Nashville
The Cooper Robin Cooper and former Sheriff Sharp case for the Carmack assassination opened before Judge William Hart at 9 am. The State and defense readiness was noted as 500 jurors were drawn for potential selection.
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Cooper-Sharp
Nashville
Col
Duncan B. Cooper
Robin Cooper
John D. Sharp
E. W. Carmack
William Hart
Longest Through Train Service Promised from Galveston to Seattle
Fort Worth reports that HSM interests will launch the world’s longest through train on June 1. The Galveston to Seattle route will require no car changes, traveling via the Trinity and Brazos Valley Fort Worth and Denver Colorado and Southern and Great Northern lines. The trip is described as a five day journey.
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Fort Worth
HSM
Galveston
Seattle
Trinity and Brazos Valley
Denver
Colorado
Southern
Great Northern
Wider Cotton Market President Thompson Writes Secretary Wilson
President Thompson of the New Orleans Cotton Exchange addresses Secretary Wilson in a letter about market conditions. The missive outlines concerns over cotton prices, supply chain factors, and trade policy impacting trading activity.
Campaign of Education Seeks Cotton Uses Nationwide
New Orleans January 18 President W B Thompson of the New Orleans Cotton Exchange has sent an urgent appeal to Secretary Wilson in Washington for a government backed campaign to educate manufacturers on the many uses of American cotton as a substitute for imported articles. He stresses a research base is essential to guide the campaign and expand domestic utilization.
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New Orleans
W. B. Thompson
The
New Orleans Cotton Exchange
Wilson
Washington
Department
Thompson
Cluohouse Saratoga
Flushing
N. Y
Peter C. Hanna, Jr
Wm. E. Annis
Taylor
Williamson County
Cc. K. Dunlap
Houston
Sunset-Central Lines
Mayfield
Panama
Senate Committee On Interoceanic Canals
Taft
Exchange
Copeland
Topeka
Kaw
Washington, D. C
R. C. Roseberch
Jefferson Medical College
Philadelphia
Katy
Sudden Wakefulness Saves Train Near San Bois Bridge
Robert Tanner, a Muskogee farmer, awoke at night to see the Midland Valley bridge near San Bois, Okla, burning. He flag signals a night oil train as it rounded the curve, stopping within thirty feet of the gorge and preventing a likely fall.
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Muskogee
Okla
Robert Tanner
Midland Valley
San Bois
Million Dollar Home for Poor in Colorado Springs
Qualified trustees Dr. D. H. Rice William Lennox of Colorado Springs and Tyson Dines of Denver will purchase a suburban acreage site and begin erecting buildings for the Myron Stratton Home for the poor. Winfield Scott Stratton left 1 000 000 for this purpose and the balance of his 9 000 000 estate for endowment. It honors the father a shipbuilder at Jeffersonville Indiana.
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Colorado Springs
Colo
D. H. Rice
William Lennox
Tyson Dines
Denver
Myron Stratton
Winfield Scott Stratton
Cripple Creek
Downer
Jeffersonville
Ind
Garfield Urges Survey Bill for River Islands
Secretary Garfield has sent a communication to the speaker urging passage of a bill authorizing the survey of certain river islands near Washington. The move signals congressional action aimed at assessing navigational or resource opportunities in the region.
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Texas
Burgess
Aransas Pass
Garfield
House
Congress
Arkansas
Grand
Red Rivers
Shhppard
Court of Claims
Washington
Arkansas, Grand
Hopkins Bids Increase Panama Canal Bond Issue
Senator Hopkins on Tuesday introduced a bill to raise the Panama Canal bond issue to 500 million dollars. The former 135 million has been spent, and the senate estimates the canal project will cost between four and five hundred million dollars.
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Washington
Hopkins
Senate
Roanoke Mine Explosion Kills About One Hundred Men
Norfolk and Western railroad officers said Tuesday night that as many as one hundred men were believed killed in the Lick Branch mine blast. The explosion was far more powerful than the earlier incident two weeks prior with several fatalities.
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Roanoke
Norfolk and Western Railroad
Lick Branch
Cattleron Reports Losses in Severe Cold
San Antonio notes a record cold night with a temperature of 20 degrees and frozen hydrants. Ranchmen report heavy losses among cattle as sudden frost traps livestock with scarce grass and water leaving no time to shelter them.
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Cattleron
San Antonio
Links Ocean to Ocean Railroad Control Realized
Life long dream of E H Slarmman fulfilled as he gains absolute control of an ocean to ocean railroad line. Reports from credible industry insiders confirm the Vanderbilt stake in the New York Central is now largely controlled by Mr Har vim through an existing option on Vanderbilt holdings.
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New York
E. H. Slarmman
Vanderbilt
Harvim
Vanderbilts
New York Central
Collision injures 23 near Coffeyville Kansas
Missouri Pacific passenger train No. 10, due at 8:15 am from Kansas City, collided head on with a northbound freight two miles west of Coffeyville Sunday morning. Twenty three were injured, many severely. Mrs. P. S. Powell of Nowata Oklahoma may die. Several ribs broken and internal injuries noted. Severely injured taken to Good Samaritan Hospital.
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Coffeyville
Kan
Missouri Pacific
Kansas City
Powell
Noweta
Good Samaritan
Senate Votes to Raise President Salary to $100000
The senate on Monday approved a $100000 annual presidential salary while removing the $25000 travel allowance. Other committee provisions for higher salaries were defeated, signaling likely reductions in the initial proposals as part of a compromise.
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Washington
Senate
President's Position Untenable in Washington
Congress members resist distractions from their disputes with the President over his threat to bring criminal libel proceedings against Mr. Pulitzer. The move surprised many as an impulsive act, surprising aides and cabinet members who were expected to dissuade him, though that hope proved unfounded.
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Washington
Congress
Pulitzer
No Rivers and Harbors Bill Likely This Session
Washington: Mr Burton called his committee together on Wednesday and asked each member if a rivers and harbors bill should be proposed this session. Every Republican member said no, and since they hold the majority, the result is effectively a declaration that there will be no general rivers and harbors bill this session.
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Washington
Burton
Chile
Peru
Visilla
Cal
No Whisky in Washington Report On Sample Tests
Dr Wiley sent coadjutors to sample whiskey in Washington and returned twenty one point seven samples. Three failed the test while the district attorney has been contacted. Prospects for penalties under the pure food law are noted.
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Washington
Wiley
Tennessee Goes Dry Passes Tennessee House of Representatives
The Tennessee bill prohibiting sales of intoxicating liquors cleared the lower house on Wednesday by a 62 to 36 vote. A governor’s veto is expected but would be only a suggestion. a bare majority could override an executive action.
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Tennessee
Nashville
Tenn
General Assembly
Patterson
Texas moral state boasts safety and immigration flow
Fort Worth's Will L. Sargent told Chicago that Texas is the most moral state today. He cited strict enforcement of laws against card playing on trains or public places and claimed 150,000 new settlers yearly. He argued human life and interests are safer in Texas than in many refined communities.
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Chicago
Texas
Union
Will L. Sargent
Fort Worth
Will Elect Senator Tuesday Guthrie Oklahoma
Guthrie voters prepare for a U S Senate race with candidates Gore of Lawton and Dennis T Flynn of Oklahoma City. In a joint session Wednesday Lawton Senator Thomas W Lawton will nominate Gore and Cunningham will nominate Flynn.
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Guthrie
Okla
United States
Gore
Lawton
Dennis T. Flyn
Oklahoma City
Thomas W. Lawton
Cunningham
Flynn
Big Fire Destroys Buildings in Muskogee District
A major blaze swept Muskogee early Wednesday morning causing about 100000 in total damage. The fire gutted a tier of buildings along Third Street in the business district from Okmulgee to Broadway avenues. Lineman George Kremans was seriously injured while cutting live wires during the blaze.
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Muskogee
Third Street
Okmulgee
Broadway Avenues
George Kremans
Hoboes to Hold Convention in St Louis
Hoboes gather in St Louis Friday through Sunday under Welfare association auspices as Knights of the Road from various regions and cities convene for a regional convention.
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St. Louis
Knights of the Road
Welfare Association
Icc Clears Texas Peach Exports From Atlanta to Major Markets
The Interstate Commerce Commission ruled that the class rate of 7 1 2 cents per hundred pounds on canned peaches from Atlanta Texas to Kansas City and Chicago is excessive. The decision provides a lift to the Texas peach industry by easing shipping costs to major markets.
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Washington
Interstate Commerce Commission
Texas
Atlanta
Kansas City
Chicago
Turkey Accepts Austria Hungary Indemnity Offer for Bosnia
The Turkish government accepted the Austro-Hungarian aid offer of 10,800,000 dollars for the annexation of Bosnia and Herzegovina, removing any prospect of war.
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Constantinople
Bosnia and Herzegovina
Chamberlain Seems Choice for Oregon Senate
Salem Ore at a late hour Monday the election of George E Chamberlain Democrat as United States Senator from Oregon is practically assured.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Salem
Ore
George E. Chamberlain
United States
Oregon
Thieves Steal Fifteen Typewriters in City School Breakin
Thieves entered the high school and other buildings early Tuesday and stole fifteen typewriters valued at 1500 dollars before escaping.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oklahoma City
Fire destroys multiple firms in Francis area blaze
A Sunday night fire starting in a bakery in Kiefer spread to Rumney & Company grocery Cooper's Bakery Central drug store and the Pioneer Telephone office among other businesses in Francis causing about 60 000 dollars in losses.
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Francis
Okla
Kiefer
Rumney & Company
Cooper's Bakery
Central Drug Store
Pioneer Telephone Office
Fire at Payne and Co. Damages Texas D. M. Payne works
Fire in the commission house of D. M. Payne & Co. at m Paso dam aged the brick building and stock to the amount of 15000 dollars on Tuesday. Also reports rail plans for Dallas Union Depot terminals and various Oklahoma City burglaries.
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D. M. Payne & Co
M! Paso
Dallas Union Depot
Oklahoma City
Dallas
Dalton Falker
Texas
Waco
Big Springs
Perkins
Bryan
Brownwood
A. B. Leach & Co
Chcago
War Department
Washington
United States
Holland
Thompson Hotel
Rock Creek
Weatherford
Thurber
Santa Fe
Ardmore
Katy
Rock Island
West Texas
Coast
Mexico
John J. McGraw
Bresnahan
St. Louis Nationals
Lumley
Brownsville
B. F. Yoakum
William Jennings Bryan
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Colombia
Atlantic
Bureau of Statistics
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National Convention
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NEW Orleans Exchange
Turkey
Chamberlain
Eagle Pass
Committee On Indian Affairs
United States Senate
Shawnee, Ok
Douglass, Ariz
Denver and Rio Grande
Dolsoro
Oklahoma
Brandenberger
Henry Brandenberger
Denton
Pasteur Institute
Rojestvenskiy
St. Petersburg
Sea of Japan
Illinois
Suez
Malta
Wisconsin
Kearsarge
Naples
Sperry
Messina
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