Texas Democratic primary set for Bailey, delegates in 1908
Fort Worth reports the Democratic State Executive Committee meeting in which a May 2 primary was decided to determine whether U S Senator J W Bailey and allies are paired as delegates at large for Denver. The vote will include white Democratic voters only, with a pledge to support 1908 Democratic electors and party nominees.
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Fort Worth
Tex
Democratic State Executive Committee
Texas
United States
J. W. Bailey
Denver
Waco
Great Sulphur Mine at Liberty
Progress at the Liberty sulfur mine advances satisfactorily with seventy five feet mined, exceeding the Louisiana fields by thirty five feet. Col. J. W. Harrison of St. Louis, observer for ten days, is elated and predicts great things for the site.
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Liberty
Louisiana
Col
J. W. Harrison
St. Louis
Congressman Resigns to Practice Law in Maine
A sensation spread through political circles in Rockland Maine after Governor Cobb received Congressman Chase Littlefield’s resignation letter. The resignation will take effect September 30 and is attributed to his desire to return to his law practice, which his duties in Congress have severely limited.
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Rockland
William T. Cobb
Chase Littlefield
Congress
Marshall Man Found Dead In Boston Mystery Surrounds Cause
Boston authorities investigate the death of a man about thirty believed to be Roy Saling of Marshall Texas whose mangled body was found on the New York Hartford railroad tracks near Boston early Sunday. No one has explained how the Texas man came to be near the tracks as of Sunday night.
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Marshall
Boston
Mass
Roy Saling
Texas
New York, New Haven and Hartford
Death of a Prominent Ex Confederate Captain Williams Dallas
Captain Roger M Williams died Sunday afternoon at his daughter's home following a brief illness. Born near Gadsden Alabama on April 8 1834 he entered the Civil War with Company A Tenth Alabama Regiment Wilcox's Brigade serving with gallantry throughout the conflict.
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Dallas
Roger M. Williams
E. M. Turner
Gadsden
Ala
Alabama
Wilcox
Change In Judiciary Circles In Texas Courts
Austin judge George Gordon Boone resigns to return to practice and becomes District Attorney replacing Elmer Pope who leaves the district to practice law at Corpus Christi Governor appoints S W Deen of Leon County to District Judge in Boone s place effective June 15 Boone is from Grimes County and will assume duties on that date
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Austin
George Gordon Boone
Elmer Pope
Corpus Christi
Boone
S. W. Deen
Leon County
Judge Boone
Grimes County
Campaign to End Track Gambling in New Orleans
New Orleans newspapers report a campaign to abolish horse racing with prominent city figures signing a petition for presentation to the Legislature meeting in May. The move links betting prohibition to the broader issue of racing itself.
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New Orleans
New Orleane
Louisiana
Yokohama Likely Port for U S Battleship Fleet Visit
It has been practically determined that Yokohama will be the Japanese port visited by the United States battleship fleet. It affords a better field for anchorage than any other port in the country, and has the advantage of being closer to the capi.
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Yokohama
Supreme Court rules railroad rate laws confiscatory
The Supreme Court today held that excessive penalties in railroad rate laws violate the Constitution, depriving companies and their agents of equal protection. The decision bars enforcing rates deemed confiscatory and restores access to courts to challenge such laws, citing prior cases on rates and investor returns.
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Washington
Young
Minnesota
Jas. H. Wood
Southern Railway
Asheville
Supreme Court of the United States
United States
Gov Johnson In The Race For President
Minnesota Governor John A Johnson confirms candidacy for the Democratic nomination. He says he will not pretend to avoid Bryan and clarifies he will oppose the Nebraskan in the so called fourth fight.
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St. Paul
Minn
John A. Johnson
Minnesota
United States
William Jennings Bryan
Conspiracy to Destroy Enjoined by D C Supreme Court
Washington federation leaders including President Gompers are permanently enjoined from conspiring to restrain obstruct or destroy Buck Stove and Range Company. Chief Justice Clabaugh of the District of Columbia Supreme Court made permanent the prior injunction issued by Justice Gould.
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Washington
American Federation of Labor
Gompers
Buck Stove and Range Company
Clabaugh
Supreme Court of the District of Columbia
Gould
Federation
No Coal Strike Expected in Oklahoma, Says Labor Office
Guthrie Oklahoma reports state labor headquarters predict no coal strike in Oklahoma due to financial stringency and coal overproduction. They say agreements between operators and employes are quicker than in the East, forecasting only a six to eight week layoff after April 1.
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Guthrie
Oklahoma
Korean Adviser Shot in San Francisco After Hotel Assault
D W Stevens American adviser to the Korean Council of State was shot three times by two Koreans at the Union Ferry Building after being attacked at the Fairmont Hotel for backing Japanese policy in Korea. Stevens fired back wounding one assailant. his injuries were not yet known.
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San Francisco
Cal
D. W. Stevens
Korean Council of State
Fairmont Hotel
Korea
Union Ferry
Missouri Prosecutes Lumbermen In Price Control Probe
Missouri Assistant Attorney General Rush C. Lake began testimony from lumbermen in St. Louis as a prelude to ouster suits over price control and stifling competition. Special Examiner Robert Mitchell of Macon and Jewell P. Lightfoot of Texas observe the inquiry at the Southern Hotel.
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St. Louis
Rush C. Lake
Missouri
Robert Mitchell
Macon Mo
Southern
Jewell P. Lightfoot
Texas
Santa Fe Denies Frisco Buyout of Dallas Paris Branch
Prominent Santa Fe officials deny rumors that the Dallas Paris branch of the Santa Fe system was purchased by Frisco. The denial clarifies that no such acquisition has occurred and maintains the existing corporate structure.
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Dallas-Paris
Santa Fe
Frisco
TWO TRAINMEN ARE KILLED IN MEXICO-BOUND WRECK
A passenger train derailed four miles south of Pearsall Texas injuring and killing multiple aboard. Baggageman H Myers age 24 and lineman M E McElroy died. Survivors include conductor Walter Carevon and several others with varying injuries. The disrupted journey affected 300 homeseekers bound for Las Patinas Mexico.
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San Antonio
Tex
Las Patinas
Mexico
International and Great Northern Senger
Pearsall
H. Myers
West Commerce Street
M. E. McElroy
Western Union
Buena Vista Street
Walter Carevon
W. H. Hopper
Dove
Webb
W. J. Patterson
Collinsville
Bankhold Up At Davis Bank Of Hoffman Oklahoma
Muskogee Oklahoma March 20 The Davis Bank of Hoffman thirty miles southwest of here was robbed of 1000 dollars at 3 30 pm yesterday by two bandits believed linked to a Tyro Kansas gang They entered at closing drew six shooters and forced Vice President I E Davis and Cashier W B Davis to surrender all money Then they fled on horseback into the Das Fork bottoms a posse formed but found no trace of the robbers.
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Muskogee
Davis Bank
Hoffman
Here
Tyro
Kan
I. E. Davis
W. B. Davis
Das Fork
Elmer Johnson
Lennox Flats
Fort Worth
Waurika
J.F. Burke
Springfield
Ohio
Charles R. Turner
Rose Hill
Texarkana
Helena
Mont
Great Northern
McDonald
Lauser
Benjamin Tillman
Trenton
S. C
Strevly
London
Ontario
Roosevelt
Fairbanks
Alaska
Miners’ Federation
A. H. Hamilton
Iola Portland Cement Company
Bristol
Tennessee
Paul E. Williams
Paris
Texas
Bonham
W. J. McDonald
Jim Garnett
Texas and Pacific Shops Closed in Marshall
The Texas and Pacific Railroad sections in Marshall shut down Wednesday night through March end. Bulletin signed by Superintendent John W. Addis states 960 men were employed before the cut. The city offers continued work to all who want it through month’s end.
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Marshall
Texas and Pacific Railroad
John W. Addis
Sapulpa Opens New Carline With City Ride
Sapulpa marks a new era as the Rieties and Interurban Electric Line invite Commercial Club members City Council and press to ride Sapulpa’s new cars on their initial run Thursday. Over 100 people joined a banquet at the power house after the trip.
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Sapulpa
Commercial Club
Newspa
Rieties and
Interurban Electric Line
Big Power House
Valuable horse electrocuted in 5000 volt wire incident
George McEntire Jr. a fine black horse valued at 250 dollars was killed after contact with a telephone wire carrying 5000 volts. Oscar Baker secretary of the fire department, who was driving, escaped serious injury as Assistant Chief Myers watched the tragedy unfold.
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Tallas
George McEntire Jr
Myers
Oscar Baker
Grover Cleveland Celebrates 71st Birthday at Lakewood
Grover Cleveland quietly celebrated his seventy first birthday on Wednesday at Lakewood New Jersey. He was the twenty second and twenty fourth President of the United States and appeared in excellent spirits after a long walk. Mrs Cleveland and the children joined him from Princeton for the day.
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Grover Cleveland
New York
Lakewood
N. J
United States
Frost Hits Marshall Friday Night Weather Stays Cold
A heavy frost at Marshall Friday night left fruit and vegetables apparently unharmed as the chilly conditions persisted.
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Marshall
Atlantic Fleet to Visit Japan Promotes East Peace
London reports the United States has accepted Japan's invitation for the Atlantic battleship fleet to visit Japan. The move ends war talk and is seen as a major naval display. Yokohama expected to host the arrival, with possible full American Pacific fleet joining for a historic spectacle.
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London
United States
Japan
Yokohama
Pacific
Daily Mail
England
Death by Carbolic Acid in Fort Worth
W K Judice of North Kentucky Avenue drank carbolic acid amid unemployment distress after bidding farewell to his wife. He died within moments after collapsing near railroad tracks despite his wife and sister-in-law’s attempts to intervene. He left a widow and two children.
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Fort Worth
Tex
Havin
W. K. Judice
North Kentucky Avenue
Judice
Close of Mitchell’s Presidency at National Miners’ Convention
In Indianapolis, John Mitchell retires as president of the United Mine Workers after the National Convention ratifies the strike and defense policy from the National Scale Committee. The compromise ends the Mitchell Lewis faction dispute as the gavel falls on a dramatic closing scene.
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Indianapolis
Ind
John Mitchell
Mitchell
Lewis
Duel and Murders Near El Paso Rio Grande
Two Customs Inspectors C R Logan and C E Jones were found killed in an abandoned Rio Grande river bed near El Paso. One body showed a heart wound and the other a chest shot. They had ridden out from the local station and hidden in the brush with their horses tied nearby.
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el Paso
C. R. Logan
C. E. Jones
Rio Grande River
Cotton Report Reveals 1907 U.S. Cotton Output
Washington census figures put 1907 cotton production at 11,261,163 running bales, counting round bales as half and including linters, with 27,577 active ginners. This compares to 13,305,265 bales in 1906 and 10,725,602 in 1905, plus 127,646 bales left to be ginned after the March canvass.
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Washington
Fleet Will Visit Japan During World Cruise
The Japanese government extended an invitation to the United States to allow the Atlantic battleship fleet to call at any port in Japan during its homeward world cruise. The offer was received at the Japanese embassy on Thursday, sent to Secretary Root by Ambassador Takahira, and accepted.
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Washington
Japan
Root
Takahira
Kelcey Defends Texas Lightweight Title in Six-Minute Double Showdown
Dallas reports Joe Kelcey defended his lightweight wrestling title against Bob Lan Ku Friday night. Kelcey dominated, needing under eight minutes total to secure victory as two falls unfolded. the first fall came at ten minutes, the second shortly after.
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Dallas
Joe Kelcey
Texas
Bob Lanku
Kelcey
Elks Visit Texas for 1909 Meeting Ambition
Los Angeles Elks aim to win the Texas chapter gathering and possibly capture the 1909 Elks meeting. Local boosters note the cross-state trek and expected turnout as the lodge pursues the national event.
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Los Angeles
Governor Johnson to speak at Jefferson dinner in New York
A summary of items notes Governor Johnson of Minnesota designated as chief speaker at the Jefferson Dinner of the Democratic Club in New York on April 13. The rest of the column lists assorted local incidents and industry news from across Texas and nearby states, including deaths, wages, coal stocks, and civic ventures.
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Governor Johnson
Minnesota
Democratic Club
New York
W. J. Johnson
Austin
Chicago
Europe
Chicopee and
Holyoke
Mass
Kenjo
San Francisco
London
Frisco
Sapulpa
Denton carriage factory hopes rise in Texas
A Texas prospectus notes a committee formed to arrange stock subscriptions for a Denton carriage factory. Other items report a Greenville man’s fatal injury, tax clerk appointment, a Brown county convict’s escape, fires destroying Huntsville properties, horse sales, and various regional notices.
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Denton
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