Postoffice Thief Nabbed After Letter Deception
J H Hanson delivery clerk at Denison was arrested by Gilber Tom Wright with Postmaster Daugherty’s aid after a decoy letter carried 135 dollars intended for a City Bank in Sherman was replaced by 35 dollars. A $1 bill in Hanson’s coat drawer exposed the crime.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. H. Hanson
Gilber Tom Wright
Denison
Hanson
United States
Postoffice
Daugherty
Pottsboro
City Bank
Sherman
Tom Randolph
Postmaster Daugherty
Mr. Daugherty
Officer Wright
Gandy Street
Massachusetts Republican convention opens in Springfield
Hon A W Berd named temporary chairman and Col J J Whipple temporary secretary. Hon G F Hoar elected permanent president and defended Sherman against charges of abandoning the bloody shirt. Hoar reviewed 25 years of party politics and said the Bland bill was the Democratic one act. He praised Civil Service reform but warned deeds matter more than words.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Massachusetts
Springfield
A. W. Berd
J. J. Whipple
G. Fk. Hoar
John Sherman
Cleveland
Clearance papers for City of Mexico amid neutrality concern
The secretary of the treasury ordered New York customs to issue clearance papers to the steamship City of Mexico operating between New York and Honduras. The ship had been watched for weeks on suspicion of preparation for a filibustering expedition against Honduras. The action received approval from the secretary of state and rested on a report finding no evidence of intent to violate neutrality laws by the vessel’s owners or officers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Secretary of the Treasury
Collector of Customs
New York
City of
Mexico
Honduras
Secretary of State
Ridiculous Sportsmen at St Louis Convention
Delegates at the Sportsmen's National convention in Elk's hall, St Louis, heard a report from the committee on fish protection proposing a nationwide closure of fishing in public waters. Seasons would be unified as far as possible with spring spawns February 1 to August 1 and fall spawn September 1 to April 1, with state fish commissioners determining proper timing. A resolution urged Congress to enact a federal fish protection law not controlled by the states.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elk’s Hall
St. Louis
Committee On the Protection and Propagation of
Varius States
Congress
Mystery of missing daughter shocks Texas town
In Texas near Waco farmer Thomas Prescella discovers his 17 year old daughter Hallie has vanished from her sleeping room. A male escort helped her board a Missouri Pacific train at 1:40 am heading south to Tennessee to reunite with her mother. The father pursues no result, while Hallie’s mother is in Tennessee. The escape involved a well dressed stranger and the pair bought tickets toward Murfreesboro before returning north. The case ends with the father declaring her lost.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Thomas Prescella
Waco
Hallie
Tennessee
Texas
John
William Lenneker
United States
Fink
R. R. Hengst
Hengst
Messrs. Hatchett & Johnson
T. J. Youngblood
Green
Gainesville
Death by her own hand at Fort Worth hotel
A young woman identified as Lucille Kirby of Anson Texas died at the Southern hotel Fort Worth after taking morphine capsules and powder in a suicide attempt. An inquest jury found death by her own hand. A farewell letter to her mother expresses despair and planned suicide. Her father is described as a wealthy Jones County stockman.
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William Carpenter
Lucille Kirby
Southern
Fort Worth
Grand Central
Anson
Jones County
Texas
United States
Texarkana
el Paso
D. A. Stevens
Ned Dealy
Squire Zinn
Mamma
Lucille
Jay Gould Sails Diversion Aboard Atalanta Yacht
Jay Gould seeks diversion aboard his steam yacht Atalanta amid sleeplessness and business anxieties. The 226 foot vessel hosts guests, a lavish main room, and talks of a race with the Stiletto while Gould maintains a jovial public persona.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jay Gould
Atalanta
Gould
Wall Street
Conner
Mr. Gould
New York
Billy Henriques
Stock Exchange
Man Shot and Killed in Albany Shackelford County
Saturday forenoon William was shot and killed in Albany the Shackelford county seat by Biggs a sheriff candidate. The dispute arose from gambling.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William
Albany
Shackelford
Biggs
Tragic Run Over Kills New Orleans Man at Lee Station
In New Orleans 35 year old William Henderson, a Louisiana native, was fatally struck by a flat car loaded with crossties on mail train No. 3 at Lee station. Henderson, a passenger on the excursion train, jumped off as it passed and ran in front of the moving mail train, which had started and crushed him. Coroner Jones ruled death as shown by the facts. The body was buried in Potter's field at city expense.
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Cisco
Brownwood
Abilene
San Angelo
Texas & Pacific
el Paso
John Finly
J. A. Oderheimer
San Francisco
Marienfield
Odenheimer
Capt
Finley
Capt. Finley
United States
Jesse W. Jones
Jones
Waco
Texas
Edgar Brown
Orange
Charles Smith
Brown
R. Lyons
Marshall
Longview
New Orleans
William Henderson
Louisiana
Lee Station
John Neavo
H. A. Johnson
Henderson
Fifth Precinct
Acts
Potter's Field
Knights of Labor back Chinese question riots plan
The Oregonian Seattle dispatch reports two large meetings on the Chinese question last night. One meeting by the Knights of Labor sought nonviolent action to remove Chinese residents quickly. About 700 citizens attended the Opera house as deputies sheriffs and justices of the peace were sworn in and the town divided into twenty districts with captains to lead twenty armed companies for riot security.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oregonian
Seattle Dispatch
Knights of Labor
Knights of Labor General Assembly Opens in Hamilton
The Knights of Labor held their annual general assembly in Hamilton with Grand Masterworks Powderly of Scranton presiding. More than 200 delegates attended the gathering to discuss union business and strategy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
the Knights of Labor
Hamilton
Grand Masterworks Powderly
Scranton
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Bay State
Republicans
State News
Jenerson Lumber Company
Linden
Willie
Slayton
Justice West
Austin
Morse
West
Wichita Falls
Col. J. T. Hickey
Chicago
Mr. Littlehall
Boston
Si. Newman & Co
J. M. Waller
Mexia
United States Marshal
Cabell
Ofice
Waller
Marshal Cabell
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