Attorney General Davidson Seen as Texas Man of the Hour
The piece portrays Attorney General R V Davidson as the man of the hour in Texas politics after his convention speech. It highlights his anti trust prosecutions stance and notes his reputation and second term election as attorney general. It traces his North Carolina origins, Texas career, and service in Galveston and Austin.
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R. W. Davidson
Man OF
Texas
Fair Grounds
R. V. Davidson
Davidson
Attorney General
Attorney General's Department
Dallas Daily Times Herald
Lope Star
Robert Davidson
North Carolina
Galveston
Austin
Senate
Fatal Three Cornered Shooting in El Paso Saloon
In El Paso a Monday saloon shooting left three men wounded and two likely dying. Victims are Gob Culpepper railroad man Tom York horse trader and John Nelson switchman. The shooter is in custody and in jail. A separate note reports a gas franchise request for Dallas and a new supplier offering cheaper gas from Abilene with claims of abundant local gas.
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el Paso
Gob Culpepper
Tom York
John Nelson
Capitol Solons Take It Easy Ahead of Holiday Recess
Washington reports the House will devote most of the week to legislative and judicial appropriation bills while the Senate weighs the Smoot seat challenge. The Smoot debate is to pause after a day, making room for the Algeciras treaty discussion midweek. Representative Tawney presides as chair.
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Washington
National
House of Representatives
Senate
Senate Committee On Privileges
Smoot
Utah
House
Algeciras
Representative Tawney
Gale Rips San Francisco City Causing Death and Damage
A southeast gale at forty eight miles per hour swept the coast killing one man and injuring several others. Harbor shipping suffered heavy damage and walls toppled, blocking streets. To prevent debris danger, streetcars were halted across the city.
Chicago Held by Octopus
Chicago officials warn council of a proposed consolidation by E. H. Harriman and Rockefeller interests involving all public utilities. Corporations face scrutiny as rumors of mergers circulate among city officials and ball circles. Colonel Lewis’s assertion aims to settle doubts.
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Chicago
Lewis
Council
E. H. Harriman
Rockefeller
Fortification bill to follow legislative measure this week
The House Appropriations Committee plans to vote the legislative bill before week’s end, followed immediately by the fortification appropriation bill. Chairman Tawney expresses optimism that both measures will pass before the holidays.
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Tawney
Slocum Family from Minnesota Heads to Hallettsville
Mr and Mrs John Slocum and their fourteen member family travel through Houston en route to Hallettsville where they plan to settle on two hundred acres. The parents aged under sixteen years eldest child. Slocum formerly farmed in Minnesota and will continue farming in Texas.
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Houston
Hallettsville
John Slocum
Texas
Minnesota
Slocum
Railroads to Appeal Love Tax Case to U S Supreme Court
The Texas and Pacific Railway plans to appeal the injunction suit against Texas officials in the Love tax matter. The state agrees that remaining injunction cases may stay on the Supreme Court docket pending the U S decision.
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United States Supreme Court
Texas and Pacific
Supreme Court
Supreme Court of the United States
Commercial Bank of Brady Incorporation Saturday
The Commercial Bank of Brady in McCullough County with $100000 capital was incorporated Saturday. The Burlington Railroad will place safety of travelers above fast schedules in future considerations. The second annual Lemer County Poultry Association exhibit opened on Grand avenue with 104 coops and 409 fowls on display drawing a large crowd.
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Commercial Bank of
Brady
McCullough County
Burlington
Lemer County Poultry Association
Grand Avenue
Death of Countess Eugenia Bertinatti in Nashville
Countess Eugenia Bertinatti aged eighty dies in Nashville after a Sumner County birth. She was a niece of the late Tennessee Senator William B. Bate. Judge Russell introduces a bill to add 50,000 to aid the Agriculture Department's boll weevil extermination program.
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Eugenia Bertinatti
Nashville
Sumner
Tennessee
William B. Bate
Russell
Department of Agriculture
Colorado River floods threaten Salton Sea region in 1930s
Yuma reports the Colorado River has found a new channel around the Hynd dam and is flowing back into Salton Sea. If flood control fails soon, the Southern Pacific main line may need 200 miles of relocation on higher ground, risking thousands of Salton Basin homes and more than 25 million dollars in stakes.
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Yuma
Ariz
Colorado River
Hynd
Salton Sea
Southern Pacific
Salton Basin
Fatal early morning shootings in Waco and Lillian drive arrests
Cooper Finnell a negro was killed in an affray at Waco when a bullet from a revolver pierced his body. Another negro is alleged to have fired the shots and remains in the Sheriff’s custody. Arthur Green is jailed at Cleburne for killing Turner Bennett with an axe at the county road camp near Lillian. Both victims and suspects are described as negroes.
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Cooper Finnell
Waco
Arthur Green
Cleburne
Turner Bennett
County Road
Lillian
Plans for New Three Story Brick Depot at Texarkana
Plans and specifications for a new three story brick depot building to replace the one destroyed by fire last March have been received from Kansas City. Bids will be asked for in Kansas, and work is expected to begin in January. The project involves the Kansas City City Shreveport Texarkana and Southern offices.
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Texarkana
Kansas City City
Shreveport
Southern
Kansas City
Man killed before house fire. body found in Brownwood
From a burned residence in Brownwood on a Sunday morning searchers recovered the body of H. C. Pride, an elderly couple's lodger. The skull showed two crushing blows, suggesting murder before the blaze. An arrest followed.
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Brownwood
H. C. Pride
Panic Hits Cotton Market After Government Crop News
New Orleans reports panic in cotton trading as government figures show a 1906-07 crop of 12,546,000 bales, far above prior estimates. Bulls, buoyed by optimism after a Dec 1 census suggested under 12 million, saw prices plunge 70 points with drops of 10 to 20 points in rapid succession.
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New Orleans
Department of Agriculture
Washington
Pellmell
Taft Blames Soldiers for Brownsville Riots
Secretary of War William H. Taft releases his annual report assigning the Brownsville riots blame to African American soldiers discharged there. He cites direct evidence suggesting the guns used were handled by black troops and notes prior communications with Senator Culberson opposing stationing black troops at Brownsville.
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Washington, D. C
William H. Taft
United States
Brownsville
Texas
Taft
Culberson
Nobel Peace Prize Awarded to President Roosevelt
The Norwegian Parliament has conferred the Nobel Peace Prize on President Roosevelt for his efforts in ending the Russo Japanese War. Proposals for the prize come from legislative bodies peace groups or universities, with sponsors including Prof. H. P. Judson Yale Prof. Baldwin Georgetown and others.
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Christiana
Norway
Roosevelt
H. P. Judson
Chicago University
Baldwin
Yale
Harberger
University of Munich
Georgetown University of Washington
Santa Fe Railway Ends Interstate Transport for Ads
The Santa Fe railway announces that after December 31 no interstate transportation will be granted in exchange for newspaper advertising. The road will pay cash for all advertising.
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The
Santa Fe Railway
Road
New York Fire Department to Run Hot Coffee Sandwich Wagon
The New York Fire Department will operate a wagon at major fires in winter to provide hot coffee and sandwiches for firefighters. A boiler and counter are included, with three firemen assigned to manage the service. If successful, more hot coffee ventures may be created.
Milner to Leave Texas Cotton Association for Insurance Post
Col. R T Milner of Rusk accepts an appointment as Commissioner of Insurance Banking etc with a salary of 2500 dollars. He must relinquish the presidency of the Texas division of the Southern Cotton Association which pays about 2000 dollars per year. Milner’s successor will be elected at the association meeting in the city next month.
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Austin
R. T. Milner
Rusk
Texas
Southern Cotton Association
Col. Milner
Women of the Fast Side Win Meat Price Fight
In New York the women of the Fast Side push back against butcher price hikes after packers capitulated to retailers who threatened to close 6000 shops. Meat, once 14 cents a pound, had risen to 16 cents as wholesale prices climbed.
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New York
Pacific Ocean Exposition Plan for 1913 in San Francisco
Fifteen citizens form the Pacific Ocean Exposition company to stage a mammoth fair in 1913 commemorating the 400th anniversary of the discovery of the Pacific and the completion of the Panama Canal. The promoters fuse exploration and canal milestones, noting the navigator first beheld the Pacific after crossing the isthmus.
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San Francisco
Pacific Ocean Exposition Company
Pacific Ocean
Panama Canal
Isthmus
Pacific
Tragedy and Trains Mark Weekend Across States
A notorious assailant wounded J E Kinnison in this city before being fatally shot by officers after a spree that began with a pistol attack on a school official. In Pittsburg, Missouri a Missouri Pacific train collided with a Frisco stock train injuring several. fireman Thomas Freeman of Nevada Ma died. Three boys aged about 15 drowned after breaking through ice on the Hudson opposite Albany New York while skating.
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Jacks
King Harry
I D. van Atta
Newark
J. E. Kinnison
McNell
Athens Insane Asylum
Pittsburg
Kan
Missouri Pacific
Thomas Freeman
Nevada
Albert J. Page
Anna Steele
Erie
Col
Albany
N. Y
William Lauster
Matthew Moss
George Brayton
Hudson River
Venezuelan President Castro Near Death, Reports Say
Reports from Caracas indicate President Castro is near death as medical officials and aides express concern. The condition remains unconfirmed publicly, with no official statement issued by the government at this time.
Exiled Gen Paredes Declares New Revolt With 15000 Rifles
Reports from Venezuela describe President Castro ill and near death at Macuto. Violent posters urge constitutional succession and note the government left to routine matters. Exiled Gen Paredes organizes a serious insurrection and says 15000 rifles are at his disposal.
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Fort de France
Martinique
Venezuela
Castro
Macuto
la Guayra
Caracas
Paredes
Lumber trust attacked in Congress amid price control concerns
In Congress the lumber trust linked to St. Louis is challenged by an Inquiry resolution. Postmaster General Cortelyou submits a voluminous report on the postal service. In the Senate the judiciary committee delays Alfred W. Cooley’s confirmation, citing inexperience. Beveridge notes a New Mexico delegation will press for single statehood, abandoning joint statehood plans with Arizona.
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Washington
Lumber Trust
St. Louis
Yellow Pine Manufacturers’ Association
House of Representatives
Senate
Kittredge
North Dakota
Trust
George B. Cortelyou
Congress
Senate Judiciary Committee
Alfred W. Cooley
Cooley
Beveridge
New Mexico
Arizona
Strange Woman Takes Poison In New York Scene
Lula B Grover a 45 year old self described magazine writer was rushed to hospital after chloroform poisoning. Police found two letters one sealed one open. she asks President Roosevelt to cremated her body and to care for her kittens. She names Lexington Avenue address and notes Wells Fargo pay raise in Houston Texas report.
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New York
N. Y
Lula B. Grover
Dee
Roosevelt
Lulu B. Grover
Lexington Arena
President Roosevelt
TAPS FROM THE WIRES
Mrs Saras Rimler 91 aunt of Indiana congressmen Charles and Fred Landis dies in Dayton Dr Fernand Henrotin famed in medical circles dies at Chicago home after two week illness Gompers wired to settle St Louis boilermakers and iron workers Walter Robertson St Louis and Otto Buddemeyer slain in Washington Missouri over romance Postmaster General Cortelyou backs rural parcels post Representative Murdock says 7500 dollars is too much for a congressman Judge Shepherd seeks 100000 dollar increase in territory school fund Lobbying for sale of segregated surface lands in small tracts
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Saras Rimler
Charles and
Fred Landis
Indiana
Dayton
Fernand Henrotin
United States
Chicago
Gompers Ie
St Louis
Walter Robertson
St. Louis
Otto Buddemeyer
Washington, Mo
Colorado River bypasses Hind dam into Salton Sea
The Colorado River has opened a channel around the Hind dam near Yuma Arizona and is flowing back toward the Salton Sea indicating a natural redirection of the river.
English Education Bill Clears Lords in Third Reading
London England The education bill passed its third reading in the house of lords by 104 votes to 28 The tone of speeches suggested a settlement may still be possible though not assured
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London
Eng
House of Lords
New York Dry Goods Market Shows Firm Demand
The New York dry goods market remains strong with active demand for greasy goods for converters and printers. Brown sheetings and drills, plaids, and men's wear fabrics show firmness, while staples hold steady. Fleeced hosiery for 1907 remains freely bought.
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New York
N. Y
Demand for Cash Wheat and Ship Orders Rise
Improved demand for cash wheat and higher flour shipments from New York buoy the market. The urgency lies in milling purchases at principal grain centers. Odess Rusela orders four torpedo cruisers built at Nikolai shipyards for the Black Sea.
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Chicago
Ill
New York
Black Sea
Odess
Rusela
Nikolafef Shipbuilding Yards
Sugar Maid Surprises at 20 to 1 in Emeryville
In San Francisco racing notes Sugar Maid paid 20 to 1 to win the day’s final race at Emeryville. Three favorites took earlier victories in the meet, but Sugar Maid delivered the upset.
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Sugar Maid
San Francisco
Cal
Emeryville
Treasury balance report shows cash, gold, and certificates
The United States Treasury in Washington reports a general fund available cash of 252,862,811 dollars, gold coin and bullion totaling 105,436,330 dollars, and gold certificates worth 1,426,331 dollars, excluding the 150,000,000 Gould reserve.
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United States Treasury
Washington, D. C
Treasury
General Fund
Rear Admiral Peter Asserson Dies at 66 in Brooklyn
New York city obituary reports Rear Admiral Peter Asserson United States Navy retired died suddenly at his Brooklyn home from heart disease. He was 66. The NY press notes a naval career and his family in mourning.
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New York, N. Y
Peter Asserson
Brooklyn
Newspapers Fight Postage Hikes at National Meeting
At a joint meet of transportation and postal regulation committees of the National Editorial Association in Louis, Missouri, editors debated Madden's proposed second class rate hike. Resolutions protested any postal law change raising rates, affirming 1 cent per pound as adequate and criticizing subsidies. The next convention heads to Norfolk, Virginia, June 1.
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Inter- State Commerce Commission
R. F P. Dowdell
Artestan
Roosevelt
Madden
T O
United States
National Editorial Association
John EB. Junkin
Sterlime Kun
A.B. Warner
Lexington
N. C
Whhl Moyes
Saeed Tex
Congrinsman
W. A. Ashbrook
Johnstown
J. H. Cockhiem
Oakland City
Ind
BH. B. Herbert
Chicago
J. Bettis
St. Louis
W.W. Stephens
Columbia
Walter Wile Hama
J. M. Page
Jer- Leviies TL
RM. White
Mexico
John W. Jacks
Montgomery City
J. W. Pepperman
Mongomery
Ain
J. P. Ba Finer
Pasadena
Cal
Carl Anderson
Fort Collins
Colo
George ¢. Woodruff
Litchfield
Conn
William Curtle
Kewanee
W. L. Jones
Lebanon
A. W. Glessner
Galena
W. PF
Parrott
Waterloo
Ch. Hellen
Webster
Sherman Ploughe
Hutchinson
Kas
George C. Fairbanks
Natic
Mass
W. R. Hodges
Sleepy Eye
Minn
Rohl Henry
Jackson
Mim
W. R Painter
Carrollton
J. G. Newbill
Springfield
Amfo
Ernest TL Pierce
Revere
Masa
C. R. Dow
Muskogee
I. T
Walter TL Frost
Washington
Transportation
J. E Junkin
R. M. White
H. J. Knapp
W. F. Parrott
C. B. Douglas
B. B. Herbert
A. W. Lee
Thomas P. Peer
G. C. Fairbanks
F. M. Davison
BE. W. Stephens
P. V. Collins
Crime Probed in Vzral Family Poison Plot
Chicago police pursue a murder inquiry after a proposed money-for-poison scheme surfaced involving Mrs Rose Vzral and Herman Belek. Belek allegedly planned to poison Mrs Vzral’s mother and also his wife, per a letter. A warrant charging Belek and his wife was sworn before Judge Maxwell ahead of a hearing.
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Chicago
Vzral
Rose Vzral
Herman Belek
Almiat
Martin Vzral
Bryan's mixed verdict on Roosevelt's state paper
Lincoln Neb. W. J. Bryan calls Roosevelt's message the president's most important state paper with praise for child labor eight hour day and criticism of injunctions and wartime tone. He lauds Japanese progress but rebukes the navy emphasis as force over justice.
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Lincoln Neb
Roosevelt
W. J. Bryan
Bryan
Influential clergyman Dr. E Winter dies at 70
Holland Michigan mourns the loss of Dr. E Winter a leading Dutch Reformed clergyman and former professor at the Western Theological Seminary of Holland He passed away at the age of seventy leaving a lasting impact on the church and academic ministry
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Holland, Mich
E. Winter
Dutch Reformed Church
Western Theological Seminary of Holland
Great Treadwell Mine Closes After Twenty Years
The Treadwell mine in Douglas Alaska ends operation for the first time in two decades. Coal shortage and fuel scarcity have led to the mine’s closure and economic hardship in nearby Douglas and Juncana.
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Doulas
Alaska
Douglas
Juncan
Japanese Navy Budget Allocated Over Seven Years
The Times Tokyo correspondent reports Japan plans a navy budget of 37.5 million dollars to be spread across seven years for naval expansion.
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London
Eng
the Times
Tokio
Seaboard Air Line Bond Issue Notified in Baltimore
Stock and voting trust certificate holders of the Seaboard Air Line were officially notified of a plan to issue 15 million dollars in five percent bonds. In St Petersburg Count Witte, former Russian premier, was received by the emperor after a delay due to his ill health.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Seaboard Air Line
Baltimore
Seaboard Air Line Railway
Unknown vessel wrecked off Cape Flattery coast
A special message from Seattle reports an unknown vessel wrecked off Cape Flattery at the extreme Oregon coast where the Juan de Fuca Strait meets the Pacific Ocean. The dangerous, rocky shoreline has claimed many ships in the past.
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Portland
Ore
Seattle
Cape Flattery
Oregon
Strait of Juan de Fea
Oreson
Vancouver Island
Pacific Ocean
Fire destroys three Montreal wholesale dry goods buildings
A blaze in Montreal totalled about 400000 in losses across nine firms in the wholesale dry goods district. Heaviest losses hit Canadian Underwear Co. Matthews Tower Co. and Yorkshire Importing Co., with partial damages at others as investigators assess the blaze. In Washington, the Interstate and Foreign Commerce Committee will review the Sherman bill to allow sale of mileage books in ten mile ratings.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Montreal
Canada
Nime
Canadian Underwear Co
Matthews, Tower & Co
Yorkshire Importing Co
Washington, D. C
Indians Face Starvation at Portage Reservation
Grand Maral Minnesota Dee T Many of the Chippewa Indians at the Port axe reservation are on the verge of starvation as the customary flour and pork allowance from the government has not been recalved.
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Minn
Dee
Port Axe Reservation
Favorable Impression in London on Treasury Report
Secretary Shaw's moves to remove American money market controls and currency reform proposals drew favorable comments in London. In Kansas City a federal court voided the Kansas grain inspection and weighing law as declared by special master Jumiga RL & Peters, appointed by Judge Pollack.
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London
Enz
Kansas
Kansas City
Kansas Grain Inspection and
Jumiga RL
Peters
Pollack
United States
Ecircult. Court
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