Kingston Earthquake Ruins Caped Jamaica’s Capital
New York reports Kingston Jamaica s capital struck by a violent quake. Many major buildings destroyed and fatalities likely under one thousand. Myrtle Bank Hotel and military hospital burned with soldiers dead. Few foreigners confirmed among the dead as officials fear for remaining visitors.
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Kingston
America
England
Myrtle Bank
Princi
Pal
Great Military Hospital
Inaugural of Campbell Administration in Texas Capitol
Austin reports the ceremonial start of the Campbell administration with Gov Campbell taking the oath amid a large, diverse crowd. The event featured brief, formal speeches from outgoing Gov Lanham and the new governor reaffirming promises and pledges to enact his platform.
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Austin
Southwest
Plains
Rice Country
Texas
el Paso
House of Representatives
S. W. T. Lanham
Col Campbell
Lanthanm
Campbell
Bailey-Davidson matter dominates range finding day
Austin notes a pivotal day in the Bailey investigation as the House votes to seek all records on Waters-Pierce Oil and Standard Oil linking Wel don Bailey. a Senate committee to hear charges against Bailey is named with Green, Greer, Senter, Skinner, Bradfield, Stoney and Looney. Bailey appears at inaugural events and predicts a US Senate term. Kindred introduces a measure against legislators taking corporate work. Green cites a separate investigation plan while substitutive proposals are debated in both chambers.
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Austin
Bailey
House
Davidson
Waters-Pierce Oil Company
Senate Committee
Senate
Green
Greer
Senter
Skinner
Bradfield
Stoney
Looney
Bail
Boy Mauled by Dogs Near Bells
Ten year old son of Oscar Cherry near Bells was nearly killed when dogs released a rabbit attacked him. His arm was lacerated to the bone and flesh torn away before his father and uncle rescued him. He survived the attack.
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Sherman
Oscar Cherry
Bells
Wealth comparisons spark editorial on Britain and the United States
The Express argues Britain could prosper like the United States if it shed its worn out commercial system. It notes wealth growth rates of seven million dollars weekly for Britain and ten million daily for the U S. Also reports on accidents and deaths including Bryan and Bryant, Capt. Clarke, and others.
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London
the Express
United States
Great Britain
Horribly Mangled by Cars Near Fort Worth Crossing
An electrician from Greenville named Ernest Freeman and an unidentified man were struck and killed by a cut of cars being pushed by engine No 1 near the Cold Springs road crossing of the Fort Worth and Denver City tracks about 11 PM Monday. Dollie Gilmore and her brother Fred Gilmore narrowly escaped.
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Fort Worth
Ernest Freeman
Greenville
Cold Springs Road
Forth Worth
Denver City
Dollie Gilmore
Fred Gilmore
Lipton offers yacht race cap for Jamestown exposition
A global note reports Sir Thomas Lipton offers a cap for a yacht race to be held at Hampton Roads during the Jamestown exposition. Other items note CP Railroad’s contract in Liverpool for a Skagway steel freighter, and local political chatter about Thos B. Love seeking the Democratic nomination in 1905.
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Hampton Roads
Canadian Pacific Railroad Steamship Company
Liverpool
Skagway
Thos. B. Love
Congress
Jack A. Heall
Roosevelt’s Thunderbolt Unleashed in Brownsville Affair
President Roosevelt unleashes a forceful response in the Brownsville affair, asserting decisive action and signaling a hard line in the controversy. The move intensifies political debate and tests civil rights pressures and military oversight.
Roosevelt sends Brownsville incident report to Senate
President Roosevelt submits a special message with exhibits and Taft sworn testimony. The evidence implicates Twenty-Fifth Infantry negro troops in the August 23 shooting, cites Springfield rifles, and revokes the civil employment ban while barring re-enlistment for discharged soldiers.
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Washington
Roosevelt
Senate
Brownsville
Purdy
Major Blocksom
Texas
Fort Brown
Twenty-Fifth Infantry
Taft
United States
Erathites Moved to Palo Pinto and Tax Impact
Surveyors pushing across Palo Pinto Erath and Eastland counties place much of Thurber in Palo Pinto County. The shift adds about 1,000,000 dollars in taxable value to Palo Pinto, previously enjoyed by Erath. A new Dallas hotel named Hotel Southland rises, costing 400 000 to 500 000 dollars, eight stories with 225 rooms and fireproof design.
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Erath
Eastland Counties
Southeas
Thurber
Palo Pinto County
Dallas
Hotel Southland
Reuben Abernathy
Caruth
France
Rock Island Train 30 Crashes Near Barney New Mexico
A Rock Island passenger train bound for Chicago derailed after hitting an open switch near Barney New Mexico. Five people were killed and eight injured as the engine overturned with the engineer trapped beneath wreckage.
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el Paso
Rock Island
Chicago
Barney
N. M
Death in the Balmy Breezes in Chicago
The piece notes unusually high winter temperatures and calm weather contributing to influenza and pneumonia rates, with disease spreading due to low sunshine and precipitation. It mentions Theodore Davis discovering Queen Thi’s tomb at Luxor and lists high personal taxes for Andrew Carnegie and John D. Rockefeller in New York. It also covers a Texas Tuberculosis Exhibition and a Texas Pipe Line Company right of way request through Grayson County.
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Chicago
Theodore Davis
Luxor
Queen Thi
Amen Totep II
Andrew Carnegie
New York
John D. Rockefeller
San Antonio
P. Robertson
Texas Pipe Line Company
Tulea
I. T
Gulf
Board of Commissioners
Grayson County
Dallas County
Turbulent Telegrams Signal Crime and Disaster Across Nations
Confessions in Kentucky spark sensational claims linked to Cox murder. A deadly factory fire in Germany claims 16 girls and 4 youths. Reports cover weather freezes from Kansas to Oklahoma, financial strains in New York, and wartime era labor actions. Politics see Illinois and Missouri battles, with rail and treasury concerns shaping policy and transportation.
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Cox
Jackson
Gelspolnheim
Germany
Illinois
Shurtleff
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Oklahoma
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Liverpool
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Ore
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Goldfield
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China
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Daviess County
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Memphis
Gould
Bank of England
Chicago
Ohio Valley
Cornelius P. Shea
United States Treasury
Roosevelt
Bailey
Texas
St. Louis
EH. H. Harriman
Interstate Commerce Commission
Carlisle Institute
Duke and Duchess of Marlborough
Baltimore
Terra Cotta
Scranton
Terminals Commission
Indiana
Barrington
Charles Simeon
Walter Fink
Water Robinson
Otto Buddemeyer
Washington, Mo
William Spaugh
Centerville
Missouri
Atkinson
Gould Interests
Sormerfield
Pig Event Draws Texas Swine Breeders in Van Alstyne
Texas swine breeders travel to Van Alstyne for a meeting as Congress considers pig industry issues. The gathering aims to discuss breeding standards and legislative impact on farming communities.
Lets Plant More Pigs in the Brownsville Spotlight
The Parker, Builder of Prosperity, and the Smasher of the Mort is highlighted as the Brownsville affair draws attention. The phrase suggests a sensational or satirical local feature linking community growth with a controversial figure.
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Parker
Swine Breeders Meet Prep Tops Purdy’s Report
Ready for Swine Breeders Association meeting in Van Alstyne Texas with plans for opening addresses by the mayor and Business Men's League president. Col Aaron Coffee of McKinney to respond. program includes a moving picture show, smoker, turkey dinner, and a contest on The Model Hog Farm with a cash prize. In Washington, Senate and House debates focus on appropriation bills and Brownsville riot inquiry, with Furthers remarks expected from Porter and others.
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Business Men's League
Col
Aaron Coffee
McKinney
Washington
Senate
House
Bach
District of Columbia
Diplomatic and Consular Service
Foraker
Brownsville
Cullom
Purds
Spooncer
Carmack
Stone
From Peon to Plutocrat in Mexico's Wealth Plan
In Parral the Pal millo mines owner Pedro Alvarado rises from peon to multi millionaire. He declares wealth should be shared with the poor and plans to destine 10 million dollars to homes land and training for 10000 Mexicans within thirty days. He aims to fund a great school teaching arts trades and advanced agriculture while continuing annual gifts to uplift the poor.
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City of
Mexico
Andrew Carnegie
Pedro Alvarado
Palmillo
Parral
Carnegie
Alvarado
Diaz
Mexaco
Bailey Investigation Drives House Vote In Texas Capital
In Austin on January 12, the House rejected a motion to adjourn 6 to 33 and then ordered the Bailey investigation resolution as a 10:30 a.m. special order amid a keen filibuster led by Kennedy. Anti lobby rules were adopted and outsiders barred from the floor as the debate approaches, with Bailey supporters likely to offer a substitute resolution.
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Austin
Texas
House of Representatives
United States
Joseph Weldon Bailey
Kennedy
Bailey
Insane Lottery Winner Delights At Mexico City Prize
Ting Wing a Chinese man of Merida Yucatan wins a ten thousand dollar lottery prize and goes insane with joy Wa hng unable to speak wanders the streets and keeps counting pesos drawn from a local bank cared for by Chinese friends
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Mexico
Ting Wing
Merida
Yucatan
Wa Hng
Wireless report says no news of Ponce from Porto Rico
In Savannah the wireless operator reports a message from the steamer Carolina at Porto Rico stating no news of Ponce. In Honolulu Mauna Loa volcano erupts with crater fire seen up to 100 miles at sea.
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Ponce
Savannah
Georgia
Carolina
Porto Rico
Mauna Loa
Honolulu
Hawaii
Milwaukee Man Arrested for Head Severing of Mother-in-law
George C. Wapp, described as possibly insane, was arrested in Milwaukee on charges of killing Mrs Frederick A. Freund, his mother-in-law, by cutting off her head with a razor. He claimed she talked too much.
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Milwaukee
Wisconsin
George C. Wapp
Frederick A. Freund
Well Known Cattle Man Dead in San Antonio
Captain John T. Lytle general manager and secretary of the Texas Cattle Raisers Association died in San Antonio Texas He was regarded as one of the best known cattle men in the United States.
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Cincinnati
National Convention of
United States
Dallas
Texas
Joseph K. Sumerall
South
Danville
San Antonio
John T. Lytle
Texas Cattle Raisers
Aassociatin
The Bailey Question in Texas
Friends of Senator Bailey say no investigation is warranted as about 20 legislators have remained neutral, and their votes will decide the issue.
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Bailey
Texas
San Antonio
Friends
East Texas Canners In Session. Earthquake Felt and More
A rapid snapshot of events includes East Texas canners meeting in Jacksonville Tweeday, reports of an earthquake shock in Arkansas City Arkansas, a Santa Yanes river bridge collapse near Yompoc California with two drownings, and numerous local developments such as bank openings bond issues rail plans and civil notices across Texas and nearby states.
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Yompoc
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