United States forces told to depart Kingston aid mission ends
Rear Admiral Davis's relief effort in Kingston ends after Governor Sweetenham objects to American sailors aiding the wounded and clearing streets. Navy ships Missouri Indiana and Yankton will sail as ordered. Davis defends actions as necessary for dignity and duty amid local friction.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kingston
Jamaica
Davis
Sweetenham
Admiral Davis
United States
Missouri
Indiana
Associated Press
Immigrant Japanese Arrivals Near Eagle Pass
About 218 Japanese nationals entered the United States from Japan on Saturday near Eagle Pass none have a fixed destination. Many wear fragments or full uniforms and carry fine coats. They show substantial funds including Japanese money and little Mexican currency, suggesting short stay in Mexico.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Eagle Pass
United States
Japan
Mexico
Prominent San Antonio Editor Dies After Long Illness
Frank Grice owner and manager of the San Antonio Daily Express died at Hot Wells Sanitarium after several weeks of lingering illness. He was stricken about a year ago, rallied briefly, then suffered a second attack a month ago and had remained bedbound.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
San Antonio
Frank Grice
San Antonio Daily Express
Hot Wells
Mr. Grice
Wreck on Frisco Train Derailed Near Brownwood Injures Dozens
A Frisco train derailed ten miles north of Brownwood near Delaware when rails spread at 7 15 Sunday. The train was in motion at about thirty mph and all coaches except the Pullman went into the ditch. About twenty people suffered injuries of varying severity.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Brownwood
Delaware
Explosion Kills Fifteen In Big Four Train Crash
A carload of dynamite exploded eight miles out of Terre Haute as a Big Four passenger train passed a sidetrack freight. The blast killed about fifteen people and ripped a large section of the freight train to splinters.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Indianapolis
Ind
Terre Haute
Cotton Growers Adjourns After Southern Meeting
The Southern Cotton Growers Association convention adjourned Saturday afternoon with Harvie Jordan presiding. Elected officers for the next year include Jordan of Georgia as president, J. C. Hickey of Texas as vice president, Dr. Will H. Wood of Mississippi as secretary, F. H. Hyatt of South Carolina as treasurer, and B. H. Burnett of Arkansas as financial agent.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Birmingham
Als
Southern Cotton Growers Association
Harvie Jordan
Georgia
J. C. Hickey
Texas
Will H. Wood
Mississippi
F. H. Hyatt
South Carolina
B. H. Burnett
Arkansas
Turkey Raisers Do Well in Waco
Waco ships two to three carloads of dressed turkeys weekly mainly to Chicago. Many workers, including numerous African Americans, are employed in processing. Strong demand supports steady growth as farmers add turkey-raising to their business. Turkeys help control boll weevils.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Waco
Chicago
Fire at Pullman Plant kills boy and devastates Wilmington yards
A major Saturday fire at the Pullman works in Wilmington Delaware destroyed forty five finished Pullman cars and damaged about 500000 dollars in property. One boy lost his life as firemen battled to save ten acres of shops housing 150 cars. The Wilmington plant is the second largest Pullman facility in the nation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pullman
Davidson Produces Documents On Oil Firm Ties
In Austin the House of Representatives received copies of papers from Attorney General Davidson and Jewel Lightfoot related to alleged ties among Senator Bailey H Pierce Waters-Pierce Oil and Standard Oil. The House did not view originals but may inspect the copies at the Attorney General's office. The session included Governor Campbell’s message and the Attorney General’s written response to a prior resolution.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Austin
Tex
House
Davidson
Bailey
H. Clay Pierce
Waters- Pierce Oil Company
Standard Oil Company
Attorney General
Campbell
I T
Jewel P. Lightfoot
Waters-Pierce Oil Company
Surveyors push line through Thurber to Palo Pinto area
County surveyors working along the border of Palo Pinto Erath and Eastland have advanced toward the southeast corner of Mineral Wells, passing Thurber and leaving key local landmarks in Palo Pinto. The extension adds roughly $1,000,000 in taxable value to Palo Pinto County that Erath had previously benefited from.
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Mineral Welle
Palo Pinto
Erath
Eastland Counties
Thurber
Palo Pinto County
Family recalls near-fatal dog attack on boy near Bells
Oscar Cherry's ten year old son was mauled by dogs while they chased a rabbit. The boy's arm was torn to the bone and flesh ripped as his father and uncle rushed to rescue him. He narrowly survived with serious injuries.
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Sherman
Oscar Cherry
Bells
Loved Well but Not Wisely in Steubenville
Sheriff Voorhees sent a telegram to Clark County Sheriff in Springfield to arrest Frederick C. Fairbanks son of Vice-President Fairbanks. He faces indictment by the grand jury for perjury tied to a license to marry Helen Scott daughter of iron master James Scott of Pittsburgh.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Steubenville
Ohio
Voorhees
Clark County
Springfield
Frederick C. Fairbanks
Fairbanks
Grand
Helen Scott
James Scott
Pittsburg
Barn Burners Said to Be Active Again in Waco
Waco reports indicate many barns in the city and nearby country have been burned in recent weeks. Police suspect the Barn Burners have resumed activity. Several youths previously involved were arrested years ago and officers are watching for new incidents.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Waco
Deaths and preps in Texas rail and education sectors
Prof J F Greer principal and Lancaster Military Institute proprietor dies after a runaway injury. M Sweeney Trinity and Brazos Valley general manager completes last inspection before operations start January 28.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. F. Greer
Waco Ward
Texas
Lancaster Military Institute
Engineer Receives Gift For Saving Flyer From Fire
Leroy Trice on behalf of the International and Great Northern Railroad presented Engineer Bill Lyne with a $400 watch chain and charm for his brave actions in saving the St. Louis Mexican flyer. An oil cap burst, the fireman jumped, but Lyne stayed with the engine, applied the emergency brake and cut the oil off to prevent disaster.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Palestine
Leroy Trice
International and Great Northern Railroad
Bill Lyne
Lyne
Pocketbook of Dr A Petten Found in Dallas Streets
A black leather pocketbook bearing the name Dr A Petten Mineola was found on Dallas streets. It contained valuable papers and a $100 check and was turned over to the Chief of Police.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
A. Petten
Mineola
Dallas
Not Guilty Verdict In San Angelo Killing Case
George Norton was found not guilty in District Court of San Angelo for the January 31 killing of a Mexican man in San Angelo. The jury deliberated only a few minutes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George Norton
District Court of
San Angelo
Santa Fe exams under way for Trinity and Brazos Valley trains
The Trinity and Brazos Valley train men are now standing Santa Fe examinations preparatory to operating trains over the Santa Fe track into Fort Worth. The first through run is slated for January 28. A Federal building site at Denison has been chosen at a cost of 7,500 dollars, leaving 77,500 dollars for the structure. The Oklahoma Constitution faces racial matters difficulties in its draft.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Trinity and
Brazos Valley
Santa Fe
Fort Worth
Federal
Denison
Grazos Valley
Corsicana
Cleburne
Harvey
Gus Bray
Brownwood
Shaw Rules Out Subtreasury in Southwest
Secretary designate Mr. Shaw says there is little chance a subtreasury will be established in the Southwest soon. He notes the Southeastern states would also face disappointment. Bills in Congress aim to curb cotton futures speculation and restrict telegraph information for such speculation. The rivers and harbors bill delays persist with Texas projects awaiting final disposition.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Shaw
the Treasury
Southwest
Sheppard
Texas
House
Burleson
Senate
Culberson
Post Office Department
Livingston
New York Cotton Exchange
Galveston
Rock Island
Burgess
Two Men Killed by Train Near Arlington
G A Ardrey age 54 of Arlington and his brother in law Tom Wingo age 45 of Argyle were fatally struck by a Texas and Pacific freight train at Arlington about 10 am Sunday. The pair walked along the tracks as they watched a stalled freight depart and did not see a second train backing toward them. Both men died instantly, their bodies mangled beyond recognition.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fort Worth
G. A. Ardrey
Arlington
Tom Wingo
Argyle
Texas and Pacific
Andy Bell
Kansas City Southern
Watts Crossing
Chicago
Gulf Pipe Line Company
Tulsa
Beaumont
Powderls
Paris
Missouri, Oklahoma and Gulf Railroad
Denison
Texas
Dustin
Sanford Disaster Mystery Deepens After Train Wreck
A revised casualty list from the Big Four passenger wreck near Sanford shows twenty eight dead and thirty two injured with eighteen identified. Rail officials and powder experts scour the scene for causes while other regional notes report factory, railway, and infrastructure developments across Texas and nearby states.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sanford
Terre Hanie
Ind
Sandford
Bailey Re-Elected Texas Senator By Votes In Senate and House
In Austin on January 24 the Texas Senate backed J W Bailey with 19 votes while 11 others backed different figures. the House tally reached 89 for Bailey with 36 scattering and 7 present but not voting. A joint session will meet to confirm the vote.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gainesville
Senate
House
J. W. Bailey
W. L. Cabell
A. W. Terrell
Horace Chilton
United States
Bailey
Texas
Duncan
Crawford
J. W. Logan
Thomas B. Love
Messrs. Adams
Alderdice
Austin
Baker
Ballinger
Baskin
Blanton
Boggard
Bowles
Bowman
Braley
Briggs
Briscoe
Bryant
Canales
Carswell
Chapman
Clements
Cobbs
Crockett
Daniel
Davis
Brazos
el Paso
Williamson Dean
Dodd
Driggers
Elkins
Fowler
Fuller
Gafford
Gaines
Geiptner
Graham
Green
Hamilton
Henderson
Heslop Hume
Kennedy
King
Kubena
Lane
Love
Williamson
McInerney
Mason
McConnell
McDonald
McKen
Mr. Kindred
Charles F.clint
Mr. Lively
R. R. Gaines
Peeler
Perry Ray
Reedy
P. F. Dunn
Mr. Savage
Nueces
S. Priest Wilson
Mr. Terrell
Messrs. Bell
Frestone
Gelsen
Gilmore
Texas harbors bill funds listed in rivers and harbors plan
The rivers and harbors bill details Texas allocations including Sabine Pass 260000 and Galveston Harbor 1000000 plus channel and canal sums for Brazos, Aransas Pass, Texas City and other waterways. Also notes National Farmers Union meeting in Atlanta and local incidents in Oklahoma and Georgia.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Texas
Sabine Pass
Galveston
Texas City
Aransas Pass
Brazos
Brazos Canal
Brazos River
Velasco
Old Washington
Hidalgo Falls
Turtle Cove Channel
Matagorda Bay
Guadalupe River
Victoria
Buffalo Bayou
Long Bearch
Main Street
Trinity River
West Galveston Bay
Cypress Bay
Dallas Hotel Lobby Shooting and Arrest in Assault Case
Traveling salesman Albert S. Johnson of the Rock Island Plow Company was shot and critically injured Tuesday evening in the St George Hotel lobby in Dallas. W C Brown president of the Brown Bugsy Company was later arrested at his home on a warrant charging assault with intent to murder. Bond set at $1,000.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Eling
Rock Island Plow Company
St. George Hotel
W. C. Brown
Brown Bugsy Company
Prisoner Found Dead In Pot ter County Jail Window
A laborer named J. Miller, sentenced for drunkenness, was found dead Sunday morning with his arm and half his body through a second floor jail window impaled on an iron bar. In Texas a flat car carrying seventy bales of compressed cotton from the Taylor compress destined for Galveston burned in the Katy yard Sunday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Potter County
J. Miller
Taylor
Galveston
Katy
Congress near clash over committee appointments and trust actions
In Congress Speaker Cannon and John Sharp Williams fail to agree on committee appointments. Representative Murphy of Missouri introduces a resolution asking the Attorney General to report steps taken to dissolve the Harvester Trust and actions toward prosecuting the trust and its officers. Murphy cites price disparities and stifled competition in Missouri and nationwide. The president urges action chasing remedies after the Colorado river break near the Mexican boundary endangering California’s Imperial Valley. Senate moves on salaries and a pending extra session to address a Santo Domingo treaty.
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Cannon Art John Sharp Williams
Representative Murphy
Missouri
Congress
Harvester Trust
Trust
Murphy
Colorado River
International Boundary Line
Mexico
Imperial Valley
California
Carmack
Tennessee
Roosevelt
Senate Committee
Hitchcock
Gallinger
House
Senate
Santo Domingo
Taft hears opposition on Calumet river reversal plan
Washington report on Chicago’s bid to reverse the Calumet river to improve sewerage faced pushback from the American Civic Association and Lake Carriers Association. They argued the move would lower lake levels from Lake Michigan to the St. Lawrence gulf. Taft said he would study the proposal.
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Washington, D. C
Chicago
Calumet River
Taft
American Civic Association
Lake Carriers’ Association
Lake Michigan
Gulf of St. Lawrence
Wild Man Recognized in Rosenberg Woods
Houston reports Roscoe Houghton, long presumed dead after vanishing from Fort Bend county years ago, has been identified as the wild man captured near Rosenberg Texas. He is the son of a wealthy farmer and his disappearance was linked to a love affair.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Houston
Tex
Rosenberg
Roscoe Houghton
Fort Bend County
Texas
Storm Strikes Chicago Interrupting Telegraph Service
A southwest storm reached Chicago on Wednesday night with sleet turning to snow and rain. Telegraphic service south and west was interrupted part of the night while elevated railways faced delays from ice and sleet. Ice coated the third rail as electric flashes lit the sky and trains crawled through the weather.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Dyer Denies Theft in U S District Court
David P. Dyer Jr. testified in St Louis on charges of embezzling 61500 from the sub-treasury. He firmly denied taking any United States funds between August 18 and October 5 or at any other time.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dyer
St. Louis
David P. Dyer, Jr
United States District Court
Sub-Treasury
United States
Gotch Retains Title After Hard Match With Beell
Minneapolis reports that Frank Gotch of Iowa wins a grueling 15 minute bout versus Fred Beell of Wisconsin, who keeps it close throughout. Beell forces Gotch to the mat twice as Gotch throws Reed to the canvas twice but cannot secure a decisive hold. Gotch forfeits 600 dollars plus a large side bet.
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Gotch
Minneapolis
Minn
Frank Gotch
Towa
America
Fred Beell
Wisconsin
Beell
Reed
Princess Lubormirska Injured In Auto Crash In France
Paris report says Princess Lubormirska, of a Polish-Galician Paris lineage, was in a car accident between Cannes and Antibes. One account claims fatal injuries, another that injuries are not serious.
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Paris
France
Gaenes
Antibes
Lubormirska
Galicia
Poland
Multiple disasters and political tensions ripple across U S and Europe
A string of reports notes electrocution deaths in St Louis prompted by a storm. riots in Brownsville blamed on army officers. floods and rainfall forecasts across the Midwest. rail and canal projects in Missouri and Texas. stock market dips tied to J P Morgan illness. parliamentary debates on the Japanese situation in California. bill debates in Missouri. dock terminal projects in Texas. bids on the Panama canal. coal and cotton markets in New York and Liverpool. a fatal freight-train collision in Kentucky. severe weather in Kansas and Oklahoma. and winter wheat and lake navigation concerns across the Dakotas and Minneapolis.
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St. Louis
Brownsville
Tex
Ohio River
Hadley
Missouri
W. W. Finley
Southern Railway
J. P. Morgan
Amalgamated
District of Columbia
Representative Foster
Vermont
California
Sheppard
Texas
Folk
Atty
Gen
Express
United Railway Co
Suburban Co
John Smith
Cox
Jackson
Geispolsheim
Germany
Shurtleff
Kansas
Oklahoma
Southwest
New York
Liverpool
America
Chamber of Deputies
Dakotas
Minneapolis
Salary Grab Sparks House Vote on Pay Increases
Washington January 19. The House approved raising salaries to 7500 a year for Senators Representatives Delegates from Porto Rico Hawaii and Alaska after March 4 1907 while the Vice President Speaker and Cabinet members would earn 10000. The move followed Littauer’s bid to insert the pay rise into the bill and face the Senate next week.
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Washington
House
Porto Rico
Hawaii
Alaska
Littauer
New York
Senate
Congress
Territories
Desperate Efforts to Save a Town at Springdale
Eight dynamite blasts failed to breach the Allegheny river dam at Springdale and ten houses plus Helden camp mirror works buildings were swept away. Another attempt was planned with a diver to place a ton of dynamite under the dam wall. If it fails, the stream may be diverted by breaking the dam and property losses could soar beyond the current $50,000. the Ohio river is rising rapidly.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pittsburg
Allegheny River
Springdale
Helden Camp
West Virginia
Ohio
Liberals Candidate Attacked After Cockfight Coverage in Havana
In Havana Col Mentiota a Liberal gubernatorial candidate in Santa Clara province attacked and badly thrashed after his name appeared in reports about a cockfight. Coronado editor of La Discusion and El Rebeld prints the story of the raid with remarks that the editor deserved it. Jose Miguel Gomez was an interested spectator at the cockfight.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Havana
Cuba
Col Mentiota
Santa Clara
Senor Coronado
la Discusione
Jose Miguel Gomez
el Rebeld
Dyer Case Goes To Jury In Embezzlement Trial
In St. Louis, Missouri UC David P. Dyer Jr. faces embezzlement charges of 61500 from the St. Louis sub treasury. The trial began Tuesday and jurors will hear the case this afternoon in U.S. district court.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dyer
St. Louis
David P. Dyer, Jr
Sub-Treasury
United States District Court
Nipissing Minine Co Reorganizes. New President Elected
New York directors reorganize the Nipissing Minine Co. Samuel Newhouse is elected president at the meeting. The restructuring updates the company’s leadership and governance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nipissing
New York
N. Y
The
Nipissing Minine Co
Samuel Newhouse
Confidential man goes wrong headlined by social leader
Horace E. Hand a Kirkwood social figure and former confidential clerk to Judge Parker pleaded guilty to forgery. Authorities say his forgeries total about 15000 dollars and he was sent to the penitentiary within 24 hours of arrest.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Horace E. Hand
St. Louis
Kirkwood
Leman F. Parker
Newi
Tidal Wave Destroys Kingston and Death Toll Rises
Kingston is flooded and wrecked after a giant tidal wave. British authorities and American marines assist with debris removal as hundreds are killed or missing. A separate report notes Jamaica coast changes and a large poultry shipment from Jamaica to New York.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Kingston
Admiral Evans
Missouri
Indiana
Omaha business leaders form $5,000 canning factory
Omaha Texas businessmen and regional farmers organize a joint stock company to build a $5,000 canning factory in Omaha. They met Friday and elected W. M. Wallace H. P. Stevens and W. W. McCollum as executive committee to secure a charter and site. J. A. Law of Dallas and T. W. Welch assisted as promoters.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Omaha
Tex
W. W. McCollum
J. A. Law
Dallas
T. W. Welch
Great Texas Horse Dead
Dallas Electrite Col Henry Ex all s great trotting stallion died at Lomo Alto farm from acute inflammation of the bowels. He was nineteen years old and sire of sixty six trotters and pacers with racing records from 2 11 to 2 30. He was regarded as one of the country’s greatest trotting sires.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dallas
Snyder to Inaugurate Town Waterworks System
A system to install waterworks for Snyder Oklahoma including electric lights at an estimated cost of 25000 dollars proceeds. The plan aims to provide municipal utilities and modern infrastructure for the town.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Snyder
Oklo
Pring Joachin
New York
Jamaica
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Austin College
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Stephenson
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Warner
W. J. McDowell
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F. H. Rogan
Messrs Lea, Beaty
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Mr. Bell
Limestone
R. N. Stafford
Blacock
J. Frank Onion
Mr. Brown
Wharton
Hamp Cook
Harris County
Br. Browne
Harris
J. R. Wiley
Mr. Cable
Charles K. Bell
Mr. Clements
Guy 5
Joseph Weldon Bailey
Red River
National Farmers’ Union
Atlanta
Charles 8. Barrett
Atwalter
Barrett
Abraham Boatman
Grant, I. T
Ezra Brown
Gibson & Patton Construction Company
Caddo
Mme
Emma Eames
Foraker
Albert S. Johnson
Princess
Wabash
Toledo
Bardwell
Gov. Warner
Michigan
Frisco
Asthmian Commission
Panama Canal
W. J. Oliver
Knoxvillel, Tenn
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Norfolk
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J. B. Loyd
Italy
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Brunner
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