SICKNESS WAS SHORT Brilliant Young Journalist and One of Texas' Foremost Citizens
Alfred H Belo, president of A H Belo & Co publishers of the Galveston and Dallas News, died at his Dallas home after a brief illness from meningitis. Born August 4, 1873 in Galveston, he was educated at Pottstown and Yale, married Helen Ponder in 1900, survived by widow and two daughters, and a sister. He led the family firm after 1901 and battled illness including grippe and cerebromeningitis with the aid of New York and St. Louis specialists before his death at 8 pm Tuesday. He was active at St. Matthew's Cathedral.
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Alfred H. Belo
A. H. Belo & Co
Galveston
Dallas News
Mr. Belo
A. H. Belo
Jeanette Belo
Pottstown
Yale College
Belo
Grippe
Lowe
New York
St. Louis
Episcopal Church
St. Matthew's Cathedral
Peabody
Boston
Grandest Carnival in Mobile Since Fever Escape Celebrated
Mobile marked 1906 carnival in commemorating its yellow fever escape with the Felix parade and Nights of Revelry floats. The Order of Myths presented Universal Wonders on seven floats and the Infant Mystics showcased Cleopatra in seven floats. The Marmadhis vision inspired the Cleopatra sequence amid revelry.
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Mobile
Order of Myths
Pensacola Mardi Gras Parade Draws Vast Crowd
Pensacola Florida February 28 fully 19000 people witnessed the Mardi Gras grand mystic parade consisting of fifteen floats all beautifully decorated. The parade concluded with a coronation ball revealing King Priscus VII as Hon J F Stillman collector of customs of the port.
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Pensacola
Fla
Priscus VII
J. F. Stillman
Port
Sub Prefect Invites Missionaries to Banquet Then Attempts Suicide
Telegraph report from Pekin quotes a Tribune correspondent describing the Nanchang sub prefect who invited missionaries to a banquet. After the banquet he withdrew and tried to kill himself, an act said to be driven by vengeance and linked to the massacre of missionaries in China.
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London
Pek
the Tribune
Nanchang
China
Prohibitionists Vote to Stay Independent of Democrats
Dallas Feb 28 Prohibitionists meet and withdraw a move to join the Democratic party Instead they choose to remain as an organization B P Bailey and P F Paige resign as chairman and secretary respectively E H Connibear elected chairman Paige retained secretary with conditional release if he joins Democrats New officers and committee selections announced with L T Glover and L J Winters added to the panel
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Democratic Party
Dallas
B. P. Bailey
P. F. Paige
J. M
Cyclone) Davis
E. H. Connibear
L. T. Glover
Rockwall
L. J. Winters
Austin
H. A. Bourland
Bold Bandits Rob Kenny Bank in Silent Alarm Raid
Five armed men robbed the People's Bank of Kenny Illinois bursting the vault with the first charge. A second blast opened the safe door but a steel chest remained untouched as residents sought answers. The robbers fled aboard the Diamond Special on the Illinois Central as alarms spread. About $600 in coins were taken.
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Lincoln
People’s Bank of
Kenny
Ill
Ome
Illinois Central
Colin
Missouri seeks ouster of Standard Oil rivals in Oklahoma case
Assistant Attorney General Lake opened testimony in Oklahoma City in the Missouri ouster suit against Standard and associated oil firms. John Burrows testified he received part of his Waters-Pierce salary from Standard Oil and alleged no competition between Standard and Waters-Pierce in Oklahoma. He claimed International Harvester oils used in Oklahoma were charged to Standard Oil and Waters-Pierce labeled oils for harvesters.
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Missouri
Oklahoma City
Lake
State of Missouri
Standard
John Burrows
Waters-Pierce Oil Company
Standard Oil Company
Waters-Pierce
Oklahoma
Burrows
International Harvester Company
Harvester
Five Men Burned In Jail Gasoline Lamp Explosion
Five men were burned and two fatally after a gasoline lamp exploded in the county jail corridor in Lawton on Tuesday. John Jamison and prisoner Andrew Fitzwater died of their injuries. Sheriff C Hammond and deputies Homer Hammond Elsod were among those injured as Jamison ignited the lamp, clothing soaked with gasoline burst into flames before aid arrived.
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Lawton
John Jamison
Andrew Fitzwater
C. Hammond
Homer Hammond
Elsod
Jamison
Fitzwater
Theater Collapse Leaves Chorus Man Blind in Theater
Al McPhail of New York, a famed chorus performer, suddenly went blind while attending a Pittsburg theater. He lit matches before his eyes to see if it was real, attracted audience attention, then collapsed. A doctor diagnosed apoplexy.
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Pittsburg
al McPhail
New York
McPhail
Legislature Chaplain Office Targeted in Abolition Push
The Beaumont Enterprise and Dallas Times-Herald urge abolishing the legislature chaplaincy as a sinecure. They warn such a move would cut about 25 percent of legislative and executive department staff, while arguing the need for grace during Austin sessions remains essential.
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Beaumont Enterprise
Dallas Times-Herald
Grace
Austin
Dallas County
Sleeplessness and Digestive Aids Highlighted in 1900s Ad Notes
Sleeplessness tied to stomach disorders with Chamberlain's Stomach and Liver Tablets said to restore digestion and enable sleep. Also mentions a cotton seed processing gin in Washington, Kodol Dyspepsia Cure sold by local druggists, and a Hollander in Texas who died at 127, urging young men to go to Texas.
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Chamberlain
All Druggista.y
The
Republic
Texas
Attempted arson at Louisiana Industrial School hall
An incendiary tried to burn the boys hall at Louisiana Industrial School in Ruston Louisiana on February 28. Piles of kerosene-soaked excelsior and shavings were set under the building but discovery by a student prevented the fire. Eighty boys slept inside. officials conduct a rigid investigation and several crews are discovered.
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Industrial School
Ruston
Louisiana Industrial School
Six Die in Mine Explosion at Piper Alabama
Six men were killed and twelve others badly injured in an explosion at Little Cahaba mine No. 2 in Piper Alabama on February 28. Authorities did not release names pending notification. Rescue teams and investigators examined the scene for causes and safety lapses.
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Birmingham
Ala
Little Cahaba
Piper
Missionaries Reach Safety in China Troubles
Pekin reports fourteen American missionaries who fled Nanchang have reached Kiu Kiang safely. The gunboat El Cano moves from Nanking toward the troubled area to assist.
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Pekin
Rogers
Shanghai
Nanchang
Kiu Kiang
el Cano
Nanking
Large Land Deal Inked in Louisiana Timber Lands
The Long Bell Lumber company of Kansas City has completed plans to purchase 300000 acres of pine timber land north of the Bradley Ramsey interests in western Louisiana for 500000 dollars.
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New Orleans
Long Bell Lumber Company of
Kansas City
Bradley- Ramsey
Louisiana
Bohemian Farmer Killed by Father-in-law Near Taylor
Martin Jurecik, a young Bohemian farmer living near Rice's Crossing nine miles south of Taylor, was shot and killed by his father-in-law. Ill treatment of his wife is alleged as the cause.
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Taylor
Martin Jurecik
Rice's Crossing
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