Two Speeches in Texas Fight Over Corporations and Officials
The event features General Crane and Senator Bailey speaking to a large Houston audience. Crane accuses Bailey of ties to Waters-Pierce and other trusts while Bailey defends his record and denounces Crane’s corporation connections as threats to the state.
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Mr. Crane
Senator Bailey
O. T. Holt
Houston
Crane
Lindsey
Colonel Holt
General Crane
Bailey
Hhe Champee
People
Corporans
Waters-Pierce Company
Waters-Pierce Old Company
Texas
H- Clay Pierce
Clay Pierce
Standard of! Company
John
Pierce
Standard of
Waters-Pierce of
Waters-Pierce Oil Company
Generel Crane
H. Clay Pierce
Balley
Hailey
John D. Rockefeller
F. Charles Hume
Tam
Senstor
John Sharp Williams
Hearst
Congress
Mr Crane
Southern Pacific Railroad
Briley
Tom S. Smith
Waters-Pierce Oll Company
Smith
Travis Dashiell
Leon County
Austin
Waters-Pierce O
Hardy
D. H. Gardy
Security Oi Company
Standard Oil Company
Greenville
Cotton Crushers’ Association
Milers’ Association
Good Government Club
Senate
Mr. Bailey
Supreme Court
United States
What the Jury Thought
A dialogue in a Chicago Tribune blurb recalls an arrest for insulting a janitor and a jury acquittal. The jurors doubted the claim of brutality and found the acts justifiable or possible to believe, reflecting satire on courtroom outcomes.
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Flatman
Chicago Tribune
Size matters in a Canadian user parable
A exchange notes Canada’s larger landmass relative to the United States with a wry comparison. The Canuck asserts awareness, while another quips that a cord of wood equals more than a gold watch, reflecting a humorous, belittling tone.
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Canada
United States
Chicago Record-Herald
Duty of life inspires search for a fitting partner
A newspaper excerpt quotes Helen Oldfield promoting the personal duty of youth to seek a suitable life partner and to become worthy of that person, emphasizing self-improvement as preparation for partnership. The message urges young men and women to pursue responsible, lasting matches.
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Helen Oldfield
Monkeys and Men at London Zoo Under Renovation
The monkey house at the London Zoo is being cleaned disinfected and partly rebuilt under the supervision of Dr Gordon the expert who has led sanitation efforts at the House of Commons.
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London Zoo
Gordon
Queen Victoria’s Cats Parade at Court in Regal Travel
The article notes Queen Victoria’s fondness for cats and describes a royal caravan of Persian, Manx, Angora, Mal se and tabby cats accompanying the court to Balmoral Osborne Windsor or Buckingham Palace. One Persian wore a collar bearing the inscription I belong to the queen in silver letters.
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Victoria
Balmoral
Osborne
Windsor
Buckingham Palace
Pugnacious Black Snake Noted at Worcester Farm
A writer describes the common black snake as the most pugnacious of the fertile family. He says the animal is always ready for a fight and warns that those who misread its fighting style should apologize before the first blow. Many snakes in the Worcester farm are Florida rattlers sought by Mr. Brownell in the past three years.
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Worcester Farm
Brownell
Berth Trouble Raises Fare Fairness Question
A Philadelphia Press reader argues that a man who must climb into an upper sleeping car berth should not pay the same rate as a passenger in a lower berth, calling for price fairness in train accommodations.
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Philadelphia Press
Tower of Gold prison in Seville described by Moorish builders
The tower of gold in Seville, a large octagonal structure in three stages, earned its name from its brilliant yellow color under Andalusian sun. It was used as a prison by Peter the Cruel.
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Seville
Peter the Cruel
Editor Dodges Bridge Prospects Update in Gazette
Local note from Ducktown Tennessee reflects on reporting limits while discussing the Bridges company and bridge prospects. The editor signals cautious optimism without asserting strong authority or official confirmation.
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Ducktown (Tenn
Water intake of dairy cows during peak milking shows high water use
Experiments indicate a cow in full milk flow drinks from 1 500 to 2 000 pounds of water per month, with the average 1 600 pounds per cow across a tested herd, reflecting substantial water needs in dairy production.
Ambrosia Insight on Love at Thirty
A short reflection from Ambrosia in The World notes that love after thirty shifts from rosy youth to cautious life. It calls men at thirty to be skillful in navigating marriage and avoiding drifting past a comfortable matrimonial stage.
Family Umbrella Ages to Shelter a Whole Household
An old fashioned umbrella with whalebone ribs was found in Greenock England and is believed to be about 120 years old When opened it can shelter a whole family according to the discovery record
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Greenock
England
His Apology Confirms Domestic Dinner Plans
A humorous aside from Mr. Younghusband explains he cannot take someone home for dinner because his wife and the hired girl attend cooking school that day. The note appears in a Women’s section style excerpt from a periodical.
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Mr. Younghusband
Women's
Idle Rumor Takes Rest in Quiet Spot
An idle rumor speaks of a lazy day while denying its own claims. The Judge notes the contrast between supposed busyness yesterday and a modern habit of loafing today as rest becomes a topic.
Trial of Standard Oil in Findlay Opens Amid Anti Trust Case
Findlay Ohio October 10 charges of conspiracy against the Standard Oil Company of Ohio under the state anti trust law were brought in a trial before Judge Banker and a jury. John D Rockefeller is separately tried. the state seeks documentary evidence to prove the trust’s dominance from 1882 onward.
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Findlay
Ohio
Company of
John D. Rockefeller
Rockefeller
Banker
Standard Oil Company of
David
Standard Oil Trust
Bkill
United States
Floods Devastate Southern Jalisco and Colima
Floods along the Manzanillo railway line in Jalisco and Colima caused massive destruction and high death tolls. About 128 lives lost along the extension, with landslides burying landscapes, a 26 ton steam shovel swept away, and a steel bridge at Tuxpan destroyed. Water reportedly rose sixty feet in one location, with many houses ruined in Tuxpan and Zanduillic. In the Santiago river canal workboat disasters killed twenty-five, fifteen drowning during a boat capsizing. All victims were natives. West coast floods marked a historic surge.
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City of
Mexico
Jalisco
Colima
Manzanillo
Mexican Central Railway
Tuxpan
Zanduillic
Santiago
Milwaukee man confesses to unlawful marriage and shared home
Charles R Cager age 28 and two women, his lawful wife and a second wife, lived together since May with the wife acting as servant in the home of the rival. Sager, an insurance solicitor and con faction of University of Wisconsin buildings, voluntarily confessed.
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Milwaukee
Charles R Cager
Farmers' Union Day speakers set for State Fair
Dallas reports President E A Calvin of the Texas division has secured assurances from C B Patterson of Oklahoma and N C Murry of Kingston Texas that they will attend on Oct 27 at the State Fair to address attendees on the union's aims.
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Dallas
E. A. Calvin
Texas Division
The
Farmers’ Union
C. B. Fatterson
Oklahoma
Indishoma Union
N. C. Murry
Kingston
Texas
Texas Union
Notable Mortality and Local News Notices From DeKalb and McKinney
Jos H Glidden inventor of barbed wire fences dies at 93 in DeKalb Illinois. Andy J Woods 26 son of Robert B Woods of Odelis killed in tramroad accident at Nona Mills Lumber Co. Ben Jones a Black man shot to death near Vicksburg by Jon Scott. Jones allegedly attacked Scott's daughter and was pursued and killed. Buckner's Orphans' Home reunion preparation set for Oct 20 to 22 east of Dallas. Otto Kalenberg found dead after investigating noise in his chicken house in Gillespie County. Daniel Talbot Jewett 99 former U S Senator from Missouri dies after years in St Louis. Sherman Dallas Electric Railway contract signed. McKinney to get Jarze powerhouse costing 300000 and four miles of electric railway within city.
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Jos. H. Glidden
DeKalb Illinois
Andy J. Woods
Robert B. Woods
Odelis
Nona Mills Lumber Company
Ben Jones
Vicksburg
Jon Scott
Jones
Scott
Buckner’s
Dallas
Otto Kalenberg
Gillespie County
Panama Canal Completion by Contract Decided
Washington reports the Panama Canal will be completed by contract with a forthcoming public statement and contract form. Chinese labor employment remains unchanged with protected terms transferable to contractors. President Roosevelt plans a fall visit to the isthmus and Cuba travel after the election unless the Cuban situation worsens.
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Washington
Panama Canal
Roosevelt
Cuba
James Q Chenoweth Seeks Appropriations for Confederate Home
Col James Q Chenoweth Superintendent of the Confederate Home reports good conditions and requests 97 628 for year one and 91 128 for year two in appropriations. He seeks 50 000 for general maintenance 11 090 yearly for clothing 3000 for new heating furnace 1000 for two waiters and nurses rooms and 2000 for roadways and fences. He notes no prior road funding and hazardous approach due to high travel hill. Maintenance costs average 132 per year vs 152 for similar homes, a satisfactory showing for Texas.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Austin
James Q. Chenoweth
Confederate Home
Texas
Dallas-Waxahachie Interurban Route Survey Planned
Dallas M M Phinney of Stone and Webster says a corps of engineers will begin surveying the Dallas to Waxahachie interurban route within days. Several routes will be examined to select the most suitable alignment for the Texas project.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dallas-Waxahachie
Dallas
M. M. Phinney
Stone and Webster
Texas
Corps of Engineers
Waxahachie
Stone & Webster
Waxahackie
Rural free delivery routes expand in Texas
The September report of the Fourth Assistant Postmaster General shows 1549 rural free delivery routes in Texas at month end, up 14 in three months. Congressmen Broocks Beall and Smith gained three routes each. Field and Gregg four. Gillespie Stephens Slayden and Burleson two apiece.
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Washington
Texas
Broocks
Beall and
Smith
Field
Gregg
Gillespie Stephens
Slayden
Burleson
Fire destroys mill and gin near Marlin
The mill and gin at McLannahan, northeast of Marlin, owned by Farmers' Gin Company, burned recently. The gin cost about $50,000 and was insured for about $40,000. The plant was new and in its first season.
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McLannahan
Marlin
Farmers’ Gin Company
City Liquor Sale Ban Goes Into Effect
The city council previously passed an ordinance restricting liquor sales in a large portion of the city’s residential area. The District Court upheld the ordinance as valid, and it took effect on Thursday, October 4, as announced by Judge Levy.
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Marshall
Spanish War Veterans Meet in Washington for encampment
Veterans of the Spanish American War from nearly every state attend the third annual encampment in Washington. Commander in Chief Charles R. Miller of Ohio opens the first session. Delegations come from Indiana Ohio Oklahoma and the Southern States as Oklahoma seeks next year’s encampment.
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Washington
Charles R. Miller
Ohio
Indiana
Oklahoma
Constable Fractures Skull in Booneville Altercation
Word from Booneville reports Constable George Miler Jr. sustained a skull fracture in an altercation ten miles south of Decatur. Initial fears of fatal injury gave way to outlook for recovery. Suspect Jess Woody was arrested on assault to murder charges and granted $4,000 bond before a Justice of the Peace.
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Decatur
Booneville
Here
George Miler Jr
Jess Woody
Justice of the Peace
Siro Wreck Strong Box Found Empty at Romigas Island
Dispatch from Cartegesa Spain reports the strong box of the Italian steamer Siro recovered at Romigas Island after the August wreck. Though hermetically sealed the box was empty fueling suspicions of crew complicity in the loss of about 150 hives.
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Spain
Romigas Island
Crane Bailey Debate Draws Immense Houston Crowd
A crowd of over five thousand packed Houston's auditorium for the Crane Bailey debate. The event drew balanced pro and anti Bailey factions, with orderly conduct and strong audience interest in the implications for economic government and upcoming party conventions. The consensus suggests limited immediate impact on Bailey's Senate renomination.
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Houston
Texas
Crane Bailey
Bauer
Senate
Bailey
Green Declines Reorganized Ticket Nomination
E H R Green withdraws from governor race under the Reorganized Republican Party of Texas and endorses Dr Alex W Acheson as the ticket head. The State committee names Acheson with J C Gibbons as leaders while Green pledges support for the reorganized nominees and urges patriotic voter backing.
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Dallas
E. H. R. Green
Republican
Siste
Alex. W. Acheson
Denilson
Dr. Acheson
J. C. Gibbons
Mr. Green
Reorganized
Republican Party of Texas
Reorganized Party of Texas
Abe
Republian
Texas
Death of North Texas State Normal president Kendall
J S Kendall president of the North Texas State Normal died at his Denton home Sunday morning consumption was the cause. He had worked Saturday and a hemorrhage struck at 1:30 that night. Born in Georgia about 55 years old he earlier led Honey Grove public schools and later served as Texas Superintendent of Public Instruction. He became North Texas Normal president five years ago guiding the school’s rise.
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North Texas State Normal
Georgia
Texas
The
North Texas Normal
Republican nominee pledge ruled incompatible with office
The Attorney General concluded that a candidate who preelectionly agrees to serve without pay or donate salary to charity cannot hold the office. The matter was referred to the Attorney General for briefing and ruling.
Langston University grants students leave to pick cotton
Guthrie Oklahoma Inman E Page president of the State Colored University at Langston adopts a feature in the industrial and agricultural department by granting students leave of absence to pick cotton in the fields. There is a scarcity of pickers this autumn and local cotton planters face difficulty obtaining help.
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Industrial and Agricultural Department
Langston
Foreman Short on Help Across Texas and Pacific Lines
Paris reports a shortage of cotton pickers and laborers crippled by demand. Ben Wheeler, a Texas and Pacific section foreman at Anonna, searches Paris for workers as two sections east and west from Paris share a single hand. Stove gasoline prices rose one cent last week.
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Paris
Ben Wheeler
Texas and Pacific
Annona
Pais
Death in Fort Worth From Carbonic Acid Overdose
Mrs. Allie McKinney dies in Fort Worth from carbonic acid overdose. The emigrant steamer Charter House en route from Hollow to Hong Kong foundered off Nathan Head on Sept. 30, with Captain Clifton and sixty passengers lost.
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Allie McKinney
Fort Worth
Charter House
Hollow
Hong Kong
Nathan Head
Clifton
Sotol distillation plan outlined in West Texas
John Young of Ozona leading a company proposes a sotol denatured alcohol plant. He describes sotol as cabbage like and abundant across West Texas, noting Mexicans have long produced mescal from the plant yielding a good grade of alcohol.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
San Antonio
John Young
Ozona
West
Texas
LYNCHING OF TWO NEGROES REPORTED IN MOBILE
A mob of about forty five men seized Richard Robinson and another man named Thompson from Sheriff Powers and lynched them after the sheriff had been transporting suspects from Birmingham to Mobile for safety. The piece notes local sheriffs Ledbetter and Dallas County are tied to jail guard costs and legal duties. A New York fire zone blaze caused 50000 dollars in damage injuring three firemen and displacing ninety families. The Pocahontas West Virginia coal mine disaster death toll rises to thirty five.
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Mobile
Ala
Edna May Fowler
William May Savell
Ruth Socsaman
Richard Robinson
Thompson
Sheriff Powers
Birmingham
Ledbetter
Dallas County
New York
Pocahontas
W. Va
Texas News Summary From Across Dallas to Temple
Governor Lanham will speak at the State Fair of Texas in Dallas on October 13. Several deaths and accidents are reported including John Boyd’s stay of execution, John Smith killed near Mineola, and Sid Logan’s death at Harrisburg Switch. A logging road project from Cooper to White Oak and Sulphur creeks is planned, and depot improvements ordered for Savoy.
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Lanham
Texas
Dallas
John Boyd
la Grange
Sid Logan
Harrisburg Switch
McLennan County
Cooper
Delta County
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Kirby Lumber Company
Southwest
Kirby
Dailey
Ft. Vena al Crane
H. F. Ring
Hoge
Queen Victoria's
Black Snake
Ohio Oil Trust
Daniel Talbot Jewett
Missouri
St Louis
Sherman-Dallas Electric Railway
McKinney
Jarze
About
Constable
Echo de Paris
Lished
Cartegesa
Magnolia City
pro-Bailey
anti-Bailey
anti-Bailey Committee
Crane Reception
Farley
Joe Bailey
Col
Col. Holt
General Crewe
Charles Hume
Kendall
Denton
J. S. Kendall
Honey Grove
Sherman
Inee
Guthrie, Ok
Inman E. Page
Presi
West Texas
John Smith
Mineola
Bois d'Arc
J. F. Turley
el Pacs
Turley
Tennessee
Zach Conley
Red Light District
Temple
Turner Goodwin
Garretts Bluff
Railroad Commission
Savoy
W. B. Martin
Terrell
Carnegie Library
Business Men's League
Allen Turner
Beaumont
Preston Bishop
B. W. Bishop
Nixon
A. W. Acheson
Denison
M. T. Conner
Deanville
Burleson County
Joe Sebaj
Horace Chriesman
Commissioners Court of
Fisher County
Mike Salon
Knights of Pyll
Weatherford
Coupland
Taylor
F. Nickel
R. E. Wadkins
Fair Grounds
Mr. Wadkins
Missouri, Kansas and
Tex
Wayne Ethelton
Richmond
Fourth Infantry
Fort McKenzie
Wyo
Ware
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