Three Months Harvest In the Legislative Field
Austin April 3 The Texas Legislature’s three months of work yield bills sent to the Secretary of State. Senate measures include relief for railways time extensions corrections for court staff habeas corpus writs civil trial reforms and district reorganizations. House bills cover stock laws elections Alamo property funding a sixth district court and other fiscal and judicial changes. Two major bills including a segregation measure are vetoed.
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Austin
Tex
Senate
Court of Civil Appeals
Supreme Court
Lancaster Independent School District
Ballinger Independent School District
Board of Pardon Advisers
Aransas County
Trinity
Hutchinson
Franklin and Titus
Alamo
Sixty-fourth District Court
Hockley
Cochran
Lubbock
Thirty-first
Colorado County
Bryan County
Galveston Seawall
Grand Saline Independent School District
Archer
Cherokee
Smith
Henderson
Colorado
Rains
Comal
Caldwell
Grimes
Gillespie
Wood
Jefferson
Mark Con
Lamar
Titus
Troops Fire During Warsaw Riot at Dzika Street
In Warsaw on Sunday a Bund demonstration led to clashes with police and troops. A crowd of about 1000 was met by ninety officers, gunfire followed, four killed and forty wounded, all Jews. Nine wounded were carried to hospital, two of them women, with more expected dead. Authorities patrolled streets and warned against government targets. Proclamations warned bombs near government buildings.
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Warsaw
Dzika Street
The
Bund
Party of Violence
Maximovitch
Dzike
Dizka Street
Wer
Tragic Shooting Ends life of Local Physician
Saturday evening a personal feud between Dr. L. L. Loggins and D. A. Hooks led to Loggins being shot and killed. Hooks surrendered to Constable Davis, ending a long-standing local dispute in this precinct.
Rev James Cochran Dies in Pulpit at Stamping Ground Church
Lexington Ky reports Rev James Cochran 32, a Bible College student at Kentucky University, collapsed after reading sermon text and died from heart disease in the Stamping Ground Christian Church pulpit. He was married and from Broadwell Kentucky.
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Lexington
James Cochrane
Bible College
The
Kentucky University
Stamping Ground Christian Church
Broadwell
Fifty Acre Cotton Plan Under Government Supervision Tex east
Col George A Wright plans fifty acres of cotton on a farm four and a half miles north of Palestine under government supervision. The Palestine area sees a major egg shipment, crop conditions, and new railroad and land ventures, with incidents including a fatal shooting near Palestine and arson losses in Laredo.
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Geo. A. Wright
Palestine
Bryan Prefers Progressive Unity for 1908 Campaign
In Lincoln and Des Moines reports, William Jennings Bryan champions a bottom up reform plan to unite the Democratic party for the 1908 campaign. He stresses grassroots organization, primaries participation, and a platform written by rank and file voters. He cites Topeka and Des Moines meetings and endorses Volunteers of America while warning against factionalism.
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Lincoln
Neb
Bryan
Des Moisies
Kansas
Democratic Party
Mr. Bryan
St. Paul’s
M. B. Church
Ballington Booth
Volunteers of America
Gorky Trial Postponed to May 16 in St Petersburg
The Maxim Gorky trial in St Petersburg on charges of drafting proclamations to overthrow the state and disturb public order has been postponed until May 16. The case centers on alleged subversive writings attributed to the famed writer.
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St. Petersburg
Maxim Gorky
Brazos County Vital Statistics March Report
Bryan Texas Brazos County vital statistics show twelve deaths and twenty three births for March in the county clerk’s records.
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Brazos County Vital Statisticse
Bryan
Texas
Brazos County
Katy Officials Headed to Houston After Visit
Katy Texas officials led by Chairman Rouse President Finney and General Solicitor Hagerman with Superintendent McDowell departed for Houston at 10 PM last night. After Houston the group plans a trip to Galveston to follow.
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San Antonio
Texas
Rouse
Finney
Hagerman
McDowell
Katy
Houston
Galveston
Storm Deluges Bryan Area Delays Farm Work and Roads
A heavy rain and electric storm struck Bryan yesterday around 3 PM. The dazzling display and thunder shook buildings while torrents flooded fields and left farm tasks delayed for days and roads in poor condition.
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Bryan
Texas
Smiths Face Habeas Proceedings in Conspiracy Case
In Cincinnati this morning the habeas corpus actions of J Morgan Smith and his wife are to be settled amid reports that letters in Smiths trunk reveal Nan Patterson and relatives sought their removal from New York to avoid involvement in the Caesar Young death case.
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Cincinnati
Ohio
J. Morgan Smith
Caesar Young
Smith
Nan Patterson
Smiths
New York
Pinning Their Faith
The passage notes strong confidence in Vice Admiral Rojestvensky to defeat the enemy and shift the war’s momentum. It also mentions Prince and Princess Henry of Prussia expected at Tsarkoe Selo, reflecting imperial movements and diplomatic presence.
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St. Petersburg
Russia
Rojestvensky
Henry
Prussia
Tsarkoe Selo
Roosevelt dines with Senator Lodge near White House
President Roosevelt dined with Senator Lodge at Lodge's residence about a mile from the White House. He walked to the supper and back and later met with Assistant Secretary Loomis of the state department who has just returned from a Pacific coast trip.
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Washington
Roosevelt
Senator Lodge
White House
Loomis
State Department
Pacific Coast
International & Great Northern Relocates Bryan Freight Relay Point
The International and Great Northern Railroad resumes a Bryan relay point for local freight trains with four crews turning here instead of running through. The line will also establish a grave pit sixteen miles south of Bryan and ballast the roadbed to improve track.
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Bryan
Texas
International & Great Northern
Railways to Build Union Depot in City at $125000
Oklahoma City reports that the Fisco and Rock Island lines will immediately start a union depot project costing 125000. The new facility will serve as headquarters for officials currently based in Shawnee South McAlester and other locations.
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Oklahoma City
O. T
Fisco and
Rock Island Railways
Shawnee
South McAlester
Burglary Strikes Taylor Businesses Overnight
Early yesterday morning a burglary hit Taylor Texas with T. W. Marse & Co. tailoring house John Stanard and Sidney Schoolherr saloon reporting theft of a considerable quantity of goods. Police say they have no leads yet and are investigating.
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Taylor
Taylor, Texas
T. W. Marse & Co
John Stanard
Sidney Schoolherr
Protracted Meeting Opens at Hearne Baptist Church
A lengthy gathering started yesterday at the Hearne Baptist church led by Rev. A. H. Harris of San Antonio. The event aims to extend through several days with prayer and preaching for the community.
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Hearne
Texas
Baptist Church
A. H. Harris
San Antonio
Cruiser Dixie Sails for Guantanamo with Marines
The United States cruiser Dixie departed at 11 a.m. bound for Guantanamo Cuba carrying all marines from Camp Elliott except one company.
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Colon
Dixie
Guantanamo
Cuba
Camp Elliott
London Debunks Report On International Loan
A St. Petersburg news agency reports that Saturday’s claim of a forthcoming $100,000,000 international loan is now discredited. The setback casts doubt on the previously published financial item and its sources.
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London
St. Petersburg
Russian Loan Oversubscribed Allotment Set at Forty Percent
St. Petersburg reports the internal loan oversubscribed with applicants to receive only 40 percent of requested amounts. The announcement notes high demand and limited funds, affecting individuals and institutions seeking credit.
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St. Petersburg
Thousand Mile Horseback Hunt Across Texas and Mexico
Clinton Willets reports on a luxury health and hunting expedition from New York to Sabinas and Del Rio. A 1000 mile horseback trek through Texas and Mexico attracts notable financiers and public figures, with social diversions aboard the Southern Pacific ships and a grand Del Rio welcome. The journey blends high society travel with rugged sport, ending with thanks from Del Rio residents.
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Sabinas
Mexico
New York Harbor
Florida
New Orleans
Houston
San Antonio
Washington
Southern Pacific
United States
Alexis
Russia
Sheridan
William F. Cody
Judge Achorn
Boston
St. Petersburg
J. W. Burdick
Delaware and Hudson Railroad
Albany
N. Y
H. B. Deming
Memphis
Cotton King
Mrs. Dillingham
Texas
New York
Monsieur Gourmet
McGillicuddy
New Orleans Picayune
St. Charles
E W West Killed in Camden Train Disaster
E W West of Texarkana Ark was struck by a Cotton Belt train at Camden Ark Sunday night and killed instantly. His body was sent through Texarkana last night to Austin Texas where his relatives reside. He had lived in Texarkana about three years, first working as a Cotton Belt clerk, then as a bookkeeper for a local commission house, and at the time of death was traveling for a grain commission company.
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Sheridan
Grand Duke Alexis
Thomas Jefferson
Texas
Lone Star
Anderson
San Antone
Mananaland
Mexico
Manana
San Antonio
San Antono
Roosevelt
Rough Riders
Menger
del Rio
Rio Grande
the Elks and
Business Men's Club
Corker
Judge Griner
Napoleon
West Texas
Southern Pacific
el Paso
Texarkana
Ark
E. W. West
Camden
Austin
Grain’ Commission
S M Nixon Dies Amid Murder Case Proceedings
S M Nixon died suddenly at 1 am at Mrs W F Blunt’s residence in Lockhart Texas. He had been charged with the murder of R W Malone and J L Veazy at Luims last May and was in town for district court to await trial.
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W. E. Blackson
District Court
Sherman
Houston and
Texas Central
Dallas
Denison
Lockhart
Texas
S. M. Nixon
R. W. Malone
J. L. Veazy
Luims
W. F. Blunt
Nixon
West Texas a Pretty Spot in Southwest Texas
A gentle rain fell Saturday night softening top crust and aiding young corn in Stand. The narrator praises Southwest Texas as the prettiest spot with broad acres of green fields and a profusion of flowers, noting the vegetable crops benefited as well.
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Cuero
Texas
Sandstorm on Border and County Improvements Reported
A sand storm has blown for three days and nights with no damage reported in Rio Grande City. Falls Road Improvement in Marlin sees an order for a new road grader for Falls county. A county jail improvement contract is let with a new steel cell and related upgrades on the list.
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Rio Grande City
Texas
Marlin
Falls County
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Laredo
Red River Navigation Company
Fox & Lucas
New York City
Ed Potts
Deport
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Greenville
Dixon
Waco
Union
Amarillo
Panhandle Cattlemen's Association
R. M. Aikin
Hunts Ferry
Red River
Temple-Belton Interurban
M. de Martens
Pigeon Bay
Baltimore
Moscow
Gorky
New Union Depot
Hearne Revival
Clinton Willets
Leslie's Weekly
S. M. Nixson
Gonzales
Falls Road Improvement
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