Senator Marcus Hanna Dies After Illness in Arlington Hotel
Washington mourns as United States Senator Marcus Alonzo Hanna of Ohio dies at 6 40 PM after a two month illness. The widow Mrs Hanna and sons Dan and the Hanna family receive comfort from friends as President Roosevelt visits the Arlington Hotel to offer condolences. Funeral plans call for services in the senate chamber and then final rites in Cleveland with Bishop Leonard likely to officiate.
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Ohio
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Senator Hanna Passes After Prolonged Illness
The senator died after a long sinking spell at 6 30 pm with Drs Carter and Osler in attendance. Family members including Mrs McCormick and Miss Phelps were present when the end came. General Dick announced the last moment and tributes flowed from leaders of politics finance and national service.
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McCormick
Death of Senator Hanna Draws Universal Regret
Washington reports express universal sorrow at the death of Senator Marcus A Hanna. Secretary Hay lauds Hanna as generous honest loyal and one of the country’s most forceful and useful citizens. London papers publish lengthy obituaries praising his political organizing power.
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Death of Senator Hanna Shuts Congress in Brief
Washington February 16 Both houses adjourned immediately on news of Senator Hanna death no business was done. Senator Ford ker announced the death and offered resolutions of regret and a committee of twenty senators to manage funeral arrangements. The sergeant at arms to handle services in Washington and Cleveland.
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Terrible Bayonet Fight Signals Russian Hold Near Port Arthur
Reports from Che Foo claim a brutal bayonet clash where 12 000 Japanese troops were driven back by Russian forces near Port Arthur on Wednesday. Dispatches note the Japanese attempted a landing at Pigeon Bay but failed before securing a foothold.
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St. Petersburg
Corn trap rows to combat weevil in cotton crops
Houston reports Prof Curtis suggests planting trap rows of corn or early cotton around main fields to lure weevils away from the center crop. He notes weevils hibernate in woods and recommends planting a timber-adjacent strip of early cotton. Also, Lakeside Sugar Refining leases 4000 acres of cane at Donovant estate for free labor and notes probable idle rice plantations this season.
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Eagle Lake
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Lakeside Sugar Refining Company
Donovant
Senate to Debate Panama Treaty This Week
Washington expects continued Senate consideration of the Panama treaty in open and executive sessions. Senator Morgan will offer speeches on various aspects, with Senator Cullom pushing for executive review when talks subside. A vote is anticipated on or before February 25, possibly the 23rd, and adjournment in western weeks may affect related appropriation bills.
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Congressman's Debut Delights House With Laughs
J Adam Bede of Pine City Minnesota made his maiden speech in congress drawing wide praise. He touched many subjects mainly politics and sparked convulsions of laughter in the house with humorous references to the political scene.
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Pine City, Minn
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Blown Up by Dynamite Near Lawton
S Gillam of Lawton was blown up by dynamite while digging a well inside the city limits. He placed a charge in a drill hole and tamped it when an iron bar struck it, causing a fearful explosion. He was cast about ten feet and peppered with fine stones. recovery regarded doubtful.
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S. Gillam
Lawtton
Gillam
Cameron Man Freed In Room Break Inquiry
In Cameron Texas a man arrested last Friday over a disturbance at Miss McLerran near Maysfield has been released after authorities determined he was not the suspect. The case involved two negroes entering a room late Thursday night and prompted the arrest.
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Cameron
Texas
Tragic Texas Shooting Fatal Self-Destruction
In Heidenheimer J F Weaver shot himself with a 22 caliber rifle Wednesday. He aimed at his sister after his father warned him not to. He loaded three cartridges and claimed fearlessness before the weapon discharged into his right eye pupil, killing him in five minutes. He had returned home from Sour Lake at Christmas after eight months away.
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Heidenheimer
Texas
J. F
William Weaver
Sour Lake
New Yorker Fends Off Wolves in Mexican Sierra Madre
G. L. Gains of New York City recently returned from a hunting trip in the Sierra Madre Mountains of Mexico faced a pack of large grey wolves. Separated from his party while pursuing a deer he climbed a tree and remained there for twelve hours until his companions rescued him.
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Texas
G. L. Gains
New York City
Sierra Madre
Mexico
Gains
Five Car Loads of Steers Sold in Taylor to Mait Packing
Five car loads of fat beef steers were sold in Taylor to William Connoley for the Mait Packing Company of Los Angeles. Hugh Burns arranged the sale. The cattle, averaging about 1,250 pounds, will begin their long journey to the Pacific coast on Monday.
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Taylor
Texas
William Connoley
Mait Packing Company
Los Angeles
Cal
Hugh Burns
Rock thrown at passenger train near New Ulm
Friday night passenger train No. 3 bound for New Ulm had a rock thrown through a window as it turned the bend. Two African American youths were identified as suspects. Authorities awaited Katy detective Mr. Carmichael’s arrival for further action.
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New Ulm
Texas
Carmichael
Katy
Falls County Bridge Bond Tax Reduced In Marlin Texas
Falls county commissioners reduce bridge bond tax to 5 cents per hundred dollars of valuation lowering total levy. Tax rate on the $100 valuation falls this year and the county expects to have all bridge bonds paid soon.
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Marlin
Texas
Falls County
Commissioners’ Court
Drought Leaves Austin Farmers Waiting for Rain
Austin, Texas farmers report an extended drought with no recent rain. In contrast, last spring brought good rainfall and a strong ground season. Peach trees in the county have bloomed, hinting at a potential fruit yield if cold weather stays away.
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Austin
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Wells boost Batson lines as new operations set
Sour Lake Texas several parties went to Batson Sunday to see the new wells that came in Saturday Among them was Manager Fisher of the South western Telephone Company who will have the Batson line working Monday and the Postal Telegraph Company will have its Batson line in operation Tuesday.
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Sour Lake
Texas
Batson
Fisher
Southwestern Telephone Company
Postal Telegraph Company
Whitten Granted Bail in Robbery Homicide Case at Sherman
In Sherman Texas a habeas corpus hearing before Judge Jones of the Fifteenth district court allowed Albert Whit ten bail of 5000 dollars in the homicide case against Robert C. Francis. If he fails to meet the bond he will be remanded to jail.
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Sherman
Texas
Jones
Fifteenth District
Albert Whitten
Robert C. Francis
Fires Spark Detective Probe in Taylor Community
In Taylor Texas a spate of barn fires raises suspicion of arson. Businessmen and farmers advocate investigation and a detective will be hired to probe the incendiary incidents and identify the responsible party.
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Taylor
Texas
Cabbage Prices Rise as Arneckeyile Truckers Ship Fifth Car
Cuero Texas reports the Arneckeyile truckers shipped the season’s fifth cabbage car Tuesday evening. Prices reached over 2.25 dollars per 100 pounds with one farmer delivering 4,000 pounds. The report says nothing beats the cabbage patch at these prices.
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Cuero
Texas
Arneckeyile
Henry Fugett Hanged in Broad Daylight Killing
Henry Fugett was executed by hanging on Friday at 12 45 pm after confessing to killing his wife in plain sight during broad daylight before about a dozen onlookers. He went to the scaffold calmly and was pronounced dead six minutes later.
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Cleburne
Texas
Henry Fugett
Fugett
Sam Brock Bitten by Mad Dog Near Brazos County
Sam Brock was bitten by a mad dog near Tador Brazos county last Tuesday. He traveled to New Orleans Saturday morning for treatment at the Pasteur Institute.
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Texass
Sam Brock
Tador
Brazos County
New Orleans
Pasteur Institute
Puerto Rico Abolishes Death Penalty Pending Governor
The house of delegates passes a death penalty abolition bill by 15 to 11 and expects council approval by one vote, leaving final decision to Governor Hunt. Two people remain sentenced under the new code as public opinion splits along American versus native lines.
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House of Delegates
Hunt
Funeral of William J. Lemp Held Monday Afternoon
The funeral of William J. Lemp, noted St. Louis brewer and multi millionaire, will be held Monday afternoon at the fairy residence with private interment following the services.
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William J. Lemp
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Hanna fading as vote counts shift
Washington report at 1:40 a m notes Senator Hanna losing ground and growing weaker as returns come in from key states.
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Washington
Askold Sinks After Battle Near Port Arthur
Passengers from Port Arthur report the Russian cruiser Askold was damaged in Tuesday’s action on the roads outside Port Arthur. The vessel stayed afloat until Saturday when she sank in thirty fathoms.
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Chee Foo
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Askold
Woman Burned to Death in Oklahoma Accident
Guthrie Ok reports Mrs James Blanche died Saturday near Shattuck in Woodward county after her clothing caught fire leading to fatal burns.
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Guthrie
James Blanche
Shattuck
Woodward County
Italians Imported for Sour Lake Field Work
Sour Lake Texas reports that the Guffey Company has imported about seventy five foreign workers to operate in the Sour Lake field. The laborers are Italians.
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Sour Lake
Texas
Guffey Company
First Good Rain Reaches Corpus Christi
A fine rain fell in Corpus Christi Texas on Wednesday marking the first substantial rainfall in months. The moisture will boost vegetable crops and greatly benefit the grazing range and livestock conditions.
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Corpus Christi
Texas
Prohibition Party to Convene Texas State Meeting in Dallas
The Texas state executive committee of the Prohibition Party plans a Dallas meeting today with several members already present. An address urging statewide prohibition beyond local options may be issued to the public. Preparations for two state conventions likely include delegates to a presidential convention and a state ticket nomination.
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Prohibition Party of Texas
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Texas town bonds approved and other distant news
Texas Southern plans extension bonds with state approval. A freight accident near Cleburne killed two animals and nearly injured C. Paris. A smallpox pest house burned near McKinney, with inmates saved. A new telephone line linked Prairieville Terrell Kaufman and nearby towns. A child died near Paris from a fall, and anti local option petitions circulate in Collin County. A cotton cooperative forms in Mexia under A B Kinnebrew. A boy burned by falling into fire near Towson. Glanders found in Palestine. county shots to follow. watering places closed. Valley Mills postoffice fire caused $10 000 loss. Oil interest grows near that area as Standard Oil enters field. A brakeman fatally injured near Austin. A wife found dead near Deport. Strawn mine bought by Wort Worth capitalists for $250,000. Death of farmer J H Stephenson. A Katy train worker killed near Gilmer. E M Lanham to cashier new Fort Worth bank opening March 1. Mowhelm store and post office burn with $500 loss. Beau mont police arrest a man then reveal a girl in male attire. A collision in Shreveport kills Mose Jones. Bosque County votes for prohibition March 5.
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