Cairo settles after riot as militia guards jail
Cairo Illinois ends a violent 24 hour period with three militia companies guarding the courthouse and jail under Adjutant General Frank S Dickson. Sheriff Neills faces threats after deputies killed Alexander Halliday and wounded others during a mob attempt to lynch a purse snatcher. John Pratt, already sentenced for robbery, will be moved secretly to Chester pen with twelve prisoners. Lincoln Wilson is released as grand jury cites no indictment. Judge Butler orders a grand jury probe into the jail attack and rioting.
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Cairo
Frank S. Dickson
Springfield
Fred D. Neills
Alexander Halliday
John Pratt
Chester
Lincoln Wilson
Pratt
Wm. Butler
Halliday
Butler
Aransas Pass Bids For North Rail Link To Katy Rail
Aransas Pass seeks a northern rail outlet to connect with the Katy at Smithville. A $50,000 bonus plus right of way through the city and county is offered, funded by several backers. Governor Wheeler led a Commercial Club committee to solicit a contract with the first railroad willing to build. Plans include steamboat lines and a deep water harbor project with wharves docks warehouses and rail switch connections in the near future.
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Aransas Pass
Tex
Katy
Smithville Omee Road
Deep Water Harbor
Commercial Club
T. B. Wheeler
Aransas
First riding cultivator introduced in Orange County
A local implement firm sent out the first riding cultivators ever used in Orange County. The devices will be used to cultivate corn and indications point to the corn crop acreage this year doubling that of last year.
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Orange County
Orange
Tex
Texas
Taylor Cotton Receipts Hit 25 160 Bales This Season
About thirty bales of local cotton were marketed Saturday swelling wagon receipts at Taylor to 25 160 bales for the season. It is estimated that 900 bales of the present season's output are being held by producers in the Taylor trade territory.
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Taylor, Tex
Taylor
Rockdale Banks Report Resources Across Years
Rockdale Texas two local banks First National and State show combined resources totaling 360,225.54 dollars across several prior years.
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Rockdale
Tex
First National
French aviator Louis Paulhan flies four times in Texas
Louis Paulhan, the famous French aviator, staged the first completely successful Texas flying exhibition before about 2,500 spectators at South Houston. He performed four flights, marking a historic event in the state.
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Houston
Tex
South Houston
Louis Paulhan
Texas
Mad Dog Killed by Palestine Officer Sparks Excitement
Streets of Palestine Texas buzzed after Officer Kink shot and killed a mad dog roaming the area on Wednesday. Citizens gathered as the event drew attention from local residents and law enforcement.
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Palestine
Tex
Kink
Lars
Tragic Runaway Wreck After Cow on Track Near Galveston
Fireman William H Mills died and engineer likely fatally injured when Gulf Colorado and Santa Fe extra freight No 38 struck a cow on the Thompson crossing fifty-five miles from Galveston. The engineer escaped. Mills was found crushed and the body cooked beneath the locomotive. Conductor Tillford aided in the rescue as the crew fought to free him.
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Galveston
Tex
Gulf
Colorado
Santa Fe
Thompson
William H Mills
Fyner
Tillford
Mills
Harris County Buys Fayettesville Gravel Pit
Harris County commissioners approved the purchase of a gravel pit at Fayettesville from H. G. Henderson for 12000 dollars. The pit has supplied gravel for Humble road work and will fund roads from the 500000 bond issue approved by county voters.
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Houston
Tex
Harris County
Fayettesville
H. G. Henderson
Henderson
Fayetteville
Dimock declares funds pledged for Washington Memorial Hall
Mrs Henry F Dimock president of the George Washington Memorial Association announces that contributions are enough to practically assure the erection of the Memorial Hall in Washington D C with a proposed cost of 2 5 million dollars
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New York
Henry F. Dimock
The
George Washington Memorial Association
Washington, D. C
Potatoes Planted Across Coast Country Farmlands
Farms in Wharton and Matagorda counties report fine conditions in the Old Caney Valley for Irish potatoes corn cotton ribbon cane and alfalfa. Potatoes already planted on many farms.
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Bay City
Tex
Caney Valley
Wharton
Matagorda
Taylor Cotton Gins Still Run As Second Crop Ends
Taylor Texas reports cotton picking nearing finish with gins operating sporadically and both local oil mills continuing full time due to the second crop.
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Taylor
Tex
Markham Area Sees Sharp Acreage Decline Forecast
In Markham Texas observers predict a heavy decrease in farm acreage for the year, based on prevailing opinions among locals claiming to know the region’s agricultural trends.
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Markham
Tex
Prickly Pear Proposed as Cheap Stock Feed
Experiments at William St. Clair ranch show cattle can be fed for about 3 cents per day by mixing prickly pear with sorghum cane dry forage. The U S Department of Agriculture will urge farmers to plant the cactus as an abundant, economical feed, with costs around 30 cents per cow daily and cattle kept fat and healthy.
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San Antonio
Tex
William St. Clair
United States Agricultural Department
Change at Third Court of Civil Appeals in Austin
Governor appoints W M Key as chief justice of the Third Court of Civil Appeals to replace the late C H Fisher. C H Jenkins named junior associate justice, B H Rice rises to senior associate justice. all three must stand for election this year with terms set to cover unexpired seats and full six-year term.
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Judge Key
Fisher
Jenkins
Rice
Shreveport Lumber Company President Fatally Injured
J. A. Wilson, 37, president of the J. A. Wilson Lumber Company, was struck by a fire hose wagon in front of the Caddo Club building after stepping from a moving street car. He slipped on snow and ice, was trampled by the horses, and died two hours later.
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Shreveport
J. A. Wilson
J. A. Wilson Lumber Company
Caddo Club
Dickinson Farm Reports Cold Wave Damage To Truck Crops
In Dickinson Texas a cold wave severely damaged truck farming with beets mustard radishes onions celery and spinach badly hit. Strawberries escaped as plants were not yet blooming and hay cover aided protection. Orange trees appear largely undamaged though late growth may suffer later.
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Dickinson
Tex
Hog prices rise to new high at Chicago stock yards
Top prices for live hogs at the Chicago stock yards reached 9.4714 per hundred pounds on Friday, advancing from Thursday and setting a new record since 1870 when hogs last sold for $10.
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Chicago
Farmers Ready for Planting in McDade Tex
Farmers in McDade Texas near ready to plant after a month of fine weather. Some Irish potatoes and onions have already been planted.
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McDade
Tex
Two Killed and Several Injured in El Paso Streetcar Crash
A streetcar approaching Hotel Dieu exploded in fear after a fuse blew Sunday causing passengers to leap free. A. G. Smith 32 died from head injuries, Maggie Filey Canada visitor died from neck injuries, an unknown man likely W H Weldon of Ashland Kansas suffered fatal skull fracture, several others slightly hurt.
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el Paso
Tex
Arizona
Hotel Dieu
A. G. Smith
Big Springs
Maggie Filey
Canada
J. L. Laurie
W. H. Weldon
Ashland
Kan
Anniversary of the Maine destruction observed in Havana harbor
Havana marked the twelfth anniversary of the Maine disaster with a formal ceremony in the harbor. The event drew the Havana Camp United Spanish War Veterans, Daughters of the American Revolution, American legation members, Cuban officials, and many tourists to the wreck where Rev. Albion B. Knight led prayers. A bronze tablet, a floral medalion, and a wreath were placed on the wreck, with speeches by Major Walter S. Hale and Colonel Edward J. Gihon urging final removal and burial of the dead on American soil.
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Havana
Maine
United Spanish War Veterans
Daughters of the American Revolution
American Legation
American Club
Albion B. Knight
Protestant Episcopal Church of
Cuba
Gomez
Walter S. Hale
Edward J. Gihon
Boston
Visitation by Northern Bankers Tours Texas Conditions
A large group of visiting bankers from the North and East arrived in Houston by special MK&T trains to study Texas financial conditions and attend district bankers conventions. Local bankers met them and the morning was spent touring the city.
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Houston
Tex
Texas
Missouri, Kansas & Texas
Nacogdoches Police Seek Suspect After Assault Charge
Police sweep northeast of Nacogdoches Texas for a white man accused of criminally assaulting a highly regarded young woman from the Venice community.
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Nacogdoches
Tex
Here
Venice
Haskell Refuses Local Option Petition Support
Gov Haskell refused to assist in filing an initiative petition to submit a local option amendment to the state constitution. The decision came in a late Wednesday communication to the secretary of state.
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Haskell
Guthrie
Secretary of State
Taxpayers Reject Assessment Plan in Houston Vote
Houston taxpayers reject the plan tied to Senate Bill No. 38, enacted by the Thirty-first legislature, by a majority of 267 in a local vote. The action halts the proposed assessment strategy and reflects voter opposition to the plan in Texas.
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Houston
Tex
A $100 Typewriter For 17 Cents a Day
An Oliver Typewriter advertisement promotes a $100 machine for 17 cents a day. It claims universal appeal across all classes and notes a large surge of applications and demonstrations as proof of growing demand for the typewriter era.
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Oliver
America
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