Self-made John Lawrence faces truth about his mother
In 1905 a successful thirty-year-old businessman John Lawrence plans a marriage to Helen Morton. A last-minute meeting with his mother reveals his pride in self-made status masks deep insecurity about his humble origins. Helen overhears the confession as the family portrait shifts under social scrutiny.
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John Lawrence
Icu
Joeshe
Helen Morton
Lawrence
Johnnie
Morton
Laugh Away Land Nostalgic verse for children
A playful poem by Victor A. Hermann invites children to dream of Laugh-Away Land. The sandman arrives in a tinkling cart filled with silver sand guiding kids to a carefree realm of orchards, fairies, rabbits, and a candy shop along a whimsical road.
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Victor A. Hermann
Sword of Little Real Use in Infantry Gear
Military critics say the sword as part of field equipment for infantry officers is doomed and its elimination has gained approval from War Department authorities after years of recognizing its uselessness.
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United States War Department
Compulsory Voting Rules Describe Belgian System
The Belgian law assigns one vote to unmarried men over 25 and two votes to married men and widowers with families. Priests and other persons of position and education receive three votes. Severe penalties are imposed for failing to vote.
Mrs Gassie Chadwick Sentenced After Trial on Six Counts
Mrs Chadwick was found guilty on six counts and sentenced to years in federal prison. The case followed a December arrest in New York after a loan dispute with Herbert Newton of Brookline Massachusetts. Defense counsel argued the court cannot impose separate sentences for each count.
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Hile
Cass- Taylor
J. P. Dawley
Miwick
Moscow Nobility Act Sparks Debate on Autocracy and Civil Militia
A Moscow nobility meeting discusses constitutional government, potential civilian militia supervised by municipal Zemstvos, and police control shifts. The report notes Grand Duke Alexis did not flee and petitions to a National Assembly arise as parents in Eklaorinosky push for laws granting public school influence and free access for all children.
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Moscow
Russia
Europe
National Assembly
Eklaorinosky
South
Governor approves Texas and New Orleans segregation bill
In Austin yesterday the governor signed the Texas and New Orleans segregation bill. The measure paves the way for a branch line to Rusk with construction to begin once the sale is completed.
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Austin
Texas
New Orleans
Rusk
Twombly Held in Oklahoma City on Fraud Charge
Sheriff Garrison brought R. W. Twombly from Waco Texas to Oklahoma City to face charges for obtaining 852 dollars in money orders from the American Express Company under false pretenses. Twombly had been in Old Mexico since leaving the city a year ago.
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Twombly
Oklahoma City
O. T
Sheriff Garrison
Waco
Texas
R. W. Twombly
American Express Company
Old Mexico
Mukden Prisoners Arrive in Tokio En Route to Narashima Barracks
The first Mukden prisoners reached Tokio yesterday then moved toward Narashima barracks via Omori station while avoiding the city. The Business Men's Association plans a monster celebration of Mukden’s capture for April 30, marking Emperor Jimmu Tenno’s accession in 660 BC.
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Tokio
Patterson to Start Third Murder Trial in April
Nan Patterson's third trial for the murder of Caesar Young will begin before Recorder Goff in the Court of General Sessions early in April. District Attorney Jerome requested the move from the Supreme Court to avoid delays from an unavailable Supreme Court Justice.
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Nan Patterson
Caesar Young
Goff
Court of General Sessions
Jerome
Fitzgerald
Supreme Court
Two Boys Fire Fatal Shot in Hillsboro Duel
In Hillsboro Texas at about 50 pm two Black youths Walter Coffee 13 and Wiggins Jordan 10 played soldier. Coffee seized a shotgun and fired when Jordan aimed a target rifle at him. The blast entered Jordans left eye and killed him instantly. Esquire De Shazo held an inquest and returned a verdict based on the facts.
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Hillsboro
Texas
Walter Coffee
Wiggins Jordan
Wiggins
Walter
Esquire de Shazo
Paris Foreign Office Affirms No Action Until Courts Decide
The French Foreign Office renews assurances that nothing has been undertaken pending Caracas court decisions and concessions of the French Cable Company.
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Paris
Caracas
Stanford University Leader Reaffirms Mrs Stanford’s Natural Death
Dr David H. Jordan president of Stanford University reports from Honolulu to Baylor University president S P Brooks that there is no evidence Mrs Stanford died other than a natural death. The dispatch discusses a planned Texas tour and addresses potential delays.
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Waco
Texas
David 8. Jordan
Leland Stanford University
Honolulu
S. Pp. Brooks
Baylor University
California
Convicts Escape Fort Bend Plantation Stockade
Twenty eight Texas convicts at the J. H. B. House plantation in Houston escaped by sawing through the floor of their stockade with case knives. Forty five convicts refused to leave with the fugitives as posses scour the river bottoms to recapture them.
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Houston
Texas
J. H. B. House
Fort Bend County
San Antonio Council Appoints Committee for Ambassador's Transit
The San Antonio City Council and the San Antonio International Fair Association named a committee to meet the body of the late Mexican Ambassador Don Manuel de Azpiroz as it passes through the city en route to Mexico for burial. A separate item notes Robert Martin, a Black man in Livingston, Shreveport, is under arrest here awaiting Texas law enforcement, as a fugitive from justice.
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San Antonio
Texas
Livingston
Shreveport
Robert Martin
Paris Bank Faction Yields on Russian Loan
The Daily Telegraph reported yesterday that the principal French banking house opposing the Russian loan has yielded and the loan will be concluded.
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London
Daily Telegraph
Conroe Industrial School President Seeks Brenham Location
D Porter, president of the Conroe Industrial School for colored people, visited Brenham yesterday to locate a site for the college and consider moving it there.
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Brenham
Texas
D. Porter
Conroe Industrial School For Colored People
Senate panel backs bill to buy land at La Grange burial site
Austin reports the Senate Committee on State Affairs favorably acts on a House bill to purchase ground near La Grange where Mier prisoners and Dawson’s men are buried. The measure seeks preservation and access to the site.
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Austin
Texas
Senate Committee On State Affairs
la Grange
Mier
Dawson
Miss Mildred Lee Dead During Visit in New Orleans
Miss Mildred Lee youngest daughter of Gen. Robert E. Lee died in New Orleans at Mrs. William Preston Johnston's residence. The death was caused by apoplexy.
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New Orleans
Mildred Lee
Robert E. Lee
William Preston Johnston
Southern Cotton Association absorbs National group in Fort Worth merger
The National Cotton Association founded at Shreveport in 1904 was dissolved March 20 in Fort Worth and merged into the Southern Cotton Association created at New Orleans on January 26 1905. Col E S Peters became westward head of the new unified body with Harvie Jordan as president of the Southern Association.
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National Cotton Association
Shreveport
Fort Worth
Southern Cotton Association
New Orleans
Col
BE. 8. Peters
Calvert
Texas
Oswald Wilson
E. 8. Peters
Harvie Jordan
Mississippi River
Col. E. 8. Peters
South
Swallowed Poison Arlington Man Dies at Police HQ
Mat Percifull of Arlington, about 52, died at Fort Worth police headquarters from poison. An empty chloroform bottle and an empty carbolic acid bottle were found on him. A note asked Sheriff Honea to notify his Arlington brother and asked forgiveness, leaving a wife and four children in Kaufman, Texas.
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Fort Worth
Texas
Mat Percifull
Arlington
Percifull
Honea
Kaufman
Depot Fire Destroys Anheuser Busch Freight Depot
The Anheuser Busch Brewing Association freight depot in central St Louis was burned yesterday. Seventeen St. Louis Refrigerator Car Company cars were destroyed. Total loss estimated at 125000 dollars. Adolphus Busch presides over the refrigerator car company.
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St. Louis
Anheuser-Busch Brewing Association
St. Louis Refrigerator Car Company
Adolphus Busch
Farmer W C Edwards Injured In Mule Accident
Paris Texas farmer W C Edwards in Lamar county suffered a severe head injury when a mule spooked and pulled him backward while he was removing harness. His arm was caught in the bridle and he struck a large stone causing a brain concussion. His condition is critical.
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Paris
Texas
W. C. Edwards
Lamar County
Moscow Press Seeks Peace With No Territory Cession
At a Moscow banquet merchants urged peace without territorial loss or indemnity. They warned against indemnity, vowing to bomb if the government agrees, citing heavy Russian gold spent in Manchuria.
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Moscow
Manchuria
Bathing Season Opens at Galveston Resort
The bathing season began yesterday at Murdoch's bathing resort in Galveston Texas marking the first opening since last fall. Few entered the water but reported delightful temperatures. With a week or two expect many bathers as beach resorts are now in full blast signaling summer.
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Galveston
Texas
Murdoch
Fatal fall at Park School injures 14 year old Wilbur Lee
An accident at Park public school in Waxahachie Texas killed Wilbur Lee about 14 after he fell from a second story banister twenty five feet to the floor. He struck the banister post and crushed the back of his skull before dying in the library thirty minutes later with witnesses unable to aid him.
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Waxahachie
Texas
Park Public
Wilbur Lee
Flatonia Egg Shipments Rise as Farm Market Signals Improve
Flatonia Texas reports about 750 cases of eggs shipped this week with one firm sending a solid carload to New York. Express shipments remain heavy as farmers benefit from favorable conditions. The past week saw extensive corn planting and cotton planting expected to accelerate this week.
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Flatonia
Texas
New York
Rusk Trustee Sells Odom & Vining Stock to Dallas Firm
Lee Butler as trustee for the Odom and Vining bankruptcy estate sold the stock of goods yesterday. Sanger Bros of Dallas purchased the stock for 1507 dollars, invoiced at 3390 dollars. Notes and accounts were sold to Jack Odom for 335.85 dollars.
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Rusk
Texas
Lee Butler
Odom & Vining
Sanger Bros
Dallas
Jack Odom
Center Waterworks Sparks City Pride in Texas
Center residents rejoiced as water service began with the water works turned on. Contractors anticipate an abundant water supply and the town gains a telephone system, electric light plant, and urban amenities, giving the small city a new sense of progress.
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Center
Texas
Jews Alarmed in Kishineff by Renewed Anti Semitic Agitation
Report from Kishineff notes Jewish residents alarmed by a renewal of anti Semitic agitation. Authorities respond with energetic measures to prevent racial clashes and protect the Jewish community.
Riots in Tiflis Sharapan District Demand March 25 Reform
A peasant riot climax in Sharapan district sees about 800 armed men declare solidarity with the revolutionary party. They present a list of reforms and set March 25 as the deadline for the authorities to grant them, threatening self help if unmet. A detachment is sent to restore order.
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Tiflis
Sharapan
Revolutionary Party
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