Democrats Pick San Antonio For State Convention
Dallas June 10 The Democratic state executive committee met in Dallas selecting San Antonio as the convention host and August 11 as the date. Propositions on prohibition and local option were set for the July 20-5 primary with votes recorded and a long list of state tickets and officers proposed for the ticket. No expenses were allotted for the two propositions.
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Dallas
Democratic State Executive Committee
San Antonio
Texas
Foy
Aginst
W. W. Dies
Hardin County
W. W. Moore
Rusk County
R. S. Fulton
Grayson County
Thomas D. Isbell
Rockwall County
J. W. Woods
Robertson County
Joseph Adams
Houston County
E. A. Berry
Madison County
G. L. Haldusek
Street Car Riot in St Louis Leaves Five Injured
On June 10 an eastbound Market street car on Eleventh street experienced a riot injuring five people. The motorman and an assailant were hospitalized in critical condition. An innocent spectator was run over and lost a leg. he is said to be in danger.
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St. Louis
Eleventh Street
City Hospital
Four Deaths From Heat Reported In Chicago
Four people died from heat in Chicago on Monday, with authorities reporting the day as a deadly heat spell. No further details were provided about the victims or locations.
Edward’s First Official Visit to Russian Waters
King Edward and Emperor Nicholas met at Reval on Tuesday in a formal ceremony marking the first official English king visit to Russian waters. They exchanged visits and lunched aboard the Russian yacht Polar Star with Dowager Empress.
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Edward
Reval
Nicholas
Russian
Edward V
Emperor Nicholas
New York Delegation to Arrive for Chicago Republican Meet
Indications of a large arriving crowd for the Republican convention show 1000 New Yorkers arriving Saturday with 200 rooms booked at the Auditorium hotel. Pennsylvania sends the next largest group, with many Illinois party members arriving by that time.
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Chicago
New York
Auditorium Hotel
Pennsylvania
Great Northern
Billek Collapses at Pardon Board News
After the pardon board and Governor Deneen decision, Billek collapsed crying and said if they hang him let them proceed. He claimed lifelong bad luck and concern for his wife and children. The case involved a Mrs Veral case of murder for life insurance using a fortune teller prescribed medicine. Father O Callahan helped obtain an affidavit from Jerrey Veral challenging key testimony.
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Chicago
Pardon Board
Deneen
Billek
Veral
Colonel Gibson Dead in San Antonio
Waxahachie Tex June 10 Colonel John C Gibson early settler of Waxahachie died in San Antonio where he went some weeks ago for his health.
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Gibson
Waxahachie
Tex
John C. Gibson
San Antonio
Rangers Deployed to Longview by Governor Campbell
Governor Campbell dispatched two rangers to Longview at the request of Gregg County judges in a coordination with county authorities. The move underscores local safety concerns and ties to state law enforcement resources.
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Thomas M. Campbell
Anderson County
R. R. Williams
Hopkins County
A. B. Davidson
DeWitt County
W. Geers
Denton County
R. V. Davidson
Galveston County
Fannin County
Por
General Land Office
T. Robison
Morris County
Thomas P. Stone
McLennan County
Longview
Austin
Campbell
Gregg County
Reunion 15 in session at Birmingham confederate veterans gathering
The eighteenth annual reunion of the United Confederate Veterans opened in Birmingham Hip podium with Major General George P. Harrison presiding. Thousands attended as 200 children with the reunion band performed southern airs and greetings from state and city officials were delivered amid glowing decor.
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Birmingham Hippodrome Auditorium
United Confederate Veterans
George P. Harrison
Alabama
J. William Jones
Harrison
W. L. Cabell
Texas
Clement Evans
Georgia
Tyler
Sonus
Daughters of the Confederacy
Sons of Veterans
Comer
Ward
Addie Harrison
J. W. Bush
Dixie
Rufus N. Rhodes
Song of Veterans
Alabama Daughters of the Confederacy
Charles G. Brown
Gwine
General Cabell
J. N. Wilson
Stephen D. Lee
Maryland
Sons of Veterans Hold Yearly Gathering in Birmingham
The Sons of Veterans annual reunion opened in the Gaiety theater Birmingham with General Apperson of Memphis presiding. The Confederate Southern Memorial Association began its ninth convention in City Hall and surgeons to the Confederate Army met at the Commercial Club. Delegations from Memphis seek the next reunion with Atlanta officials and Chattanooga bidders active. Tennessee leads state representation alongside Alabama, with Generals Evans Georgia Gordon Tennessee and Cabell Texas named as possible commander in chief.
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Sons of Veterans
Gaiety Theater
General Apperson
Confederate Southern Memorial Association
City Hall
Memphis
Atlanta
Chattanooga
Tennesse
Alabama
Evans
Georgia
Gordon
Tennessee
Cabell
Texas
Cortelyou Likely Named as Vice Presidential Candidate
Indications suggest Cortelyou will be urged by Roosevelt and Taft factions at Chicago to run for vice president. Cortelyou declined to discuss his candidacy, noting his native New York already has a possible candidate in Governor Hughes.
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Washington
Telyou
Roosevelt
Taft
Chicago
Cortelyou
Hughes
Guild's Name to Be Presented at Massachusetts Event
Friends of Governor Curtis Guild of Massachusetts announce a formal presentation of his name at a forthcoming event. The notice signals recognition by supporters and aligns with ongoing regional ceremonies in Washington on June 10.
Name to be presented at Chicago convention for vice president
Kron Prinetzen Cecelie of the North German Lloyd line sailed from New York on June 10 with a record passenger list of 1,775, including 535 in first cabin, 530 in second, and 900 in third, the largest eastbound Atlantic crossing to date.
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New York
Kron Prinetzen Cecelie
North German
Lloyd Line
Europe
Senator Marston OKs Cotton Exchange Hedge Plan
Baton Rouge report says Senator Marston announces the current assembly will not abolish the New Orleans cotton exchange and will allow futures trading to enable farmers to hedge spot sales by buying future contracts as insurance.
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Baton Rouge
New Orleans
Denton mill shuts down for grain shortage to grind
Denton Texas June 10 the local mill has ceased operations due to railroad conditions and infrequent through freight trains from the north leaving no wheat to grind. Several car loads are stranded across the Red River washouts as the mill awaits grain arrival.
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Denton
Tex
Red River
Washouta
Furry escapes after shooting incident in Longview
Reported chase after two brothers in Texas following a shooting. One brother wounded, taken on a stretcher, then climbed a nine foot fence before a doctor could dress his wounds and escape. A posse began pursuit Monday night as the fugitive fled about five miles away in a house with a shotgun and shells.
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Longview
Tex
Tke Furry
Jake
Heroic Young Men Rescue Family From Trinity River
Four young men saved Hicks and his wife with two children from drowning in the Trinity River as floodwaters rose six feet inside their house. Hicks, his spouse, and the two youngsters were in the second story of a southern county home when the rescue occurred on June 10.
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Kaufman, Trex
Hicks
Trinity River
Three Cyclones Strike near Watonga Kill Farmer
Three cyclones near Watonga uprooted trees and blew down farmhouses. They killed farmer William White and destroyed thirty head of stock in the Oklahoma City area on June 10.
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Oklahoma City
Watonga
William White
Union Pacific Board Ratifies $50 Million Bond Issue
New York, June 9. The board of directors of Union Pacific company ratified the issue of $50,000,000 first lien and refunding mortgage 4 percent bonds.
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New York
Union Pacific Company
Shipping Peaches Brightens Winona Trade Route
Hundreds of crates of peaches are being shipped daily from Winona Texas as the summer fruit season peaks. The bustling activity highlights local agriculture and commerce in June.
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Winona
Tex
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