Kingsbury rushes 148 miles by auto to reach father
In Antonio on June 15 Mrs Eva Kingsbury of Par ex hurried by auto from San Antonio to Sabinal to reach her father, arriving at his bedside while he was still conscious. No train available delayed her twenty four hours, but she covered the distance in a single long drive.
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Antonio
San Antonio
Sab
Eva Kingsbury
Parex
Kingsbury
Parral
Sabinal
Thors
Blindness No Bar in Holding Justice of the Peace Office
Austin june 15 blindness does not disqualify a person from serving as justice of the peace the question arose as G W Bounds of boros ran for precinct No 1 Hillcom opponents claimed disqualification due to blindness Assistant Attorney General James Walthall noted a blind person has held public office citing Oklahoma’s noted figure Gore as example.
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Austin
Law of Justice of the Peace
Army General's Department
Iine
G. W. Bounds
Boro
Justice the Peace
Precinct No. 1
Hillcom
James Walthall
Senate
Oklahoma
Gore
Section Foreman Slain in Preys Junction Texas
Section foreman J. E. Nan of the El and Southwestern railroad was found stabbed through the heart and struck in the head near Preys Junction. Robbery suspected after belongings were removed from the body. In Blossom Texas a man and woman were arrested on assault with intent to kill related to a case in which a witness is involved. Other notes report a June 15 marriage in Waxahachie and flood related pearl findings along the Mississippi river with pearls valued at thousands of dollars claimed at Prairie du Chien and nearby areas.
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Preys Junction
Arna
J. E. Nan
el and Southwestern
Iie
Rodman
Don Luis
Rodman Pos
Blossom
Tex
Clara Hancock
D. L. Ma
J. Douglas
Jusof the
Young
Stan Ol Company Found Guilty in Interstate Commerce Case
Rochester N Y June 16 The Stan Ol company was found guilty in federal court of violating interstate commerce law. A June 15 report from Baton Rowse notes a special committee formed by the federal assembly investigated corruption funds linked to the race track and possible legislation against the race track bill, calling rumors baseless and tracing them to a senate employee’s remark.
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Rochester, N
Stan Ol Company
Baton Rowse
Mitt
Feral Assembly
Senate
Bank Clearings New York Week of June 10
Bradstreet's clearings report shows an aggregate of 223,000,000 for the week ending June 10 in New York. This compares with 2,247,911,000 the prior week and 2,618,954,000 in the bond week last year.
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Bank Clearings
New York
Four Arrests Made In Murder Case Across States
Mutkoree Ohio and Claremore and Muskogee Oklahoma report arrests in the murder of David Conway, an oil keeper at the Frisco bridge. A Tahlequah suspect re lands under name withheld. In Pennsylvania a verdict of not guilty in the Meapito conspiracy case is returned. Sid Straw Hat thief gets ten years after stealing a straw hat and a screwdriver.
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Mutkoree
Ohio
R. L
Claremore
Bert
Muskogee
Tahlequah
David Conway
Frisco Bridge
Sburg
Jury Hough
Iton
Sid
Whelan
Frank Ford Executed for Wife Murder Near Manitou
Frederick Okla June 15 Frank Ford a negro was hanged for wife murder the first legal hanging in the state Sheriff Frank C Carter officiated A special hemp rope and straps matched those used on preacher George W Morrison at Vernon Tex who poisoned his wife in Panhandle City eight years ago Ford killed his wife near Manitou June 16 last while she sat on the bed with their child in her arms The killer was captured near Lynderon then taken to Lawton Ford claimed jealousy but witnesses said the accused white man was not at the house Governor Haskell refused to interfere.
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Ford
Lynderon
Lawton
Comanche County
Haskell
Platform Collapse Hurts Crowd at Lee Monument Unveiling
At Capitol Heights near Montgomery a platform collapse injured over a dozen during the Robert E. Lee statue unveiling. Notable attendees included A L May and Mrs M Knox. Governor Oates and Judge Jones helped calm the crowd as the bronze statue atop a twenty foot column was unveiled.
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Lee
Montgomery
Capitol Heights
General Robert FE
A. L. May
M. Knox
W. H. Maybin
Annie Barry
Barry
Jeff Falkner
H. C. Brown
Harvey B. Jones
Gilmer
Robert Collins
May
Thomas C. Jones
United States Court
Jones
Alabama
United Confederate Veterans
Bishop Wilmer
Mobile
Birmingham
Oates
Oldest Former Congressman Wright Dies in Washington
John Vines Wright, the eldest living ex member of Congress, died at his Washington home at nearly eighty. He served from 1854 before the Civil War, resigned in 1861 when Tennessee seceded, and later commanded the Thirteenth Tennessee in the Confederate army. He had worked at the government land office until two months before his stroke. Born in 1828 in McNairy County, Tennessee, Wright was noted for making many treaties with Native Americans.
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Washington
John Vines ‘Wright
Congress
Government Land Office
Judge Wright
McNatry County
Tennessee
Louisville
Confederate Congress
Thirteenth
AFL leaders arrive with antiinjunction plank for Republican platform
Chicago June 16 President Gompers Secretary James Morrison and other AFL executive committee members arrived with a tentative antiinjunction plank they aim to have included on the Republican platform. John Mitchell is present and Gompers says the federation should receive consideration from the resolutions committee.
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Chicago
Gompers
James Morrison
American Federation of Labor
Republican Party
Labor Intercate
Resolutions Committee
John Mitchell
Publishers Submit Plank On Forest Product Duty Removal
The American Newspaper Publishers' association has asked the resolutions committee to include in the Republican national platform a plank to remove all duties on forest products. The move aligns with President Roosevelt's calls for conserving natural resources and products of the country.
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New York
American Newspaper Publishers’ Association
Committee On
Roosevelt
Lightning Kills Woman in Corsicana Texas
June 15 report from Corsicana Texas states Mrs. Rosa Williams was killed by a lightning strike at Pink Ac. The incident is described as a direct fatal exposure with no other injuries reported.
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Corsicana
Tex
Pink Ac
Rosa Williams
Building in Texas May Four Cities Make Splendid Showing
Southern and southwestern building activity in May was vigorous in Texas with Dallas issuing 124 permits worth 234 903 including brick structures frame buildings and repairs Fort Worth 125 000 for a hotel apartments and stores Austin 34 permits about 50 000 San Antonio 167 015 for new buildings and improvements.
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Baltimore
Southern
Southwestern
Texas
City Building Aspector
Dallas
Fort Worth
Austin
San Antonio
Texas State Banks Show Heavy Reserves Despite Small Deposit Decline
State banking department releases a May 14 condensed statement for 276 banks and 13 trust companies. Deposits and cash resources edged down while loans fell. total cash reserves reach 42 1 2 percent of demand deposits, well above the required 25 percent by state law and 1 percent by national law. Total cash on hand and due from other banks tops 10.2 million dollars, significantly above legal requirements.
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Austin
Department of State Banking
Spiritual attack claim sparks trial in Texas case
Eliah Skaags claiming reincarnation of Elijah the prophet faced trial in Fort Smith Arkansas for alleged attack on Mrs. Margaret Irene Taylor of Dallas. Taylor testified a physical struggle occurred but later said the assault was spiritual under a covenant. she offered to provide a rope for hanging Skaags. Skaags admitted guilt in heart but pleaded not guilty to avoid hanging and imprisonment.
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Texas
Fort Smith
Ark
Eliah Skaags
Elijah the Prophet
Margaret Irene Taylor
Dallas
Tex
Skaaga
Woman Kills Husband and Five Children in Cadillac
In Cadillac Michigan on a Friday night Mrs Daniel Cooper shot and killed her husband and five of her six children, fatally wounding the sixth, then took her own life. Neighbors reported the family suffered dementia-like spells. The mother found the bodies.
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Cadillac
Mich
Daniel Cooper
Cooper
Proxy Brides Arrive in Seattle Amid Immigration Delays
More than fifty proxy Japanese brides arrived with 200 passengers on the Tango Maru. A dozen intended husbands waited at the dock but new immigration rules barred landing of Japanese. It will likely take two weeks to process all passengers, and the new arrivals are not allowed to leave the vessel.
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Seattle
Wash
Carpenter Walter Wood Kills Wife Then Endes Own Life
In Roanoke Virginia on June 15 Walter Wood twenty five a carpenter cut his wife’s throat with a razor and then swallowed carbolic acid to commit suicide. He had been away for months and returned to find his wife missing from their home. She later survived.
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Roanoke
Walter Wood
Woo
Wood
Beaten and Robbed in West Twenty Seventh Street Murder
In New York on June 15 two highwaymen robbed and beat Albert Crosby of Boston on West Twenty seventh street. Crosby, an actor in The Road to Yesterday, died from a shattered skull after paramedics reached him. He was about 35.
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New York
West Twenty-seventh Street
Albert Crosby
Boston
Crosby
Utah Democrats mail tribute to Grover Cleveland
June 15 Salt Lake City Utah delegates at the Denver convention instruct the chairman to send a letter to Grover Cleveland praising his friendship for Utah and his services to the party and the country. The convention approved the letter by a large majority despite some opposition to referencing his party services.
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Salt Lake City
Denver
W. J. Bryan
Grover Cleveland
Utah
Cleveland
Minnesota Governor Johnson Won’t Seek Third Term
Governor Johnson said in a written statement released Friday that he will not be a candidate for renomination for a third term as Minnesota governor. He added that if nominated he would not accept the nomination.
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St. Paul
Minn
Johnson
Minnesota
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