Eight killed and five fatally injured in railroad collision
Eight people died instantly and five others were fatally injured in a rear end collision on the Pennsylvania Railroad near Dresden Ohio last night. Russian censorship begins with ban on uncensored military news, Associated Press dispatch reports from London.
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Pennsylvania
Dresden
London
Associated Press Dispatch
Cofia
Turkey
Bulgaria
Servia
Montenegro
Black Sea
Adrianople
83 Miles Of New Road Built In Texas
Texas railroads added 837 miles of new main lines and branches in the past fiscal year, bringing total mileage to 14 940 with a net gain of 615 miles. New lines in operation totaled 89 miles, while existing lines gained 615 miles. The Santa Fe led with 245 miles, followed by Orient with 128 miles and Gulf, Colorado and Santa Fe with 126 miles. remaining gains were scattered among others.
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Austin
Texas
Santa Fe
Orient
Gulf, Colorado and
Taft Names Two Denton County Postmasters
President Taft re appointed H. D. Green of Sanger and W. B. Carson of Pilot Point as postmasters and sent their nominations to the Senate for confirmation. If approved they will serve about four years from commissions, aligning with the Wilson administration.
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Washington Dispatch
Taft
Ed H. D. Green
W. B. Carson
Sanger
Pilot Point
Senate
Cleveland
Wilson
Dallas Woman Shot by Ex Husband Nine Times
Naomi Stanton, 27, was killed by her ex husband Floyd Stanton in Dallas. Nine bullets from an automatic pistol struck the victim, who died instantly at the scene.
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Dallas
Dec
Naomi Stanton
Negress
Floyd Stanton
Decrease Shown In Appropriation Bill
Associated Press Dispatch reports the Legislative Executive and Judicial appropriation bill totals 54,897,105 dollars, down 319,000 from earlier, with Treasury estimates cut 1,000,900. A provision for a Texas House member at large with 17,500 salary was removed. Commerce court funding is not included.
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Associated Press Dispatch
Washington
House
Secretary of the Treasury
Purlements
House Son of Texas
Commerce Court
Childress Man Kills Self in Tragic Town Death
Frank H. Cordell a prominent citizen formerly of Brownwood shot himself this morning in Childress authorities report. The event ends a troubled personal period and Cordell is believed dead at the scene local responders said.
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Associated Press Dispatch
Childress
Frank H. Cordell
Brownwood
Bristow Pushes Initiative Recall of Judicial Decisions
Senator Bristow introduced a Senate resolution urging the use of initiative and recall to overturn judicial decisions. This measure outlines mechanisms to challenge court rulings and seeks constitutional or statutory changes for direct public action.
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Associated Press Dispatch
Washington
Senate Today
Bristow
Mystery of Denton Citizen Revealed After Death
Longtime Denton resident known as John Tinc lived 35 years in the city under that name, but records show he was Joseph Addison, an ex convict from Georgia who killed a man in 1873 and escaped after three years’ imprisonment. He later settled in Denton with a wife and four sons in Haralson county.
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John Tinc
Joseph Addison
Growgia
Texas
John Ellic
Denton
Joe Addison
Gorgia
J. C. Brock
Brock
Record
Chronicle
Ellie
Addison
Ellice
Buchanan County
Atlanta
Sherman
Mr. Brock
Haralson
G. M. Hopkins
Mr. Hopkins
Wye
South
Haralson County
Tribune
Buchanan
Thompson Rowell
the Tribune
Killing at Grand Prairie interurban station
Arthur Turner shot and killed William McKinney at the Grand Prairie interurban station this morning. Turner says McKinney insulted his wife.
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Grand Prairie
Associated Press Dispatch
Arthur Turner
William McKinney
McKinney
Turner
Taft Opposes Mississippi River Improvement Without Flood Prevention
President Taft told the Rivers and Harbors National Congress that flood prevention must be the primary object and endorsed work only if Army engineers manage it. He supported spending around fifty million dollars for Mississippi valley projects and said other waterways require dire necessity. Delegates were startled by the speech.
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Associated Press Dispatch
Washington
Taft
Rivers and Harbors National Congress
Army
Mississippi Valley
No Punishment for Lynchers in Carolina
Gov. Cole L. Blease of South Carolina said at a Governors conference that lynchers who attack white women would go unpunished in his state. He stated that in South Carolina the lynchers need only seize the right man and that those who do so will not require or receive a trial.
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Richmond
Cole L. Blease
South Carolina
MacVeagh Urges Radical Banking Reform
Secretary of the Treasury Franklin MacVeagh urges Congress to overhaul the U S banking and currency system. He warns the present scheme causes panics and disasters across homes and industry and calls for flexible currency and a central agency to coordinate banks free of political or trust control.
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Washington
United States
Franklin MacVeagh
the Treasury
Congress
Rev A B G Dinwiddie Dead
Rev A B C Dinwiddie longtime pastor in Denton and Baird died in Dallas after surgery. He was born August 4 1855 in Tennessee and lived in Texas for 28 years. Survived by wife and several children. Funeral held in Dallas with Rev J H Curry officiating.
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A. B.C. Dinwiddie
Presbyterian Church
Baird
Cumberland Presbyterian Church
Dallas
Tennessee
Texas
J. H. Curry
Denton
Tensions Reported Between Servia and Montenegro
London dispatches from December report dissensions between Servia and Montenegro amid regional unrest. Officials caution over possible diplomatic strains and shifts in alliances as inquiries continue.
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