Daughters Win Alamo Fight Before Court In San Antonio
The Daughters of the Republic of Texas defeated Governor Colquitt in a contest over the Alamo and the injunction to restore Mission San Antonio de Valero adjoining the Alamo is made permanent by the Fourth Court of Civil Appeals. The Governor will appeal to the Supreme Court.
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San Antonio
Daughters of the Republic of Texas
Colquitt
Alamo
San Antonio de Velero
Fourth Court of Civil Appeals
Supreme Court
Train wreck near Denison leaves two dead
Denison report says two Missouri Kansas Texas freight trains collided three miles north of Denison. Fireman Dave Matheson was killed. Engineer Arrington and a brakeman Lyte were injured.
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Denison
Here
Dave Matheson
Arrington
T. Lyte
Werte
Park Board Personnel to be Announced at November Session
The newly created City Park board will have its personnel announced at the November 25 City Council session. Mayor Bates will name four members himself and delegate eight more to groups including the Daughters of the Confederacy, the Arie club, the Woman's Shakespeare club, and the Chamber of Commerce.
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Bates
Daughters of the Confederacy
Arie Club
Woman's Shakespeare Club
Chamber of Commerce
Exchange National Bank Officers and Resources Report
SAFETY and SER VICE patronize the Exchange National Bank showing resources over $600,000. Officers listed include A. J. Nance as President, J. R. Christal as Vice President, J. C. Coit as Cashier, E. D. Curtis as Assistant Cashier, and board members Ed. F. Bates, J. H. Paine, A. C. Owsley, and Dr. J. M. Inge.
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A. J. Nance
J. R. Christal
J. C. Coit
E. D. Curtis
F. Bates
J. H. Paine
A. C. Owsley
J. M. Inge
Denton Citizens Probe Oil Well Near Griffith Place
Denton visitors inspect a wildcat oil well north of Lloyd near the Griffith place. The rig sits at 575 feet with plans to 600, all equipment locked and fenced. Locals note oily sand and persimmon trees, while Griffith rejects offers, asserting faith in oil and delaying further drilling.
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Denton
Griffith
Lloyd—Cave-In
Priday
Griffith Place
Lloyd
U.C.D Adopts Plan for Monument Fund
Associated Press dispatch from Washington reports the Daughters of the Confederacy adopt a general plan to raise funds for a Confederate monument in Arlington cemetery. Each member will be asked to contribute 50 cents during the coming year.
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Associated Press Dispatch
Washington
Daughters of the Confederacy
Arlington Cemetery
May Secure Jury in Sneed Murder Case by Tonight
The veniremen selection in the J. B. Sneed murder case moved quickly with six jurors chosen by 10 a.m. Judge Swayne warned jurors to resist any discussion of the case. By noon seven jurors were in the box from twenty five retirermen. New jurors named include S. B. Austin a 44 year old Alabama farmer and Weaver Birch a Mississippi farmer with families. Two more jurors were added Thursday bringing total to five.
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Associated Press Dispatch
Fort Worth
Swayne
Venireman
S. B. Austin
Alabama
Weaver Birch
Mississippi
F. M. Fitzgerald
Azle
Walter Winnett
Cholera Decimates Turkish Lines Near Constantinople
Reports from Lonon and Constantinople say cholera has wiped out Turkish hopes at Tcha tajja fortifications and halted Bulgarian advances near Therapia. An armistice has been agreed by Turkey and Bulgaria while eyewitnesses describe 263 bodies buried in a trench.
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Constantinople
Turkey
Bulgaria
Associated Press
Lonon
Kilios
Therapia
California Democrats Challenge Roosevelt Vote Count
California totals show Roosevelt with a 66 plurality, over 500000 votes. In Los Angeles Democrats file for a writ of mandamus to force a full count amid alleged tally sheet removals and irregularities across 38 precincts.
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San Francisco
California
Roosevelt
Los Angeles
Bulgarian Troops Near Constantinople Reach Black Sea Coast
Bulgarian forces move toward Constantinople with reports of reaching Kilios on the Black Sea coast within miles of the city. Turkish lighthouse crews in the area have withdrawn from posts.
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Associated Press
Constantinople
Kilios
Black Sea
Missouri Pacific Plans to Take Control of I. G. N. Road
New York Nov 16 Official announcement states Missouri Pacific Railway seeks to acquire control of the I. G. N. road. Directors negotiate for options on I. G. N. preferred and common stock held by the Jay Gould estate and Frank Gould.
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New York
Missouri Pacific Railway Company
Missouri Pacific
Jay Gould
Frank Gould
Atrocities Charged to Balkan States in German Reports
Berlin reports sympathy for Balkan allies waning amid alleged atrocities. A German paper correspondent cites wounded train scenes with no Turks present and Bulgarian troops accused of bayonetheads. Servian officers allegedly ordered killings of Arnauts and brutal murders of men 18 and older, women and children.
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Berlin
Germany
Gunman trial witness testifies about alibis and associates
Dago Frank Cirofici testifies he left his three pals during the shooting and was en route uptown to see his girls. He bailed out a woman arrested for loitering and admits to being a silent partner in an opium den.
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New York
Dago Frank Cirofici
Russia shifts stance opens path to Adriatic port
London, Nov. 15. Russia informed Austria Hungary it will back Serbia in its Adriatic port demand, signaling a renewed Balkan alignment. A Rome dispatch notes Italy will not aid Austria against Serbia. King Nicholas of Montenegro dismissed Austrian protests as null and void.
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London
Russia
Servia
Austria
Ausro
Hungary
Balkan
Adriatic
Rome
Italy
Nicholas
Montenegro
Alliso
San Giovanni di Medina
Jack Johnson Released on Bond in Chicago Case
Chicago Nov 16 Jack Johnson the pugilist was released on bond last night. His sureties were his mother and Matthew Baldwin a real estate dealer.
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Chicago
Jack Johnson
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