Cavalry Returns From Reservation At Fort Sam Houston
Nine troops of the Third cavalry arrive at Fort Sam Houston after month and a half at Leon Springs for target practice. Most regimental personnel return to comfortable quarters, weather issues noted, and officers cite benefits of the drills. Two companies moved to enforce neutrality laws near the border amid border tensions. The narrative shifts to a separate street incident reporting a confrontation on East Commerce Street leading to a beer glass assault and an acid attack with Flowers women fined and bonds forfeited.
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Leon Springs
Third Cavalry
Fort Sam Houston
Texas
Menning
Ampbell
East Commerce Street
Flowers
Lucy Hills
Georgia Hogan
Woma
Georgia Hogan Jailed 100 Days for Carbolic Acid Attack
Georgia Hogan was jailed 100 days by Judge Buckley after a police court case involving Blanch Flowers and Elis. The offense alleged was throwing carbolic acid at Flowers, causing severe facial burns. Police arrests were made by Patrolmen.
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Georgia Hogan
Buckley
Blanch Flowers
Elis
Flowers
Patrot
Chauffeur Fined for Reckless Driving in Houston Collision
Jesse Bolden, a negro chauffeur, was fined 20 dollars in police court for recklessly operating a car that struck W. R. Stubbs, a street car conductor, on December 13 at Houston and Losoya. Stubbs, stepping from a street car, was hit as the car crossed while the street car stood still. Notice of appeal was filed. A separate 5 dollar fine was levied against B. Meyers for reckless driving. Officer Senna testified Bolden’s car struck a buggy on Matamoras Street. No one was hurt.
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Jesse Bolden
W. R. Stubbs
Houston
Losoya
Stubbs
B. Meyers
Senna
Matamoras Street
Dispute at Sap Passenger Depot Leads to Arrests
An argument between C. Kinnison and Joe Wright at the Sap passenger depot resulted in both being taken into custody on disturbing the peace charges. Wright was fined $15 by Judge Buckley in corporation court this morning, while the case against Kinnison was dismissed. Wright gave notice of appeal.
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C. Kinnison
Joe Wright
Sap
Wright
Buckley
Corporation Court
Kinnison
Woman Fined for Vagrancy in Police Court
A white woman giving the name Mrs C S Armour was arraigned before Judge Buckley on a vagrancy charge and fined $25. Arrested by Patrolman Harvey on Travis Street last night, she claimed dressmaking as her livelihood.
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C. S. Armour
Buckley
Harvey
Travis Street
Grand Night of Black Patti and Puccini Opera at the Grand
The Grand hosts the Black Patti Musical Comedy Company led by Sissieretta Jones and manager R Voelckel tonight with In the Jungles, plus Henry Savage presents Puccini’s The Girl of the Golden West at the Grand Saturday matinee and night December 30. Savage touts immense scale with ten-car production, five principal sets, fifty-piece orchestra under Giorgo Polacco, and vast scenery and effects despite high costs.
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Henry W. Savage
Giacomo Puccini
Golden West
Black Patti
Black Patti Musical Comedy Company
R. Voelckel
Sissieretta’ Jones
Julius Glenn
Wangdoodle
Savage
America
Giorgo Polacco
Musical Colleges of America
Willie Lee Lewis Carves Trail of Horse Theft
A seven year old Negro boy Willie Lee Lewis appears in criminal court for a third time on horse theft. District Attorney Baker says the boy and a five year old took a horse and wagon to Salado, claiming they wanted a trip. The judge considers reform school as the remedy and warns this is the last chance before sending him home.
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Willie Lee Lewis
Coal Black
Ninth Cavalry
Criminal Court
Judge Dwyer
Willie
Baker
Salado
Mr. Baker
Reformatory
Negro Regiment
Christmas Stocking Dilemma Sparks Question
A festive puzzle appears as households debate what to place in the Christmas stocking this year. The question centers on tradition versus surprise gifts and the right balance for family enjoyment.
Pioneer Ezra Meeker Camps at Alamo Courtyard
Governor Colquitt grants Ezra Meeker permission to camp within the Alamo walls for the winter with his prairie schooner and double yoke of oxen. Meeker, Oregon Trail pioneer, travels with an exhibit free to visitors and plans to alert supporters to the spectacle of pioneer life. He has erected 29 monuments along parts of the trail and seeks a federal $100,000 appropriation to survey and convert the route into a national highway.
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Colquitt
Ezra Meeker
Oregon Trail
The
Alamo
West
Meeker
Congress
Four Arrested for Card Playing at Saloon Misconduct
Abel Cruz Pablo Cruz Gregorio Flores and Cecelia Ogden were arrested Saturday night at Ogden's saloon Monterey and South Sta Rosa streets for playing cards at a house where liquor is retailed. Debtors spent the night in county jail and were released on bond Sunday morning. deputies Stevens and Tresera made the arrests. Witnesses listed include A H Rebentisch C F Stevens Albert Ogden and H C Garcia. A trial will follow.
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Abel Cruz
Pablo Cruz
Gregorio Flores
Cecilia Ogden
Stevens
Tr Ceresa
Ogden
Monterey
Sta Rosa
A. H.rebentisch
C. F. Stevens
Albert Ogden
H. C. Garcia
Propriety of Proceedings Before Justice F Questioned
Fragmentary note indicates a procedural challenge raised this afternoon before Justice F regarding four providences. Readable details are limited but imply a courtroom dispute over admissibility or sequence. Further context and names are not legible in the surviving text.
Gin Destroyed by Fire in Hillsboro District
A gin owned by about five farmers in the Hillsboro area was destroyed by fire this morning. The Lovelace gin, one of the few remaining in the district, was completely burned. No injuries were reported.
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Hillsboro
Tex
Lovelace
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Governor Colquitt
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H. C. Rees Optical
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