Stillwell Urges Publicity to Stop Money Power Sandbagging
Stillwell of the Kansas City Mexico Orient railroad vows to fight the money trust. In a letter to legislators and editors he denounces concentrated wealth, calls for publicity and public opinion to curb “sand bagging” and asks honor of wealth to oppose racketeering and protection of destructive business methods.
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Arthur E. Stillwell
Kansas City, Mexico & Orient Railroad
Money Trust
United States
Stillwell
Southwest
Land of the Free
Recall charges against Tacoma mayor filed by Fawcett supporters
Petitioners allege incompetence neglected office and return of spoils system amid Mayor William Seymour illness from pneumonia. They warn recall could remove him before April if he refuses to step down, suggesting radicalism tied to money power and calls for congressional investigation.
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William Seymour
Tacoma
Wash
Fawcett
Seymour
Austin Mayor Offers Aid to Houston Fire Victims
Mayor A P Wooldridge sent a telegram to Houston Mayor Rice offering Austin’s sympathy and aid after a Wednesday morning fire. The message won approval from the Austin city council.
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Austin
Tex
A. P. Wooldridge
Rice
Houston
Oklahoma Shuts Out Harmon in Split Oklahoma Delegation
Oklahoma City February 23 The Oklahoma delegation to the national convention will be split with ten votes for Wilson and ten for Clark under a compromise endorsed by the Wilson faction. The plan also blocks Harmon by forcing a solid Clark Wilson vote, a long night of debate ending with a 10 10 split and adjournment.
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Associated Press
Oklahoma City
Okla
Oklahoma
Champ Clark
Woodrow Wilson
Baltimore
Wilson
Clark
Peg
Harmon
Resolution Committee
Lee Cruce
Resolutions Committee
William Murray
Southwest
Warehouse Blaze Damages Stock at Buena Vista Street
Fire at 4 15 am devastated the C F and H Guenther Co and Cold Packing Co warehouse at 812 Buena Vista Street. Stock and building losses total about 3300 with insurance covering both. Flames confined to the rear by firefighters. many goods including flour meats lard and bacon damaged by heat smoke and water. In a separate incident Ed Berton home at 1134 Dawson Street burned about 9 45 pm destroying dwelling worth 1200 with 700 contents.
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Buena Vista Street
C. F. & H. Guenther Company
Cold Packing Company
Ed Berton
Dawson Street
Bulding
Oyster Outlook Not Good For Next Season
Jeff D. Cox chief deputy game warden reports from Galveston that oyster reefs are not thriving and the oyster crop for the next season looks less promising than usual under better conditions.
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Austin
Tex
Jeff D. Cox
Galveston
Burglars Set House Ablaze in Rawls Home
In Cleburne Texas on February 23 burglars entered the home of S E Rawls while the family was away. They stole 450.15 dollars hidden in the ice box and then set fire to the residence.
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Associated Press
Cleburne
Tex
S. E. Rawls
Postoffice Safe Robbed in Hebron Heist
Hebron postoffice safe was robbed of 400 dollars early today. Police and federal agents investigate the break in as Saturday morning in Sherman Texas reports say no injuries occurred and preliminary clues point to a possible inside job.
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Associated Press
Sherman
Tex
Hebron
Professor Humperdinck Improving After Illness
BERLIN February 23 Professor Engelbert Humperdinck the renowned composer once gravely ill in January is now showing improvement in health reports indicate his condition is stabilizing and he may recover fully.
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Humperdinck
THE
Associated Press
Berlin
Engelbert Humperdinck
Conroy Case Dismissed In Building Law Complaint
Thomas L. Conroy of Conroy and Rice, active in local politics, was found not guilty and the case dismissed by Judge Buckley in police court. He was accused over moving and repairing a small frame building on East Houston Street, alleged to violate building regulations, but the prosecution could not connect him to the work.
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Thomas L. Conroy
Conroy & Rice
Buckley
Houston Street
Conroy
Floresville Holds Clean-Up Day To End Trash Plague
Floresville observed clean-up day with the city council and Mothers' club mobilizing a dozen wagons to haul away loads of trash all day. Residents, including men women and children, worked from early morning until night to burn the waste.
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Floresville
Tex
Texas
Mothers’ Club
U.S. Naval Officer Presented to Japanese Emperor
Lieutenant Commander Lerman Atkinson Cotten of the U S N attached to the American embassy in Tokio was given an audience with the emperor today in Tokyo China.
Hotel Arrivals List From St Anthony and Nearby Cities
A long hotel arrivals roster lists guests at St Anthony and Menger Savoy Crockett and other hotels. Names span cities including El Paso Dallas Chicago Fort Worth Boston Cleveland Milwaukee and more with multiple families and individuals noted. The list reads like a travel guest log with numerous confirmations from across Texas and the Midwest.
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St. Anthony
F. B. Floyd
el Paso
BE. M. Walker
Torreon
W. B. Beting
Fort Worth
C. H. Hoppe
Chicago
Dallas
J. M. Beaiisto
Boston
Vester Parr
Oklahoma City
C. C. McDonald
Austin
S. B. Gleason
T. J. Carr
G. W. Ware
R. H. Rich
Springfield
Ill
T. E. Morris
Joseph Dryfus
A. Russell
Gunter
Joseph Stein
Pittsburg
R. A. Love
Kansas City
N. N. Snapp
St. Louis
Charles Fath
Cleveland
J. H. Bland
Houston
J. E. George
BE. Kay Powell
Pettus
F. G. Brown
Edwin Griffin
E. H. Coe
A. C. Keen
Milwaukee
Don B. Adams
Minneapolis
D. M. Keen
L. G. Bixerly
G. D. Bacon
G. D. McElroy
C. Norwood
J. 8
Corpus Christi Observes Washington's Birthday
Corpus Christi Tex February 23 Washingtons birthday celebrated with general suspension of business. At the high school exercises were held by city school children this morning. A number of churches and other groups gave entertainments during the day.
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Corpus Christi
Corpus Cexristi
Tex
Washington
Baga
San Antonio Life Insurance authorized to do business in Texas
The Texas Department of Insurance in Austin on February 17 1912 certifies that the San Antonio Life Insurance Company has met all Texas conditions to operate in the state and is issued a certificate of authority for the year ending February 28 1913. Signed by Commissioner B L Gill. Henry A Hodge president and a messenger boy with both phones listed.
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Department of Insurance and Banking State of Texas
Austin
Tex
San Antonio Life Insurance Company
San Antonio
Texas
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Henry A. Hodge
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