Colquitt Inaugurated Governor in Texas Capital
Oscar B Colquitt is inaugurated governor in Austin with a joint session of the Legislature. Will H Mayes sworn in as lieutenant governor. Colquitt pledges a peaceful administration and calls for constructive statewide legislation and a broad education push. A ceremonial ball and reception follow the inaugural events in the Capitol.
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Austin
Tex
Oscar B. Colquitt
House of Representatives
Senate
House
Will H. Mayes
A. B. Davidson
S. Lattimore
Davidson
Colquitt
San Antonio
University
A. & M. College
Chester Terrell
Will Mayes
Capitol
James Stephen Hogg
Mayes
Terrell
Joseph D. Sayers
E. H. R. Green
Abe Gross
O. €. Guessar
D. J. Matthews
J. F. Wolters
J. F. Peeler
Otto Wahrmund
J. S. Williams
F. G. Pettibone
H. S. Wagner
Bruce Palmer
U.S. A
Alamo bill proposed to let daughters control property
Representative MecAskill of Bexar county introduced a measure in Austin on January 21 seeking to place property control in the hands of daughters. The proposal aims to shift who may manage estate assets under specific legal provisions.
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Austin, Tex
MecAskill
Bexar County
Weather Observations Across Major Cities At 8 AM
Readings report temperatures from St Louis to Washington with clouds rain and wind. Cities show milder trends for Wednesday and record low values in the last 24 hours. Stormy patterns include rain or snow in New York Boston and Washington tonight and into Wednesday.
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ST. Louis
Chicago
Milwaukee
ST. Paul
Kansas City
New York
Boston
Washington
Colima Volcano Erupts Prompting Mass Evacuation
Thousands flee villages and ranches around Colima Mexico as the volcano roars sending smoke and sand. Refugees arrive in Guadlajara after a night of disrupted tracks and hazardous gases. Local stations report deep sand deposits and an unusual dust cover on roofs.
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Guadlajara
Mex
Colima
Zapetitlic
Eggs in New Style From Missouri by Parcel Post
A Missouri postal parcel containing a dozen fresh laid eggs was sent to a San Antonio recipient in a pasteboard case wrapped in blue paper. The box was damaged in transit and the eggs crushed, drawing the attention of the local hotel staff and Postmaster J. J. Stevens for inspection.
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Missouri
Parcel Post
San Antonio
J. J. Stevens
Wilson will relinquish New Jersey governorship March 3
President elect Wilson announced he will keep his NJ governorship until March 3 the day he departs for his Washington inauguration He plans ordinary travel and will not ride in a private car He will not have his family travel with him Princeton students will escort him to the capital and a possible popular reception may replace the inaugural ball
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Trenton
N. J
Wilson
New Jersey
Washington
United States
Princeton
National Capital
John W. Wilson
Franklin
Capitol Building
Panama toll fight renewed in senate
Senator Root urged repeal of the free toll provision in the Panama canal act. He called for arbitration or withdrawal from the policy, condemning last summer’s law as discriminatory to foreign shipping and a source of regret and global impression. He opened a push to amend the law.
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Washington, D. C
United States
Senator Root
Senate
Congress
Root
A Shopping Directory You Should Use Tue Lient
Directory ad promotes Tue Lient as a daily shopping guide for reliable stores and high quality goods. It claims to help readers find economical buys and avoid inferior merchandise through advertised notices. The piece urges constant use to know what to buy and where.
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J. P. Fallon
Gunboat Carries Marines to Vera Cruz Passage
United States forces deploy a gunboat to Vera Cruz as Americans honor rebels. Citizens blame Madero's inability to shield property and voice concern over security and stability in the region.
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Vera Cruz
Anarchists Plot to Kill Madero and US Warship Moves
The Wheeling sails toward Vera Cruz to guard Americans as unrest in southern Mexico intensifies. The Atlantic fleet prepares to deploy battleships and destroyers from Guantanamo and Colon while the Annapolis and Denver reinforce Acapulco. Anarchists in the United States are linked to a plot against President Madero, with arrests reported in Florida. Federal battles report clashes at Villa Ahumada with significant rebel activity near Juarez as border patrols tighten.
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Washington
Wheeling
Vera Cruz
Mexico
Tampa
Key West
State Department
Guantanamo
Madero
Zapata
United States
Flest
Wyoming
North Dakota
Utah
Florida
Colon
Roe
Drayton
McCall
Terry
Paulding
Sterrett
Warrington
Pacific
Acapulco
Denver
Annapolis
San Diego
Secret Service
Department of Justice
Way of
Chihuahua
Villa Ahumada
Antonio Rojas
Juarez
Castro
Salazar
Cold spell eases. warmer weather forecast soon
Weather notes say an expected cold snap did not persist. warmer, cloudier conditions anticipated tomorrow. A low pressure system near Alberta and British Columbia moves toward the central U S with rain along the Atlantic coast and Rio Grande valley. freezing temperatures prevail south to Taylor with San Antonio at 37 degrees this morning.
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Alberta
British Columbia
Gulf of Mexico
Great Lakes
Atlantic
Rio Grande Valley
Brownsville
Taylor
San Antonio
Atlantic coast storm warnings issued in cold wave advance
Storm warnings were ordered along the coast from Norfolk to Eastport as a cold wave from the Midwest moved into the Atlantic states.
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Washington, D. C
Atlantic States
Middle West
Norfolk
Eastport
Cold Wave Deepens Suffering for Flood Victims
Evansville Indiana reports a cold wave worsening hardships for Ohio River flood victims even as the river slowly subsides. The onset of extreme cold yesterday increased exposure risks and food shortages, with relief agencies rushing to aid stranded families.
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Evansville
Ind
Ohio River
Smuggled Diamonds Seized in New York Package
Government agents report diamonds worth more than 20,000 were found hidden in a package from Amsterdam received by Nathan Groen a New York diamond dealer. Groen was arrested at the restored mail window of the general post office. Agents also seized diamonds valued at 60,000 at his business following the arrest.
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New York
Amsterdam
Holland
Nathan Groen
Groen
General Post Office
Treasury
Green
Blue Sky Law to be Introduced in Texas Legislature
Plan "Blue Sky" law to regulate stock sellers in Texas with strict oversight. Rep Roger Byrne author in the House and Sen Darwin in the Senate say the measure, modeled after Kansas law, would place stock-selling companies under the State Department of Insurance and Banking, cap promoter commissions at 10 percent, and hold promoters liable if stock misrepresented. It also extends state control to out-of-state corporations chartered elsewhere.
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Austin
Tex
Roger Byrne
Bastrop County
House
Darwin
Delta County
Senate
Attorney General's Department
Kansas
State Department of Insurance and Banking
Commissioner of Insurance and Banking
Labor Leaders Released From Prison
William E. Reddin of Milwaukee and W. Bert Brown and W. J. Mc Cain of Kansas City were released on bond in Leavenworth after entering the federal prison January 1 for the dynamite conspiracy. Each had been sentenced to three years.
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Leavenworth
Kan
William E. Reddin
Milwaukee
W. Bert Brown
W. J. McCain
Kansas City
Senate debates panama arbitration and policy stance
In the day in congress, Senator Root urged either submitting Panama to impartial arbitration or stepping back from the stance. The house resumed the army appropriation bill while the currency reform committee heard former Rep. Fowler discuss monetary revision. The Ways and Means panel revisited tariff on agricultural products and the Osage lands dispute was presented to the Indian affairs committee. Further talks on Burnett-Dillingham immigration, Stanley pressed rail transit by mining and manufacturing firms, and the shipping trust probe heard E M Bull testify.
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House
Currency Reform Committee
Charles N. Fowler
New Jersey
Ways and Means
Fisher
Indian Affairs Committee
Burnett-Dillingham
Stanley
Commmerce Commission
Shipping Trust Investigation Committee
E. M. Bull
Love confident San Antonio Fredericksburg & Northern opens April 1
Richard A. Love president of the company announced steel laying will start February 15 and the line should be open to traffic by April 1. He said 25 miles of rails totaling 2356 tons were ordered from Illinois Steel with half delivered by February 15 and the rest in March. Additional orders for two engines four passenger coaches and two baggage cars were placed in Pittsburgh for delivery by April 1 for through service San Antonio to Fredericksburg.
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San Antonio
Fredericksburg & Northern
Richard A. Love
Katy Limited
Illinois Steel Company
Aransas Pass
Birmingham Mills
Pittsburg
Osage Counsellors Lose Mandamus Challenge in District Court
Seven Osage Indian counsellors deposed by Secretary Fisher were dismissed by the District Supreme Court in a mandamus bid to reinstate them. The removal followed a lease grant to Uncle Sam Oil Company, deemed influenced by improper pressure.
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Washington, D. C
Osage
Fisher
District Supreme Court
Uncle Sam Oil Company
Light Want Ads Open This Evening
This evening thousands of Light readers will read want ads. The paper notes light want ad activity including houses for rent positions filled lost and found and sales. It urges readers to place a want ad and stay busy. Contact Crockett 1742 or 176.
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Crockett
Fight at Villa Ahumada Said to Have Gone Against Rebels
Federal officials report a clash at Villa Ahumada with rebels, as El Paso dispatches recount the incident and indicate government forces engaged opposing forces in the border area. Details remain scarce.
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Villa Ahumada
Rebels Loot American Ranches in Tlaxcala and Puebla
Rebels raided the J. M. Gleason ranch and mills near Chiantempam Tlaxcala, killing four workers and abducting several women. The manager, Gleason's son, and his wife escaped. Looted rigs were burned. About a hundred federals were cut to pieces near Atencingo Puebla. survivors reached Puebla with reports of the attack.
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Mexico City
J. M. Gleason
Chiantempam
Tlaxcala
Gleason
Atencingo
Puebla
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