Bitter Washington clash over Taft delegates speech
In the House, Rep Humphrey of Washington rebukes Rep Norris of Nebraska for charging that Washington delegates to the Republican National Convention were "stolen." Humphrey questions Norris as to any credible authority and condemns broad attacks on reformers while shielding his own party.
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Norris
Nebraska
Chicago
Taft
Mr. Norris
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Mr. Taft
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Democratic Party
Plant Juice praised by San Antonio life insurer
A prominent San Antonio life insurance man, R L Edwards of the Federal Insurance Company, endorses Plant Juice as a life prolonging agent. He claims it cured his indigestion and stomach troubles and believes it benefits liver, kidney, and blood health, urging readers to try it at Fischer's Drug Store.
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San Antonio
Fischer
Democrats Agree 19 Support Excise Bill in Senate Caucus
Democratic senators in caucus backed the house excise tax bill seen as nearly an income tax on individuals and partnerships earning over five thousand dollars. They also moved toward a Bristow sugar tariff compromise while rejecting free sugar, with progressives aiding passage. In Atlanta, Daisy Opie Grace’s trial for shooting her husband Eugene H. Grace will be held next Monday with public exclusion due to limited courtroom seating.
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Washington, D. C
Bristow
Williams
Senate
Atlanta
Daisy Opie Grace
Eugene H. Grace
Three Men Arrested in Houston Burglary Ring Spurred Recoveries
Police say arrests of Tom Roberts Johnnie Powers and Oren Berry led to recovery of more than two wagon loads of stolen goods and cleared up numerous burglary cases across various locations. The arrests followed a spree of burglaries reported at many points in the city.
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Houston
Tex
Tom Roberts
Johnnie Powers
Oren Berry
G Bedell Moore Estate Buys Prime Travis Street Lot
The G Bedell Moore estate bought land at Travis street and Avenue C from Sarah I Terrell for 120000 as an investment. The 136.4 by 111.1 foot site north of the Bedell building is highly valued in the downtown district. No immediate improvements are planned. the property may host an office building in the future.
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G. Bedell Moore
Travis Street
Avenue C
Sarah I. Terrell
Bedell
J. H. Savage
Moore Estate
Savage
Moore
Houston and
Travis Streets
Chamber of Commerce
San Antonio, Rockport & Mexican Railroad
Houston — Street
Ed Rand
West Houston Street
San Antonio
Axe Threat Near Tragedy In San Antonio Court
Henry Beck testified that Arthur Nobles threatened with an axe on Brooks street after a daytime dispute. Nobles denied any intent to use an axe and the court fined him ten dollars for abusive language in police court.
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San Antonio
Brooks Street
Henry Beck
Arthur Nobles
Nobles
Beck
Grand jury adjourns as indictments filed in city crimes
The Houston grand jury will report on police conditions and present any bills, after indictments against Thomas De Young Sidney Burke and Edgar Adams for compounding crime. De Young a city employee and precinct presiding official faced removal petitions by voters but were denied. Burke a former deputy constable faces charge alongside Adams over bribery related to saloon activity.
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Houston
Tex
Thomas de Young
Sidney Burke
Edgar Adams
Max Freund
de Young
Democratic Committee
Burke
J. M. Emenehene
Error in Advertisement Misstates Court Candidate
A typographical error in Thursday's Light advert misidentifies John A. O'Connor's court nomination. O'Connor seeks the Thirty-seventh Judicial District seat, not the Seventy third as printed.
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John A. O'Connor
John A. ‘O’connor
O.connor
Battleship New York to be launched October 30
The United States battleship New York now under construction at the Brooklyn navy yard will be launched October 30, officials announce. The New York is a sister ship to the Texas and will be among the largest ships in the American navy.
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New York
Brooklyn Navy Yard
Texas
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