Knights of Pythias memorial march and dances at Electric Park
Public notices from Lotus Elk and Unity lodges call members to a memorial service at Travis Park church after a breakfast gathering. Shamrock shirtwaist dance at Electric Park on June 15 charges 25 cents, plus club dances nightly at Electric Park and Wigwam. Campaign visit by Col. J F Wolters aide Senator Watson reports strong support.
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Lotus
Elk and Unity Lodges
Knights of Pythias
Castle Hall
Travis Park Church
William Riebe
C. C
R. O. Whitaker
Elk
C. C. Williams
Unity
Electric Park
Roosevelt Ally Predicted as Nominee by Local Supporter
A local observer identified as a Roosevelt supporter asserted that Roosevelt would secure the party’s nomination at the convention. The note references a man who claims to back Roosevelt and predicts the outcome amid campaign chatter.
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Roosevelt
Engineers and conductors find work beyond National Lines of Mexico
E E Webb reports that 50 to 60 of about 600 American engineers and conductors who quit the National lines of Mexico amid harsh working conditions have secured employment on other U S lines and in Canada. He says railroad presidents favor hiring the walkout participants and expects all to be placed by September as the dull period passes.
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Mexico
Canada
E. E. Webb
San Antonio
Webb
Kinchen Brother Dies From Wound In Fort Worth Quarrel
Chad Kinchen aged 23 son of Fort Worth attorney C R Kinchen died from blood poisoning after being shot in the left leg during a quarrel with his 14 year old brother Loyd at the family home near Arlington. A murder charge was filed against Loyd Kinchen by Assistant County Attorney Ben Baldwin. Loyd had been released on $750 bond after four days in jail on an assault to murder charge.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fort Worth
Tex
Chad Kinchen
C. R. Kinchen
Loyd
Arlington
Ben Baldwin
Loyd Kinchen
Speaking Dates for Col Jake Wolters in Texas Tour
Col Jake Wolters issued a schedule of speaking engagements across Texas. On June 18 he appears in Alvin Angleton Bay City Blessing Edna and Victoria while June 19 visits Cuero Yoakum, Shiner and Nixon and June 21 Luling Martindale Lockhart and June 22 Kyle San Marcos New Braunfels with times ranging from 9:30 a.m. to 8:30 p.m.
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Wolters
Coe
Houston
Tex
Col
Jake Wolters
Alvin
Angleton
Bay City
Blessing
Edna
Victoria
Cuero
Yoakum
Shiner
Nixon
Luling
Martin
Policeman Shoots Sheriff in Lexington Street Incident
In Lexington Kentucky on June 15 Policeman B R McCann shot Sheriff Daniel Scott as crowds watched. After a prior election dispute McCann fired three times striking the sheriff in the shoulder. McCann was arrested.
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Lexington
B. R. McCann
Daniel Scott
Scott
McCann
Flatonia Opens State’s Only Saur Kraut Factory
The saur kraut factory in Flatonia Texas began operations on Wednesday as the state’s sole kraut plant. Local cabbage crop is fine and last year the operation produced several hundred thousand pounds of kraut.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Flatonia
Tex
Wilson County Politics Heat Up With Three Gubernatorial? No
Floresville Texas June 15 Politics in Wilson county are beginning to warm up Three new candidates have announced Luther A Lawhoern for county attorney N R de la Zerda for district clerk and Tom McDaniel for tax collector
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Stitle
Floresville
Tex
Wilson County
Luther A. Lawhoern
N. R. de la Zerda
Tom McDaniel
Judge Rutherford Lecture Fees Denied
A reader questions a claim about a collection at Judge Rutherford's Bible lecture. The response states he declines to take money for his lectures, presenting it as a notable, if unusual, stance.
Hymelia crevasse floods Louisiana parishes. aid deployed
New Orleans reports a mile wide Hymelia crevasse in the Mississippi floodplain. Government rations totaling 25 000 are sent to St Charles St John and Bayou Barataria areas while Red Cross contributions fund seed purchases for farmers ruined for a year.
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New Orleans
Louisiana
United States
W. E. Knoblock
St. James
St. Charles
St. John Parishes
Frank Lawton
Charles Danforth
Little Lake
Bayou Barataria
Lake Salvador
Thibodeaux
American Red Cross Society
John J. Gannon
The
Louisiana Society
Red Cross
Immigrant Athletes Sail for Stockholm on Finland Bound
108 American athletes sailed from New York aboard the Finland bound steamer to the Olympic Games in Stockholm. On the ocean voyage they kept busy with deck games and fast walking while track and field athletes prepare for daily workouts to stay in condition during the trip.
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Finland
Sagaponack
L. L
New York
Stockholm
Ramsey Addresses El Campo Crowd on Reform Agenda
Judge W F Ramsey spoke to 600 people in El Campo praising reform in court procedure and calling for changes in education election reform and prison policy. Judge Barbee of Wharton joined in criticizing the governor over the prison system.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
EL Campo
Tex
W. F. Ramsey
Ganado
Automobile Association
Ramsey
Barbee of
Wharton
End of South Texas Campaign Tour for Ramsey
Judge W F Ramsey concluded his South Texas campaign with stops in Richmond and Rosenburg and a speaking engagement in Columbus. The tours wrap up as he heads to finish the campaign trail.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
South Texas
Wharton
Tex
W. F. Ramsey
Richmond
Rosenburg
Columbus
Monument plans to be submitted for Alamo plaza tribute
Emil Locke will present to the city park committee at 10 this morning proposed monument on Alamo plaza honoring Alamo heroes. The design calls for an 800 foot tower, claimed to be the world’s tallest. A decision on use of Alamo plaza will come next Monday if the committee recommends approval.
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Emil Locke
Alamo Plaza
The
Alamo
Agricultural professor aids Texas farmers institutes
June 15 in Austin Texas Commissioner of Agriculture Kane secured Prof J Oscar Morgan of the Agricultural and Mechanical college to aid the department of agriculture in farmers institutes work from now until July 29.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Farmers’ Institutes
Austin
Tex
Commissioner of Agriculture
Kane
J. Oscar Morgan
Agricultural and Mechanical College
Department of Agriculture
Farmers’ Institute
Agier Sold to Atlanta Club in Southern League
Chicago first baseman Joe Agier who joined the Nationals from Newark at the season start was sold last night to the Atlanta club of the Southern league.
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Penninger
Chicago
Robert Penninger
Fredericksburg
Fourteenth
Burmett
Navy to Dispatch Middies to Cuban Waters
Rear Admiral Lucian Young announced cancellation of orders sending midshipmen to Charleston. A wireless from the mine planter San Francisco said the vessel arrives this morning with a group of midshipmen to be assigned for practice duty aboard warships here and in Cuban waters.
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Key West
Fla
Lucian Young
Navy Yard
Charleston Navy Yard
San Francisco
Cuban
Ben H. Botts Dead
Ben H. Botts aged 58 died after a brief illness at his brother in law C Mc Kinney home one and one half miles northwest of Gonzales Texas He was unmarried and had lived in the city for several years.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ben H. Botts
Gonzales
Tex
C. McKinney
Mr. Botts
Free Recipe to Cure Weak Kidneys Promises Quick Relief
Advertises a $3.50 free home remedy for kidney weakness claiming quick recovery from headaches, pains, fatigue, and other symptoms. Promises to mail a plain envelope copy from Dr A E Robinson in Detroit Michigan without cost. Contains assurances of harmless remedies and rapid effects.
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A. EB. Robinson
Luck Building
Detroit
Mich
Oyster rates unchanged for Texas shipments
Texas coast oyster growers must pay the same $2.20 per hundred pounds rate as Atlantic coast shipments twice the distance. An appeal to the Southern Pacific was not acted on pending Supreme Court, long and short haul case decisions. Commissioner Sterrett pledges aid to end the discrimination against Texas shippers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Port Lavaca
Tex
Texas Coast
Atlantic Coast
Southern Pacific Railroad
Texas
United States Supreme Court
Railroad Commission
Fish and Oyster
W. G. Sterrett
Crops In Good Condition In Victoria Division
Elmer Marshall traveling freight agent for the Galveston Harrisburg San Antonio reports the Victoria division shows a bumper crop this year. Cotton is growing rapidly and farmers fear too much plant and not enough cotton. Corn is in excellent condition and insured, though recent heat has caused some damage. Another light rain could yield a plentiful crop.
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Elmer Marshall
Galveston, Harrisburg & San Antonio Railway
Victoria
Marshall
San Antonio Travelers On Antilles Sail For New York
The Southern Pacific steamer Antilles left New Orleans with 42 Texans in first class, 14 from San Antonio led by Carrol Blanchard and couples including the Cummins, Garlington, Hall, King, Oppenheimer, Shipman. The Antilles ports arrive Monday in New York. Creole also brought H J Hayes and his wife from San Antonio in first cabin.
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Southern Pacific
New Orleans
San Antonio
New York
Carrol Blanchard
George Cummins
Garlington
William W. Hall
Lida King
B. Oppenheimer
J. Oppenheimer
G. R
Relief Fund For San Antonio Bomb Blast Families
The Chamber of Commerce relief committee urges preserving the remaining donations as an emergency fund for future disasters. After the Southern Pacific boiler explosion on March 18, over $2000 was raised. $1074.42 remains with the Chamber and $256.55 with Associated Charities. Mrs. Sadie Haley of Associated Charities spent $736.20 on relief, withheld because SP offered to cover all sufferers. Committee members: J. H. Savage chairman, R. T. Pruitt, Fred Reutzel, W. S. Conness.
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Chamber of Commerce Relief Committee
Southern Pacific
San Antonio
San Antonians
Chamber of Commerce
Associated Charities
Oil mill superintendents pick Little Rock for next meet
National Association of Oil Mill Superintendents adjourned in Memphis after selecting Little Rock as the next convention site. Officers elected include President G. T. Parkhouse of Kyle Texas Secretary-Treasurer H. E. Wilson of Wharton Texas First Vice President H. C. Beasley of Grenada Mississippi and state vice presidents led by Charles Duncan of Greenville Texas. Dallas and Little Rock competed with Arkansas city taking the close vote.
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Memphis
Tenn
National Association of Oil Mill Superintendents
Little Rock
G. T. Parkhouse
Kyle
Tex
H. E. Wilson
Wharton
H. C. Beasley
Grenada
Miss
Charles Duncan
Greenville
Dallas
Arkansas City
Louisiana House panel proposes limited political rights for women
The house committee on registration and sections of the general assembly recommended limits on women’s political rights. If approved, women could hold roles related to education and charitable institutions. A constitutional amendment allowing women to vote in primaries was reported without action.
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Baton Rouge
House Committee On Registration and Sections
General Assembly
Cotton Tariff Amended by Texas Railroad Commission
The Texas railroad commission issued an amendment to the cotton tariff increasing rates on cotton at all Pecos & Northern Texas railway stations except south of Fullerton. The new charges are 55 cents to Houston and 61 cents to Galveston, effective June 22.
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Austin
Tex
The
Railroad Commission
Pecos & Northern Texas Railway
Fullerton
Houston
Galveston
Stereotypers Lose Appeal in International Union
In San Francisco on June 15 the Chicago Stereotypers union lost its appeal by a tie vote over President J. K. Freeman authority revoking their charter for joining a sympathetic strike with Chicago web pressmen. The Chicago stereotypers now have no standing in the international union.
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San Francisco
Chicago Stereotypers’ Union
J. K. Freeman
International Stereotypers
Electrotypers’ Union
Web
Chicago
Chicago Stereotypers
International Union
Family feud ends in double tragedy near Greenville
In Greenville Georgia on June 15 W O Evans and his son Oscar were shot and killed by W O Walton a nephew of Evans. Walton surrendered to the sheriff. The killings stemmed from a renewed quarrel between the families over straying hogs. Woodward special guaranteed special rubber tires advertised by Woodward Carriage Co.
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Greenville
W. O. Evans
Oscar
W. O. Walton
Evans
Walton
Woodward
Woodward Carriage Co
Bee raisers seek continued dry spell for honey yield
Bee raisers in Bexar county warn that more dry weather is needed as bees resume activity after a late nectar lull. Mesquite honey, highly valued in the region, could be washed away if rains return, with past years yielding 250 to 300 pounds per hive, though this season has seen scant production.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bexar County
Vet Doctor Fleeing Identity Arrested in Louisville
Dr James Baker a veterinary surgeon in Louisville confessed he is John H McNamara sought in Lexington for the February 11 1899 murder of Jacob Keller a prominent railroad man Keller was killed in Lexington McNamara was arrested and released on a $1000 bond but disappeared until today's arrest.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John H. McNamara
Louisville
James Baker
Lexington
Jacob Keller
Keller
McNamara
Two Negroes Electrocuted in Richmond for Murder
William Price and John Furby, both colored men, were electrocuted in Richmond for the murder of A. T Belcher, a guard at the state road building camp in Chesterfield county. Three assailants confronted Belcher. he killed one before others attacked him.
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Richmond
William Price
John Furby
A. T Belcher
State Road
Chesterfield County
Belcher
Jewish Butchers Close Shops Over Meat Prices
In New York on June 15 six thousand Jewish butchers vow to close shops until wholesale meat prices drop. The move affects more than 300,000 kosher residents who rely on their services.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Dallas Tax Levy Ruling Reverses Earlier Opinion
First Assistant Attorney General James D. Walthall in a letter to Dallas commissioner of finance and revenue W T Henderson reverses his prior view and states the Dallas city election last April on a special school tax for repairing public school buildings carried the measure.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dallas
Austin
Tex
W. T. Henderson
Finance and Revenue of
James D. Walthall
Walthall
Falls County Pioneer Dead
Jesse Cornelison aged 76 a Falls county pioneer died yesterday after residing in the county for 53 years in San Angelo Texas and surrounding areas.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Falls County
San Angelo
Tex
Jesse Cornelison
Death of Judge C. L. Goodman in Mineral Wells
Mineral Wells Texas June 15 Judge C L Goodman county and district clerk aged 50 died here Thursday He resided at Orange Texas and held county and district clerk positions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
C. L. Goodman
Mineral Wells
Tex
Orange, Tex
Judge Rutherford Sunday Talk At Beethoven Hall
Believers and nonbelievers alike are invited to hear Judge Rutherford speak on the afterlife Sunday afternoon at Beethoven Hall. The program promises clear answers about where people go after death.
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Heaven
Hell
Purgatory
Beethoven Hall
Judge Rutherford
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