Final Day of 61st Session Sees Filibusters and Appointments
On the final day the Senate blocked a New Mexico statehood move amid a demand to vote on Arizona admission. Senator Bailey briefly resigned over the clash, then withdrew. The House faced a Democratic filibuster against the tariff board bill, with disorder scenes reported. Taft called an April extra session and announced a new secretary to be named. Taft plans a southern swing to Atlanta and Augusta after March 9.
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Sulloway
Flint
Taliaferro
Monetary Commission
Warren
Fitzgerald
Tariff Board
Payne
Hawley
Lee
White House
Taft
Capitol
Norton
Washington
Atlanta
Southern Commercial Congress
Augusta
San Antonio Women Press Equal Suffrage Move
At a Mothers' congress in San Antonio Miss Agnes Cotton urged members to sign petitions for equal suffrage. The discussion mixed doubt and support with calls to sign individually and bring petitions to the next meeting, leaving the group to decide its stance on record.
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Mothers’ Congress
Agnes Cotton
Congress
San Antonio
Mrs Walker Awarded Verdict Against Railway Company
Mrs Lilly May Walker was awarded 1250 in the Forty-fifth district court after alleging an auditor from the Missouri Kansas & Texas railway misbehaved while taking tickets on a trip from Austin to San Antonio. The jury deliberated several hours and notice of appeal was filed. Brown v Carr Wood & Coal Company yielded a 500 verdict in the Seventh district court.
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Lilly May Walker
Austin
Missouri, Kansas & Texas Railway
Forty-fifth District
Brown
Carr Wood & Coal Company
Fly
Walling Wins 100000 Breach of Promise Verdict
Miss Anna Grunspan loses a breach of promise suit against millionaire author William English Walling in New York Supreme Court. Jurors verdict delivered after deliberations, Walling expresses vindication and readiness to settle only for genuine claims. Walling and wife celebrate. Grunspan states she will rest and recover.
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Special Dispatch
New York
William English Walling
Anna Bertha Grunspan
Supreme Court
Miss Grunspan
Walling
Worker suffers severe hand injury after machine accident
A worker claims a band on a machine slipped and grabbed his hand causing a laceration and permanent injury. The incident prompted medical treatment and may lead to a safety review.
Resignation Rumor Sparks Texas Senate Clash Over Bailey
A Texas anti-Bailey caucus denounces Senator Joseph W. Bailey’s rumored resignation as a sham. The Senate adopts a resolution urging Bailey not to resign and asks Governor Colquitt not to accept any such resignation. A House telegram pledges Bailey support and reelection if he remains in office.
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Special Dispatch
Austin
Tex
Bailey
T. H. McGregor
Anti
McGregor
United States Senate
Senate
Jos. W. Bailey
United States
Texas
Hudspeth
Willacy
Hume
Cofer
Terrell
McLennan
Adams
Perkins
McNealus
Paulus
Sturgeon
Weinert
Ward
Lattimore
Warren
Bryan
Wise
Colquitt
House
anti-Bailey
Court of Criminal Appeals
Collins
Greer
Mayfield
Townsend
Vaughan
Carter
Peeler
Kauffman
Johnson
Real
Ratliff
Senator Bailey
Joseph W. Bailey
Washington, D. C
Craven
Rayburn
Kennedy
Nickels
Pill
Hill
Wortham
Aston
Bagby
Brershwale
Birdsong
Brooks
Buchanan
Byrne
Camp
Campbell
Caves
Chapin
Cox
Eastland
Cranke
Dillard
Donegan
Dobson
Bunn
Elliott
Flournay
Fountain
Gaither
Grenther
Gross
Hamilton
McCulloch
Hayney
Harmon
Haxthausen
Bexar
Turney
Wahrmund
Walker
Williams
Dallas
Williame
Yarbrough
Moath Olegran
Gunboat Samar Heads To Nanking To Help Refugees
Washington dispatch says the U S gunboat Samar sails to Nanking to protect thousands of famine refugees streaming into the city amid reports of violence.
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Nanking
Washington
United States
Samar
Ein
Owen Filibuster Pins Senate Against Arizona New Mexico
In March Washington, Owen of Oklahoma stages a 75 minute solo filibuster to block Arizona and New Mexico admissions. He argues the Sixty-first Congress isn’t representative, opposing New Mexico’s admission for party balance. Supporters plead while President Taft and various senators press for resolution. The floor vote fails 43 to 35, Owen then signals willingness to yield if both states are admitted on equal terms, clocks are allegedly turned back, Bailey resigns signaling a protest stance.
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John Temple Graves
Washington, D. C
Senate
Owen
Oklahoma
Arizona
New Mexico
Congress
Senator Carter
Montana
Mr. Gore
Bacon
Senator Stone
Hernando
Smoot
Taft
United States
Capitol
Tive
Sena
Democratic Party
Oregon
New Democracy
Lafollette
Wisconsin
Beveridge
Indiana
Bailey
Texas
Progressive Democracy
Washington
Chamber
Statehood
Overman
Taliaferro
Globe Fire Insurance Company Organized in San Antonio
Stockholders meet after forming Globe Fire Insurance with authorized capital of 200 000 dollars. C W Cannon chosen president, R M Worley first VP, F B Van Harten second VP, Lloyd Caldwell secretary treasurer, T W Masterson general attorney. Directors include C W Cannon, Lloyd Caldwell, R M Worley, Masterson, Haile, Von Harten, Booty, Felder, Hertford, Miller, Craver.
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Globe Fire Insurance Company
Gibbs
C. W. Cannon
R. M. Worley
F. B. van Harten
Lloyd Caldwell
T. W. Masterson
Franz C. Groos
H. C. King Jr
J. H. Haile
San Antonio
F. B. von Harten
Galveston
E. F. Booty
Georgetown
S. S. Felder
Huntsville
J. W. Hertford
Houston
Richard G. Miller
Falfurrias
Will Craver
Alba
Bailey Resigns Then Stays On as Senate Demands
Joseph W. Bailey of Texas sent a resignation to Governor Colquitt amid a senate stir over leadership and Arizona’s new constitution. He then relented as friends tried to restrain him, and he remained in the Senate.
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Washington
Joseph W. Bailey
United States
Texas
Senate
Bailey
Colquitt
Democrats
Arizona
Lorimer
White
Sherman
Bacon
Georgia
Taylor
Loree visits San Antonio hours from Kansas City Southern trip
L F Loree president of the Lackawanna system and KC Southern board chairman arrived in San Antonio from Beaumont for a ten day rest. He discussed no railroad policy, saying he had to get away from the subject, and noted improvements on KC Southern properties. He plans to return to New York and will be joined by his wife and daughter.
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L. F. Loree
Lackawanna System
Kansas City Southern Railway
San Antonio
Beaumont
Kansas City Southern
New York
Loree
Interstate Commerce Commission
Kansas City
Texas
Laredo
Mexico
Bailey resigns U S Senate. Bailey supporters seek reconsideration
Information from Lockhart Texas confirms Senator J W Bailey has resigned his Senate seat. Petitions circulate locally to urge Austin legislators to reconsider the action, reflecting a notable Bailey following in the area.
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Special Dispatch
Lockhart
Tex
J. W. Bailey
United States
Austin
Bailey
Light Advertising Expands Reach For Sellers
The piece extols Light's advertising as a powerful opportunity, boasting a wide reader circle built by the newspaper and cost-effective distribution by mail. It emphasizes editing quality and respectful attention to published arguments in store news.
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Paris
Wallig
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Robert D. Owen
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