Waters-Pierce Case Seeks Records On Texas Operations
The Texas case against Waters-Pierce Oil seeks to prove its operations in the state and its ties to Standard Oil. The state demands books and correspondence linking Waters-Pierce with Texas dealers and suppliers to show alleged restraint of trade. The defense defends the new books demand law and asks until Monday to respond.
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Austin
Tex
Waters-Pierce Oil Company
Texas
Standard Oil Company
Waters- Pierce Oil Company
Standard Oi Company
Standard Oil
Waters-Pierce Oil
International Oil Works
Roy Campbell
Texas Oil & Gasoline Company
San Antonio
A. W. Clem
Pass Refining Company
Dal
McNall Testimony in Waters-Pierce Oyster Suit
In Austin on May 25 the state introduced a deposition by R H McNall of Waters-Pierce Oil as a key witness. The commercial agent said his duties included purchasing for Waters-Pierce but he recalled nothing about dealings with Standard Oil officials or employees beyond a few names, and could not remember specific contacts.
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McNall
Austin
Tex
Waters-Pierce Oil Company
R. H. McNall
Waters-Pierce Ojl Company
Broadway
New York
Waters- Pierce Oil Company
Standard Oil Company
Railroads fight Texas intangible asset tax threaten injunctions
Report from Austin indicates Texas railroads will oppose the new intangible asset tax by seeking injunctions to block certifying assets to county assessors. Officials say the measure may impose up to 40 000 per mile on some lines and could be unconstitutional due to drastic provisions.
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Austin
Tex
State Tax Board
Supreme Court
Lost articles on trains spark Salvation Army aid
Sunset stationmaster W A Shafer began distributing unclaimed items found on trains arriving in San Antonio over six months. Special officer Jack McDevitt collects forgotten grips and goods, storing them for owners. When the depot storehouse fills, the Salvation Army sends a wagon to distribute shoes clothing and apparel to the city’s poor.
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W. A. Shafer
Sunset
San Antonio
Jack McDevitt
Mr. Shafer
Haley not a member of railway union noted
The death report of E. W. Hailey, the Sunset brakeman killed near Sandy Fork, was corrected to say he was not a member of the Brotherhood of Railway Trainmen. Funeral plans set for 4 PM at Kendall boarding house 526 Van Ness Street with burial in city cemetery No. 6.
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E. W. Hailey
Sandy Fork
Brotherhood of
H. C. Pfaunnucke
Haley
Kendall
van Ness Street
City Cemetery No. 6
Gould Divorce Answer To Be Filed Monday
New York May 25 Howard Gould will file a general denial to his wife’s unlimited divorce suit on Monday. Mrs Gould revealed sensational allegations accusing police persecution mail tampering and secret service surveillance claiming threats of drugging and being spirited to a mad house. She also mentions a lawyer who is serving time on Blackwell's Island making overtures to Mrs Old and cites police members in her charges.
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New York
Howard Gould
Hummel
Abraham Hummel
Gould
Blackwell's Island
Men High Up In Bribery Probes Indicted In San Francisco
Grand jury returns indictments naming prominent San Francisco real estate men and two millionaires in Parkside Realty trolley franchise and 85 cent gas rate cases. Abe Ruef and Mayor Schmitz among accused. bonds total about 750000 posted to secure release. Several others also indicted with multiple counts and bail set.
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San Francisco
Cal
Parkside Realty Company
Gas Trust
Lst
John Martin
Eugene de Sable
Frank G. Drum
San Francisco Gas & Electric Company
Abe Rue
Charles H. Ambesen
J. E. Green
W. L Brobeck
Abraham Ruef
Inside Realty Company
Ruef
Nineteenth Avenue
Grand Jury
Coffey
Schmitz
Patrick Calhoun
Thornwell
Mullaly
Tirey L. Ford
William M. Abbott
Lewis Glass
Theodore V. Halsey
Schmitt
Wm. J. Dinges
Thomas H. Williams
Thornwell Mullaly
Ford
Abbott
Metropolitan Surety Company of
New York
Henry T. Scott
Telephone Company
Farrell
Dunne
Lawler
Firemen's Dance Marks Sixth Anniversary Event
The Ladies' Auxiliary of the Brotherhood of Locomotive Firemen and Engineers hosts its sixth anniversary dance next Tuesday night at Turner Hall. An enjoyable evening is promised and a large attendance is expected.
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Ladies’ Auxiliary
the Brotherhood of Locomotive Firemen and Engineers
Turner Hall
Tornado Devastates Wills Point Area in Van Zandt County
A tornado struck near Wills Point in Van Zandt County at 6 30 PM damaging eastern Wills Point and destroying about twenty five houses. Reported dead include Mrs T C Douglas Jeti Douglas and two McClellan children. About fifteen injured and property loss estimated at 50000. Local relief deemed sufficient. many storm cellars saved lives.
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Dallas
Tex
van Zandt County
Wills Point
T. C. Douglass
Jeti Douglass
McClellan
Willis Point
Wills Point Wiin
Emory Tornado Kills Three in Texas Town
A cyclone struck Emory in Raines county Texas causing fatalities including two white men and one black man. Several residences were destroyed and crops ruined in the surrounding area.
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Emory
Dallas
Tex
Raines County
Woman burns with hotel blaze in Burnside Ky
Fire at the Mercer hotel in Burnside Kentucky consumes the seven story building within minutes. Miss Bertha Toombs of Somerset dies in her room. About 30 guests were asleep but all others escape. Toombs recently served as chief operator at the town telephone exchange housed in the hotel, which also burned.
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Somerset
Mercer Hotel
Burnside
Here
Bertha Toombs
Miss Toombs
McGregor and Crawford Precincts Go Dry in Texas Election
Waco Texas May 25 Mc Gregor and Crawford precincts voted dry in local option elections. McGregor precinct reported a prohibition majority of 176. Voters approved or continued prohibition measures in the two areas.
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Waco
Tex
McGregor
Crawford Precineta
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