Governor Colquitt accuses officials of political harassment
In an open letter from Austin Texas Governor Colquitt accuses Attorney General Lightfoot Comptroller Lane and Associate Justice Ramsey of conspiring to harass his administration. He claims the Lewisville road bonds were blocked over constitutional doubts and asserts prior governors carried heavier litigation costs compared with current budgets.
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Colquitt
Associated Press
Austin
Tex
Lightfoot
Lane
Ramsey
R. H. Hopkins
Denton
Mr. Hoskins
Worth S. Ray
Denton County
Comptroller’s Office
Lewisville Road Improvement
Attorney General's Department
Seth F. Caldwell
Lewisville
Comptroller
Hogg
Culberson
May end trial today in Shaffer burglary case
Lloyd B. Shaffer faced burglary and assault charges in Houston as his trial resumed. He testified his mind was blank and he did not recall actions for a 20 hour period surrounding the alleged incident with Bertha Woodworth.
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Associated Press
Houston
Tex
Lloyd B. Shaffer
Bertha Woodworth
Head
Ciminal District Court
Kaffer
Weather table fragment with illegible OCR data
Fragmented weather table shows irregular readings and garbled abbreviations for temperatures and times. The legible portions indicate various values such as 56 roads and 54 p m while many entries are unreadable. The overall record lacks coherent narrative, dates, or locations.
Weather Summary and Telegraph Text From Multiple Cities
Observations at 8 a m report temperatures around 30 across major cities with clear skies and light winds. San Antonio and vicinity notes mention a fair Sunday though the text includes unreliable claims about Associated Press wires and newspaper funding.
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San Antonio
T. Louis
Hicago
Ilwaukee
Sas City
W York
Letters of Gertrude Patterson at murder trial
Gertrude Gibson Patterson testified in her murder case as cross examination continued. Prosecutor Benson used letters written to her husband and other papers to challenge her tale of abuse, while she described brutal beatings and a life of entangled romance and fear.
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Associated Press
Denver
Gertrude Gibson Patterson
Benson
Charlie
Mrs. Patterson
Patterson
Chicago
West Side District Court of
Colo
Charles A. Patterson
Testimony Denied as Malicious by Duluth Attorney
Joseph B. Cotton of Duluth who once represented United States Steel and now represents Rockefeller interests in the Iron Range calls C H Martz testimony to the Stanley committee an unqualified and malicious falsehood. Cotton says Martz was a disgruntled former Missabe chief engineer removed for incompetency and urges the committee to discard or correct Martz testimony.
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Associated Press
Duluth
Minn
C. H. Martz
Congressional
United States Steel Corporation
Joseph B. Cotton
Rockefeller
Iron Range
Augustus O. Stanley
Dc. H. Martz
Stanley
Martz
George W. Murray
Duluth, Missabe
Massabe
Minnesota Railroad Commission
St. Paul
Cleveland
Chicago
Cotton
Belief Yuan Shi Kai Plans to Crush Revolt With Force
Peking Nov 25 Premier Yuan Shi Kai faces rising unpopularity as distrust grows among Manchus and Chinese. Many believe he aims to quell the rebellion by force, while seeking loans and pacifying moderates with hollow assurances. Fighting continues near Hankow and Nanking after a major attack repelled across the Han.
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Associated Press
Peking
Yuan Shi Kai
Yuan
Chang Te Fu
Jeho
Hankow
Nanking
Han River
Missing Fireman in Birmingham Blaze
A midnight fire in downtown Birmingham caused estimated damage of 200000 dollars. Fireman J. M. Massey is missing after the Roberts and Son printing plant collapsed trapping him, while Captain Johnson and two other firemen were seriously injured. The blaze spread to the Majestic theater and nearby warehouses as responders fought the flames.
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Associated Press
Birmingham
Ala
J. M. Massey
Captain Johnson
Company 7
Roberts and Son
Johnson
Majestic Theater
Loveman, Joseph and Loeb
Proposed Move on Part of Italy Likely to Cause Complications
Paris November 25. Russia informs France and other powers that it insists on the Dardanelles neutrality as per the 1871 London treaty. The note follows reports that Italy plans to blockade the Dardanelles in its war against Turkey.
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Italy
Associated Press
Paris
Russia
France
Dardanelles
London
Turkey
Steamer Martha Washington Fires Upon By Unknown Warships
The Austrian steamer Martha Washington reports twelve warships stopped her on November 20 between Cephalonia and Zante bound for New York from Trieste. Shells fell near the vessel as the captain demanded free passage. a cruiser inspected her before the squadron, of unknown nationality, vanished into darkness.
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Algiers
Algeria
Martha Washington
New York
Trieste
Cephalonia
Zante
Illinois suffragists host county fair with baby show
The Illinois Equal Suffrage association plans a county fair at a leading Chicago hotel featuring a baby show with a $50 prize to the prettiest infant. They will also stage a cooking contest to prove women can cook as well as vote.
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Chicago
Ill
Illinois Equal Suffrage Association
Fox
Mrs Vermilya Opposed to Prison Cell Stay
Chicago reports Mrs Louise Vermilya accused in the murder of Policeman Arthur Bisonnette resists jail confinement claiming a hospital bed and medical reports show she is able for a cell. Jail officials note her illness claims aim to dodge the inquest set for Monday.
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Chicago
Louise Vermilya
Arthur Bisonnette
Vermilya
Thomas Hogan
Davies
Mogan
Vermi
More reasons against new juror in McNamara case
An ex amination of Calvin Collins shows a strike history at a Wilkes barre cigar factory and prior jury service in Los Angeles picketing cases. He expresses unfavorable views of unions and views the Times as radical, signaling potential peremptory dismissal in the McNamara murder trial.
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Associated Press
Los Angeles
McNamara
Calvin Do
Collins
Wilkesbarre
Lecompte Davis
James B. McNamara
Los Angeles Times
Reelfoot Lake Tensions Spark West Tennessee Dispute
Nashville, Nov 25. John H. Acklen state game warden travels to Reelfoot Lake to ease brewing conflict between native fishermen and West Tennessee Land Company, which claims title to the lake. Acklen, influential with the fishermen, holds a conference to avert trouble following years of dispute. In 1908 tension escalated to a midnight lynching of attorney Quinton Rankin and companion R Z Taylor fled into a bayou.
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Associated Press
Nashville
Tenn
John H. Acklen
Reelfoot Lake
West Tennessee
West ‘Tennessée Land Company
Colonel Acklen
Reelfoot
Quentin Rankin
R. Z. Taylor
Spencer Found Guilty of First Degree Murder
In Springfield Mass at 3 this morning Bertram G Spencer was found guilty of first degree murder in the death of Miss Martha B Blackstone. After five hours of deliberation the jury returned a death verdict and he will be sentenced to die in the electric chair under law. Spencer remained calm. defense had claimed insanity.
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Associated Press
Springfield
Mass
Navy
Bertram G. Spencer
Martha B. Blackstone
Spencer
Cannon Balls Raised Near Milton Along Blackwater
A dredge at Milton, Florida, uncovered hundreds of cannon balls in the Blackwater river where a shoal existed for years. Authorities believe a Civil War schooner cargo of ammunition grounded there and part of it was thrown overboard to float the vessel.
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Associated Press
Pensacola
Fla
Milton
Florida
Fight at Santa Ana Leaves One Dead Five Wounded
Zapata escaped during the clash as federal forces reported a fatality and five injuries. Authorities described the incident as a significant confrontation in Santa Ana with ongoing investigations into the escape and casualties.
Zapata Forces Defeated by Mexican Federal Troops
A telegram from Morelos reports 800 Zapistas led by General Zapata were defeated by about 450 federals under Garcia Aragon at Santa Ana after an all day battle. Sixty two Zapistas were killed including the troublemaking Jesus Morales. Zapata escaped while Aragon’s force suffered one KIA and five WIA.
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Jesus Morales
Patistas
General Zapata
Garcia Aragon
Santa Ana
Five Mexican detainees to face immigration hearing in Laredo
Five men held by immigration inspector W. Staver in Laredo on suspicions of links to a revolutionary movement against Mexico will be heard this afternoon. Warrants approved by Secretary Nagel authorize deportation if warranted. hearings set for 2:30 with attorney Marshall Hicks of San Antonio representing the detainees.
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Laredo
Tex
W. ©. Staver
Immigration Service
Mexico
Staver
Washington
Nagel
Department of Commerce and Labor
Marshall Hicks
San Antonio
Wireless gear gives Germans lead in dispatches
Washington experts say German ships in the Kowloon battle used 500 cycle wireless gear to send messages ahead of fellow vessels. Other ships rely on 60 cycle equipment. Plans are to equip rivals with comparable high powered gear.
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Washington, D. C
Hankow
China
Germany
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