Governor Colquitt Proclaims Texas Good Roads Days
Texas Governor B C Colquitt designates November 5 and 6, 1913 as good roads days urging statewide personal labor and local meetings to plan future highway construction. He vows to wear work clothes and contribute 25 dollars for laborers, calling on all classes to aid and cooperate in road improvements across the state.
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B. Colquitt
Colquitt
Bexard County Way League
San Antonio
Austin
D. BE. Colp
J. W. Warren
Texas
State of
A. D
Governors Extradite Suspects in Lafayette Tie Case
Governor Colquitt grants and honors Indiana extradition requests for Garey Haynes E J Tousey Nicholas F Mueller and William H Webb in a Lafayette ties company embezzlement case. Lyons special agent Indiana assisted as warrants were executed despite Webb not being present. Reward of 250 offered for information leading to capture.
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Austin
Tex
Colquitt
Indiana
Garey Haynes
E. J. Tousey
Nicholas F. Mueller
William H. Webb
Columbia ‘Ties Company
Lafayette
Webb
Casneslie Lyons
Tate
Haynes Y
Houston
Acquitted of Murder in Oklahoma Farm Case
A Missouri woman, Lorena, is acquitted of aiding Ines Chapman in the December 1908 murder of her husband on a Stillwater area farm. Chapman, a Black farmhand, is serving 25 years and had confessed, pointing to Mrs. Matthews.
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Okla
Lorenaews
Ines Chapman
Stillwater
Okila
Mathews
Men Plan to Defend Ulster Government
Belfast reports preparations for civil war if home rule passes. A provisional Ulster government aims to administer four counties on Unionist lines with a 100000-strong armed force led by General George L. Richardson. The plan expects UK soldiers to move against rebels, while civilians brace for conflict.
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Edward Carson
M. P
Irish Unionists
Belfast
Ulster
Ireland
Orange Lodge
Carson
Council of Five
Dublin
United Kingdom
George L. Richardson
Party Held Up by Marauders at Gunpoint
Bandits halted a gathering taking horses and saddles from attendees at gunpoint. A physician at the scene resisted the spread of disease by isolating nearby individuals and directing proper medical precautions.
Currency Bill Advances After Quorum Reaches Senate Panel
The Senate banking and currency committee resumes after a week with a quorum. OGorman and Hitchcock return from golf at Sulphur Springs. OGMORMAN shows firm opposition to enacting currency legislation this session. Owen hopes committee work ends next week. Flannagan from Montclair supports the administration bill with minor changes.
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Washington, D. C
Senate Committee On Banking and Currency
O'Gorman
Hitchcock
Sulphur Springs
Nebraska
O’gorman
W. W. Flannagan
Montclair
N. J
New York
Flanagan
Owen
Sulzer Impeachment Trial Passes Impasse With Claims Of Victory
Albany reports Sulzer defense claims two early victories in the impeachment trial. They argue lawmakers’ seating is improper and hearsay evidence is barred. The case could move to striking three articles on campaign funds and the sitting governor’s fate. Acting Governor Glynn coordinates state operations as Sulzer rests at home with his wife directing care.
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Albany
WN. Y
Sulzer
Louis Marshall
Frewley, Lanner
Ramsperger
Wille
Glynn
Edison Confined to His Room in New Jersey Home
Edison remains ill at Llewellyn Park in Orange New Jersey after a tour of the New England states. Doctors say he may return to his workshop by Thursday, but he resists complete rest and works on phonograph record improvements from his room.
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Edison
Orange
N. J
Thomas A. Edison
New England States
Llewellyn Park
Pioneer Gil bert Marshall dies in El Paso
Gil bert Norman Marshall a pioneer of El Paso and city engineer under Mayor R C Lightbody in 1888 89 died at his home in El Paso after six months illness He had lived in El Paso for thirty two years and was a member of a prominent New York family
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el Paso
Tex
Gilbert Norman Marshall
R. C. Lightbody
New York
Peace Treaties Signed With United States In Central America
Panama and Guatemala sign peace treaties with the United States under the Bryan international peace proposal. The republic of Salvador has already signed a similar accord.
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Washington, D. C
Panama
Guatemala
United States
Bryan International
Republic of Salvador
Weather Forecast for Texas and Washington
Washington and Texas forecast shows cooler south portions Sunday with fair to partly sunny skies. Monday brings warmer conditions in the north and West Texas remains fair with continued warmth. Continuous pleasant weather expected across the regions.
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Washington, D. C
Texas
South Portion
Weather observations from multiple cities
Observations report temperatures and conditions in cities including St. Louis Chicago Milwaukee St Paul Kansas City New York Boston Washington with winds from various directions and Sunday forecasts. Highest Saturday temperatures range from 52 to 74 degrees, with rain probable in several locales.
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ST. Louis
Chicago
Milwaukee
Paul
Kansas City
New York
Boston
Washington
Bryan wraps Chautauqua run at Warrenton Virginia
William Jennings Bryan closed his Chautauqua contract in Warrenton and heads to Washington. His next Virginia appearance is at the Fredericksburg fair on September 30 with Senators Burton and Newlands in attendance. The event featured an orchestra a soloist and motion pictures as part of a record public demonstration for the Nebraska orator.
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Warrenton
William Jennings Bryan
Washington
Virginia
Fredericksburg
Mr. Bryan
Theodore F. Burton
Ohio
Newlands
Bryan
Makers Seek Substitutes as English Willow Grows Scarce
Washington dispatch reports that makers of wooden legs appeal to the forest service for replacement for English willow used in artificial limbs. Willow’s neatness and strength make it ideal, but it is thinning. Officials anticipate substitutes in Pacific coast Port Orford cedar and are testing experiments with the wood.
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Washington
Forest Service
Port
Ford
Pacific Coast
Refugees recount perilous Mexico caravan to Monterey and San Antonio
A party of about 100 refugees led from Torreon by Vice Consul J. W. Allen describes a grueling journey through hostile lines to Monterey then San Antonio. They faced marauders and Federals, endured floods and fever, and received aid from Dr. Hardeman and Constitutionalists as they split to homes in San Antonio and other destinations.
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Mexico
San Antonio
Laredo
Torreon
Monterey
J. W. Allen
Allen
Philip C. Hanna
O. B. Parker
International Rubber Company
Bravo
Garcia
Gomez Palacios
San Patricio Ranch
Viesca
Soledad Ranch
Parras
General Cepeda
Zacatacas
William Sumpter
Jack Human
Hardeman
W. H. Peerman
F. F. Fletcher
Christian Crooks
Johnny Loch
W. J. Yates
Lucile Rives
W. E. Hardin
H. T. Goodjohn
Refugees Reach El Paso After Mexican Battle
Refugees travel the 18 day trek from Torreon to El Paso describing bodies of dead Federal soldiers outside Torreon and desperate conditions in the city. A San Diego man reports refugees numbered 182 and say conditions have slightly improved since the battle.
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EL Paso
Tex
Torreon
Coahuila
Wiekens
San Diego
Cal
Confessed Murderer Says He Isn’t Afraid
Hans Schmidt, who confessed to killing Anna Aumuller, told his lawyer at the Tombs that the district attorney cannot force the electric chair without positive body identification. He suggested he might admit the killing but noted the need to prove it in court. The DA says evidence exists beyond the confession and an inquest into Aumuller’s death is planned for next week before a jury. Dr. Muret, tied to Schmidt in a counterfeiting plot, denied several police accusations.
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Hans Schmidt
Anna Aumuller
Federal
Secret Service
E. A. Muret
Bertha Zeck
Muret
Schmidt
New York
Alphone Koelble
Woman Arrested for Slit Skirt in Denver Street Scene
Mrs Dora Funke was arrested by Sergeant Barry for blocking traffic while waiting for her sister near a cafe. She wore a skirt slit on both sides that reached nearly to her knee. Her bond was refused until the police matron sewed the sides closed.
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Denver
Colo
Dora Funke
Barry
Simple Brooklyn funeral for Mayor Gaynor held at home
A brief service for Mayor William J. Gaynor was conducted at the Gaynor home in Brooklyn attended by the family and a few close friends. The body was then moved to city hall for lying in state the following day with no music and a short eulogy by Rev. Frank Page.
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New York
Gaynor
Brooklyn
William J. Gaynor
City Hall
Frank Page
Fairfax
St. John's Episcopal Church
Page
Election Returns Canvassed in Texas for July 19 Amendments
Secretary of state completes canvass with sixty three counties missing. All proposed constitutional amendments defeated. University and penitentiary bond measures fail about six to one.
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Austin
Tex
Secretary of State Today
Browne estate sells 20000 acres for Catholic colony
In Brownsville on September 20 a Browne estate sale announced 20000 acres east of Harlingen to a colonization firm. The buyers plan a Catholic German and Bohemian farming community with a townsite and donated church parish house Sisters' school and boys' college. It is the region's largest land sale in years.
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Brownsville
Tex
Browne
Harlingen
Jennings Freed in Matamoros Cattle Case
Joe Jennings, Brownsville and San Antonio cattle importer, was arrested by the Constitutionalists during a business visit to Matamoros and released on $400 bond to appear for a hearing next week. He says the charge is trumped up and claims involvement in cattle troubles between Matamoros and Brownsville.
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Brownsville
Tex
Joe Jennings
San Antonio
Matamoros
Jennings
Waxahachie Schools Open Fall Term With Unprecedented Attendance
Prof. G. B. Winn, Waxahachie superintendent, reported to officials in Austin that Waxahachie city schools opened the fall term with an unprecedented attendance, following business with the Department of Education.
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Austin
Tex
G. B. Winn
Waxahachir
Department of Education
Commission to visit China and Japan for Exposition mission
Secretary of State Bryan appointed a commission to visit China and Japan to promote the 1915 San Francisco Exposition. Henry V. Tucker of Virginia will head the delegation in the mission.
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Washington, D. C
Bryan
China
Japan
San Francisco Exposition
Henry V. Tucker
Virginia
Bishop High School Bonds Approved for Bishop ISD
The Texas attorney general approved a $75,000 issue of Bishop Independent School District bonds. Proceeds will fund the construction of a high school in Bishop.
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Bishop
Austin
Tex
Attorney General's Department
Independent School District
Fireman Killed by Lightning Near Salisaw
C A Farmer a 27 year old fireman on Kansas City Southern passenger train No 4 was killed today when lightning struck the engine cab about a hundred yards from Salisaw Oklahoma The engineer was shocked Farmers residence was Meha Arkansas and he was unmarried
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Salisaw
Okla
C. A. Farmer
Kansas City Southern
Farmer
Meha
Ark
Indian Appoints Choctaw as Treasury Chief
Gabe E. Parker, the first full blooded Indian to head a treasury department, took the oath of office today as register of the treasury. He is a Choctaw and was appointed by President Wilson.
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Washington, D. C
Gabe E. Parker
Department
The
Treasury
Parker
Register of the Treasury
Wilson
Slavery in Philippines Revealed Exposes Abduction Ring
Auditor Phipps uncovers startling disclosures accusing Filipino women of being sold to Chinese men as wives orphans disposed of in a web of abuse. The report implicates trafficking networks and calls for investigations and reforms in colonial governance.
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Phipps
Abolition of Slavery in the Philippines Urged by Senator Borah
Senator Borah of Idaho moves to introduce a bill to end slavery in the Philippines after the W. H. Phipps audit reveals widespread slave practices. The report cites child prices and adult rates, a loan system, and Filipino and Negrito victims sold to Chinese, with sixty seven named slaves.
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Washington, D. C
Philippines
Borah
Idaho
Phipps
W. H. Phipps
Congress
Senator Borah
War Department
Mn Phipps
Department
Paris Actress Polaire Joins New Show After Pig Loss
Mlle Polaire arrived from Paris amid curiosity over her pearl nose ring. She laments her lost pet pig that jumped into the sea three days earlier after receiving a collar studded with diamonds. She will perform in Le Visiteur with Lady Constance Stewart Richardson and Gertrude Oesman.
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New York
Mlle, Poelaire
Paris
Mlle Polaire
Polaire
Constance Stewart Richardson
Gertrude Oes
Colquitt to Leave Monday for Panama Mission
Lieutenant Governor Will H. Mayes arrived in Austin to assume state affairs during Governor Colquitt's absence as he planned to depart Monday on a trip to Panama.
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Colquitt
Austin
Tex
Will H. Mayes
Panama
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