Canadian anti prohibition, Texas notices and deaths
Texas items report Bell County Sunday School meeting at Troy and rural free delivery starting from Farmersville. Other notes include oil stock exchange opening at Galveston, local option campaigns in Comanche, Cooke primaries Feb 15, and the death of Dr. Ji Sears in Waco. Also mentions the Richy house fire in Paris, a Galveston death of George Sealy, and tributes to community figures.
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Comanche County
Cooke County
Southern Railway Christmas Holiday Ticket Sale to Southeast
Railroads in Arkansas Texas Indian Territory and Oklahoma offer round trip passes on the Southern Railway to Tennessee Mississippi Alabama Georgia Florida North Carolina and South Carolina for Christmas travel. Tickets sold December 21 22 23 1901 return within thirty days with routes via Memphis New Orleans or Shreveport. For maps schedules and info contact local agents or C A De Saussure M H Bone or J M Knight in listed cities.
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Southern Railway
Arkansas
Texas
Indian Territory
Oklahoma Territory
Tennessee
Mississippi
Alabama
Georgia
Florida
North Carolina
South Carolina
Memphis
New Orleans
Shreveport
C. A. de Saussure
Tenn
M. H. Bone
Dallas
Winter Death in Olive Texas and Fire at Paul Quinn College
In Olive Texas Ira Willard about 40 was found dead south of town after being seen in Kountze. The 16 degree temperatures suggest he froze returning home. In Waco the Paul Quinn College main building burned from a third floor flue endangering girls in dorms but rescuers saved two near suffocation.
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Olive
Texas
Ira Willard
Here
Kountze
W.+lard
Paul Quin College
Bar Ved
Waco
Paul Quinn College
Saturday Review attacks Lodge on Nicaragua treaty
The Saturday Review continues its campaign against the Nicaragua treaty. It argues Senator Lodge’s December 10 executive session speech reveals Lord Lansdowne’s surrender to the United States and that the treaty aims for neutrality while avoiding American arbitrariness. The article cites nine points supporting Lodge but warns of diplomacy’s limits with unscrupulous politicians.
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London
Saturday Review
Nicaragua
Senator Lodge
Senate
Lord Lansdowne
United States
Large Death Rate Revealed in Boer War Camps
London reports disclose October and November death tolls from concentration camps. Whites suffered 3156 deaths in October and 2807 in November, with 2636 and 1308 of those respectively being children and colored persons. The six month total nears 13 941 deaths.
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London
Nove
Broderick
Wholesale Compromise Setstle 22 Kansas City Southern Suits
Twenty two damage suits pending against the Missouri, Kansas and Texas railway in McKinney Texas were settled today. Plaintiffs claimed cold from poor heating aboard a December train and were awarded 52.08 dollars each. This marks the largest single railroad settlement in the county.
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McKinney
Tex
Missouri, Kansas and Texas Railway
Texas Oil Prices Fall As Market Hears Texas Supply
Pittsburg December 16 Pennsylvania crude oil dropped from 1.30 to 1.20 dollars amid widespread speculation about the cause. Some attribute the decline to weakness in the refined market from foreign trade complications and to Texas oil displacing Southwest supplies.
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Pittsburg
Pennsylvania
Texas
Southwest
Train collision near Eagle Pass injures several
A freight and passenger train collided yesterday near Eagle Pass Texas tearing up tracks and injuring several people. Service was disrupted for hours as crews cleared wreckage and investigated the incident.
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Eagle Pass
Tex
Jaral
Schley Court findings spark national reaction and praise
Washington reacts with anger over the Schley court report while praising Admiral Dewey. Congress may open a new inquiry as public support for Schley grows, with Dewey’s supplemental report boosting public esteem. Separate note on Eddy’s kite system aims to extend wireless range toward 1000 miles or more.
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Washington
Schley
Congress
New York
William A. Eddy
Bayonne
N. J
Noank
Conn
Marconi
Baden Powell
Eddy
Sea Court Condemns Admiral Sehley In Eleven Points
The majority report condemns Admiral Sehley for delaying actions and failing to lockade Cienfuegos and Santiago. It faults him for not destroying the Colon, not securing information on the Spanish squadron, and exposing his crew through indecisive conduct. Isadore Raynor vows to appeal to Washington to fight the case for Admiral Schley to a finish.
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ee —_ Dewey
Majoriy
Sehley
Admiral Dewey
Cienfuegos
Santiago
Santia
Hodgson
Baltimore
Isadore Raynor
Admiral Schley
Court of Inquiry
Washington
Embezziers Arrested in Birmingham
On warrants charging embezzlement, George Morgan president and George Blinn Jr treasurer of the Continental Surety Redemption company were arrested. Morgan faces embezzling checks and money totaling eighty three thousand dollars while Blinn is charged with embezzling twenty five thousand dollars. Both have given bond.
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Birmingham
George Morgan
George Blinn, Jr
Continental Surety Redemption Company
Morgan
Blinn
Accident Kills Worker Between Loaded and Empty Cars
Galveston Texas December 14 Alphonse Levy crushed to death at pier 20 by cars while checking steel rails loaded from the Northeastern. He passed between loaded cars and a string of empties when a switch engine pushed the empties catching him between drawheads. death occurred within minutes.
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Rockford
Ill
Illinois Central
Irene
Perryville
Chicago
R. G. Wellman
Quinlan
Galveston
Texas
Alphonse Very
Pier
Levy
Blizzard Paralyzes Southern Wyoming Trains and Sheep Herders
A severe blizzard blankets Southern Wyoming causing three to five hour train delays and a looming blockade. Sheep herders report large losses in Red Desert as over 500 sheep are killed when a passenger train plows through a flock near Frewen in Sweetwater County.
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Wyoming
Cheyenne
Wyo
Red Desert
Frewen
Sweetwater County
Distinguished Officer Meyler Dies in Newark
Captain Jas J Meyler of the Engineer Corps U S A died at his Newark New Jersey home from pneumonia after a three week illness. Born in Newark he graduated from West Point in 1886 and led harbor improvements in Los Angeles for four years. He also mined San Francisco harbor during the Spanish American War.
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Jas. J. Meyler
Engineer Corps
Newark
N. J
Captain Meyler
West Point
Los Angeles
Cal
Storm King Blockades Britain Amid Heavy Winter Storm
A severe gale and prolonged snow isolate the north from the south across the United Kingdom. Telegraphic service is down for the first time since 1881, provincial courts closed as litigants cannot reach towns, and Channel gates are easing. The large Aust steamship Neritea lies on rocks near Warren Point after the storm.
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Storm
Britain
London
United Kingdom
Neritea
Warren Point
Railroad switchman Colligan commits suicide in Dallas
Dallas reports that Colligan, 50, a Texas and Pacific railroad switch man, shot himself in the head after days of heavy drinking. He previously worked for the Houston and Texas Central in Dallas.
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Railroad
Dallas
Texas
Tcolligan
Texas and Pacific Railroad
Colligan
Houston and
Texas Central
Witness to Durrant murder killed in San Francisco robbery
Adolph Oppenheimer, a principal witness against Theodore Durrant, was shot and killed in his shooting gallery in San Francisco. A robbery motive is suspected after a box containing $7.50 was stolen. no suspect or motive is established.
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San Francisco
Adolph Oppenheimer
Theodore Durrant
Blanch Dumont
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the Shiner Gazette
J. C. Hapermacher
Shiner
Texanettcs
Bell County Sunday School Association
Troy
Brownsville
Oil Stock Exchangea
Alveston
B. C. Parker
Minden
Farmersville
Union ‘Carpenters of
Ennis
Order of the Eastern Star
Ji. Sears
The
Texas Medical Association
Temple Street
Richy
Paris
City
Corsicana
W. T. Hyde
Taylor
University of Texas
J. M. Bayard
Burleson
Santa Fe
Clifton
Bosque County
John Skagg
Sherman
Frisco Railway
Charles F. Norton
Tabor
Rufus Cardray
Gonzales
Masonic Lodges
San Antonio
William von Rosenberg, Sr
Nacogdoches
East and South Texas Press.association
Confederate Veterans and
A.S Settlers’ Association
Hill County
Hillsboro
Eugene Falkner
John Chapman
Pete Bain
Garland
Court of Criminal Appeals
Falkner
Chapman
Frank Blanton
Abe House
Ellis County
James E. Bowles
James Smith
Joseph Sulph
Joseph's Hospital
Houston
Hall's Bayou
Charles Coppinger
Snyder
Fort Worth
Pennsylvania Line
Bridge
Missis
Sippi
Williamsport
Iss Tee Deee Brie Division
Pennsylvania Road
Lycoming Creek
George Sealy Dean
George Sealy
R. Waverly Smith
Rolla
Staly
Mr. Sealy
Lodge
Ding
Schley Court
Pewey
Clu
Schley Court of Inquiry
Long
Benham
Ramsey
Dew
Eoth Lapigin
Bonnie
Lolanda Bonnie
James S. Ayres, Jr
Fennimore Hotel
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