Gainesville Daily Register and Messenger (Gainesville, Tex.), Vol. 32, No. 180, Ed. 1 Monday, January 3, 1916 Page: 1 of 4
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CORPUS CHRISTI, Tex, Jan. 8—
The failure of Judge Bums to arrive
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LADY ALMOST FATAL
ASSOCIATE JUSTICE LAMAR
DIED LAST EVENING.
COTTON MARKET SLOW.
The first cotton market of the.naw
year opened today practically at last
week’s closing price, and remained
unchanged throughout the day. Spot
deliveries, basis middEng, were 12
cents. There is still a tendency on
the part of holders of the staple to
await a higher price, and the offer-
ings and sales are very few.
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AT MINSFIELDr ON JAP SHIPS
ONE KILLED;
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IN EXPLOSION
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PARTY WILL GO;
THRU GERMANY
mer Glengyle has been sunk in tbe
Mediterranean Sea.
were on board,
Come in and see them. The
quality will please you, and
the? price will please you
still more.
MINNIE, THE TIGER. Delicious, de-
lightful Ham Comedy.
Dee, the 18-months-oW aoni at Mr.
and Mrs. Levi A. Harrison, died of
diphtheria Sunday rooming at 2 o’-
clock. at the family home in Callis-
burg. A private funeral was held on
Sunday afternoon at 4 o’clock.
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Tomorrow-----Emily Stevens and
Henri Bergman In “THE HOUSE
OF TEARS."
Wednesday---Wm. Famuan in “THE
BROKEN LAW
Thursday-----Pauline Frederick
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grade in rubbers, but
will sell you a good rubber
overshoe at third grade
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AS CITY, Jan. 3—Robert
>n Van Horn, pioneer JournsU-
heye today.
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FORD PEACE
which waa aunk< Pei
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Sea. Lateet dispatches aay the death
Hat will exceed two bandrad. Abont-
150 were landed. American Coneui
McNeeley was probetbly lost. All ac- I
counts confirm the statement that the ]
ship was torpedoed without warning ]
and she sank rapidly. It is reported, I
however, that she was armed. ,
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Cleaftu Prewitt
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ship today. Tie ship was chartered
Hot Springs tonight tor |
so of saw dwvotopSDsnu in
ttonal situation, caused by
the BngiMh liner Persia.
ReRbia Was armed
itttar dtapatchee from AJexan-
Mntioned that the Pffbi car-
the presence or |
a big fun might cause djaoumdau to
he'iague, the portion of the
I Ttrnon, County Judge of Neuces coun-
ty, on charges of havtaf defrauded
the United States in an election at
which Congressmen were elected, in
: the beginning of the last chapter 01
a thrilling story of South Texas polit
itics and is directed against the last
of forty-one defendants to similar
charges. Of these, five werw convict-
ed, sixteen acquitted and 19 dismissed
prior to a verdtet. The forty-first man
Judge Timon, was given a mistrial.
Hence the coming trial.
The Timon trial was taken up to
day, but the possibility of a postpone
ment is admitted.
Judge Timon was indicted last May
with 41 others, but the indictment
against one Joe Acebo was dismissed
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situation is described as panu-
fhe crista canoed by oinking ot ■
Bbic, close on Germany*a assnr
frere would ba no farther or-
fes like the 1 usttwia.
fe de Attains Swuldenek or
Mrmn Embassy, called on Bec-
lAnsing today and asked that
Mit on the sinking of the Per-
been
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By Associated Press.
, MANSFIELD,- Tex., Jan. j—-Yogs,
men attempted to blow the safe of tne
First State Bank here early today,1
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Austria would give full rep
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WASHINGTON, Jan. »—Pnefeeot
By Tha Associated Press
TOKJO, Japan, Jan. 3—A i—
<per announces that a squadron _
anoeo warships has sailed for
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the robbers I Japanese shipping. This reported de-
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TOKIO, >4-’ *e Japanese
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a k<o a ment of opening court, and the Tins i
! the on case will not be tried until Tuesday Am<
1 CORPUS CHRISTI, Tex., Jan. 3— T
by a foreigner. TheSMapatch says the The second trial of Judge Whiter F,
In attempting to cross over a fence
into an adjoining yard, Saturday even-
ing, Miss Emma Killgore, 16-year-okl
daughter of Walter Killgore, residing
on Chestnut street, fell onto the point
of a nail that penerated her breast
half an inch below the heart, that tor
a short time threatened fatality.
Miss Killgore at once relapsed into
unconsciousness, but a physician was
summoned, who quickly applied prop
er remedies and successfully treated
and dressed the wound. Today tne
young lady is resting easily and hopes
of her Immediate recovery from tne
effects of the accident are tuny en
tertained.
120 pasaongens
but no Americans.
AU but ^eveo were saved.
The British steamer Stoswald was
also sunk today.
STILL UNCERTAINTY.
There ta still an uncertainty
the liner “Persia," <
^y a aubmartae in the Mediterranean
THE MANHATTAN
CLOTHIERS
Outfitters for Men and Boys
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lOTHEBJftP FRRUO CASES
vessel Sent it corpus ire
ONJILflOlO TO SEI GRIVEl UP ONGE MORE
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WASHINGTON, Jan. 3—Associate
Justice Inmar of the United States
Supreme Court died last night, after
a ftvs months* Illness. He will be
burled in Augusta, Georgia. The tan-1
oral tnte bearing Mb remains, will
leave Mrs for Augusta, on Tuesday |
moratng.
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LONDON, Eug„ an. 3—(Heavy fight-
ing continues on the extreme south-
ern Russtan front,’ where General Iv-
anoff is gaining ground with a heavy
offensive movement.
Other theatres of war report little
activity. | ‘
Reports continue that the Central I
bowers are abopt to attack SaloniKi,
but Bulgaria continues tn refuse to I
participate in each a campaign un-
less it promises mere than an expul-
sion of the Entente Allies from Sa
lonikl. , |
Athens dispatches now give serious
thought to the arreat of the Germanic
Consuls by- the French, at Saloniki,
and K Is reported from Sofia that ttie
French Consul there has been arrest
ed in retaliation^ <
Athens re;xiris say martial law will
be declared in Greece on January 15.1
and that a Parliament session has
been called for January 17th, to con-
firm the order. I
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Tne following Livestock Market
Report is received by The Register
over the Western Union telegraph
lines, each day at 1 o’clock:
FORT WORTH. Texas, January
3—Hog receipts today 2,300 head;
market closed 15c lower than Satur-
day, average top $6.80; bulk $6.65 to
$6.75.
Cattle receipts txxiay 1,700 head,
including 200 calvee; Market steady,
top on steens $6.90; bulk $6.50 to
$6.85; cows $3@$6; heifers $4.50 ft)
$6.00; bulls $4@5.25; calvee $4^ tp
$7.50.
Stockers steady. Steers $5.5<i@6.25
cows $4.25@5.85; heifers $4.25@5.8S;
calves $5@$6.
Sheep receipts 300 head; market is
steady. Lambs $8.71
and wethers $6.25. /
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(By the Aaaoclatad Preaa).
WASHINGTON, Jan. The State
Department was notified today that
the Rreneh Government ha* ordered
release of all Garmans taken ^om
lerican strips in Porto Rican waters
The release of these Germans waa
asked by the United States.
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(By Associated Press)
COPENHAGEN, Jan. 3—The Ger
man Government has agreed to give
the Ford Peace Paity permission to .
travel through Germany to The Hague
on a special non-stop train, with all
doors of the coaches sealed. This el-
iminates the danger the party wouki
be subject to if they traveled througn
the heavily mined North Sea. Strict
traveling conditions are imposed upon
the party.
The Favorite of ’Em All
Mary Pickford ip ,
“MADAME BUTTERFLY”
See the popular star in this Famous
Playsr*8 exquisite picturization of
John Luther Long's beloved classic
filmed In 5 big actaJ “Madame
Butterfly” is one of the tendered
character creations ever conceived.
Ths populsr searchlight is focused
on Mary Pickford. People are in-
terested Jn her work. They ail love
her, both young and old. After you
see her in this Feature, you’ll go
home admiring her more than ever.
This picture is the beginning of a
week of extra good pictures.
a Reliance photoplay In
featuring Irene Hunt, and
Vnckley.
Lt IN HEARTS,
•u|phy.
^E-PARTY AT CARBON
a Thanhouser production
g Morgan Jonea, Ethol Jew-
Morris Footer.
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COUNTY; (SHALLOW WELL
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A good showing of oil was struck
Saturday morning, Jan. let, 1916, in
the well now being drilled by tne
Waco Petroleum Co., east of Marietta.
Oklahoma, on the Cal Stewart ranch.
This strata, of course, was not suf-
ficient to make a paying well but it
gives the company much encourage-
ment and everything' points to the
opening of a big oil field in this eec-
tfon of Love cctmty as aoon an the
drill reaches a depth of some two
thousand feet
Several GalnesviUe parties are
looking forward to the opening • ot
this new field a< an, early date.
Some of the most competent geoio-
fltsto ot the United States Save Jost
recently passed on thta psrteatar
eeetion of Oklahoma as a "ttkaty
field. Several weHs will be drtied
there during the next few months.
bat the first explosion brought the [ Suez Canal,
watch nan who drove
away.. They got no loot.
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With Mjvtary still surrounding bis
death, the body of a white man found
GsbiTdSg afternoon under a bridge co
the Santa Fa railroad, tw» miles
sooth of the city, is lying St George
JMrroll’s undertaking rooms
‘dentificatlon. ;
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NEW YORK, Jan. 3—One man was
killed end ten injured, and eignteen
are missing, following an explosion on
so that he might become a prosecut- J’rtrd the steamer Azlec, at the.
Brooklyn dry docks. |-
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LOWERING OF KEY RATE
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The man, who was apparently aooui
45 years of age, of medium height
with brown hair and &ee and smooth
rtavea, showed only attfunuk jjh
viotencM had Mm ir^he Irfrtt
cheek —and whether It was caused
by a fall from a passing train of was
Inflicted by some person with mart
one intent Ms not been determin
From some former accident
,$ause, the take last fingers had I
severed from the left handL and '
breast and both arms are covere4
with tattoo marks of many designs,
and among thenf the name J. J. |Burk
In plain lettering appears. In the
pockets of the clothing, which Hwrti-
cate he was a working man. war
found a Union card, issued by the
Building Trades Council at Dallas jto
Charley Eggleston, which ta fa con
fl let with the name that is tat tooed
on the arm, thus making identification
difficult. Seeking to obtain full ahd
correct information about the untor-
tunate naan, Undertaker Carroll wired
the officers of the Union mentioned,
at Dallas, to which he received reply
that the description did not tally with
that of Charley Eggleston, but that
the body was likely to be that ot
Jimmy Burk of the Iton Workers Uh-
lon, with headquarters in Indianapo-
lis, Ind., and to these parties Mr. Cfe-
roll wired. Up to noon today he hid
received no reply.
The death of this man ta the tnifd
of its kind to occur in and near tiue
city within the past month, a’l
which have been surrounded by si mi
lar mysterious circumstances----the
first being that of a negro Whose body
was found along the Katy track near
Lindsay and the second that of the
finding of the mangled itody of -s
white man in the railroad yards hete
and which has nx.A yet been -aireriv
identified.
DULY MARKET
REPORT FROM
■ FORT WORTH
Boys are always rough on their clothing during
the holidays and usually need a fresh supply at
the beginning of the hew year. Extra-good
clothes for boys wear lunger and cost»no more
than the ordinary kind. See our splendid as-
sortment. )
Thanks to Chief John McLarty anrt
tils efficient and faitiiiui line-tip or
firemen, Gainesville ta now enjoying
the low Insurance key rate of 37 cents
Heretofore the rate has not been be-
low 38 cents, but since 95 per cent ofj
the water consumers have been' piac-i
ed on the meter system, largely tnru
the effort# of the Chief of the Depart- ??
ment and also the efficient work o£
the firemen the rate has been reduc-
ed. This accomplishment is result-
ing a handsome saving to the proper-
ty owners and is being much appro*
chuted by every citizen.
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GLENGYLE IS *
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(By the Associated Preaa).
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Free from slate and ,sljack—-each
piece washed with v
sure purity.
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NOTICE I MEMBERS OF
THE WOODMEN CIRCLE!
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A called araattag Tuesday afternoon
Jrtoary 4th, at $:M, for tranaauHtm
■ members
CRUDGBWW^art^^Tlt)
; il
ing witness. The Federal jurisdic
tion was based uo>on the fact that the
election in question included candi
dates for Congress, of whom there
were three. The election was held
in November, 1914.
When the cases came to trial lasaj
September, United States District
Judge Waller T. Burns dismlast d oi
his own motion, the charge against
District Judge W. B. Hopkins, saying
the evidence did not warrant tne
charge against Judge Hopkins. Out
of the triai came convictions against
Aug. Uehlinger, county clerk; l^e
Riggs, constable; Henry Stevens, a
merchant; Tom Dunn, former secre-
tary of the city, and Ed Castleberry.
Uehlinger. St evens and tastleberry
were sentenced to a year each in
Leavenworth penitentiary and to PBJ :
fines of $5,000 each. Riggs and Dunn
kere given six months jail sentences
MAJESTICjand fines of $2,540 each. Ail apjgMl
ed to the Circuit Court of Appeals at
New Orleans. No decision on the ap
peals has yet been rendered.
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presenting Henry B. Walthall and
Warda Howard. (Essanay)
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Leonard, J. T. Gainesville Daily Register and Messenger (Gainesville, Tex.), Vol. 32, No. 180, Ed. 1 Monday, January 3, 1916, newspaper, January 3, 1916; Gainesville, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth1299234/m1/1/?q=%22Places+-+United+States+-+Texas+-+Cooke+County%22: accessed July 17, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting Cooke County Library.