Tragedy in Waco Victims Identified Kingsbury and McLennan
In Waco Texas Myron C Kingsbury and Duncan McLennan were murdered in a single room at 2 am The killer left a trail of blood through the house The suspect is said to be the victims' father and father in law who was arrested The scene included a carving knife a bloodied bed and a revolver not fired. A neighbor raised the alarm. The case remains deeply mysterious.
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Myron
Kingsbury
Dane
McLennan
Waco
Texas
Sis North Eleventh Street
Duncan McLennan
Myron C. Kingsbury
Meningitis Kills Jersey Cattle in Denton County
An unknown disease has killed about twenty Jersey cattle in Denton County Texas over several days. Deaths occur five to six hours after first symptoms with convulsions and rapid decline. Farmers C F Witherspoon and Joseph Bailey report losses of three and six cattle respectively. No cause or remedy has been found.
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Denton
Texas
Jersey
C. F. Witherspoon
Joseph Bailey
Humbert's Successor Named by Italian Consul in Chicago
Anthony L Razwadowski the Italian consul in Chicago says King Humbert will be succeeded by his son Victor Emanuel aged 31. He has had extensive education and training and is considered fully qualified to succeed. Dr E Tobias predicts Humbert's removal will shift Italy's political policy and notes Humbert's lifelong advocacy for Italian freedom and rights.
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Humbert
Chicago
Anthony L. Razwadowski
Victor Emanuel
E. Tobias
Dr. Tobias
Italy
Swazey's Cattle Operations Under Scrutiny
Swazey's Kansas City operations are shrouded in uncertainty as authorities chase a $1.6 million paper claim. About $1.3 million has been located, with two Hempill banks claiming the same herd in Hemp Hill Texas and multiple banks in Kansas City Springfield Mass Philadelphia Lancaster Pa and St. Joseph Mo reported as losers.
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Swazey
Kansas City
E. L. Swazey
South America
Hemphill
Texas
Springfield
Mass
Philadelphia
Lancaster
St. Joseph, Mo
Boerne Rails Bridge Replaced Over Guadalupe River
The railroad bridge over the Guadalupe River in Boerne has been replaced and trains now power through to Kerr. The completion restores direct rail service after renovation, enabling continued movement of goods and passengers along the line through the region.
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Boerne
Texas
Guadalupe
Kerrne
Riot by Negro Laborers Roils Tampico Suburb
In Donaco Cilida near Tampico on July 31 a riot erupted when a Black laborer was arrested. About fifty eight Bahama laborers on the Mexican Central railroad attacked police with pistols and fought Mexican residents. Nineteenth Infantry quelled the clash. many wounded among both sides, with 23 wounded Black workers in hospital and 35 jailed, two Mexicans wounded, one fatally stabbed.
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Tampico
Mexico
Donaco Cilida
Mexican Central Railroad
Ninth Infantry
Texas and Indian Territory Oil and Cotton elect officers
The Texas and Indian Territory Oil and Cotton company held its first board meeting in Sherman on July 31 and effected permanent organization. Elected were N. B. Birge as president, John Grant as vice president, and J. A. Stanfield as secretary and treasurer. The group approved prior acts and planned immediate erection of mills at Madill and Roff in Indian Territory to operate with the Sherman plant.
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Sherman
Texas
Texas and Indian Territory Oil and Cotton Company
N. B. Birge
John Grant
J. A. Stanfield
Madill and
Roff
I. T
Ginners’ Association
Waco
Standard
Ginners’ Association of Texas
W. P. Lougiter
Edna
W. A. Watson
Stone
Brenhara
Market for Anderson County Coal Oil Palestine Texas
Coal from the mine near Palestine is on the market and selling rapidly. The Palestine Coal and Mining company is expanding operations with wagons loading directly from the mines. Construction on the short road to town continues, with surveys showing a two to three mile route that will be less sandy and faster than the former road.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Anderson County Coal Oil
Palestine
Texas
Palestine Coal and Mining Company
Li Hung Chang Seeks Friendly Settlement After Visit
A Shanghai cable reports Li Hung Chang believes a friendly settlement with the allies is possible. He says the emperor and empress dowager and foreign ministers are safe but shows no compunction about Pekin women and children. He favors holding ministers as hostages to force proofs. The aim is to sow discord among the allies.
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Shanghai
New York
Shan Tung
Li Ping Ling
Pekin
Kin Chow
Chi Li
Huh Hung Kow
Li Hung Chang
Herald
Assassin of King Humbert Named Angelo Gaetho Bressi
The Monza report from July 31 states the assassin of King Humbert is named Angelo or Gaetho Bressi. Born November 10, 1869 in Prato, he is a weaver by trade. He came from America where he lived in Patterson, New Jersey, and he claims no accomplices. He attacked monarchial institutions and arrived in Monza on July 27 after staying in Milan a few days.
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America
Monza
Italy
Humbert
Angelo
Gaetho Bressi
Prato
Patterson
N. J
Milan
Horse death in Terrell shocks local scene
Terrell Texas reports Hardy Leehorn killed when his horse fell on him in a tragic accident. In Mount Calm Texas a local oil well is set for operation after a thousand dollars was spent on repairs.
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Terrell
Texas
Hardy Leehorn
Mount Calm
Hope of Conger Safe and China Mediation Evolving
Washington officials say Conger and associates in Pekin are alive, with confirmations from Admiral Remey and a letter at Tien Tsin. Firing ceased July 16 by agreement. Allied forces near Pekin total 35,000 to 38,000. pursuit of direct communication with Conger remains top priority. In other news, Texas ginners adopt stricter bagging rules for cotton baling, and El Paso reports a $16,720 payment from Mexican Central Railroad to J W Eckman for damages from a past accident.
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Washington
Conger
Pekin
Hay
Remey
Consul Fowler
Tien Tsin
Waller
Navy Department
China
Li Hung Chang
Canton
el Paso
Texas
J. W. Eckman
Mexican Central Railroad Company
Eckman
The
Central
United States Circuit Court of Appeals
New Orleans
First Court
Humbert Insured. Big Legacies in European Policies
The Evening World reports King Humbert carried about 7 000 000 in life policies. Leading New York insurers say none of Humbert's policies were held by American firms. Searches of major firms show he was not listed as a risk in New York, with English companies presumed to hold the policies.
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Humbert
New York
Evening World
King Humbert
New York Life
Mutual Life
Equitable
Germania
Cotton Planters Convene in Columbia for Grower Unity
President Wilbern of the South Carolina Cotton Planters association called for a convention in Columbia on September. The aim is to form township organizations for unified action with bankers to market cotton over a longer period and secure accurate statistics to base prices.
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Cotton Planters
Columbia
S. C
Wilbern
South Carolina Cotton Planters’ Association
United Action of Cotton Growers
Fatal Railroad Wreck Near Mexico City Reported
Telegraph news from Laredo Texas dated August 1 reports a fatal freight train wreck on the Mexican National road about 100 miles from Mexico City. Both engineers and a fireman perished and two others were injured. A transfer train was dispatched from San Luis Potosi to remove passengers and mail from the Aztec limited to Laredo.
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Laredo
Texas
Mexico City
San Luis Potosi
Texas Woman Found Dead in Lovelady Home
George Ann Jones, a Black woman, was found dead in her Lovelady residence with head injuries from an axe. Officers are actively searching for the suspected assailant.
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Lovelady
Texas
George Ann Jones
Fatal Shooting Reported at Rock Creek Mines
A Weatherford Texas dispatch reports Bettie McKissick a 30 year old Black woman was shot dead at Rock Creek coal mines near Weatherford last night. A Black miner fled the camp armed with a rifle and six shooter as officers rushed to the scene with the woods searched for a suspect. No arrest had been made at the time of the report.
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Weatherford
Texas
Rock Creek
Bettie McKissick
Drainage in the Coast Country at Alvin Texas
The executive committee for drainage won a right of way through the Nelson and Dolson pasture, with preliminaries nearly finished. The soliciting committee aims to complete fundraising this week to fund the project this summer. Teams are expected to start soon as citizen support remains strong.
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Alvin
Texas
Nelson and Dolson
Centerville Man Dies by Self Inflicted Shot
Centerville Texas August 1 H J Page a farmer six miles north of town in a demented condition shot himself in the head with a pistol. He died within hours and was buried with Masonic honors. About 65, he came to the county over twenty years ago and left a wife two sons two daughters and many friends grieving.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Centerville
Texas
H. J. Page
Here
Storm Wrecks Willow Spring Church and Crops Near Waxahachie
A severe rain and wind storm swept Nash and Howard counties near Waxahachie on August 1. Winds gales toppled Willow Spring church structures and Mr. Roebuck’s barn and seedhouse. Crops including cotton and corn were flattened and Chambers creek overflowed its banks causing damage.
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Waxahachie
Texas
Nash and Howard
Willow Spring
Four Girls Drowned Off Ocean City in Undertow
Four women, Virginia and Elsie Lowe from Germantown Pennsylvania and Jennie and Bertie Lonsdale from Windmere Pennsylvania, aged not less than 20, drowned while bathing in heavy breakers at Ocean City yesterday. Their bodies were recovered.
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New York
Ocean City
Virginia
Elsie Lowe
Germantown
Jennie
Bertie Lonsdale
Windmore
Anarchist Assassin Kills King in Monza
In Monza Italy King Humbert was shot during prize distribution for a gymnastic show. A man named Angelo Bressi, claiming Prate Tuscany, fired three revolvers, piercing the king’s heart, and died minutes later. The assassin was seized amid public fury.
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Monza
Italy
Humbert
Angelo Bressi
Prate
Tuscany
Aguinaldo Again Heard From in Philippines Letter
First Lieutenant John Wilbur Ward of the Thirty third infantry reports from Cabugao June 14 that the regiment pursued Aguinaldo in a chase across guerrilla bands. They say Aguinaldo was wounded while fleeing on a gray horse and carried by his men, with private papers captured. The Thirty third exhausted after three weeks on the trail and forced marches, shoes worn from rocks, then returned.
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Aguinaldo
Henderson
John Wilbur Ward
Thirty-third Infantry
Phillipines
Cabugao
Thirty-third
Soo Yards
United States
Roberts at Pretoria Hold Despite Boer Pursuit
Telegrams from Pretoria report Lord Roberts returning with his staff amid a retreating Boer force led by Commandant General Botha. Dewet and DeLarey pressure Baden-Powell at Rustenburg, while relief for Pretoria fails. Weather, disease, and losses mount as Kruger contemplates a trek to Europe.
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Roberts
Pretoria
London
Lord Roberts
Botha
Christian Dewet
DeLarey
Baden-Powell
Rustenburg
Runsvall
Kruger
Swaziland
Delagoa Bay
Europe
Massacre Threat Sent to Berlin Legation
Chinese legation in Berlin received a dispatch from Sheng director general of railroads and telegraphs claiming General Tunguh Liang will kill all legation members if international forces advance on Pekin. The message unsettles the legation as the Chinese minister has not shared it with Berlin officials.
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Berlin
Sheng
Pekin
Tunguh Liang
Legations
Legation
Drowning at Blue River Ford Near Cherokee Crossing
A man and a woman drowned while crossing the Blue river ford east of Cherokee crossing. The victims were travelers from Bolivar, Missouri, en route to Texas. Bethis arrived this afternoon and identified the deceased as a male and female wavers.
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Denison
Texas
F. RB. Bethis
Blue River
Cherokee Crossing
Bolivar
Hoff
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Majesty
Angelo Breas
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