Postal Fraud and abstention call shape Havana elections
In Havana on May 21 the Union Democratic leaders urged party members to abstain from voting in upcoming elections citing unfair preparations. A manifesto will explain the reasons while teachers face travel burdens and potential disruptions from a US normal school trip. Immigation tour in Beeville Texas showcasesrailroad executives visiting for Southern Pacific led efforts.
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Havana
Union Democratic Party
Senor Verona
General Wood
United States
Beeville
Texas
S. F. B. Morse
Atlantic Division
Southern Pacific
D. T. Forbes
Victoria
W. J. Craig
John Howard
Lucian Seabrook
Port Lavaca
Howard
Shooting Affray Near Cordele Ends Tragedy
In Cor dele Georgia a dramatic family feud ends with William Raines and his son dead after a confrontation prompted by plans of William Raines daughter to marry Gleaton. Gleaton and an associate fire on the Raines party wounding the father and brother, with a neighbor shot while trying to intervene. An ensuing chase leaves one wounded and Gleaton at large.
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Macon
Willam Raines
Cordele
Gleaton
Miss Raines
Raines
West Virginia miners kill, wounding after Memphis lunchhouse brawl
Three coal miners Edward Whittington Dennis Brogan and Thomas Coleman from West Virginia entered T F McKenna lunch house at Adams and Front streets Memphis Tenn. Whittington beat Mrs McKenna with a club and she shot him in the back killing him. Brogan was shot in the face and likely to die. Coleman fled uninjured. The woman is jailed.
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Memphis
Tenn
Edward Whittington
Dennis Brogan
Thomas Coleman
West Virginia
T. F. McKenna
Adams and
Front Streets
McKenna
Whittington
Brogan
Coleman
Slavery Debate Marks Hawaii and New Possessions
The Herald reports May 21 on Cruz and broader indictments in Hawaii. The piece argues U S constitutional protections are abrogated there and slavery is effectively in existence, amid questions of the new possessions of the country.
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Hawaii
New York
the Herald
Cruz
United States
Matagorda Rice Growers Attract Expert Help
Tay City in Matagorda county Texas May 21 Thomas F Cootey of Beaumont a practical engineer and rice expert assists the Matagorda County rice company to set machinery He praises the prairies near the Colorado river around Bay City as the finest rice proposition seen in Texas or Louisiana The company is planting 600 acres north of Bay City with a twelve foot lift and abundant cheap water They sow 100 acres with imported Honduras seed and the rest with Honduras seed grown rice in the United States
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Matagorda
Tay City
Matagorda County
Texas
Thomas F. Cootey
Beaumont
Matagorda County Rice Company
Cooley
Colorado River
Bay City
Louisiana
Honduras
Charles Lawton Taken to Harrison to Prevent Lynching
May 21 report from Jasper Newton county says Charles Lawton was moved to Harrison Boone county to avert a lynching. Lawton, held to the grand jury for murder, was accused in the death of his wife after initial reports said she died by suicide from strychnine. Her father John Hudson later filed murder charges and the examining trial found sufficient evidence for commitment.
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Little Rock
Ark
Jasper
Newton County
Charles Lawton
Harrison
Boone County
Lawson
John Hudson
Gulf and Interstate railway moves offices to Galveston
H S Spangler acting general manager announces the Gulf and Interstate railway will relocate its offices to Galveston Texas. The joint operation with Gulf Beaumont and Kansas City is ended and traffic relations are severed. Passenger traffic is now arranged with Kansas City Southern and the general schedule has been revised.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Galveston
Beaumont
Texas
H. S. Spangler
Gulf and Interstate Railway
Gulf
Interstate
Kansas City
Kansas City Southern
Genil
Earthquake Rocks Mexican Coast Cities With Tidal Flooding
A special dispatch reports a Pacific coast earthquake causing minor shaking in Mexico City but severe damage along Colima and Jalisco. A tidal wave followed the second shock, sinking boats and drowning several natives while houses were submerged. Shocks lasted one minute in some areas and two seconds where worst.
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Mexico
Chicago
City of Mexico
Colima
Jalisco
Boy Hurt by Rooster Attack in Iredell Texas
A 9 year old boy, son of J. J. Morgan, was attacked by a game rooster in his yard five miles northeast of Iredell. The bird spurred him six times, puncturing the skull and injuring the face and eyes with its spurs. Doctors fear possible loss of an eye.
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Iredell
Texas
J. J. Morgan
Here
Rice Mill Site in Beaumont Confirmed by New York Firm
Information from A John & Co of New York confirms forward of 2500 dollars toward the rice mill site in Beaumont Texas. Plans for the buildings have been mailed and construction will begin as soon as plans arrive. Location of the mill is settled.
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Rice Mi
Beaumont
Texas
A. John & Co
New York
Mafeking Relief Sparks Citywide Jubilation in London
Reports from Pretoria and London confirm Mafeking siege ended with British relief. Crowds cheer outside the mansion house as the lord mayor announces the news, a portrait of Colonel Baden-Powell is shown, and celebrations spread through the West End with songs and flags. The dispatch raises excitement in Parliament and the press galleries.
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Pretoria
Mafeking
London
Langers
Mansion House
War Office
A. J. Newton
Colonel Baden-Powell
Britannia
Queen
West End
Ladysmith
Foreign Office
Parliament
House of Commons
The Panama Revolution and Neutral Vessels
A Panama dispatch reports the Colombian government decreeing that ships serving the revolutionaries along the coast may be pursued and captured by foreign warships. It is claimed the revolutionists cannot fly the Colombian flag and sail under it. The U S minister in Bogota has informed Washington.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Herald
Panama
United States
Bogota
Washington
Officer Fatally Shoots Man Near Lone Grove
Ardmore I T May 19 James Levering a well to do farmer was shot and killed early yesterday by an officer who was pursuing a prisoner released the night before Levering stepped from a house upon being hailed and is said to have made a move the officer fired mistaking him for the wanted man Deputy Marshal Cummings surrendered to Marshal Hammond
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Ardmore
I. T
James Levering
Lone Grove
Levering
Marshal Cummings
Marshal Hammond
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