Alpine Avalanche and Global Headlines Sparkling Week
A broad digest notes events from the Southern League baseball season opening to the death of Bishop Stubbs in Oxford, missionary departures, Shreveport fair success, railway gauge change, Diaz and McKinley meeting limits, a Memphis boxing draw, Ohio river flooding, New Orleans road plans, naval base proposals for Luzon, Lincoln tomb in Illinois, and a flurry of international finance and security notes along with local crimes and scientific travels.
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Bishop Stubbs
Oxford
England
Europe
Shreveport
Mexican National Railway
Diaz
McKinley
Black Jack Ketchum hanged after long jail vigil
Clayton New Mexico April 27 Thomas Ketchum alias Black Jack the train robber was hanged at 1 21 p m. The rope broke but his head stayed on. Deputies guarded the jail all night amid a large crowd of cowboys and armed men. He spoke with a priest ate breakfast and said death preferable to imprisonment. He talked with visitors for over an hour and claimed innocence on several crimes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clayton
N. M
Thomas EK
Ketchum
Black Jack
Garcia
Bud Upshaw
A. P. Powers
Texas
Thomas Ketchum
Southwest
Folsom
Colorado and Southern
States
Territorial Supreme Court
New Mexico
Arizona
New York
John P. Holland
Holland
Carnegie Lyceum
First Carload of Strawberries Shipped Early This Season
Cartrades of Herries Tyler Texas reports the first solid car of strawberries shipped by express, about 500 crates sold to C R Pope at 1 20 per crate. The car leads last year by about a month and more shipments are expected tonight or tomorrow as warm weather spurs ripening and a demand for pickers rises.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cartrades
Herries
Tyler
Texas
Express
C. R. Pope
Cattle Deals Reach Strong Prices in Wharton Texas
Cattle sales remained brisk with good prices as mild winter leaves stock in fine condition. GA Harrison sold 283 young Durham bulls at 30 dollars each to Hh. St Rugely Day City and Sid Winston Richmond. Shipments moved via Caney Valley toward the Todlaa Territory.
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Wharton
Texas
GA. Harrison
Durham
St Rugely
Day City
Sid Winston
Richmond
Caney Valley
Todlaa
Farm machinery consolidation extends beyond plows
The Journal of Commerce reports Chicago speculation that a $50,000,000 consolidation is only partly accurate. Plans aim to unify all farm machinery branches except mowers and reapers, creating a broad equity group, larger than prior efforts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Para Weetmere
New York
The
Journal of Commerce
Chicago
Becomes an Heiress in El Paso Child Adopted by Keller Family
A Seattle telegram reports Barbara Keller of El Paso, adopted by Mr and Mrs J W Keller thirteen years ago, stands to inherit nearly one million dollars from a distant relative she never met. The uncle who left the fortune kept the family ignorant of the inheritance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
el Paso
Texas
Seattle
Washington
Barbara Keller
J. W. Keller
Rice Kitchen Manager Named for Buffalo Exposition
J. W. Eggleston of Lake Charles was selected by the Rice Association of America as manager for the rice kitchen at the Buffalo Exposition to succeed Captain J. Henry Putnam of Crowley, who resigned due to other commitments. Eggleston is described as capable of protecting the rice belt's interests.
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Rice
Lake Charles
Rice Association of America
J. W. Eggleston
Lake Charlies
Buffalo Exposition
J. Henry Putnam
Crowley
Mexican officials seek American capital for Mexico expo
General J Barande minister of justice and public instruction for the Republic of Mexico and Don J Domingues banker and senator arrived in El Paso en route to Buffalo to promote bringing American capital to Mexico during the exposition. Barande is described as a leading figure in attracting foreign investment to Mexico.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paso
Texas
General J. Barand
Republic of Mexico
Don J. Domingues
Mexican Senate
Buffalo
Mexico
General Barande
Lampasas Soldier Clyde Witcher Returns from Manila
Clyde Witcher son of C N Witcher Lampasas real estate man arrived home from the Philippines where he served eight months in Company EE Thirty third U S W having sailed from Manila March 1 and mustered out at San Francisco April 17 He is in good health and welcomed by many friends.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hack
Philippines
Lampasas
Texas
Clyde Witcher
C. N. Witcher
Philippine Islands
Thirty-third Regiment
Manila
San Francisco
Witcher
Stabbing in Glory leaves prominent citizen fatally wounded
In Glory, ten miles south of Paris, at 6 pm yesterday, Dr. B J Van Burkles aged 65 was stabbed repeatedly. W M Smith, his son in law, was arrested on an assault to murder charge as the case emerges amid an ongoing divorce suit by Smith's wife filed a week earlier.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paris
Texas
Glory
B. J. van Burkles
W. M. Smith
Death in Flames at Milam Street Livery Stable
A deadly blaze at Ruppersberg’s stable corner Milam street and Capitol avenue destroyed the old livery and killed Job Coppin florist his wife and children Gus 9 Lizzie 6 and infant Coppin. Injured Jeff Hopper and wife and son Frank plus Stanford Bates. Fire spread to three homes as dozen residents escaped or leaped to safety. The disaster drew thousands to the scene as investigators assess losses near $10 000.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Houston
Texas
Job C. Coppin
Ruppersberg
Milam Street
Capitol Avenue
John Coppin
Jeff G Hopper
Frank
Mr. Thompson
Stanford Bates
Canaday and Nichols
St. Joseph's Infirmary
Ross and Wright
Coppin
Salvation Army
German Plans Reported for New Naval Harbor at Syst Island
Berlin April 29 officers from the General Staff and the Admiralty were seen at Syst Island in the North Sea fueling reports that Germany may build a second naval harbor at the north point near List. The Tageblatt says such a harbor could offer safe anchorage from Heligoland to Skagerak and Esbjerg.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Berlin
General Staff
Admiralty
Syst
North Sea
List
Tageblatt
Heligoland
Skagerack
Esberg
Bear Gulch mining deal seals sale to foreign syndicate in Montana
In Helena a report states Caro Weingren completed one of the year's largest Montana mining deals by transferring Bear Gulch Mining properties to a foreign syndicate. The investment nears 2.9 million dollars and covers 300 acres of mine, town site, millsite and water rights. The syndicate plans a full investigation and possible modern plant. Separately New York reports the Cunard line will equip steamers with wireless telegraphy and test Montauk Point receiving station prospects. Marconi's recent travel and plans are noted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Navy Department
Olongapo
Subic Bay
Luzon
Lincoln
Springfield
Jilinoie
Brucesells Petit Blew
Leyds
Foreign Office
England
Clerman
National Committee
St. Louis
Carter
Montana
Joseph Flory
Missouri
William Vaughan
United States
Alabama
Henry M. Cooper
Arkansas
Great Britain
National City Bank
J. W. Morgan & Co
Haring, Magoun & Co
New York Life Insurance Company
Tom Sampson
Mount Vernon
N. Y
Sampson
Congress
Surratt
Phill Pines
Root
Henry Young Humbert
Thomas F. Barr
John W. Clause
Judge Advocate General’s Department
Panama
Parkersburg
W. Va
Sidney Cole
William Terry
Carpenter
Keystone State
Terry
Cole
Fred. W. Starr
Anthropological Department
University of Chicago
Hig
Butte
Mont
Helena
Caro Weingren
Denver
Bear Gulch Mining
Wernfren
New York
Cummrd
Marconi
Champania
Montauk Point
Vernon H. Brown
Vernon H. Brown & &Co
Drowned Boy in Texas Stock Tank
Master Douglas Reed 11 years old adopted son of Major and Mrs. Joe B. Reed of Bryan drowned in a stock water tank east of the city while bathing with another boy. The companion ran for help but the child could not be saved. S. H. Pranklin recovered the body. Major Reed, grand record keeper of the A. Co. U. W. grand lodge of Texas, expresses deep sympathy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bryan
Texas
Douglas Reed
Joe B. Reed
McP. Beard
S. H. Pranklin
Major
Mrs. Roel
Major Reedsa
A. Co. U. W. Grand Lodge of
Germans Cross Into Shan Si in Pursuit of Chinese Refugees
A Reuter dispatch from Pekin reports German forces crossed into Shan Si on April 23 through the Kuk Nau and Chang Seng Liu passes pursuing retreating Chinese. Fighting occurred as Germans advanced for eighteen miles while French troops held the passes. Germans returned on April 25, taking control of the passes again after French handed them back. Casualties include four German men killed and five officers and eighty men wounded. Chinese losses are not known.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Shan Si
London
Kuk Nau
Chang Seng Liu
Wells Begin in Corsicana Texas as Drilling Surges
W H Staley reported a fifteen barrell well on the West and Hanley tract in Corsicana Texas on April 29. His crew will start a Meyer tract well Monday. The firm says it is the first well completed after a pause and notes renewed drilling despite high rig demand at Beaumont.
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Corsicana
Texas
W. H. Staley
Hanley
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Alpine
Shanp Bros
Props
Rennie Sanger
Johnnie Richies
Memphis
Tenn
Ohio River
Ohio
Kentuck
New Orleans
Rothschild
Wehner & Co
Ernest Cassell
United Kingdom
Andrew McCarty
McCarty
Death IN
St. Louie
Cois
George W. Palker
Wells
T the Circus Court
Parker
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