Texas violence and disasters fill daily life in 1900s notice
A string of tragic and reportable events across Texas include R J Lindsey shot dead in Chinero, Andy Nelson acquitted of Rush Pill murder, Jim Diack sentenced to death at Sherman, and multiple injuries from horse accidents at Justin and Fort Worth. Fire losses rise in Corsicana and Tyler, with many other incidents from Cross Roads to Paris. Local officials discuss prairie dog extermination, and notable figures James Winters and Judge Moore shown in obituaries.
Arrival of King Nottoc in Houston Carnival Parade
King Nottoc V arrived by rail at 4 PM amid a royal procession from Grand Central depot to the Rice Hotel. Houston officials received the royal party and opened the city, with an evening ball announced for Thursday after a day of electric decorations and crowded Main Street foot traffic.
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Houston
Texas
Nottoc V
Waddell’s
Fannin and Prairie
Electric Light Company
Texas Central
Schedu
Grand Central
Jef. N. Miller Rifles
Washngton Avenue
Franklin
Jain
McKiney
Preaon Avenue
Rice Hotel
Age of Love Ages Probed by Clark University Expert
Worcester December 24 report states Prof. Bell of Clark University has studied 800 cases over 15 years to chart when hearts mature. He concludes women reach emotional maturity at 22 and men at 24, with romance lingering beyond early childhood.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Worcester
Mass
Bell
Clark University
Valparaiso
Ind
Decree Bars Steamers From Cartagena To Colon Route
A Cartagena decree issued November 16 prohibits any steamers clearing to Colon or entering Cartagena from Colon. Foreign consuls and steamship agents in Cartagena protested the measure but received no relief.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Colon
Cartagena
Gonzales Saddlery Firm Makes Assignment in Texas
Buckholt and Sellers, Saddlery dealers in Gonzales Texas, made an assignment yesterday. Liabilities total 610.77 with assets not disclosed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gonzales
Texas
Buckholt & Sellers
Reading Woman Seeks Supreme Court Ruling on Status
S Margaret Cunnius of Reading formerly of Reading now in Sacramento seeks U S Supreme Court review to settle whether she is legally dead or alive after Pennsylvania courts ruled both ways over the years.
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Reading
Berks County
Aupremem Court of the
United States
S. Margaret Cunnius
Sacramento
Cal
Supreme Court of Pennsylvania
Supreme Court of
Teeth Removed From His Stomach In Double Operation
Frederick C. Smith of Niagara Falls swallowed a plate with two teeth during a coughing fit. In Buffalo, Dr. Roswell Park assisted after an initial visit, and two operations used X ray guidance to locate and remove the teeth from the stomach. the patient is reported doing well.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Niagara Falls
N. Y
Frederick C. Smith
Smith
Buffalo
Roswell Park
President McKinley
Freight wreck near Wotumba claims a life
A Frisco freight train derailed two miles north of Wotumba J T as five cars left the track and toppled into a ditch. A youth named Simona from Weleetka J T was riding a ties car and was killed when the car overturned. The incident halted the northbound passenger train awaiting repairs.
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Wotumba
J. T
Frisco
Simona
Weleetka
FAKE CHECK PASSED IN SOUR LAKE FOLLOWING WAITER DEBT
A man about 35 years old passed a fraudulent 23.80 dollar check on S. P. Cogswell at Sour Lake Texas last night around 8 30. He owed a waiter ten dollars and Cogswell cashed the check to pay the waiter. The suspect has not yet been apprehended and officers lack a clear lead.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sour Lake
Texas
S. P. Cogswell
Cogswell
Woman Dies After Clothing Fire Burns Near Cullosa
Mrs. Will Smith of near Cullosa in McKinney County died from severe burns suffered when her clothing caught fire around a stove. She endured until yesterday. her husband and six children survive.
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McKinney
Texas
Will Smith
Cullolsa
Two Men Shoot Strikers At Chicago Leather Plant
Two men attempting to fill striker positions at a Chicago leather plant opened fire, seriously wounding two strike sympathizers during the confrontation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Burglars Strike Sour Lake Saloon At Four Morning
Two men burglarized Cooke's saloon on Fannin street in Sour Lake Texas. Police caught with $38 and other items on them. They faced Judge Pelt and were released on bail. In New England cotton mills about 39000 workers faced a 10 percent wage cut starting Monday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sour Lake
Texas
Cooke's
Fannin Street
Pelt
New England
Sheriff seeks state troops for coal district strike
Sheriff Walcox of Carbon county asks Governor Wells to deploy state troops to protect coal mining areas amid a United Mine Workers strike. He cites exhausted resources and calls for aid at Schofield Castlegate and Sunnyside after arrests for intimidation. Brigadier General Cannon tours the district as the state arbitration board offers help.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United Mine Workers of America
Schofield
Castlegate
Sunnyside
Wilcox
John Q. Cannon
Utah National Guard
State Board of Arbitration
Philippine Islands see year of fiscal reform and trade shifts
The year long report by Colonel Clarence D Edwards chief of the bureau of insular affairs details the new fiscal system launch and tariff reduction needs to boost US Philippines trade. Philippine exports include sugar tobacco hemp and copra with hemp and copra already on the free list. Much foreign trade comes by British ships. Education of Filipino youths to become native teachers begins with 98 students headed to the United States this summer.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Philippine Islands
Clarence D. Edwards
Bureau of Insular Affairs
War Department
Edwards
United States
Philippines
Engineer fatally stabbed in Diboll incident near Lufkin
In Diboll, Texas, Saturday night, Branson an engineer for the Texas Southeastern railroad was fatally stabbed and died within hours. Conductor Cadenhead was slightly cut on the neck and arrested on the killing charge then released on a $1,000 bond. The grand jury will investigate the case today.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lufkin
Texas
Diboll
Branson
Texas Southeastern Railroad
Cadenhead
Train brakeman injured in bridge fall at Hogg creek
Hempstead Texas November 23 Mr Woodruff a brakeman on the Austin branch of the Houston and Texas Central was in a non fatal accident Friday night No 48 train broke in two just beyond Brenham the rear section stopped with the caboose on a bridge over Hogg creek he fell thirty five feet into the creek breaking his ankle and suffering minor bruises.
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Hempstead
Texas
Woodruff
Austin
Houston
Texas Central
Brenham
Hogg Creek
Canning Factory Planned for Whitecastle Area
Whitecastle Louisiana plans a new canning factory and several truck farms to supply vegetables to the facility, signaling agricultural development in the region.
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Whitecastle
Porto Rican Response to Statehood Proposal
Porto Rico press and public react with aviation to United States Senator Newlands' plan inviting Cuba to statehood on equal terms and making Porto Rico a Cuban province, reported from San Juan on November 23.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
San Juan
Porto Rico
United States
Newlands
Cuba
Child Burned to Death in Texas Barn
The 2 year old child of J. K. Feeler died after clothes caught fire from a heating stove. The mother was milking in the barn nearby and could not reach the child in time. The accident occurred Friday morning in Killeen Texas.
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Killeen
Texas
City of Palestine Sued Over Recorder's Court Fees
City attorney Robert Brashear sues the city of Palestine in district court for 3825 dollars claimed as past due fees from nearly four years in the recorder's court. Papers served on J. S. O Flynn, finance committee chairman.
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City of
Palestine
Texas
Robert Brashear
City of Palestine
Recorder’s Court
J. 8. O'Flynn
Carter Will Go East After Release From Fort Leavenworth
Captain Oberlin M. Carter, a former army engineer, received a five year term for embezzlement of government funds. He has served most of the sentence and will be liberated on Navy 28. After release he plans to return to the East and pursue business, being described as a man of wealth.
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Washington
Oberlin M. Carter
Army
Fort Leavenworth
Kaw
Navy
Carter
Miss Vera Plummer Killed in Vernon Texas
Miss Vera Plummer about twenty a society leader in Vernon Texas was shot twice in her home at 11 20 yesterday morning and died around 12 30 the mystery surrounding the death involves her father J P Plummer once a Panhandle wealthy man and her relation to Bis Mark Houssets a local dry goods merchant
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Vernon
Texas
Vera Plummer
J. P. Plummer
Panhandle
Bis- Marck Houssets
Passage on 10 percent wage cut prompts Passaic strike vote
New York reports that fifteen hundred of the Passaic Steel Company workers at Paterson New Jersey have voted to strike on December 1 if the firm proceeds with a planned ten percent wage reduction. The bridgemen voted under an agreement that no cut shall be made for one year.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Passaic Steel Company
Paterson
N. J
Dr. R D Murray Dies in Laredo After Runaway
Dr. R D Murray dean of the United States marine hospital service and Civil War veteran died at Mercy Hospital in Laredo Texas at 8:30 yesterday morning from injuries suffered in a runaway last Sunday. He was one of the republics most eminent physicians.
Ranchman injured by passing train near Fairland
William O'Donnell prominent Merble Falls ranchman and local capitalist was struck by a westbound train along the Houston and Texas Central near his home at Fairland yesterday morning and knocked from the track.
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Merble Falls
Texas
William O'Donnell
Houston
Texas Central
Fairland
Dr. R J Baze Named to National Auxiliary Committee
Dr. R J Baze of Mason Texas has been notified of his appointment as a member of the National Auxiliary Congressional Committee of the American Medical Association, marking a significant professional honor.
Smokey Weather Alarms Texans in Nov Lockup
Residents of Jewett Texas report worsening smoky conditions on the third day with eyes irritated and visibility reduced. Old Texans recall unprecedented smoke levels resembling nothing previously seen.
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Jewett
Texas
Forest Fires Ravage Angelina County Texas
Angelina county suffers dense smoke for three days with fires raging in multiple areas. Fences destroyed and homes saved by heroic efforts as the region remains very dry and at risk of great damage.
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Lutkin
Texas
Angelina County
Ed wards Cotton Mills cut wages in Augusta
Augusta Maine November 23 The Ed wards Cotton Mills announced a wage cut to take effect November 30. About 1300 employees are affected.
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Augusta
Maine
Edwards Cotton Mills
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Alpine
Carnes, Publisher
Dallas
R. J. Lindsey
Chinero
Andy Nelson
Rush Pill
Jim Diack
Sherman
Riley Jordan
Ban Angelo
Zatha Harmoneon
Justin
John Dodson
New Poston
State Orphan's Home
Corsicana
Emanuel Avery
Cross Roads
Harrison County
Emugene Everett
Commissioners Court of
Taylor County
Tennile Hatcher
Jim Mitchell
Paris
Todd & Co
Cineinpat
Laredo
Greenville
Pinckney
Grimes County
Waller County
Washingon
Oter
J. F. Moore
Tyler
Pneumode
Meridian
Migs
Thos, Slack
B. H. Shipp
Fort Worth
Will Norton
Ferris
Amp Station
Matthews
Travis County
Ht. L. Witcher
Rockdale
National
Live Stock Association
Paso
Portland
Robert F. Moore
Rosen Inn
North Fort Worth
Moore
James W. Winter
Frio
Jimmy Winters
Big Foot
Erie County
San Jacinto
Hottoc
Nottoc
Carbon County
Utah
Salt Lake
Walcox
Wells
The
Miss Plummer
Angelina
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